2017–18 Super Smash
The 2017–18 Burger King Super Smash (named after the competition's sponsor Burger King) was the thirteenth season of the Men's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket tournament in New Zealand. The competition was run from 13 December 2017 to 20 January 2018.[1] The Wellington Firebirds were the defending champions.[2]
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| Dates | 13 December 2017 – 20 January 2018 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | New Zealand Cricket |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) | New Zealand |
| Champions | Northern Knights (2nd title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 32 |
| Most runs | Anton Devcich (343) |
| Most wickets | Blair Tickner (21) |
| Official website | Super Smash |
Following the completion of the round-robin fixtures, Northern Knights, Auckland Aces and Central Stags had qualified for the finals of the competition.[3] Northern Knights won the tournament after they beat Central Stags by nine wickets in the final.[4]
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Knights | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 0.753 |
| 2 | Auckland Aces | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 0.205 |
| 3 | Central Stags | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 1.049 |
| 4 | Canterbury Kings | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 0.959 |
| 5 | Wellington Firebirds | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | −0.280 |
| 6 | Otago Volts | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | −2.709 |
Source: [5]
Team qualified for the finals
Fixtures
Round-robin
13 December 2017 Scorecard |
Central Stags 192/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Auckland Aces 194/4 (18.2 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Teja Nidamanuru and Ben Lister (Auckland) both made their T20 debuts.
14 December 2017 Scorecard |
Canterbury Kings 217/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Otago Volts 83 (11.4 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Nick Kwant, Will Williams (Canterbury) and Jack Hunter (Otago) all made their T20 debuts.
- This was Otago's joint-lowest score in a T20.[6]
14 December 2017 Scorecard |
Wellington Firebirds 176/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Northern Knights 144/7 (20 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Brett Randell (Northern Districts) made his T20 debut.
16 December 2017 Scorecard |
Northern Knights 214/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Auckland Aces 207/6 (20 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tim Seifert (Northern Districts) scored the fastest century in a domestic T20 match in New Zealand.[7][8]
17 December 2017 Scorecard |
Central Stags 213/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Canterbury Kings 205/6 (20 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Blake Coburn and Andrew Hazeldine (Canterbury) both made their T20 debuts.
20 December 2017 Scorecard |
Northern Knights 145/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Wellington Firebirds 144/9 (20 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
22 December 2017 Scorecard |
Canterbury Kings 174/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Central Stags 157/9 (20 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Christian Leopard (Central Districts) made his T20 debut.
23 December 2017 Scorecard |
Northern Knights 212/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Otago Volts 106 (15 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
24 December 2017 Scorecard |
Wellington Firebirds 206/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Auckland Aces 208/8 (20 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- Ian McPeake (Wellington) made his T20 debut.
- Luke Ronchi (Wellington) scored the second-fastest century in a T20 in New Zealand.[9]
26 December 2017 Scorecard |
Otago Volts 144/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Canterbury Kings 147/4 (18.1 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
27 December 2017 Scorecard |
Central Stags 201/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Northern Knights 151/9 (20 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
28 December 2017 Scorecard |
Otago Volts 147/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Auckland Aces 150/3 (17.5 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ben Lockrose (Otago) made his T20 debut.
28 December 2017 Scorecard |
Canterbury Kings 138/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Wellington Firebirds 139/5 (18.3 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
30 December 2017 Scorecard |
Central Stags 181/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Northern Knights 182/5 (18 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
31 December 2017 Scorecard |
Otago Volts 159/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Wellington Firebirds 162/3 (13 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
1 January 2018 Scorecard |
Auckland Aces 168/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Canterbury Kings 161/8 (20 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mark Chapman (Auckland) scored his first century in T20s.[10]
2 January 2018 Scorecard |
Otago Volts 156/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Northern Knights 158/1 (16 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Llew Johnson, Matthew Bacon (Otago) and Sean Davey (Northern Districts) all made their T20 debuts.
6 January 2018 Scorecard |
Central Stags 147/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Otago Volts 153/7 (18.2 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
7 January 2018 Scorecard |
Auckland Aces 202/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Northern Knights 203/4 (16.5 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
7 January 2018 Scorecard |
Canterbury Kings 150/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Wellington Firebirds 88 (14.5 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
9 January 2018 Scorecard |
Otago Volts 217/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Central Stags 99 (13.4 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
10 January 2018 Scorecard |
Canterbury Kings 145/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Auckland Aces 149/6 (17.4 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
12 January 2018 Scorecard |
Central Stags 209/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Wellington Firebirds 153 (19 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
14 January 2018 Scorecard |
Canterbury Kings 190/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Northern Knights 191/6 (18.5 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
14 January 2018 Scorecard |
Central Stags 194/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Wellington Firebirds 165/5 (20 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
14 January 2018 Scorecard |
Auckland Aces 139/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Otago Volts 143/8 (19.5 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
Finals
Central Stags 163/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Auckland Aces 127 (17.3 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
Central Stags 99/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Northern Knights 103/1 (8.5 overs) |
- Central District won the toss elected to bat.
References
- "A summer holiday of Burger King Super Smash Schedule confirmed". Wisden India. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- "Taylor, Arnel help Wellington win Super Smash final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- "Central Stags secure Super Smash finals berth with help from Northern Knights". Stuff. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- "Northern Knights romp to Super Smash Twenty20 cricket final win". Stuff. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- "Points table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- "Suspended English all-rounder Ben Stokes belts 93 off 47 for Canterbury Kings". Stuff. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- "Tim Seifert scores fastest NZ domestic Twenty20 ton against Auckland Aces in Super Smash". Stuff. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- "Cricket: Northern Districts batsman Tim Seifert blasts record Twenty20 century". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- "Luke Ronchi blazes the second-fastest T20 century in New Zealand". Stuff. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- "Mark Chapman's maiden T20 hundred leads Auckland to win over Canterbury". Stuff. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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