2016–17_Super_Smash
2016–17 Super Smash
Cricket tournament
The 2016–17 McDonald's Super Smash (named after the competition's sponsor McDonald's) was the twelfth season of the Men's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket tournament in New Zealand. The competition was run from 4 December 2016 to 7 January 2017.[1][2] The previous edition was known as the Georgie Pie Super Smash. The Auckland Aces were the defending champions.
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| Dates | 4 December 2016 – 7 January 2017 |
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| Administrator(s) | New Zealand Cricket |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Champions | Wellington Firebirds (2nd title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 32 |
| Most runs | Glenn Phillips (369) |
| Most wickets | Seth Rance (15) Brent Arnel (15) |
| Official website | Super Smash |
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The match between Otago Volts and Central Stags on 21 December 2016 set a new record for the highest aggregate total in a T20 fixture, with a total of 497 runs scored.[3]
The Wellington Firebirds beat Canterbury Kings by three wickets in the elimination final, and faced Central Stags in the final on 7 January 2017.[4] The Wellington Firebirds won the final by 14 runs.[5]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Central Stags | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 0.937 |
| 2 | Wellington Firebirds | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0.114 |
| 3 | Canterbury Kings | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | −0.217 |
| 4 | Auckland Aces | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | −0.227 |
| 5 | Northern Knights | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | −0.043 |
| 6 | Otago Volts | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | −0.417 |
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Source: [6]
Teams qualified for the play-offs
Round-robin
4 December 2016 Scorecard |
Central Stags 198/6 (20 overs) |
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Canterbury Kings 77/3 (8.5 overs) |
Central Districts won by 7 runs (D/L method) Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Tony Gillies and R. G. Hooper |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jeremy Benton and Kyle Jamieson (Canterbury) both made their T20 debuts.
4 December 2016 Scorecard |
Northern Knights 142 (19.3 overs) |
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Wellington Firebirds 135/9 (20 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- Joe Carter and Zak Gibson (Northern Districts) both made their T20 debuts.
4 December 2016 Scorecard |
Auckland Aces 198/5 (20 overs) |
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Otago Volts 176/7 (20 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- Michael Barry, Michael Guptill-Bunce, Glenn Phillips and Sean Solia (Auckland) all made their T20 debuts.
Central Stags 137/6 (20 overs) |
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- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Only 20 overs of play was possible due to rain.[7]
11 December 2016 Scorecard |
Canterbury Kings 133/6 (20 overs) |
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Auckland Aces 134/4 (19 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ben Horne (Auckland) made his T20 debut.
Otago Volts 177/5 (15 overs) |
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Northern Knights 175/9 (15 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
Canterbury Kings 166/5 (20 overs) |
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Wellington Firebirds 166/7 (20 overs) |
Match tied (Canterbury won the one-over eliminator) Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Chris Brown and Wayne Knights |
Central Stags 166/5 (20 overs) |
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Otago Volts 161/9 (20 overs) |
- Blair Tickner (Central Districts) made his T20 debut.
Auckland Aces 186/6 (20 overs) |
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Northern Knights 148/6 (20 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
18 December 2016 Scorecard |
Central Stags 181/5 (20 overs) |
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Wellington Firebirds 172/6 (20 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
18 December 2016 Scorecard |
Northern Knights 157/5 (20 overs) |
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Otago Volts 158/2 (17.3 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
Canterbury Kings 150 (19.5 overs) |
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Auckland Aces 156/5 (18.2 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
Otago Volts 249/3 (20 overs) |
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Central Stags 248/4 (20 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
- This match set a new record for the highest aggregate run total in a T20 fixture (497).[3]
Wellington Firebirds 173/5 (20 overs) |
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Auckland Aces 140 (19.2 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
Canterbury Kings 157/7 (20 overs) |
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Otago Volts 150/9 (20 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
Northern Knights 197/5 (20 overs) |
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Central Stags 187/5 (20 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
24 December 2016 Scorecard |
Wellington Firebirds 182/9 (20 overs) |
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Auckland Aces 180/5 (20 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
Wellington Firebirds 133 (19.4 overs) |
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Central Stags 134/4 (16.3 overs) |
Central Districts won by 6 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Phil Jones and Ashley Mehrotra |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
Canterbury Kings 152/8 (20 overs) |
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Otago Volts 136/8 (20 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nathan Smith (Otago) made his T20 debut.
Auckland Aces 142/6 (20 overs) |
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Northern Knights 143/1 (15.3 overs |
Northern Districts won by 9 wickets Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Billy Bowden and Derek Walker |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Peter Bocock (Northern Districts) made his T20 debut.
28 December 2016 Scorecard |
Otago Volts 159/4 (20 overs) |
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Wellington Firebirds 161/4 (16.5 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
Canterbury Kings 127/6 (20 overs) |
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Northern Knights 129/4 (17.5 overs) |
Northern Districts won by 6 wickets Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tony Gillies |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
Central Stags 213/5 (20 overs) |
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Auckland Aces 149 (19.3 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
Northern Knights 175/2 (20 overs) |
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Wellington Firebirds 179/1 (19 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Peter Younghusband (Wellington) made his T20 debut.
Central Stags 190/8 (20 overs) |
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Canterbury Kings 163 (19.1 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
1 January 2017 Scorecard |
Otago Volts 175/7 (20 overs) |
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Auckland Aces 176/3 (18 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ryan Duffy and Rhys Phillips (Otago) both made their T20 debuts.
Canterbury Kings 161/7 (20 overs) |
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Northern Knights 152/7 (20 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
3 January 2017 Scorecard |
Otago Volts 48/1 (5 overs) |
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Wellington Firebirds 48/6 (5 overs) |
Match tied (Wellington won the one-over eliminator) Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Phil Jones and Derek Walker |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
Auckland Aces 212/4 (20 overs) |
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Central Stags 82/0 (8 overs) |
Mahela Jayawardene 45* (21) |
Central Districts won by 11 runs (D/L method) Eden Park No 2, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Finn Allen (Auckland) made his T20 debut.
Canterbury Kings 151/7 (20 overs) |
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Wellington Firebirds 155/7 (19.2 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
- "New Zealand's domestic T20 rescheduled for Christmas period". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- "All aboard for the McDonald's Super Smash". Black Caps. Archived from the original on 6 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- "Otago trump Central Districts in record 497-run T20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- "Bennett, Patel bowl Wellington into final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- "Taylor, Arnel help Wellington win Super Smash final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- "Points table". ESPN Cricinfo.
- "Rain spoils evenly poised Northern-Central contest". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2016.