The 2016–17 McDonald's Super Smash (named after the competition's sponsor

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) was the twelfth season of the

Men's Super Smash The Men's Super Smash, currently named the Dream11 Super Smash for sponsorship purposes until 2026, is a men's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in New Zealand. Since the 2018–19 season, the competition runs alongside the Women's Super Sma ...

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cricket tournament in

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. The competition was run from 4 December 2016 to 7 January 2017. The previous edition was known as the Georgie Pie Super Smash. The

Auckland Aces The Auckland cricket team represent the Auckland region and are one of six New Zealand domestic first class cricket teams. Governed by the Auckland Cricket Association they are the most successful side having won 28 Plunket Shield titles, ten ...

were the defending champions. The match between

Otago Volts The Otago cricket team, nicknamed the Volts since the 1997–98 season, are a New Zealand first-class cricket team which first played representative cricket in 1864. The team represents the Otago, Southland and North Otago regions of New Zealan ...

and

Central Stags The Central Stags, formerly known as Central Districts, are a first-class cricket team based in central New Zealand. They are the men's representative side of the Central Districts Cricket Association. They compete in the Plunket Shield firs ...

on 21 December 2016 set a new record for the highest aggregate total in a T20 fixture, with a total of 497 runs scored. The

Wellington Firebirds The Wellington Firebirds are one of six New Zealand men's first-class cricket teams that make up New Zealand Cricket. It is based in Wellington. It competes in the Plunket Shield first class (4-day) competition, The Ford Trophy domestic one da ...

beat

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by three wickets in the elimination final, and faced

in the final on 7 January 2017. The Wellington Firebirds won the final by 14 runs.

Teams

Points table

Teams qualified for the play-offs

Fixtures

Round-robin

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Finals

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References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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