Full coverage of Super Smash 2023, the New Zealand Super Smash League Season 18 in 2023 with live scores, match dates, venues, schedule, fixtures and results. The Super Smash 2023 is set to see 6 major teams in the 18th season.
Super Smash Schedule 2023 Match Dates, Schedule, Teams, and Venues for New Zealand League
The Super Smash Schedule 2022 by New Zealand Cricket Board is here for all the 32 T20 matches that is set to begin this month on December 23. The Super Smash 2023 schedule begins in December on Friday 23 and the final will be played on Saturday February 11 2023 at a venue to be confirmed later. There are total of 32 T20 matches that also include elimination final and the final match. These matches will be played between Northern Brave, Canterbury Kings, Wellington Firebirds, Central Stags, Auckland Aces and Otago Volts. Each team in Super Smash 2023 schedule will play the other team twice this year.
See below for Super Smash schedule 2023 for each team this year. Each team plays the other team twice in the tournament. The final schedule has been finalized by the organizers now and you can find all the info on all venues, dates and time table here. Use the search below to filter Super Smash matches by venues, teams or timings. Super Smash 2023 Schedule times are given in GMT, IST, PKT and EST / Local Time for your convenience.
Super Smash 2022 / 2023 Match Fixtures (By Date)
Dec 23, Fri | Northern Knights vs Canterbury 1st T20 | 12:40am EST | 5:40am GMT | 6:40pm Local Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui |
Dec 24, Sat | Wellington vs Otago 2nd T20 | 8:40pm (-1d) EST | 1:40am GMT | 2:40pm Local Basin Reserve, Wellington |
Dec 26, Mon | Canterbury vs Auckland 3rd T20 | 11:30pm (-1d) | 4:30am GMT | 5:30pm Local Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
Dec 27, Tue | Central Districts vs Wellington 4th T20 | 8:40pm (-1d) EST | 1:40am GMT | 2:40pm Local Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North |
Dec 28, Wed | Otago vs Northern Knights 5th T20 | 8:40pm (-1d) EST | 1:40am GMT | 2:40pm Local John Davies Oval, Queenstown |
Dec 29, Thu | Otago vs Auckland 6th T20 | 9:40 PM (-1d) EST | 2:40am GMT | 3:40pm Local John Davies Oval, Queenstown |
Dec 30, Fri | Central Districts vs Canterbury 7th T20 | 8:40pm (-1d) EST | 1:40am GMT | 2:40pm Local Pukekura Park, New Plymouth |
Dec 31, Sat | Central Districts vs Northern Knights 8th T20 | 7:40pm (-1d) EST | 12:40am GMT | 1:40pm Local Pukekura Park, New Plymouth |
Jan 01, Sun | Canterbury vs Wellington 9th T20 | 7:40pm (-1d) EST | 12:40am GMT | 1:40pm Local Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
Jan 02, Mon | Auckland vs Otago 10th T20 | 7:40pm (-1d) EST | 12:40am GMT | 1:40pm Local Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland |
Jan 04, Wed | Wellington vs Northern Knights 11th T20 | 8:40pm (-1d) EST | 1:40am GMT | 2:40pm Local Basin Reserve, Wellington |
Jan 05, Thu | Central Districts vs Auckland 12th T20 | 8:40pm (-1d) EST | 1:40am GMT | 2:40pm Local Pukekura Park, New Plymouth |
Jan 06, Fri | Northern Knights vs Otago 13th T20 | 9pm (-1d) EST | 2am GMT | 3pm Local Seddon Park, Hamilton |
Jan 07, Sat | Wellington vs Central Districts 14th T20 | 7:40pm (-1d) EST | 12:40am GMT | 1:40pm Local Basin Reserve, Wellington |
Jan 08, Sun | Auckland vs Canterbury 15th T20 | 8:40pm (-1d) EST | 1:40am GMT | 2:40pm Local John Davies Oval, Queenstown |
Jan 13, Fri | Canterbury vs Northern Knights 16th T20 | 12:40am EST | 05:40am GMT | 6:40pm Local Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
Jan 14, Sat | Auckland vs Central Districts 17th T20 | 7:40pm (-1d) EST | 12:40am GMT | 1:40pm Local John Davies Oval, Queenstown |
Jan 15, Sun | Otago vs Wellington 18th T20 | 8:40pm (-1d) EST | 1:40am GMT | 2:40pm Local University Oval, Dunedin |
Jan 20, Fri | Auckland vs Wellington 19th T20 | 10:10pm (-1d) EST | 3:10am GMT | 4:10pm Local John Davies Oval, Queenstown |
Jan 21, Sat | Central Districts vs Otago 20th T20 | 8:40pm (-1d) EST | 1:40am GMT | 2:40pm Local Saxton Oval, Nelson |
Jan 22, Sun | Northern Knights vs Auckland 21st T20 | 7:40pm (-1d) EST | 12:40am GMT | 1:40pm Local Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui |
Jan 23, Mon | Wellington vs Canterbury 22nd T20 | 8:40pm (-1d) EST | 1:40am GMT | 2:40pm Local Basin Reserve, Wellington |
Jan 27, Fri | Canterbury vs Central Districts 23rd T20 | 9pm (-1d) EST | 2am GMT | 3pm Local Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
