Highlights Central Stags vs Auckland Aces T20 Super Smash 16.01.2026

Good line and length from Randell. Gulati moves onto the back foot and glances behind square on the leg side for a run.

On a good line and length. Olliver gets on the back foot and plays a pull for a run.

And another! Back of a length, outside off stump. Olliver gets on the back foot and pulls back behind square for four runs.

FOUR! Short of a length, pitching near leg stump. Olliver gets on the back foot and outside edges for four runs back behind square.

Good length from Randell, outside off. Olliver gets forward but swings and misses while trying to play a drive

Good length from Randell, outside off. Olliver gets on the front foot and inside edges for a couple of runs.

Back of a length, on line. Gulati goes back but swings and misses while trying to play a pull

Back of a length, pitching outside off stump. Gulati moves onto the front foot but makes no contact while trying to play a pull

On a good line and length from Field. Gulati gets on the front foot and drives for a pair of runs.

OUT! Caught. Good length from Field, outside off once again. Jacobs rocks back and pulls shakily, and is caught by Findlay

Good length from Field, pitching outside off. Olliver goes back and plays a pull for one run back behind square.

OUT! Field finds a way through! Pitching on a good line and length. Johal moves onto the front foot but swings and misses while trying to play a drive, and the ball careens into the stumps

DROPPED! On a good length, outside off once more. Johal gets forward and lifts a shaky drive over the on side field for three runs. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is put down.

Good length from Findlay, pitching outside off stump again. Johal pushes forward and lifts a drive on the off side for a couple of runs.

Good length from Findlay, outside off once more. Jacobs gets forward and lifts a drive for a run.

SIX! Good length from Findlay, pitching outside off once more. Jacobs gets forward and drives for a half dozen runs.

Full, pitching outside off. Johal pushes forward and drives for 1 run.

Length ball, outside off. Johal gets forward but misses while trying a pull

Back of a length, pitching on a good line once again. Jacobs rocks back, and is struck on the helmet while trying to play a pull

Back of a length, pitching on a good line. Johal gets on the back foot and pulls for one run.

Short of a length, outside off. Jacobs gets on the back foot and lofts a sloppy pull for one run.

Short of a length, on a good line. Johal goes back and pulls for a single run.

Back of a length from Tickner, outside off. Johal goes back but misses while attempting a pull

Good length, pitching outside off stump. Johal goes back and glances for 1 run.

Patel pitches one up, on line. Johal pushes forward and punches a drive for 1 run down the ground.

OUT! Caught. Full, on line once more. Dixit shuffles down the pitch and punches a drive on the off side. The umpire gives Dixit out, however the umpires then signal for a review. The decision is upheld, and Dixit has to go.

Pitching on a good line and length. Jacobs goes back and eases a drive for 1 run.

Full ball, outside off stump. Dixit moves onto the front foot and drives sloppily over the off side for one run.

Full ball, pitching on a good line. Jacobs gets on the front foot and sweeps back behind square for 1 run.

Length ball, pitching outside off once again. Dixit rocks back and punches a drive for a run down the ground.

Length ball, outside off once again. Jacobs gets on the front foot and drives for two runs through the off side.

Back of a length, outside off stump again. Dixit rocks back and glances for a run.

OUT! Tickner breaks through! Short of a length, pitching outside off. Harrison rocks back and edges, and is caught by Cleaver

Good length from Tickner, pitching on leg and angling across Jacobs. He pushes forward and finesses a glance for a single run back behind square.

Tickner comes over the wicket to Harrison. Good length from Tickner, outside off stump. Harrison moves onto the front foot and drives on the off side for one run.

OUT! Tickner breaks through! Back of a length, pitching outside off once again. Stackpole gets on the back foot and pulls shakily, and is caught by Heaphy

On a good length, outside off stump. Jacobs pushes forward but swings and misses while attempting a drive

Pitched up, on a good line again. Jacobs gets forward and punches a drive through the off side field for two runs. The ball is misfielded costing one run.

Back of a length from Findlay, pitching outside leg and angled across Stackpole. He goes back and pulls behind square for a run.

Full ball, on line. Stackpole gets forward and lofts a drive on the leg side for 2 runs.

Length ball, pitching outside off. Jacobs gets on the front foot and drives through the off side for one run.

Good line and length. Jacobs moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

Foxcroft pitches one up, on line. Jacobs pushes forward and lofts a drive for one run down the ground.

On a good length, outside off stump once more. Jacobs moves onto the front foot and eases a drive

MAXIMUM! Full ball, pitching outside off again. Jacobs moves onto the front foot and skies a drive for six runs past the bowler.

