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Super Smash
New Zealand’s completed paired domestic T20 season, won by Northern Brave Men and Wellington Blaze after 64 men’s and women’s matches.
Season guide
Competition overview
The 2025/26 Super Smash ran from 26 December 2025 to 31 January 2026. The men’s and women’s competitions each contained 30 league matches, an Eliminator and a final, with most matchdays staged as double-headers at the same ground.
Northern Brave Men finished first in the men’s league and beat Canterbury Kings by five wickets in the Hagley Oval final. Wellington Blaze topped the women’s table and chased Auckland Hearts’ 146/5 with one ball remaining to win their tenth title.
This archive keeps the two competitions separate in the standings while presenting all 64 reviewed results in date order. Scores come from archived match records; the final reports and New Zealand broadcast details are linked to New Zealand Cricket.
Season registry
Teams
Qualification race
Current points table
Final league-stage tables. Eliminators and finals are recorded in the results archive but do not alter league positions.
Super Smash Men
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Northern Brave Men | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +1.980 | 28 |
| 2 |  Auckland Aces | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +0.606 | 24 |
| 3 |  Canterbury Kings | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -0.807 | 20 |
| 4 |  Central Stags | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -0.687 | 18 |
| 5 |  Otago Volts | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -0.622 | 16 |
| 6 |  Wellington Firebirds | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | +0.003 | 14 |
Super Smash Women
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wellington Blaze | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +0.891 | 33 |
| 2 | Northern Brave Women | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +0.702 | 28 |
| 3 |  Auckland Hearts | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +0.316 | 25 |
| 4 |  Central Hinds | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -0.281 | 25 |
| 5 |  Otago Sparks | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +0.247 | 22 |
| 6 |  Canterbury Magicians | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | -1.820 | 6 |
Match calendar
Full season schedule
All 30 league matches and two finals matches in each of the men's and women's competitions. Men's times are local; women's archived score records retain TBC where the source did not expose a start time. Schedule updated 2026-08-09.
Northern Brave Men
Auckland Aces
No result due to rainAuckland Aces 201/8 (20)
Central Stags
Wellington Firebirds
Central Stags won by 46 runsCentral Stags 188/7 (20) · Wellington Firebirds 142 (17.5)
Otago Volts
Canterbury Kings
Canterbury Kings won by 28 runsOtago Volts 160 (20) · Canterbury Kings 188/5 (20)
Wellington Firebirds
Auckland Aces
Auckland Aces won by 5 wicketsWellington Firebirds 187/7 (20) · Auckland Aces 189/5 (19.2)
Otago Volts
Central Stags
Otago Volts won by 41 runsOtago Volts 193/7 (20) · Central Stags 152/8 (20)
Northern Brave Men
Wellington Firebirds
Wellington Firebirds won by 13 runsNorthern Brave Men 181 (19.4) · Wellington Firebirds 194/3 (20)
Canterbury Kings
Central Stags
Canterbury Kings won by 36 runsCanterbury Kings 194/7 (20) · Central Stags 158/8 (20)
Auckland Aces
Wellington Firebirds
Match abandoned due to rain (with toss)
Central Stags
Canterbury Kings
Canterbury Kings won by 9 wicketsCentral Stags 139/6 (20) · Canterbury Kings 145/1 (12.4)
Northern Brave Men
Otago Volts
Match tiedNorthern Brave Men 166/6 (20) · Otago Volts 166/6 (20)
Auckland Aces
Otago Volts
