When was Canterbury vs Central Districts played?

Canterbury vs Central Districts, the 20th Match of Plunket Shield, was played on 18 March 2026, 3:00 am IST.

Where was Canterbury vs Central Districts played?

The match was played at Mainpower Oval, Rangiora, New Zealand.

What format is Canterbury vs Central Districts?

It is a Test match in Plunket Shield.

What is the average score at Mainpower Oval?

The average first-innings score in Test matches at Mainpower Oval is 234 and the average second-innings score is 215, based on 3 matches.

CANT vs CD 20th Match, 18 Mar 2026 Fantasy AI Predictions

Rangiora

Mainpower Oval

301

CANT

334/10 (87.2)

Central D chose to BOWL

221/10 (78.1)

Canterbury won by 279 runs

Canterbury vs Central Districts: Key Facts

When was Canterbury vs Central Districts played?: Canterbury vs Central Districts, the 20th Match of Plunket Shield, was played on 18 March 2026, 3:00 am IST.
Where was Canterbury vs Central Districts played?: The match was played at Mainpower Oval, Rangiora, New Zealand.
What format is Canterbury vs Central Districts?: It is a Test match in Plunket Shield.
Who won Canterbury vs Central Districts?: Canterbury won by 279 runs
What is the average score at Mainpower Oval?: The average first-innings score in Test matches at Mainpower Oval is 234 and the average second-innings score is 215, based on 3 matches.

Plunket Shield CTB vs CS players TEST past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

Player					Batting									Bowling										Series Performance							Lineup selection			Match Performance
Name	T	R	S	M#	Bat	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50+	4/6	Bowl	Inn	Wk	Ov	Avg	Eco	SR	4w	Best	C/St	M	A. Pt	Pts	Run	Wk	DT	P	S%	C	VC	iDt	#	PTS	Bat	Bowl	Field
Toby Findlay	CD	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0	2	84.5	169	37	4	50	9	0	0	0		19	54	10	40	0
Jesse Frew	CANT	WK	✅		RHB							0	0	RMF			0				0		0	2	90	180	66	0	50	7	0	0	0		13	95	83	0	8
Sean Davey	CANT	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0	5	161	805	177	21	80	8	0	0	0		18	67	23	40	0
Travis Muller	CANT	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RFM			0				0		0	1	75	75	7	3	0	10	0	0	0		11	110	14	92	0
Scott Janett	CANT	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	LBG			0				0		0	3	65	195	87	0	0	2	0	0	0		14	89	77	0	8
Brad Schmulian	CD	BAT	✅									0	0				0				0		0	6	204.3	1226	654	5	83.3	1	0	0	0		12	99	95	0	0
Brett Randell	CD	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0	2	174	348	72	9	100	7	0	0	0		16	79	27	40	8
Curtis Heaphy	CD	WK	✅		RHB							0	0				0				0		0	5	155.8	779	467	0	80	2	0	0	0		20	46	34	0	8
Tyler Annand	CD	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RMF			0				0		0	3	70.7	212	50	5	33.3	10	0	0	0		17	72	28	40	0
Will Young	CD	BAT	✅	23	RHB	41	3	1215	89	31.97	46.83	11	158	OB	0	0					0	-	26	3	18.7	56	12	0	0	3	0	0	0		15	84	72	0	8
Tom Bruce	CD	BAT	✅		RHB							0	0	OB			0				0		0	4	53.2	213	101	0	0	5	0	0	0		21	27	15	0	8
Fraser Sheat	CANT	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0	6	108.3	650	86	19	50	9	0	0	0	✅	4	199	39	156	0
Michael Rae	CANT	BOWL	✅	2	RHB	1	0	13	13	13	118.18	0	1	RMF	4	8	16.3	28.25	3.45	49	0	3/45	2	4	126	504	34	17	75	11	0	0	0	✅	8	171	11	156	0
Matthew Boyle	CANT	BOWL	✅		LHB							0	0	LBG			0				0		0	6	144.2	865	459	0	33.3	4	0	0	0	✅	5	191	139	40	8
Henry Nicholls	CANT	BAT	✅	60	LHB	94	9	3358	200	39.5	51.32	23	379	OB	0	0					0	-	36	5	227	1135	659	0	80	3	0	0	0	✅	3	222	210	0	8
Rhys Mariu	CANT	BAT	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0	6	97.5	585	269	0	33.3	1	0	0	0	✅	9	170	142	0	24
Leo Carter	CANT	BAT	✅		LHB							0	0	OB			0				0		0	2	30.5	61	25	0	0	6	0	0	0	✅	10	140	136	0	0
Mitchell Hay	CANT	WK	✅	1	RHB	1	0	61	61	61	65.59	1	10		0	0					0	-	3	5	80.4	402	172	0	40	5	0	0	0	✅	6	191	135	0	52
Ajaz Patel	CD	BOWL	✅	22	LHB	32	13	219	35	11.52	38.08	0	27	SLA	39	91	21.5	28.82	3.13	55.1	9	10/119	10	4	88.5	354	56	10	75	8	0	0	0	✅	7	190	62	108	16
Raymond Toole	CD	BOWL	✅		LHB							0	0	LM			0				0		0	6	101.2	607	15	22	50	11	0	0	0	✅	2	231	3	224	0
Dane Cleaver	CD	WK	✅		RHB							0	0	LB			0				0		0	5	113	565	261	0	80	6	0	0	0	✅	1	303	267	0	32
Dean Foxcroft	CD	ALL	✅	1	RHB	1	0	98	98	98	75.96	1	7	OB	1	0	1				0	-	0	6	98.5	591	309	0	50	4	0	0	0	✅	22	13	1	0	8