Foxcroft comes over the wicket. Good length from Foxcroft, pitching outside off stump. Jacobs gets on the back foot and drives

Good length, outside off. Stackpole moves onto the back foot and punches a drive on the on side for a single run.

Pitched up, outside off. Stackpole moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke

Patel now coming over the wicket. Good length from Patel, outside off stump again. Stackpole rocks back and cuts for one run back behind point.

Full, outside off stump once more. Jacobs gets forward and sweeps for a run.

Patel comes around the wicket to Jacobs. On a good length, outside off stump. Jacobs gets forward and defends

Patel comes over the wicket to Stackpole. Full, outside off. Stackpole gets forward and eases a drive for 1 run down the ground.

OUT! Run out. Full, pitching on a good line. Jones advances down the pitch and eases a sloppy drive. The throw by Patel is fantastic. Central Stags appeal for a run out, and it's referred to the third umpire for review. Replays show Jones is short of the popping crease

FOUR! Full, pitching outside off stump. Jones advances and drives over the off side field for four runs.

Good line and length again. Jacobs gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

Good line and length. Jacobs shuffles down the pitch and lifts a drive for 2 runs over the off side field.

On a good length, pitching outside off once again. Jones moves onto the back foot and plays a drive for a run on the leg side.

Back of a length, pitching outside off. Jacobs moves onto the back foot and pulls for 1 run.

Back of a length from Randell, on line. Jacobs rocks back and plays a defensive stroke

Length ball, outside off once again. Jones goes back and drives over the off side for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Back of a length, pitching outside off. Jones rocks back and pulls for 4 runs.

Length ball, outside off stump again. Jacobs gets on the front foot and punches a drive for 1 run down the ground.

Length ball, outside off once again. Jones goes back and drives for a single run through the off side field.

Length ball, pitching outside off. Jacobs rocks back and cuts for a run.

FOUR! Pitched up, on a good line. Jacobs moves onto the front foot and lofts a flick for 4 runs.

On a good line and length from Patel. Jacobs moves onto the front foot and drives for one run.

Full ball, pitching on a good line. Jacobs gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

Good length from Patel, pitching outside off. Jones goes back and drives for 1 run down the ground.

Patel pitches one up, on a good line. Jacobs moves onto the front foot and edges behind square for 1 run.

OUT! Caught. Pitched up, on line. Guptill moves down the pitch and skies a sloppy drive, and is caught by Field on the off side.

Pitched up, outside off stump again. Jones gets on the front foot and reverse sweeps behind point for one run.

Good length, pitching outside off stump. Jones gets forward and punches a wild drive for a single run.

FOUR! Good line and length from Field once more. Jones gets on the back foot and punches a drive for 4 runs.

On a good line and length. Jones gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

FOUR! Field pitches one up, pitching outside off. Jones gets forward and punches a drive through the off side field for 4 runs.

Good line and length. Guptill moves onto the front foot and skies a drive for a run over the on side field.

On a good length, on leg stump and angled across the batter. Jones moves onto the front foot and guides a glance back behind square for a run.

Full, pitching on a good line. Guptill moves onto the front foot and eases a drive

Patel pitches one up, outside off stump once more. Jones gets forward and plays a sweep for a run.

Pitched up, outside off again. Jones gets on the front foot but makes no contact while trying a reverse sweep

Full, pitching outside off stump again. Guptill moves onto the front foot and punches a drive through the off side field for 1 run.

Good length, outside off once again. Jones goes back and drives for 1 run.

Good length, pitching outside off once again. Guptill moves onto the front foot and punches a drive for a run through the off side field.

Length ball, outside off stump once more. Jones pushes forward and outside edges

On a good length, outside off. Guptill moves onto the front foot and glances for 1 run.

Good length from Findlay, pitching on leg and angling across Jones. He moves onto the front foot and tucks a glance for a run on the leg side.

On a good length, pitching outside off once more. Jones gets on the front foot and drives on the off side.

Back of a length, pitching outside off. Jones rocks back and drives on the off side.

Good length, pitching outside off. Guptill pushes forward and drives through the off side field.

Good length from Tickner, outside off once more. Guptill gets on the back foot and slices a cut for 1 run.

Short of a length, pitching outside off again. Guptill rocks back but swings and misses while attempting a pull

Back of a length, outside off. Guptill rocks back and finesses a glance

Pitching on a good line and length. Jones gets on the front foot and glances through the leg side field for a run.

Back of a length from Tickner, outside off again. Guptill goes back and edges for 1 run back behind square. Tidy work in the field by Findlay results in a pair of runs being saved.

