2020–21 Super Smash (women's cricket)

2020–21 Super Smash
Dates24 December 2020 – 13 February 2021
Administrator(s)New Zealand Cricket
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round robin and knockout finals
ChampionsCanterbury Magicians (5th title)
Participants6
Matches32
Most runsSophie Devine (434)
Most wicketsFrances Mackay (20)

The 2020–21 Dream11 Super Smash was the fourteenth season of the women's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket competition played in New Zealand. It ran from December 2020 to February 2021, with 6 provincial teams taking part. Canterbury Magicians beat Wellington Blaze in the final to win the tournament, their 5th Super Smash title.

The tournament ran alongside the 2020–21 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield.

Competition format

Teams played in a double round-robin in a group of six, therefore playing 10 matches overall. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format. The top team in the group advanced straight to the final, whilst the second and third placed teams played off in an elimination final.[1][2]

The group worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:

Win: 4 points
Tie: 2 points
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/No Result: 2 points.

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1 Canterbury Magicians 10 7 2 0 1 30 0.781
2 Auckland Hearts 10 7 2 0 1 30 0.275
3 Wellington Blaze 10 7 3 0 0 28 2.196
4 Northern Spirit 10 3 7 0 0 12 −0.865
5 Otago Sparks 10 3 7 0 0 12 −1.310
6 Central Hinds 10 2 8 0 0 8 −1.168
Source: ESPNCricinfo[3]