Jan 28, Sat | Northern Knights vs Wellington 24th T20 | 7:40pm (-1d) EST | 12:40am GMT | 1:40pm Local Seddon Park, Hamilton |
Jan 29, Sun | Otago vs Central Districts 25th T20 | 8:40pm (-1d) EST | 1:40am GMT | 2:40pm Local University Oval, Dunedin |
Jan 30, Mon | Auckland vs Northern Knights 26th T20 | 8:40pm (-1d) EST | 1:40am GMT | 2:40pm Local John Davies Oval, Queenstown |
Feb 03, Fri | Northern Knights vs Central Districts 27th T20 | 12:40am EST | 05:40am GMT | 6:40pm Local Seddon Park, Hamilton |
Feb 04, Sat | Canterbury vs Otago 28th T20 | 7:40pm (-1d) EST | 12:40am GMT | 1:40pm Local Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
Feb 05, Sun | Wellington vs Auckland 29th T20 | 7:40pm (-1d) EST | 12:40am GMT | 1:40pm Local Basin Reserve, Wellington |
Feb 06, Mon | Otago vs Canterbury 30th T20 | 8:40pm (-1d) EST | 1:40am GMT | 2:40pm Local University Oval, Dunedin |
Feb 09, Thu | TBC vs TBC Elimination Final | 7pm (-1d) EST | 12am GMT | 5:30am Local TBC |
Feb 11, Sat | TBC vs TBC Final | 7pm (-1d) EST | 12am GMT | 5:30am Local TBC |
The Super Smash is New Zealand’s professional T20 league played every year. This tournament was started in the year 2005-06 by the New Zealand Cricket board and was called as the New Zealand Twenty20 Competition.
The Competition was renamed and rebranded several times and finally from the 2014-15 season, the tournament was named as Super Smash schedule.
Indian fantasy cricket application – Dream 11, has signed a 6-year contract for the title sponsorship of Super Smash schedule. Dream 11 was also the title sponsor of IPL 2020 ,when Vivo had pulled off for one particular season.
In the Season 2008-09 to 2013-14, the winner of the tournament had qualified for the Champions League (defunct currently).
Super Smash tournaments are generally played in the winter season during the December- January window. This league clashes with Australia’s Big Bash League.
The inaugural edition of Super Smash schedule was won by the Canterbury Wizards. They defeat the Auckland Aces by 6 wickets in the inaugural final.
Four times champions Wellington Firebirds are the most successful team in Super Smash schedule. They are also the defending champions as they beat the Canterbury Wizards by 5 wickets, courtesy the in-form batter Devon Conway’s unbeaten 93 runs in the final.
Currently, each team is allowed to pick a maximum of two overseas players in the playing 11.
The Super Smash schedule has produced a lot of players like Devon Convay, Glen Phillip, Fin Allen etc who went on to serve the New Zealand national team in recent times.
Finn Allen was the breakout star in the recently concluded Super Smash schedule 2020-21 Season. He scored 512 runs of just 11 innings with a speedy strike rate of 193.33 and has shown glimpse of Brendon McCullum and Tim Seifert, who start off the innings with a bang straight away from the first ball.
His vital contributions with the bat has helped the Wellington Fires to win back-to-back seasons. After the season, he made his international debut for New Zealand against the Bangladesh Series. He went on to score a quickfire 21 ball 71 for New Zealand in a rain-curtailed match against Bangladesh. He has also been picked for the IPL’s Royal Challengers Bangalore side.
So far 17 editions of Super Smash schedule have been played successfully. The level of competition is very good as every team has won the championship at least once.
The 2020-21 season went on smoothly and crowds were allowed in the stadium because of the fact that New Zealand had very little COVID-19 cases.
The Upcoming season will be the 18th edition of Super Smash schedule and will be played during 2022 December to 2023 – February. Defending champions Northern Brave are once again favorites to win the title as they will be looking to make a hat trick of titles. While other teams will be aiming to get another title in their cabinet.
Super Smash Schedule Format
The tournament is played in a double-round robin format where each team plays the other twice. Each team plays 10 matches in the league stage. (5 at home and 5 away from home)
Super Smash schedule Points System –
For a Win – 4 points
For a loss – 0 points
For a No-result – 2 points
At the end of 30 league stage matches, the top-3 teams based on the points ranking will qualify for the Knockouts.
Knockouts –
Primarily Finals – The 2nd and 3rd ranked team will play the primarily Final. The winner of this match will qualify for the final, while the loser is knocked out of the tournament.
