Otago Sparks vs Auckland Hearts Full Commentary, Match 17, 12 January, 2026
COMPLETED / Match 17 / University Oval
169/6 (18.2 ov)
168/5 (20 ov)
Otago Sparks won by 4 wickets
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COMPLETED / Match 17 / University Oval
169/6 (18.2 ov)
168/5 (20 ov)
Otago Sparks won by 4 wickets
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Amie Hucker to Felicity Leydon-Davis, no run,
Amie Hucker to Felicity Leydon-Davis, Four,
Amie Hucker to Felicity Leydon-Davis, no run,
Amie Hucker to Felicity Leydon-Davis, 1 wide,
Amie Hucker to Felicity Leydon-Davis, 1 wide,
Amie Hucker to Felicity Leydon-Davis, no run,
Amie Hucker to Felicity Leydon-Davis, no run,
Amie Hucker to Felicity Leydon-Davis, Four,
End of over 1 (10 runs)
Bree Illing to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
Bree Illing to Felicity Leydon-Davis, no run,
Bree Illing to Felicity Leydon-Davis, no run,
Bree Illing to Felicity Leydon-Davis, no run,
Bree Illing to Felicity Leydon-Davis, 1 run,
Bree Illing to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 leg bye,
End of over 2 (3 runs)
Molly Penfold to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
Molly Penfold to Felicity Leydon-Davis, no run,
Felicity Leydon-Davis c J Penfold b M Penfold 9 (12) Molly Penfold to Felicity Leydon-Davis, no run, c J Penfold b M Penfold,
Molly Penfold to Caitlin Blakely, no run,
Molly Penfold to Caitlin Blakely, 2 runs,
Molly Penfold to Caitlin Blakely, Four,
End of over 3 (7 runs)
Bree Illing to Poppy Jay Watkins, Four,
Bree Illing to Poppy Jay Watkins, Four,
Bree Illing to Poppy Jay Watkins, Four,
Bree Illing to Poppy Jay Watkins, Four,
Bree Illing to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,
Bree Illing to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,
End of over 4 (16 runs)
Molly Penfold to Caitlin Blakely, no run,
Molly Penfold to Caitlin Blakely, 2 runs,
Molly Penfold to Caitlin Blakely, no run,
Molly Penfold to Caitlin Blakely, Four,
Molly Penfold to Caitlin Blakely, Four,
Molly Penfold to Caitlin Blakely, no run,
End of over 5 (10 runs)
Bella Armstrong to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,
Bella Armstrong to Poppy Jay Watkins, Four,
Bella Armstrong to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
Bella Armstrong to Caitlin Blakely, 1 run,
Bella Armstrong to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,
Bella Armstrong to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,
End of over 6 (6 runs)
Amie Hucker to Caitlin Blakely, no run,
Amie Hucker to Caitlin Blakely, 1 leg bye,
Amie Hucker to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
Amie Hucker to Caitlin Blakely, 1 run,
Amie Hucker to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
Amie Hucker to Caitlin Blakely, Four,
End of over 7 (8 runs)
Brooke Halliday to Poppy Jay Watkins, Four,
Brooke Halliday to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,
Brooke Halliday to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,
Brooke Halliday to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
Brooke Halliday to Caitlin Blakely, no run,
Brooke Halliday to Caitlin Blakely, Four,
End of over 8 (9 runs)
Josie Penfold to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
Josie Penfold to Caitlin Blakely, 1 wide,
Caitlin Blakely b J Penfold 26 (17) Josie Penfold to Caitlin Blakely, no run, b J Penfold,
Josie Penfold to Laura Harris, 1 wide,
Josie Penfold to Laura Harris, no run,
Josie Penfold to Laura Harris, no run,
Josie Penfold to Laura Harris, no run,
Josie Penfold to Laura Harris, Four,
End of over 9 (7 runs)
Bree Illing to Poppy Jay Watkins, Four,
Bree Illing to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
Bree Illing to Laura Harris, no run,
Bree Illing to Laura Harris, no run,
Bree Illing to Laura Harris, 1 run,
Bree Illing to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
End of over 10 (7 runs)
Molly Penfold to Poppy Jay Watkins, Four,
Molly Penfold to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
Molly Penfold to Laura Harris, 1 run,
Molly Penfold to Poppy Jay Watkins, Four,
Molly Penfold to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,
Molly Penfold to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 wide,
Molly Penfold to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
End of over 11 (12 runs)
