# 2023–24 Super Smash (women's cricket)

The 2023–24 Dream11 Super Smash was the seventeenth season of the women's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket competition played in New Zealand. It took place between 19 December 2023 and 28 January 2024, with 6 provincial teams taking part. Canterbury Magicians were the defending champions.
The tournament ran alongside the 2023–24 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield.
Wellington Blaze won the tournament after defeating Central Hinds in the final, winning their 8th title.

## 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.
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 | Wellington Blaze (C) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0.973 |
| 2 | Northern Brave | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0.231 |
| 3 | Central Hinds | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | −0.136 |
| 4 | Otago Sparks | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | −0.218 |
| 5 | Canterbury Magicians | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | −0.060 |
| 6 | Auckland Hearts | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | −0.872 |
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## Fixtures
### Round-robin

* 19 December 2023 (D/N) Scorecard
| Canterbury Magicians 127/8 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Hearts 116/7 (20 overs) |
| Kate Anderson 25 (26) Skye Bowden 4/18 (4 overs) | | Saachi Shahri 24 (28) Gabby Sullivan 3/22 (4 overs) |
* Canterbury Magicians won by 11 runs Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Wayne Knights and Damian Morrow Player of the match: Frances Mackay (Canterbury Magicians)
* Auckland Hearts won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Canterbury Magicians 4, Auckland Hearts 0
* 21 December 2023 Scorecard
| Wellington Blaze 140/8 (20 overs) | v | Otago Sparks 117 (19.2 overs) |
| Georgia Plimmer 41* (37) Poppy-Jay Watkins 4/28 (4 overs) | | Suzie Bates 25 (22) Leigh Kasperek 3/25 (4 overs) |
* Wellington Blaze won by 23 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Cory Black and Tyron Davies Player of the match: Georgia Plimmer (Wellington Blaze)
* Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Wellington Blaze 4, Otago Sparks 0
* 22 December 2023 Scorecard
| Northern Brave 119/6 (20 overs) | v | Central Hinds 120/4 (19.3 overs) |
| Eimear Richardson 28 (23) Rosemary Mair 3/18 (4 overs) | | Hannah Rowe 35* (34) Jess Watkin 2/17 (4 overs) |
* Central Hinds won by 6 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Kim Cotton and Wayne Knights Player of the match: Rosemary Mair (Central Hinds)
* Northern Brave won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Central Hinds 4, Northern Brave 0
* 24 December 2023 Scorecard
| Wellington Blaze | v | Auckland Hearts |
* Match Abandoned Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: John Dempsey and Tyron Davies
* No toss.
* No play possible due to rain.
* Points: Wellington Blaze 2, Auckland Hearts 2
* 26 December 2023 Scorecard
| Canterbury Magicians 109/6 (20 overs) | v | Otago Sparks 110/7 (20 overs) |
| Izzy Sharp 32 (36) Poppy-Jay Watkins 2/8 (2 overs) | | Bella James 26 (23) Lea Tahuhu 1/16 (4 overs) |
* Otago Sparks won by 3 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Cory Black and Kannan Jagannathan Player of the match: Poppy-Jay Watkins (Otago Sparks)
* Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Otago Sparks 4, Canterbury Magicians 0
* 27 December 2023 Scorecard
| Central Hinds 141/7 (20 overs) | v | Northern Brave 135/7 (20 overs) |
| Thamsyn Newton 33 (37) Marama Downes 2/10 (4 overs) | | Marina Lamplough 38 (32) Ashtuti Kumar 2/19 (4 overs) |
* Central Hinds won by 6 runs Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North Umpires: Tim Parlane and Vinit Mahna Player of the match: Georgia Atkinson (Central Hinds)
* Central Hinds won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Central Hinds 4, Northern Brave 0
* 28 December 2023 Scorecard
| Wellington Blaze 159/3 (20 overs) | v | Otago Sparks 139/7 (20 overs) |
| Amelia Kerr 88 (57) Suzie Bates 1/12 (1 over) | | Suzie Bates 70 (55) Xara Jetly 3/28 (4 overs) |
* Wellington Blaze won by 20 runs Molyneux Park, Alexandra Umpires: John Dempsey and Kannan Jagannathan Player of the match: Amelia Kerr (Wellington Blaze)
* Wellington Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Wellington Blaze 4, Otago Sparks 0
* 29 December 2023 Scorecard
| Central Hinds | v | Auckland Hearts |
* Match Abandoned Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Derek Walker and Greg Pennell
* No toss.
* No play possible due to rain.
* Points: Central Hinds 2, Auckland Hearts 2
* 30 December 2023 Scorecard
| Central Hinds 79/3 (12 overs) | v | Canterbury Magicians 54/4 (8 overs) |
| Hollie Armitage 26 (27) Fatima Sana 2/11 (2 overs) | | Fatima Sana 34* (25) Ashtuti Kumar 2/13 (2 overs) |
* Central Hinds won by 6 runs (DLS) Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Cory Black and Greg Pennell Player of the match: Hannah Rowe (Central Hinds)
* Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to field.
* Central Hinds innings reduced to 12 overs due to rain.
