2017–18 Super Smash

The 2017–18 Burger King Super Smash (named after the competition's sponsor Burger King) was the thirteenth season of the Men's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket tournament in New Zealand. The competition was run from 13 December 2017 to 20 January 2018.^[1] The Wellington Firebirds were the defending champions.^[2]

2017–18 Super Smash

Dates	13 December 2017 – 20 January 2018
Administrator(s)	New Zealand Cricket
Cricket format	Twenty20 cricket
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Host(s)	New Zealand
Champions	Northern Knights (2nd title)
Participants	6
Matches	32
Most runs	Anton Devcich (343)
Most wickets	Blair Tickner (21)
Official website	Super Smash
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Following the completion of the round-robin fixtures, Northern Knights, Auckland Aces and Central Stags had qualified for the finals of the competition.^[3] Northern Knights won the tournament after they beat Central Stags by nine wickets in the final.^[4]

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Northern Knights	10	7	2	1	30	0.753
2	Auckland Aces	10	5	3	2	24	0.205
3	Central Stags	10	5	4	1	22	1.049
4	Canterbury Kings	10	4	5	1	18	0.959
5	Wellington Firebirds	10	3	5	2	16	−0.280
6	Otago Volts	10	2	7	1	10	−2.709

Source: ^[5]

  Team qualified for the finals

Fixtures

Round-robin

13 December 2017 Scorecard

Central Stags 192/5 (20 overs)	v	Auckland Aces 194/4 (18.2 overs)
Jesse Ryder 54 (40) Lockie Ferguson 2/34 (4 overs) Tarun Nethula 2/34 (4 overs)		Robert O'Donnell 54* (37) Blair Tickner 2/44 (4 overs)

Auckland won by 5 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Shaun Haig and Wayne Knights

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
• Teja Nidamanuru and Ben Lister (Auckland) both made their T20 debuts.

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14 December 2017 Scorecard

Canterbury Kings 217/9 (20 overs)	v	Otago Volts 83 (11.4 overs)
Ben Stokes 93 (47) Jacob Duffy 5/39 (4 overs)		Rob Nicol 26 (16) Todd Astle 3/18 (2.4 overs)

Canterbury won by 134 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Tim Parlane and Derek Walker

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat first.
• Nick Kwant, Will Williams (Canterbury) and Jack Hunter (Otago) all made their T20 debuts.
• This was Otago's joint-lowest score in a T20.^[6]

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14 December 2017 Scorecard

Wellington Firebirds 176/5 (20 overs)	v	Northern Knights 144/7 (20 overs)
Michael Bracewell 56* (28) Ish Sodhi 2/21 (4 overs)		Ish Sodhi 51 (36) Anurag Verma 3/37 (4 overs)

Wellington won by 32 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Billy Bowden and Chris Brown

• Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
• Brett Randell (Northern Districts) made his T20 debut.

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16 December 2017 Scorecard

Northern Knights 214/9 (20 overs)	v	Auckland Aces 207/6 (20 overs)
Tim Seifert 107 (42) Ben Lister 3/30 (4 overs)		Glenn Phillips 65 (38) Ben Laughlin 3/27 (4 overs)

Northern Districts won by 7 runs Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Billy Bowden and Wayne Knights

• Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
• Tim Seifert (Northern Districts) scored the fastest century in a domestic T20 match in New Zealand.^[7][8]

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17 December 2017 Scorecard

Central Stags 213/5 (20 overs)	v	Canterbury Kings 205/6 (20 overs)
Jesse Ryder 84 (40) Andrew Ellis 2/28 (3 overs)		Cam Fletcher 74* (39) Seth Rance 2/37 (4 overs) Blair Tickner 2/37 (4 overs)

Central Districts won by 8 runs Saxton Oval, Nelson Umpires: John Bromley and Ashley Mehrotra

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
• Blake Coburn and Andrew Hazeldine (Canterbury) both made their T20 debuts.

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17 December 2017 Scorecard

Otago Volts	v	Wellington Firebirds

No result University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Shaun Haig and Tim Parlane

• Otago won the toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

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20 December 2017 Scorecard

Northern Knights 145/6 (20 overs)	v	Wellington Firebirds 144/9 (20 overs)
Dean Brownlie 34 (26) Samit Patel 3/28 (4 overs)		Devon Conway 53 (36) Ish Sodhi 2/23 (4 overs)

Northern Districts won by 1 run Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Tim Parlane and Derek Walker

• Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

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22 December 2017 Scorecard

Canterbury Kings 174/5 (20 overs)	v	Central Stags 157/9 (20 overs)
Chad Bowes 82 (55) Blair Tickner 2/21 (4 overs)		Dane Cleaver 30 (21) Jeremy Benton 3/27 (4 overs)

Canterbury won by 17 runs Mainpower Oval, Rangiora Umpires: Tony Gillies and Ashley Mehrotra

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat first.
• Christian Leopard (Central Districts) made his T20 debut.