Back of a length from Tickner, pitching outside off stump. Guptill pushes forward and edges back behind square.

OUT! Randell gets the wicket! Back of a length from Randell, pitching outside off stump. Phillips advances down the pitch and eases a sloppy drive, and is caught by Bruce on the off side.

Wide. Short, on a good line once again.

Good line and length. Guptill gets forward and flicks a glance back behind square for one run.

On a good line and length but angled across. Phillips moves onto the front foot and glances for 1 run behind square on the leg side.

Good line and length from Randell. Phillips advances and plays a defensive stroke

FOUR! Back of a length from Randell, outside off stump once again. Phillips goes back and pulls for 4 runs.

Randell pitches one up, outside off again. Guptill gets on the front foot and skies a sloppy drive for 3 runs over the off side.

Wide. Pitched up, too wide outside leg.

Wide. Back of a length, pitching far outside leg. Phillips gets on the back foot but swings and misses while attempting to play a glance

FOUR! Back of a length from Field, pitching outside off stump. Phillips gets on the front foot and cuts for four runs.

Good length from Field, pitching outside off stump. Phillips gets forward and drives through the off side.

On a good line and length. Phillips rocks back and defends sloppily

Good length from Field, outside off once more. Guptill pushes forward and drives for 1 run through the off side field.

Back of a length, outside off stump once again. Guptill gets on the front foot but swings and misses while trying to play a pull

Good length, pitching outside off. Guptill rocks back and glances for 1 run.

Good length, pitching outside off stump once more. Guptill moves onto the front foot but decides to allow it to go through to the wicketkeeper

Good length from Findlay, pitching outside off. Phillips moves onto the back foot and drives sloppily on the off side for a single run.

Back of a length, on line. Guptill moves onto the front foot and plays a pull for one run.

Back of a length from Findlay, outside off stump. Guptill rocks back and outside edges for a pair of runs behind point.

Wide. Back of a length, pitching on a good line but angled across. Guptill gets on the back foot but misses while attempting to play a pull

Back of a length from Findlay, pitching near leg stump. Phillips rocks back, and is hit on the pad while attempting to play a glance behind square, resulting in a leg bye.

Wide. Too wide outside leg. Phillips rocks back but makes no contact while attempting a pull

On a good line and length. Guptill pushes forward and edges onto the pads while trying to play a defensive shot

Good length, outside off stump. Guptill pushes forward and eases a drive

Pitching on a good line and length again. Guptill gets forward and outside edges

Back of a length from Randell, pitching on a good line. Phillips rocks back and pulls sloppily

Short of a length, outside off. Phillips gets on the front foot but makes no contact while trying a pull

Good length from Randell, outside off stump. Phillips rocks back and drives on the off side.

OUT! Run out. Back of a length, outside off. Cassidy rocks back and pulls averagely for a single run. He is then run out, following some good fielding by Guptill and Phillips.

Pitched up, on line. Patel advances down the pitch and lofts a drive for one run over the leg side field.

Back of a length, outside off. Cassidy moves onto the back foot and pulls sloppily for a single run.

Full, on a good line. Patel shuffles down the pitch and drives for one run on the off side.

Short of a length, pitching outside leg stump and angling across Patel. He moves onto the back foot and pulls for two runs.

Olliver pitches one up, pitching outside off once more. Patel gets on the front foot and drives

On a good length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across. Patel advances and edges onto the pads while attempting a drive for 1 run.

Short of a length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across Patel. He gets on the back foot but makes no contact while trying a pull

Back of a length, pitching on a good line. Patel gets on the front foot but misses while attempting a pull

OUT! Johal gets the wicket! Johal pitches one up, on a good line. Field gets on the back foot and flicks poorly, and is caught by Jacobs

FOUR! Johal pitches one up, pitching outside off. Field gets on the front foot and lifts a drive for 4 runs over the off side field.

Johal pitches one up, pitching near leg stump and angled across the batter. Cassidy gets on the back foot, and is hit on the pads while attempting a flick, resulting in a single leg bye.

Full toss, outside off. Cassidy moves onto the front foot and plays a poor drive for one run on the on side.

Pitched up, pitching outside off. Cassidy shuffles down the pitch and edges behind square on the leg side for two runs.

Short of a length, on a good line. Cassidy rocks back but swings and misses while attempting a pull

Good length, outside off stump once more. Field moves onto the front foot and drives for a run.

Good length from Olliver, outside off. Field pushes forward but swings and misses while trying to play a drive

Full, pitching on a good line. Cassidy goes back and inside edges for one run behind square.

OUT! Johal gets the wicket! Pitched up, outside off again. Bruce gets on the front foot and drives averagely, and is caught by Guptill down the ground.

