New Zealand’s Women’s Super Smash 2024-25 competition will kick off on December 26, 2024. This will be the eighth edition of the women’s T20 league, with six participating teams.
The Women’s Super Smash 2024-25 will run parallel to the men’s league. The opening match will see Northern Brave pitted against Auckland Hearts in Hamilton.
Each team will play 10 matches in the league stage, meeting the other five sides twice. There are 30 league-stage matches, followed by two knockout matches.
The knockouts involve an eliminator and the final, which will help determine the new champions of the Women’s Super Smash. The T20 league will end on February 2, 2025.
| Tournament | Women’s Super Smash 2024-25 |
| Board | New Zealand Cricket |
| Teams Participating | 6 |
| Format | T20, Double Round-Robin and Knockouts |
| Matches | 32 |
| Teams | Auckland Hearts, Canterbury Magicians, Central Hinds, Northern Brave, Otago Sparks, Wellington Blaze |
| Venue | New Zealand |
| Dates | December 26, 2024 – 2 February, 2025 |
| Live Streaming Platform | FanCode app and website |
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Women’s Super Smash 2024-25: Teams and Captains
Following are the six participating teams in the Women’s Super Smash 2024-25 season, along with their captains.
| Team | Captain |
|---|---|
| Auckland Hearts | Maddy Green |
| Canterbury Magicians | Mikaela Greig |
| Central Hinds | Laura Hughes |
| Northern Brave | Jess Watkin |
| Otago Sparks | Felicity Leydon-Davis |
| Wellington Blaze | Rebecca Burns |
Women’s Super Smash 2024-25: Squads and Players
Auckland Hearts
Amie Hucker, Anika Tauwhare, Anika Todd, Bella Armstrong, Bree Illing, Brooke Halliday, Cate Pedersen, Elizabeth Buchanan (wk), Fran Jonas, Izzy Gaze (wk), Josie Penfold, Kate Irwin, Lauren Down, Maddy Green (c), Molly Penfold, Olivia Anderson, Prue Catton, Rishika Jaswal, Saachi Shahri, Sophie Court
Canterbury Magicians
Abigail Hotton, Emma Irwin, Frances Mackay, Gabby Sullivan, Harriet Graham, Isobel Sharp (wk), Jessica Simmons, Jodie Dean, Kate Anderson, Kate Ebrahim, Laura Hughes (c) & (wk), Lea Tahuhu, Libby Stead, Melissa Banks, Natalie Cox, Sarah Asmussen
Central Hinds
Anna Gaging, Aniela Apperley, Ashtuti Kumar, Claudia Green, Emily Cunningham, Emma McLeod, Flora Devonshire, Grace Foreman, Georgia Atkinson, Hannah Rowe, Jessica Ogden, Jessie Hollard, Kate Gaging (wk), Kerry-Anne Tomlinson, Melissa Hansen, Mikaela Greig (c), Ocean Bartlett, Priyanaz Chatterji, Rosemary Mair, Thamsyn Newton
Northern Brave
Annie Ewart (wk), Bernadine Bezuidenhout (wk), Caitlin Gurrey, Carol Agafili, Eve Wolland, Holly Topp (wk), Jess Watkin (c), Jesse Prasad, Kayley Knight, Marama Downes, Marina Lamplough, Nensi Patel, Tash Wakelin, Yasmeen Kareem, Shriya Naidu, Skye Bowden
Otago Sparks
Anna Browning, Bella James (wk), Caitlin Blakely, Chloe Deerness, Eden Carson, Emma Black, Felicity Leydon-Davis (c), Harriett Cuttance, Hayley Jensen, Isy Parry, Louisa Kotkamp, Molly Loe, Polly Inglis (wk), Poppy-Jay Watkins, Olivia Gain, Saffron Wilson, Suzie Bates
Wellington Blaze