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23 December 2017 Scorecard

Northern Knights 212/8 (20 overs)	v	Otago Volts 106 (15 overs)
Daniel Flynn 47 (26) Warren Barnes 3/33 (3 overs)		Shawn Hicks 52 (28) Anton Devcich 4/12 (3 overs)

Northern Districts won by 106 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane

• Otago won the toss and elected to field.

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24 December 2017 Scorecard

Wellington Firebirds 206/7 (20 overs)	v	Auckland Aces 208/8 (20 overs)
Luke Ronchi 102 (46) Tarun Nethula 3/27 (4 overs)		Mark Chapman 64 (24) Luke Woodcock 2/12 (2 overs)

Auckland won by 2 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Shaun Haig

• Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
• Ian McPeake (Wellington) made his T20 debut.
• Luke Ronchi (Wellington) scored the second-fastest century in a T20 in New Zealand.^[9]

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26 December 2017 Scorecard

Wellington Firebirds	v	Auckland Aces

Match abandoned Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: John Dempsey and Ashley Mehrotra

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

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26 December 2017 Scorecard

Otago Volts 144/9 (20 overs)	v	Canterbury Kings 147/4 (18.1 overs)
Rob Nicol 65 (58) Andrew Ellis 5/16 (4 overs)		Nick Kwant 48 (35) Warren Barnes 2/20 (4 overs)

Canterbury won by 6 wickets Molyneux Park, Alexandra Umpires: John Bromley and Chris Gaffaney

• Otago won the toss and elected to bat.

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27 December 2017 Scorecard

Central Stags 201/4 (20 overs)	v	Northern Knights 151/9 (20 overs)
Josh Clarkson 52* (25) Brent Arnel 2/35 (4 overs)		Tim Seifert 37 (32) Blair Tickner 4/24 (4 overs)

Central Districts won by 49 runs Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Billy Bowden and Shaun Haig

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

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28 December 2017 Scorecard

Otago Volts 147/7 (20 overs)	v	Auckland Aces 150/3 (17.5 overs)
Hamish Rutherford 51 (47) Ben Lister 3/25 (4 overs)		Craig Cachopa 52* (35) Ben Lockrose 1/23 (4 overs)

Auckland won by 7 wickets Molyneux Park, Alexandra Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Derek Walker

• Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
• Ben Lockrose (Otago) made his T20 debut.

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28 December 2017 Scorecard

Canterbury Kings 138/9 (20 overs)	v	Wellington Firebirds 139/5 (18.3 overs)
Andrew Ellis 36 (29) Anurag Verma 2/15 (3 overs)		Tom Blundell 53 (37) Tim Johnston 2/20 (4 overs)

Wellington won by 5 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: John Dempsey and Ashley Mehrotra

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.

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30 December 2017 Scorecard

Central Stags 181/8 (20 overs)	v	Northern Knights 182/5 (18 overs)
George Worker 75 (38) Anton Devcich 3/21 (4 overs)		Tim Seifert 47 (36) Ajaz Patel 2/37 (4 overs)

Northern Districts won by 5 wickets Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Damian Morrow

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

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31 December 2017 Scorecard

Otago Volts 159/7 (20 overs)	v	Wellington Firebirds 162/3 (13 overs)
Shawn Hicks 50 (37) Samit Patel 2/26 (4 overs)		Luke Ronchi 49 (32) Rob Nicol 1/13 (2 overs)

Wellington won by 7 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Billy Bowden and Derek Walker

• Wellington won the toss and elected to field.

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1 January 2018 Scorecard

Auckland Aces 168/5 (20 overs)	v	Canterbury Kings 161/8 (20 overs)
Mark Chapman 101 (58) Edward Nuttall 2/23 (3 overs)		Tom Latham 46 (31) Tarun Nethula 2/32 (4 overs)

Auckland won by 7 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: John Bromley and Tim Parlane

• Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
• Mark Chapman (Auckland) scored his first century in T20s.^[10]

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2 January 2018 Scorecard

Otago Volts 156/8 (20 overs)	v	Northern Knights 158/1 (16 overs)
Josh Finnie 46 (28) Chris Jordan 2/28 (4 overs)		Anton Devcich 88* (51) Jacob Duffy 1/27 (3 overs)

Northern Districts won by 9 wickets University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Tony Gillies and Derek Walker

• Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
• Llew Johnson, Matthew Bacon (Otago) and Sean Davey (Northern Districts) all made their T20 debuts.

