2016–17 Super Smash
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Dates | 4 December 2016 – 7 January 2017 |
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Administrator(s) | New Zealand Cricket |
Cricket format | Twenty20 cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
Champions | Wellington Firebirds (2nd title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 32 |
Most runs | Glenn Phillips (369) |
Most wickets | Seth Rance (15) Brent Arnel (15) |
Official website | Super Smash |
The 2016–17 McDonald's Super Smash (named after the competition's sponsor McDonald's) was the twelfth season of the Men's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket tournament in New Zealand. The competition was run from 4 December 2016 to 7 January 2017.[1][2] The previous edition was known as the Georgie Pie Super Smash. The Auckland Aces were the defending champions.
The match between Otago Volts and Central Stags on 21 December 2016 set a new record for the highest aggregate total in a T20 fixture, with a total of 497 runs scored.[3]
The Wellington Firebirds beat Canterbury Kings by three wickets in the elimination final, and faced Central Stags in the final on 7 January 2017.[4] The Wellington Firebirds won the final by 14 runs.[5]
Teams
[edit]Points table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Central Stags | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 0.937 |
2 | Wellington Firebirds | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0.114 |
3 | Canterbury Kings | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | −0.217 |
4 | Auckland Aces | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | −0.227 |
5 | Northern Knights | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | −0.043 |
6 | Otago Volts | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | −0.417 |
Teams qualified for the play-offs
Fixtures
[edit]Round-robin
[edit] 4 December 2016
Scorecard |
Central Stags
198/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Canterbury Kings
77/3 (8.5 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jeremy Benton and Kyle Jamieson (Canterbury) both made their T20 debuts.
4 December 2016
Scorecard |
Northern Knights
142 (19.3 overs) |
v
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Wellington Firebirds
135/9 (20 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- Joe Carter and Zak Gibson (Northern Districts) both made their T20 debuts.
4 December 2016
Scorecard |
Auckland Aces
198/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Otago Volts
176/7 (20 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- Michael Barry, Michael Guptill-Bunce, Glenn Phillips and Sean Solia (Auckland) all made their T20 debuts.
Central Stags
137/6 (20 overs) |
v
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- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Only 20 overs of play was possible due to rain.[7]
11 December 2016
Scorecard |
Canterbury Kings
133/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Auckland Aces
134/4 (19 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ben Horne (Auckland) made his T20 debut.
Otago Volts
177/5 (15 overs) |
v
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Northern Knights
175/9 (15 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
Central Stags
166/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Otago Volts
161/9 (20 overs) |
- Blair Tickner (Central Districts) made his T20 debut.
Auckland Aces
186/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Northern Knights
148/6 (20 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
18 December 2016
Scorecard |
Central Stags
181/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Wellington Firebirds
172/6 (20 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
18 December 2016
Scorecard |
Northern Knights
157/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Otago Volts
158/2 (17.3 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
Canterbury Kings
150 (19.5 overs) |
v
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Auckland Aces
156/5 (18.2 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
Otago Volts
249/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Central Stags
248/4 (20 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
- This match set a new record for the highest aggregate run total in a T20 fixture (497).[3]
Wellington Firebirds
173/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Auckland Aces
140 (19.2 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
Canterbury Kings
157/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Otago Volts
150/9 (20 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
Northern Knights
197/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Central Stags
187/5 (20 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
24 December 2016
Scorecard |
Wellington Firebirds
182/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Auckland Aces
180/5 (20 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
Wellington Firebirds
133 (19.4 overs) |
v
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Central Stags
134/4 (16.3 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
Canterbury Kings
152/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Otago Volts
136/8 (20 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nathan Smith (Otago) made his T20 debut.
Auckland Aces
142/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Northern Knights
143/1 (15.3 overs |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Peter Bocock (Northern Districts) made his T20 debut.
28 December 2016
Scorecard |
Otago Volts
159/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Wellington Firebirds
161/4 (16.5 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
Canterbury Kings
127/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Northern Knights
129/4 (17.5 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
Central Stags
213/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Auckland Aces
149 (19.3 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
Northern Knights
175/2 (20 overs) |
v
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Wellington Firebirds
179/1 (19 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Peter Younghusband (Wellington) made his T20 debut.
Central Stags
190/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Canterbury Kings
163 (19.1 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
1 January 2017
Scorecard |
Otago Volts
175/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Auckland Aces
176/3 (18 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ryan Duffy and Rhys Phillips (Otago) both made their T20 debuts.
Canterbury Kings
161/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Northern Knights
152/7 (20 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
3 January 2017
Scorecard |
Otago Volts
48/1 (5 overs) |
v
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Wellington Firebirds
48/6 (5 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
Auckland Aces
212/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Central Stags
82/0 (8 overs) |
Mahela Jayawardene 45* (21)
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- Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Finn Allen (Auckland) made his T20 debut.
Finals
[edit]Canterbury Kings
151/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Wellington Firebirds
155/7 (19.2 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
References
[edit]- ^ "New Zealand's domestic T20 rescheduled for Christmas period". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "All aboard for the McDonald's Super Smash". Black Caps. Archived from the original on 6 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Otago trump Central Districts in record 497-run T20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Bennett, Patel bowl Wellington into final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Taylor, Arnel help Wellington win Super Smash final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "Points table". ESPN Cricinfo.
- ^ "Rain spoils evenly poised Northern-Central contest". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2016.