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Super SmashMatch 13 · T20

Auckland beat Central Districts by 2 runs

Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, . Auckland won the toss and chose to bat.

Auckland210/420 ov
Central Districts208/720 ov
Auckland won by 2 runs
Wellington won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Auckland won the toss and chose to bat. Auckland made 210 for 4 in 20 overs, Mark Chapman 63 not out from 29 balls and Martin Guptill 43 from 29 balls. Ryan Watson took 2 for 42.

Central Districts made 208 for 7 in 20 overs, Tom Bruce 67 from 41 balls and George Worker 62 from 39 balls. Benjamin Lister took 2 for 30.

Auckland won by 2 runs.

Key performers

Auckland innings

210/4(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Martin Guptillc TC Bruce b K Noema-Barnettc TC Bruce b K Noema-Barnett432961148.28
Colin Munroc †D Cleaver b RJ Watsonc †D Cleaver b RJ Watson312432129.17
Glenn Phillips †c K Noema-Barnett b RJ Watsonc K Noema-Barnett b RJ Watson271531180.00
Mark Chapmannot outnot out63*2945217.24
Corey Andersonc †D Cleaver b BM Ticknerc †D Cleaver b BM Tickner151002150.00
Craig Cachopanot outnot out26*1313200.00
Extras(lb 2, w 3)(lb 2, w 3)5
Total20 Ov (RR 10.50)20 Ov (RR 10.50)210/4
Fall of wickets: 75-1 (MJ Guptill, 8.1 ov), 80-2 (C Munro, 9.2 ov), 130-3 (GD Phillips, 13.3 ov), 159-4 (CJ Anderson, 16.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Seth Rance4049012.25103500
Blair Tickner403218.00115010
Ajaz Patel4040010.0084200
Willem Ludick2025012.5052200
Ryan Watson4042210.5083310
Kieran Noema-Barnett2020110.0030210
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMJ Guptill 43(29) & C Munro 29(20)7549
2ndC Munro 2(4) & GD Phillips 3(3)57
3rdMS Chapman 25(13) & GD Phillips 24(12)5025
4thCJ Anderson 15(10) & MS Chapman 14(7)2917
5thCraig Cachopa 26(13) & MS Chapman 24(9)51*22

Central Districts innings

208/7(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
George Workerc BG Lister b RM Hirac BG Lister b RM Hira623955158.97
Dane Cleaver †lbw b BG Listerlbw b BG Lister121220100.00
Christian Leopardc Craig Cachopa b SM Soliac Craig Cachopa b SM Solia451080.00
Tom Brucerun outrun out674144163.41
Kieran Noema-Barnettb RM Hirab RM Hira01000.00
Josh Clarksonb BG Listerb BG Lister251412178.57
Willem Ludicknot outnot out27*723385.71
Ryan Watsonc SM Solia b C Munroc SM Solia b C Munro01000.00
Ajaz Patelnot outnot out0*000-
Extras(b 1, lb 2, w 8)(b 1, lb 2, w 8)11
Total20 Ov (RR 10.40)20 Ov (RR 10.40) · Target 211 from 20 ov208/7
Fall of wickets: 31-1 (D Cleaver, 4.3 ov), 53-2 (CK Leopard, 6.2 ov), 102-3 (GH Worker, 12.2 ov), 105-4 (K Noema-Barnett, 12.5 ov), 181-5 (JA Clarkson, 18.4 ov), 182-6 (TC Bruce, 18.5 ov), 186-7 (RJ Watson, 19.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Mitchell McClenaghan402907.25123110
Benjamin Lister403027.50101210
Ross ter Braak3041013.6774330
Sean Solia3032110.6764120
Roneel Hira4040210.0070410
Colin Munro2033116.5033300
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGH Worker 17(15) & D Cleaver 12(12)3127
2ndCK Leopard 4(5) & GH Worker 16(6)2211
3rdTC Bruce 17(18) & GH Worker 29(18)4936
4thTC Bruce 3(2) & K Noema-Barnett 0(1)33
5thJA Clarkson 25(14) & TC Bruce 47(21)7635
6thWC Ludick 1(1) & TC Bruce 0(0)11
7thWC Ludick 4(1) & RJ Watson 0(1)42
8thWC Ludick 22(5) & AY Patel 0(0)22*5

Commentary

End of innings: CD 208/7 (20 ov)
End of over 2022 runs, 1 wktCD 208/7W60664
WC Ludick 27(7)AY Patel 0(0)C Munro 2-0-33-1
19.64
C Munro to WC Ludick, FOUR
19.56
C Munro to WC Ludick, SIX
19.46
C Munro to WC Ludick, SIX
19.30
C Munro to WC Ludick, no run
19.26
C Munro to WC Ludick, SIX
19.1W
C Munro to RJ Watson, OUT
RJ Watson c SM Solia b C Munro 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 186/7 (19.1 ov)
End of over 1915 runs, 2 wktsCD 186/6262WW4
WC Ludick 5(2)RJ Watson 0(0)BG Lister 4-0-30-2
18.64
BG Lister to WC Ludick, FOUR
18.5W
BG Lister to WC Ludick, OUT
TC Bruce run out 67(41) [4s-4 6s-4] · FoW 182/6 (18.5 ov)
18.4W
BG Lister to JA Clarkson, OUT
JA Clarkson b BG Lister 25(14) [4s-1 6s-2] · FoW 181/5 (18.4 ov)
18.32
BG Lister to JA Clarkson, 2 runs
18.26
BG Lister to JA Clarkson, SIX
18.12
BG Lister to JA Clarkson, 2 runs
End of over 189 runsCD 171/4100026
TC Bruce 67(41)JA Clarkson 15(10)MJ McClenaghan 4-0-29-0
17.66
MJ McClenaghan to TC Bruce, SIX
17.52
MJ McClenaghan to TC Bruce, 2 runs
17.40
MJ McClenaghan to TC Bruce, no run
17.30
MJ McClenaghan to TC Bruce, no run
17.20
MJ McClenaghan to TC Bruce, no run
17.11
MJ McClenaghan to JA Clarkson, 1 run
End of over 1717 runsCD 162/4606Wd211b
JA Clarkson 14(9)TC Bruce 59(36)RM Hira 4-0-40-2
16.61b
RM Hira to JA Clarkson, 1 bye
16.51
RM Hira to TC Bruce, 1 run
16.42
RM Hira to TC Bruce, 2 runs
16.4Wd
RM Hira to TC Bruce, wide
16.36
RM Hira to TC Bruce, SIX
16.20
RM Hira to TC Bruce, no run
16.16
RM Hira to TC Bruce, SIX
FIFTY for TC Bruce (50 off 32)