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Super SmashMatch 20 · T20

Auckland beat Wellington by 53 runs

Basin Reserve, Wellington, . Wellington won the toss and chose to bowl.

Auckland215/320 ov
Wellington16217.2 ov
Auckland won by 53 runs
Central Districts won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Wellington won the toss and chose to bowl. Auckland made 215 for 3 in 20 overs, Martin Guptill 82 from 49 balls and SB Keene 81 from 35 balls. Michael Snedden took 2 for 39.

Wellington were bowled out for 162, Muhammad Abbas 57 from 26 balls. Danru Ferns took 4 for 16.

Auckland won by 53 runs.

Key performers

Auckland innings

215/3(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Martin Guptillc MG Bracewell b MA Abbasc MG Bracewell b MA Abbas824966167.35
SB Keenec TM Johnson b MW Sneddenc TM Johnson b MW Snedden813567231.43
Bevon Jacobsc PF Younghusband b MW Sneddenc PF Younghusband b MW Snedden191411135.71
William O'Donnellnot outnot out17*1420121.43
Cam Fletcher †not outnot out8*800100.00
Extras(b 1, lb 1, w 6)(b 1, lb 1, w 6)8
Total20 Ov (RR 10.75)20 Ov (RR 10.75)215/3
Fall of wickets: 164-1 (SB Keene, 13.2 ov), 178-2 (MJ Guptill, 14.4 ov), 200-3 (BJ Jacobs, 17.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Michael Snedden403929.7593210
Logan van Beek4040010.0094220
Ben Sears4043010.7573300
Michael Bracewell302608.6740210
Peter Younghusband2031015.5042320
Jesse Tashkoff1015015.0010200
Muhammad Abbas201919.5033000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMJ Guptill 76(45) & SB Keene 81(35)16480
2ndBJ Jacobs 8(4) & MJ Guptill 6(4)148
3rdWT O'Donnell 11(8) & BJ Jacobs 11(10)2218
4thCD Fletcher 8(8) & WT O'Donnell 6(6)15*14

Wellington innings

162(17.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Tim Robinsonc WT O'Donnell b DK Fernsc WT O'Donnell b DK Ferns3300100.00
Tom Blundell †c DK Ferns b AL Olliverc DK Ferns b AL Olliver13820162.50
Nick Kellyc WT O'Donnell b SB Keenec WT O'Donnell b SB Keene8800100.00
Troy Johnsonc J McKenzie b DK Fernsc J McKenzie b DK Ferns101010100.00
Muhammad Abbasb SB Keeneb SB Keene572625219.23
Michael Bracewellc J McKenzie b A Ashokc J McKenzie b A Ashok211421150.00
Jesse Tashkoffc †CD Fletcher b AL Olliverc †CD Fletcher b AL Olliver201801111.11
Logan van Beekc WT O'Donnell b DK Fernsc WT O'Donnell b DK Ferns680075.00
Peter Younghusbandb J McKenzieb J McKenzie4400100.00
Ben Searsc AL Olliver b DK Fernsc AL Olliver b DK Ferns120050.00
Michael Sneddennot outnot out2*30066.67
Extras(lb 7, w 10)(lb 7, w 10)17
Total17.2 Ov (RR 9.35)17.2 Ov (RR 9.35) · Target 216 from 20 ov162
Fall of wickets: 9-1 (TB Robinson, 0.4 ov), 29-2 (TA Blundell, 2.4 ov), 31-3 (NF Kelly, 3.4 ov), 53-4 (TM Johnson, 5.5 ov), 111-5 (MG Bracewell, 10.3 ov), 140-6 (MA Abbas, 13.1 ov), 154-7 (JM Tashkoff, 15.3 ov), 158-8 (LV van Beek, 16.1 ov), 160-9 (BV Sears, 16.4 ov), 162-10 (PF Younghusband, 17.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Danru Ferns301645.3390010
SB Keene302428.0062030
AL Olliver302127.0052000
Adithya Ashok301715.6760100
J McKenzie3.202918.7041110
Sean Solia1028028.0002210
William O'Donnell1020020.0010300
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stTB Robinson 3(3) & TA Blundell 1(1)94
2ndNF Kelly 7(5) & TA Blundell 12(7)2012
3rdTM Johnson 1(3) & NF Kelly 1(3)26
4thMA Abbas 11(6) & TM Johnson 9(7)2213
5thMG Bracewell 21(14) & MA Abbas 32(14)5828
6thJM Tashkoff 13(10) & MA Abbas 14(6)2916
7thLV van Beek 5(6) & JM Tashkoff 7(8)1414
8thPF Younghusband 3(2) & LV van Beek 1(2)44
9thBV Sears 1(2) & PF Younghusband 1(1)23
10thMW Snedden 2(3) & PF Younghusband 0(1)24

Commentary

End of innings: WEL 162 (17.2 ov)
17.2W
J McKenzie to PF Younghusband, OUT
PF Younghusband b J McKenzie 4(4) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 162/10 (17.2 ov)
17.11
J McKenzie to MW Snedden, 1 run
End of over 173 runs, 2 wktsWEL 161/9W11W01
MW Snedden 1(2)PF Younghusband 4(3)DK Ferns 3-0-16-4
16.61
DK Ferns to MW Snedden, 1 run
16.50
DK Ferns to MW Snedden, no run
16.4W
DK Ferns to BV Sears, OUT
BV Sears c AL Olliver b DK Ferns 1(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 160/9 (16.4 ov)
16.31
DK Ferns to PF Younghusband, 1 run
16.21
DK Ferns to BV Sears, 1 run
16.1W
DK Ferns to LV van Beek, OUT
LV van Beek c WT O'Donnell b DK Ferns 6(8) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 158/8 (16.1 ov)
End of over 166 runs, 1 wktWEL 158/71Lb1W112
PF Younghusband 3(2)LV van Beek 6(7)AL Olliver 3-0-21-2
15.62
AL Olliver to PF Younghusband, 2 runs
15.51
AL Olliver to LV van Beek, 1 run
15.41
AL Olliver to PF Younghusband, 1 run
15.3W
AL Olliver to JM Tashkoff, OUT
JM Tashkoff c †CD Fletcher b AL Olliver 20(18) [4s-0 6s-1] · FoW 154/7 (15.3 ov)
15.21
AL Olliver to LV van Beek, 1 run
15.11Lb
AL Olliver to JM Tashkoff, 1 leg bye
End of over 157 runsWEL 152/6221110
LV van Beek 4(5)JM Tashkoff 20(16)J McKenzie 3-0-28-0
14.60
J McKenzie to LV van Beek, no run
14.51
J McKenzie to JM Tashkoff, 1 run
14.41
J McKenzie to LV van Beek, 1 run
14.31
J McKenzie to JM Tashkoff, 1 run
14.22
J McKenzie to JM Tashkoff, 2 runs
14.12
J McKenzie to JM Tashkoff, 2 runs
End of over 145 runs, 1 wktWEL 145/6W0101Wd2
LV van Beek 3(3)JM Tashkoff 14(12)SB Keene 3-0-24-2
13.62
SB Keene to LV van Beek, 2 runs
13.6Wd
SB Keene to LV van Beek, wide
13.51
SB Keene to JM Tashkoff, 1 run
13.40
SB Keene to JM Tashkoff, no run
13.31
SB Keene to LV van Beek, 1 run