Plunket Shield starts from 18 November, 2025 & will continue till 01 April, 2026. 6 teams will be participating and 24 will be held in New Zealand.
Below are the teams & players participating:
Central Districts First Class Squad: Curtis Heaphy, Dane Cleaver, Taylor Bettelheim, Tom Bruce, Will Young, Angus Schaw, Brad Schmulian, Dean Foxcroft, Joey Field, Josh Clarkson, William Clark, Ajaz Patel, Blair Tickner, Brett Randell, Doug Bracewell, Jayden Lennox, Raymond Toole, Toby Findlay, Tyler Annand
Auckland Aces First Class Squad: Cam Fletcher, Marco Alpe, Bevon Jacobs, Dale Phillips, Harrish Kannan, Jordan Sussex, Lachlan Stackpole, Mark Chapman, Ryan Harrison, William O'Donnell, Harjot Johal, Jimmy Neesham, Jock McKenzie, Sean Solia, Siddesh Dixit, Simon Keene, Adithya Ashok, Angus Olliver, Ben Lister, Jaskaran Sandhu, Matt Gibson, Rohit Gulati, Samrath Singh
Wellington Firebirds First Class Squad: Callum McLachlan, Gareth Severin, Tom Blundell, Nick Kelly, Sam Morgan, Sam Mycock, Tim Robinson, Jesse Tashkoff, Logan van Beek, Michael Bracewell, Muhammad Abbas, Nick Greenwood, Oscar Jackson, Peter Younghusband, Rachin Ravindra, Amogh Paranjpe, Ben Sears, James Hartshorn, Liam Dudding, Michael Snedden, Nathan Smith, Ryan Tsourgas, Yahya Zeb
Otago Volts First Class Squad: Max Chu, Jacob Cumming, Jamal Todd, Llew Johnson, Thorn Parkes, Tom Jones, Troy Johnson, Danru Ferns, Glenn Phillips, Jack Boyle, Jake Gibson, Luke Georgeson, Zac Cumming, Andrew Hazeldine, Ben Lockrose, Jacob Duffy, Jarrod McKay, Mason Clarke, Matthew Bacon, Thomas O'Connor
Canterbury Kings First Class Squad: Mitchell Hay, Tom Latham, Chad Bowes, Cole McConchie, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Jesse Frew, Leo Carter, Matt Boyle, Rhys Mariu, Michael Rippon, Raunaq Kapur, Scott Janet, Sean Davey, Angus McKenzie, Cameron Paul, Fraser Sheat, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Matt Rowe, Michael Rae, William ORourke, Zakary Foulkes
Northern Districts First Class Squad: Aryan Mann, Ben Pomare, Tim Seifert, Xavier Bell, Bharat Popli, Fergus Lellman, Henry Cooper, Jeet Raval, Joe Carter, Josh Brown, Katene Clarke, Robert O Donnell, Brett Hampton, Mitchell Santner, Snehith Reddy, Tim Pringle, Kristian Clarke, Matthew Fisher, Scott Kuggeleijn, Zak Gibson
A detailed schedule of PS 2025 is listed below:
Match Number | Match Name | Date & Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
Match 1 | 18 November 2025, 3:00 AM IST | Fitzherbert Park | |
Match 2 | 18 November 2025, 3:00 AM IST | Basin Reserve | |
Match 3 | 18 November 2025, 3:00 AM IST | Mainpower Oval (Recreation Ground) | |
Match 4 | 26 November 2025, 3:00 AM IST | Bay Oval | |
Match 5 | 26 November 2025, 3:00 AM IST | Basin Reserve | |
Match 6 | 26 November 2025, 3:00 AM IST | University Oval | |
Match 7 | 05 December 2025, 3:00 AM IST | Eden Park Outer Oval | |
Match 8 | 05 December 2025, 3:00 AM IST | Seddon Park | |
Match 9 | 05 December 2025, 3:00 AM IST | McLean Park | |
Match 10 | 13 December 2025, 3:00 AM IST | Cobham Ovall | |
Match 11 | 13 December 2025, 3:00 AM IST | Hagley Oval | |
Match 12 | 13 December 2025, 3:00 AM IST | University Oval | |
Match 13 | 28 February 2026, 3:00 AM IST | Eden Park Outer Oval | |
Match 14 | 28 February 2026, 3:00 AM IST | McLean Park | |
Match 15 | 28 February 2026, 3:00 AM IST | Hagley Oval | |
Match 16 | 09 March 2026, 3:00 AM IST | Eden Park Outer Oval | |
Match 17 | 09 March 2026, 3:00 AM IST | McLean Park | |
Match 18 | 09 March 2026, 3:00 AM IST | Hagley Oval | |
Match 19 | 18 March 2026, 3:00 AM IST | Basin Reserve | |
Match 20 | 18 March 2026, 3:00 AM IST | Mainpower Oval (Recreation Ground) | |
Match 21 | 18 March 2026, 3:00 AM IST | University Oval | |
Match 22 | 27 March 2026, 3:00 AM IST | Eden Park Outer Oval | |
Match 23 | 27 March 2026, 3:00 AM IST | Seddon Park | |
Match 24 | 27 March 2026, 3:00 AM IST | University Oval |
For more details, visit: PS 2025 Schedule
A: Brad Schmulian of Central Districts has scored 593 runs so far in PS 2025 in 5 matches with a strike rate of 64.32. For more details, visit: https://www.criczop.com/tournaments/plunket-shield-2025
A: Henry Nicholls of Canterbury Kings has scored 3 centuries so far in 4 matches of PS 2025. For more details, visit: https://www.criczop.com/tournaments/plunket-shield-2025
A: Henry Cooper of Northern Districts has scored 4 half centuries so far in 5 matches of PS 2025. For more details, visit: https://www.criczop.com/tournaments/plunket-shield-2025
A: Lachlan Stackpole of Auckland Aces has hit 21 sixes till now in 5 matches & scored 356 runs so far in 5 matches. For more details, visit: https://www.criczop.com/tournaments/plunket-shield-2025
A: Rohit Gulati of Auckland Aces has taken 24 wickets in 5 matches with an economy of 2.96. For more details, visit: https://www.criczop.com/tournaments/plunket-shield-2025
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