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Super SmashMatch 8 · T20

Wellington beat Central Districts by 8 wickets

Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, . Wellington won the toss and chose to bowl.

Central Districts136/920 ov
Wellington140/215.4 ov
Wellington won by 8 wickets
Central Districts won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Wellington won the toss and chose to bowl. Central Districts made 136 for 9 in 20 overs, Josh Clarkson 31 from 19 balls and Tom Bruce 28 from 29 balls. Hamish Bennett took 3 for 22.

Wellington reached 140 for 2 in 15.4 overs, Michael Bracewell 74 from 42 balls and Devon Conway 44 from 37 balls.

Wellington won by 8 wickets.

Key performers

Central Districts innings

136/9(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
George Workerc †TA Blundell b LV van Beekc †TA Blundell b LV van Beek8121066.67
Dane Cleaver †c †TA Blundell b HK Bennettc †TA Blundell b HK Bennett02000.00
Will Youngc MJ Nofal b JS Patelc MJ Nofal b JS Patel11141078.57
Tom Brucec MJ Nofal b LV van Beekc MJ Nofal b LV van Beek28293196.55
Josh Clarksonc †TA Blundell b LV van Beekc †TA Blundell b LV van Beek311922163.16
Kieran Noema-Barnettnot outnot out17*190189.47
Willem Ludickb OR Newtonb OR Newton131120118.18
Ben Wheelerb HK Bennettb HK Bennett120050.00
Dean Foxcroftc MA Pollard b HK Bennettc MA Pollard b HK Bennett13811162.50
Seth Rancec JS Patel b OR Newtonc JS Patel b OR Newton450080.00
Extras(lb 4, w 5, nb 1)(lb 4, w 5, nb 1)10
Total20 Ov (RR 6.80)20 Ov (RR 6.80)136/9
Did not bat: Blair Tickner
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (D Cleaver, 1 ov), 17-2 (GH Worker, 3.2 ov), 39-3 (WA Young, 6.3 ov), 83-4 (JA Clarkson, 12.2 ov), 84-5 (TC Bruce, 12.3 ov), 101-6 (WC Ludick, 15.4 ov), 104-7 (BM Wheeler, 16.3 ov), 121-8 (D Foxcroft, 18.2 ov), 136-9 (SHA Rance, 20 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Hamish Bennett402235.50123000
Ollie Newton402225.5090110
Logan van Beek402937.25112140
Ben Sears412506.25143101
Jeetan Patel403418.5092200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGH Worker 1(4) & D Cleaver 0(2)16
2ndGH Worker 7(8) & WA Young 8(6)1614
3rdWA Young 3(8) & TC Bruce 15(12)2219
4thJA Clarkson 31(19) & TC Bruce 13(16)4435
5thTC Bruce 0(1) & K Noema-Barnett 0(0)11
6thWC Ludick 13(11) & K Noema-Barnett 2(8)1719
7thBM Wheeler 1(2) & K Noema-Barnett 2(3)35
8thD Foxcroft 13(8) & K Noema-Barnett 3(3)1711
9thK Noema-Barnett 10(5) & SHA Rance 4(5)1510

Wellington innings

140/2(15.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Michael Bracewelllbw b SHA Rancelbw b SHA Rance744228176.19
Devon Conwayc †D Cleaver b BM Ticknerc †D Cleaver b BM Tickner443770118.92
Adam Hosenot outnot out14*1220116.67
Malcolm Nofalnot outnot out3*300100.00
Extras(lb 3, w 2)(lb 3, w 2)5
Total15.4 Ov (RR 8.94)15.4 Ov (RR 8.94) · Target 137 from 20 ov140/2
Fall of wickets: 94-1 (DP Conway, 11 ov), 127-2 (MG Bracewell, 14.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Seth Rance302217.3380210
Ben Wheeler412807.00113100
Blair Tickner3048116.0043500
Dean Foxcroft402005.00122000
Kieran Noema-Barnett1.4019011.4023010
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMG Bracewell 48(29) & DP Conway 44(37)9466
2ndMG Bracewell 26(13) & AJ Hose 7(6)3319
3rdMJ Nofal 3(3) & AJ Hose 7(6)13*9

Commentary

End of innings: WEL 140/2 (15.4 ov)
15.44
K Noema-Barnett to AJ Hose, FOUR
15.4Wd
K Noema-Barnett to AJ Hose, wide
15.32
K Noema-Barnett to AJ Hose, 2 runs
15.20
K Noema-Barnett to AJ Hose, no run
15.11
K Noema-Barnett to MJ Nofal, 1 run
End of over 155 runs, 1 wktWEL 132/2W11102Lb
AJ Hose 8(9)MJ Nofal 2(2)SHA Rance 3-0-22-1
14.62Lb
SHA Rance to AJ Hose, 2 leg byes
14.50
SHA Rance to AJ Hose, no run
14.41
SHA Rance to MJ Nofal, 1 run
14.31
SHA Rance to AJ Hose, 1 run
14.21
SHA Rance to MJ Nofal, 1 run
14.1W
SHA Rance to MG Bracewell, OUT
MG Bracewell lbw b SHA Rance 74(42) [4s-2 6s-8] · FoW 127/2 (14.1 ov)
End of over 1418 runsWEL 127/1166410
AJ Hose 7(6)MG Bracewell 74(41)BM Tickner 3-0-48-1
13.60
BM Tickner to AJ Hose, no run
13.51
BM Tickner to MG Bracewell, 1 run
13.44
BM Tickner to MG Bracewell, FOUR
13.36
BM Tickner to MG Bracewell, SIX
13.26
BM Tickner to MG Bracewell, SIX
13.11
BM Tickner to AJ Hose, 1 run
End of over 1312 runsWEL 109/1061410
MG Bracewell 57(37)AJ Hose 6(4)BM Wheeler 4-1-28-0
12.60
BM Wheeler to MG Bracewell, no run
12.51
BM Wheeler to AJ Hose, 1 run
12.44
BM Wheeler to AJ Hose, FOUR
12.31
BM Wheeler to MG Bracewell, 1 run
12.26
BM Wheeler to MG Bracewell, SIX
12.10
BM Wheeler to MG Bracewell, no run
End of over 123 runsWEL 97/1001011
MG Bracewell 50(33)AJ Hose 1(2)D Foxcroft 4-0-20-0
11.61
D Foxcroft to MG Bracewell, 1 run
FIFTY for MG Bracewell (50 off 33)
11.51
D Foxcroft to AJ Hose, 1 run