Women's Super Smash 2020-21: Full schedule, squads and match timings
Women's domestic cricket returns to New Zealand with the Women's Super Smash T20 2020-21 which is set to begin on Thursday (December 24). The opening game of the 16th edition will see the Wellington Blaze take on the Auckland Hearts at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.
The six teams taking part in this event are Wellington Blaze, Auckland Hearts, Central Hinds, Northern Spirit, Otago Sparks and Canterbury Magicians. Each team will play the other teams twice in the league phase, with the second and third placed teams making it to the elimination final on February 11.
Post that, the winner of the elimination final will meet the table topper in a summit clash scheduled for February 14. The venue for the two knockout games are yet to decided by the organisers.
Women's Super Smash T20 2020-21 Schedule and Match Timings (All Times in IST)
December 24, Thursday
Wellington Blaze vs Auckland Hearts at 2:40 AM (Basin Reserve, Wellington)
December 27, Sunday
Central Hinds vs Wellington Blaze at 8:10 AM (McLean Park, Napier)
December 28, Monday
Otago Sparks vs Auckland Hearts at 5:00 AM (Molyneux Park, Alexandra)
December 29, Tuesday
Otago Sparks vs Canterbury Magicians at 5:00 AM (Molyneux Park, Alexandra)
December 30, Wednesday
Central Hinds vs Northern Spirit at 2:40 AM (Pukekura Park, Plymouth)
December 31, Thursday
Central Hinds vs Auckland Hearts at 2:40 AM (Pukekura Park, Plymouth)
January 1, Friday
Northern Spirit vs Wellington Blaze at 8:10 AM (Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui)
January 2, Saturday
Northern Spirit vs Otago Sparks at 8:10 AM (Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui)
January 3, Sunday
Auckland Hearts vs Canterbury Magicians at 4:00 AM (Eden Park, Auckland)
January 4, Monday
Northern Spirit vs Central Hinds at 8:00 AM (Seddon Park, Hamilton)
January 8, Friday
Otago Sparks vs Central Hinds at 3:50 AM (University Oval, Dunedin)
January 9, Saturday
Wellington Blaze vs Northern Spirit at 3:50 AM (Basin Reserve, Wellington)
January 10, Sunday
Canterbury Magicians vs Central Hinds at 8:10 AM (Hagley Oval, Christchurch)
January 11, Monday
Canterbury Magicians vs Auckland at 8:10 AM (Hagley Oval, Christchurch)
January 14, Thursday
Otago Sparks vs Wellington Blaze at 3:50 AM (University Oval, Dunedin)
January 15, Friday
Canterbury Magicians vs Northern Spirit at 11:40 AM (Hagley Oval, Christchurch)
January 16, Saturday
Canterbury Magicians vs Wellington at 7:30 AM (Hagley Oval, Christchurch)
January 118, Sunday
Auckland Hearts vs Northern Spirit at 3:50 AM (Eden Park, Auckland)
January 19, Monday
Central Hinds vs Otago Sparks at 5:00 AM (Pukekura Park, Plymouth)
January 21, Thursday
Canterbury Magicians vs Central Hinds at 8:00 AM (Seddon Park, Hamilton)
January 23, Saturday
Auckland Hearts vs Central Hinds at 4:10 AM (Eden Park, Auckland)
January 24, Sunday
Wellington Blaze vs Otago Sparks at 4:10 AM (Basin Reserve, Wellington)
January 25, Monday
Canterbury Magicians vs Wellington Blaze at 4:10 AM (Basin Reserve, Wellington)
January 29, Friday
Northern Spirit vs Auckland Hearts at 11:40 AM (Seddon Park, Hamilton)
January 30, Saturday
Canterbury Magicians vs Otago Sparks at 8:10 AM (Hagley Oval, Christchurch)
January 31, Sunday
Wellington Blaze vs Central Hinds at 3:40 AM (Basin Reserve, Wellington)
February 1, Monday
Auckland Hearts vs Otago Sparks at 8:00 AM (Eden Park, Auckland)
February 5, Friday
Central Hinds vs Canterbury Magicians at 8:10 AM (McLean Park, Napier)
February 6, Saturday
Otago Sparks vs Northern Spirit at 4:10 AM (University Oval, Dunedin)
February 7, Sunday
Auckland Hearts vs Wellington Blaze at 8:00 AM (Eden Park, Auckland)
February 11, Thursday
TBC vs TBC (Preliminary Final) at 3:30 AM
February 14, Sunday
TBC vs TBC (Final) at 3:30 AM
Women's Super Smash T20 2020-21 Squads
Canterbury Magicians
Sarah Asmussen, Missy Banks, Natalie Cox, Kate Ebrahim, Laura Hughes, Allie Mace-Cochrane, Frances Mackay(c), Jess Simmons, Gabby Sullivan, Amy Satterthwaite, Lea Tahuhu, Jacinta Savage, Emma Kench, Georgia Edge, Kate Sims, Kirsty Nation and Kristy Havill.
Wellington Blaze
Olivia Boivin, Rebecca Burns, Tash Codyre, Sophie Devine, Dee Doughty, Maddy Green, Antonia Hamilton, Xara Jetly, Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Caitlin King, Jamie Mason-Jones, Jess McFadyen, Beth Molony, Thamsyn Newton, Georgia Plimmer and Maneka Singh.
Otago Sparks
Gemma Adams, Emma Black, Caitlin Blakely, Millie Cowan, Bhagya Herath, Polly Inglis, Bella James (c), Marina Lamplough, Sophie Oldershaw, Suzie Bates, Hayley Jensen, Katey Martin, Eden Carson, Megan Meltzer, Saffron Wilson, Sophie Gray, Olivia Gain and Molly Loe.
Central Hinds
Melissa Hansen, Georgia Atkinson, Monique Rees, Ashtuti Kumar, Claudia Green, Jess Watkin, Natalie Dodd, Anlo van Deventer(c), Kerry-Anne Tomlinson, Hannah Rowe, Mikaela Greig, Emily Cunningham, Esther Lanser, Rosemary Mair and Jamie Watkins.
Northern Spirit
Felicity Leydon-Davis(c), Kate Anderson, Emma Baker, Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Lucy Boucher, Carolyn Esterhuizen, Katie Gurrey, Brooke Halliday, Lauren Heaps, Olivia Lobb, Lily Mulivai, Eimear Richardson, Charlotte Sarsfield, Shriya Naidu, Georgina Harris and Kayley Knight.
Auckland Hearts
Bella Armstrong, Jane Barnett, Skye Bowden, Sarah Carnachan, Lauren Down, Izzy Gaze, Holly Huddleston, Amie Hucker, Fran Jonas, Yaz Kareem, Arlene Kelly, Tariel Lamb, Regina Lilii(c), Roz McNeill, Molly Penfold, Katie Perkins, Anna Peterson, Jesse Prasad, Saachi Shahri and Natasha van Tilburg.