The Central Districts cricket side have beaten Wellington by 19 runs in New Plymouth in the opening round of the provincial Twenty/20 competition.
Meanwhile Otago has defeated Northern Districts by six wickets at Mt Maunganui.
For Central, English import Graeme Napier hit 17 runs off six balls in his side's 208 and took three for 22 with the ball in a top all round effort.
Meanwhile chasing just 138 for the win, Nathan McCullum and Ian Butler shared an unbeaten 70 run partnership to steer Otago home comfortably.
