Highlights Canterbury Kings vs Wellington Firebirds T20 Super Smash 23.01.2026
Pitched up, outside off once more. Muller pushes forward and lifts a shaky drive for a pair of runs.
Jackson pitches one up, outside leg and angled across Raunaq Kapur. He pushes forward and flicks for a single run.
Pitched up, outside off stump. Muller gets forward and drives for 1 run down the ground.
Full, pitching outside off once again. Raunaq Kapur pushes forward and drives sloppily for one run.
Wide. Dropped in short by Jackson, too wide outside leg. Raunaq Kapur moves onto the back foot but swings and misses while trying to play a pull
Jackson pitches one up, pitching on leg and angled across the batter. Muller gets forward and flicks for 1 run behind square.
Jackson pitches one up, pitching outside off again. Raunaq Kapur moves onto the front foot and edges for 1 run.
Wide. Back of a length from Jackson, pitching well down the leg side. Raunaq Kapur rocks back but makes no contact while attempting to play a pull
Full, pitching outside off. Muller moves onto the front foot but swings and misses while trying a scoop
OUT! Caught. Hartshorn pitches one up, outside off stump again. Harper gets on the front foot and edges, and is caught by McLachlan
Full, pitching outside off stump again. Harper pushes forward and edges for two runs through the off side.
Short of a length, pitching outside off stump again. Harper goes back but makes no contact while attempting to play a pull
MAXIMUM! Hartshorn pitches one up, outside off stump. Harper gets forward and lofts a drive down the ground for a half dozen runs.
Back of a length from Hartshorn, outside off stump once again. Harper moves onto the back foot but swings and misses while trying to play a cut
OUT! Sears breaks through! Good length, outside off stump again. MJ Hay gets on the front foot and punches a shaky drive, and is caught by Kelly down the ground.
Full ball, pitching outside off stump again. MJ Hay moves onto the front foot and drives for 2 runs.
On a good length, pitching outside off stump once more. MJ Hay gets forward and drives poorly on the off side for a couple of runs.
Short of a length, pitching outside off stump. Harper gets on the back foot and slices a late cut for 1 run behind point.
OUT! Sears gets the wicket! Full, on line. Paul pushes forward and flicks, but is caught by van Beek back behind square.
Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Paul gets on the front foot and edges for two runs back behind point.
Short of a length, outside off. MJ Hay gets on the back foot but swings and misses while attempting a cut
Full, pitching on a good line. MJ Hay creates space and eases a wild drive for a pair of runs.
Back of a length, pitching on a good line. MJ Hay pushes forward and pulls sloppily behind square for a pair of runs.
FOUR! Full, pitching outside off once again. MJ Hay gets on the front foot and skies a scoop back behind point for 4 runs.
Pitched up, pitching outside off. Paul pushes forward and drives for 1 run through the on side field.
OUT! Jackson finds a way through! Pitched up, on a good line once more. Carter gets on the front foot but misses while attempting a scoop, and the ball careens into the stumps
Pitched up, pitching on a good line. MJ Hay gets on the front foot and drives for 2 runs on the leg side.
Short of a length, pitching outside leg and angling across Carter. He advances and plays a pull for one run.
Good line and length from Younghusband. MJ Hay rocks back and eases a drive for a single run down the ground.
On a good line and length from Younghusband. Carter moves onto the back foot and eases a drive for a single run through the on side field.
Full ball, pitching outside off again. Carter gets on the front foot and inside edges back behind point for two runs.
Good length from Younghusband, pitching outside off once more. MJ Hay goes back and punches a drive for a single run on the leg side.
OUT! Caught. Pitched up, pitching outside leg and angling across Boyle. He gets on the front foot and drives shakily, and is caught by Hartshorn on the on side.
Full ball, on line. MJ Hay pushes forward and punches a drive on the leg side for a run.
