The 2016–17 McDonald's Super Smash (named after the competition's sponsor

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) was the twelfth season of the

Men's Super Smash The Men's Super Smash, currently named the Dream11 Super Smash for sponsorship purposes until 2026, is a men's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in New Zealand. Since the 2018–19 season, the competition runs alongside the Women's Super Sma ...

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cricket tournament in

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. The competition was run from 4 December 2016 to 7 January 2017. The previous edition was known as the Georgie Pie Super Smash. The

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were the defending champions. The match between

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and Central Stags on 21 December 2016 set a new record for the highest aggregate total in a T20 fixture, with a total of 497 runs scored. The

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beat Canterbury Kings by three wickets in the elimination final, and faced Central Stags in the final on 7 January 2017. The Wellington Firebirds won the final by 14 runs.

Teams

Points table

Teams qualified for the play-offs

Fixtures

Round-robin

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Finals

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References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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