# 2019–20 Super Smash (men's cricket)

The 2019–20 Dream11 Super Smash (named after the competition's sponsor Dream11) was the fifteenth season of the Men's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket tournament in New Zealand. It took place between December 2019 and January 2020. The Central Stags were the defending champions.
On 5 January 2020, in the match between the Canterbury Kings and the Northern Knights, Leo Carter hit six sixes in one over off the bowling of Anton Devcich. He was the fourth batsman to do this in a Twenty20 match, and the first by a New Zealand cricketer.
On 11 January 2020, the Otago Volts became the first team to qualify for the knockout section of the tournament, after they beat the Central Stags by nine wickets. The following day, the Auckland Aces and the Wellington Firebirds also confirmed their spots in the knockout stage of the competition. Wellington finished top of the table after the final group stage match, advancing directly to the final. Otago and Auckland advanced to the preliminary final, after finishing second and third respectively.
In the preliminary final, the Auckland Aces beat the Otago Volts by three wickets to join the Wellington Firebirds in the final. Wellington won the tournament, after they beat Auckland by 22 runs in the final.

## Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Wellington Firebirds | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0.508 |
| 2 | Otago Volts | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0.465 |
| 3 | Auckland Aces | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | −0.232 |
| 4 | Central Stags | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0.377 |
| 5 | Canterbury Kings | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | −0.189 |
| 6 | Northern Knights | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | −1.008 |
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## Fixtures
### Round-robin