Pitched up, outside off stump once more. MJ Hay gets on the front foot and drives
OUT! Sears breaks through! Sears pitches one up, pitching outside off once more. McConchie moves onto the front foot and punches a drive, but is caught by Sears
Full ball, pitching outside off stump again. McConchie gets forward but makes no contact while attempting a drive
FOUR! Full toss, pitching outside off. McConchie moves onto the front foot and drives for four runs.
Full ball, on a good line once again. McConchie pushes forward and eases a drive for a run.
OUT! van Beek gets the wicket! Van Beek pitches one up, pitching on a good line. Nicholls gets on the front foot and lifts a wild drive, and is remarkably caught by Kelly down the ground.
Full, pitching outside leg and angling across the batter. Nicholls creates space and punches a drive
Van Beek pitches one up, pitching outside off once more. Boyle gets forward and eases a drive through the off side for a single run.
Wide. Back of a length from van Beek, pitching outside leg and angling loosely across Boyle.
MAXIMUM! Back of a length, pitching outside leg and angling across the batter. Boyle gets on the back foot and pulls for a half dozen runs.
Full, pitching outside off stump once again. Nicholls gets forward and drives down the ground for a run.
Pitched up, pitching outside leg and angling across Nicholls. He pushes forward and plays a sweep back behind square for one run.
Full, outside off. Boyle moves onto the front foot and plays a sweep for one run.
Back of a length, pitching outside off. Boyle goes back and pulls for two runs.
Younghusband pitches one up, pitching on a good line again. Boyle advances down the pitch and eases a drive through the on side field for two runs.
Full toss, on leg stump and angled across. Nicholls gets on the front foot and reverse sweeps behind point for 1 run.
FOUR! Younghusband pitches one up, on a good line. Nicholls gets forward and punches a drive through the on side field for 4 runs. The ball is misfielded costing Wellington Firebirds a couple of runs.
On a good length, on leg stump and angled across. Boyle moves down the pitch but misses while trying to play a drive
Wide. Short, pitching outside leg and angling loosely across Boyle. He gets on the back foot but misses while attempting a pull
FOUR! Back of a length, pitching outside leg stump and angling across Boyle. He moves onto the back foot and pulls back behind square for 4 runs.
Jackson pitches one up, pitching on leg and angling across the batter. Nicholls gets on the front foot and plays a flick back behind square for a run.
On a good length, pitching near leg stump and angling across Nicholls. He steps back and plays a cut
FOUR! Length ball, pitching outside leg stump and angling across. Nicholls moves onto the front foot and scoops back behind square for 4 runs.
Younghusband pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Nicholls moves down the pitch and punches a drive for a single run.
Pitched up, pitching on a good line once more. Boyle gets forward and sweeps sloppily behind square for one run.
Good length from Younghusband, pitching near leg stump and angling across. Nicholls pushes forward and sweeps for a run back behind square.
Full ball, pitching on leg and angled across Boyle. He gets on the front foot and reverse sweeps for a single run.
Younghusband pitches one up, outside off. Boyle moves down the pitch and punches a drive for a couple of runs.
Younghusband pitches one up, pitching on a good line. Boyle pushes forward and drives
Sears pitches one up, pitching outside off. Nicholls pushes forward and drives
DROPPED! Good length, pitching outside off once again. Boyle gets forward and plays a mediocre drive for a run. Wellington Firebirds appeal for a catch. The umpires meet and decide to call for an umpire review. The third umpire reviews, and the decision is not out. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is dropped by Younghusband. Not an easy chance for Younghusband.
Full ball, pitching outside leg stump and angled across the batter. Nicholls gets on the front foot, and is hit on the pads while trying a flick, resulting in 1 leg bye.
Full, pitching outside off. Nicholls moves onto the front foot and drives
FOUR! On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Nicholls gets on the front foot and edges back behind point for four runs.
