Highlights Northern Districts vs Auckland Aces T20 Super Smash 26.12.2025

Full toss, pitching outside leg stump again. Ashok backs away and plays a reverse sweep for a run.

Good length, pitching outside off stump again. Olliver gets forward and pulls poorly behind square for a run.

Full ball, outside off once more. Ashok backs away and drives for one run.

OUT! Hampton finds a way through! Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Harrison goes back but misses while trying a reverse sweep, the stumps are disturbed, and Harrison has to depart

Good length, pitching outside off stump again. Olliver gets forward and pulls poorly behind square for a run.

Wide. Pitching far outside leg.

Full ball, pitching outside off. Ashok rocks back but swings and misses while trying to play a ramp

OUT! Gibson gets the wicket! Pitching on a good line and length once more. Jacobs gets forward, and is hit on the pads while attempting to play a leg glance. Jacobs is given out hit wicket

FOUR! Fifty comes up for Jacobs with a boundary! Short of a length, pitching outside off stump. Jacobs gets forward and plays a pull for 4 runs down the ground.

Back of a length from Kuggeleijn, pitching outside off stump. Jacobs moves onto the front foot and pulls shakily for two runs.

And another! Full toss, outside leg and angled across the batter. Jacobs moves down the pitch and drives down the ground for 6 runs.

MAXIMUM! Short ball, outside off again. Jacobs rocks back and pulls for six runs.

DROPPED! Full ball, outside off once again. Jacobs gets forward and lofts a drive down the ground for 2 runs. A chance for a catch, but it's dropped by Kuggeleijn. That was a hard chance for Kuggeleijn.

Kristian Clarke now coming over the wicket to Jacobs. Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Jacobs pushes forward and drives for 1 run through the off side field.

OUT! Run out. Full ball, pitching outside off. Solia moves down the pitch and inside edges behind square. The throw by Kuggeleijn is impressive. Northern Brave Men appeal for a run out, and it's referred to the third umpire for review. The replay shows Solia is short of the popping crease, and will have to go

MAXIMUM! Kristian Clarke comes around the wicket to Solia. Short ball, outside off stump. Solia rocks back and pulls for a half dozen runs.

Full toss, pitching outside leg and angling across. Jacobs advances down the pitch and drives on the off side for one run.

FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off stump again. Jacobs gets forward and drives for four runs down the ground.

Hampton drops one in short, outside leg and angled across. Solia goes back but swings and misses while attempting to play a hook

Yorker, pitching outside off stump. Solia moves onto the front foot but swings and misses while trying to play a drive

Back of a length from Hampton, pitching on a good line. Solia rocks back but makes no contact while attempting to play a scoop

Hampton pitches one up, outside leg. Jacobs steps back and drives for a single run straight down the ground. The ball is misfielded by Hampton costing a single run.

Pringle now coming around the wicket to Jacobs. Length ball, outside off stump. Jacobs moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke straight down the ground.

Back-to-back boundaries! Pringle pitches one up, pitching outside off. Fletcher gets forward and punches a drive for four runs through the off side.

Wide. Fisher pitches one up, pitching far outside leg.

Short of a length, on leg stump. Fletcher creates space and finesses a glance for 1 run.

Short of a length, pitching outside leg stump once again. Fletcher moves down the pitch and defends for one run through the leg side field.

Full ball, outside leg and angled across the batter. Fletcher moves onto the front foot and drives over the off side field for one run.

OUT! Pringle breaks through! Over the wicket, back of a length from Pringle, pitching outside off again. Stackpole goes back and pulls shakily, and is caught by Kuggeleijn

Good length from Pringle, outside off stump. Jacobs moves onto the back foot and glances for a run on the on side.

Pitched up, outside off. Stackpole gets forward and outside edges

FOUR! Full toss, outside off. Stackpole gets forward and outside edges for four runs.

Yorker, pitching outside off. Stackpole moves onto the front foot and drives averagely

Good length, outside off. Stackpole moves onto the front foot and drives

MAXIMUM! Back of a length from Gibson, pitching outside off stump. Stackpole gets forward and pulls for six runs.

On a good length, pitching outside off. Stackpole moves onto the front foot and drives through the on side field for a couple of runs. Tidy fielding by Fisher prevents a boundary.

Pitched up, pitching outside leg once again. Jacobs backs away and drives for a run.

Short of a length, outside off. Stackpole moves onto the back foot and leg glances behind square for one run.

Full ball, outside off. Stackpole moves onto the front foot and eases a drive for one run through the off side field.

And again! Back of a length, pitching outside off. Stackpole gets forward and outside edges behind point for 4 runs. The ball is misfielded by Pringle costing Northern Brave Men three runs.

FOUR! Dropped in short by Fisher, on line. Stackpole gets forward and edges behind square for four runs.

DROPPED! Back of a length from Fisher, outside off. Stackpole gets forward and outside edges behind point on the off side for four runs. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is dropped by Pringle.

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

Pringle pitches one up, pitching outside off. Stackpole pushes forward and drives for a single run through the off side.

MAXIMUM! Pitched up, outside off once more. Stackpole pushes forward and drives for six runs on the leg side.

On a good length, pitching outside off. Jacobs gets on the back foot and glances through the leg side field for a run.

Short of a length, pitching on a good line. Jacobs rocks back and leg glances back behind square.

SIX! Back of a length, outside off stump. Jacobs gets on the front foot and plays a pull for 6 runs straight down the ground.

Short ball, pitching near leg stump and angled across. Stackpole moves onto the front foot and pulls poorly

Fisher comes over the wicket. Pitching on a good line and length. Stackpole gets forward and defends

Back of a length from Fisher, outside off stump once more. Jacobs gets on the front foot and defends behind point for a run.

Back of a length, outside leg and angled across Stackpole. He gets forward and defends behind point for 1 run.

OUT! Fisher gets the wicket! Fisher drops one in short, pitching outside off. Phillips advances and lofts a pull, but is caught by Kristian Clarke

Pitching on a good line and length. Jacobs moves onto the front foot and pulls for 1 run.

On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Phillips rocks back and eases a drive through the off side for a run.

Pitching on a good line and length once more. Jacobs gets on the front foot and plays a pull for one run.

Short of a length, on leg stump. Jacobs goes back, and is struck on the body while attempting a leg glance behind square, resulting in 4 leg byes.

Back of a length from Kristian Clarke, pitching near leg stump. Phillips gets on the front foot and pulls poorly for a run behind square.

Pitched up, outside off stump once more. Phillips moves onto the front foot and punches a drive for a run down the ground. Good work in the field by Gibson prevents a certain boundary.

Full, pitching outside leg stump. Guptill pushes forward, and is hit on the pads while trying to play a leg glance behind square.

Wide. Pitching far outside leg.

Wide. Very short ball, too wide outside off.

FOUR! Dropped in short by Kuggeleijn, pitching outside off stump. Keene pushes forward and pulls shakily for four runs.

Dropped in short by Kristian Clarke, outside off stump once again. Phillips pushes forward, and is struck on the body while trying a pull, resulting in a single leg bye.

Kristian Clarke drops one in short, pitching outside off again. Keene shuffles down the pitch and plays a shaky pull for 1 run.

Full ball, outside off once again. Phillips gets on the back foot but swings and misses while trying a scoop, and the ball trickles away from the wicketkeeper for 1 bye.

Full, pitching outside off. Keene shuffles down the pitch but makes no contact while attempting a drive, and the ball trickles away from Pomare for a single bye.

CHANCE! On a good length, outside off. Phillips pushes forward and drives down the ground for 1 run. A run out chance but Auckland Aces survive the attempt.