* 13 December 2019 Scorecard
| Central Stags 221/5 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 101 (13.5 overs) |
| Kieran Noema-Barnett 47 (25) Ish Sodhi 2/27 (4 overs) | | Anton Devcich 35 (23) Kieran Noema-Barnett 3/10 (2 overs) |
* Central Stags won by 120 runs McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Chris Brown and Wayne Knights
* Central Stags won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ryan Watson (Central Stags) and Matthew Fisher (Northern Knights) both made their T20 debuts.
* 14 December 2019 Scorecard
| Otago Volts 210/6 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 197/5 (20 overs) |
| Neil Broom 93 (57) Mitchell McClenaghan 2/38 (4 overs) | | Glenn Phillips 106* (61) Michael Rippon 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Otago Volts won by 13 runs Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: John Dempsey and Wayne Knights
* Otago Volts won the toss and elected to bat.
* Max Chu (Otago Volts) made his T20 debut.
* 15 December 2019 Scorecard
| Canterbury Kings 129 (19.4 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 130/4 (18.4 overs) |
| Jack Boyle 35 (27) Jeetan Patel 3/16 (4 overs) | | Rachin Ravindra 38 (27) Cole McConchie 3/18 (4 overs) |
* Wellington Firebirds won by 6 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Shaun Haig and Derek Walker
* Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jack Boyle (Canterbury Kings) and Jamie Gibson (Wellington Firebirds) both made their T20 debuts.
* 16 December 2019 Scorecard
| Otago Volts 198/9 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 155 (19.4 overs) |
| Josh Finnie 47 (18) Daryl Mitchell 4/32 (4 overs) | | Joe Carter 55 (32) Nathan Smith 5/14 (3.4 overs) |
* Otago Volts won by 43 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Chris Brown and Ashley Mehrotra
* Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
* 17 December 2019 Scorecard
| Canterbury Kings 72/1 (8 overs) | v | Auckland Aces |
| Jack Boyle 34 (25) Ronnie Hira 1/14 (2 overs) | | |
* No result Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Shaun Haig and John Bromley
* Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain during the Canterbury Kings' innings prevented any further play.
* 18 December 2019 Scorecard
| Central Stags 183/6 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 159/9 (20 overs) |
| Tom Bruce 56 (34) Jeetan Patel 2/30 (4 overs) | | James Neesham 37 (20) Ajaz Patel 3/20 (4 overs) |
* Central Stags won by 24 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: John Dempsey and Garth Stirrat
* Central Stags won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19 December 2019 Scorecard
| Otago Volts 55/2 (7.4 overs) | v | Auckland Aces |
| Dean Foxcroft 20* (21) Mitchell McClenaghan 1/16 (2 overs) | | |
* No result University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Shaun Haig and Derek Walker
* Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain during the Auckland Aces' innings prevented any further play.
* 20 December 2019 Scorecard
| Central Stags 149/9 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights |
| Tom Bruce 35 (27) Brett Randell 3/29 (4 overs) | | |
* No result Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Chris Brown and Wayne Knights
* Central Stags won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rain during the innings break prevented any further play.
* 21 December 2019 Scorecard
| Wellington Firebirds 182/1 (20 overs) | v | Otago Volts 181/4 (20 overs) |
| Michael Pollard 70 (40) Dean Foxcroft 1/32 (4 overs) | | Nick Kelly 85 (53) James Neesham 2/24 (3 overs) |
* Wellington Firebirds won by 1 run Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Chris Brown and John Bromley
* Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to bat.
* Fraser Colson (Wellington Firebirds) made his T20 debut.
* 22 December 2019 Scorecard
| Northern Knights 195/5 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 167/8 (20 overs) |
| Tim Seifert 75 (49) Ross ter Braak 2/23 (4 overs) | | Sean Solia 44 (29) Scott Kuggeleijn 3/30 (4 overs) |
* Northern Knights won by 28 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Tim Parlane
* Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ross ter Braak (Auckland Aces) made his T20 debut.
* 23 December 2019 Scorecard
| Canterbury Kings 164/8 (20 overs) | v | Central Stags 134/9 (20 overs) |
| Andrew Ellis 35* (29) Kieran Noema-Barnett 3/19 (4 overs) | | Dane Cleaver 22 (13) Blake Coburn 4/17 (4 overs) |
* Canterbury Kings won by 30 runs McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Billy Bowden and Garth Stirrat
* Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to field.
* 27 December 2019 Scorecard
| Wellington Firebirds 196/8 (20 overs) | v | Central Stags 154 (18.1 overs) |
| Devon Conway 89 (50) Willem Ludick 2/15 (2 overs) | | Kieran Noema-Barnett 58 (38) Ollie Newton 5/45 (4 overs) |
* Wellington Firebirds won by 42 runs Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Chris Brown and Wayne Knights
* Central Stags won the toss and elected to field.
* 28 December 2019 Scorecard
| Auckland Aces 210/4 (20 overs) | v | Central Stags 208/7 (20 overs) |
| Mark Chapman 63* (29) Ryan Watson 2/42 (4 overs) | | Tom Bruce 67 (41) Ben Lister 2/30 (4 overs) |
* Auckland Aces won by 2 runs Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Chris Brown and Wayne Knights
* Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to bat.
* 29 December 2019 Scorecard
| Northern Knights 179/8 (20 overs) | v | Otago Volts 185/4 (20 overs) |
| Tim Seifert 54 (31) Michael Rae 2/26 (3.1 overs) | | Nick Kelly 54 (42) Daryl Mitchell 2/31 (3 overs) |
* Otago Volts won by 6 wickets Molyneux Park, Alexandra Umpires: Shaun Haig and John Dempsey
* Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
* 30 December 2019 Scorecard
| Auckland Aces 133/9 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 137/3 (18.3 overs) |
| Martin Guptill 42 (34) Michael Bracewell 2/5 (2 overs) | | Devon Conway 78* (54) Mark Chapman 1/17 (3 overs) |
* Wellington Firebirds won by 7 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Wayne Knights and Ashley Mehrotra
* Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to bat.
* 30 December 2019 Scorecard
| Otago Volts 190/5 (20 overs) | v | Canterbury Kings 139 (18.5 overs) |
| Josh Finnie 71* (36) Cole McConchie 2/32 (3 overs) | | Cam Fletcher 37 (37) Michael Rae 3/25 (3.5 overs) |
* Otago Volts won by 51 runs Molyneux Park, Alexandra Umpires: Shaun Haig and Derek Walker
* Otago Volts won the toss and elected to field.
