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Super SmashPreliminary Final · T20

Central Districts beat Auckland by 36 runs in the Preliminary final

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

Central Districts163/620 ov
Auckland12717.3 ov
Central Districts won by 36 runs
Northern Districts won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Auckland won the toss and chose to bowl. Central Districts made 163 for 6 in 20 overs, Dane Cleaver 54 from 33 balls and Tom Bruce 28 from 13 balls. Sean Solia took 2 for 16.

Auckland were bowled out for 127, Craig Cachopa 38 from 27 balls. Seth Rance took 3 for 22.

Central Districts won by 36 runs.

Key performers

Central Districts innings

163/6(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
George Workerc RM Hira b SM Curranc RM Hira b SM Curran11161068.75
Jesse Ryderc MS Chapman b DJ Grobbelaarc MS Chapman b DJ Grobbelaar260033.33
Will Youngc MS Chapman b SM Soliac MS Chapman b SM Solia232120109.52
Tom Brucec JA Raval b RM Hirac JA Raval b RM Hira281313215.38
Dane Cleaver †run outrun out543361163.64
Josh Clarksonc DJ Grobbelaar b SM Soliac DJ Grobbelaar b SM Solia13150086.67
Ben Wheelernot outnot out24*1512160.00
Bevan Smallnot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(lb 1, w 6)(lb 1, w 6)7
Total20 Ov (RR 8.15)20 Ov (RR 8.15)163/6
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (JD Ryder, 3 ov), 14-2 (GH Worker, 3.4 ov), 64-3 (TC Bruce, 8.4 ov), 77-4 (WA Young, 10.3 ov), 107-5 (JA Clarkson, 14.5 ov), 162-6 (D Cleaver, 19.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Benjamin Lister403609.00112320
Sam Curran402817.0083010
Donovan Grobbelaar302518.3362120
Roneel Hira403218.0042100
Tarun Nethula302508.3341100
Sean Solia201628.0021010
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGH Worker 9(12) & JD Ryder 2(6)1118
2ndGH Worker 2(4) & WA Young 0(0)34
3rdWA Young 20(17) & TC Bruce 28(13)5030
4thWA Young 3(4) & D Cleaver 9(7)1311
5thD Cleaver 16(11) & JA Clarkson 13(15)3026
6thD Cleaver 29(15) & BM Wheeler 24(15)5530
7thBJ Small 1(1) & BM Wheeler 0(0)1*1

Auckland innings

127(17.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jeet Ravalc †D Cleaver b BM Wheelerc †D Cleaver b BM Wheeler6610100.00
Glenn Phillipsc †D Cleaver b BM Ticknerc †D Cleaver b BM Tickner16172094.12
Mark Chapmanc †D Cleaver b BM Ticknerc †D Cleaver b BM Tickner781087.50
Craig Cachopac BJ Small b SHA Rancec BJ Small b SHA Rance382742140.74
Sean Soliac TC Bruce b AY Patelc TC Bruce b AY Patel12820150.00
Sam Curranc JD Ryder b BJ Smallc JD Ryder b BJ Small12511240.00
Ben Horne †lbw b AY Patellbw b AY Patel01000.00
Donovan Grobbelaarc †D Cleaver b AY Patelc †D Cleaver b AY Patel590055.56
Roneel Hirac TC Bruce b SHA Rancec TC Bruce b SHA Rance221902115.79
Tarun Nethulab SHA Ranceb SHA Rance4310133.33
Benjamin Listernot outnot out1*20050.00
Extras(lb 1, w 3)(lb 1, w 3)4
Total17.3 Ov (RR 7.26)17.3 Ov (RR 7.26) · Target 164 from 20 ov127
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (JA Raval, 1.5 ov), 25-2 (MS Chapman, 4.2 ov), 36-3 (GD Phillips, 6.1 ov), 50-4 (SM Solia, 7.5 ov), 63-5 (SM Curran, 9.3 ov), 73-6 (BJ Horne, 10.1 ov), 90-7 (DJ Grobbelaar, 12.1 ov), 108-8 (Craig Cachopa, 15.2 ov), 112-9 (TS Nethula, 15.5 ov), 127-10 (RM Hira, 17.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Seth Rance3.302236.29112100
Ben Wheeler302719.0063110
Blair Tickner401423.50141010
Bevan Small3037112.3365200
Ajaz Patel402636.50101110
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJA Raval 6(6) & GD Phillips 1(5)811
2ndMS Chapman 7(8) & GD Phillips 10(7)1715
3rdCraig Cachopa 6(6) & GD Phillips 5(5)1111
4thSM Solia 12(8) & Craig Cachopa 1(2)1410
5thCraig Cachopa 1(5) & SM Curran 12(5)1310
6thCraig Cachopa 10(3) & BJ Horne 0(1)104
7thDJ Grobbelaar 5(9) & Craig Cachopa 11(3)1712
8thRM Hira 8(11) & Craig Cachopa 9(8)1819
9thTS Nethula 4(3) & RM Hira 0(0)43
10thBG Lister 1(2) & RM Hira 14(8)1510

Commentary

End of innings: AUC 127 (17.3 ov)
17.3W
SHA Rance to RM Hira, OUT
RM Hira c TC Bruce b SHA Rance 22(19) [4s-0 6s-2] · FoW 127/10 (17.3 ov)
17.26
SHA Rance to RM Hira, SIX
17.10
SHA Rance to RM Hira, no run
End of over 179 runsAUC 121/9060111
RM Hira 16(16)BG Lister 1(2)AY Patel 4-0-26-3
16.61
AY Patel to RM Hira, 1 run
16.51
AY Patel to BG Lister, 1 run
16.41
AY Patel to RM Hira, 1 run
16.30
AY Patel to RM Hira, no run
16.26
AY Patel to RM Hira, SIX
16.10
AY Patel to RM Hira, no run
End of over 166 runs, 2 wktsAUC 112/92W40W0
BG Lister 0(1)RM Hira 8(11)SHA Rance 3-0-16-2
15.60
SHA Rance to BG Lister, no run
15.5W
SHA Rance to TS Nethula, OUT
TS Nethula b SHA Rance 4(3) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 112/9 (15.5 ov)
15.40
SHA Rance to TS Nethula, no run
15.34
SHA Rance to TS Nethula, FOUR
15.2W
SHA Rance to Craig Cachopa, OUT
Craig Cachopa c BJ Small b SHA Rance 38(27) [4s-4 6s-2] · FoW 108/8 (15.2 ov)
15.12
SHA Rance to Craig Cachopa, 2 runs
End of over 158 runsAUC 106/7110141Lb
Craig Cachopa 36(25)RM Hira 8(11)BJ Small 3-0-37-1
14.61Lb
BJ Small to Craig Cachopa, 1 leg bye
14.54
BJ Small to Craig Cachopa, FOUR
14.41
BJ Small to RM Hira, 1 run
14.30
BJ Small to RM Hira, no run
14.21
BJ Small to Craig Cachopa, 1 run
14.11
BJ Small to RM Hira, 1 run
End of over 143 runsAUC 98/7110001
RM Hira 6(8)Craig Cachopa 31(22)BM Tickner 4-0-14-2
13.61
BM Tickner to RM Hira, 1 run
13.50
BM Tickner to RM Hira, no run
13.40
BM Tickner to RM Hira, no run
13.30
BM Tickner to RM Hira, no run