At a glance

Central Districts 174-9 (George Worker 52, Josh Clarkson 42; Ronnie Hira 3-22, Will Somerville 2-30) lost to Auckland 176-2 (Mark Chapman

75no, Daniel Bell-Drummond 74; Adam Milne 2-35) by eight wickets.

Wellington 132-8 (Malcolm Nofal 28; Kyle Jamieson 3-22, Cole McConchie 3-28) lost to Canterbury 137-3 (Chad Bowes 72, Stephen Murdoch 26, Andrew Ellis 23no) by seven wickets.

Northern Districts 150-9 (Corey Anderson 42, Dean Brownlie 20; Jacob Duffy 2-18, Nathan Smith 2-24, Christi Viljoen 2-25, Michael Rippon

2-37) lost to Otago Volts 151-5 (Hamish Rutherford 49, Ben Cox 32no, Brad Wilson 25no; Brett Hampton 2-31) by five wickets.

Points: Northern Districts 28, Auckland 28, Central Districts 22, Otago

16, Wellington 14, Canterbury 12.

Playoffs: Auckland v Central Districts, Friday. Winner to play Northern Districts in the final.