Brooke Halliday to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
Brooke Halliday to Laura Harris, Four,
Brooke Halliday to Laura Harris, Four,
Brooke Halliday to Laura Harris, 1 run,
Brooke Halliday to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,
Brooke Halliday to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
End of over 12 (11 runs)
Josie Penfold to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,
Josie Penfold to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
Laura Harris c B Halliday b J Penfold 15 (12) Josie Penfold to Laura Harris, no run, c B Halliday b J Penfold,
Josie Penfold to Polly Inglis, no run,
Josie Penfold to Polly Inglis, no run,
Josie Penfold to Polly Inglis, no run,
End of over 13 (1 runs)
Bella Armstrong to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,
Poppy Jay Watkins c M Green b BG Armstrong 50 (36) Bella Armstrong to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run, c M Green b BG Armstrong,
Bella Armstrong to Anna Browning, 1 run,
Bella Armstrong to Polly Inglis, Four,
Bella Armstrong to Polly Inglis, 1 run,
Bella Armstrong to Anna Browning, no run,
End of over 14 (6 runs)
Josie Penfold to Polly Inglis, no run,
Polly Inglis c LR Down b J Penfold 5 (7) Josie Penfold to Polly Inglis, no run, c LR Down b J Penfold,
Josie Penfold to Olivia Gain, 1 wide,
Olivia Gain c P Catton b J Penfold 0 (1) Josie Penfold to Olivia Gain, no run, c P Catton b J Penfold,
Josie Penfold to Eva Gray, no run,
Josie Penfold to Eva Gray, 1 run,
Josie Penfold to Anna Browning, 1 run,
End of over 15 (3 runs)
Bella Armstrong to Anna Browning, no run,
Bella Armstrong to Anna Browning, 1 run,
Bella Armstrong to Eva Gray, Four,
Bella Armstrong to Eva Gray, Four,
Bella Armstrong to Eva Gray, 1 run,
Bella Armstrong to Anna Browning, Four,
End of over 16 (14 runs)
Josie Penfold to Eva Gray, Four,
Josie Penfold to Eva Gray, Six,
Josie Penfold to Eva Gray, Six,
Josie Penfold to Eva Gray, no run,
Josie Penfold to Eva Gray, 1 run,
Josie Penfold to Anna Browning, 1 run,
End of over 17 (18 runs)
Bree Illing to Anna Browning, Four,
Bree Illing to Anna Browning, 2 runs,
Bree Illing to Anna Browning, Four,
Bree Illing to Anna Browning, 1 run,
Bree Illing to Eva Gray, 1 leg bye,
Bree Illing to Anna Browning, 1 wide,
Bree Illing to Anna Browning, no run,
End of over 18 (13 runs)
Amie Hucker to Eva Gray, Four,
Amie Hucker to Eva Gray, Four,
Amie Hucker to Felicity Leydon-Davis, no run,
Amie Hucker to Felicity Leydon-Davis, Four,
Amie Hucker to Felicity Leydon-Davis, no run,
Amie Hucker to Felicity Leydon-Davis, 1 wide,
Amie Hucker to Felicity Leydon-Davis, 1 wide,
Amie Hucker to Felicity Leydon-Davis, no run,
Amie Hucker to Felicity Leydon-Davis, no run,
Amie Hucker to Felicity Leydon-Davis, Four,
End of over 1 (10 runs)
Bree Illing to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
Bree Illing to Felicity Leydon-Davis, no run,
Bree Illing to Felicity Leydon-Davis, no run,
Bree Illing to Felicity Leydon-Davis, no run,
Bree Illing to Felicity Leydon-Davis, 1 run,
Bree Illing to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 leg bye,
End of over 2 (3 runs)
Molly Penfold to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
Molly Penfold to Felicity Leydon-Davis, no run,
Felicity Leydon-Davis c J Penfold b M Penfold 9 (12) Molly Penfold to Felicity Leydon-Davis, no run, c J Penfold b M Penfold,
Molly Penfold to Caitlin Blakely, no run,
Molly Penfold to Caitlin Blakely, 2 runs,
Molly Penfold to Caitlin Blakely, Four,
End of over 3 (7 runs)
Bree Illing to Poppy Jay Watkins, Four,
Bree Illing to Poppy Jay Watkins, Four,
Bree Illing to Poppy Jay Watkins, Four,
Bree Illing to Poppy Jay Watkins, Four,
Bree Illing to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,
Bree Illing to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,
End of over 4 (16 runs)
Molly Penfold to Caitlin Blakely, no run,
Molly Penfold to Caitlin Blakely, 2 runs,
Molly Penfold to Caitlin Blakely, no run,
Molly Penfold to Caitlin Blakely, Four,
Molly Penfold to Caitlin Blakely, Four,
Molly Penfold to Caitlin Blakely, no run,
End of over 5 (10 runs)
Bella Armstrong to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,
Bella Armstrong to Poppy Jay Watkins, Four,
Bella Armstrong to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
Bella Armstrong to Caitlin Blakely, 1 run,
Bella Armstrong to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,
