Women’s Super Smash 2023-24: Full schedule, squads, match timings and live-streaming details
New Zealand Cricket is all set to host the Women's Super Smash, starting on Wednesday, December 19. Auckland Hearts, Central Hinds, Canterbury Magicians, Northern Brave, Otago Sparks, and Wellington Blaze are the six participating teams.
The competition, initially known as the State League Twenty20 from 2007-08 to 2008-09, has undergone a series of changes. In 2009-10, it was rebranded to New Zealand Cricket Women's T20 and was called Action Cricket T20 from 2010-11 to 2011-12. Subsequently, it was renamed as the NZ Women's T20 Competition from 2012-13 to 2017-18.
Since 2018-19, the tournament has been officially named the Women's Super Smash. Wellington Blaze have won the competition on seven occasions while the Canterbury Magicians have won it six times. Northern Brave is the only side yet to bag a title.
In the last edition, Canterbury Magicians defeated Wellington Blaze by 12 runs in the grand finale. Kate Anderson ended the edition as the leading run-scorer with 536 runs from 12 innings. Medium pacer Gabby Sullivan (21) scalped the most wickets.
Maddy Green has been appointed captain of Auckland Hearts, while Laura Hughes will assume the role of skipper for Canterbury Magicians. Natalie Dodd will guide the Central Hinds with Northern Brave naming Eimear Richardson as their skipper. Otago Sparks will be captained by Felicity Leydon-Davis while Amelia Kerr will continue as the captain of Wellington Blaze.
Women’s Super Smash 2023-24: Full Schedule & Match Timings (all times in IST)
Tuesday, December 19
Auckland Hearts vs Canterbury Magicians, Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland, 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, December 21
Wellington Blaze vs Otago Sparks, Basin Reserve, Wellington, 5:00 a.m.
Friday, December 22
Northern Brave vs Central Hinds, Seddon Park, Hamilton, 6:30 a.m.
Sunday, December 24
Wellington Blaze vs Auckland Hearts, Basin Reserve, Wellington, 2:30 a.m.
Tuesday, December 26
Canterbury Magicians vs Otago Sparks, Hagley Oval, Christchurch, 6:30 a.m.
Wednesday, December 27
Central Hinds vs Northern Brave, Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North, 5:00 a.m.
Thursday, December 28
Otago Sparks vs Wellington Blaze, Molyneux Park, Alexandra, 5:00 a.m.
Friday, December 29
Central Hinds vs Auckland Hearts, Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, 5:00 a.m.
Saturday, December 30
Central Hinds vs Canterbury Magicians, Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, 5:00 a.m.
Monday, January 1
Otago Sparks vs Auckland Hearts, Molyneux Park, Alexandra, 8:30 a.m.
Tuesday, January 2
Northern Brave vs Wellington Blaze, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, 6:30 a.m.
Wednesday, January 3
Otago Sparks vs Canterbury Magicians, Molyneux Park, Alexandra, 5:00 a.m.
Thursday, January 4
Auckland Hearts vs Wellington Blaze, Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland, 5:00 a.m.
Friday, January 5
Canterbury Magicians vs Central Hinds, Hagley Oval, Christchurch, 5:00 a.m.
Saturday, January 6
Northern Brave vs Otago Sparks, Seddon Park, Hamilton, 6:30 a.m.
Sunday, January 7
Canterbury Magicians vs Auckland Hearts, Hagley Oval, Christchurch, 5:00 a.m.
Monday, January 8
Central Hinds vs Wellington Blaze, McLean Park, Napier, 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, January 9
Canterbury Magicians vs Northern Brave, Hagley Oval, Christchurch, 6:30 a.m.
Wednesday, January 10
Central Hinds vs Otago Sparks, McLean Park, Napier, 6:30 a.m.
Thursday, January 11
Canterbury Magicians vs Wellington Blaze, Hagley Oval, Christchurch, 10:30 a.m.
Friday, January 12
Northern Brave vs Auckland Hearts, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, 5:00 a.m.
