Wikipedia - Super Smash (men's cricket)
The Men's Super Smash, currently named the Dream11 Super Smash for sponsorship purposes until 2026, is a men's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in New Zealand. Since the 2018–19 season, the competition runs alongside the Women's Super Smash.
History
The tournament consists of a double round-robin, with the top three teams qualifying for the play-offs.
The competition has been held every year since 2005 and its former names include:
- New Zealand Twenty20 Competition – 2005–06
- State Twenty20 – from 2006–07 to 2008–09
- HRV Cup – from 2009–10 to 2012–13
- HRV Twenty20 – 2013–14
Since the 2014–15 season, the competition has been known as the Super Smash with many different sponsors exercising their own naming rights:
- Georgie Pie – from 2014–15 to 2015–16
- McDonald's – 2016–17
- Burger King – from 2017–18 to 2018–19
- Dream11 – from 2019–20 to present (sponsorship contract expires in 2026)
From 2008–09 to 2013–14 the winner of the competition gained entry to the Champions League Twenty20 tournament later in the same year.
Το Super Smash είναι ένα εθνικό τουρνουά Twenty20 κρίκετ στη Νέα Ζηλανδία, το οποίο ξεκίνησε τη σεζόν 2005/06. Συμμετέχουν έξι ομάδες που αντιπροσωπεύουν τις έξι μεγάλες πόλεις της Νέας Ζηλανδίας: Auckland Aces, Canterbury Kings, Central Stags, Northern Brave, Otago Volts και Wellington Firebirds. Τα παιχνίδια παίζονται σε διάφορα γήπεδα σε όλη τη χώρα, με τον τελικό να διεξάγεται στο Eden Park στο Auckland. Το τουρνουά είναι ένα δημοφιλές γεγονός καλοκαιριού και προσελκύει μεγάλα πλήθη.