Auckland Aces won by 88 runsAuckland Aces 200/6 (20) · Otago Volts 112 (15.1)
Wellington Firebirds
Central Stags
Central Stags won by 2 runsWellington Firebirds 195/7 (20) · Central Stags 197/3 (20)
Northern Brave Men
Canterbury Kings
Northern Brave Men won by 87 runsNorthern Brave Men 240/4 (20) · Canterbury Kings 153/9 (20)
Wellington Firebirds
Otago Volts
Otago Volts won by 6 wicketsWellington Firebirds 150/7 (20) · Otago Volts 152/4 (19.1)
Canterbury Kings
Auckland Aces
Canterbury Kings won by 17 runsCanterbury Kings 216/6 (20) · Auckland Aces 199/4 (20)
Wellington Firebirds
Northern Brave Men
Northern Brave Men won by 6 wicketsWellington Firebirds 185/7 (20) · Northern Brave Men 189/4 (16.2)
Otago Volts
Auckland Aces
Auckland Aces won by 5 wicketsOtago Volts 159 (20) · Auckland Aces 161/5 (18.4)
Central Stags
Northern Brave Men
Northern Brave Men won by 6 wickets (15-over chase, DLS target 120)Central Stags 146/5 (20) · Northern Brave Men 120/4 (13.5)
Auckland Aces
Canterbury Kings
Auckland Aces won by 9 wicketsAuckland Aces 136/1 (10.1) · Canterbury Kings 132 (20)
Otago Volts
Wellington Firebirds
Otago Volts won by 5 wicketsOtago Volts 136/5 (15.4) · Wellington Firebirds 132/7 (16)
Central Stags
Auckland Aces
Central Stags won by 10 runsCentral Stags 142/7 (20) · Auckland Aces 132/8 (20)
Otago Volts
Northern Brave Men
Northern Brave Men won by 31 runsOtago Volts 200/8 (20) · Northern Brave Men 231/3 (20)
Wellington Firebirds
Canterbury Kings
Wellington Firebirds won by 88 runsWellington Firebirds 193/6 (20) · Canterbury Kings 105 (16.2)
Northern Brave Men
Central Stags
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Canterbury Kings
Otago Volts
Match abandoned due to rain (without toss)
Auckland Aces
Northern Brave Men
Northern Brave Men won by 107 runsAuckland Aces 110 (14.3) · Northern Brave Men 217/8 (20)
Canterbury Kings
Wellington Firebirds
Wellington Firebirds won by 13 runs (DLS)Canterbury Kings 136/8 (16) · Wellington Firebirds 178/5 (20)
Central Stags
Otago Volts
Central Stags won by 6 wicketsCentral Stags 134/4 (19.3) · Otago Volts 133 (18)
Canterbury Kings
Northern Brave Men
No result due to rainNorthern Brave Men 124/4 (14.2)
Auckland Aces
Central Stags
Auckland Aces won by 9 runs (DLS)Auckland Aces 219/5 (19) · Central Stags 210/4 (19)
Auckland Aces
Canterbury Kings
Canterbury Kings won by 9 wicketsAuckland Aces 106 (18.4) · Canterbury Kings 108/1 (10.3)
Northern Brave Men
Canterbury Kings
Northern Brave Men won by 5 wicketsNorthern Brave Men 173/5 (17.5) · Canterbury Kings 171/5 (20)
Auckland Hearts
Northern Brave Women
No resultAuckland Hearts 8/1 (2.2/17 ov)
Wellington Blaze
Central Hinds
Wellington Blaze won by 18 runsWellington Blaze 136/5 · Central Hinds 118 (19.5)
Canterbury Magicians
Otago Sparks
Otago Sparks won by 6 wicketsCanterbury Magicians 145/6 · Otago Sparks 146/4 (14.5)
Wellington Blaze
Auckland Hearts
Wellington Blaze won by 49 runsWellington Blaze 184/2 · Auckland Hearts 135 (19.5)
Central Hinds
Otago Sparks
Otago Sparks won by 7 wicketsCentral Hinds 116/8 · Otago Sparks 117/3 (14.2)
Wellington Blaze
Northern Brave Women
Wellington Blaze won by 61 runsWellington Blaze 154/5 · Northern Brave Women 93/9 (20)
Canterbury Magicians
Central Hinds
Central Hinds won by 7 wickets (DLS)Canterbury Magicians 69/6 (5) · Central Hinds 72/3 (4.2)
Wellington Blaze
Auckland Hearts
Auckland Hearts won by 5 wicketsWellington Blaze 112/7 · Auckland Hearts 115/5 (18.5)
Central Hinds
Canterbury Magicians
Central Hinds won by 7 runsCentral Hinds 191/5 · Canterbury Magicians 184/8 (20)
Northern Brave Women
Otago Sparks
Northern Brave Women won by 24 runsNorthern Brave Women 138 · Otago Sparks 114 (18.5)
Auckland Hearts
Otago Sparks
Auckland Hearts won by 1 runAuckland Hearts 123/6 · Otago Sparks 122/8 (20)
