Hamish Rutherford 44 for Otago today
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Wellington beat Otago by 11 runs in high scoring Super Smash thriller
Wellington won the toss and decided to bat against Otago at the University Oval, Dunedin today in the Super Smash.
Match Summary
Wellington 221-3 (Devon Conway 105*, Tom Blundell 79)
Otago 210-8 (Neil Broom 65, Hamish Rutherford 44, Brad Wilson 32*; Rachin Ravindra 3-32)
Result - Wellington won by 11 runs
There must be something in the water in Dunedin!
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The @OtagoVolts more than matching the fireworks of the @wgtnfirebirds so far, Broom (57*) and Rutherford (43*) are teeing off! 9 overs in, 111/0, 111 required off 66!#voltsvfirebirds #bksupersmash #cricketnation ??@PhotosportNZ pic.twitter.com/Pcm5FpBi3I
A brilliant 142 run 2nd wicket partnership between Devon Conway (105*) and wicket keeper Tom Blundell (79) set up a formidable score of 221-3 for Wellington, off their 20 overs.
In reply, Otago fell just 11 runs short in the run chase - Neil Broom (65), Hamish Rutherford (44) and Brad Wilson (32*) all contributing and Rachin Ravindra (3-32) the pick of the bowlers for Wellington.
Otago - Hamish Rutherford, Neil Broom, Josh Tasman-Jones, Ben Raine, Ben Cox(wk), Anaru Kitchen, Josh Finnie, Brad Wilson, Nathan Smith, Christi Viljoen, Jacob Duffy(c)
Wellington - Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Tom Blundell(wk), Jimmy Neesham, Troy Johnson, Luke Woodcock, Rachin Ravindra, Ollie Newton, Jeetan Patel, Ben Sears, Hamish Bennett(c)
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