2020–21 Super Smash (men's cricket)
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Dates | 24 December 2020 – 13 February 2021 |
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Administrator(s) | New Zealand Cricket |
Cricket format | Twenty20 cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
Host(s) | New Zealand |
Champions | Wellington Firebirds (4th title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 32 |
Most runs | Finn Allen (512) |
Most wickets | Blair Tickner (17) |
Official website | Super Smash |
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The 2020–21 Dream11 Super Smash (named after the competition's sponsor Dream11)[1] was the sixteenth season of the Men's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket tournament played in New Zealand.[2] It started on 24 December 2020, and finished on 13 February 2021.[3] The Wellington Firebirds were the defending champions.[4][5]
On 15 June 2020, New Zealand Cricket announced the first round of contracts for domestic teams ahead of the 2020–21 season.[6][7] The full schedule for the tournament was confirmed on 29 September 2020.[8]
The Wellington Firebirds topped the group, advancing directly to the final.[9] By the end of January 2021, the Canterbury Kings had secured their place in the Preliminary Final.[10] On 5 February 2021, the Central Stags became the third and final team to reach the knock-out stage of the tournament, advancing to the Preliminary Final.[11] In the Preliminary Final, the Canterbury Kings beat the Central Stags by four wickets to join the Wellington Firebirds in the final.[12] In the final, the Wellington Firebirds beat the Canterbury Kings by five wickets to win the tournament.[13][14]
Points table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Wellington Firebirds | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1.516 |
2 | Central Stags | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0.587 |
3 | Canterbury Kings | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0.079 |
4 | Northern Knights | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | −0.435 |
5 | Auckland Aces | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | −0.376 |
6 | Otago Volts | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | −1.449 |
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Fixtures
Round-robin
24 December 2020 13:40 Scorecard |
Auckland Aces 176/3 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 178/6 (19.1 overs) |
Finn Allen 53 (23) William Somerville 2/34 (4 overs) |
Wellington Firebirds won by 4 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Billy Bowden and Kim Cotton |
- Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to field.
- Michael Snedden (Wellington Firebirds), Ollie Pringle, Ryan Harrison and William O'Donnell (Auckland Aces) all made their T20 debuts.
Wellington Firebirds 175/7 (20 overs) | v | Central Stags 136/9 (20 overs) |
Josh Clarkson 30 (30) Hamish Bennett 2/20 (4 overs) |
- Central Stags won the toss and elected to field.
- Joey Field (Central Stags) made his T20 debut.
- Josh Clarkson (Central Stags) played in his 50th T20 match.[15]
Otago Volts 219/7 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 174 (19.5 overs) |
Ben Horne 63 (35) Matthew Bacon 3/18 (3.5 overs) |
- Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to field.
Canterbury Kings 185/4 (20 overs) | v | Otago Volts 124 (18.4 overs) |
Canterbury Kings won by 61 runs Molyneux Park, Alexandra Umpires: John Bromley and Kannan Jagannathan |
- Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Matthew Hay (Canterbury Kings) made his T20 debut.
30 December 2020 13:40 Scorecard |
Central Stags 223/6 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 178/9 (20 overs) |
George Worker 71 (42) Joe Walker 2/30 (4 overs) |
- Central Stags won the toss and elected to bat.
- Katene Clarke and Henry Cooper (Northern Knights) both made their T20 debuts.
- Anton Devcich (Northern Knights) scored his first century in T20 cricket.[16]
31 December 2020 13:40 Scorecard |
Central Stags 226/8 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 156 (18.4 overs) |
Glenn Phillips 42 (22) Blair Tickner 2/23 (3 overs) |
- Central Stags won the toss and elected to bat.
Northern Knights 148/6 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 152/1 (16 overs) |
Wellington Firebirds won by 9 wickets Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Damian Morrow and Tim Parlane |
- Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to field.
- Freddy Walker (Northern Knights) made his T20 debut.
Northern Knights 153/7 (20 overs) | v | Otago Volts 156/8 (19.4 overs) |
Tim Seifert 74 (58) Matthew Bacon 3/35 (4 overs) |
- Otago Volts won the toss and elected to field.
3 January 2021 15:00 Scorecard |
Auckland Aces 52/4 (5 overs) | v | Canterbury Kings 55/0 (4.3 overs) |
Chad Bowes 39* (14) |
Canterbury Kings won by 10 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: John Bromley and Ashley Mehrotra |
- Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to five overs per side due to rain.
- Fraser Sheat (Canterbury Kings) made his T20 debut.
Central Stags 117/9 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 122/4 (17.4 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- Jayden Lennox (Central Stags) made his T20 debut.
8 January 2021 15:10 Scorecard |
Central Stags 223/5 (20 overs) | v | Otago Volts 170/8 (20 overs) |
- Otago Volts won the toss and elected to field.
- George Worker (Central Stags) scored his first century in T20 cricket.[17]
9 January 2021 15:10 Scorecard |
Wellington Firebirds 185/7 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 105 (15.2 overs) |
Finn Allen 75 (39) Joe Walker 2/25 (4 overs) | Tim Seifert 53 (41) Michael Bracewell 4/28 (3 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
Central Stags 186/5 (20 overs) | v | Canterbury Kings 168/6 (20 overs) |
Will Young 68 (43) Matt Henry 2/32 (4 overs) | Daryl Mitchell 71 (46) Doug Bracewell 3/38 (4 overs) |
- Central Stags won the toss and elected to bat.
