2019–20 Super Smash (women's cricket)

2019–20 Super Smash

Dates	13 December 2019 – 19 January 2020
Administrator(s)	New Zealand Cricket
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Round robin and knockout finals
Champions	Wellington Blaze (6th title)
Participants	6
Matches	32
Most runs	Katie Perkins (485)
Most wickets	Jess Kerr (20)

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.

The tournament ran alongside the 2019–20 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	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]

  Advanced to the Final   Advanced to the Elimination Final

Finals

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.

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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.

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Statistics

Most runs

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

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

1. "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.

External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo