Auckland are off to an ideal start, but Northern Districts are the pacesetters after the opening weekend of the domestic T20 cricket competition.
ND won both their games to sit on eight points, Otago being the most disappointed of the provinces after back-to-back defeats in Hamilton.
Auckland scraped home against Otago by two runs on Saturday night. ODI internationals Martin Guptill and Mitchell McClenaghan did the business at either end of their opening Georgie Pie Super Smash game.
Guptill, battling for runs in the recent ODI series against South Africa, made 64 off 54 balls, while Colin de Grandhomme exhibited his fast-scoring ability with an unbeaten 42 off 19 balls, to push Auckland to 167 for four.
Otago needed 13 for the win off the final over, but Nick Beard was run out, then, needing two to set up a super over finish, Sam Wells was bowled by McClenaghan, who finished with 3-29.
