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Super SmashMatch 18 · T20

Auckland beat Canterbury by 7 runs

Hagley Oval, Christchurch, . Auckland won the toss and chose to bat.

Auckland168/520 ov
Canterbury161/820 ov
Auckland won by 7 runs
Northern Districts won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Auckland won the toss and chose to bat. Auckland made 168 for 5 in 20 overs, Mark Chapman 101 from 58 balls and Craig Cachopa 27 from 27 balls. Edward Nuttall took 2 for 23.

Canterbury made 161 for 8 in 20 overs, Tom Latham 46 from 31 balls and Chad Bowes 28 from 21 balls. Tarun Nethula took 2 for 32.

Auckland won by 7 runs.

Key performers

Auckland innings

168/5(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Ben Horne †c TWM Latham b EJ Nuttallc TWM Latham b EJ Nuttall11151073.33
Sean Soliac AM Ellis b CE McConchiec AM Ellis b CE McConchie4400100.00
Mark Chapmanc TD Astle b AM Ellisc TD Astle b AM Ellis1015836174.14
Craig Cachopac TWM Latham b EJ Nuttallc TWM Latham b EJ Nuttall272720100.00
Robert O'Donnellnot outnot out12*1010120.00
Sam Curranc TD Astle b AM Ellisc TD Astle b AM Ellis4210200.00
Benjamin Listernot outnot out6*400150.00
Extras(w 3)(w 3)3
Total20 Ov (RR 8.40)20 Ov (RR 8.40)168/5
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (SM Solia, 1.4 ov), 20-2 (BJ Horne, 4.2 ov), 114-3 (Craig Cachopa, 15.2 ov), 147-4 (MS Chapman, 17.4 ov), 151-5 (SM Curran, 18 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Jeremy Benton302408.0042000
Cole McConchie302016.6771100
Edward Nuttall302327.6762100
Todd Astle403508.7551120
Tim Johnston403208.0040100
Andrew Ellis3034211.3362210
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stBJ Horne 4(6) & SM Solia 4(4)810
2ndMS Chapman 5(7) & BJ Horne 7(9)1216
3rdCraig Cachopa 27(27) & MS Chapman 64(39)9466
4thRR O'Donnell 1(2) & MS Chapman 32(12)3314
5thSM Curran 4(2) & RR O'Donnell 0(0)42
6thRR O'Donnell 11(8) & BG Lister 6(4)17*12

Canterbury innings

161/8(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Henry Nichollsc BG Lister b RM Hirac BG Lister b RM Hira10710142.86
Michael Pollardrun outrun out181710105.88
Chad Bowesst †BJ Horne b TS Nethulast †BJ Horne b TS Nethula282140133.33
Tom Lathamb BG Listerb BG Lister463132148.39
Cole McConchiec †BJ Horne b TS Nethulac †BJ Horne b TS Nethula240050.00
Cam Fletcher †not outnot out22*241091.67
Tim Johnstonc SM Curran b SM Soliac SM Curran b SM Solia13720185.71
Andrew Ellisc SM Solia b BG Listerc SM Solia b BG Lister8810100.00
Todd Astlec RM Hira b SM Curranc RM Hira b SM Curran01000.00
Edward Nuttallnot outnot out0*000-
Extras(b 9, lb 1, w 4)(b 9, lb 1, w 4)14
Total20 Ov (RR 8.05)20 Ov (RR 8.05) · Target 169 from 20 ov161/8
Did not bat: Jeremy Benton
Fall of wickets: 21-1 (HM Nicholls, 3 ov), 32-2 (MA Pollard, 4.3 ov), 69-3 (CJ Bowes, 9.5 ov), 79-4 (CE McConchie, 11.1 ov), 123-5 (TWM Latham, 15.3 ov), 139-6 (TG Johnston, 17 ov), 156-7 (AM Ellis, 19 ov), 156-8 (TD Astle, 19.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Roneel Hira402416.00101000
Benjamin Lister403829.5074120
Teja Nidamanuru1016016.0024000
Sam Curran402015.0091000
Tarun Nethula403228.0072100
Mark Chapman1010010.0001000
Sean Solia201115.5050020
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHM Nicholls 10(7) & MA Pollard 10(11)2118
2ndMA Pollard 8(6) & CJ Bowes 2(3)119
3rdCJ Bowes 26(18) & TWM Latham 11(14)3732
4thCE McConchie 2(4) & TWM Latham 8(4)108
5thCD Fletcher 11(13) & TWM Latham 27(13)4426
6thTG Johnston 13(7) & CD Fletcher 1(2)169
7thAM Ellis 8(8) & CD Fletcher 5(4)1712
8thTD Astle 0(1) & CD Fletcher 0(0)01
9thCD Fletcher 5(5) & EJ Nuttall 0(0)5*5

Commentary

End of innings: CAN 161/8 (20 ov)
End of over 205 runs, 1 wktCAN 161/8W00401
CD Fletcher 22(24)EJ Nuttall 0(0)SM Curran 4-0-20-1
19.61
SM Curran to CD Fletcher, 1 run
19.50
SM Curran to CD Fletcher, no run
19.44
SM Curran to CD Fletcher, FOUR
19.30
SM Curran to CD Fletcher, no run
19.20
SM Curran to CD Fletcher, no run
19.1W
SM Curran to TD Astle, OUT
TD Astle c RM Hira b SM Curran 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 156/8 (19.1 ov)
End of over 1911 runs, 1 wktCAN 156/71114b4W
CD Fletcher 17(19)BG Lister 4-0-38-2
18.6W
BG Lister to AM Ellis, OUT
AM Ellis c SM Solia b BG Lister 8(8) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 156/7 (19 ov)
18.54
BG Lister to AM Ellis, FOUR
18.44b
BG Lister to AM Ellis, 4 byes
18.31
BG Lister to CD Fletcher, 1 run
18.21
BG Lister to AM Ellis, 1 run
18.11
BG Lister to CD Fletcher, 1 run
End of over 186 runsCAN 145/6021210
AM Ellis 3(4)CD Fletcher 15(17)RM Hira 4-0-24-1
17.60
RM Hira to AM Ellis, no run
17.51
RM Hira to CD Fletcher, 1 run
17.42
RM Hira to CD Fletcher, 2 runs
17.31
RM Hira to AM Ellis, 1 run
17.22
RM Hira to AM Ellis, 2 runs
17.10
RM Hira to AM Ellis, no run
End of over 176 runs, 1 wktCAN 139/61Lb2Wd110W
CD Fletcher 12(15)SM Solia 2-0-11-1
16.6W
SM Solia to TG Johnston, OUT
TG Johnston c SM Curran b SM Solia 13(7) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 139/6 (17 ov)
16.50
SM Solia to TG Johnston, no run
16.41
SM Solia to CD Fletcher, 1 run
16.31
SM Solia to TG Johnston, 1 run
16.3Wd
SM Solia to TG Johnston, wide
16.22
SM Solia to TG Johnston, 2 runs
16.11Lb
SM Solia to CD Fletcher, 1 leg bye