* Canterbury Magicians were set a revised target of 61 runs from 8 overs due to rain.
* Points: Central Hinds 4, Canterbury Magicians 0
* 1 January 2024 Scorecard
| Otago Sparks 151/4 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Hearts 104 (17.4 overs) |
| Suzie Bates 84* (62) Anna Browning 1/20 (3 overs) | | Saachi Shahri 37 (33) Molly Loe 4/12 (4 overs) |
* Otago Sparks won by 47 runs Molyneux Park, Alexandra Umpires: Derek Walker and Pete Pasco Player of the match: Molly Loe (Otago Sparks)
* Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Otago Sparks 4, Auckland Hearts 0
* 2 January 2024 Scorecard
| Wellington Blaze 110 (19.4 overs) | v | Northern Brave 111/5 (19.4 overs) |
| Jess Kerr 23 (15) Chamari Athapaththu 4/19 (4 overs) | | Caitlin Gurrey 33 (38) Amelia Kerr 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Northern Brave won by 5 wickets Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Christelle High and John Dempsey Player of the match: Chamari Athapaththu (Northern Brave)
* Wellington Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Northern Brave 4, Wellington Blaze 0
* 3 January 2024 Scorecard
| Canterbury Magicians 145/7 (20 overs) | v | Otago Sparks 69 (14.4 overs) |
| Frances Mackay 51 (46) Suzie Bates 1/19 (3 overs) | | Suzie Bates 33 (35) Lea Tahuhu 3/10 (3 overs) |
* Canterbury Magicians won by 76 runs Molyneux Park, Alexandra Umpires: Pete Pasco and Shaun Haig Player of the match: Lea Tahuhu (Canterbury Magicians)
* Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Canterbury Magicians 4, Otago Sparks 0
* 4 January 2024 Scorecard
| Auckland Hearts 93/7 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Blaze 97/5 (18.2 overs) |
| Maddy Green 36 (46) Leigh Kasperek 2/27 (4 overs) | | Jess McFadyen 39 (41) Skye Bowden 2/21 (3 overs) |
* Wellington Blaze won by 5 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Vinit Mahna and Wayne Knights Player of the match: Georgia Plimmer (Wellington Blaze)
* Auckland Hearts won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Wellington Blaze 4, Auckland Hearts 0
* 5 January 2024 Scorecard
| Canterbury Magicians | v | Central Hinds |
* Match Abandoned Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Billy Bowden and Kim Cotton
* No toss.
* No play possible due to rain.
* Points: Canterbury Magicians 2, Central Hinds 2
* 6 January 2024 Scorecard
| Northern Brave 93/6 (15 overs) | v | Otago Sparks 95/1 (12.4 overs) |
| Caitlin Gurrey 30 (29) Eden Carson 1/11 (2 overs) | | Suzie Bates 41* (40) Jesse Prasad 1/10 (2 overs) |
* Otago won by 9 wickets (DLS) Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Chris Brown and Tina Semmens Player of the match: Suzie Bates (Otago Sparks)
* Northern Brave won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.
* Otago Sparks were set a revised target of 95 runs from 15 overs due to rain.
* Points: Otago Sparks 4, Northern Brave 0
* 7 January 2024 Scorecard
| Canterbury Magicians 152/7 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Hearts 153/6 (20 overs) |
| Izzy Sharp 45 (28) Skye Bowden 3/36 (4 overs) | | Maddy Green 71 (53) Lea Tahuhu 2/15 (4 overs) |
* Auckland Hearts won by 4 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Kannan Jagannathan and Shaun Haig Player of the match: Maddy Green (Auckland Hearts)
* Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Auckland Hearts 4, Canterbury Magicians 0
* 8 January 2024 Scorecard
| Central Hinds 131/4 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Blaze 132/2 (19 overs) |
| Hannah Rowe 43 (39) Amelia Kerr 1/16 (4 overs) | | Amelia Kerr 60* (50) Hannah Rowe 1/20 (3 overs) |
* Wellington Blaze won by 8 wickets McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Tim Parlane and Wayne Knights Player of the match: Amelia Kerr (Wellington Blaze)
* Central Hinds won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Wellington Blaze 4, Central Hinds 0
* 9 January 2024 Scorecard
| Northern Brave 136/9 (20 overs) | v | Canterbury Magicians 136/6 (20 overs) |
| Chamari Athapaththu 35 (29) Sarah Asmussen 3/27 (4 overs) | | Frances Mackay 51 (41) Jess Watkin 1/22 (4 overs) |
* Match Tied Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Chris Brown and Shaun Haig Player of the match: Chamari Athapaththu (Northern Brave)
* Northern Brave won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Canterbury Magicians 2, Northern Brave 2
* 10 January 2024 Scorecard
| Central Hinds 115/7 (20 overs) | v | Otago Sparks 116/2 (17 overs) |
| Hollie Armitage 47 (40) Eden Carson 3/15 (4 overs) | | Suzie Bates 52* (49) Claudia Green 1/19 (4 overs) |
* Otago Sparks won by 8 wickets McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Cory Black and Derek Walker Player of the match: Suzie Bates (Otago Sparks)
* Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Otago Sparks 4, Central Hinds 0
* 11 January 2024 Scorecard
| Wellington Blaze 154/6 (20 overs) | v | Canterbury Magicians 107/9 (20 overs) |
| Amelia Kerr 77* (55) Madeline Penna 3/4 (2 overs) | | Madeline Penna 25 (25) Amelia Kerr 5/10 (4 overs) |
* Wellington Blaze won by 47 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: John Dempsey and Tim Parlane Player of the match: Amelia Kerr (Wellington Blaze)
