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    Three Black Caps are set to bolster Wellington ahead of their Plunket Shield title defence

    Three Black Caps are set to bolster Wellington ahead of their Plunket Shield title defence


    The Firebirds have named Tom Blundell, Devon Conway, and Rachin Ravindra - all fresh off the India clean sweep - in the opening match against Auckland at the Basin Reserve.

    The Aces are 14 for one after choosing to bat.

    Canterbury meet Northern Districts at Hagley Oval with Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell and Matt Henry in the ranks.

    The visitors chose to field and the hosts are 26 without loss.

    Central Districts face Otago in Napier.

    The Volts have chosen to bat and are six for one.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Cricket News
     07 Dec: West Indies skipper Roston Chase is explaining why they abandoned their bid for a history making chase in the drawn first cricket test against New Zealand in Christchurch
     06 Dec: England still face an uphill battle to get back into the second Ashes test, but have opened the door at the very least after a strong final hour to end day two
     05 Dec: West Indies batter Shai Hope has reached his century, late on day four of the first cricket test against New Zealand in Christchurch
     05 Dec: Four West Indian wickets have fallen so far in the second session, on day four of the opening cricket test against New Zealand in Christchurch
     05 Dec: Rachin Ravindra and Tom Latham have posted New Zealand's highest third-wicket batting partnership against the West Indies to dominate the third day of the opening cricket test in Christchurch
     03 Dec: Michael Bracewell has seized a window to enhance his future test cricket prospects
     01 Dec: Coach Rob Walter is comfortable with how the Black Caps are tracking heading into the three-test series against the West Indies, starting at Hagley Oval tomorrow
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