Completed matches of Canterbury
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
CTB vs ND	18 Nov - 03:00 AM	Rangiora	Canterbury	NDNorthern Dis	CANT	237/10 (77.5)	248/10 (87.4)	Canterbury Canterbury won by 5 wickets
CTB vs CS	05 Dec - 03:00 AM	Napier	Central D	CDCentral D	CANT	239/10 (85.3)	124/10 (49.2)	Central D Central D won by 295 runs
AA vs CTB	13 Dec - 03:00 AM	Christchurch	Canterbury	AUCKAuckland	CANT	138/10 (48.1)	534/8 (119.0)	Canterbury Canterbury won by an innings and 72 runs
CTB vs WF	09 Mar - 03:00 AM	Wellington	Wellington	CANTCanterbury	WELL	336/10 (81.3)	208/10 (54.5)	Canterbury Canterbury won by 201 runs
CTB vs CS	18 Mar - 03:00 AM	Rangiora	Central D	CANTCanterbury	CD	334/10 (87.2)	221/10 (78.1)	Canterbury Canterbury won by 279 runs

Completed matches of Central Districts
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
AA vs CS	18 Nov - 03:00 AM	Palmerston North	Auckland	AUCKAuckland	CD	406/10 (101.3)	191/10 (57.0)	Auckland Auckland won by an innings and 61 runs
CS vs WF	26 Nov - 03:00 AM	Wellington	Wellington	WELLWellington	CD	354/9 (87.3)	118/3 (39.0)	Central D Central D won by 8 wickets
CTB vs CS	05 Dec - 03:00 AM	Napier	Central D	CDCentral D	CANT	239/10 (85.3)	124/10 (49.2)	Central D Central D won by 295 runs
CS vs ND	07 Mar - 03:00 AM	Napier	Northern Dis	CDCentral D	ND	373/10 (104.0)	82/10 (32.2)	Central D Central D won by an innings and 27 runs
CTB vs CS	18 Mar - 03:00 AM	Rangiora	Central D	CANTCanterbury	CD	334/10 (87.2)	221/10 (78.1)	Canterbury Canterbury won by 279 runs

Completed matches at Mainpower Oval
Teams	Date	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
CTB vs ND	18 Nov - 03:00 AM	Canterbury	NDNorthern Dis	CANT	237/10 (77.5)	248/10 (87.4)	Canterbury Canterbury won by 5 wickets
CTB vs CS	18 Mar - 03:00 AM	Central D	CANTCanterbury	CD	334/10 (87.2)	221/10 (78.1)	Canterbury Canterbury won by 279 runs

Top batting performance for CANT
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
AA vs CTB	3	Henry Nicholls	caught	226	314	23	2	71.97
AA vs CTB	6	Leo Carter	not out	169	250	14	4	67.6
CTB vs ND	6	Matthew Boyle	not out	156	251	20	1	62.15
AA vs CTB	2	Rhys Mariu	caught	147	177	21	2	83.05
AA vs CTB	1	Rhys Mariu	caught	142	213	17	1	66.66
CTB vs ND	2	Chad Bowes	bowled	118	150	12	0	78.66
CTB vs OV	4	Henry Nicholls	caught	111	157	14	1	70.7
CTB vs OV	4	Henry Nicholls	not out	109	119	9	1	91.59
CTB vs OV	7	Ish Sodhi	not out	108	167	8	5	64.67
CTB vs WF	1	Tom Latham	not out	101	111	10	1	90.99
CTB vs OV	9	Sean Davey	not out	101	113	11	4	89.38
CTB vs WF	5	Matthew Boyle	caught	97	88	13	3	110.22
CTB vs OV	4	Henry Nicholls	not out	96	116	11	1	82.75
CTB vs CS	5	Mitchell Hay	caught	85	163	9	0	52.14
CTB vs WF	1	Tom Latham	caught	79	171	11	1	46.19
AA vs CTB	3	Henry Nicholls	lbw	77	120	8	0	64.16
CTB vs CS	6	Leo Carter	caught	77	107	8	0	71.96
CTB vs CS	4	Matthew Boyle	caught	75	113	11	1	66.37
CTB vs ND	5	Matthew Boyle	caught	70	124	8	0	56.45
CTB vs CS	3	Henry Nicholls	caught	68	87	9	0	78.16

