Otago has a tailor-made plan for a Taylor - Ross Taylor, that is.
At his best, the Black Caps and Central Districts batsman is one of the more destructive players in world cricket.
His ability to hoist the ball over mid-wicket and thrash the bowling is well known, especially to the Otago bowling line-up.
In seven innings against the province, Taylor has fashioned an impressive record.
The aggressive right-hander has scored 444 runs at an average of 74, including three centuries.
"They've got a number of match-winners throughout their squad, especially with the bat.
But he's done a little too well against us," Otago coach Mike Hesson said, when asked if the side was a little haunted by Taylor.
"We're going to have to put plans in place to limit his scoring areas, but it's a matter of executing those."
The sides meet at Pukekura Park in New Plymouth today in what Hesson is calling a must-win match in the State Shield.
Competition for a spot in the one-day play-offs has heated up, with Canterbury making a late run with back-to-back wins to charge into second place on 20 points from nine games.
Northern Districts looks to have sealed a spot with 25 points from eight games.
Otago is in third spot with 19 points from eight matches, and Central is trailing Otago by one point after eight games.
With five games remaining in the round-robin, only Wellington is out of contention, following its seven-wicket loss to Canterbury on Monday.
"That just shows how close this competition is. We're at the business end and five of the six teams are still in the hunt, so it's a big game for us [today]," Hesson said.
Central has lost its last three matches after getting off to a cracking start.
Its only other loss came against Otago in round three, when the Volts won by eight wickets.
Central was without Jamie How and Taylor, though, and will be tougher opposition at home.
Taylor is an obvious threat but so is Mathew Sinclair.
The talented top-order batsman has been in and out of the national side but he remains New Zealand's best-performed domestic batsman.
This season he has scored 377 runs at an average of 75.40.
All-rounder Brendon Diamanti has also been in good form with the blade, scoring 174 runs at 58.
Otago has made no changes to the side that beat Canterbury by 125 runs on Wednesday.
Skipper Craig Cumming crafted a magnificent century in that win, while bowling all-rounder Nathan McCullum stood out with three wickets and a hard-hit 71 off 55 balls.
Otago was hoping to build on that momentum but its match against Auckland in Dunedin on Saturday was rained off without a ball being bowled.
It was Otago's second abandoned one-day match, meaning the team has missed out on up to six competition points.
Despite the rotten luck with the weather, Hesson was not an advocate for reserve days.
"It is something they have certainly tried before and it just does not work. With all the travel and accommodation costs it is just not practical," he said.
Players needed enough rest between games "to keep the quality of the competition at a high level".
Otago v Central Districts
State Shield, Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, today
Otago: Craig Cumming (c), Brendon McCullum, Shaun Haig, Greg Todd, Neil Broom, Nathan McCullum, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Derek de Boorder, Ian Butler, Neil Wagner, James McMillan, Warren McSkimming.
Central Districts (from): Mathew Sinclair (c), Peter Ingram, George Worker, Jamie How, Ross Taylor, Bevan Griggs, Brendon Diamanti, Kieran Noema-Barnett, Ewen Thompson, Robbie Schaw, Mitchell McClenaghan, Brent Hefford, Doug Bracewell.
