Suman Shrestha's first hundred for Ellerslie ensured a recovery from a perilous 14-3 to a respectable score. Hamish Moore's fine all round effort had the home team on the back foot at 156-8 but no more wickets were to fall as David Pipes's unbeaten 86 meant the run chase got pretty close. At least a run of 3 successive defeats was brought to an end.