The best T20 practitioners in New Zealand are bouncing on their toes ready to head out into the big fields and bright lights to impress the crowds this holiday season.
This summer's Dream11 Super Smash, presented by KFC promises to be a showstopper with plenty of BLACKCAPS and WHITE FERNS available for their teams and a great holiday season programme that takes in everywhere from Whangarei in the beautiful North to Dunedin and Queenstown in the stunning South.
First up we are headed to summer hotspot Mount Maunganui for the opening doubleheader between Northern Brave and the Canterbury Magicians and Kings, the action starting at 3pm on Friday 23 December with the men's match a '2022 Grand Final rematch' under lights for a great Friday night out just before the silly season starts!
Northern Brave's men head in as the defending national champions for just the second time in the history of the competition and with a strong squad, they are pumped and ready to make another big impact this summer.
Their opponents the Canterbury Kings have been one of the strongest teams over recent years but the title has proved elusive - having suffered the heartbreak of being the beaten finalist for the last two years in a row.
Is this their year, third time lucky now that they have BLACKCAPS leg-spinner, ex-Northern Brave stalwart Ish Sodhi as an added weapon in their attack?
Canterbury has certainly been in "red hot" form in both the other formats this NZC season as the current leaders in both the one-day Ford Trophy and first-class Plunket Shield, so they'll be looking to take that confidence straight into the middle of Bay Oval!
The Canterbury Magicians won the women's Dream11 Super Smash trophy two years ago and are keen to hit the ground running this year in the afternoon match that opens the bill.
Northern Brave women and the Magicians have both had a few changes to their squads with the big one being the transfer of ex-Northern Brave top order powerhouse Kate Anderson to Canterbury, so expect plenty of fireworks when these two teams meet.
Sixty-four games, 32 men’s and women’s doubleheaders, 10 fantastic venues, great family-friendly pricing for the holidays and all matches live-streamed and on demand at Spark Sport in New Zealand and with our broadcast partners abroad and heaps of matches free to air as well in New Zealand - it's going to be a super summer!