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Daryl Mitchell and Cam Fletcher led the way to help Canterbury set up a showdown with the Wellington Firebirds on Saturday.

Central Stags batsman Ross Taylor clattered the Canterbury bowlers all over McLean Park. Everyone awaited a response when Ross Taylor, dropped from the Black Caps Twenty20 side in December, was challenged to prove the selectors wrong in Central Stags green. It took a while, until the Stags’ final regular season Super Smash match, but Taylor made his statement with a megaphone against Canterbury Kings, raining down seven sixes on McLean Park on Friday night. Taylor’s power-packed 65 off 36...

Eleven of the 16 balls Finn faced on his way to 50 went to or over the boundary rope, including a booming six over backward point off Black Cap Blair Tickner, who could only run his fingers through his moustache in frustration. Left-armer spinner Jayden Lennox bowled him in the ninth over, but Allen and fellow opener Devon Conway had well and truly broken the back of the chase with 107 runs on the board. MARTY MELVILLE/PHOTOSPORT Wellington Firebirds batsman Finn Allen celebrates his 50 again...

A gallant effort by Darryl Mitchell wasn't enough to secure victory for the Kings in their first game under lights at home.