* Wellington Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Wellington Blaze 4, Canterbury Magicians 0
* 12 January 2024 Scorecard
| Northern Brave 133/7 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Hearts 114/7 (20 overs) |
| Chamari Athapaththu 58 (38) Fran Jonas 2/22 (3 overs) | | Maddy Green 32 (35) Marama Downes 2/24 (4 overs) |
* Northern Brave won by 19 runs Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Billy Bowden and Greg Pennell Player of the match: Chamari Athapaththu (Northern Brave)
* Auckland Hearts won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Northern Brave 4, Auckland Hearts 0
* 13 January 2024 Scorecard
| Wellington Blaze 109/7 (20 overs) | v | Central Hinds 109 (19 overs) |
| Georgia Plimmer 41 (37) Rosemary Mair 2/19 (4 overs) | | Hollie Armitage 33 (28) Amelia Kerr 5/13 (4 overs) |
* Match Tied Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Glen Walklin and Tina Semmens Player of the match: Amelia Kerr (Wellington Blaze)
* Wellington Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Wellington Blaze 2, Central Hinds 2
* 14 January 2024 Scorecard
| Auckland Hearts 146/6 (20 overs) | v | Otago Sparks 137/8 (20 overs) |
| Maddy Green 77* (56) Hayley Jensen 1/16 (3 overs) | | Caitlin Blakely 50* (40) Fran Jonas 3/23 (4 overs) |
* Auckland Hearts won by 9 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane Player of the match: Maddy Green (Auckland Hearts)
* Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Auckland Hearts 4, Otago Sparks 0
* 15 January 2024 Scorecard
| Northern Brave 118/8 (17 overs) | v | Wellington Blaze 124/2 (15 overs) |
| Chamari Athapaththu 45 (20) Leigh Kasperek 3/16 (4 overs) | | Amelia Kerr 73* (49) Shriya Naidu 1/13 (2 overs) |
* Wellington Blaze won by 8 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Cory Black and Tyron Davies Player of the match: Amelia Kerr (Wellington Blaze)
* Northern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain.
* Points: Wellington Blaze 4, Northern Brave 0
* 16 January 2024 Scorecard
| Central Hinds 146/5 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Hearts 128/8 (20 overs) |
| Georgia Atkinson 42 (36) Molly Penfold 2/26 (4 overs) | | Saachi Shahri 33 (26) Priyanaz Chatterji 2/13 (3 overs) |
* Central Hinds won by 18 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Tim Parlane and Damian Morrow Player of the match: Priyanaz Chatterji (Central Hinds)
* Central Hinds won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Central Hinds 4, Auckland Hearts 0
* 18 January 2024 Scorecard
| Northern Brave 123/5 (20 overs) | v | Canterbury Magicians 53/5 (7 overs) |
| Caitlin Gurrey 53* (47) Lea Tahuhu 2/16 (4 overs) | | Frances Mackay 19 (13) Marama Downes 2/14 (2 overs) |
* Northern Brave won by 1 run (DLS) Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: John Dempsey and Vinit Mahna
* Northern Brave won the toss and elected to bat.
* Canterbury Magicians were set a revised target of 55 runs from 7 overs due to rain.
* Points: Northern Brave 4, Canterbury Magicians 0
* 19 January 2024 Scorecard
| Central Hinds 107/7 (20 overs) | v | Otago Sparks 111/4 (16.3 overs) |
| Rosemary Mair 32 (35) Emma Black 4/17 (4 overs) | | Suzie Bates 44 (29) Priyanaz Chatterji 2/16 (3 overs) |
* Otago Sparks won by 6 wickets University of Otago Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Pete Pasco and Tim Parlane Player of the match: Emma Black (Otago Sparks)
* Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Otago Sparks 4, Central Hinds 0
* 20 January 2024 Scorecard
| Northern Brave 145/9 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Hearts 106 (19.2 overs) |
| Nensi Patel 31 (32) Josie Penfold 3/31 (4 overs) | | Prue Catton 53 (44) Marama Downes 5/12 (3.2 overs) |
* Northern Brave won by 39 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tina Semmens Player of the match: Marama Downes (Northern Brave)
* Northern Brave won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Northern Brave 4, Auckland Hearts 0
* 22 January 2024 Scorecard
| Canterbury Magicians 97 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Blaze 98/2 (13.5 overs) |
| Frances Mackay 31 (41) Leigh Kasperek 3/20 (4 overs) | | Amelia Kerr 48* (35) Lea Tahuhu 1/17 (4 overs) |
* Wellington Blaze won by 8 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Allen Stanley and Pete Pasco Player of the match: Amelia Kerr (Wellington Blaze)
* Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Wellington Blaze 4, Canterbury Magicians 0
* 23 January 2024 Scorecard
| Northern Brave 94/1 (12 overs) | v | Otago Sparks 64/6 (9 overs) |
| Chamari Athapaththu 46 (37) Linsey Smith 1/20 (2 overs) | | Caitlin Blakely 20 (13) Jess Watkin 2/5 (2 overs) |
* Northern Brave won by 22 runs (DLS) University of Otago Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Derek Walker and Tim Parlane Player of the match: Chamari Athapaththu (Northern Brave)
* Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
* Northern Brave innings reduced to 12 overs due to rain.
* Otago Sparks were set a revised target of 87 runs from 9 overs due to rain.
* Points: Northern Brave 4, Otago Sparks 0

