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Bruce Lim/Photosport Kane Williamson played a starring role for the Northern Knights against the Auckland Aces in the Super Smash. Kane Williamson and Tim Southee rallied late on Friday to keep the Northern Knights’ finals hopes alive in the Twenty20 Super Smash. The Black Caps captain finished unbeaten on 79 off 55 balls while Southee made 24 off 15 as they chased down their target of 163 to beat the Auckland Aces by three wickets with no balls to spare. Southee hit two crucial sixes in the dying overs, as well as an inside edge for four with five needed off three at Seddon Park in Hamilton, but was caught off the penultimate ball, leaving Williamson to do the honours. ....
Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images The Canterbury Kings beat the Auckland Aces in the Super Smash at Hagley Oval on Monday (File Photo). Jack Boyle and Leo Carter led the way as the Canterbury Kings secured their first win under lights at Hagley Oval in the Twenty20 Super Smash on Monday, beating the Auckland Aces by six runs in a nail-biting finish. Boyle made 44 off 34 balls and Carter smashed 42 off 28 to help the hosts post 154-6 from their 20 overs in Christchurch. Matt Henry and Ed Nuttall then struck early with the ball, removing Black Caps batsmen Martin Guptill and Glenn Phillips and putting the Aces under plenty of pressure. ....
He reached his half-century off just 32 balls, bringing it up with one of seven sixes as well as finishing with two fours. The day began well enough for Auckland as they won the toss and elected to bowl. But it didn t take long for that decision to come into question as Otago hit 20 off the opening over. Hamish Rutherford and Neil Broom added another 14 in the following over and reached 41-0 before Ollie Pringle removed Rutherford (25 off 13) in the fourth. Broom continued to attack, finishing with a quick-fire 30 off 13, and Nick Kelly added 27 off 18, but it was Johnson who managed to kick on. ....
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