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2019–20 Men's Super Smash

Dates	13 December 2019 – 19 January 2020
Administrator(s)	New Zealand Cricket
Cricket format	Twenty20 cricket
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Host(s)	New Zealand
Champions	Wellington Firebirds (3rd title)
Participants	6
Matches	32
Most runs	Devon Conway (543)
Most wickets	Hamish Bennett (17)
Official website	Super Smash
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The 2019–20 Dream11 Super Smash (named after the competition's sponsor Dream11) was the fifteenth season of the Men's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket tournament in New Zealand. It took place between December 2019 and January 2020. The Central Stags were the defending champions.

On 5 January 2020, in the match between the Canterbury Kings and the Northern Knights, Leo Carter hit six sixes in one over off the bowling of Anton Devcich. He was the fourth batsman to do this in a Twenty20 match, and the first by a New Zealand cricketer.

On 11 January 2020, the Otago Volts became the first team to qualify for the knockout section of the tournament, after they beat the Central Stags by nine wickets. The following day, the Auckland Aces and the Wellington Firebirds also confirmed their spots in the knockout stage of the competition. Wellington finished top of the table after the final group stage match, advancing directly to the final. Otago and Auckland advanced to the preliminary final, after finishing second and third respectively.

In the preliminary final, the Auckland Aces beat the Otago Volts by three wickets to join the Wellington Firebirds in the final. Wellington won the tournament, after they beat Auckland by 22 runs in the final.

Points table

  Advanced to the Final   Advanced to the Preliminary Final

Fixtures

Round-robin

• Central Stags won the toss and elected to bat.
• Ryan Watson (Central Stags) and Matthew Fisher (Northern Knights) both made their T20 debuts.

• Otago Volts won the toss and elected to bat.
• Max Chu (Otago Volts) made his T20 debut.

• Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
• Jack Boyle (Canterbury Kings) and Jamie Gibson (Wellington Firebirds) both made their T20 debuts.

• Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.

• Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain during the Canterbury Kings' innings prevented any further play.

• Central Stags won the toss and elected to bat.

• Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain during the Auckland Aces' innings prevented any further play.

• Central Stags won the toss and elected to bat.
• Rain during the innings break prevented any further play.

• Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to bat.
• Fraser Colson (Wellington Firebirds) made his T20 debut.

• Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
• Ross ter Braak (Auckland Aces) made his T20 debut.

• Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to field.

• Central Stags won the toss and elected to field.

• Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to bat.

• Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.

• Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to bat.

• Otago Volts won the toss and elected to field.
• Dale Phillips (Otago Volts) made his T20 debut.

• Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to field.

• Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to bat.

• Otago Volts won the toss and elected to bat.

• Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to bat.

• Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to field.

• Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
• Leo Carter (Canterbury Kings) hit six sixes in one over off the bowling of Anton Devcich.

• Otago Volts won the toss and elected to bat.

• Central Stags won the toss and elected to bat.

• Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
• Will Williams (Canterbury Kings) took a hat-trick.

• Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.

• Central Stags won the toss and elected to bat.

• Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

• Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to bat.

• Otago Volts won the toss and elected to bat.

Finals

• Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to field.

• Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to field.

References

1. "Welcome to the Dream11 Super Smash". New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
2. "The Central Stags return to Palmerston North this cricket season". Stuff. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
3. "NZ's best set to make a Super Smash on 2019–20 domestic stage". New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
4. "Plunket Shield 2019–20" (PDF). New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
5. "Central Districts' bowling firepower lifts them to title win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
6. "Super Smash 101: Chance for NZ's hopefuls to boost T20 WC claims". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
7. "Leo Carter becomes seventh cricketer to hit six 6s in an over". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
8. "Cricket: Six sixes in an over! Canterbury batsman Leo Carter makes history in Twenty20 Super Smash". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
9. "Leo Carter clatters six sixes in an over in New Zealand domestic game". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
10. "Hamish Rutherford blasts Otago into Super Smash playoffs". Stuff. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
11. "Auckland book Super Smash finals spot with win over Wellington, Canterbury loss". Stuff. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
12. "Super Smash: Chad Bowes shines as Canterbury Kings dash Otago Volts' home final hopes". Stuff. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
13. "Ronnie Hira sparks dramatic comeback win to lift Auckland Aces into Super Smash final". Stuff. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
14. "Wellington Firebirds join the Blaze in winning the Twenty20 Super Smash". Stuff. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
15. "Devon Conway, Hamish Bennett lead Wellington to Super Smash title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
16. "New Zealand Domestic Twenty20 Table - 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
17. "Super Smash: Leo Carter smashes 6 sixes in an over as Kings stun Knights". Stuff. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
18. "Super Smash: Will Williams bags hat-trick, five wickets as Canterbury stun Wellington". Stuff. Retrieved 9 January 2020.

External links

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