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Super SmashMatch 5 · T20

Central Districts beat Northern Districts by 45 runs

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

Central Districts223/620 ov
Northern Districts178/920 ov
Central Districts won by 45 runs
Wellington won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Central Districts won the toss and chose to bat. Central Districts made 223 for 6 in 20 overs, George Worker 71 from 42 balls and Doug Bracewell 55 not out from 25 balls. Joe Walker took 2 for 30.

Northern Districts made 178 for 9 in 20 overs, Anton Devcich 102 from 49 balls. Kieran Noema-Barnett took 3 for 37.

Central Districts won by 45 runs.

Key performers

Central Districts innings

223/6(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
George Workerb SC Kuggeleijnb SC Kuggeleijn714273169.05
Bayley Wigginsc †TL Seifert b BG Randellc †TL Seifert b BG Randell120050.00
Dane Cleaver †c ZN Gibson b JG Walkerc ZN Gibson b JG Walker272122128.57
Tom Brucec MJ Fisher b JG Walkerc MJ Fisher b JG Walker230066.67
Josh Clarksonb MJ Fisherb MJ Fisher251331192.31
Doug Bracewellnot outnot out55*2544220.00
Kieran Noema-Barnettc ZN Gibson b BG Randellc ZN Gibson b BG Randell121020120.00
Christian Leopardnot outnot out18*612300.00
Extras(lb 5, w 5, nb 2)(lb 5, w 5, nb 2)12
Total20 Ov (RR 11.15)20 Ov (RR 11.15)223/6
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (BL Wiggins, 1 ov), 65-2 (D Cleaver, 6.5 ov), 75-3 (TC Bruce, 8.2 ov), 114-4 (JA Clarkson, 11.3 ov), 152-5 (GH Worker, 15.1 ov), 196-6 (K Noema-Barnett, 18.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Brett Randell403428.5063110
Scott Kuggeleijn4056114.0093600
Matthew Fisher4054113.5067222
Zak Gibson4044011.0033220
Joe Walker403027.5083100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGH Worker 6(4) & BL Wiggins 1(2)86
2ndGH Worker 25(15) & D Cleaver 27(21)5735
3rdGH Worker 7(6) & TC Bruce 2(3)109
4thJA Clarkson 25(13) & GH Worker 14(6)3919
5thDAJ Bracewell 18(11) & GH Worker 19(11)3822
6thK Noema-Barnett 12(10) & DAJ Bracewell 29(10)4419
7thDAJ Bracewell 8(4) & CK Leopard 18(6)27*10

Northern Districts innings

178/9(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Katene Clarkeb JFA Fieldb JFA Field681075.00
Tim Seifert †c JFA Field b BM Ticknerc JFA Field b BM Tickner11152073.33
Dean Brownliec AY Patel b DAJ Bracewellc AY Patel b DAJ Bracewell7710100.00
Anton Devcichrun outrun out1024979208.16
Henry Cooperc †D Cleaver b JFA Fieldc †D Cleaver b JFA Field5111045.45
Brett Hamptonc TC Bruce b K Noema-Barnettc TC Bruce b K Noema-Barnett140025.00
Scott Kuggeleijnc TC Bruce b K Noema-Barnettc TC Bruce b K Noema-Barnett181221150.00
Zak Gibsonc GH Worker b K Noema-Barnettc GH Worker b K Noema-Barnett4210200.00
Joe Walkerrun outrun out161111145.45
Brett Randellnot outnot out1*100100.00
Matthew Fishernot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(lb 2, w 3, nb 1)(lb 2, w 3, nb 1)6
Total20 Ov (RR 8.90)20 Ov (RR 8.90) · Target 224 from 20 ov178/9
Fall of wickets: 18-1 (TL Seifert, 3.4 ov), 24-2 (KD Clarke, 4.2 ov), 30-3 (DG Brownlie, 5.2 ov), 55-4 (HR Cooper, 9.3 ov), 56-5 (BR Hampton, 10.1 ov), 103-6 (SC Kuggeleijn, 14.3 ov), 108-7 (ZN Gibson, 15 ov), 171-8 (JG Walker, 19.2 ov), 176-9 (AP Devcich, 19.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Doug Bracewell403218.0083101
Blair Tickner403518.75133300
Joey Field402626.50123100
Ajaz Patel4046011.50103420
Kieran Noema-Barnett403739.2594200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stKD Clarke 6(7) & TL Seifert 11(15)1822
2ndDG Brownlie 6(3) & KD Clarke 0(1)64
3rdAP Devcich 5(2) & DG Brownlie 1(4)66
4thAP Devcich 19(14) & HR Cooper 5(11)2525
5thBR Hampton 1(4) & AP Devcich 0(0)14
6thAP Devcich 26(14) & SC Kuggeleijn 18(12)4726
7thAP Devcich 1(1) & ZN Gibson 4(2)53
8thJG Walker 16(11) & AP Devcich 46(16)6326
9thAP Devcich 5(2) & BG Randell 0(0)52
10thMJ Fisher 1(1) & BG Randell 1(1)2*2

Commentary

End of innings: ND 178/9 (20 ov)
End of over 2015 runs, 2 wktsND 178/96NbW4W11
BG Randell 1(1)MJ Fisher 1(1)DAJ Bracewell 4-0-32-1
19.61
DAJ Bracewell to BG Randell, 1 run
19.51
DAJ Bracewell to MJ Fisher, 1 run
19.4W
DAJ Bracewell to AP Devcich, OUT
AP Devcich run out 102(49) [4s-7 6s-9] · FoW 176/9 (19.4 ov)
19.34
DAJ Bracewell to AP Devcich, FOUR
HUNDRED for AP Devcich (101 off 48)
19.2W
DAJ Bracewell to AP Devcich, OUTFree hit
JG Walker run out 16(11) [4s-1 6s-1] · FoW 171/8 (19.2 ov)
19.2Nb
DAJ Bracewell to AP Devcich, no ball
19.16
DAJ Bracewell to AP Devcich, SIX
End of over 1918 runsND 163/7104616
JG Walker 16(11)AP Devcich 90(44)AY Patel 4-0-46-0
18.66
AY Patel to JG Walker, SIX
18.51
AY Patel to AP Devcich, 1 run
18.46
AY Patel to AP Devcich, SIX
18.34
AY Patel to AP Devcich, FOUR
18.20
AY Patel to AP Devcich, no run
18.11
AY Patel to JG Walker, 1 run
End of over 1820 runsND 145/7661106
AP Devcich 79(40)JG Walker 9(9)BM Tickner 4-0-35-1
17.66
BM Tickner to AP Devcich, SIX
17.50
BM Tickner to AP Devcich, no run
17.41
BM Tickner to JG Walker, 1 run
17.31
BM Tickner to AP Devcich, 1 run
17.26
BM Tickner to AP Devcich, SIX
17.16
BM Tickner to AP Devcich, SIX
End of over 1712 runsND 125/7004161
AP Devcich 60(35)JG Walker 8(8)K Noema-Barnett 4-0-37-3
16.61
K Noema-Barnett to AP Devcich, 1 run
16.56
K Noema-Barnett to AP Devcich, SIX
16.41
K Noema-Barnett to JG Walker, 1 run
16.34
K Noema-Barnett to JG Walker, FOUR
16.20
K Noema-Barnett to JG Walker, no run
16.10
K Noema-Barnett to JG Walker, no run