AA vs CTB Highlights for the 6th match of Super Smash 2024-25
Auckland vs Canterbury Match 6 Updates
The 6th Match of the Super Smash League started with Canterbury winning the toss at Eden Park and opting to ball first. Currently, Auckland is above Canterbury in the points table, with Canterbury failing to win a single match since the start of the season. Here are the highlights for the 6th match of Super Smash between AA vs CTB.
Unbothered Auckland Batting
Auckland’s batting lineup was in full control in the first innings of the match, with Martin Guptill’s strong knock of 60 off 35 balls set a solid foundation for a strong target. However, Canterbury’s bowlers showed strong resilience. Shipley was exceptional, taking 5 wickets for just 19 runs, while McKenzie supported with 2 wickets for 59 runs.
Their combined efforts were successful in slowing down Auckland’s momentum, keeping the total under 200. Despite the pressure from the bowling end, Bevon Jacobs played a strong stint, smashing 53 off 33 balls, including 5 sixes, to guide Auckland to a strong total of 185/8. Though they were slowed down, Auckland still posted a competitive score, leaving Canterbury with a challenging chase in the second innings of the match.
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Canterbury’s Strong Resilience
Canterbury started their innings better than Auckland, both their openers Chad Bowes and Tom Latham scored 56 runs. Auckland’s bowlers were struggling in the powerplay but had taken control gradually over the game, they started the dismissals with Chad Bowes and Canterbury was 107/3 in 12 overs.
Danru Ferns and Jock McKenzie were the bowlers who were leading the numbers with 3 wickets and 35 runs in 4 overs, and 3 wickets and 31 runs in 3.2 overs respectively. Canterbury who were losing the match had some last-ditch efforts from Matthew Boyle who hit 37 runs in 18 balls. But his efforts went in vain as Canterbury were bundled up for 172 losing by 13 runs.
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