Auckland Aces beat Central Stags by 4 wickets in the Dream11 Super Smash

Auckland Aces beat Central Stags by 4 wickets in a thrilling low scoring Dream11 Super Smash encounter today, at the Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland.

Match Summary

Central Stags  138-8 (20 Ovs) – (Christian Leopard 27; Ronnie Hira 2-25, Ben Lister 2-26, Mitchell McClenaghan 2-30, Mark Chapman 2-17)

Auckland Aces 141-6 (19.3 Ovs)  - (Craig Cachopa 36, Corey Anderson 29; Ajaz Patel 2-20, Ryan Watson 2-19)

Result - Auckland Aces won by 4 wickets

The @CentralStags fought hard but the @aucklandcricket ACES got home with three balls to spare. The win moves them into 3rd on the ladder with two matches to play before the playoffs.

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— Dream11 Super Smash (@SuperSmashNZ) January 4, 2020

Auckland Aces won the toss and decided to bowl against Central Stags at the Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland.

Central Stags  scored a below par 138-8 in their 20 Overs with Christian Leopard 27 top scoring and Ronnie Hira 2-25, Ben Lister 2-26, Mitchell McClenaghan 2-30 and Mark Chapman 2-17, the heroes with the ball for the Aces.

In reply, Auckland Aces just got home with 3 balls to spare, scoring 141-6 in 19.3 Overs  - Craig Cachopa 36 and Corey Anderson 29 top scored and Ben Horne and Ronnie Hira were the batsmen at the death; Ajaz Patel 2-20 and Ryan Watson 2-19 were the pick of the bowlers for the Stags.

 

Teams

 

Auckland Aces - Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Mark Chapman, Craig Cachopa (c), Corey Anderson, Robert ODonnell, Ben Horne (wk), Ronnie Hira, Ben Lister, Mitchell McClenaghan, Ross ter Braak

Bench - Sean Solia, Louis Delport

Central Stags - George Worker, Dane Cleaver (wk), Christian Leopard, Tom Bruce (c), Josh Clarkson, Kieran Noema-Barnett, Willem Ludick, Ben Wheeler, Ryan Watson, Ajaz Patel, Blair Tickner

Bench: Jayden Lennox, Seth Rance

 

Match Details

Toss: Auckland Aces won the toss and decided to bowl

Time: 03:10 AM GMT

Venue: Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland

Umpires: Chris Brown, Billy Bowden Third Umpire: Ashley Mehrotra Match Referee: Ross Dykes

 

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