Canterbury Kings 154/6 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 148/5 (20 overs) |
Jack Boyle 44 (34) Ross ter Braak 2/24 (4 overs) | Sean Solia 55 (42) Daryl Mitchell 2/21 (3 overs) |
- Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
14 January 2021 15:10 Scorecard |
Otago Volts 167/5 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 168/5 (16.3 overs) |
- Otago Volts won the toss and elected to bat.
15 January 2021 15:20 Scorecard |
Northern Knights 150/7 (20 overs) | v | Canterbury Kings 152/4 (18.5 overs) |
Daryl Mitchell 69 (47) Freddy Walker 3/20 (3.5 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
16 January 2021 11:10 Scorecard |
Wellington Firebirds 154/7 (20 overs) | v | Canterbury Kings 155/6 (19.4 overs) |
- Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to bat.
17 January 2021 15:10 Scorecard |
Auckland Aces 140/6 (14 overs) | v | Northern Knights 109/5 (10.5 overs) |
Glenn Phillips 68 (33) Tim Southee 2/30 (3 overs) |
Northern Knights won by 5 wickets (DLS method) Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Chris Brown and Wayne Knights |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- Northern Knights were set a revised target of 107 runs from 11 overs due to rain.
Otago Volts 145/9 (17 overs) | v | Central Stags 158/5 (15.4 overs) |
Central Stags won by 5 wickets (DLS method) Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Eugene Sanders and Shaun Haig |
- Central Stags won the toss and elected to field.
- Central Stags were set a revised target of 153 runs from 17 overs due to rain.
Canterbury Kings 118 (19.1 overs) | v | Northern Knights 93/2 (10.2 overs) |
Northern Knights won by 8 wickets (DLS method) Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: John Dempsey and Shaun Haig |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- Northern Knights were set a revised target of 91 runs from 14 overs due to rain.
23 January 2021 15:10 Scorecard |
Auckland Aces 199/6 (20 overs) | v | Central Stags 182/7 (20 overs) |
Mark Chapman 73 (34) Doug Bracewell 2/22 (4 overs) | Tom Bruce 52 (35) Louis Delport 2/28 (4 overs) |
- Central Stags won the toss and elected to field.
24 January 2021 14:40 Scorecard |
Otago Volts 137/9 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 140/6 (18 overs) |
- Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to field.
25 January 2021 15:10 Scorecard |
Canterbury Kings 153/7 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 154/3 (19.4 overs) |
Wellington Firebirds won by 7 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Derek Walker and Tim Parlane |
- Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to field.
29 January 2021 15:20 Scorecard |
Auckland Aces 162/4 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 166/7 (20 overs) |
Mark Chapman 69 (41) Tim Southee 2/29 (4 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
Otago Volts 162/5 (20 overs) | v | Canterbury Kings 163/4 (19 overs) |
- Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to field.
31 January 2021 14:40 Scorecard |
Central Stags 164/7 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 170/2 (16.2 overs) |
Wellington Firebirds won by 8 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Chris Brown and Tim Parlane |
- Central Stags won the toss and elected to bat.
1 February 2021 11:20 Scorecard |
Auckland Aces 183/7 (20 overs) | v | Otago Volts 80 (12.3 overs) |
William O Donnell 40 (30) Nathan Smith 2/19 (3 overs) |
- Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to bat.
Central Stags 183/6 (20 overs) | v | Canterbury Kings 153/7 (20 overs) |
Ross Taylor 65 (36) Matt Henry 1/32 (4 overs) |
- Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to field.
6 February 2021 15:10 Scorecard |
Northern Knights 191/6 (20 overs) | v | Otago Volts 155 (18.5 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
7 February 2021 11:20 Scorecard |
Wellington Firebirds 230/2 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 191 (20 overs) |
William O'Donnell 38 (24) James Neesham 3/41 (4 overs) |
Wellington Firebirds won by 39 runs Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Damian Morrow |
- Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to bat.
Finals
Preliminary Final 11 February 2021 Scorecard |
Central Stags 180/7 (20 overs) | v | Canterbury Kings 181/6 (19.5 overs) |
Will Young 101 (47) Daryl Mitchell 2/28 (3 overs) | Daryl Mitchell 88 (58) Blair Tickner 2/38 (4 overs) |
Canterbury Kings won by 4 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and John Dempsey |
- Central Stags won the toss and elected to bat.
Final 13 February 2021 Scorecard |
Canterbury Kings 175/8 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 178/5 (19.4 overs) |
Wellington Firebirds won by 5 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Chris Brown and Wayne Knights |
- Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to field.
References
- ^ "Welcome to the Dream11 Super Smash". New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Super Smash 2020-21: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview: All you need to know". Cricket World. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Schedule 2020–21" (PDF). New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Wellington Firebirds join the Blaze in winning the Twenty20 Super Smash". Stuff. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Devon Conway, Hamish Bennett lead Wellington to Super Smash title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts, Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts". Stuff. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "International Cricket to start with Eden Park Showdown". New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Super Smash: Finn Allen blasts 16-ball 50 in Firebirds' thumping of Stags". Stuff. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Super Smash: Canterbury Kings sprint to victory to beat Otago Volts, book finals place". Stuff. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Super Smash: Ross Taylor winds back clock in batting onslaught as Stags book playoff spot". Stuff. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Super Smash: Canterbury Kings edge Central Stags in last-over elimination final thriller". Stuff. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Super Smash: Devon Conway fires Wellington Firebirds to back to back Twenty20 titles". Stuff. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Finn Allen the breakout star in Super Smash as Wellington defend title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Central Stags, Hinds named for McLean Park Dream11 Super Smash". Voxy. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Anton Devcich's boundary barrage comes too late in Northern's Super Smash defeat". Stuff. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Super Smash: George Worker blazes century as Central Stags beat Otago Volts". Stuff. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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