The 2020–21 Dream11 Super Smash (named after the competition's sponsor Dream11)[1] was the sixteenth season of the Men's Super SmashTwenty20 cricket tournament played in New Zealand.[2] It started on 24 December 2020, and finished on 13 February 2021.[3] The Wellington Firebirds were the defending champions.[4][5]
On 15 June 2020, New Zealand Cricket announced the first round of contracts for domestic teams ahead of the 2020–21 season.[6][7] The full schedule for the tournament was confirmed on 29 September 2020.[8]
The Wellington Firebirds topped the group, advancing directly to the final.[9] By the end of January 2021, the Canterbury Kings had secured their place in the Preliminary Final.[10] On 5 February 2021, the Central Stags became the third and final team to reach the knock-out stage of the tournament, advancing to the Preliminary Final.[11] In the Preliminary Final, the Canterbury Kings beat the Central Stags by four wickets to join the Wellington Firebirds in the final.[12] In the final, the Wellington Firebirds beat the Canterbury Kings by five wickets to win the tournament.[13][14]
Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to field.
Referencesedit
^. New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
^"Super Smash 2020-21: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview: All you need to know". Cricket World. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^"Schedule 2020–21" (PDF). New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
^"Wellington Firebirds join the Blaze in winning the Twenty20 Super Smash". Stuff. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^"Devon Conway, Hamish Bennett lead Wellington to Super Smash title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^"Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
^"Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts, Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts". Stuff. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
^. New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
^"Super Smash: Finn Allen blasts 16-ball 50 in Firebirds' thumping of Stags". Stuff. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
^"Super Smash: Canterbury Kings sprint to victory to beat Otago Volts, book finals place". Stuff. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
^"Super Smash: Ross Taylor winds back clock in batting onslaught as Stags book playoff spot". Stuff. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^"Super Smash: Canterbury Kings edge Central Stags in last-over elimination final thriller". Stuff. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
^"Super Smash: Devon Conway fires Wellington Firebirds to back to back Twenty20 titles". Stuff. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^"Finn Allen the breakout star in Super Smash as Wellington defend title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
^"Central Stags, Hinds named for McLean Park Dream11 Super Smash". Voxy. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^"Anton Devcich's boundary barrage comes too late in Northern's Super Smash defeat". Stuff. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
^"Super Smash: George Worker blazes century as Central Stags beat Otago Volts". Stuff. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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November 14, 2023