Top bowling performance for CANT
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
AA vs CTB	Matthew Boyle	23	0	87	4	3.78
CTB vs CS	Michael Rae	20.1	2	73	4	3.61
CTB vs CS	Fraser Sheat	14	2	43	4	3.07
CTB vs WF	Fraser Sheat	12.5	3	34	4	2.64
CTB vs WF	Fraser Sheat	18	3	71	4	3.94
CTB vs OV	Sean Davey	23	9	48	4	2.08
AA vs CTB	Sean Davey	19.3	9	41	4	2.1
CTB vs OV	Ish Sodhi	22	0	110	4	5
CTB vs ND	Michael Rae	18	1	45	4	2.5
AA vs CTB	Fraser Sheat	21	6	78	3	3.71
AA vs CTB	Michael Rae	24	9	66	3	2.75
CTB vs CS	Travis Muller	18	4	45	3	2.5
CTB vs WF	Michael Rae	14	1	57	3	4.07
CTB vs WF	Sean Davey	14	0	56	3	4
CTB vs OV	Fraser Sheat	23	9	59	3	2.56
AA vs CTB	Cameron Paul	13	3	47	3	3.61
AA vs CTB	Fraser Sheat	13	5	14	3	1.07
CTB vs CS	Michael Rae	17	2	65	3	3.82
CTB vs CS	Kyle Jamieson	17	3	39	3	2.29
CTB vs CS	Cole McConchie	11	0	45	3	4.09

Top batting performance for CD
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
CS vs WF	3	Brad Schmulian	not out	167	228	21	0	73.24
CS vs WF	1	Curtis Heaphy	caught	132	235	11	0	56.17
CTB vs CS	1	Curtis Heaphy	bowled	119	249	13	0	47.79
CS vs WF	2	Brad Schmulian	bowled	117	209	11	0	55.98
CS vs ND	6	Dane Cleaver	caught	109	137	11	1	79.56
CS vs OV	4	Dean Foxcroft	caught	94	120	11	5	78.33
CS vs OV	5	Dane Cleaver	not out	93	114	13	1	81.57
CTB vs CS	3	Brad Schmulian	caught	93	175	5	0	53.14
CS vs OV	1	Curtis Heaphy	caught	81	226	9	0	35.84
CTB vs CS	4	Dane Cleaver	lbw	78	82	15	0	95.12
CS vs OV	3	Brad Schmulian	caught	78	100	12	0	78
CTB vs CS	8	William Clark	caught	70	101	6	3	69.3
CTB vs CS	6	Dane Cleaver	caught	67	97	6	3	69.07
CS vs WF	8	Brett Randell	caught	66	161	6	0	40.99
CS vs OV	2	Curtis Heaphy	caught	65	150	8	0	43.33
AA vs CS	1	Taylor Bettelheim	caught	62	107	8	0	57.94
CS vs ND	1	Brad Schmulian	caught	61	91	8	1	67.03
CTB vs CS	1	Brad Schmulian	caught	55	162	9	0	33.95
CS vs WF	4	Dean Foxcroft	not out	53	91	6	1	58.24
CTB vs CS	1	Taylor Bettelheim	caught	50	95	5	0	52.63

Top bowling performance for CD
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
CS vs ND	Brett Randell	11	1	25	7	2.27
CTB vs CS	Raymond Toole	24.1	4	82	5	3.39
CS vs ND	Raymond Toole	20	10	32	5	1.6
CTB vs CS	Raymond Toole	18.2	2	87	4	4.74
CS vs ND	Jayden Lennox	20	5	57	4	2.85
CS vs WF	Brad Schmulian	12	2	27	4	2.25
CTB vs CS	Josh Clarkson	13.2	3	33	4	2.47
CS vs WF	Blair Tickner	21.3	7	68	4	3.16
AA vs CS	Josh Clarkson	19.3	4	63	4	3.23
CTB vs CS	Ajaz Patel	16	1	61	3	3.81
CS vs WF	Jayden Lennox	27	6	60	3	2.22
CS vs WF	Raymond Toole	15	6	37	3	2.46
CS vs OV	Tyler Annand	24	4	85	3	3.54
CTB vs CS	Raymond Toole	15	3	44	3	2.93
CTB vs CS	Ajaz Patel	29	14	37	3	1.27
CS vs WF	Josh Clarkson	21	4	76	3	3.61
CTB vs CS	Tyler Annand	12	2	32	2	2.66
CTB vs CS	Toby Findlay	16	3	59	2	3.68
CS vs WF	Raymond Toole	23.3	5	98	2	4.17
CS vs WF	Toby Findlay	21	3	91	2	4.33

Canterbury vs Central Districts, 20th Match

Canterbury vs Central Districts: Key Facts