Fixtures

Round-robin

24 December 2020
Scorecard
Auckland Hearts
92/9 (20 overs)
v
Wellington Blaze
94/1 (10.4 overs)
Saachi Shahri 29 (27)
Amelia Kerr 3/11 (4 overs)
Amelia Kerr 58* (34)
Anna Peterson 1/17 (2 overs)
Wellington Blaze won by 9 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Allen Stanley and Billy Bowden
  • Wellington Blaze won the toss and elected to field.
27 December 2020
Scorecard
Central Hinds
88/9 (20 overs)
v
Wellington Blaze
89/1 (13.1 overs)
Natalie Dodd 20 (27)
Thamsyn Newton 3/23 (4 overs)
Rebecca Burns 42 (42)
Melissa Hansen 1/7 (1 over)
Wellington Blaze won by 9 wickets
McLean Park, Napier
Umpires: Garth Stirrat and Glen Walklin
  • Wellington Blaze won the toss and elected to field.
28 December 2020
Scorecard
Auckland Hearts
156/3 (20 overs)
v
Otago Sparks
119 (19.5 overs)
Anna Peterson 68 (51)
Gemma Adams 1/16 (4 overs)
Polly Inglis 62 (61)
Arlene Kelly 3/26 (3.5 overs)
Auckland Hearts won by 37 runs
Molyneux Park, Alexandra
Umpires: John Bromley and Pete Pasco
  • Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
29 December 2020
Scorecard
Otago Sparks
112 (20 overs)
v
Canterbury Magicians
113/2 (15.3 overs)
Bella James 24 (19)
Lea Tahuhu 3/11 (4 overs)
Amy Satterthwaite 56* (40)
Sophie Oldershaw 1/21 (3 overs)
Canterbury Magicians won by 8 wickets
Molyneux Park, Alexandra
Umpires: John Bromley and Pete Pasco
  • Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
30 December 2020
Scorecard
Northern Spirit
161/6 (20 overs)
v
Central Districts
144/9 (20 overs)
Caitlin Gurrey 57 (40)
Jess Watkin 2/17 (3 overs)
Natalie Dodd 49 (40)
Eimear Richardson 3/27 (4 overs)
Northern Spirit won by 17 runs
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
Umpires: Allen Stanley and Ashley Mehrotra
  • Central Hinds won the toss and elected to field.
31 December 2020
Scorecard
Auckland Hearts
158/2 (20 overs)
v
Central Districts
150/8 (20 overs)
Lauren Down 63* (64)
Jess Watkin 2/27 (4 overs)
Hannah Rowe 44 (46)
Arlene Kelly 4/28 (4 overs)
Auckland Hearts won by 8 runs
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
Umpires: Allen Stanley and Kim Cotton
  • Auckland Hearts won the toss and elected to bat.
1 January 2021
Scorecard
Wellington Blaze
139/7 (20 overs)
v
Northern Spirit
140/5 (20 overs)
Amelia Kerr 60 (43)
Felicity Leydon-Davis 2/23 (3 overs)
Kate Anderson 50 (47)
Leigh Kasperek 1/20 (2 overs)
Northern Spirit won by 5 wickets
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Umpires: Damian Morrow and Lui Els
  • Wellington Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.
2 January 2021
Scorecard
Northern Spirit
97/4 (13 overs)
v
Otago Sparks
103/4 (12.2 overs)
Brooke Halliday 37 (31)
Emma Black 1/9 (1 over)
Caitlin Blakely 32* (24)
Brooke Halliday 1/14 (2 overs)
Otago Sparks won by 6 wickets (DLS)
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Umpires: Garth Stirrat and Lui Els
  • Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Northern Spirit were set a revised target of 102 runs from 13 overs due to rain.
3 January 2021
Scorecard
Canterbury Magicians
6/0 (1.4 overs)
v
No result
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Umpires: Allen Stanley and John Bromley
  • Auckland Hearts won the toss and elected to field.
4 January 2021
Scorecard
Central Hinds
68/2 (10 overs)
v
Northern Spirit
72/1 (9.5 overs)
Natalie Dodd 38* (30)
Lauren Heaps 1/9 (2 overs)
Brooke Halliday 27* (30)
Mikaela Greig 1/16 (2 overs)
Northern Spirit won by 9 wickets
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: John Dempsey and Lui Els
  • Northern Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain.
8 January 2021
Scorecard
Central Hinds
102/7 (20 overs)
v
Otago Sparks
105/3 (15.2 overs)
Natalie Dodd 26 (41)
Hayley Jensen 2/22 (4 overs)
Polly Inglis 43* (38)
Monique Rees 1/13 (2 overs)
Otago Sparks won by 7 wickets
University Oval, Dunedin
Umpires: Derek Walker and Pete Pasco
  • Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
9 January 2021
Scorecard
Northern Spirit
100/8 (20 overs)
v
Wellington Blaze
102/5 (17 overs)
Eimear Richardson 30 (38)
Leigh Kasperek 4/16 (4 overs)
Rebecca Burns 24 (15)
Lucy Boucher 3/21 (3 overs)
Wellington Blaze won by 5 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Tim Parlane and Tyron Davies
  • Northern Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
10 January 2021
Scorecard
Central Hinds
100/9 (20 overs)
v
Canterbury Magicians
101/2 (17 overs)
Kate Gaging 28 (27)
Frances Mackay 4/10 (4 overs)
Frances Mackay 48 (33)
Claudia Green 1/26 (4 overs)
Canterbury Magicians won by 8 wickets
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Glen Walklin and John Dempsey
  • Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to field.
11 January 2021
Scorecard
Auckland Hearts
138/4 (20 overs)
v
Canterbury Magicians
118 (19.2 overs)
Bella Armstrong 39 (29)
Frances Mackay 1/19 (4 overs)
Amy Satterthwaite 32 (33)
Holly Huddleston 3/8 (3.2 overs)
Auckland Hearts won by 20 runs
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Kim Cotton and Lui Els
  • Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to field.
14 January 2021
Scorecard
Otago Sparks
128/7 (20 overs)
v
Wellington Blaze
131/0 (8.4 overs)
Hayley Jensen 35 (26)
Jess Kerr 2/15 (4 overs)
Sophie Devine 108* (38)
Wellington Blaze won by 10 wickets
University Oval, Dunedin
Umpires: Chris Brown and Kannan Jagannathan
  • Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
15 January 2021
Scorecard
Canterbury Magicians
154/4 (20 overs)
v
Northern Spirit
101 (19.5 overs)
Kate Ebrahim 84* (65)
Eimear Richardson 1/14 (4 overs)