## Finals
### Bracket

| Elimination Final | Elimination Final | Elimination Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | | 1 | Wellington Blaze | 89 (17 overs) |
| 2 | Central Hinds | 151/5 (20 overs) | EFW | Central Hinds | 88/5 (17 overs) |
| 3 | Northern Brave | 106 (16.5 overs) | | | |

### Elimination Final

* Elimination Final 26 January 2024 Scorecard
| Central Hinds 151/5 (20 overs) | v | Northern Brave 106 (16.5 overs) |
| Hollie Armitage 78 (50) Marina Lamplough 2/22 (3 overs) | | Caitlin Gurrey 52 (43) Claudia Green 4/24 (4 overs) |
* Central Hinds won by 45 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Chris Brown and Pete Pasco Player of the match: Hollie Armitage (Central Hinds)
* Central Hinds won the toss and elected to bat.

### Grand Final

* Grand Final 28 January 2024 Scorecard
| Wellington Blaze 89 (17 overs) | v | Central Hinds 88/5 (17 overs) |
| Amelia Kerr 35 (35) Rosemary Mair 4/5 (4 overs) | | Thamsyn Newton 27* (42) Sophie Devine 1/18 (3 overs) |
* Wellington Blaze won by 1 run (DLS) Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Kim Cotton and Kannan Jagannathan Player of the match: Amelia Kerr (Wellington Blaze)
* Wellington Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain.
* Central Hinds were set a revised target of 90 runs from 17 overs due to rain.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Amelia Kerr | Wellington Blaze | 10 | 10 | 437 | 72.83 | 88 | 0 | 4 |
| Suzie Bates | Otago Sparks | 10 | 10 | 398 | 56.85 | 84* | 0 | 3 |
| Hollie Armitage | Central Hinds | 10 | 10 | 318 | 31.80 | 78 | 0 | 1 |
| Maddy Green | Auckland Hearts | 7 | 7 | 283 | 47.16 | 77* | 0 | 2 |
| Caitlin Gurrey | Northern Brave | 11 | 11 | 230 | 25.55 | 53* | 0 | 2 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
| Amelia Kerr | Wellington Blaze | 40.0 | 20 | 8.95 | 5/10 | 2 |
| Leigh Kasperek | Wellington Blaze | 39.0 | 17 | 12.35 | 3/16 | 0 |
| Marama Downes | Northern Brave | 36.2 | 16 | 12.68 | 5/12 | 1 |
| Rosemary Mair | Central Hinds | 36.5 | 14 | 15.42 | 4/5 | 0 |
| Emma Black | Otago Sparks | 36.0 | 13 | 16.61 | 4/17 | 0 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo