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Super SmashMatch 27 · T20

Wellington beat Auckland by 6 wickets

Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland, . Auckland won the toss and chose to bat.

Auckland150/620 ov
Wellington152/419.2 ov
Wellington won by 6 wickets
Central Districts won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Auckland won the toss and chose to bat. Auckland made 150 for 6 in 20 overs, Bevon Jacobs 37 from 32 balls. Rachin Ravindra took 2 for 23.

Wellington reached 152 for 4 in 19.2 overs, Rachin Ravindra 48 from 37 balls and Muhammad Abbas 28 from 21 balls. AL Olliver took 3 for 28.

Wellington won by 6 wickets.

Key performers

Auckland innings

150/6(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Sean Soliast †TA Blundell b MG Bracewellst †TA Blundell b MG Bracewell231621143.75
SB Keenec & b R Ravindrac & b R Ravindra201521133.33
Lachlan Stackpolest †TA Blundell b PF Younghusbandst †TA Blundell b PF Younghusband221702129.41
Bevon Jacobsc †TA Blundell b MW Sneddenc †TA Blundell b MW Snedden373212115.63
William O'Donnellc R Ravindra b BV Searsc R Ravindra b BV Sears10140071.43
Cam Fletcher †c †TA Blundell b R Ravindrac †TA Blundell b R Ravindra580062.50
J McKenzienot outnot out8*810100.00
R Mudfordnot outnot out6*100060.00
Extras(b 1, lb 11, w 7)(b 1, lb 11, w 7)19
Total20 Ov (RR 7.50)20 Ov (RR 7.50)150/6
Fall of wickets: 37-1 (SB Keene, 3.5 ov), 61-2 (SM Solia, 6.3 ov), 85-3 (LN Stackpole, 9.5 ov), 120-4 (WT O'Donnell, 14.4 ov), 129-5 (BJ Jacobs, 16.5 ov), 135-6 (CD Fletcher, 17.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Nathan Smith402706.7581100
Michael Snedden301615.3371010
Ben Sears402716.75100150
Rachin Ravindra402325.75103000
Michael Bracewell2021110.5030210
Peter Younghusband302418.0071200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSM Solia 10(8) & SB Keene 20(15)3723
2ndLN Stackpole 9(8) & SM Solia 13(8)2416
3rdBJ Jacobs 10(11) & LN Stackpole 13(9)2420
4thWT O'Donnell 10(14) & BJ Jacobs 23(15)3529
5thCD Fletcher 5(7) & BJ Jacobs 4(6)913
6thJ McKenzie 6(3) & CD Fletcher 0(1)64
7thR Mudford 6(10) & J McKenzie 2(5)15*15

Wellington innings

152/4(19.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jesse Tashkoffc J McKenzie b AL Olliverc J McKenzie b AL Olliver161410114.29
Rachin Ravindrac LN Stackpole b AL Olliverc LN Stackpole b AL Olliver483723129.73
Nick Kellyc LN Stackpole b AL Olliverc LN Stackpole b AL Olliver12161075.00
Muhammad Abbasc BJ Jacobs b A Ashokc BJ Jacobs b A Ashok282111133.33
Tom Blundell †not outnot out24*1820133.33
Michael Bracewellnot outnot out17*1101154.55
Extras(lb 3, w 3, nb 1)(lb 3, w 3, nb 1)7
Total19.2 Ov (RR 7.86)19.2 Ov (RR 7.86) · Target 151 from 20 ov152/4
Fall of wickets: 37-1 (JM Tashkoff, 5 ov), 73-2 (R Ravindra, 10.1 ov), 92-3 (NF Kelly, 12.5 ov), 117-4 (MA Abbas, 15.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
William O'Donnell2020010.0032100
SB Keene201105.5040000
Danru Ferns402907.2541020
Lachlan Stackpole10909.0040101
AL Olliver402837.0083000
Adithya Ashok402516.25111100
J McKenzie2.2027011.5720210
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJM Tashkoff 16(14) & R Ravindra 20(17)3730
2ndR Ravindra 28(20) & NF Kelly 7(11)3631
3rdMA Abbas 12(11) & NF Kelly 5(5)1916
4thTA Blundell 8(7) & MA Abbas 16(10)2517
5thMG Bracewell 17(11) & TA Blundell 16(11)35*22

Commentary

End of innings: WEL 152/4 (19.2 ov)
19.26
J McKenzie to MG Bracewell, SIX
19.11
J McKenzie to TA Blundell, 1 run
End of over 197 runsWEL 145/41211Lb11
TA Blundell 23(17)MG Bracewell 11(10)DK Ferns 4-0-29-0
18.61
DK Ferns to TA Blundell, 1 run
18.51
DK Ferns to MG Bracewell, 1 run
18.41Lb
DK Ferns to TA Blundell, 1 leg bye
18.31
DK Ferns to MG Bracewell, 1 run
18.22
DK Ferns to MG Bracewell, 2 runs
18.11
DK Ferns to TA Blundell, 1 run
End of over 1813 runsWEL 138/4421141
TA Blundell 21(14)MG Bracewell 7(7)AL Olliver 4-0-28-3
17.61
AL Olliver to TA Blundell, 1 run
17.54
AL Olliver to TA Blundell, FOUR
17.41
AL Olliver to MG Bracewell, 1 run
17.31
AL Olliver to TA Blundell, 1 run
17.22
AL Olliver to TA Blundell, 2 runs
17.14
AL Olliver to TA Blundell, FOUR
End of over 177 runsWEL 125/41Wd01202
MG Bracewell 6(6)TA Blundell 9(9)DK Ferns 3-0-23-0
16.62
DK Ferns to MG Bracewell, 2 runs
16.50
DK Ferns to MG Bracewell, no run
16.42
DK Ferns to MG Bracewell, 2 runs
16.31
DK Ferns to TA Blundell, 1 run
16.20
DK Ferns to TA Blundell, no run
16.2Wd
DK Ferns to TA Blundell, wide
16.11
DK Ferns to MG Bracewell, 1 run
End of over 1611 runs, 1 wktWEL 118/4622W01
MG Bracewell 1(2)TA Blundell 8(7)A Ashok 4-0-25-1
15.61
A Ashok to MG Bracewell, 1 run
15.50
A Ashok to MG Bracewell, no run
15.4W
A Ashok to MA Abbas, OUT
MA Abbas c BJ Jacobs b A Ashok 28(21) [4s-1 6s-1] · FoW 117/4 (15.4 ov)
15.32
A Ashok to MA Abbas, 2 runs