Final – The table topper of the group stage and the winner of Primary Final will battle out in the final to win the trophy.
Teams Participating in the Super Smash schedule
A total of 6 teams participate in this league during Super smash schedule, they are:
1. Central Stags –
Captain : Tom Bruce
Coach : Aldin Smith
Titles :3
Home Ground : McLean Park, Napier
Previous Season : Finished 2nd in the league stage and lost in the Primary Finals against Canterbury Kings
Top Performers (2020-21 Edition) – George Worker -424 runs at an average of 38.54, Will Young – 297 runs at strike rate of 174.70, Blair Tickner – 17 wickets at an average of 20.52
2. Auckland Aces
Captain : Robert O’Donnell
Coach : Heinrich Malan
Titles : 4
Home Ground : Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Previous Season : Finished 5th in the group stage
Top Performers (2020-21 Edition) : Sean Solia- 266 runs at a strike rate of 135.24, William Somerville – 12 wickets at an average of 24.83
3. Otago Volts
Captain : Jacob Duffy
Coach : Rob Walter
Titles : 2
Home Ground : University Oval
Previous Season : Finished 6th in the group stage
Top Performers (2020-21 Edition) : N Broom – 292 runs at strike-rate of 137.08, Mitchell McClenaghan – 12 wickets at an average of 29.33
4. Northern Knights –
Captain : Anton Devcich
Coach : Graeme Aldridge
Titles : 2
Home Ground : Seddon Park, Hamilton
Previous Season : Finished 4th in the group stage
Top Performers (2020-21 Edition) : Anton Devcich – 286 runs at a strike-rate of 169.23, Scott Kuggeleijn – 12 wickets at an average of 25.33
5. Canterbury Kings
Captain : Cole McConchie
Coach : Peter Fulton
Titles : 1
Home Ground : Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Previous Season : Runners-up
Top – Performers [2020-21 season] : Daryl Mitchell – 374 runs at an average of 37.40, Cole McConchie – 298 runs at an average of 37.25, Matt Henry – 14 wickets at an average of 24.64
6. Wellington Firebirds –
Captain : Michael Bracewell
Coach : Glenn Pocknall
Titles : 4
Home Ground : Basin Reserve, Wellington
Previous Season : Winners
Top Performers [2020-21 season] : Finn Allen – 512 runs at an average of 56.88, Devon Conway – 455 runs at an average of 65, Donny Van de Beek – 13 wickets at an economy rate of 7.78, Jimmy Neesham – 12 wickets at an average of 17.59.
Super Smash League Winners List
Season | Winner | Runner-up | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2022 – 23 | – | – | – |
2021–22 | Northern Brave | Canterbury Kings | Won by 56 runs |
2020–21 | Wellington Firebirds | Canterbury Kings | Won by 5 wickets |
2019–20 | Wellington Firebirds | Auckland Aces | Won by 22 runs |
2018–19 | Central Stags | Northern Knights | Won by 67 runs |
2017–18 | Northern Knights | Central Stags | Won by 9 wickets |
2016–17 | Wellington Firebirds | Central Stags | Won by 14 runs |
2015–16 | Auckland Aces | Otago Volts | Won by 20 runs |
2014–15 | Wellington Firebirds | Auckland Aces | Won by 6 runs |
2013–14 | Northern Knights | Otago Volts | Won by 5 wickets |
2012–13 | Otago Volts | Wellington Firebirds | Won by 4 wickets |
2011–12 | Auckland Aces | Canterbury Wizards | Won by 44 runs |
2010–11 | Auckland Aces | Central Stags | Won by 4 runs |
2009–10 | Central Stags | Auckland Aces | Won by 78 runs |
2008–09 | Otago Volts | Canterbury Wizards | Topping group stage |
2007–08 | Central Stags | Northern Knights | Won by 5 wickets |
2006–07 | Auckland Aces | Otago Volts | Won by 60 runs |
2005–06 | Canterbury Wizards | Auckland Aces | Won by 6 wickets |
Super Smash Schedule – FAQs:
When is Super Smash scheduled?
The Super Smash will start on Friday December 23 and will feature 32 matches including elimination final and finals. It is a 50-days long tournament with finals to be held on Saturday February 11, 2023.
How many teams will participate in Super Smash 2023 this year?
A total of 6 teams including Northern Brave, Canterbury Kings, Wellington Firebirds, Central Stags, Auckland Aces and Otago Volts will participate in Super Smash schedule 2023 this year.
When is the Super Smash final match scheduled?
The final match of Super Smash T20 is scheduled on Saturday February 11, 2023 at a venue to be finalized later.
Learn more about Super Smash T20 League (Super Smash Schedule):
Super Smash schedule Information on Wikipedia
Which teams are participating in Super Smash 2023, see blog
Follow your team fixtures on Cricketschedule.com
Super Smash schedule Official website for the tournament Visit site