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The 2020 21 Dream11 Super Smash named after the competition s sponsor Dream11 1 was the sixteenth season of the Men s Super Smash Twenty20 cricket tournament played in New Zealand 2 It started on 24 December 2020 and finished on 13 February 2021 3 The Wellington Firebirds were the defending champions 4 5 2020 21 Men s Super SmashDates24 December 2020 13 February 2021Administrator s New Zealand CricketCricket formatTwenty20 cricketTournament format s Round robin and knockoutHost s New ZealandChampionsWellington Firebirds 4th title Participants6Matches32Most runsFinn Allen 512 Most wicketsBlair Tickner 17 Official websiteSuper Smash 2019 202021 22 On 15 June 2020 New Zealand Cricket announced the first round of contracts for domestic teams ahead of the 2020 21 season 6 7 The full schedule for the tournament was confirmed on 29 September 2020 8 The Wellington Firebirds topped the group advancing directly to the final 9 By the end of January 2021 the Canterbury Kings had secured their place in the Preliminary Final 10 On 5 February 2021 the Central Stags became the third and final team to reach the knock out stage of the tournament advancing to the Preliminary Final 11 In the Preliminary Final the Canterbury Kings beat the Central Stags by four wickets to join the Wellington Firebirds in the final 12 In the final the Wellington Firebirds beat the Canterbury Kings by five wickets to win the tournament 13 14 Contents 1 Points table 2 Fixtures 2 1 Round robin 2 2 Finals 3 References 4 External linksPoints table editPos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR1 Wellington Firebirds 10 9 1 0 36 1 5162 Central Stags 10 6 4 0 24 0 5873 Canterbury Kings 10 6 4 0 24 0 0794 Northern Knights 10 5 5 0 20 0 4355 Auckland Aces 10 2 8 0 8 0 3766 Otago Volts 10 2 8 0 8 1 449Source Cricinfo Advanced to the Final Advanced to the Preliminary FinalFixtures editRound robin edit 24 December 2020 13 40 ScorecardAuckland Aces176 3 20 overs v Wellington Firebirds178 6 19 1 overs Sean Solia 75 56 Peter Younghusband 1 25 4 overs Finn Allen 53 23 William Somerville 2 34 4 overs Wellington Firebirds won by 4 wicketsBasin Reserve Wellington Umpires Billy Bowden and Kim CottonWellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to field Michael Snedden Wellington Firebirds Ollie Pringle Ryan Harrison and William O Donnell Auckland Aces all made their T20 debuts 27 December 2020 19 10 N ScorecardWellington Firebirds175 7 20 overs v Central Stags136 9 20 overs Devon Conway 67 51 Blair Tickner 2 30 4 overs Josh Clarkson 30 30 Hamish Bennett 2 20 4 overs Wellington Firebirds won by 39 runsMcLean Park Napier Umpires Billy Bowden and Garth StirratCentral Stags won the toss and elected to field Joey Field Central Stags made his T20 debut Josh Clarkson Central Stags played in his 50th T20 match 15 28 December 2020 16 00 D N ScorecardOtago Volts219 7 20 overs v Auckland Aces174 19 5 overs Llew Johnson 72 44 Danru Ferns 3 43 4 overs Ben Horne 63 35 Matthew Bacon 3 18 3 5 overs Otago Volts won by 45 runsMolyneux Park Alexandra Umpires John Bromley and Kannan JagannathanAuckland Aces won the toss and elected to field 29 December 2020 16 00 D N ScorecardCanterbury Kings185 4 20 overs v Otago Volts124 18 4 overs Chad Bowes 72 48 Michael Rippon 1 22 4 overs Neil Broom 41 28 Edward Nuttall 3 18 4 overs Canterbury Kings won by 61 runsMolyneux Park Alexandra Umpires John Bromley and Kannan JagannathanCanterbury Kings won the toss and elected to bat Matthew Hay Canterbury Kings made his T20 debut 30 December 2020 13 40 ScorecardCentral Stags223 6 20 overs v Northern Knights178 9 20 overs George Worker 71 42 Joe Walker 2 30 4 overs Anton Devcich 102 49 Kieran Noema Barnett 3 37 4 overs Central Stags won by 45 runsPukekura Park New Plymouth Umpires John Dempsey and Ashley MehrotraCentral Stags won the toss and elected to bat Katene Clarke and Henry Cooper Northern Knights both made their T20 debuts Anton Devcich Northern Knights scored his first century in T20 cricket 16 31 December 2020 13 40 ScorecardCentral Stags226 8 20 overs v Auckland Aces156 18 4 overs George Worker 79 46 Ben Lister 3 21 4 overs Glenn Phillips 42 22 Blair Tickner 2 23 3 overs Central Stags