Central Districts won their women's game against Canterbury which was impacted by rain, but the Canterbury blokes returned the favour with a win in their full 20-over encounter.
A glorious wave of Test cricket is looming on the horizon in Aotearoa with South Africa and Australia lined up for World Test Championship fixtures starting in early February.
Wellington executed a legal and lovely ram-raid of Alexandra with two comprehensive victories over Otago.
Rain has been the winner over the past week of Super Smash action with Christmas eve fixtures between Wellington and Auckland washed away, then the Canterbury vs Otago men's game was washed away.
Northern Districts and Central Districts shared a win each in their opening day of Super Smash action with the CD taking a win in the women's game and ND winning the men's encounter.
Wellington started their Super Smash campaigns with a double-banger of wins over Otago.
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Super Smash cricket is underway with the Auckland blokes defeating Canterbury and Canterbury women defeating Auckland.
After sealing an ODI series win over Pakistan in the first two games, Aotearoa's White Ferns finished the third encounter tied with Pakistan with the tourists winning in a super over.
The Blackcaps summer of cricket is underway and there are plenty of seamers competing for game time across all three formats.
Ford Trophy cricket takes a break to open the Super Smash window and there are a bunch of younger lads who impressed in the first stanza of Ford Trophy, who folks should watch out for in the T20 competition.
Blackcaps return to Aotearoa with an ODI series against Bangladesh starting on Sunday with a fresh dose of emerging talent in Adithya Ashok, Josh Clarkson and Will O’Rourke.
White Ferns refreshed their mana with a win over Pakistan in the first ODI and the chaos of this win could flip the entire ODI series in favour of the hosts.
HBJ Shield cricket will take a break for Super Smash as Wellington sit on top of the ladder as the only team with four wins.
Aotearoa's Blackcaps have burst up the World Test Championship ladder with their win in Bangladesh, bouncing back after a loss in the first Test.
Finn Allen's second century in four Ford Trophy games gave Auckland a win over Northern Districts and kept them on top of the Ford Trophy ladder.
Of all the Aotearoa sports teams folks want to complain about, White Ferns seem to escape these complaints despite consistently being worse than Blackcaps, Football Ferns and other franchises.
The 2023/25 World Test Championship cycle and tour of Bangladesh started with a loss, a pesky loss that could determine the overall Blackcaps WTC outcome.
Aotearoa's White Ferns start their T20I series vs Pakistan today and will play three T20Is before sliding into ODI mode for their Women's Championship fixtures against Pakistan.