The 2018–19 Burger King Super Smash (named after the competition's sponsor Burger King) was the fourteenth season of the Men's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket tournament in New Zealand. It took place from 22 December 2018 to 17 February 2019.[1][2] Northern Knights were the defending champions.[3]
Dates | 22 December 2018 – 17 February 2019 |
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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 | Central Stags (3rd title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 32 |
Most runs | Devon Conway (363) |
Most wickets | Kyle Jamieson (22) |
Official website | Super Smash |
On 1 January 2019, in the match between Auckland Aces and Canterbury Kings, Canterbury's Kyle Jamieson took the best figures by a bowler in a T20 match in New Zealand, and the third-best figures ever, when he took six wickets for seven runs from his four overs.[4][5]
On 25 January 2019, Northern Knights were the first team to reach the final of the tournament, after they beat Central Stags by 131 runs, securing a home final in the process.[6] On 2 February 2019, the Auckland Aces beat the Northern Knights by six wickets to confirm their spot in the playoffs.[7] The Central Stags became the third and final team to reach the playoffs.[8] In the Preliminary Final, Central Stags beat Auckland Aces by 44 runs to progress to the final.[9]
In the final, Central Stags beat the defending champions, Northern Knights, by 67 runs to win their third title.[10][11]
Round-robin
editPoints table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Northern Knights | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1.036 |
2 | Auckland Aces | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0.571 |
3 | Central Stags | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | −0.638 |
4 | Otago Volts | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | −0.637 |
5 | Wellington Firebirds | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | −0.019 |
6 | Canterbury Kings | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.412 |
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Fixtures
edit 22 December 2018
Scorecard |
Northern Knights
215/6 (20 overs) |
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Wellington Firebirds
170 (18.1 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
23 December 2018
Scorecard |
Canterbury Kings
184/5 (20 overs) |
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Otago Volts
188/5 (19.3 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
- Henry Shipley (Canterbury) and Mitch Renwick (Otago) both made their T20 debuts.
27 December 2018
Scorecard |
Northern Knights
156/8 (20 overs) |
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Central Stags
157/5 (19.2 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Felix Murray (Central Districts) made his T20 debut.
28 December 2018
Scorecard |
Otago Volts
167/7 (20 overs) |
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Wellington Firebirds
166/9 (20 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
29 December 2018
Scorecard |
Central Stags
107 (17.1 overs) |
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Auckland Aces
111/5 (16.4 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
30 December 2018
Scorecard |
Otago Volts
99/7 (20 overs) |
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Northern Knights
101/5 (17.4 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
31 December 2018
Scorecard |
Central Stags
136/9 (20 overs) |
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Wellington Firebirds
140/2 (15.4 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- Willem Ludick, Dean Foxcroft (Central Districts) and Ben Sears (Wellington) all made their T20 debuts.
1 January 2019
Scorecard |
Auckland Aces
110 (19 overs) |
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Canterbury Kings
111/5 (17.4 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
6 January 2019
Scorecard |
Northern Knights
155/9 (20 overs) |
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Auckland Aces
153/9 (20 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
6 January 2019
Scorecard |
Wellington Firebirds
200/5 (20 overs) |
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Canterbury Kings
135 (18.2 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
9 January 2019
Scorecard |
Canterbury Kings
193/5 (20 overs) |
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Northern Knights
197/8 (19.4 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
10 January 2019
Scorecard |
Central Stags
208/7 (20 overs) |
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Otago Volts
154/8 (20 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
12 January 2019
Scorecard |
Northern Knights
157/7 (20 overs) |
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Wellington Firebirds
145/6 (20 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Troy Johnson (Wellington) made his T20 debut.
13 January 2019
Scorecard |
Auckland Aces
117/1 (11 overs) |
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- Rain durting Auckland's innings prevented any further play.
13 January 2019
Scorecard |
Canterbury Kings
112/8 (20 overs) |
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Central Stags
113/4 (16.5 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
16 January 2019
Scorecard |
Northern Knights
154/5 (16 overs) |
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Canterbury Kings
146/6 (16 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
- Canterbury were set a revised target of 153 runs from 16 overs due to rain.
18 January 2019
Scorecard |
Wellington Firebirds
122 (18.2 overs) |
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Auckland Aces
123/4 (17.4 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
19 January 2019
Scorecard |
Central Stags
225/3 (20 overs) |
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Canterbury Kings
207/4 (20 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
20 January 2019
Scorecard |
Auckland Aces
184/5 (20 overs) |
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Otago Volts
180/8 (20 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- Josh Tasman-Jones (Otago) made his T20 debut.
25 January 2019
Scorecard |
Northern Knights
230/5 (20 overs) |
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Central Stags
99 (14.1 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
26 January 2019
Scorecard |
Canterbury Kings
122/8 (20 overs) |
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Auckland Aces
126/1 (17.1 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tom MacRury (Canterbury) made his T20 debut.
27 January 2019
Scorecard |
Wellington Firebirds
221/3 (20 overs) |
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Otago Volts
210/8 (20 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
1 February 2019
Scorecard |
Central Stags
161/7 (20 overs) |
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Wellington Firebirds
150 (19.4 oers) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bayley Wiggins (Central Districts) made his T20 debut.
2 February 2019
Scorecard |
Canterbury Kings
172/4 (20 overs) |
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Otago Volts
142 (19.2 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
2 February 2019
Scorecard |
Northern Knights
196/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Auckland Aces
197/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
9 February 2019
Scorecard |
Wellington Firebirds
132/8 (20 overs) |
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Canterbury Kings
137/3 (17 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lauchie Johns (Wellington) made his T20 debut.
9 February 2019
Scorecard |
Central Stags
174/9 (20 overs) |
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Auckland Aces
176/2 (17.1 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
9 February 2019
Scorecard |
Northern Knights
150/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Otago Volts
151/5 (18.5 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
Finals
editCentral Stags
219/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Auckland Aces
175/5 (20 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
Central Stags
147/8 (20 overs) |
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Northern Knights
80 (14.4 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
References
edit- ^ "2018–19 Super Smash Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Twenty20 Super Smash to feature men's, women's double headers for first time". Stuff. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Northern Knights romp to Super Smash Twenty20 cricket final win". Stuff. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Kyle 'I'm-not-a-stats-man' Jamieson sets NZ T20 bowling record by taking 6 wickets for 7". Stuff. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Canterbury quick Jamieson takes third-best return in T20s". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Knights earn home final after cutting down Central Stags in T20 Super Smash". Stuff. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Colin Munro finds form at perfect time for Auckland Aces". Stuff. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Aces, Stags join knights in playoffs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Central Stags dispatch Auckland Aces to make Super Smash T20 final". Stuff. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Central Stags upset Northern Knights to win Super Smash T20 title". Stuff. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Central Districts' bowling firepower lifts them to title win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "New Zealand Domestic Twenty20 Table - 2018-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2019.