On a good line and length. Nicholls rocks back and drives
Good length from Hartshorn, pitching outside off stump. Boyle goes back and inside edges
On a good length, outside off stump once again. Boyle goes back but misses while trying a cut
OUT! Caught. Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Mariu gets forward and drives poorly, and is caught by van Beek down the ground.
Back of a length, on line once more. Mariu rocks back and plays a pull for a pair of runs back behind square.
FOUR! Hartshorn pitches one up, on a good line again. Mariu pushes forward and plays a flick for four runs.
Hartshorn pitches one up, pitching on a good line. Mariu gets forward, and is hit on the pads while attempting to play a glance
DROPPED! Pitched up, pitching on a good line again. Mariu advances and edges behind square for three runs. A chance for a catch, but it's dropped by Morgan. A really hard chance for Morgan there.
On a good line and length from Sears once more. Mariu gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke
Pitching on a good line and length. Mariu moves onto the front foot, and is hit on the pad while attempting to play a glance
FOUR! Good length from Sears, pitching outside off stump once more. Mariu shuffles down the pitch and lofts a drive for 4 runs back behind point.
On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Mariu rocks back but makes no contact while trying to play a defensive shot
On a good line and length. Mariu rocks back and plays a defensive stroke
Wide. Full, too wide outside leg. Mariu moves onto the front foot but swings and misses while attempting to play a glance
And another! Length ball, outside leg and angling across the batter. Nicholls advances down the pitch and plays a pull for four runs.
FOUR! Good length from van Beek, pitching near leg stump and angled across the batter. Nicholls pushes forward and lofts a scoop back behind square for four runs.
Back of a length, pitching outside leg stump. Nicholls rocks back but swings and misses while trying to play a pull
FOUR! Short of a length, pitching on a good line. Nicholls goes back and plays a cut for four runs back behind point.
Full ball, pitching outside leg and angled across Nicholls. He advances and edges
Full ball, pitching outside leg stump and angled across Nicholls. He gets forward, and is hit on the pads while attempting to play a glance
Back of a length, pitching outside leg stump and angling across Nicholls. He moves onto the back foot and pulls for a run.
Pitched up, pitching outside off. Nicholls gets on the front foot but makes no contact while attempting to play a drive
FOUR MORE! Full ball, pitching on a good line. Nicholls advances and lofts a drive for 4 runs.
FOUR! Good length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across Nicholls. He pushes forward and lifts a scoop for 4 runs behind square.
Back of a length, outside off stump. Nicholls gets on the back foot but swings and misses while trying a cut
Hartshorn pitches one up, pitching outside off again. Nicholls moves onto the front foot and inside edges behind square on the on side for a couple of runs. The ball is misfielded by McLachlan costing Wellington Firebirds a couple of runs.
FOUR! Full ball, pitching outside off again. Mariu gets on the front foot and drives through the off side for four runs.
Full, outside off once again. Mariu gets on the front foot and punches a drive
Short of a length, pitching outside off. Mariu goes back and plays a pull back behind square for a couple of runs.
On a good length, pitching outside off once more. Mariu gets on the front foot but decides to let it through to McLachlan untouched
Van Beek pitches one up, outside off stump once again. Mariu gets on the front foot but opts to let it travel through to the keeper untouched
FOUR! Full, pitching outside off stump. Mariu gets on the front foot and drives for 4 runs through the off side field.
Pitched up, outside off. Jackson gets forward, and is hit on the pad while trying a sweep, resulting in a single leg bye.
Pitched up, pitching on leg and angled across the batter. Jackson steps away and skies a wild drive for 2 runs.
Muller pitches one up, outside off again. Jackson pushes forward and punches a mediocre drive for a pair of runs through the off side field.
SIX! Pitched up, pitching outside off once more. Jackson moves onto the front foot and drives for a half dozen runs.
Muller pitches one up, outside off. Jackson moves onto the front foot and drives
Muller pitches one up, on line. Jackson gets on the front foot and drives for 1 run.
