Super Smash (men's cricket)


The Super Smash is a men's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in New Zealand. Since the 2018–19 season, the competition runs alongside the Women's Super Smash.

History

The tournament consists of a double round-robin, with the top three teams qualifying for the play-offs.
The competition has been held every year since 2005 and its former names include:
  • New Zealand Twenty20 Competition 2005–06
  • State Twenty20 from 2006–07 to 2008–09
  • HRV Cup from 2009–10 to 2012–13
  • HRV Twenty20 2013–14
Since the 2014–15 season, the competition has been known as the Super Smash with many different sponsors exercising their own naming rights:
  • Georgie Pie from 2014–15 to 2015–16
  • McDonald's 2016–17
  • Burger King from 2017–18 to 2018–19
  • Dream11 from 2019–20 to 2024–25
From 2008–09 to 2013–14 the winner of the competition gained entry to the Champions League Twenty20 tournament later in the same year.

Teams

Six teams play in the league, four from the North Island and two from the South Island.
TeamMajor AssociationDistrict AssociationsWins2nds
Auckland AcesAuckland–54
Canterbury KingsCanterburyChristchurch Metro,
Christchurch Junior,
Canterbury Country,
South Canterbury,
Buller,
Mid Canterbury,
West Coast		18
Central StagsCentral DistrictsHawke's Bay, Taranaki, Wanganui, Manawatu, Horowhenua-Kapiti, Wairarapa, Marlborough, Nelson43
Northern BraveNorthern DistrictsNorthland,
Counties Manukau,
Hamilton,
Waikato Valley
Bay of Plenty,
Poverty Bay		52
Otago VoltsOtagoDunedin,
Southland,
Otago Country,
North Otago		23
Wellington FirebirdsWellington–41

Tournament results

Results of each season are here:
  • From 2008–09 until 2013–14, the winning team qualified for the Champions League Twenty20
  • From the 2010–11 season onwards, each team is allowed up to two overseas players