2020–21 Super Smash (women's cricket)

2020–21 Super Smash
Dates	24 December 2020 – 13 February 2021
Administrator(s)	New Zealand Cricket
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Round robin and knockout finals
Champions	Canterbury Magicians (5th title)
Participants	6
Matches	32
Most runs	Sophie Devine (434)
Most wickets	Frances Mackay (20)
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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[]

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
Canterbury Magicians	10	7	2	1	30	0.781
Auckland Hearts	10	7	2	1	30	0.275
Wellington Blaze	10	7	3	0	28	2.196
Northern Spirit	10	3	7	0	12	–0.865
Otago Sparks	10	3	7	0	12	–1.310
Central Hinds	10	2	8	0	8	–1.168

Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[1]

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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	Auckland Hearts
Frances Mackay 5* (5)

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)		Amy Satterthwaite 71* (50)

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^[3]

Most wickets[]

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

Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20 2020/21". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ "Dream11 Women's Super Smash 2020–21 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20, 2020/21/Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20 Competition, 2020/21/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

External links[]

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

[Table-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] "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20, 2020/21/Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

[4] "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20 Competition, 2020/21/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

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