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| Countries |  New Zealand |
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| Administrator | New Zealand Cricket |
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First edition | 2007–08 |
| Latest edition | 2024–25 |
| Next edition | 2025–26 |
| Tournament format | Double round-robin, preliminary final and final |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champion | Wellington Blaze (9th title) |
| Most successful | Wellington Blaze (9 titles) |
| TV | TVNZ (New Zealand) ESPN+ (US) |
| Website | Super Smash |
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TheSuper Smash is awomen's Twenty20 competition organised byNew Zealand Cricket.
The competition began in 2007–08 and features six teams, who play each other twice in adouble round-robin format. The winner of the group advances to the final, and the second and third placed teams play in an elimination final. The competition runs alongside the 50-overHallyburton Johnstone Shield.
The current champions areWellington Blaze, who won the2024–25 competition and are the most successful team in the history of the competition with eight title wins.
The tournament began in2007–08, as the State League Twenty20. Teams played each other once, with the winner of the group being crowned champions:Canterbury Magicians were the inaugural winners.[1] Thefollowing season had a final, in whichWellington Blaze beat defending champions Canterbury.[2]
Thefollowing season kept the same format, but was known as the New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20, with theCentral Hinds winning their first title.[3] For the following two seasons, the tournament was known as the Action Cricket Twenty20, before becoming simply the New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition until the 2017–18 season. In this period, Wellington and Canterbury won three titles apiece, and one each forAuckland Hearts andOtago Sparks.[4]
In2018–19, the tournament was renamed the Burger King Women's Super Smash, in line with themen's competition.[5] In2019–20,Dream11 became the sponsors, and an elimination final, a match between the second and third placed teams to advance to the final, was introduced.[6] Wellington Blaze won three titles in a row between 2017–18 and 2019–20, but Canterbury beat them in the final in2020–21.[4] Wellington regained their title in2021–22, going unbeaten in the group stage before beating Otago in the final.[7] Canterbury won their sixth title in2022–23, beating Wellington in the final after finishing third in the group stage.[8] Wellington Blaze claimed their eighth title after defeating Central Hinds in the2023–24 final.[9]
| Period | Name |
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| 2007–08 to 2008–09 | State League Twenty20 |
| 2009–10 | New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20 |
| 2010–11 to 2011–12 | Action Cricket Twenty20 |
| 2012–13 to 2017–18 | New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition |
| 2018–19 to present | Super Smash |
| Team | Wins | Runners-up | |
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| Auckland Hearts | 1 | 4 | |
| Canterbury Magicians | 6 | 5 | |
| Central Hinds | 1 | 3 | |
| Northern Brave | 0 | 0 | |
| Otago Sparks | 1 | 3 | |
| Wellington Blaze | 9 | 3 | |
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