the Super Smash Women 2024/25 The season is scheduled to kick off on December 26 at Seddon Park, Hamilton, along with… Men's competitionrepresents a milestone in New Zealand cricket.
Defending champions Wellington Blaze will enter the tournament as favourites, aiming to extend their record as the most successful team in league history, having claimed eight titles. Close contenders Canterbury Magicians, with four championships to their name, will look to challenge the Blaze's dominance.
Difference and form
The tournament features six teams: Auckland Hearts, Canterbury Magicians, Wellington Blaze, Central Hinds, Northern Districts and Otago Sparks. The competition will follow a double league system, with each team playing home and away matches. The top three teams at the end of the preliminary stage will qualify for the playoffs, culminating in the Grand Final at Basin Reserve on February 2.
Unlike the league stage, which does not include Super Overs for tied matches, the qualifying rounds will include provisions for Super Overs, ensuring decisive results in knockout matches.
The upcoming edition celebrates 20 years of T20 cricket in New Zealand, with a touch of nostalgia as teams wear retro-style jerseys inspired by the first ever T20I between the White Ferns and Southern Stars (now Australia Women), which was played at Eden Park two decades ago . .
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Women's Super Smash Teams 2024-25
Auckland Hearts
Bella Armstrong, Brooke Hallyday, Kate Pedersen, Loren Dawn, Maddie Green, Prue Catton, Sachi Shahri, Annika Todd, Josie Pinfold, Kate Irwin, Elizabeth Buchanan (1 week), Izzy Guys (1 week), Amy Hooker, Bree Elling, Fran Jonas , Molly Penfold, Olivia Anderson, Rishika Jaswal, Sophie Court
Witches of Canterbury
Emma Irwin, Harriet Graham, Isobel Sharp, Judy Dean, Natalie Cox, Frances MacKay, Kate Anderson, Madeleine Peña, Laura Hughes (Week), Abigail Houghton, Gaby Sullivan, Jessica Simmons, Leah Tahu, Melissa Banks, Sarah Asmussen
Hinds Central
Aniella Apperley, Holly Armitage, Keri-Anne Tomlinson, Michaela Greig, Thamsin Newton, Emma McLeod, Flora Devonshire, Grace Foreman, Ocean Bartlett, Kate Gagging (Week), Anna Gagging, Ashuti Kumar, Claudia Green, Georgia Atkinson
Northern brave
Kaitlin Juri, Eve Woland, Tash Wakelin, Carol Agafelli, Jess Watkin, Jessie Prasad, Marina Lamplugh, Nancy Patel, Bernadine Bezuidenhout (wk), Holly Taub (wk), Amanda Jade Wellington, Kylie Knight, Marama Downs, Shreya Naidu.
Otago Sparks
Caitlin Blakely, Olivia Jane, Saffron Wilson, Anna Browning, Harriet Katniss, Izzy Barrie, Paige Loggenberg, Susie Bates, Bella James (wk), Polly Inglis (wk), Chloe Dearness, Eden Carson, Emma Black, Hayley Jensen, Kirsty Gordon , Louisa Kotkamp, Molly Lowe, Bobby Jay Watkins
Wellington Belize
Caitlin King, Gemma Sims, Natasha Coder, Rebecca Burns, Hannah Francis, Lee Kasprick, Zara JaitleyAntonia Hamilton (1 week), Jessica McFadden (1 week), Kate Chandler, Nicole Bird, Phoenix Williams, Rachael Bryant
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