Super Smash (men's cricket)
Professional twenty20 cricket league in New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Professional twenty20 cricket league in New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Men's Super Smash, currently named the Dream11 Super Smash for sponsorship purposes until 2026,[2] is a men's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in New Zealand.[3] Since the 2018–19 season, the competition runs alongside the Women's Super Smash.
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| Countries | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Administrator | New Zealand Cricket |
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First edition | 2005–06 |
| Latest edition | 2023–24 |
| Next edition | 2024–25 |
| Tournament format | Double round-robin, elimination final and final |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champion | Auckland Aces[1] |
| Most successful | Auckland Aces (5 titles) |
| TV | TVNZ (New Zealand) Fox Cricket (Australia) ESPN+ (US) |
| Website | Super Smash |
 Super Smash 2023-24 | |
The tournament consists of a double round-robin, with the top three teams qualifying for the play-offs.
The competition has been held every year since 2005 and its former names include:
Since the 2014–15 season, the competition has been known as the Super Smash with many different sponsors exercising their own naming rights:
From 2008–09 to 2013–14 the winner of the competition gained entry to the Champions League Twenty20 tournament later in the same year.
6 teams play in the Super Smash.
4 teams are based on the North Island.
2 teams are based on the South Island.
Following teams play in this tournament:[4]
Results of each season are here:[5][6]
| Tournament | Final | Format | Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final venue | Winner | Result | Runner-up | |||
| 2005–06 Fixtures |
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland | Canterbury Wizards 180 for 4 (17.2 overs) |
won by 6 wickets Scorecard |
Auckland Aces 179 for 7 (20 overs) |
Two groups; Single round-robin; Final | 7 |
| 2006–07 Fixtures |
Auckland Aces 211 for 5 (20 overs) |
won by 60 runs Scorecard |
Otago Volts 151 all out (20 overs) |
Single round-robin; Final between top two teams | 16 | |
| 2007–08 Fixtures |
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth | Central Stags 150 for 5 (16.3 overs) |
won by 5 wickets Scorecard |
Northern Knights 148 for 8 (20 overs) | ||
| 2008–09 Fixtures |
University Oval, Dunedin | Otago Volts | won by topping group stage (final abandoned due to rain) Scorecard |
Canterbury Wizards | Group stage with eight matches per team; Final between top two teams | 25 |
| 2009–10 | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth | Central Stags 206 for 6 (20 overs) |
won by 78 runs Scorecard |
Auckland Aces 128 all out (16.1 overs) |
Double round-robin; Final between top two teams | 31 |
| 2010–11 | Colin Maiden Park, Auckland | Auckland Aces 158 for 8 (20 overs) |
won by 4 runs Scorecard |
Central Stags 154 for 9 (20 overs) | ||
| 2011–12 | Auckland Aces 196 for 5 (20 overs) |
won by 44 runs Scorecard |
Canterbury Wizards 152 all out (18.3 overs) | |||
| 2012–13 | University Oval, Dunedin | Otago Volts 145 for 6 (18.3 overs) |
won by 4 wickets Scorecard |
Wellington Firebirds 143 for 9 (20 overs) |
Double round-robin, preliminary final and final | 32 |
| 2013–14 | Seddon Park, Hamilton | Northern Knights 144 for 5 (19.0 overs) |
won by 5 wickets Scorecard |
Otago Volts 143 for 5 (20 overs) | ||
| 2014–15 |
Wellington Firebirds 186 for 6 (20 overs) |
won by 6 runs Scorecard |
Auckland Aces 180 for 9 (20 overs) |
Double round-robin, 2 preliminary finals and final | 33 | |
| 2015–16 | Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth | Auckland Aces 166 for 6 (20 overs) |
won by 20 runs Scorecard |
Otago Volts 146 for 9 (20 overs) | ||
| 2016–17 | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth | Wellington Firebirds 172 for 7 (20 overs) |
won by 14 runs Scorecard |
Central Stags 158 for 8 (20 overs) |
Double round-robin, elimination final and final | 32 |
| 2017–18 | Seddon Park, Hamilton | Northern Knights 103 for 1 (8.5 overs) |
won by 9 wickets Scorecard |
Central Stags 99 for 8 (20 overs) | ||
| 2018–19 | Central Stags 147/8 (20 overs) |
won by 67 runs Scorecard |
Northern Knights 80 (14.4 overs) | |||
| 2019–20 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Wellington Firebirds 168/7 (20 overs) |
won by 22 runs Scorecard |
Auckland Aces 146/9 (20 overs) | ||
| 2020–21 | Wellington Firebirds 178/5 (19.4 overs) |
won by 5 wickets Scorecard |
Canterbury Kings 175/8 (20 overs) | |||
| 2021–22 | Seddon Park, Hamilton | Northern Brave 217/5 (20 overs) |
won by 56 runs Scorecard |
Canterbury Kings 161 (18.5 overs) | ||
| 2022–23 | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | Northern Brave 156/3 (18 overs) |
won by 7 wickets Scorecard |
Canterbury Kings 154/6 (20 overs) | ||
| 2023–24 | Eden Park, Auckland | Auckland Aces
Did not bat |
won by topping group stage (final abandoned due to rain) Scorecard |
Canterbury Kings
133 for 2 (14.2 overs) | ||
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