The 2020/21 Super Smash, New Zealand’s domestic T20 competition, will get underway on Christmas Eve – here is the schedule and fixture list for the men’s edition.
Wellington Firebirds won the 2019/20 edition, beating Auckland Aces by 22 runs in the final. Devon Conway – the leading run-scorer in the tournament – top-scored for Wellington in the final with a 37-ball 49 before Hamish Bennett and Logan van Beek took three wickets apiece to seal victory.
Those two sides will kick off the men’s tournament this season, competing against each other at the Basin Reserve on Thursday, December 24.
The tournament will conclude with a final on February 13, 2021.
2020/21 Super Smash schedule and fixture list (local time)
24 Dec: Wellington Firebirds v Auckland Aces, Basin Reserve, 13:40
27 Dec: Central Stags v Wellington Firebirds, McLean Park, 19:10
28 Dec: Otago Volts v Auckland Aces, Molyneux Park, 16:00
29 Dec: Otago Volts v Canterbury Kings, Molyneux Park, 16:00
30 Dec: Central Stags v Northern Knights, Pukekura Park, 13:40
31 Dec: Central Stags v Auckland Aces, Pukekura Park, 13:40
1 Jan: Northern Knights v Wellington Firebirds, Bay Oval, 19:10
2 Jan: Northern Knights v Otago Volts, Bay Oval, 19:10
3 Jan: Auckland Aces v Canterbury Kings, Eden Park Outer Oval, 15:00
4 Jan: Northern Knights v Central Stags, Seddon Park, 19:00
8 Jan: Otago Volts v Central Stags, University of Otago Oval, 15:10
9 Jan: Wellington Firebirds v Northern Knights, Basin Reserve, 15:10
10 Jan: Canterbury Kings v Central Stags, Hagley Oval, 19:10
11 Jan: Canterbury Kings v Auckland Aces, Hagley Oval, 19:10
14 Jan: Otago Volts v Wellington Firebirds, University of Otago Oval, 15:10
15 Jan: Canterbury Kings v Northern Knights, Hagley Oval, 15:20
16 Jan: Canterbury Kings v Wellington Firebirds, Hagley Oval, 11:10
17 Jan: Auckland Aces v Northern Knights, Eden Park Outer Oval, 15:10
18 Jan: Central Stags v Otago Volts, Pukekura Park, 16:00
21 Jan: Northern Knights v Canterbury Kings, Seddon Park, 19:00
23 Jan: Auckland Aces v Central Stags, Eden Park Outer Oval, 15:10
24 Jan: Wellington Firebirds v Otago Volts, Basin Reserve, 14:40
25 Jan: Wellington Firebirds v Canterbury Knights, Basin Reserve, 15:10
29 Jan: Northern Knights v Auckland Aces, Seddon Park, 15:20
30 Jan: Canterbury Knights v Otago Volts, Hagley Oval, 19:10
31 Jan: Wellington Firebirds v Central Stags, Basin Reserve, 14:40
1 Feb: Auckland Aces v Otago Volts, Eden Park Outer Oval, 11:40
5 Feb: Central Stags v Canterbury Kings, McLean Park, 19:10
6 Feb: Otago Volts v Northern Knights, University of Otago Oval, 15:10
7 Feb: Auckland Aces v Wellington Firebirds, Eden Park Outer Oval, 11:40
11 Feb: Elimination Final
13 Feb: Final