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4 January 2018 Scorecard

Central Stags	v	Auckland Aces

Match abandoned Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

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5 January 2018 Scorecard

Canterbury Kings	v	Northern Knights

Match abandoned Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: John Bromley and Tony Gillies

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

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6 January 2018 Scorecard

Central Stags 147/9 (20 overs)	v	Otago Volts 153/7 (18.2 overs)
Seth Rance 42 (15) Michael Rae 3/14 (4 overs)		Rob Nicol 43 (41) Seth Rance 3/33 (4 overs)

Otago won by 3 wickets Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Tim Parlane and Eugene Sanders

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

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7 January 2018 Scorecard

Auckland Aces 202/5 (20 overs)	v	Northern Knights 203/4 (16.5 overs)
Mark Chapman 57 (30) Ish Sodhi 2/35 (4 overs)		Anton Devcich 76 (37) Ronnie Hira 2/24 (3 overs)

Northern Districts won by 6 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Ashley Mehrotra

• Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.

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7 January 2018 Scorecard

Canterbury Kings 150/7 (20 overs)	v	Wellington Firebirds 88 (14.5 overs)
Chad Bowes 41 (33) Logan van Beek 2/15 (4 overs)		Michael Bracewell 41* (34) Edward Nuttall 3/13 (3 overs)

Canterbury won by 62 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Tony Gillies and Derek Walker

• Wellington won the toss and elected to field.

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9 January 2018 Scorecard

Otago Volts 217/9 (20 overs)	v	Central Stags 99 (13.4 overs)
Will Young 79 (43) Matthew Bacon 4/31 (4 overs)		Michael Rippon 22 (14) Seth Rance 3/15 (2.4 overs)

Central Districts won by 118 runs Queens Park, Invercargill Umpires: Eugene Sanders and Derek Walker

• Otago won the toss and elected to field.

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10 January 2018 Scorecard

Canterbury Kings 145/9 (20 overs)	v	Auckland Aces 149/6 (17.4 overs)
Cam Fletcher 46 (42) Ronnie Hira 4/26 (4 overs)		Robert O'Donnell 55 (42) Will Williams 2/10 (1 over)

Auckland won by 4 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane

• Auckland won the toss and elected to field.

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12 January 2018 Scorecard

Central Stags 209/6 (20 overs)	v	Wellington Firebirds 153 (19 overs)
Tom Bruce 59 (29) Logan van Beek 3/60 (4 overs)		Tom Blundell 53 (41) Seth Rance 2/19 (3 overs)

Central Districts won by 56 runs Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Garth Stirrat

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

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14 January 2018 Scorecard

Canterbury Kings 190/5 (20 overs)	v	Northern Knights 191/6 (18.5 overs)
Chad Bowes 39 (18) Ish Sodhi 2/29 (4 overs)		Dean Brownlie 86 (50) Cole McConchie 2/26 (3 overs)

Northern Districts won by 4 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Garth Stirrat and Derek Walker

• Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.

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14 January 2018 Scorecard

Central Stags 194/6 (20 overs)	v	Wellington Firebirds 165/5 (20 overs)
Jesse Ryder 52 (35) Ollie Newton 2/19 (2 overs)		Samit Patel 38 (39) Ben Wheeler 2/30 (4 overs)

Central Districts won by 29 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: John Bromley and Tim Parlane

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

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14 January 2018 Scorecard

Auckland Aces 139/9 (20 overs)	v	Otago Volts 143/8 (19.5 overs)
Robert O'Donnell 34 (31) Matthew Bacon 4/31 (4 overs)		Derek de Boorder 50* (40) Sam Curran 2/20 (4 overs)

Otago won by 2 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tony Gillies

• Otago won the toss and elected to field.

Finals

Elimination Final 17 January 2018 Scorecard

Central Stags 163/6 (20 overs)	v	Auckland Aces 127 (17.3 overs)
Dane Cleaver 54 (33) Sean Solia 2/16 (2 overs)		Craig Cachopa 38 (27) Seth Rance 3/22 (3.3 overs)

Central Districts won by 36 runs Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Derek Walker

• Auckland won the toss and elected to field.

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Final 20 January 2018 Scorecard

Central Stags 99/8 (20 overs)	v	Northern Knights 103/1 (8.5 overs)
George Worker 37 (33) Anton Devcich 3/16 (4 overs)		Anton Devcich 51* (24) Blair Tickner 1/30 (2 overs)

Northern District won by 9 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane

• Central District won the toss elected to bat.