Yorker, pitching outside off once again. Cassidy gets forward and drives for 1 run down the ground.

Full toss, pitching outside off stump. Cassidy moves down the pitch and eases a drive through the off side.

FOUR! Back of a length from Johal, on a good line. Cassidy rocks back and plays a pull for 4 runs.

Good length, pitching outside off. Bruce moves onto the back foot and eases a drive for a run.

Back of a length, on line. Cassidy goes back, and is hit on the pads while trying to play a pull, resulting in one leg bye back behind square.

Full, outside off stump again. Cassidy pushes forward and drives on the on side for one run.

On a good length, outside off. Cassidy moves onto the back foot and eases a drive

OUT! Dixit traps Heaphy on the crease! Full, on a good line again. Heaphy pushes forward but makes no contact while attempting a sweep. The umpire's finger goes up, and Heaphy has to depart

Pitched up, pitching on a good line. Heaphy advances down the pitch and punches a drive

Good line and length. Bruce moves onto the back foot and punches a drive through the off side for a single run.

Good length, outside off stump. Heaphy rocks back and cuts averagely for 1 run.

Gulati pitches one up, outside off stump. Bruce gets on the front foot but swings and misses while trying to play a drive

Full, pitching on a good line. Heaphy gets forward and glances for a single run.

Full ball, pitching on a good line. Bruce advances and plays a flick for one run.

Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Bruce pushes forward and edges

Good length from Gulati, pitching outside leg stump and angled across the batter. Bruce shuffles down the pitch and drives sloppily through the leg side field for two runs.

MAXIMUM! Length ball, outside off stump. Bruce advances and drives for a half dozen runs down the ground.

Pitched up, on a good line. Bruce moves onto the front foot and drives for a single run.

Wide. Yorker, pitching well down the leg side. Bruce gets on the front foot but misses while attempting to play a sweep

Full, pitching outside off once again. Heaphy gets forward and drives for a run.

Full ball, pitching outside off. Bruce pushes forward and drives for a run on the leg side.

Full ball, on a good line once again. Heaphy gets on the front foot and drives for 1 run on the on side.

OUT! Caught. Dixit pitches one up, pitching on a good line once more. Foxcroft gets on the front foot and sweeps shakily, and is caught by Stackpole

Pitching on a good line and length. Bruce rocks back and glances for one run.

Full toss, on leg stump and angled across. Bruce gets on the back foot and plays a flick for one run back behind square.

Full ball, pitching outside leg stump and angled across Foxcroft. He rocks back and flicks for 1 run.

Wide. Full toss, pitching far outside leg. Foxcroft goes back but swings and misses while trying to play a flick

On a good length, pitching outside off. Bruce moves onto the back foot and tucks a glance for a single run.

Pitched up, on line. Foxcroft rocks back and eases a drive for one run.

Wide. Yorker, pitching far outside leg. Foxcroft goes back but swings and misses while attempting to play a flick

FOUR! Yorker, outside leg. Foxcroft moves onto the back foot and inside edges back behind square for four runs.

SIX! Foxcroft brings up his 50 in emphatic style! Good length, pitching on leg and angled across the batter. Foxcroft moves onto the back foot and hooks back behind square for six runs.

Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Foxcroft rocks back and drives for 1 run through the off side.

Dixit pitches one up, on a good line. Bruce gets on the front foot and punches a drive on the off side for a run.

DROPPED! Full, pitching on a good line. Bruce shuffles down the pitch and lifts a shaky drive for 2 runs. A chance for a catch, but it's dropped by Stackpole.

Pitched up, outside off. Foxcroft moves down the pitch and plays a sweep back behind square for a single run.

Length ball, outside off. Bruce gets on the back foot and inside edges for a run.

Full ball, on a good line again. Bruce moves down the pitch and eases a sloppy drive for a run past the bowler.

Pitched up, on a good line once again. Bruce moves onto the front foot and drives through the off side field.

Full, on line. Foxcroft gets on the front foot and flicks for a single run.

On a good length, pitching outside off. Bruce rocks back and cuts for a single run back through point.

Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Foxcroft rocks back and drives for a single run through the leg side field.

Full, pitching on a good line. Bruce gets forward and drives for one run.

Length ball, pitching outside off. Bruce goes back and edges for one run back behind square.

On a good length, outside off. Foxcroft moves onto the back foot and drives for a single run.

Pitched up, on line. Bruce gets on the front foot and drives averagely for one run through the leg side field.

