Super Smash 2025/26, Final

Canterbury v Northern Districts

Canterbury 171/5 20 ov
Northern Districts 173/5 17.5 ov

Northern Districts won by 5 wickets

Venue
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Date
Sat, 31 January 2026
Toss
Northern Districts won the toss and chose to field

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made Northern Districts 56% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field.

Canterbury win

Northern Districts win

Canterbury batNorthern Districts chase 172

Turning point −11 to Northern Districts. 0.4, the chase: FW Sheat to Brett Hampton, 6 runs, 7/0, needing 165. Canterbury went from 40% to 29%.

Moved it most Joseph Carter +29.0 · FW Sheat −20.2 · Brett Hampton +18.2 · LLB Harper −16.1

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Chad Bowesb ZN Gibson03000.0−8.2
Tom Lathamc ZN Gibson b BR Hampton342350147.8−1.0
Henry Nichollsc BJ Pomare b BR Hampton161530106.7−7.3
MWT Boylec HR Cooper b BR Hampton4400100.0−4.7
Cole McConchiec ZN Gibson b TJG Pringle150020.0−4.9
MJ Haynot out56*3413164.7+13.4
Leo Carternot out54*3671150.0+9.8
Extras lb 2, w 46
Total 20 ov, 8.55 an over171/5

Did not bat LLB Harper, SB Davey, FW Sheat, Michael Rae

Fall of wickets 0-1 (Bowes, 0.3), 38-2 (Nicholls, 5), 50-3 (Boyle, 6.5), 51-4 (McConchie, 7.4), 57-5 (Latham, 8.3)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
ZN Gibson413619.00910−3.3
Scott Kuggeleijn402907.25500+4.0
Brett Hampton403739.25920+3.8
KDC Clarke4047011.75610−12.7
TJG Pringle402015.00900+6.8

Win is the win chance a player added for his side, in points (100 = a match turned round): batting in the top table, bowling in the bottom. Point at or tap a player to see his balls on the chart.

Ball by ball

The whole match on one screen: a row for every over, a square for every ball, coloured by how far it moved the match. Pick any ball, play it through, or click a name to follow one player.

The balls that decided it