won by 70 runsPukekura Park New Plymouth Umpires John Dempsey and Kim CottonCentral Stags won the toss and elected to bat 1 January 2021 19 10 N ScorecardNorthern Knights148 6 20 overs v Wellington Firebirds152 1 16 overs Tim Seifert 46 46 James Neesham 2 23 4 overs Finn Allen 91 50 Scott Kuggeleijn 1 21 4 overs Wellington Firebirds won by 9 wicketsBay Oval Mount Maunganui Umpires Damian Morrow and Tim ParlaneWellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to field Freddy Walker Northern Knights made his T20 debut 2 January 2021 19 10 N ScorecardNorthern Knights153 7 20 overs v Otago Volts156 8 19 4 overs Tim Seifert 74 58 Matthew Bacon 3 35 4 overs Hamish Rutherford 49 28 Zak Gibson 3 17 4 overs Otago Volts won by 2 wicketsBay Oval Mount Maunganui Umpires Garth Stirrat and Tim ParlaneOtago Volts won the toss and elected to field 3 January 2021 15 00 ScorecardAuckland Aces52 4 5 overs v Canterbury Kings55 0 4 3 overs Mark Chapman 25 13 Edward Nuttall 1 9 1 over Will Williams 1 9 1 over Chad Bowes 39 14 Canterbury Kings won by 10 wicketsEden Park Outer Oval Auckland Umpires John Bromley and Ashley MehrotraCanterbury Kings won the toss and elected to field The match was reduced to five overs per side due to rain Fraser Sheat Canterbury Kings made his T20 debut 4 January 2021 19 10 N ScorecardCentral Stags117 9 20 overs v Northern Knights122 4 17 4 overs Christian Leopard 23 21 Brett Hampton 3 21 4 overs Anton Devcich 35 22 Jayden Lennox 2 17 4 overs Northern Knights won by 6 wicketsSeddon Park Hamilton Umpires Glen Walklin and John DempseyNorthern Knights won the toss and elected to field Jayden Lennox Central Stags made his T20 debut 8 January 2021 15 10 ScorecardCentral Stags223 5 20 overs v Otago Volts170 8 20 overs George Worker 106 58 Mitchell McClenaghan 1 31 4 overs Nick Kelly 75 54 Ajaz Patel 3 34 4 overs Central Stags won by 53 runsUniversity Oval Dunedin Umpires Derek Walker and John BromleyOtago Volts won the toss and elected to field George Worker Central Stags scored his first century in T20 cricket 17 9 January 2021 15 10 ScorecardWellington Firebirds185 7 20 overs v Northern Knights105 15 2 overs Finn Allen 75 39 Joe Walker 2 25 4 overs Tim Seifert 53 41 Michael Bracewell 4 28 3 overs Wellington Firebirds won by 80 runsBasin Reserve Wellington Umpires Billy Bowden and Tim ParlaneNorthern Knights won the toss and elected to field 10 January 2021 19 10 N ScorecardCentral Stags186 5 20 overs v Canterbury Kings168 6 20 overs Will Young 68 43 Matt Henry 2 32 4 overs Daryl Mitchell 71 46 Doug Bracewell 3 38 4 overs Central Stags won by 18 runsHagley Oval Christchurch Umpires Derek Walker and John DempseyCentral Stags won the toss and elected to bat 11 January 2021 19 10 N ScorecardCanterbury Kings154 6 20 overs v Auckland Aces148 5 20 overs Jack Boyle 44 34 Ross ter Braak 2 24 4 overs Sean Solia 55 42 Daryl Mitchell 2 21 3 overs Canterbury Kings won by 6 runsHagley Oval Christchurch Umpires Kim Cotton and Lui ElsCanterbury Kings won the toss and elected to bat 14 January 2021 15 10 ScorecardOtago Volts167 5 20 overs v Wellington Firebirds168 5 16 3 overs Anaru Kitchen 57 32 James Neesham 2 38 4 overs Finn Allen 92 43 Michael Rippon 2 23 4 overs Wellington Firebirds won by 5 wicketsUniversity Oval Dunedin Umpires Chris Brown and Shaun HaigOtago Volts won the toss and elected to bat 15 January 2021 15 20 ScorecardNorthern Knights150 7 20 overs v Canterbury Kings152 4 18 5 overs Jeet Raval 70 55 Todd Astle 2 12 4 overs Daryl Mitchell 69 47 Freddy Walker 3 20 3 5 overs Canterbury Kings won by 6 wicketsHagley Oval Christchurch Umpires John Bromley and Tim ParlaneNorthern Knights won the toss and elected to bat 16 January 2021 11 10 ScorecardWellington Firebirds154 7 20 overs v Canterbury Kings155 6 19 4 overs James Neesham 49 38 Cole McConchie 2 14 