2021–22 Super Smash (men's cricket)

The 2021–22 Dream11 Men's Super Smash (named after the competition's sponsor Dream11)[1] is the seventeenth season of the Men's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket tournament being played in New Zealand.[2] In July 2021, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) named all the squads for the domestic teams ahead of the 2021–22 season,[3] and confirmed that the matches would mainly be played at the weekend.[4] On 27 October 2021, NZC confirmed the full fixtures for the tournament.[5] The Wellington Firebirds are the defending champions.[6]

2021–22 Men's Super Smash
Dates26 November 2021 – 29 January 2022
Administrator(s)New Zealand Cricket
Cricket formatTwenty20 cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Host(s)New Zealand
Participants6
Matches32
Official websiteSuper Smash

Prior to the tournament, the Northern Districts T20 team, previously known as the Northern Knights, was rebranded as the Northern Brave.[7]

Points table
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Central Stags 3 2 1 0 8 −0.392
2 Otago Volts 3 1 1 1 6 −0.042
3 Canterbury Kings 2 1 1 0 4 0.500
4 Wellington Firebirds 2 1 1 0 4 0.325
5 Northern Brave 2 0 1 1 2 −0.378
6 Auckland Aces 0 0 0 0 0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: ESPN Cricinfo

  Advances to the Final
  Advances to the Eliminator

Fixtures

Round-robin
26 November 2021
Scorecard
Wellington Firebirds
177/7 (20 overs)
v
Canterbury Kings
150/9 (20 overs)
Finn Allen 57 (30)
Edward Nuttall 3/31 (4 overs)
Jack Boyle 31 (25)
Michael Bracewell 3/22 (4 overs)
Wellington Firebirds won by 27 runs
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Kim Cotton and Tim Parlane
  • Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tim Robinson (Wellington Firebirds) made his T20 debut.
28 November 2021
Scorecard
Otago Volts
184/4 (20 overs)
v
Central Stags
185/5 (19 overs)
Hamish Rutherford 82 (47)
Jayden Lennox 1/23 (3 overs)
Dane Cleaver 114* (54)
Matthew Bacon 2/27 (4 overs)
Central Stags won by 5 wickets
University of Otago Oval, Dunedin
Umpires: Shaun Haig and Kannan Jagannathan
  • Otago Volts won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jake Gibson (Otago Volts) made his T20 debut.
3 December 2021
Scorecard
Northern Brave
106/6 (13 overs)
v
Jeet Raval 33 (18)
Michael Rippon 3/32 (4 overs)
No result
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Chris Brown and Damian Morrow
  • Otago Volts won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain prevented any further play.
5 December 2021
Scorecard
Central Stags
190/4 (20 overs)
v
Wellington Firebirds
176/7 (20 overs)
Josh Clarkson 71* (32)
Ben Sears 1/27 (3 overs)
Logan van Beek 61* (33)
Seth Rance 2/23 (4 overs)
Central Stags won by 14 runs
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Cory Black and Shaun Haig
  • Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to field.
10 December 2021
Scorecard
Canterbury Kings
172/8 (20 overs)
v
Central Stags
125 (20 overs)
Cole McConchie 84 (54)
Doug Bracewell 2/24 (4 overs)
Josh Clarkson 25 (11)
Matt Henry 3/11 (4 overs)
Canterbury Kings won by 47 runs
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Chris Brown and Pete Pasco
  • Canterbury Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mitchell Hay (Canterbury Kings) made his T20 debut.
12 December 2021
Scorecard
Northern Brave
146/8 (20 overs)
v
Otago Volts
151/7 (19.4 overs)
Katene Clarke 49 (57)
Josh Finnie 2/22 (4 overs)
Neil Broom 62 (53)
Matthew Fisher 2/21 (4 overs)
Otago Volts won by 3 wickets
University of Otago Oval, Dunedin
Umpires: Derek Walker and Cory Black
  • Otago Volts won the toss and elected to field.
  • Angus McKenzie (Otago Volts) made his T20 debut.

Finals
Elimination Final
27 January 2022
Scorecard
TBC
v
TBC
TBC
Final
29 January 2022
Scorecard
TBC
v
TBC
TBC

Notes
  1. Originally the match was scheduled to be played on 27 November 2021.
  2. Originally the match was scheduled to be played on 4 December 2021.
  3. Originally the match was scheduled to be played on 11 December 2021.

References
  1. "Welcome to the Dream11 Super Smash". New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  2. "Auckland, Northern Districts teams to miss opening rounds of domestic cricket due to lockdown". Stuff. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. "All the New Zealand domestic squads for the 2021-22 season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. "Covid Curveballs delay Domestic Cricket". Cricket New Zealand. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  5. "Grand Final rematches headline bumper Dream11 Super Smash summer". New Zealand Cricket. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  6. "Finn Allen the breakout star in Super Smash as Wellington defend title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  7. "Northern Districts Make Brave Change". Northern Districts. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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