Super Smash T20 2023/24

[NYRB]

Rain lingering around Auckland today, so its a very good toss to win.

 

[NYRB]

Lockie Ferguson injured in the warmups and Jock McKenzie gets the nod.

 

[NYRB]

Scott Stevenson saying there are 12 Black Caps involved in todays Grand Final

 

[NYRB]

Thats a lovely shot from Chad Bowes to get things underway at Eden Park

 

[NYRB]

2nd boundary in the 1st over in the Grand Final off Ben Lister.

 

[madjoe]

what's with the ground as a final game? poor crowd and a square oval lol

 

[Plugger35]

Canterbury well placed at the halfway mark of their innings, 83/1 with Latham and Nicholls building a good partnership.

what's with the ground as a final game? poor crowd and a square oval lol

Well Auckland won the right to host the final and Eden Park is their home ground. it's not an ideal venue though due to it's size and shape.

 

[NYRB]

what's with the ground as a final game? poor crowd and a square oval lol

The boundaries are tiny down the ground.

Have luckily been enough to been to a test match there , and i think the shots down the ground are around 45 to 50 metre hit.

 

[madjoe]

Canterbury well placed at the halfway mark of their innings, 83/1 with Latham and Nicholls building a good partnership.



Well Auckland won the right to host the final and Eden Park is their home ground. it's not an ideal venue though due to it's size and shape.

is it school holidays or a work day ? crowd is dead set poor which is sad i've enjoyed the tourament

 

[NYRB]

is it school holidays or a work day ? crowd is dead set poor which is sad i've enjoyed the tourament

I think domestic cricket over there hasnt caught on as much, compared to the NZ national team.Pretty sure they were getting sell outs (or close to) for the recent T20 series against Pakistan.

Heard the NZ v Australia test match has been sold out in terms of tickets,

 

[madjoe]

I think domestic cricket over there hasnt caught on as much, as the NZ national team.Pretty sure they were getting sell outs (or close to) for the recent T20 series against Pakistan.

test match v aussie is sold out already to i heard which is why i'm stunned the crowds so low.

 

[NYRB]

Chapmans 1st over goes for 15 runs. Bit of a surprise he got a bowl.

 

[NYRB]

A good crowd catch with 1 hand at Eden Park.

 

[NYRB]

And here comes the rain in the Grand Final.

 

[Plugger35]

A great one handed catch from Elvis in the crowd.

 

[NYRB]

And their ..................off


Canterbury Kings are 133/2 off 86 balls.

 

[NYRB]

On a side note, I reckon after watching this seasons Womens Super Smash, Melie Kerr is the best T20 player in the womens game around the world.

 

[Plugger35]

Hopefully they aren't off for too long and they don't lose any overs.

 

[NYRB]

Im assuming if its an abandoned match, Auckland will be champions?

 

[NYRB]

Richardson saying overs being lost as we speak (5:41 PM time in NZ now)

 

[NYRB]

Not having a reserve day or extra time for a tournament is extremely poor . Making a mockery of whole competition.

 

[NYRB]

Auckland become champions with an abandoned result in the Final.

I am hearing that its the 2nd time in history a Super Smash winner has been declared a winner after an abandoned match. (2008 Final)

 

[Plugger35]

Match abandoned so Auckland have won the trophy, a disappointing finish to the tournament.with the final not being decided by a match.

 

[IKnowtheDog]

if you cant chase 90 runs to win in a 17 over game, you dont deserve to win.

Suzie Devine almost bottled that last over though, bowling wides, dropping catches and spilling a run out chance.

Amazing how at least twice during the tournament the hinds had the Blaze on toast and weren't able to come away with the win. First time was a tie and even that was luck.