Super Smash (cricket)

The Super Smash, currently named the Dream11 Super Smash for sponsorship purposes until 2026,[3] is a domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in New Zealand.[4]

Dream11 Super Smash (men's)

Countries	New Zealand
Administrator	New Zealand Cricket
Format	Twenty20
First edition	2005–06
Latest edition	2019–20
Tournament format	Double round-robin, preliminary final and final
Number of teams	6
Current champion	Wellington Firebirds (3rd title)[1][2]
Most successful	Auckland Aces (4 titles)
TV	Spark Sport TVNZ 1 TVNZ Duke
2020–21 Super Smash
Website	Super Smash

Competition

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:

• New Zealand Twenty20 Competition – 2005–06
• State Twenty20 – from 2006–07 to 2008–09
• HRV Cup – from 2009–10 to 2012–13
• HRV Twenty20 – 2013–14

Since the 2014-15 season, the competition has been known as the Super Smash with many different sponsors exercising their own naming rights:

• Georgie Pie – from 2014–15 to 2015–16
• McDonald's – 2016–17
• Burger King – from 2017–18 to 2018–19
• Dream11 – from 2019–20 to present (sponsorship contract expires in 2026[3])

From 2008–09 to 2013–14 the winner of the competition gained entry to the Champions League Twenty20 tournament later in the same year.

Teams[5]

	Team	Colour	Major Association	District Associations	Home ground(s)	Wins	2nds
	Auckland Aces	Navy Blue	Auckland	None	Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland	4	4
	Canterbury Kings	Red	Canterbury	Christchurch Metro, Christchurch Junior, Canterbury Country South Canterbury, Buller, Mid Canterbury, West Coast	Hagley Oval, Christchurch Mainpower Oval, Rangiora	1	2
	Central Stags	Dark Green	Central Districts	Taranaki, Wanganui, Manawatu, Horowhenua-Kapiti Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa, Marlborough, Nelson	Pukekura Park, New Plymouth McLean Park, Napier Saxton Oval, Nelson	3	3
	Northern Knights	Magenta	Northern Districts	Northland, Counties Manukau, Hamilton, Waikato Valley Bay of Plenty, Poverty Bay	Seddon Park, Hamilton Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui	2	2
	Otago Volts	Royal Blue	Otago	Dunedin, Southland, Otago Country, North Otago	University Oval, Dunedin Molyneux Park, Alexandra Queens Park, Invercargill	2	3
	Wellington Firebirds	Yellow	Wellington	None	Basin Reserve, Wellington	3	1

Tournament results[6]

Tournament	Final venue	Final			Format	Matches
		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 for each group; Final between top team of each group	7
2006–07 Fixtures	Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland	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	Colin Maiden Park, Auckland	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	Seddon Park, Hamilton	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	Knights 103 for 1 (8.5 overs)	won by 9 wickets Scorecard	Central Stags 99 for 8 (20 overs)	Double round-robin, elimination final and final	32
2018–19	Seddon Park, Hamilton	Central Stags 147/8 (20 overs)	won by 67 runs Scorecard	Knights 80 (14.4 overs)	Double round-robin, elimination final and final	32
2019–20	Basin Reserve, Wellington	Wellington Firebirds 168/7 (20 overs)	won by 22 runs Scorecard	Auckland Aces 146/9 (20 overs)	Double round-robin, elimination final and final	32

Notes

• From the 2008–09 season until the 2013–14 season, the winning team would qualify for the Champions League Twenty20.
• From the 2010–11 season onwards, each team is allowed up to two international imports.

Women's tournament

In addition, the competition features a women's tournament[7] with a double round-robin, with the top two teams qualifying for the final.

The competition previously had no sponsor and was known as New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition from its launch in 2007 to 2018.

The 2017–18 season and the inaugural competition in 2007–08 were played entirely over round robin, with no final.[8]

From the 2018–19 season, the competition was combined with the already established men's Super Smash tournament.

Dream11 Super Smash (women's)

Countries	New Zealand
Administrator	New Zealand Cricket
Format	Twenty20
First edition	2007-08
Latest edition	2019–20
Tournament format	Double round-robin, preliminary final and final
Number of teams	6
Current champion	Wellington Blaze (6th title)
Most successful	Wellington Blaze (6 titles)
TV	Spark Sport TVNZ 1 TVNZ Duke
Website	Super Smash

Teams

	Team	Wins	2nds
	Auckland Hearts	1	4
	Canterbury Magicians	4	5
	Central Districts Hinds	1	2
	Northern Spirit	0	0
	Otago Sparks	1	1
	Wellington Blaze	6	1

See also

• Plunket Shield
• Ford Trophy

References

1. Voerman, Andrew (19 January 2020). "Wellington Firebirds join the Blaze in winning the Twenty20 Super Smash". Stuff. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
2. "Devon Conway, Hamish Bennett lead Wellington to Super Smash title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
3. "DREAM11 signs up with New Zealand Cricket for another six years". NZC. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
4. "Central Districts' bowling firepower lifts them to title win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
5. "New Zealand Domestic Twenty20 Table - 2018-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
6. "New Zealand Domestic Twenty20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
7. "Double the bite for Burger King Super Smash as NZC Domestic schedules released". New Zealand Cricket. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
8. "A Title With No Name: NZ Women's T20 Winners". NZCricketMuseum. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.