Burger King Super Smash 2017/18
The Burger King Super Smash 2017/18 was the 12th season of as HRV Cup designated New Zealand Twenty20 - Cricket championship and was held on 12 December 2017 to 20 January 2018th The traditional first-class teams representing New Zealand districts took part in the tournament. In the final, the Knights won against the Central Stags with 9 wickets .
Teams
 
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Home stadiums of the six participating teams (2017/18) |
The teams of the six New Zealand national first-class teams took part in the competition:
| franchise | region | Home stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland Aces | Auckland | Eden Park |
| Canterbury Kings | Canterbury | Hagley Oval |
| Central Stags | southern districts of the North Island excluding Wellington and northern districts of the South Island | McLean Park |
| Knights | northern districts of the North Island without Aukland | Seddon Park |
| Otago Volts | southern districts of the South Island | University oval |
| Wellington Firebirds | Wellington | Basin Reserve |
Group stage
table
| Teams | Sp. | S. | N | NO | P | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knights | 10 | 7th | 2 | 1 | 30th | +0.753 |
| Auckland Aces | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | +0.195 |
| Central Stags | 10 | 5 | 4th | 1 | 22nd | +1,049 |
| Canterbury Kings | 10 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 18th | +0.959 |
| Wellington Firebirds | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | -0.280 |
| Otago Volts | 10 | 2 | 7th | 1 | 10 | -2,699 |
| Qualification for the final |
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| Qualification for the semifinals |
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| December 13th scorecard |
Auckland | Central Districts 192-5 (20) |
- |
Auckland Aces 195-5 (18.2) |
| Auckland Aces wins with 5 wickets | ||||
| December 14th scorecard |
Christchurch |
Canterbury Kings 217-9 (20) |
- | Otago Volts 83 (11.4) |
| Canterbury Kings wins with 134 runs | ||||
| December 15th scorecard |
Hamilton |
Wellington Firebirds 176-5 (20) |
- | Knights 144-7 (20) |
| Wellington Firebirds wins with 32 runs | ||||
| December 16 scorecard |
Mount Maunganui |
Knights 214-9 (20) |
- | Auckland Aces 207-6 (20) |
| Knights wins by 7 runs | ||||
| December 17th scorecard |
Nelson |
Central Districts 213-5 (20) |
- | Canterbury Kings 205-6 (20) |
| Central Stags wins with 8 runs | ||||
| December 17th scorecard |
Dunedin | Otago Volts |
- | Wellington Firebirds |
| No result | ||||
| December 20 scorecard |
Wellington |
Wellington Firebirds 145-6 (20) |
- | Knights 144-9 (20) |
| Knights wins with 1 run | ||||
| December 22nd scorecard |
Rangiora |
Canterbury Kings 174-5 (20) |
- | Central Districts 157-9 (20) |
| Canterbury Kings wins by 17 runs | ||||
| December 23rd scorecard |
Hamilton |
Knights 212-8 (20) |
- | Otago Volts 106 (15) |
| Knights wins with 106 runs | ||||
| December 24th scorecard |
Auckland | Wellington Firebirds 206-7 (20) |
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Auckland Aces 208-8 (20) |
| Auckland Aces wins with 2 wickets | ||||
Playoffs
Semifinals
| January 17th scorecard |
Auckland |
Central Districts 163-6 (20) |
- | Auckland Aces 127 (17.3) |
| Central Stags wins with 36 runs | ||||
final
| January 20 scorecard |
Hamilton | Central Districts 99-8 (20) |
- |
Knights 103-1 (8.5) |
| Knights wins with 9 wickets | ||||