Kate Anderson 38 (31)
Sarah Asmussen 2/21 (4 overs)
Canterbury Magicians won by 53 runs
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Damian Morrow and Tim Parlane
  • Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to bat.
16 January 2021
Scorecard
Canterbury Magicians
117 (19.3 overs)
v
Wellington Blaze
118/3 (13.2 overs)
Amy Satterthwaite 52 (28)
Maddy Green 4/9 (2.3 overs)
Sophie Devine 59 (26)
Sarah Asmussen 2/28 (4 overs)
Wellington Blaze won by 7 wickets
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and John Bromley
  • Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to bat.
17 January 2021
Scorecard
Northern Spirit
97/9 (20 overs)
v
Auckland Hearts
100/4 (17.4 overs)
Caitlin Gurrey 28 (36)
Holly Huddleston 3/14 (4 overs)
Katie Perkins 52* (48)
Nensi Patel 3/19 (4 overs)
Auckland Hearts won by 6 wickets
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Umpires: Allen Stanley and Chris Brown
  • Northern Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
18 January 2021
Scorecard
Central Hinds
126/3 (17 overs)
v
Otago Sparks
59/3 (8 overs)
Anlo van Deventer 63* (40)
Hayley Jensen 1/22 (4 overs)
Katey Martin 33* (24)
Jess Watkin 1/14 (2 overs)
Central Hinds won by 6 runs (DLS)
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
Umpires: Eugene Sanders and TS Shirriffs
  • Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Otago Sparks were set a revised target of 66 runs from 8 overs due to rain.
21 January 2021
Scorecard
Northern Spirit
124/5 (19 overs)
v
Canterbury Magicians
129/4 (16.3 overs)
Brooke Halliday 35 (35)
Frances Mackay 4/17 (4 overs)
Amy Satterthwaite 38 (27)
Makayla Templeton 2/15 (3.3 overs)
Canterbury Magicians won by 6 wickets (DLS)
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: John Dempsey and Lui Els
  • Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 19 overs per side due to rain.
23 January 2021
Scorecard
Auckland Hearts
120/5 (20 overs)
v
Central Districts
122/1 (16.3 overs)
Holly Huddleston 37* (32)
Hannah Rowe 2/26 (4 overs)
Jess Watkin 68* (48)
Holly Huddleston 1/27 (3 overs)
Central Hinds won by 9 wickets
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Umpires: Chris Brown and Damian Morrow
  • Auckland Hearts won the toss and elected to bat.
24 January 2021
Scorecard
Wellington Blaze
196/5 (20 overs)
v
Otago Sparks
74 (15.3 overs)
Sophie Devine 80 (44)
Sophie Oldershaw 2/24 (4 overs)
Polly Inglis 24 (25)
Xara Jetly 4/9 (3 overs)
Wellington Blaze won by 122 runs
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Cory Black and Eugene Sanders
  • Wellington Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.
25 January 2021
Scorecard
Wellington Blaze
132/9 (20 overs)
v
Canterbury Magicians
134/1 (18.2 overs)
Leigh Kasperek 39 (32)
Lea Tahuhu 2/22 (4 overs)
Canterbury Magicians won by 9 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Derek Walker and Tyron Davies
  • Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to field.
29 January 2021
Scorecard
Northern Spirit
108/7 (20 overs)
v
Auckland Hearts
111/4 (18.1 overs)
Brooke Halliday 34 (40)
Arlene Kelly 2/17 (4 overs)
Katie Perkins 45 (37)
Brooke Halliday 2/22 (4 overs)
Auckland Hearts won by 6 wickets
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Allen Stanley and John Dempsey
  • Northern Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
30 January 2021
Scorecard
Canterbury Magicians
132/8 (20 overs)
v
Otago Sparks
129/7 (20 overs)
Amy Satterthwaite 36 (30)
Sophie Oldershaw 2/20 (4 overs)
Millie Cowan 50 (37)
Frances Mackay 2/23 (4 overs)
Canterbury Magicians won by 3 runs
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Damian Morrow and John Bromley
  • Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
31 January 2021
Scorecard
Wellington Blaze
162/5 (20 overs)
v
Central Hinds
125/6 (20 overs)
Sophie Devine 88 (58)
Georgia Atkinson 1/26 (4 overs)
Natalie Dodd 61* (55)
Leigh Kasperek 1/19 (4 overs)
Wellington Blaze won by 37 runs
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Chris Brown and Tyron Davies
  • Wellington Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.
1 February 2021
Scorecard
Auckland Hearts
123 (18.1 overs)
v
Otago Sparks
96 (19.4 overs)
Anna Peterson 31 (26)
Emma Black 4/14 (3.1 overs)
Katey Martin 44 (42)
Anna Peterson 3/23 (4 overs)
Auckland Hearts won by 27 runs
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Umpires: Derek Walker and Kannan Jagannathan
  • Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
5 February 2021
Scorecard
Canterbury Magicians
137/5 (20 overs)
v
Central Hinds
107 (19.4 overs)
Frances Mackay 46 (45)
Claudia Green 1/18 (4 overs)
Anlo van Deventer 29 (27)
Gabby Sullivan 3/26 (3 overs)
Canterbury Magicians won by 30 runs
McLean Park, Napier
Umpires: Chris Brown and Glen Walklin
  • Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to bat.
6 February 2021
Scorecard
Otago Sparks
153/6 (20 overs)
v
Northern Spirit
111/9 (20 overs)
Katey Martin 85 (56)
Brooke Halliday 2/18 (2 overs)
Makayla Templeton 31 (30)
Eden Carson 3/18 (4 overs)
Otago Sparks won by 42 runs
University Oval, Dunedin
Umpires: Derek Walker and Pete Pasco
  • Northern Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
7 February 2021
Scorecard
Auckland Hearts
117 (20 overs)
v
Wellington Blaze
110 (19 overs)
Katie Perkins 29 (40)
Sophie Devine 4/21 (4 overs)
Maddy Green 33 (34)
Anna Peterson 2/12 (4 overs)
Auckland Hearts won by 7 runs
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Umpires: Damian Morrow and Lui Els
  • Auckland Hearts won the toss and elected to bat.