Bella Armstrong to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,
End of over 6 (6 runs)
Amie Hucker to Caitlin Blakely, no run,
Amie Hucker to Caitlin Blakely, 1 leg bye,
Amie Hucker to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
Amie Hucker to Caitlin Blakely, 1 run,
Amie Hucker to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
Amie Hucker to Caitlin Blakely, Four,
End of over 7 (8 runs)
Brooke Halliday to Poppy Jay Watkins, Four,
Brooke Halliday to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,
Brooke Halliday to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,
Brooke Halliday to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
Brooke Halliday to Caitlin Blakely, no run,
Brooke Halliday to Caitlin Blakely, Four,
End of over 8 (9 runs)
Josie Penfold to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
Josie Penfold to Caitlin Blakely, 1 wide,
Caitlin Blakely b J Penfold 26 (17) Josie Penfold to Caitlin Blakely, no run, b J Penfold,
Josie Penfold to Laura Harris, 1 wide,
Josie Penfold to Laura Harris, no run,
Josie Penfold to Laura Harris, no run,
Josie Penfold to Laura Harris, no run,
Josie Penfold to Laura Harris, Four,
End of over 9 (7 runs)
Bree Illing to Poppy Jay Watkins, Four,
Bree Illing to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
Bree Illing to Laura Harris, no run,
Bree Illing to Laura Harris, no run,
Bree Illing to Laura Harris, 1 run,
Bree Illing to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
End of over 10 (7 runs)
Molly Penfold to Poppy Jay Watkins, Four,
Molly Penfold to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
Molly Penfold to Laura Harris, 1 run,
Molly Penfold to Poppy Jay Watkins, Four,
Molly Penfold to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,
Molly Penfold to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 wide,
Molly Penfold to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
End of over 11 (12 runs)
Brooke Halliday to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
Brooke Halliday to Laura Harris, Four,
Brooke Halliday to Laura Harris, Four,
Brooke Halliday to Laura Harris, 1 run,
Brooke Halliday to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,
Brooke Halliday to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
End of over 12 (11 runs)
Josie Penfold to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,
Josie Penfold to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,
Laura Harris c B Halliday b J Penfold 15 (12) Josie Penfold to Laura Harris, no run, c B Halliday b J Penfold,
Josie Penfold to Polly Inglis, no run,
Josie Penfold to Polly Inglis, no run,
Josie Penfold to Polly Inglis, no run,
End of over 13 (1 runs)
Bella Armstrong to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,
Poppy Jay Watkins c M Green b BG Armstrong 50 (36) Bella Armstrong to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run, c M Green b BG Armstrong,
Bella Armstrong to Anna Browning, 1 run,
Bella Armstrong to Polly Inglis, Four,
Bella Armstrong to Polly Inglis, 1 run,
Bella Armstrong to Anna Browning, no run,
End of over 14 (6 runs)
Josie Penfold to Polly Inglis, no run,
Polly Inglis c LR Down b J Penfold 5 (7) Josie Penfold to Polly Inglis, no run, c LR Down b J Penfold,
Josie Penfold to Olivia Gain, 1 wide,
Olivia Gain c P Catton b J Penfold 0 (1) Josie Penfold to Olivia Gain, no run, c P Catton b J Penfold,
Josie Penfold to Eva Gray, no run,
Josie Penfold to Eva Gray, 1 run,
Josie Penfold to Anna Browning, 1 run,
End of over 15 (3 runs)
Bella Armstrong to Anna Browning, no run,
Bella Armstrong to Anna Browning, 1 run,
Bella Armstrong to Eva Gray, Four,
Bella Armstrong to Eva Gray, Four,
Bella Armstrong to Eva Gray, 1 run,
Bella Armstrong to Anna Browning, Four,
End of over 16 (14 runs)
Josie Penfold to Eva Gray, Four,
Josie Penfold to Eva Gray, Six,
Josie Penfold to Eva Gray, Six,
Josie Penfold to Eva Gray, no run,
Josie Penfold to Eva Gray, 1 run,
Josie Penfold to Anna Browning, 1 run,
End of over 17 (18 runs)
Bree Illing to Anna Browning, Four,
Bree Illing to Anna Browning, 2 runs,
Bree Illing to Anna Browning, Four,
Bree Illing to Anna Browning, 1 run,
Bree Illing to Eva Gray, 1 leg bye,
Bree Illing to Anna Browning, 1 wide,
Bree Illing to Anna Browning, no run,
End of over 18 (13 runs)
Amie Hucker to Eva Gray, Four,
Amie Hucker to Eva Gray, Four,