Otago cruised through two wins over Central Districts and their nine wins with one loss in HBJ Shield this season puts them straight into the final as favourites. Auckland also had two wins over Canterbury which leads them into the final vs Otago while Northern Districts and Wellington split their weekend series with a win each.

Table

Otago: 9-1 | 45 points
Auckland: 6-4 | 26 points
Central Districts: 5-5 | 24 points
Wellington: 4-6 | 17 points
Canterbury: 3-7 | 14 points
Northern Districts: 3-7 | 12 points

Net Run-Rate

Otago: 2.068
Auckland: -0.060
Wellington: -0.235
Central Districts: -0.262
Northern Districts: -0.623
Canterbury: -0.793

Stat Leaders

Batting

Maddy Green: 572 runs @ 63.5avg/86sr
Caitlin Gurrey: 523 runs @ 52.3avg/85sr
Kate Ebrahim: 411 runs @ 58.7avg/66sr
Saachi Shahri: 367 runs @ 52.4avg/73sr
Felicity Robertson: 345 runs @ 43.1avg/72sr
Bella James: 332 runs @ 47.4avg/81sr
Hannah Francis: 329 runs @ 32.9avg/60sr
Kerry Tomlinson: 312 runs @ 104avg/102sr
Jess Kerr: 305 runs @ 33.8avg/80sr
Emma McLeod: 300 runs @ 42.8avg/73sr

Bowling

Eden Carson: 20w @ 15.8avg/3.5rpo
Ocean Bartlett: 20w @ 19.7avg/4.9rpo
Bree Illing: 19w @ 21.1avg/4.5rpo
Hannah Rowe: 18w @ 16.6avg/3.7rpo
Flora Devonshire: 18w @ 17.5avg/4.4rpo
Jess Kerr: 16w @ 20.3avg/3.4rpo
Hayley Jensen: 15w @ 13.4avg/2.5rpo
Amie Hucker: 15w @ 27.2avg/4.4rpo
Anna Browning: 13w @ 14.4avg/4.2rpo
Xara Jetly: 13w @ 15.5avg/3.6rpo
Kate Ebrahim: 13w @ 24.8avg/4.4rpo

Most Sixes

Kerry Tomlinson: 8
Caitlin Gurrey: 4
Jess Watkin: 4
Jess Kerr: 3

Highest Batting Strike-Rates (50+ runs)

Kerry Tomlinson: 102.29sr
Polly Inglis: 96.21sr
Eden Carson: 88.4sr
Izzy Gaze: 87.41sr
Hayley Jensen: 86.72sr

Most Economical Bowlers (10+ overs)

Libby Stead: 2.45rpo
Hayley Jensen: 2.57rpo
Jess Kerr: 3.46rpo
Eden Carson: 3.52rpo
Emma Black: 3.65rpo

Lowest Bowling Strike-Rates (10+ overs)

Rosemary Mair: 16.8sr
Anna Browning: 20.3sr
Louisa Kotkamp: 22sr
Molly Penfold: 22.9sr
Flora Devonshire: 23.44sr

Most Catches

Felicty Robertson: 8
Kate Ebrahim: 7
Mikaela Greig: 6
Nat Cox: 6
Nensi Patel: 6
Jess Watkin: 6

Auckland

Batting

Maddy Green: 572 runs @ 63.5avg/86sr, 2 x 100, 3 x 50
Saachi Shahri: 367 runs @ 52.4avg/73sr, 4 x 50
Lauren Down: 280 runs @ 31.1avg/81sr, 1 x 100
Izzy Gaze: 257 runs @ 28.5avg/87sr, 3 x 50
Josie Penfold: 117 runs @ 19.5avg/67sr

Bowling

Bree Illing: 19w @ 21.1avg/4.5rpo
Amie Hucker: 15w @ 27.2avg/4.4rpo
Molly Penfold: 11w @ 17.9avg/4.6rpo
Fran Jonas: 10w @ 34.1avg/4.4rpo
Josie Penfold: 6w @ 52.8avg/5.4rpo