Yorker, outside off once again. Van Beek gets on the front foot and drives
Full, outside off. Van Beek gets forward but makes no contact while trying a drive
Full ball, pitching outside off once more. Jackson gets forward and punches a drive for a run.
FOUR! Back of a length from Rae, outside off once more. Jackson moves onto the back foot and plays a pull for 4 runs behind square.
Back of a length from Rae, pitching outside off stump once again. Jackson moves onto the back foot and plays a bad pull for a couple of runs.
Full toss, pitching outside off once again. Van Beek gets forward and drives for 1 run.
FOUR MORE! Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Jackson gets forward and outside edges for 4 runs behind point.
FOUR! Back of a length from Raunaq Kapur, pitching outside off again. Jackson gets on the back foot and drives for four runs.
Full ball, pitching outside off. Van Beek moves onto the front foot and reverse sweeps sloppily for a run.
OUT! Raunaq Kapur gets the wicket! Raunaq Kapur pitches one up, outside off stump. Abbas gets forward and drives, but is caught by Boyle down the ground.
FOUR! Full toss, on a good line. Abbas advances and drives for four runs through the on side field.
Full, outside off stump once more. Abbas moves onto the front foot and punches a drive for 2 runs through the on side field.
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Abbas gets on the back foot and plays a pull for a run.
DROPPED! Full ball, pitching outside off. Abbas gets forward and drives sloppily for a pair of runs on the off side. A chance for a catch, but it's dropped by Harper.
Paul pitches one up, pitching on a good line. Jackson moves onto the front foot and drives for one run.
Back of a length, pitching outside off. Jackson rocks back but makes no contact while attempting to play a cut
Full toss, pitching on a good line. Abbas gets on the front foot and drives back behind point for 1 run.
Pitched up, pitching outside off stump once more. Jackson gets forward and eases a drive for 1 run through the off side.
On a good length, outside off stump. Abbas gets forward and punches a drive
Raunaq Kapur pitches one up, outside off stump. Jackson gets forward and punches a drive for one run.
MAXIMUM! On a good line and length from Raunaq Kapur. Jackson goes back and lifts a pull back behind square for six runs.
Full, pitching outside off stump. Abbas gets on the front foot and drives for a single run down the ground.
Good line and length from Raunaq Kapur. Jackson moves onto the front foot and eases a drive for a run. The ball is misfielded by Raunaq Kapur costing one run.
Good length from Raunaq Kapur, pitching outside off. Abbas moves onto the back foot and drives for a single run through the off side.
OUT! Harper gets one through! Pitched up, on line. Tashkoff gets forward but makes no contact while trying to play a flick, the ball gets through, and Tashkoff is bowled
Back of a length from Harper, outside off. Abbas rocks back and pulls back behind square for one run.
Full, on line. Tashkoff gets on the front foot and inside edges for a single run back behind square.
Wide. Pitching on leg. Tashkoff goes back but swings and misses while trying to play a glance
OUT! Harper breaks through! Back of a length from Harper, outside off stump once more. Blundell advances and plays a pull, but is caught by Boyle
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Abbas gets forward and drives for a single run.
Harper pitches one up, pitching outside off again. Blundell moves onto the front foot and punches a drive for a single run.
On a good length, pitching outside off once again. Abbas goes back and punches a drive
Full, pitching outside off stump again. Abbas pushes forward and eases a drive
McConchie pitches one up, outside off once again. Abbas pushes forward and eases a drive
Full, outside off stump. Abbas pushes forward and eases a drive
Good length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across Blundell. He goes back and flicks a glance for a run through the leg side field.
Full, on a good line. Blundell gets forward and plays a sweep for 2 runs.