4 overs Cole McConchie 48 34 Hamish Bennett 2 29 4 overs Canterbury Kings won by 4 wicketsHagley Oval Christchurch Umpires John Bromley and Tim ParlaneWellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to bat 17 January 2021 15 10 ScorecardAuckland Aces140 6 14 overs v Northern Knights109 5 10 5 overs Glenn Phillips 68 33 Tim Southee 2 30 3 overs Mitchell Santner 39 16 William Somerville 3 18 2 overs Northern Knights won by 5 wickets DLS method Eden Park Outer Oval Auckland Umpires Chris Brown and Wayne KnightsNorthern Knights won the toss and elected to field Northern Knights were set a revised target of 107 runs from 11 overs due to rain 18 January 2021 16 00 D N ScorecardOtago Volts145 9 17 overs v Central Stags158 5 15 4 overs Neil Broom 42 30 Blair Tickner 3 23 4 overs Ross Taylor 48 27 Nathan Smith 4 32 4 overs Central Stags won by 5 wickets DLS method Pukekura Park New Plymouth Umpires Eugene Sanders and Shaun HaigCentral Stags won the toss and elected to field Central Stags were set a revised target of 153 runs from 17 overs due to rain 21 January 2021 19 10 N ScorecardCanterbury Kings118 19 1 overs v Northern Knights93 2 10 2 overs Todd Astle 36 22 Anurag Verma 2 21 4 overs Kane Williamson 34 27 Daryl Mitchell 1 12 2 overs Northern Knights won by 8 wickets DLS method Seddon Park Hamilton Umpires John Dempsey and Shaun HaigNorthern Knights won the toss and elected to field Northern Knights were set a revised target of 91 runs from 14 overs due to rain 23 January 2021 15 10 ScorecardAuckland Aces199 6 20 overs v Central Stags182 7 20 overs Mark Chapman 73 34 Doug Bracewell 2 22 4 overs Tom Bruce 52 35 Louis Delport 2 28 4 overs Auckland Aces won by 17 runsEden Park Outer Oval Auckland Umpires Chris Brown and Wayne KnightsCentral Stags won the toss and elected to field 24 January 2021 14 40 ScorecardOtago Volts137 9 20 overs v Wellington Firebirds140 6 18 overs Anaru Kitchen 28 22 Ben Sears 4 21 4 overs Michael Bracewell 47 43 Mitchell McClenaghan 3 36 4 overs Wellington Firebirds won by 4 wicketsBasin Reserve Wellington Umpires Cory Black and Tim ParlaneWellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to field 25 January 2021 15 10 ScorecardCanterbury Kings153 7 20 overs v Wellington Firebirds154 3 19 4 overs Chad Bowes 44 29 Ben Sears 3 34 4 overs Tom Blundell 62 42 Todd Astle 1 22 3 overs Wellington Firebirds won by 7 wicketsBasin Reserve Wellington Umpires Derek Walker and Tim ParlaneWellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to field 29 January 2021 15 20 ScorecardAuckland Aces162 4 20 overs v Northern Knights166 7 20 overs Mark Chapman 69 41 Tim Southee 2 29 4 overs Kane Williamson 79 55 Ross ter Braak 3 26 4 overs Northern Knights won by 3 wicketsSeddon Park Hamilton Umpires Billy Bowden and John DempseyNorthern Knights won the toss and elected to field 30 January 2021 19 10 N ScorecardOtago Volts162 5 20 overs v Canterbury Kings163 4 19 overs Neil Broom 48 37 Todd Astle 2 18 4 overs Cole McConchie 50 36 Anaru Kitchen 2 38 4 overs Canterbury Kings won by 6 wicketsHagley Oval Christchurch Umpires Derek Walker and John BromleyCanterbury Kings won the toss and elected to field 31 January 2021 14 40 ScorecardCentral Stags164 7 20 overs v Wellington Firebirds170 2 16 2 overs Doug Bracewell 53 27 Logan van Beek 3 35 4 overs Devon Conway 69 50 Jayden Lennox 1 15 3 overs Wellington Firebirds won by 8 wicketsBasin Reserve Wellington Umpires Chris Brown and Tim ParlaneCentral Stags won the toss and elected to bat 1 February 2021 11 20 ScorecardAuckland Aces183 7 20 overs v Otago Volts80 12 3 overs William O Donnell 40 30 Nathan Smith 2 19 3 overs Nick Kelly 38 29 Kyle Jamieson 3 18 3 3 overs Auckland Aces won by 103 runsEden Park Outer Oval Auckland Umpires Billy Bowden and Derek WalkerAuckland Aces won the toss and elected to