The Burger King Super Smash 2017-18 is the upcoming T20 cricket tournament in New Zealand. The tournament is scheduled to begin from 13 December 2017- 20 January 2018. This double round robin format tournament is going to be played among six teams fighting for the title. Three teams will qualify for the playoffs and fight for the title.
The New Zealand Cricket looks after the whole tournament and administers its success.
The Wellington Firebirds are the defending champions of the Super Smash 2016-17.
The six teams which will participate in Burger King Super Smash 2017-18 are –
Otago Volts –
Captain – Rob Nicol
Rob Nicol(c), Warren Barnes, James Neesham, Neil Broom, Matthew Bacon, Derek de Boorder, Jacob Duffy, Jack Hunter, Josh Finnie, Anaru Kitchen, Hamish Rutherford, Brad Wilson
Canterbury Kings –
Captain – Andrew Ellis
Andrew Ellis(c), Ben Stokes, Jeremy Benton, Cam Fletcher, Matt Henry, Chad Bowes, Tim Johnston, Cole McConchie, Ed Nuttall, Michael Pollard, Todd Astle, Nick Kwant
Central Stags –
Captain – Will Young
Tom Bruce, Adam Milne, Blair Tickner, Ben Wheeler, Dane Cleaver, Doug Bracewell, Azaz Patel, Jesse Ryder, Josh Clarkson, Seth Rance, George Worker
Wellington Firebirds –
Captain – Hamish Marshall
Hamish Marshall(c), Anurag Verma, Tom Blundell, Michael Bracewell, Jeetan Patel, Stephen Murdoch, Matt Taylor, Hamish Bennett, Ian McPeake, Luke Woodcock, Fraser Colson, Ollie Newton, Peter Younghusband, Logan van Beek, Samit Patel
Auckland Aces –
Captain – Craig Cachopa
Michael Barry, Mark Chapman, Sam Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Ben Horne, Ben Lister, Colin Munro, Tarun Nethula, Teja Nidamanuru, Robbie O’Donnell, Glenn Phillips
Knights –
Captain – Dean Brownlie
Dean Brownlie(c), Brent Arnel, Peter Bocock, Anton Devcich, Daniel Flynn, Brett Hampton, Nick Kelly, Ben Laughlin, Daryl Mitchell, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Brett Randell, Tim Siefert
1st Match –
Auckland Vs Central Districts – Dec 13, Wed
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland; 04:00 PM LOCAL
2nd Match –
Canterbury Vs Otago – Dec 14, Thu
Hagley Oval, Christchurch; 04:00 PM LOCAL
3rd Match –
Northern Knights Vs Wellington – Dec 15, Fri
Seddon Park, Hamilton; 07:10 PM LOCAL
4th Match –
Northern Knights Vs Auckland – Dec 16, Sat
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui; 07:10 PM LOCAL
5th Match –
Central Districts Vs Canterbury – Dec 17, Sun
Saxton Oval, Nelson; 02:00 PM LOCAL
6th Match –
Otago vs Wellington – Dec 17, Sun
University Oval, Dunedin; 04:10 PM LOCAL
7th Match –
Wellington Vs Northern Knights – Dec 20, Wed
Basin Reserve, Wellington; 04:00 PM LOCAL
8th Match –
Canterbury Vs Central Districts – Dec 22, Fri
Mainpower Oval, Rangiora; 03:00 PM LOCAL
9th Match –
Northern Knights Vs Otago – Dec 23, Sat
Seddon Park, Hamilton; 02:00 PM LOCAL
10th Match –
Auckland Vs Wellington – Dec 24, Sun
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland; 03:10 PM LOCAL
11th Match –
Wellington Vs Auckland – Dec 26, Tue
Basin Reserve, Wellington; 04:00 PM LOCAL
12th Match –
Otago Vs Canterbury – Dec 26, Tue
Molyneux Park, Alexandra; 04:00 PM LOCAL
13th Match –
Northern Knights vs Central Districts – Dec 27, Wed
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui; 07:10 PM LOCAL
14th Match –
Otago vs Auckland – Dec 28, Thu
Molyneux Park, Alexandra; 02:00 PM LOCAL
15th Match –
Wellington vs Canterbury – Dec 28, Thu
Basin Reserve, Wellington; 04:00 PM LOCAL
16th Match –
Central Districts vs Northern Knights – Dec 30, Sat
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth; 04:00 PM LOCAL
17th Match –
Wellington vs Otago – Dec 31, Sun
Basin Reserve, Wellington; 04:10 PM LOCAL
18th Match –
Canterbury vs Auckland – Jan 01, Mon
Hagley Oval, Christchurch; 03:10 PM LOCAL
19th Match –
Otago vs Northern Knights – Jan 02, Tue
University Oval, Dunedin; 04:10 PM LOCAL
20th Match –
Central Districts vs Auckland – Jan 04, Thu
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth; 04:10 PM LOCAL
21st Match –
Canterbury vs Northern Knights – Jan 05, Fri
Hagley Oval, Christchurch; 04:10 PM LOCAL
22nd Match –
Central Districts vs Otago – Jan 06, Sat
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth; 04:00 PM LOCAL
23rd Match –
Auckland vs Northern Knights – Jan 07, Sun
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland; 04:10 PM LOCAL
24th Match –
Canterbury vs Wellington – Jan 07, Sun
Hagley Oval, Christchurch; 02:00 PM LOCAL
25th Match –
Otago vs Central Districts – Jan 09, Tue
Queen’s Park, Invercargill; 04:00 PM LOCAL
26th Match –
Auckland vs Canterbury – Jan 10, Wed
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland; 04:10 PM LOCAL
27th Match –
Central Districts vs Wellington – Jan 12, Fri
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth; 04:00 PM LOCAL
28th Match –
Northern Knights vs Canterbury – Jan 14, Sun
Seddon Park, Hamilton; 02:00 PM LOCAL
29th Match –
Wellington vs Central Districts – Jan 14
Basin Reserve, Wellington; 02:00 PM LOCAL
30th Match –
Auckland vs Otago – Jan 14
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland; 04:10 PM LOCAL
Preliminary Final –
TBC, TBC – Jan 17, Wed
TBC, TBC
Final –
TBC, TBC – Jan 20, Sat
TBC, TBC
The Burger King Super Smash 2017-18 will live telecast on Sky Sport