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Super SmashMatch 21 · T20

Auckland beat Central Districts by 4 wickets

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

Central Districts138/820 ov
Auckland141/619.3 ov
Auckland won by 4 wickets
Wellington won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Auckland won the toss and chose to bowl. Central Districts made 138 for 8 in 20 overs, Christian Leopard 27 from 23 balls. Mark Chapman took 2 for 17.

Auckland reached 141 for 6 in 19.3 overs, Craig Cachopa 36 from 32 balls and Corey Anderson 29 from 26 balls. Ryan Watson took 2 for 19.

Auckland won by 4 wickets.

Key performers

Central Districts innings

138/8(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
George Workerc †BJ Horne b MJ McClenaghanc †BJ Horne b MJ McClenaghan191340146.15
Dane Cleaver †st †BJ Horne b RM Hirast †BJ Horne b RM Hira151111136.36
Christian Leopardc RM ter Braak b MS Chapmanc RM ter Braak b MS Chapman272321117.39
Tom Brucec MJ Guptill b RM Hirac MJ Guptill b RM Hira01000.00
Kieran Noema-Barnettb BG Listerb BG Lister21241087.50
Josh Clarksonst †BJ Horne b MS Chapmanst †BJ Horne b MS Chapman18252072.00
Willem Ludickc †BJ Horne b BG Listerc †BJ Horne b BG Lister191501126.67
Ben Wheelerc MS Chapman b MJ McClenaghanc MS Chapman b MJ McClenaghan7610116.67
Ryan Watsonnot outnot out1*20050.00
Extras(lb 5, w 6)(lb 5, w 6)11
Total20 Ov (RR 6.90)20 Ov (RR 6.90)138/8
Fall of wickets: 21-1 (GH Worker, 2.2 ov), 50-2 (D Cleaver, 6.1 ov), 50-3 (TC Bruce, 6.2 ov), 71-4 (CK Leopard, 9.2 ov), 106-5 (JA Clarkson, 15.4 ov), 115-6 (K Noema-Barnett, 17.2 ov), 127-7 (BM Wheeler, 19 ov), 138-8 (WC Ludick, 20 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ross ter Braak302809.3364020
Benjamin Lister402626.5090200
Mitchell McClenaghan403027.50103110
Roneel Hira402526.2571020
Colin Munro10707.0021000
Mark Chapman401724.25142010
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGH Worker 19(13) & D Cleaver 0(1)2114
2ndCK Leopard 11(13) & D Cleaver 15(10)2923
3rdTC Bruce 0(1) & CK Leopard 0(0)01
4thCK Leopard 16(10) & K Noema-Barnett 5(8)2118
5thK Noema-Barnett 14(13) & JA Clarkson 18(25)3538
6thWC Ludick 6(7) & K Noema-Barnett 2(3)910
7thBM Wheeler 7(6) & WC Ludick 4(4)1210
8thRJ Watson 1(2) & WC Ludick 9(4)116

Auckland innings

141/6(19.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Martin Guptillc WC Ludick b GH Workerc WC Ludick b GH Worker221821122.22
Colin Munroc BM Wheeler b AY Patelc BM Wheeler b AY Patel691066.67
Mark Chapmanst †D Cleaver b AY Patelst †D Cleaver b AY Patel201830111.11
Craig Cachopac GH Worker b RJ Watsonc GH Worker b RJ Watson363212112.50
Corey Andersonc †D Cleaver b BM Wheelerc †D Cleaver b BM Wheeler292621111.54
Robert O'Donnellc WC Ludick b RJ Watsonc WC Ludick b RJ Watson9810112.50
Ben Horne †not outnot out10*420250.00
Roneel Hiranot outnot out4*210200.00
Extras(w 5)(w 5)5
Total19.3 Ov (RR 7.23)19.3 Ov (RR 7.23) · Target 139 from 20 ov141/6
Fall of wickets: 23-1 (C Munro, 3 ov), 47-2 (MJ Guptill, 7 ov), 57-3 (MS Chapman, 9.2 ov), 112-4 (Craig Cachopa, 15.5 ov), 122-5 (CJ Anderson, 17.5 ov), 137-6 (RR O'Donnell, 19.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ben Wheeler402015.00101010
Blair Tickner3040013.3343320
Ajaz Patel402025.00133000
Ryan Watson2.301927.6092120
George Worker301816.0051000
Kieran Noema-Barnett302408.0043000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMJ Guptill 17(9) & C Munro 6(9)2318
2ndMJ Guptill 5(9) & MS Chapman 18(15)2424
3rdMS Chapman 2(3) & Craig Cachopa 8(11)1014
4thCJ Anderson 23(18) & Craig Cachopa 28(21)5539
5thCJ Anderson 6(8) & RR O'Donnell 4(4)1012
6thBJ Horne 10(4) & RR O'Donnell 5(4)158
7thRM Hira 4(2) & BJ Horne 0(0)4*2

Commentary

End of innings: AUC 141/6 (19.3 ov)
19.34
RJ Watson to RM Hira, FOUR
19.20
RJ Watson to RM Hira, no run
19.1W
RJ Watson to RR O'Donnell, OUT
RR O'Donnell c WC Ludick b RJ Watson 9(8) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 137/6 (19.1 ov)
End of over 1913 runsAUC 137/5401044
BJ Horne 10(4)RR O'Donnell 9(7)K Noema-Barnett 3-0-24-0
18.64
K Noema-Barnett to BJ Horne, FOUR
18.54
K Noema-Barnett to BJ Horne, FOUR
18.40
K Noema-Barnett to BJ Horne, no run
18.31
K Noema-Barnett to RR O'Donnell, 1 run
18.20
K Noema-Barnett to RR O'Donnell, no run
18.14
K Noema-Barnett to RR O'Donnell, FOUR
End of over 186 runs, 1 wktAUC 124/51111W2
BJ Horne 2(1)RR O'Donnell 4(4)BM Wheeler 4-0-20-1
17.62
BM Wheeler to BJ Horne, 2 runs
17.5W
BM Wheeler to CJ Anderson, OUT
CJ Anderson c †D Cleaver b BM Wheeler 29(26) [4s-2 6s-1] · FoW 122/5 (17.5 ov)
17.41
BM Wheeler to RR O'Donnell, 1 run
17.31
BM Wheeler to CJ Anderson, 1 run
17.21
BM Wheeler to RR O'Donnell, 1 run
17.11
BM Wheeler to CJ Anderson, 1 run
End of over 175 runsAUC 118/4011111
CJ Anderson 27(23)RR O'Donnell 2(2)K Noema-Barnett 2-0-11-0
16.61
K Noema-Barnett to CJ Anderson, 1 run
16.51
K Noema-Barnett to RR O'Donnell, 1 run
16.41
K Noema-Barnett to CJ Anderson, 1 run
16.31
K Noema-Barnett to RR O'Donnell, 1 run
16.21
K Noema-Barnett to CJ Anderson, 1 run
16.10
K Noema-Barnett to CJ Anderson, no run
End of over 1611 runs, 1 wktAUC 113/41Wd0Wd61W1
CJ Anderson 24(19)RR O'Donnell 0(0)RJ Watson 2-0-15-1
15.61
RJ Watson to CJ Anderson, 1 run
15.5W
RJ Watson to Craig Cachopa, OUT
Craig Cachopa c GH Worker b RJ Watson 36(32) [4s-1 6s-2] · FoW 112/4 (15.5 ov)
15.41
RJ Watson to CJ Anderson, 1 run
15.36
RJ Watson to CJ Anderson, SIX