Northern Districts

Batting

Caitilin Gurrey: 523 runs @ 52.3avg/85sr, 2 x 100, 1 x 50
Nensi Patel: 245 runs @ 30.6avg/86sr, 1 x 50
Yasmeen Kareem: 242 runs @ 24.2avg/61sr, 1 x 50
Jess Watkin: 229 runs @ 25.4avg/86sr, 1 x 50
Eve Wolland: 157 runs @ 26.1avg/66sr, 1 x 50

Bowling

Jesse Prasad: 12w @ 25avg/5.4rpo
Jess Watkin: 10w @ 42.9avg/4.6rpo
Marama Downes: 9w @ 41.7avg/4.7rpo
Nensi Patel: 9w @ 43.4avg/4.2rpo
Shriya Naidu: 7w @ 42.7avg/5.8rpo

Central Districts

Batting

Kerry Tomlinson: 312 runs @ 104avg/102sr, 1 x 100
Emma McLeod: 300 runs @ 42.8avg/73sr, 2 x 50
Flora Devonshire: 266 runs @ 33.2avg/79sr, 3 x 50
Hannah Rowe: 250 runs @ 27.7avg/61sr
Thamsyn Newton: 164 runs @ 16.4avg/73sr, 1 x 50

Bowling

Ocean Bartlett: 20w @ 19.7avg/4.9rpo
Hannah Rowe: 18w @ 16.6avg/3.7rpo
Flora Devonshire: 18w @ 17.5avg/4.4rpo
Rosemary Mair: 10w @ 11.6avg/4.1rpo
Claudia Green: 6w @ 49.6avg/5.6rpo

Wellington

Batting

Hannah Francis: 329 run @ 32.9avg/60sr, 1 x 100, 2 x 50
Jess Kerr: 305 runs @ 33.8avg/80sr, 1 x 100, 1 x 50
Rebecca Burns: 186 runs @ 18.6avg/65sr, 1 x 50
Leigh Kasperek: 127 runs @ 21.1avg/61sr
Jess McFadyen: 109 runs @ 15.5avg/61sr

Bowling

Jess Kerr: 16w @ 20.3avg/3.4pro
Xara Jetly: 13w @ 15.5avg/3.6rpo
Hannah Francis: 12w @ 19.8avg/4.3rpo
Leigh Kasperek: 7w @ 26.5avg/3.9rpo
Natasha Codyre: 7w @ 37.4avg/5.8rpo

Canterbury

Batting

Kate Ebrahim: 411 runs @ 58.7avg/66sr, 2 x 100, 1 x 50
Kate Anderson: 262 runs @ 32.7avg/79sr, 1 x 100, 1 x 50
Izzy Sharp: 203 runs @ 25.3avg/72sr
Nat Cox: 187 runs @ 26.7avg/71sr
Jodie Dean: 129 runs @ 25.8avg/65sr

Bowling

Kate Ebrahim: 13w @ 24.8avg/4.4rpo
Sarah Asmussen: 10w @ 37.8avg/5.4rpo
Jess Simmons: 9w @ 38avg/4.8rpo
Missy Banks: 9w @ 39.4avg/4.5rpo
Gabby Sullivan: 7w @ 55.1avg/5.5rpo

Otago

Batting

Felicity Robertson: 345 runs @ 43.1avg/72sr, 1 x 100, 2 x 50
Bella James: 332 runs @ 47.4avg/71sr, 1 x 100, 1 x 50
Polly Inglis: 254 runs @ 36.2avg/96sr, 1 x 50
Caitlin Blakely: 192 runs @ 24avg/75sr, 1 x 50
Olivia Gain: 132 runs @ 18.8avg/74sr, 1 x 50

Bowling

Eden Carson: 20w @ 15.8avg/3.5rpo
Hayley Jensen: 15w @ 13.4avg/2.5rpo
Anna Browning: 13w @ 14.4avg/4.2rpo
Chloe Deerness: 8w @ 17.6avg/4.4rpo
Emma Black: 8w @ 32avg/3.6rpo

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