bat 5 February 2021 19 10 N ScorecardCentral Stags183 6 20 overs v Canterbury Kings153 7 20 overs Ross Taylor 65 36 Matt Henry 1 32 4 overs Cam Fletcher 39 21 Jayden Lennox 3 20 4 overs Central Stags won by 30 runsMcLean Park Napier Umpires Chris Brown and John DempseyCanterbury Kings won the toss and elected to field 6 February 2021 15 10 ScorecardNorthern Knights191 6 20 overs v Otago Volts155 18 5 overs Anton Devcich 75 40 Anaru Kitchen 1 5 1 over Neil Broom 47 34 Tim Southee 3 41 4 overs Northern Knights won by 36 runsUniversity Oval Dunedin Umpires Derek Walker and John BromleyNorthern Knights won the toss and elected to bat 7 February 2021 11 20 ScorecardWellington Firebirds230 2 20 overs v Auckland Aces191 20 overs Devon Conway 91 58 Sean Solia 1 23 4 overs William O Donnell 38 24 James Neesham 3 41 4 overs Wellington Firebirds won by 39 runsEden Park Outer Oval Auckland Umpires Billy Bowden and Damian MorrowWellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to bat Finals edit Preliminary Final 11 February 2021 ScorecardCentral Stags180 7 20 overs v Canterbury Kings181 6 19 5 overs Will Young 101 47 Daryl Mitchell 2 28 3 overs Daryl Mitchell 88 58 Blair Tickner 2 38 4 overs Canterbury Kings won by 4 wicketsEden Park Outer Oval Auckland Umpires Billy Bowden and John DempseyCentral Stags won the toss and elected to bat Final 13 February 2021 ScorecardCanterbury Kings175 8 20 overs v Wellington Firebirds178 5 19 4 overs Cole McConchie 44 39 Logan van Beek 3 28 4 overs Devon Conway 93 63 Edward Nuttall 2 32 4 overs Wellington Firebirds won by 5 wicketsBasin Reserve Wellington Umpires Chris Brown and Wayne KnightsWellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to field References edit Welcome to the Dream11 Super Smash New Zealand Cricket Archived from the original on 2 October 2019 Retrieved 2 October 2019 Super Smash 2020 21 Full squads Fixtures amp Preview All you need to know Cricket World Retrieved 23 December 2020 Schedule 2020 21 PDF New Zealand Cricket Retrieved 29 September 2020 Wellington Firebirds join the Blaze in winning the Twenty20 Super Smash Stuff Retrieved 19 January 2020 Devon Conway Hamish Bennett lead Wellington to Super Smash title ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 19 January 2020 Daryl Mitchell Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 15 June 2020 Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts Stuff Retrieved 15 June 2020 International Cricket to start with Eden Park Showdown New Zealand Cricket Archived from the original on 18 October 2020 Retrieved 29 September 2020 Super Smash Finn Allen blasts 16 ball 50 in Firebirds thumping of Stags Stuff Retrieved 31 January 2021 Super Smash Canterbury Kings sprint to victory to beat Otago Volts book finals place Stuff Retrieved 31 January 2021 Super Smash Ross Taylor winds back clock in batting onslaught as Stags book playoff spot Stuff Retrieved 5 February 2021 Super Smash Canterbury Kings edge Central Stags in last over elimination final thriller Stuff Retrieved 11 February 2021 Super Smash Devon Conway fires Wellington Firebirds to back to back Twenty20 titles Stuff Retrieved 13 February 2021 Finn Allen the breakout star in Super Smash as Wellington defend title ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 14 February 2021 Central Stags Hinds named for McLean Park Dream11 Super Smash Voxy Retrieved 27 December 2020 Anton Devcich s boundary barrage comes too late in Northern s Super Smash defeat Stuff Retrieved 30 December 2020 Super Smash George Worker blazes century as Central Stags beat Otago Volts Stuff Retrieved 8 January 2021 External links editSeries home at ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2020 21 Super Smash men 27s cricket amp oldid 1175250541, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