Full, on line. Bruce moves onto the front foot and defends averagely

OUT! Dixit gets the wicket! On a good length, pitching outside off stump once again. Cleaver advances down the pitch and edges, and is caught by Lister

Length ball, pitching outside off. Cleaver shuffles down the pitch and punches a drive

Pitching on a good line and length again. Cleaver gets on the back foot and lifts a wild drive down the ground for a run.

Pitching on a good line and length again. Foxcroft gets forward and edges for 1 run.

FOUR! Pitched up, on line. Foxcroft pushes forward and sweeps behind square for four runs.

Full ball, outside leg and angled across. Cleaver shuffles down the pitch and flicks back behind square for 1 run.

Gulati pitches one up, pitching outside leg. Foxcroft advances down the pitch and skies a sweep back behind square for a single run.

FOUR! Gulati pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Foxcroft advances and drives for 4 runs.

Back of a length, pitching on leg. Foxcroft moves onto the back foot and glances for one run back behind square.

Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Foxcroft gets forward but misses while trying to play a drive

Back of a length from Johal, on a good line once again. Cleaver pushes forward and plays a pull for 1 run.

Full toss, on a good line. Foxcroft gets on the front foot and punches a drive for one run through the on side field.

Wide. Back of a length, pitching far outside off.

Full toss, outside off again. Foxcroft advances down the pitch but swings and misses while trying to play a ramp

Back of a length from Johal, outside off stump. Cleaver pushes forward and glances for 1 run.

On a good line and length from Gulati once again. Cleaver rocks back and drives for a run.

Pitched up, on line once more. Foxcroft rocks back and eases a drive on the on side for a single run.

On a good line and length from Gulati once again. Cleaver rocks back and eases a drive for one run.

Pitched up, on line once again. Foxcroft pushes forward and sweeps behind square for 1 run.

Pitched up, on a good line. Cleaver pushes forward and drives for 1 run through the off side.

On a good length, pitching outside leg stump. Foxcroft moves onto the back foot and tucks a glance for a single run through the leg side field.

Back of a length, pitching on a good line. Cleaver advances down the pitch but misses while attempting a cut

Back of a length, pitching outside off. Foxcroft moves onto the front foot and pulls averagely for a run.

Short of a length, on a good line. Cleaver shuffles down the pitch and glances for one run.

Good length, outside leg again. Foxcroft rocks back, and is hit on the pads while attempting to play a leg glance back behind square, resulting in one leg bye.

Full ball, pitching outside leg. Foxcroft advances and flicks for a couple of runs.

Short of a length, pitching on a good line once again. Foxcroft rocks back and pulls for a couple of runs behind square.

FOUR! On a good line and length once again. Foxcroft advances down the pitch and lifts a drive for four runs on the leg side.

Free hit. Pitched up, on line. Cleaver shuffles down the pitch and plays a flick for a run.

Wide, which will queue up another free hit. Yorker, pitching well down the leg side. Foxcroft moves onto the back foot and swings and misses while trying a flick, but the ball beats the keeper and trickles away for a pair of wides.

No ball. Good line and length but angled across the batter. Cleaver gets on the front foot and glances back behind square for 1 run.

Back of a length, outside off again. Foxcroft goes back but makes no contact while attempting to play a defensive stroke

Olliver pitches one up, outside off stump. Cleaver moves onto the front foot and eases a drive down the ground for one run.

OUT! Olliver breaks through! Good line and length from Olliver. Hughes gets on the front foot and edges, and is caught by Stackpole

Short of a length, outside leg and angled across the batter. Hughes moves onto the back foot and pulls for 2 runs back behind square.

Pitching on a good line and length. Hughes shuffles down the pitch but swings and misses while trying to play a flick

Lister pitches one up, pitching outside leg stump again. Foxcroft moves down the pitch and drives down the ground for one run.

Back of a length from Lister, outside off stump. Hughes moves onto the back foot and plays a cut for a run behind point.

Lister pitches one up, pitching outside off stump once again. Hughes gets forward and eases a bad drive

Full, outside off stump. Foxcroft moves onto the front foot and outside edges for a run back behind point.

Back of a length, pitching outside leg and angled across. Foxcroft advances down the pitch and tucks a wild glance

Good length from Lister, outside off stump again. Hughes pushes forward and drives for one run.

Back of a length from Lister, outside off stump. Hughes moves onto the back foot and plays a cut for a run behind point.

FOUR! Foxcroft defends for 4 runs.

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Hughes defends for 1 run.

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Foxcroft defends for 1 run.

Foxcroft defends for one run.

Hughes plays a defensive stroke for 1 run.

Foxcroft plays a defensive stroke for one run.

FOUR! Foxcroft plays a defensive stroke for four runs.

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