Plunket Shield News

With Bazball buried, Ben Stokes turns to old-school resistance
For all the home side's brilliance, the shame was still on England
Lyon restates the value of spin as Australia lock in on series-seizing day
An afterthought for two Tests, spinner surpassed McGrath in first over, then settled into key holding role on sweltering day
'Snicko needs to be sacked' - Aussies fume in latest controversy
Hosts incensed as Jamie Smith surives review after Alex Carey's reprieve on day one
A quiet word from Dhoni, a missed flight, and Amit Kumar has an IPL dream with SRH
A long-time net bowler when teams visited Ranchi, IPL 2026 is Amit Kumar's time to shine after being picked up for INR 30 lakh in this week's mini-auction
Australia have the urn in their sights as England self-destruct again
Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer fight for England with the bat but with a deficit of 158 runs and just two first-innings wickets left, they are staring at another poor result

Canterbury BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
FW Sheat	20.0	3	73	1	3.65
SB Davey	19.3	9	41	4	2.1	(1w)
CB Paul	18.0	3	67	2	3.72	(3w)
CT Cameron	16.0	2	54	2	3.37	(2w)
IS Sodhi	20.0	5	39	0	1.95
CE McConchie	14.0	2	41	1	2.92	(1nb)

Auckland 3rd innings Partnerships