OUT! Bowled. Good line and length once again. Kelly moves onto the back foot and inside edges, the stumps are disturbed, and Kelly has to depart
Good length, pitching near leg stump and angling across the batter. Kelly moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke
Back of a length from Harper, pitching on a good line. Kelly moves onto the back foot and defends
Pitched up, pitching on a good line. Kelly moves onto the front foot but swings and misses while trying to play a drive
Full ball, outside off stump. Kelly pushes forward and eases a drive
OUT! Harper gets the wicket! Harper pitches one up, on a good line. Morgan gets on the front foot and drives shakily, and is caught by McConchie down the ground.
Short of a length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across Blundell. He gets on the back foot and glances for two runs through the leg side field.
Full ball, pitching outside leg and angled across Morgan. He pushes forward and flicks for 1 run.
Full ball, pitching on a good line once again. Morgan pushes forward, and is hit on the pads while attempting to play a reverse sweep
Full, pitching on a good line. Blundell gets forward and punches a drive through the on side field for 1 run.
On a good length, pitching outside off. Blundell moves onto the front foot and drives
McConchie pitches one up, pitching outside leg and angled across the batter. Blundell moves onto the front foot and plays a flick for two runs back behind square.
Full toss, on a good line. Blundell gets on the front foot and flicks for 1 run.
Back of a length from Rae, pitching outside off stump. Blundell advances down the pitch but makes no contact while attempting to play a pull
SIX! Full ball, pitching outside off stump again. Blundell moves down the pitch and lofts a drive on the off side for six runs.
Back of a length from Rae, pitching outside off stump again. Blundell moves onto the back foot and guides a shaky cut for 2 runs.
Back of a length from Rae, pitching outside off stump. Blundell advances and cuts
FOUR! Pitched up, pitching on a good line. Blundell advances down the pitch and punches a drive through the off side field for 4 runs.
Full, pitching on a good line. Blundell pushes forward and plays a flick for one run.
Good length from McConchie, pitching near leg stump and angled across. Blundell gets on the back foot and plays a wild pull for a pair of runs back behind square.
Good length from McConchie, pitching outside off stump once more. Morgan moves onto the back foot and drives for a run.
Good length from McConchie, pitching outside off again. Blundell moves onto the back foot and punches a drive for a single run.
McConchie pitches one up, outside off. Morgan pushes forward and eases a drive for a run through the off side field.
McConchie pitches one up, outside off. Morgan moves onto the front foot and eases a drive
Full toss, outside leg and angling across Morgan. He gets on the front foot and edges for 1 run.
Short of a length, outside off once again. Morgan gets on the back foot and drives poorly for a couple of runs.
FOUR! Full ball, pitching outside off stump once again. Morgan gets forward and inside edges back behind square for four runs.
Short of a length, pitching outside off. Morgan shuffles down the pitch but makes no contact while trying a pull
Full toss, on a good line. Blundell advances down the pitch and plays a flick for a single run.
Good length, outside off. Blundell rocks back and inside edges
Length ball, outside leg and angling across Blundell. He moves onto the back foot and punches a drive for a single run down the ground.
McConchie now coming around the wicket. Full, pitching near leg stump and angling across the batter. Morgan pushes forward and drives through the leg side field for one run.
McConchie now coming over the wicket to Blundell. Good length from McConchie, outside off. Blundell rocks back and glances for one run back behind square.
Full ball, on leg stump and angling across Morgan. He pushes forward and punches a drive through the off side for one run.
McConchie comes around the wicket to Morgan. Full ball, pitching outside leg and angling across Morgan. He steps back and drives for a couple of runs.
Full, outside off. Blundell gets forward and punches a drive for a run through the leg side field.
Full ball, on line. Morgan moves onto the front foot and drives
Full, outside off stump. Morgan steps back but makes no contact while attempting a drive
Length ball, outside off stump once more. Morgan shuffles down the pitch and drives
FOUR! Full, pitching outside off stump once more. Morgan gets forward and punches a drive for four runs on the off side. The ball is misfielded by Rae costing Canterbury Kings three runs.
