Howick Pakuranga (Auckland) 391/6 (C de Grandhomme 217*, D Grobbelaar 114) defeated University Grange (Otago) 303 (J Simpson 93, M Rutherford 80, D Winn 3-39, J Drinkall 3-53) by 88 runs.
Auckland's Howick Pakuranga smashed a tournament high 391 runs to claim a comfortable 88 run victory over Otago's University Grange. University Grange had everything going their way early after they elected to bowl first and with Jason Hynes and Tim O'Sullivan spearheading the attack had the Auckland side stretched at 67/5. But their hopes of a finals birth were dashed by a 298 run sixth wicket stand between Colin de Grandhomme (217*) and Donavon Grobbelaar (114). De Grandhomme ruthlessly smashed his way to an unbeaten 217 off just 124 balls including 12x4's and 17x6's and with Grobbelaar's 144 off 89 balls the Auckland side raced to a mammoth 391/6. In reply University Grange lost their openers early but a hard hitting 94 off 57 balls from Jesse Simpson and a useful 80 from captain Mitch Rutherford had University Grange in the hunt. But in the end the deficit was simply too large for the Otago side's lower order and University Grange were eventually dismissed for 303 handing Howick Pakuranga a place in the final.