2024–25 Super Smash (men's cricket)
 | This article documents a current Men's Super Smash. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. Initial news reports, scores, or statistics may be unreliable. The last updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. (December 2024) |
| Dates | 26 December 2024 – 2 February 2025 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | New Zealand Cricket |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and Finals |
| Host(s) |  New Zealand |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 32 |
| Official website | Super Smash |
The 2024–25 Super Smash is the 20th season of the men's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket competition played in New Zealand, scheduled to take place between 26 December 2024 and 2 February 2025.[1][2][3][4] Auckland Aces are the defending champions.[5]
The tournament runs alongside the 2024–25 Plunket Shield and 2024–25 Ford Trophy.[6]
Competition format
[edit]Teams played in a double round-robin in a group of six, therefore playing 10 matches each. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format. The top team in the group advanced straight to the final, whilst the second and third placed teams played off in an elimination final.
The group worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:
| Results | Points |
|---|---|
| Win | 4 points |
| Tie | 2 points |
| No result | 2 points |
| Loss | 0 points |
Teams and standings
[edit]Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Stags | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0.162 | Advance to Grand Final |
| 2 | Northern Brave | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | −0.175 | Advance to Elimination Final |
| 3 | Otago Volts | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | −0.129 | |
| 4 | Wellington Firebirds | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | −0.115 | |
| 5 | Auckland Aces | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0.347 | |
| 6 | Canterbury Kings | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | −0.037 |
Match summary
[edit]| Team | Group matches | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Auckland Aces | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | |
| Canterbury Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 14 | |
| Central Stags | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 24 | |
| Northern Brave | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | ||
| Otago Volts | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Wellington Firebirds | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | |
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points to see the match summary.
League stage
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
Otago Volts
165/9 (20 overs) |
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Canterbury Kings
155 (20 overs) |
- Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Harry Chamberlain (Canterbury Kings) and Mason Clarke (Otago Volts) both made their T20 debuts.
Auckland Aces
106 (16.1 overs) |
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Otago Volts
26/0 (1.5 overs) |
Dale Phillips 17* (10)
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- Otago Volts won the toss and elected to field.
- Siddhesh Dixit, Simon Keene and Michael Sclanders (Auckland Aces) all made their T20 debuts.
Otago Volts
154/8 (20 overs) |
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Central Stags
158/3 (18.5 overs) |
Will Young 50 (37)
Mason Clarke 1/14 (3 overs) |
- Otago Volts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sam Cassidy (Central Stage) made his T20 debut.
Wellington Firebirds
160/8 (20 overs) |
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Northern Brave
166/4 (18.2 overs) |
- Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Fergus Lellman and Ben Pomare (Northern Brave) both made their T20 debuts.
Auckland Aces
185/8 (20 overs) |
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Canterbury Kings
172 (19.2 overs) |
- Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Henry Shipley (Canterbury Kings) took his first five-wicket haul in T20s.
Wellington Firebirds
190/5 (20 overs) |
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Central Stags
179 (20 overs) |
Tim Robinson 57 (36)
Angus Schaw 3/25 (4 overs) |
- Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to bat.
- James Hartshorn (Wellington Firebirds) made his T20 debut and also took five-wicket haul in T20s.
Central Stags
1995/5 (20 overs) |
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Northern Brave
131 (18.1 overs) |
- Central Stags won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rohit Gulati (Northern Brave) made his T20 debut.
Canterbury Kings
169/7 (20 overs) |
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Otago Volts
170/5 (18.4 overs) |
- Otago Volts won the toss and elected to field.
- Rhys Mariu (Canterbury Kings) made his T20 debut.
Wellington Firebirds
192/4 (20 overs) |
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Central Stags
196/4 (20 overs) |
- Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Toby Findlay (Central Stags) made his T20 debut.
Canterbury Kings
173/9 (20 overs) |
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Auckland Aces
132/9 (20 overs) |
- Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lachlan Stackpole (Auckland Aces) made his T20 debut.
Central Stags
133/6 (20 overs) |
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Otago Volts
134/2 (9.4 overs) |
- Otago Volts won the toss and elected to field.
Auckland Aces
187/5 (20 overs) |
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Northern Brave
193/5 (19.1 overs) |
- Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to bat.
Otago Volts
164/7 (20 overs) |
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Wellington Firebirds
149 (18.4 overs) |
- Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to field.
Auckland Aces
139/8 (20 overs) |
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Central Stags
142/2 (17.2 overs) |
- Central Stags won the toss and elected to field.
- Angus Olliver (Auckland Aces) made his T20 debut.
Northern Brave
212/2 (20 overs) |
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Otago Volts
208/8 (20 overs) |
Katene Clarke 106 (65)
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- Otago Volts won the toss and elected to field.
- Katene Clarke (Northern Brave) scored his maiden century in T20s.[9]
Central Stags
190/4 (20 overs) |
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Canterbury Kings
175/8 (20 overs) |
- Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Wellington Firebirds
186/3 (20 overs) |
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Otago Volts
153 (18.5 overs) |
- Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to bat.
Canterbury Kings
165/9 (20 overs) |
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Northern Brave
142/8 (20 overs) |
- Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Auckland Aces
215/3 (20 overs) |
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Wellington Firebirds
162 (17.2 overs) |
- Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to field.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
Canterbury Kings
164/7 (20 overs) |
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Wellington Firebirds
153/8 (20 overs) |
- Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Auckland Aces
197/6 (20 overs) |
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Otago Volts
128 (16.2 overs) |
- Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to bat.
Wellington Firebirds
167 (20 overs) |
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Canterbury Kings
136 (18.5 overs) |
- Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Matt Henry (Canterbury Kings) took his first five-wicket haul in T20s.
Otago Volts
143/7 (20 overs) |
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Northern Brave
146/6 (17.3 overs) |
- Northern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
Canterbury Kings
45/6 (11 overs) |
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- Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
Auckland Aces
150/6 (20 overs) |
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Wellington Firebirds
152/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to bat.
Finals
[edit]| Elimination Final | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 1 | 1st placed team | ||||||||
| 2 | 2nd placed team | EW | Winner of Eliminator | ||||||
| 3 | 3rd placed team | ||||||||
Elimination Final
[edit]Grand Final
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Dream11 Super Smash Finals Weekend set for the Capital". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Men's and women's Super Smash 2024-25 to commence on December 26". Crictracker. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Men's and women's Super Smash 2024-25 to begin on December 26". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Fixtures announcemet Dream 11 Super Smash". Central District Cricket. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Aces high! Champions at last". Super Smash. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "The 2024/25 schedule has landed!". Super Smash. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Points Table". Super Smash. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Super Smash 2024 Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Katene Clarke smashes maiden ton". Supersmash. Retrieved 16 January 2025.