Good length from Harper, outside off once more. Morgan moves onto the front foot but makes no contact while trying to play a drive
Good length from Harper, outside off stump. Morgan advances but makes no contact while attempting to play a drive
Pitched up, on a good line. Morgan gets on the front foot and drives for a single run down the ground.
FOUR! Fifty for Morgan with a boundary! Good length from Raunaq Kapur, pitching outside off. Morgan pushes forward and edges behind point for four runs.
On a good line and length from Raunaq Kapur. Morgan gets forward and inside edges
SIX! Back of a length from Raunaq Kapur, pitching outside off stump. Morgan gets on the back foot and drives for 6 runs.
FOUR! On a good line and length from Raunaq Kapur once again. Morgan advances and plays a drive over the off side field for 4 runs.
Raunaq Kapur pitches one up, on line. Blundell gets forward and glances for one run.
Paul pitches one up, pitching outside off. Morgan gets on the front foot and punches a drive
Full toss, on a good line. Morgan steps away and drives
FOUR! Short of a length, pitching outside off stump once again. Morgan gets on the back foot and plays a pull for 4 runs.
On a good length, outside off. Blundell shuffles down the pitch and drives for one run.
FOUR! Paul pitches one up, pitching on a good line. Blundell advances down the pitch and drives through the off side field for 4 runs.
On a good length, pitching outside off. Blundell gets on the back foot and defends
MAXIMUM! Short of a length, pitching on a good line once again. Morgan gets on the back foot and plays a pull back behind square for six runs.
Pitched up, on line once again. Morgan moves onto the front foot and flicks
FOUR! Back of a length, pitching on a good line once again. Morgan moves onto the back foot and plays a pull back behind square for 4 runs.
DROPPED! Full ball, on line. Blundell advances and lifts a shaky drive for 1 run on the on side. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is dropped by Paul. A really hard chance for Paul there.
Pitched up, on leg stump. Blundell moves onto the front foot but makes no contact while attempting a glance
Muller pitches one up, on line. Blundell moves down the pitch, and is hit on the pad while trying to play a flick, resulting in 4 leg byes back behind point.
Full, pitching outside off stump. Morgan pushes forward and eases a drive
MAXIMUM! Short of a length, on line. Morgan moves onto the back foot and lofts a pull for a half dozen runs.
Back of a length from Rae, pitching outside off once more. Blundell advances down the pitch and plays a cut back behind point for 1 run.
Good length from Rae, outside off again. Morgan gets forward and edges for three runs behind point.
FOUR! Full ball, pitching outside off. Morgan gets forward and drives for 4 runs over the off side field.
Good length, pitching on leg and angled across. Morgan creates space and drives poorly
Full ball, on line. Blundell shuffles down the pitch and punches a drive through the off side field for two runs.
Short, pitching outside off. Blundell backs away but misses while attempting to play a pull
On a good line and length from Paul. Blundell gets forward and defends
FOUR! Paul pitches one up, pitching outside off once more. Blundell shuffles down the pitch and drives for 4 runs over the off side.
Full ball, outside off stump. Morgan pushes forward and eases a drive for three runs.
Full, pitching near leg stump and angled across. Blundell pushes forward, and is hit on the pads while attempting to play a flick behind square, resulting in a single leg bye.
Wide. Pitching outside leg and angled across. Blundell moves onto the back foot but misses while trying a glance
Short of a length, pitching on a good line once again. Morgan gets on the back foot, and is hit on the pads while attempting a pull
Good line and length once again. Morgan moves onto the back foot and defends
Muller pitches one up, pitching on a good line. Morgan gets on the front foot and flicks for a pair of runs.
SIX! Back of a length from Muller, pitching outside off stump. Morgan moves onto the back foot and skies a pull for a half dozen runs.
Back of a length, pitching outside off stump once more. Blundell moves onto the back foot and inside edges for a run behind square.
Good length from Muller, pitching outside off stump. Blundell rocks back but misses while trying to play a cut