The Women's Super Smash, known for sponsorship reasons as the Dream11 Super Smash, is a women's
Twenty20
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cricket
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competition organised by
New Zealand Cricket
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New Zealand Cricket operates the New Z ...
.
The competition began in 2007–08 and features six teams, who play each other twice in a
double round-robin format. The winner of the group advances to the final, and the second and third placed teams play in an elimination final. The competition runs alongside the 50-over
Hallyburton Johnstone Shield
The Hallyburton Johnstone Shield is the premier domestic women's one-day cricket competition in New Zealand. The tournament began in 1935–36, as a first-class competition, but is now played as a 50-over competition, with six provincial teams ...
.
The current champions are
Wellington Blaze
The Wellington Blaze is the women's representative cricket team for the New Zealand city of Wellington. They play their home games at Basin Reserve. They compete in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition and the Women's Super Smas ...
, who won the
2021–22 competition. Wellington Blaze are also the most successful side in the history of the competition, with seven title wins.
History
The tournament began in
2007–08, as the State League Twenty20. Teams played each other once, with the winner of the group being crowned champions:
Canterbury Magicians
The Canterbury Magicians is the women's representative cricket team for the New Zealand region of Canterbury. They play their home games at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. They compete in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition and the ...
were the inaugural winners.
The
following season had a final, in which
Wellington Blaze
The Wellington Blaze is the women's representative cricket team for the New Zealand city of Wellington. They play their home games at Basin Reserve. They compete in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition and the Women's Super Smas ...
beat defending champions Canterbury.
The
following season kept the same format, but was known as the New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20, with the
Central Hinds
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winning their first title.
For the following two seasons, the tournament was known as the Action Cricket Twenty20, before becoming simply the New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition until the 2017–18 season. In this period, Wellington and Canterbury won three titles apiece, and one each for
Auckland Hearts
The Auckland Hearts is the women's representative cricket team for the New Zealand region of Auckland. They play their home games at Eden Park Outer Oval. They compete in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition and the Women's Supe ...
and
Otago Sparks
The Otago Sparks is the women's representative cricket team for the New Zealand region of Otago and the surrounding area. They play their home games at University Oval, Dunedin. They compete in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competit ...
.
In
2018–19, the tournament was renamed the Burger King Women's Super Smash, in line with the
men's competition.
In
2019–20,
Dream11
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became the sponsors, and an elimination final, a match between the second and third placed teams to advance to the final, was introduced.
Wellington Blaze won three titles in a row between 2017–18 and 2019–20, but Canterbury beat them in the final in
2020–21
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.
Wellington regained their title in
2021–22, going unbeaten in the group stage before beating Otago in the final.
Tournament names
Teams
Roll of Honour
See also
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Super Smash (men's cricket)
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Plunket Shield
New Zealand has had a domestic first-class cricket championship since the 1906–07 season. Since the 2009–10 season it has been known by its original name of the Plunket Shield.
History
The Plunket Shield competition was instigated in Octob ...
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Hallyburton Johnstone Shield
The Hallyburton Johnstone Shield is the premier domestic women's one-day cricket competition in New Zealand. The tournament began in 1935–36, as a first-class competition, but is now played as a 50-over competition, with six provincial teams ...
*
The Ford Trophy
The Ford Trophy is the main domestic List A limited overs cricket competition in New Zealand. Previous sponsor State Insurance did not renew naming rights in 2009, resulting in the competition being renamed the ''New Zealand Cricket one-day c ...
*
Cricket in New Zealand
Cricket is the most popular summer sport in New Zealand, second only in total sporting popularity to rugby. New Zealand is one of the twelve countries that take part in Test match cricket.
History
The beginnings of cricket in New Zealand
Th ...
Notes
References
External links
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{{Twenty20 leagues
New Zealand domestic cricket competitions
Women's cricket competitions in New Zealand
Recurring sporting events established in 2007
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