Saturday, January 13
Wellington Blaze vs Central Hinds, Basin Reserve, Wellington, 5:00 a.m.
Sunday, January 14
Auckland Hearts vs Otago Sparks, Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland, 9:00 a.m.
Monday, January 15
Wellington Blaze vs Northern Brave, Basin Reserve, Wellington, 5:00 a.m.
Tuesday, January 16
Auckland Hearts vs Central Hinds, Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland, 5:00 a.m.
Thursday, January 18
Northern Brave vs Canterbury Magicians, Seddon Park, Hamilton, 7:00 a.m.
Friday, January 19
Otago Sparks vs Central Hinds, University Oval, Dunedin, 5:00 a.m.
Saturday, January 20
Auckland Hearts vs Northern Brave, Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland, 5:00 a.m.
Monday, January 22
Wellington Blaze vs Canterbury Magicians, Basin Reserve, Wellington, 5:00 a.m.
Tuesday, January 23
Otago Sparks vs Northern Brave, University Oval, Dunedin, 5:00 a.m.
Friday, January 26
Elimination Final, 5:00 a.m.
Sunday, January 28
Final, 5:00 a.m.
Women’s Super Smash 2023-24: Telecast & Live-Streaming Details
The Women’s Super Smash 2023-24 will be live-streamed on the FanCode app and website. There will be no live broadcast of the tournament in India.
Women’s Super Smash 2023-24: Full Squads
Auckland Hearts
Bella Armstrong, Brooke Halliday, Cate Pedersen, Kate Irwin, Prue Catton, Saachi Shahri, Skye Bowden, Amberly Parr, Amie Hucker, Anna Browning, Josie Penfold, Elizabeth Buchanan (wk), Isabella Gaze, Maddy Green (c and wk), Bree Illing, Fran Jonas, Makayla Templeton, Molly Penfold, Olivia Anderson, Rishika Jaswal
Canterbury Magicians
Abigale Gerken, Boadicea Lynch, Erin Bermingham, Harriet Graham, Kate Anderson, Natalie Cox, Yssa Cullen, Emma Irwin, Frances Mackay, Jacinta Savage, Jodie Dean, Nicola Clayton, Isobel Sharp (wk), Laura Hughes (c and wk), Abigail Hotton, Gabby Sullivan, Jessica Simmons, Lea Tahuhu, Melissa Banks, Sarah Asmussen
Central Hinds
Aniela Apperley, Emma McLeod, Kerry-Anne Tomlinson, Mikaela Greig, Thamsyn Newton, Flora Devonshire, Georgia Atkinson, Ocean Bartlett, Kate Gaging (wk), Natalie Dodd (c and wk), Ashtuti Kumar, Claudia Green, Hannah Rowe, Melissa Hansen, Rosemary Mair
Northern Brave
Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Carol Agafili, Eve Wolland, Sam Curtis, Eimear Richardson (c), Jess Watkin, Marama Downes, Tash Wakelin, Yasmeen Kareem, Caitlin Gurrey (wk), Holly Topp (wk), Jesse Prasad, Kayley Knight, Lucy Boucher, Nensi Patel, Shriya Naidu
Otago Sparks
Caitlin Blakely, Olivia Gain, Poppy-Jay Watkins, Gemma Adams, Harriett Cuttance, Saffron Wilson, Suzie Bates, Bella James (wk), Polly Inglis, Chloe Deerness, Eden Carson, Emma Black, Felicity Leydon-Davis (c), Hayley Jensen, Louisa Kotkamp, Molly Loe, Paige Loggenberg, Sophie Oldershaw
Wellington Blaze
Caitlin King, Gemma Sims, Georgia Plimmer, Rebecca Burns, Amelia Kerr (c), Hannah R Francis, Kate Chandler, Nicole Baird, Phoenix Williams, Rachel Bryant, Sophie Devine, Antonia Hamilton (wk), Jessica McFadyen (wk), Jess Kerr, Leigh Kasperek, Monique Rees, Natasha Codyre, Xara Jetly