Finals

Elimination Final
11 February 2021
Scorecard
Wellington Blaze
150/6 (20 overs)
v
Auckland Hearts
115/7 (20 overs)
Amelia Kerr 54* (44)
Fran Jonas 2/23 (4 overs)
Katie Perkins 46 (57)
Amelia Kerr 2/16 (4 overs)
Wellington Blaze won by 35 runs
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Umpires: Cory Black and Eugene Sanders
  • Wellington Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
13 February 2021
Scorecard
Wellington Blaze
125/8 (20 overs)
v
Canterbury Magicians
126/6 (19.4 overs)
Sophie Devine 47 (45)
Amy Satterthwaite 3/13 (4 overs)
Kate Ebrahim 45* (40)
Amelia Kerr 3/19 (4 overs)
Canterbury Magicians won by 4 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Kim Cotton
  • Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to field.
  • Amelia Kerr (Wellington Blaze) took a hat-trick.

Statistics

Most runs

Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Sophie Devine Wellington Blaze 8 8 434 62.00 108* 1 3
Amy Satterthwaite Canterbury Magicians 11 10 364 52.00 71* 0 3
Amelia Kerr Wellington Blaze 12 11 361 51.57 66 0 4
Natalie Dodd Central Hinds 10 10 301 43.00 61* 0 1
Kate Ebrahim Canterbury Magicians 11 9 292 73.00 84* 0 1

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[4]

Most wickets

Player Team Overs Wickets Average BBI 5w
Frances Mackay Canterbury Magicians 39.4 20 9.55 4/10 0
Holly Huddleston Auckland Hearts 33.4 16 12.06 3/8 0
Amelia Kerr Wellington Blaze 44.0 14 15.21 3/11 0
Leigh Kasperek Wellington Blaze 27.0 13 11.53 4/16 0
Arlene Kelly Auckland Hearts 33.5 12 15.66 4/28 0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[5]

References

  1. ^ "New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20 2020/21". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Dream11 Women's Super Smash 2020–21 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. ^ New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20 2020/21 Standings. ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2021
  4. ^ "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20, 2020/21/Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20 Competition, 2020/21/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

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