Wikipedia - Super Smash (women's cricket)
The Women's Super Smash, known for sponsorship reasons as the Dream11 Super Smash, is a women's Twenty20 competition organised by New Zealand Cricket.
The competition began in 2007–08 and features six teams, who play each other twice in a double round-robin format. The winner of the group advances to the final, and the second and third placed teams play in an elimination final. The competition runs alongside the 50-over Hallyburton Johnstone Shield.
The current champions are Wellington Blaze, who won the 2023-24 competition and are the most successful team in the history of the competition with eight title wins.
History
The tournament began in 2007–08, as the State League Twenty20. Teams played each other once, with the winner of the group being crowned champions: Canterbury Magicians were the inaugural winners. The following season had a final, in which Wellington Blaze beat defending champions Canterbury.
The following season kept the same format, but was known as the New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20, with the Central Hinds winning their first title. For the following two seasons, the tournament was known as the Action Cricket Twenty20, before becoming simply the New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition until the 2017–18 season. In this period, Wellington and Canterbury won three titles apiece, and one each for Auckland Hearts and Otago Sparks.
In 2018–19, the tournament was renamed the Burger King Women's Super Smash, in line with the men's competition. In 2019–20, Dream11 became the sponsors, and an elimination final, a match between the second and third placed teams to advance to the final, was introduced. Wellington Blaze won three titles in a row between 2017–18 and 2019–20, but Canterbury beat them in the final in 2020–21. Wellington regained their title in 2021–22, going unbeaten in the group stage before beating Otago in the final. Canterbury won their sixth title in 2022–23, beating Wellington in the final after finishing third in the group stage. Wellington Blaze claimed their eighth title after defeating Central Hinds in the 2023–24 final.
Durante el torneo "Críquet", los equipos compiten en una serie de partidos intensos y emocionantes, donde demuestran su habilidad, estrategia y resistencia física. Los jugadores muestran su destreza en el bateo, el lanzamiento y el campo, mientras luchan por obtener la victoria para su equipo.
Los partidos se llevan a cabo en estadios de críquet de primer nivel, que están llenos de entusiasmados fanáticos que animan y apoyan a sus equipos favoritos. La atmósfera es electrizante, con cánticos, banderas y una gran pasión por el críquet.
El torneo "Críquet" también es una oportunidad para que los jugadores emergentes muestren su talento y se den a conocer en el mundo del críquet. Muchos jugadores han logrado destacar en este torneo y han pasado a tener carreras exitosas en el críquet profesional.
Además de los partidos, el torneo "Críquet" ofrece una variedad de actividades y eventos relacionados con el críquet, como clínicas de entrenamiento, encuentros con jugadores famosos y oportunidades para que los fanáticos interactúen con sus ídolos.
En resumen, el torneo de críquet "Críquet" es un evento deportivo de primer nivel que reúne a los mejores equipos de críquet del mundo. Es una oportunidad para disfrutar de emocionantes partidos, apoyar a los equipos favoritos y presenciar el talento de los jugadores en acción.