The Volts crashed to a third twenty20 loss on Tuesday and are anchored at the bottom on the competition standings. There is an opportunity to claw back some points today with a win against Auckland at Molyneux Park. Today's match is on the same pitch and Otago will need to bat much better. Instead of whacking 10 to 15 runs, the Volts lost three wickets and could only add a further three runs. Test opener Jeet Raval, Ronnie Hira and Sean Solia have been called in as replacements with Auckland naming a squad of 13.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 27, 2017 16:18 UTC