Amelia Kerr, Antonia Hamilton (wk), Caitlin King, Gemma Sims, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Francis, Jessica McFadyen (wk), Jess Kerr, Kate Chandler, Leigh Kasperek, Natasha Codyre, Nicole Baird, Phoenix Williams, Rachel Bryant, Rebecca Burns (c), Sophie Devine, Xara Jetly
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Women’s Super Smash 2024-25: Schedule
| No. | Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dec 26 | Northern Brave vs Auckland Hearts | Hamilton | 6:40 AM |
| 2 | Dec 27 | Otago Sparks vs Canterbury Magicians | Alexandra | 5:10 AM |
| 3 | Dec 29 | Otago Sparks vs Auckland Hearts | Alexandra | 5:10 AM |
| 4 | Dec 31 | Otago Sparks vs Central Hinds | Alexandra | 5:10 AM |
| 5 | Jan 1 | Northern Brave vs Wellington Blaze | Hamilton | 5:10 AM |
| 6 | Jan 3 | Auckland Hearts vs Canterbury Magicians | Auckland | 5:10 AM |
| 7 | Jan 4 | Central Hinds vs Wellington Blaze | Nelson | 5:10 AM |
| 8 | Jan 6 | Central Hinds vs Northern Brave | Nelson | 5:10 AM |
| 9 | Jan 7 | Canterbury Magicians vs Otago Sparks | Christchurch | 5:10 AM |
| 10 | Jan 9 | Wellington Blaze vs Central Hinds | Wellington | 5:10 AM |
| 11 | Jan 10 | Canterbury Magicians vs Auckland Hearts | Christchurch | 5:10 AM |
| 12 | Jan 12 | Central Hinds vs Otago Sparks | Palmerston North | 5:10 AM |
| 13 | Jan 13 | Auckland Hearts vs Northern Brave | Hamilton | 5:10 AM |
| 14 | Jan 14 | Wellington Blaze vs Otago Sparks | Wellington | 5:10 AM |
| 15 | Jan 15 | Auckland Hearts vs Central Hinds | Napier | 5:10 AM |
| 16 | Jan 16 | Otago Sparks vs Northern Brave | Dunedin | 5:10 AM |
| 17 | Jan 17 | Central Hinds vs Canterbury Magicians | Napier | 6:40 AM |
| 18 | Jan 18 | Otago Sparks vs Wellington Blaze | Dunedin | 3:10 AM |
| 19 | Jan 19 | Northern Brave vs Canterbury Magicians | Hamilton | 5:10 AM |
| 20 | Jan 20 | Wellington Blaze vs Auckland Hearts | Wellington | 5:10 AM |
| 21 | Jan 21 | Northern Brave vs Central Hinds | Hamilton | 6:40 AM |
| 22 | Jan 22 | Wellington Blaze vs Canterbury Magicians | Wellington | 5:10 AM |
| 23 | Jan 23 | Auckland Hearts vs Otago Sparks | Auckland | 5:10 AM |
| 24 | Jan 24 | Canterbury Magicians vs Wellington Blaze | Christchurch | 6:40 AM |
| 25 | Jan 25 | Northern Brave vs Otago Sparks | Mount Maunganui | 6:40 AM |
| 26 | Jan 26 | Canterbury Magicians vs Central Hinds | Christchurch | 5:10 AM |
| 27 | Jan 27 | Auckland Hearts vs Wellington Blaze | Auckland | 5:10 AM |
| 28 | Jan 28 | Canterbury Magicians vs Northern Brave | Christchurch | 6:40 AM |
| 29 | Jan 29 | Central Hinds vs Auckland Hearts | Napier | 6:40 AM |
| 30 | Jan 30 | Wellington Blaze vs Northern Brave | Wellington | 5:10 AM |
| 31 | Feb 1 | Eliminator: Wellington Blaze vs Auckland | Wellington | 5:10 AM |
| 32 | Feb 2 | Final: Otago vs Wellington Blaze | Wellington | 5:10 AM |
Women’s Super Smash 2024-25 Live-Streaming: Where to Watch
The Women’s Super Smash 2024-25 will be available for streaming in all major cricket- playing countries. Here is the list of broadcasting and live-streaming platforms for the Women’s Super Smash 2024-25:
New Zealand: TVNZ+ (on TV)
Indian Subcontinent: FanCode App and Website
Australia: Foxtel (on TV)
United Kingdom: TNT Sports (on TV)
South Africa: SuperSport (on TV)
United States of America: ESPN+
