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
edit| 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
editRound-robin
edit 13 December 2017
Scorecard |
Central Stags
192/5 (20 overs) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Otago Volts
106 (15 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
24 December 2017
Scorecard |
Wellington Firebirds
206/7 (20 overs) |
v
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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) |
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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
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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
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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) |
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Otago Volts
143/8 (19.5 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
Finals
editCentral Stags
163/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Auckland Aces
127 (17.3 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
Central Stags
99/8 (20 overs) |
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Northern Knights
103/1 (8.5 overs) |
- Central District won the toss elected to bat.
References
edit- ^ "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.