2019–20 Super Smash (women's cricket)

The 2019–20 Dream11 Super Smash was the thirteenth season of the women's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket competition played in New Zealand. It ran from December 2019 to January 2020, with 6 provincial teams taking part. Wellington Blaze beat Auckland Hearts in the final to win the tournament, their 6th Super Smash title, and third in three seasons.

2019–20 Super Smash
Dates13 December 2019 – 19 January 2020
Administrator(s)New Zealand Cricket
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round robin and knockout finals
ChampionsWellington Blaze (6th title)
Participants6
Matches32
Most runsKatie Perkins (485)
Most wicketsJess Kerr (20)

The tournament ran alongside the 2019–20 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield.

Competition format

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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

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Team Pld W L T NR A Pts NRR
Wellington Blaze 10 10 0 0 0 0 40 2.715
Auckland Hearts 10 6 4 0 0 0 24 0.470
Otago Sparks 10 6 4 0 0 0 24 0.365
Central Hinds 10 4 6 0 0 0 16 –1.133
Northern Spirit 10 2 8 0 0 0 8 –0.871
Canterbury Magicians 10 2 8 0 0 0 8 –1.390
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]

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Finals

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Elimination Final
16 January 2020
Scorecard
Otago Sparks
120/7 (20 overs)
v
Auckland Hearts
121/5 (20 overs)
Hayley Jensen 41* (44)
Holly Huddleston 2/23 (4 overs)
Anna Peterson 57 (50)
Hannah Darlington 2/19 (4 overs)
Auckland Hearts won by 5 wickets
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Umpires: John Dempsey and Kim Cotton
  • Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.

Final
19 January 2020
Scorecard
Wellington Blaze
81/2 (7 overs)
v
Auckland Hearts
45/5 (7 overs)
Sophie Devine 54 (23)
Bella Armstrong 2/23 (2 overs)
Bella Armstrong 13 (8)
Leigh Kasperek 2/4 (1 over)
Wellington Blaze won by 36 runs
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: John Dempsey and Kim Cotton
  • Auckland Hearts won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 7 overs per side due to rain.

Statistics

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Most runs

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Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Katie Perkins Auckland Hearts 12 12 485 69.28 70* 0 5
Suzie Bates Otago Sparks 11 11 441 49.00 106* 1 2
Caitlin Gurrey Northern Spirit 10 10 416 52.00 106* 1 3
Sophie Devine Wellington Blaze 10 9 369 52.71 112 1 2
Rachel Priest Wellington Blaze 11 9 319 39.87 76 0 2

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[3]

Most wickets

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Player Team Overs Wickets Average BBI 5w
Jess Kerr Wellington Blaze 40.0 20 10.30 4/13 0
Amelia Kerr Wellington Blaze 42.0 18 12.61 4/15 0
Deanna Doughty Wellington Blaze 37.1 17 12.76 3/16 0
Leigh Kasperek Wellington Blaze 38.2 15 14.13 2/4 0
Anna Peterson Auckland Hearts 44.0 15 18.60 3/32 0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20 2019/20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Dream11 Women's Super Smash 2019–20 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20, 2019/20/Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20 Competition, 2019/20/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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