Central Hinds
Wellington Blaze
Central Hinds won by 5 runsCentral Hinds 154/6 · Wellington Blaze 149/5 (20)
Northern Brave Women
Canterbury Magicians
Northern Brave Women won by 105 runsNorthern Brave Women 171/7 · Canterbury Magicians 66 (14.5)
Otago Sparks
Wellington Blaze
Wellington Blaze won by 6 wicketsOtago Sparks 143/7 · Wellington Blaze 147/4 (19.2)
Auckland Hearts
Canterbury Magicians
Auckland Hearts won by 80 runsAuckland Hearts 171/6 · Canterbury Magicians 91 (19.4)
Wellington Blaze
Northern Brave Women
Wellington Blaze won by 3 runsWellington Blaze 165/6 · Northern Brave Women 162/8 (20)
Auckland Hearts
Otago Sparks
Otago Sparks won by 4 wicketsAuckland Hearts 168/5 · Otago Sparks 169/6 (18.2)
Northern Brave Women
Central Hinds
Central Hinds won by 3 wicketsNorthern Brave Women 82 · Central Hinds 83/7 (18.2)
Canterbury Magicians
Auckland Hearts
Auckland Hearts won by 7 wicketsCanterbury Magicians 93 (18) · Auckland Hearts 94/3 (15.4)
Wellington Blaze
Otago Sparks
No resultWellington Blaze 143/7 · Otago Sparks 25/0 (4)
Central Hinds
Auckland Hearts
Central Hinds won by 29 runsCentral Hinds 136/4 · Auckland Hearts 107 (19.3)
Otago Sparks
Northern Brave Women
Northern Brave Women won by 5 wicketsOtago Sparks 161/6 · Northern Brave Women 162/5 (19.3)
Wellington Blaze
Canterbury Magicians
Wellington Blaze won by 30 runsWellington Blaze 127 · Canterbury Magicians 97 (18)
Northern Brave Women
Central Hinds
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Otago Sparks
Canterbury Magicians
Canterbury Magicians won by 9 wicketsOtago Sparks 141/7 · Canterbury Magicians 145/1 (17.5)
Auckland Hearts
Northern Brave Women
Northern Brave Women won by 1 wicketAuckland Hearts 103/4 (18) · Northern Brave Women 104/9 (17.4)
Wellington Blaze
Canterbury Magicians
Wellington Blaze won by 6 runsWellington Blaze 130/9 · Canterbury Magicians 124/7 (20)
Central Hinds
Otago Sparks
Otago Sparks won by 2 wicketsCentral Hinds 123/5 · Otago Sparks 126/8 (19.3)
Northern Brave Women
Canterbury Magicians
Northern Brave Women won by 48 runsNorthern Brave Women 151/7 (18) · Canterbury Magicians 103/8 (18)
Central Hinds
Auckland Hearts
Auckland Hearts won by 8 wickets (DLS)Central Hinds 125/4 (20) · Auckland Hearts 123/2 (13.5)
Northern Brave Women
Auckland Hearts
Auckland Hearts won by 8 wicketsNorthern Brave Women 138 · Auckland Hearts 139/2 (19.4)
Auckland Hearts
Wellington Blaze
Wellington Blaze won by 5 wicketsAuckland Hearts 146/5 · Wellington Blaze 149/5 (19.5)
Tournament route
Venues and host territories
Hagley Oval
Christchurch · New Zealand
14 matches
Basin Reserve
Wellington · New Zealand
10 matchesEden Park Outer Oval
Auckland · New Zealand
10 matches
Seddon Park
Hamilton · New Zealand
6 matches
University Oval
Dunedin · New Zealand
6 matches
McLean Park
Napier · New Zealand
6 matchesMolyneux Park
Alexandra · New Zealand
4 matches
Bay Oval
Mount Maunganui · New Zealand
4 matches
Fitzherbert Park
Palmerston North · New Zealand
2 matches
Saxton Oval
Nelson · New Zealand
2 matchesSeason numbers
Competition stats
Men’s champions
Beat Canterbury Kings by five wickets
Women’s champions
Tenth Super Smash title
Women’s most runs
Brooke Halliday
Women’s most wickets
Molly Penfold
Matches
32 men’s and 32 women’s results
Reports and explainers
Latest league news
Season reporting will appear here when it adds information beyond the schedule and directory.
Where to watch
TV & authorized streams
Season verdict
Conclusion
Northern Brave Men and Wellington Blaze won the 2025/26 Super Smash titles at Hagley Oval. This completed hub brings all 64 reviewed results, both final league tables, 12 teams, ten venues and authorized New Zealand viewing references together in one season archive.
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