The Super Smash is a men's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in New Zealand. Since the 2018–19 season, the competition runs alongside the Women's Super Smash.
History 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 2024–25
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
Six teams play in the league, four from the North Island and two from the South Island.
Team Major Association District Associations Wins 2ndsAuckland Aces Auckland – 5 4Canterbury Kings Canterbury Christchurch Metro,Christchurch Junior,Canterbury Country,South Canterbury,Buller,Mid Canterbury,West Coast 1 8Central Stags Central Districts Hawke's Bay, Taranaki, Wanganui, Manawatu, Horowhenua-Kapiti, Wairarapa, Marlborough, Nelson 4 3Northern Brave Northern Districts Northland,Counties Manukau,Hamilton,Waikato ValleyBay of Plenty,Poverty Bay 5 2Otago Volts Otago Dunedin,Southland,Otago Country,North Otago 2 3Wellington Firebirds Wellington – 4 1
Tournament results Results of each season are here: TournamentFinalFormatMatchesFinal venueWinnerResultRunner-up2005–06FixturesEden Park Outer Oval, AucklandCanterbury Wizardswon by 6 wicketsScorecardAuckland Aces72006–07FixturesAuckland Aceswon by 60 runsScorecardOtago Volts162007–08FixturesPukekura Park, New PlymouthCentral Stagswon by 5 wicketsScorecardNorthern Knights2008–09FixturesUniversity Oval, DunedinOtago Voltswon by topping group stage(final abandoned due to rain)ScorecardCanterbury Wizards252009–10Pukekura Park, New PlymouthCentral Stagswon by 78 runsScorecardAuckland Aces312010–11Colin Maiden Park, AucklandAuckland Aceswon by 4 runsScorecardCentral Stags2011–12Auckland Aceswon by 44 runsScorecardCanterbury Wizards2012–13University Oval, DunedinOtago Voltswon by 4 wicketsScorecardWellington Firebirds322013–14Seddon Park, HamiltonNorthern Knightswon by 5 wicketsScorecardOtago Volts2014–15Wellington Firebirdswon by 6 runsScorecardAuckland Aces332015–16Yarrow Stadium, New PlymouthAuckland Aceswon by 20 runsScorecardOtago Volts2016–17Pukekura Park, New PlymouthWellington Firebirdswon by 14 runsScorecardCentral Stags322017–18Seddon Park, HamiltonNorthern Knightswon by 9 wicketsScorecardCentral Stags2018–19Central Stagswon by 67 runsScorecardNorthern Knights2019–20Basin Reserve, WellingtonWellington Firebirdswon by 22 runsScorecardAuckland Aces2020–21Wellington Firebirdswon by 5 wicketsScorecardCanterbury Kings2021–22Seddon Park, HamiltonNorthern Bravewon by 56 runsScorecardCanterbury Kings2022–23Hagley Oval, ChristchurchNorthern Bravewon by 7 wicketsScorecardCanterbury Kings 2023–24Eden Park, AucklandAuckland Aceswon by topping group stage(final abandoned due to rain)ScorecardCanterbury Kings 2024–25Basin Reserve, WellingtonCentral Stagswon by 6 wicketsScorecardCanterbury Kings 2025–26Hagley Oval, ChristchurchNorthern Bravewon by 6 wicketsScorecardCanterbury Kings
From 2008–09 until 2013–14, the winning team qualified for the Champions League Twenty20 From the 2010–11 season onwards, each team is allowed up to two overseas players
See also
Super Smash (women's cricket) Plunket Shield Hallyburton Johnstone Shield The Ford Trophy Cricket in New Zealand
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