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Super SmashMatch 27 · T20

Central Districts beat Wellington by 56 runs

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

Central Districts209/620 ov
Wellington15319 ov
Central Districts won by 56 runs
Northern Districts won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Central Districts won the toss and chose to bat. Central Districts made 209 for 6 in 20 overs, Tom Bruce 59 from 29 balls and Ben Wheeler 47 from 22 balls. Logan van Beek took 3 for 60.

Wellington were bowled out for 153, Tom Blundell 53 from 41 balls and Devon Conway 49 from 34 balls. Seth Rance took 2 for 19.

Central Districts won by 56 runs.

Key performers

Central Districts innings

209/6(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
George Workerc TA Blundell b LV van Beekc TA Blundell b LV van Beek9100090.00
Jesse Ryderc TA Blundell b LV van Beekc TA Blundell b LV van Beek9701128.57
Will Youngc MG Bracewell b JS Patelc MG Bracewell b JS Patel372351160.87
Tom Brucec & b OR Newtonc & b OR Newton592945203.45
Dane Cleaver †not outnot out43*2570172.00
Josh Clarksonb IG McPeakeb IG McPeake340075.00
Ben Wheelerc MG Bracewell b LV van Beekc MG Bracewell b LV van Beek472205213.64
Ajaz Patelnot outnot out0*000-
Extras(w 2)(w 2)2
Total20 Ov (RR 10.45)20 Ov (RR 10.45)209/6
Fall of wickets: 12-1 (JD Ryder, 1.5 ov), 39-2 (GH Worker, 4.2 ov), 108-3 (WA Young, 10.5 ov), 115-4 (TC Bruce, 11.4 ov), 121-5 (JA Clarkson, 13.1 ov), 205-6 (BM Wheeler, 19.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Samit Patel403408.5053100
Logan van Beek4060315.0063600
Ian McPeake403819.5076020
Ollie Newton4048112.0054300
Jeetan Patel402917.2560200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGH Worker 3(4) & JD Ryder 9(7)1211
2ndGH Worker 6(6) & WA Young 21(9)2715
3rdTC Bruce 53(25) & WA Young 16(14)6939
4thTC Bruce 6(4) & D Cleaver 1(1)75
5thJA Clarkson 3(4) & D Cleaver 3(5)69
6thBM Wheeler 47(22) & D Cleaver 35(18)8440
7thD Cleaver 4(1) & AY Patel 0(0)4*1

Wellington innings

153(19 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Luke Ronchi †b SHA Ranceb SHA Rance03000.00
Hamish Marshallb AY Patelb AY Patel111020110.00
Tom Blundellc AY Patel b BM Ticknerc AY Patel b BM Tickner534171129.27
Samit Patelc JD Ryder b BM Ticknerc JD Ryder b BM Tickner12711171.43
Michael Bracewellrun outrun out12611200.00
Devon Conwayrun outrun out493462144.12
LJ Woodcockb BJ Smallb BJ Small130033.33
Logan van Beekb AY Patelb AY Patel340075.00
Jeetan Patelc BJ Small b SHA Rancec BJ Small b SHA Rance6410150.00
Ollie Newtonnot outnot out0*000-
Ian McPeakeb BM Wheelerb BM Wheeler03000.00
Extras(b 1, lb 1, w 3, nb 1)(b 1, lb 1, w 3, nb 1)6
Total19 Ov (RR 8.05)19 Ov (RR 8.05) · Target 210 from 20 ov153
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (L Ronchi, 0.3 ov), 22-2 (HJH Marshall, 3.4 ov), 49-3 (SR Patel, 6.5 ov), 81-4 (MG Bracewell, 9.5 ov), 119-5 (TA Blundell, 13.3 ov), 125-6 (LJ Woodcock, 14.5 ov), 138-7 (LV van Beek, 16.2 ov), 147-8 (JS Patel, 17.5 ov), 153-9 (DP Conway, 18.3 ov), 153-10 (IG McPeake, 19 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Seth Rance301926.3383000
Ben Wheeler402215.50163100
Ajaz Patel403528.7584100
Blair Tickner403127.75152221
George Worker1013013.0011100
Bevan Small3031110.3345010
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stL Ronchi 0(3) & HJH Marshall 0(0)03
2ndTA Blundell 11(9) & HJH Marshall 11(10)2219
3rdSR Patel 12(7) & TA Blundell 13(12)2719
4thMG Bracewell 12(6) & TA Blundell 20(12)3218
5thDP Conway 28(14) & TA Blundell 9(8)3822
6thDP Conway 5(5) & LJ Woodcock 1(3)68
7thLV van Beek 3(4) & DP Conway 8(6)139
8thJS Patel 6(4) & DP Conway 2(5)99
9thDP Conway 6(4) & OR Newton 0(0)64
10thIG McPeake 0(3) & OR Newton 0(0)03

Commentary

End of innings: WEL 153 (19 ov)
End of over 195 runs, 2 wktsWEL 153/1040W00W
OR Newton 0(0)BM Wheeler 4-0-22-1
18.6W
BM Wheeler to IG McPeake, OUT
IG McPeake b BM Wheeler 0(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 153/10 (19 ov)
18.50
BM Wheeler to IG McPeake, no run
18.40
BM Wheeler to IG McPeake, no run
18.3W
BM Wheeler to DP Conway, OUT
DP Conway run out 49(34) [4s-6 6s-2] · FoW 153/9 (18.3 ov)
18.20
BM Wheeler to DP Conway, no run
18.14
BM Wheeler to DP Conway, FOUR
End of over 184 runs, 1 wktWEL 148/81101LbW1
DP Conway 44(31)OR Newton 0(0)SHA Rance 3-0-19-2
17.61
SHA Rance to DP Conway, 1 run
17.5W
SHA Rance to JS Patel, OUT
JS Patel c BJ Small b SHA Rance 6(4) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 147/8 (17.5 ov)
17.41Lb
SHA Rance to DP Conway, 1 leg bye
17.30
SHA Rance to DP Conway, no run
17.21
SHA Rance to JS Patel, 1 run
17.11
SHA Rance to DP Conway, 1 run
End of over 177 runs, 1 wktWEL 144/71W4101
DP Conway 42(27)JS Patel 5(2)AY Patel 4-0-35-2
16.61
AY Patel to DP Conway, 1 run
16.50
AY Patel to DP Conway, no run
16.41
AY Patel to JS Patel, 1 run
16.34
AY Patel to JS Patel, FOUR
16.2W
AY Patel to LV van Beek, OUT
LV van Beek b AY Patel 3(4) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 138/7 (16.2 ov)
16.11
AY Patel to DP Conway, 1 run
End of over 1612 runsWEL 137/61b03007Nb1
DP Conway 40(24)LV van Beek 3(3)BM Tickner 4-0-31-2
15.61
BM Tickner to DP Conway, 1 runFree hit
15.67Nb
BM Tickner to DP Conway, SIX
15.50
BM Tickner to DP Conway, no run
15.40
BM Tickner to DP Conway, no run
15.33
BM Tickner to LV van Beek, 3 runs
15.20
BM Tickner to LV van Beek, no run
15.11b
BM Tickner to DP Conway, 1 bye