* Dale Phillips (Otago Volts) made his T20 debut.
* 1 January 2020 Scorecard
| Canterbury Kings 194/3 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 195/3 (19.3 overs) |
| Chad Bowes 90 (42) Ronnie Hira 1/31 (4 overs) | | Martin Guptill 83* (52) Cole McConchie 1/23 (4 overs) |
* Auckland Aces won by 7 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Chris Brown and Tim Parlane
* Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to field.
* 1 January 2020 Scorecard
| Wellington Firebirds 161/8 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 162/5 (19 overs) |
| Devon Conway 32 (23) Ish Sodhi 3/12 (4 overs) | | Daryl Mitchell 58 (35) Ollie Newton 2/32 (4 overs) |
* Northern Knights won by 5 wickets Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Billy Bowden and John Bromley
* Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to bat.
* 2 January 2020 Scorecard
| Otago Volts 184/7 (20 overs) | v | Central Stags 186/5 (19 overs) |
| Nick Kelly 45 (24) Ajaz Patel 2/27 (4 overs) | | Kieran Noema-Barnett 55 (30) Jacob Duffy 1/25 (3 overs) |
* Central Stags won by 5 wickets McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Wayne Knights and Tim Parlane
* Otago Volts won the toss and elected to bat.
* 3 January 2020 Scorecard
| Wellington Firebirds 188/4 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 136 (18.3 overs) |
| Michael Pollard 51 (38) Daryl Mitchell 1/18 (2 overs) | | Tim Seifert 35 (28) Hamish Bennett 3/28 (3.3 overs) |
* Wellington Firebirds won by 52 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Shaun Haig and Derek Walker
* Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to bat.
* 4 January 2020 Scorecard
| Central Stags 138/8 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 141/6 (19.3 overs) |
| Christian Leopard 27 (23) Mark Chapman 2/17 (4 overs) | | Craig Cachopa 36 (32) Ryan Watson 2/19 (2.3 overs) |
* Auckland Aces won by 4 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Chris Brown and Billy Bowden
* Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to field.
* 5 January 2020 Scorecard
| Northern Knights 219/7 (20 overs) | v | Canterbury Kings 222/3 (18.5 overs) |
| Tim Seifert 74 (36) Cole McConchie 2/33 (4 overs) | | Leo Carter 70* (29) Daryl Mitchell 1/22 (2 overs) |
* Canterbury Kings won by 7 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Wayne Knights and Ashley Mehrotra
* Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
* Leo Carter (Canterbury Kings) hit six sixes in one over off the bowling of Anton Devcich.
* 6 January 2020 Scorecard
| Otago Volts 168/5 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 169/0 (16.3 overs) |
| Dean Foxcroft 82* (57) Michael Bracewell 2/32 (4 overs) | | Devon Conway 101* (49) |
* Wellington Firebirds won by 10 wickets University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Shaun Haig and Derek Walker
* Otago Volts won the toss and elected to bat.
* 7 January 2020 Scorecard
| Central Stags 181/8 (20 overs) | v | Canterbury Kings 164/8 (20 overs) |
| Dane Cleaver 81 (51) Ed Nuttall 2/27 (3 overs) | | Cam Fletcher 65* (37) Blair Tickner 4/26 (4 overs) |
* Central Stags won by 17 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: John Bromley and Ashley Mehrotra
* Central Stags won the toss and elected to bat.
* 9 January 2020 Scorecard
| Canterbury Kings 148/8 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 145/9 (20 overs) |
| Jack Boyle 46 (38) Hamish Bennett 3/27 (4 overs) | | Devon Conway 51 (39) Will Williams 5/12 (2 overs) |
* Canterbury Kings won by 3 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Billy Bowden and Shaun Haig
* Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
* Will Williams (Canterbury Kings) took a hat-trick.
* 10 January 2020 Scorecard
| Auckland Aces 170/7 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 173/7 (19 overs) |
| Colin Munro 44 (33) Anurag Verma 3/35 (4 overs) | | Anton Devcich 51 (23) Ronnie Hira 3/30 (4 overs) |
* Northern Knights won by 3 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: John Dempsey and John Bromley
* Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
* 11 January 2020 Scorecard
| Central Stags 139/6 (20 overs) | v | Otago Volts 141/1 (17.3 overs) |
| Dane Cleaver 42 (31) Anaru Kitchen 2/22 (4 overs) | | Hamish Rutherford 81* (54) Kieran Noema-Barnett 1/15 (3 overs) |
* Otago Volts won by 9 wickets University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Shaun Haig and Eugene Sanders
* Central Stags won the toss and elected to bat.
* 12 January 2020 Scorecard
| Canterbury Kings 154/7 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 156/5 (19.4 overs) |
| Cam Fletcher 59* (46) Anurag Verma 3/29 (4 overs) | | Anton Devcich 57 (46) Will Williams 2/40 (3.4 overs) |
* Northern Knights won by 5 wickets Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Garth Stirrat and Tim Parlane
* Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
* 12 January 2020 Scorecard
| Wellington Firebirds 165/7 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 166/4 (18 overs) |
| Devon Conway 69 (52) Kyle Jamieson 3/34 (4 overs) | | Craig Cachopa 66 (43) Hamish Bennett 1/14 (3 overs) |
* Auckland Aces won by 6 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Billy Bowden and John Dempsey
* Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to bat.
* 14 January 2020 Scorecard
| Otago Volts 167/5 (20 overs) | v | Canterbury Kings 168/4 (18.5 overs) |
| Nick Kelly 62 (43) Will Williams 1/15 (3 overs) | | Chad Bowes 95 (50) Jacob Duffy 2/27 (3.5 overs) |
* Canterbury Kings won by 6 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Chris Brown and John Bromley
* Otago Volts won the toss and elected to bat.

### Finals

* Preliminary Final 17 January 2020 Scorecard
| Otago Volts 174/8 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 178/7 (19.5 overs) |
| Nick Kelly 60 (44) William Somerville 3/25 (4 overs) | | Martin Guptill 43 (31) Michael Rae 3/23 (4 overs) |
* Auckland Aces won by 3 wickets University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Chris Brown and Shaun Haig
* Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to field.
* Final 19 January 2020 Scorecard
| Wellington Firebirds 168/7 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 146/9 (20 overs) |
| Devon Conway 49 (37) Mitchell McClenaghan 3/32 (4 overs) | | Martin Guptill 60 (53) Logan van Beek 3/34 (4 overs) |
* Wellington Firebirds won by 22 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Chris Brown and Shaun Haig
* Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to field.