Super Smash T20 2023/24

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Ben Lister goes for 17 off his 1st over.

 

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Nice to see the Mr Whippy van at Hagley Oval. Looks like their serving some delicious food.

 

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Lockie Ferguson has come out like a house on fire. 4 dot balls including a wicket in his first over. Thats what Auckland needed to get back into this one.

 

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Great ball from Ferguson to bowl Latham.

 

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Hagley Oval seems like there are a fair amount of 2's and 3's there.

 

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Mitchell in now, a key player for Canterbury and a key wicket for Auckland.

 

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Heart & Soul Pies van looks like some tasty pies on a Sunday .

 

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Thats worth the price of admission alone at Hagley Oval, the food. MMmmmmmm

 

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Canterbury scored 17 off the 1st over, and just 20 off the next 5 overs.

Its advantage Auckland

Kings 37/2 after the powerplay.

 

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Nicholls gone trying to clear the fence, Auckland are doing a good job of restricting the Kings batting line up so far.

 

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Kings finish at 140/5

Aces chase to come soon.

 

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A below par total for Canterbury especially with their batting line up, Mitchell top scoring with 57 but even he struggled to really get going.

Auckland should be favourites to win now but it looked like Guptill may have done a hamstring so if he can't bat that will hurt their chances.

 

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The commentators have just said that Guptill won't be opening for Auckland.

 

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Finn Allen with a strike rate of 192.2 in the Super Smash career coming out to bat for the Aces against fellow international Matt Henry. This is why we watch cricket.

 

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How good is the backdrop in Christchurch today? Looks a cracker of a day.

 

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One also senses with Guptill doing his hammy whether this might be his final year of Super Smash.

 

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How good is the backdrop in Christchurch today? Looks a cracker of a day.

Makes a nice change from all the rain they have been getting for some of the other matches in NZ recently.

 

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The good old French cut from Solia, but you wont hear him complaining, he'll take them anyway they can against O'Rourke.

 

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Sense the Kings have to bowl Henry straight up here to win. 7/0 off his first 2 overs.

 

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Foulkes gets Solia , thats a beauty

 

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Sodhi going for 21 off his first over, Auckland look like winning this pretty comfortably now.

 

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Finn Allen cutting loose now with a couple of sixes in that over from O'Rourke.

Auckland 87/1 after 10 overs, should be a walk in the park for them from here.

 

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Auckland winning easily by 8 wickets with about 5 overs to spare.

A great knock from Finn Allen with 78 off 46 balls, that innings helped to make up for Guptill not batting.

 

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Game 17 in Napier today:

Wellington (Playing XI): Devon Conway, Tim Robinson, Nick Kelly(c), Muhammad Abbas, Michael Bracewell, Callum McLachlan(w), Nathan Smith, Logan van Beek, Ian McPeake, Peter Younghusband, Michael Snedden

Central Districts (Playing XI): Bayley Wiggins, Will Young

Will Young

Age

34

Ht

194cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

6.0

1star

K

2.5

1star

HB

3.5

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.5

3star

No current season stats available

D

6.0

2star

K

2.5

1star

HB

3.5

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.5

4star

, Dane Cleaver(w), Tom Bruce(c), Josh Clarkson, Doug Bracewell, William Clark, Bevan Small, Ajaz Patel, Blair Tickner, Jayden Lennox

Central Districts have won the toss and have opted to bat

 

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Wiggins has to go, Nathan Smith takes a wicket in his first over. And the Firebirds are right on top early.