OV vs WEF Match Preview Today: Pitch Report, Playing XI, Key Players & Prediction

By Cricket Addictor

Published - 15 Sep 2025, 09:59 AM | Updated - 30 Mar 2026, 09:17 AM

📍 University Oval, Dunedin 🕒 03:00 AM IST Star Sports / JioCinema

Otago Volts vs Wellington Firebirds Match Info

Match: OV vs WEF, Match 24
Series: Plunket Shield
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026
Time: 03:00 AM IST
Venue: University Oval, Dunedin
Live streaming: Jio Hotstar
TV: Star Sports Network

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Otago Volts vs Wellington Firebirds Fixture Snapshot

Date	Match	Result
27 Mar 2026	OV vs WEF	Otago Volts won by 4 wickets

Points table — Otago Volts vs Wellington Firebirds

League positions and stats for both teams in this match. Numbers match the full IPL points table.

Plunket Shield

N/R

PTS

Net RR

Last 5 Matches

Otago Volts

-0.321

Opponent	Description	Date
Wellington Firebirds (OV won by 7 wickets)	Match 2	18 Nov 2025
Canterbury Kings (Match Drawn)	Match 6	26 Nov 2025
Northern Districts (ND won by 113 runs)	Match 8	5 Dec 2025
Central Stags (Match Drawn)	Match 12	13 Dec 2025
Canterbury Kings (Match Drawn)	Match 15	28 Feb 2026
Auckland Aces (OV won by 9 wickets)	Match 16	9 Mar 2026
Northern Districts (OV won by 4 wickets)	Match 21	18 Mar 2026
Wellington Firebirds (OV won by 4 wickets)	Match 24	27 Mar 2026

Wellington Firebirds

-0.438

Opponent	Description	Date
Otago Volts (OV won by 7 wickets)	Match 2	18 Nov 2025
Central Stags (Central Districts won by 8 wickets)	Match 5	26 Nov 2025
Auckland Aces (AUK won by 162 runs)	Match 7	5 Dec 2025
Northern Districts (ND win by an innings and 28 runs)	Match 10	13 Dec 2025
Central Stags (Match Drawn)	Match 14	28 Feb 2026
Canterbury Kings (CNT won by 201 runs)	Match 18	9 Mar 2026
Auckland Aces (AUK won by 8 wickets)	Match 19	18 Mar 2026
Otago Volts (OV won by 4 wickets)	Match 24	27 Mar 2026

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Otago Volts vs Wellington Firebirds Head-to-Head

OV WINS 10

Total matches: 30

WEF WINS 11

Team totals in Plunket Shield when these two have met:

OV totals

High 522

Low 96

WEF totals

High 509

Low 50

Last meeting (27 Mar 2026)

OV 457 v WEF 456

OV won

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Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

OV — last 5 (completed)

Date	Match	Result
27 Mar 2026	OV vs WEF	Otago Volts won by 4 wickets
18 Mar 2026	OV vs ND	Otago Volts won by 4 wickets
09 Mar 2026	AUK vs OV	Otago Volts won by 9 wickets
28 Feb 2026	CNT vs OV	Match Drawn
13 Dec 2025	OV vs CS	Match Drawn

WEF — last 5 (completed)

Date	Match	Result
27 Mar 2026	OV vs WEF	Otago Volts won by 4 wickets
18 Mar 2026	WEF vs AUK	Auckland Aces won by 8 wickets
09 Mar 2026	WEF vs CNT	Canterbury Kings won by 201 runs
28 Feb 2026	CS vs WEF	Match Drawn
13 Dec 2025	ND vs WEF	Northern Districts win by an innings and 28 runs

Player key stats

Top Player Stats

(Based on recent match performances)

Max Chu OV

566 Runs

Jacob Cumming OV

453 Runs

Luke Georgeson OV

444 Runs

Tim Robinson WEF

423 Runs

Nick Kelly WEF

394 Runs

Jack Boyle OV

348 Runs

Nathan Smith WEF

107.69 SR

Matthew Bacon OV

82.69 SR

Jesse Tashkoff WEF

77.05 SR

Tim Robinson WEF

76.35 SR

Thomas O'Connor OV

74.25 SR

Glenn Phillips OV

73.03 SR

Thomas O'Connor OV

24 Wkts

Danru Ferns OV

24 Wkts

Jarrod McKay OV

20 Wkts

Luke Georgeson OV

17 Wkts

Liam Dudding WEF

14 Wkts

James Hartshorn WEF

14 Wkts

Nathan Smith WEF

2.46 Econ

Troy Johnson OV

2.61 Econ

Liam Dudding WEF

3.04 Econ

Elliot Seddon WEF

3.19 Econ

Matthew Bacon OV

3.32 Econ

Glenn Phillips OV

3.44 Econ

Weather at University Oval, Dunedin

Pitch Report And Stats

Ground dimensions

Based on last 5 completed T20 matches at University Oval.

University Oval · T20

Average score & wickets

5 matches

170

Avg score

Avg wickets

Score distribution (1st innings)

1 3 1

< 140 140-180 > 180

Pitch Balanced Par 158 - 182 Confidence Medium

Batting-friendly 1 Bowling-friendly 1 Neutral 3

No major toss advantage observed from available data.

University Oval · T20

Scoring records

231

Highest team score

132

Lowest team score

231

Lowest score defended

1st Innings vs 2nd Innings

Per innings: average team score, total fours/sixes in that innings (averaged across matches), and wickets. Based on the last 5 completed T20 matches at University Oval.

1st Innings 2nd Innings

170 Avg score 166

14 Total 4s (avg) 17

7 Total 6s (avg) 7

6 Wickets (avg) 6

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