Trophy-hunting captains Amy Satterthwaite and Victoria Lind. Photosport

Auckland, Rangiora to host 2016 Women's Finals

Four of New Zealand's six women's domestic cricket teams are in with a chance of finishing the 2015/16 season with a trophy.

Defending champions and top qualifiers the Auckland Hearts will host the Women's One-Day Final at Auckland's Melville Park this Saturday, 13 February against Wellington Blaze, while the unbeaten Canterbury Magicians will host the Central Hinds at Rangiora's Mainpower Oval the following afternoon, Sunday, 14 February for the Twenty20 title.

Captained by WHITE FERN Amy Satterthwaite, the Magicians had assured themselves of a place in the Women's Twenty20 Final with a round to spare, before a washout on Waitangi weekend left them with four wins from the five rounds.

Defending champions the Blaze had been in a position to join them, but when the Wellingtonians lost to Suzie Bates's Otago Sparks in Dunedin on Friday, a washout in Whangarei was enough to get the Central Hinds through to the final two.

Report and round robin points table



In the One-Day format, the Auckland Hearts had headed into the last two rounds of regular season competition at the head of the table, and secured their home final with a nail-biting one-wicket win over the Magicians on Sunday.



Sunday's result meant that even if the Blaze had lost in the final round on Waitangi weekend Monday, and the Magicians had managed to win with a bonus point to finish on equal points, the Blaze would have more bonus points on the table and therefore was also already assured of a Final berth.

Report

Women's One Day Final 2016
Auckland Hearts v Wellington Blaze at Melville Park, Auckland, on Saturday 13 February, 10.30am. Free entry.
 
Women's Twenty20 Final 2016
Canterbury Magicians v Central Hinds at Mainpower Oval, Rangiora, on Sunday 14 February, noon. Free entry.
 

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