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Super SmashMatch 12 · T20

Otago beat Central Districts by 8 wickets

Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North, . Otago won the toss and chose to bowl.

Central Districts133/620 ov
Otago134/29.4 ov
Otago won by 8 wickets
Central Districts won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Otago won the toss and chose to bowl. Central Districts made 133 for 6 in 20 overs, Tom Bruce 44 from 28 balls. Luke Georgeson took 2 for 24.

Otago reached 134 for 2 in 9.4 overs, Jamal Todd 51 not out from 28 balls and Dale Phillips 35 from 11 balls. Blair Tickner took 2 for 34.

Otago won by 8 wickets.

Key performers

Central Districts innings

133/6(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Curtis Heaphyc LI Georgeson b M Clarkec LI Georgeson b M Clarke03000.00
Jack Boylec MB Bacon b LI Georgesonc MB Bacon b LI Georgeson222211100.00
Dane Cleaver †c M Clarke b ATE Hazeldinec M Clarke b ATE Hazeldine04000.00
Tom Brucec LI Georgeson b MB Baconc LI Georgeson b MB Bacon442871157.14
Josh Clarksonb LI Georgesonb LI Georgeson22262084.62
Will Clarkb BNJ Lockroseb BNJ Lockrose9120075.00
AR Schawnot outnot out20*1211166.67
Brett Randellnot outnot out6*130046.15
Extras(lb 6, w 4)(lb 6, w 4)10
Total20 Ov (RR 6.65)20 Ov (RR 6.65)133/6
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (CG Heaphy, 0.3 ov), 6-2 (D Cleaver, 1.3 ov), 73-3 (TC Bruce, 8.5 ov), 88-4 (JCT Boyle, 10.5 ov), 103-5 (W Clark, 15.1 ov), 109-6 (JA Clarkson, 16.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
M Clarke312317.67103100
Andrew Hazeldine2022111.0044010
Ben Lockrose402516.25101110
Luke Georgeson402426.00101110
Matthew Bacon402215.5092000
Dean Foxcroft301103.6780000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stCG Heaphy 0(3) & JCT Boyle 0(0)03
2ndD Cleaver 0(4) & JCT Boyle 5(2)66
3rdTC Bruce 44(28) & JCT Boyle 15(16)6744
4thJA Clarkson 13(8) & JCT Boyle 2(4)1512
5thW Clark 9(12) & JA Clarkson 5(14)1526
6thAR Schaw 2(2) & JA Clarkson 4(4)66
7thBG Randell 6(13) & AR Schaw 18(10)24*23

Otago innings

134/2(9.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Dale Phillipsc TC Bruce b BM Ticknerc TC Bruce b BM Tickner351143318.18
Jamal Toddnot outnot out51*2871182.14
R Clintonb BM Ticknerb BM Tickner12820150.00
Dean Foxcroftnot outnot out23*1131209.09
Extras(w 13)(w 13)13
Total9.4 Ov (RR 13.86)9.4 Ov (RR 13.86) · Target 134 from 20 ov134/2
Fall of wickets: 41-1 (DN Phillips, 1.5 ov), 82-2 (R Clinton, 5.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Brett Randell2033016.5036020
Blair Tickner2034217.0052310
TA Findlay10707.0031000
AR Schaw201407.0041000
Jayden Lennox1.4027016.2012220
Josh Clarkson1019019.0004000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDN Phillips 35(11) & JT Todd 0(0)4111
2ndR Clinton 12(8) & JT Todd 24(16)4124
3rdD Foxcroft 23(11) & JT Todd 27(12)52*23

Commentary

End of innings: OTA 134/2 (9.4 ov)
9.5Wd
JR Lennox to D Foxcroft, wide
9.40
JR Lennox to D Foxcroft, no run
9.34
JR Lennox to D Foxcroft, FOUR
9.21
JR Lennox to JT Todd, 1 run
9.16
JR Lennox to JT Todd, SIX
FIFTY for JT Todd (50 off 27)
End of over 919 runsOTA 122/2441442
D Foxcroft 19(9)JT Todd 44(26)JA Clarkson 1-0-19-0
8.62
JA Clarkson to D Foxcroft, 2 runs
8.54
JA Clarkson to D Foxcroft, FOUR
8.44
JA Clarkson to D Foxcroft, FOUR
8.31
JA Clarkson to JT Todd, 1 run
8.24
JA Clarkson to JT Todd, FOUR
8.14
JA Clarkson to JT Todd, FOUR
End of over 86 runsOTA 103/2140010
D Foxcroft 9(6)JT Todd 35(23)AR Schaw 2-0-14-0
7.60
AR Schaw to D Foxcroft, no run
7.51
AR Schaw to JT Todd, 1 run
7.40
AR Schaw to JT Todd, no run
7.30
AR Schaw to JT Todd, no run
7.24
AR Schaw to JT Todd, FOUR
7.11
AR Schaw to D Foxcroft, 1 run
End of over 715 runsOTA 97/2416Wd111
D Foxcroft 8(4)JT Todd 30(19)JR Lennox 1-0-15-0
6.61
JR Lennox to D Foxcroft, 1 run
6.51
JR Lennox to JT Todd, 1 run
6.41
JR Lennox to D Foxcroft, 1 run
6.4Wd
JR Lennox to D Foxcroft, wide
6.36
JR Lennox to D Foxcroft, SIX
6.21
JR Lennox to JT Todd, 1 run
6.14
JR Lennox to JT Todd, FOUR
End of over 612 runs, 1 wktOTA 82/21425Wd0W0
D Foxcroft 0(1)JT Todd 24(16)BM Tickner 2-0-34-2
5.60
BM Tickner to D Foxcroft, no run