Live streaming, The Ford Trophy 2024-25 starts on October 20: Where to watch in India - full schedule

The Ford Trophy 2024-25 will start on October 20 and run till March 2 in New Zealand. 

As many as six teams will compete in a total of 32 50-over matches in Ford Trophy 2024-25.

Organised by New Zealand Cricket (NZC), the Ford Trophy is a List A domestic limited overs cricket competition.

Auckland Aces, Canterbury, Central Stags, Northern Districts, Otago Volts and Wellington Firebirds are the six teams that will compete for the Ford Trophy 2024-25 title. 

As per the Ford Trophy 2024-25 schedule, each team will play the other five sides twice in a double round-robin format. A total of 30 league matches will be played.

The team placed at the top of the standings after all the league matches will directly qualify for the Ford Trophy 2024-25 final.

The second and third-placed teams will face each other in the Elimination final for the other spot in the summit clash.

The Ford Trophy 2024-25 final is scheduled to be played at the University Oval Cricket Ground in Dunedin on March 2.

Canterbury are the defending champions of the Ford Trophy after they defeated Auckland Aces by five wickets in the 2023-24 final. Canterbury are also the most successful team in the Ford Trophy history with 16 titles.

Auckland Aces are the second most successful side with 13 trophies while Wellington Firebirds have bagged eight titles.

Where to watch The Ford Trophy 2024-25 live in India

Live streaming of the Ford Trophy 2024-25 will be available on the FanCode app and website in India. 

There will be no live telecast of the Ford Trophy 2024-25 on any TV channel in India.

The Ford Trophy 2024-25 schedule and live match start times

All timings are in India Standard Time (IST)

The Ford Trophy 2024-25 teams and squads

Auckland Aces: Robert O’Donnell (captain),Finn Allen, George Worker, Mark Chapman, Nikith Perera, William O’Donnell, Harjot Johal, Ryan Harrison, Sean Solia, Simon Keene, Cam Fletcher (wicket-keeper), Cole Briggs (wicket-keeper), Quinn Sunde (wicket-keeper), Adithya Ashok, Angus Olliver, Benjamin Lister, Danru Ferns, Jock McKenzie, Jordan Sussex, Louis Delport, Matthew Gibson, Yahya Zeb

Canterbury: Cole McConchie (captain), Bevon Jacobs, Chad Bowes, Dylan Hunter, Harry Chamberlain, Henry Nicholls, Ken McClure, Leo Carter, Matt Boyle, Rhys Mariu, Angus McKenzie, Michael Rippon, Sean Davey, Zakary Foulkes, Mitchell Hay (wicket-keeper), Tom Latham (wicket-keeper), Cameron Paul, Ed Nuttall, Fraser Sheat, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Michael Rae, William O’Rourke

Central Stags: Greg Hay (captain), Jack Boyle, Tom Bruce, Will Young, William Clark, Brad Schmulian, Doug Bracewell, Joey Field, Josh Clarkson, Bayley Wiggins (wicket-keeper), Curtis Heaphy (wicket-keeper), Dane Cleaver (wicket-keeper), Ajaz Patel, Angus Schaw, Blair Tickner, Brett Randell, Jayden Lennox, Liam Dudding, Matt Rowe, Ray Toole

Northern Districts: Jeet Raval (captain), Bharat Popli, Henry Cooper, Joe Carter, Katene Clarke, Sandeep Patel, Brett Hampton, Kristian Clarke, Scott Kuggeleijn, Ben Pomare (wicket-keeper), Peter Bocock (wicket-keeper), Tim Seifert (wicket-keeper), Frederick Walker, Joe Walker, Josh Brown, Matthew Fisher, Neil Wagner, Scott Johnston, Tim Pringle, Tim Southee, Zak Gibson

Otago: Dean Foxcroft (captain), Dale Phillips, Hamish Rutherford, Jacob Cumming, Jamal Todd, Llew Johnson, Ollie White, Thorn Parkes, Ben Lockrose, Jake Gibson, Luke Georgeson, Max Chu (wicket-keeper), Andrew Hazeldine, Jacob Duffy, Jarrod McKay, Matthew Bacon, Tommy Clout, Travis Muller

Wellington Firebirds: Tom Blundell (captain/wicket-keeper), Gareth Severin, Muhammad Arslan Abbas, Nick Greenwood, Nick Kelly, Tim Robinson, Troy Johnson, Jesse Tashkoff, Logan van Beek, Michael Bracewell, Nathan Smith, Peter Younghusband, Rachin Ravindra, Callum McLachlan (wicket-keeper), Devon Conway (wicket-keeper), Adam Leonard, Adam Milne, Ben Sears, Ian McPeake, James Hartshorn, Michael Snedden, Ollie Newton

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