The race for most wickets in Men’s Super Smash 2025-26 brought the spotlight firmly on the tournament’s standout bowlers, with consistent performances, early breakthroughs and decisive spells playing a key role in shaping matches throughout the season.
The 21st edition of the Men’s Super Smash will be played between December 26 and January 31, 2026, alongside Women’s Super Smash 2025-26.
As per the Men’s Super Smash 2025-26 Schedule, the first match will be played between Northern Knights and Auckland on December 26 at Seddon Park, Hamilton.
Ahead of the season’s start, New Zealand Cricket has released the Men’s Super Smash 2025-26 ticket booking link with price details for the fans to book their tickets for the tournament.
Fans can also check out the Men’s Super Smash 2025-26 live streaming, details to know where and how to watch the action live.
Most Wickets in Men’s Super Smash 2025-26
The Men’s Super Smash 2025–26 Points Table shows the latest team standings based on points, net run rate, and overall performance throughout the tournament.
Fans eagerly followed the chase for most wickets in Men’s Super Smash 2025-26, as several bowlers emerged as true match-winners throughout the season.
The following are the complete details of the players’ list with the most wickets in Men’s Super Smash 2025-26.
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| Player | Mat | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 |
| SC Kuggeleijn (ND) | 10 | 17 | 4/26 | 15.64 | 8.31 | 11.29 | 1 | 0 |
| H Johal (AUCK) | 10 | 15 | 4/21 | 17.13 | 8.29 | 12.4 | 1 | 0 |
| BV Sears (WELL) | 9 | 15 | 4/25 | 17.93 | 8.91 | 12.06 | 1 | 0 |
| CE McConchie (CANT) | 11 | 14 | 3/20 | 18.71 | 7.7 | 14.57 | 0 | 0 |
| AL Olliver (AUCK) | 11 | 12 | 2/27 | 25.16 | 9.43 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| BNJ Lockrose (OTAGO) | 9 | 11 | 3/42 | 23.9 | 7.85 | 18.27 | 0 | 0 |
| RD Harrison (AUCK) | 11 | 11 | 3/30 | 23.27 | 9.14 | 15.27 | 0 | 0 |
| AY Patel (CD) | 9 | 10 | 4/21 | 23.1 | 7.7 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| TJG Pringle (ND) | 10 | 10 | 3/14 | 28 | 8.35 | 20.1 | 0 | 0 |
| FW Sheat (CANT) | 9 | 9 | 3/13 | 24.33 | 7.42 | 19.66 | 0 | 0 |
| BR Hampton (ND) | 10 | 9 | 3/37 | 31 | 9.3 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| BG Randell (CD) | 9 | 9 | 2/31 | 31.55 | 9.79 | 19.33 | 0 | 0 |
| LV van Beek (WELL) | 10 | 9 | 3/14 | 33.11 | 9.82 | 20.22 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Fisher (ND) | 7 | 8 | 3/19 | 26 | 7.7 | 20.25 | 0 | 0 |
| S Dixit (AUCK) | 6 | 8 | 3/20 | 17.37 | 7.86 | 13.25 | 0 | 0 |
| MB Bacon (OTAGO) | 9 | 8 | 2/30 | 37.37 | 8.54 | 26.25 | 0 | 0 |
| LLB Harper (CANT) | 8 | 8 | 4/17 | 26.62 | 8.81 | 18.12 | 1 | 0 |
| CB Paul (CANT) | 8 | 8 | 3/32 | 25.87 | 9.4 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| BM Tickner (CD) | 3 | 7 | 4/23 | 11.85 | 7.54 | 9.42 | 1 | 0 |
| ZN Gibson (ND) | 5 | 7 | 3/35 | 15.42 | 7.71 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| AR Schaw (CD) | 6 | 7 | 3/18 | 20 | 8.23 | 14.57 | 0 | 0 |
| JR Lennox (CD) | 6 | 7 | 3/29 | 24.14 | 8.97 | 16.14 | 0 | 0 |
| JFA Field (CD) | 4 | 7 | 3/25 | 14.28 | 9.09 | 9.42 | 0 | 0 |
| MD Rae (CANT) | 6 | 7 | 3/37 | 28 | 9.18 | 18.28 | 0 | 0 |
| PF Younghusband (WELL) | 10 | 6 | 2/26 | 36.66 | 7.02 | 31.33 | 0 | 0 |
| JW Hartshorn (WELL) | 4 | 6 | 3/17 | 14.33 | 7.16 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Yahya Zeb (WELL) | 6 | 6 | 3/29 | 25 | 10.22 | 14.66 | 0 | 0 |
| LI Georgeson (OTAGO) | 3 | 5 | 4/23 | 8.2 | 6.47 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 |
| RK Gulati (AUCK) | 10 | 5 | 2/16 | 42.4 | 7.06 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| JM Gibson (OTAGO) | 9 | 5 | 2/18 | 39.2 | 8.64 | 27.2 | 0 | 0 |
| SB Davey (CANT) | 7 | 5 | 2/23 | 35.8 | 9.94 | 21.6 | 0 | 0 |
| DK Ferns (OTAGO) | 8 | 5 | 2/24 | 59 | 9.94 | 35.6 | 0 | 0 |
| IS Sodhi (CANT) | 6 | 4 | 2/33 | 51.5 | 9.36 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| TA Findlay (CD) | 6 | 4 | 2/42 | 49.75 | 9.7 | 30.75 | 0 | 0 |
| MW Snedden (WELL) | 6 | 4 | 2/45 | 46.5 | 10.33 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| TM Johnson (OTAGO) | 7 | 3 | 2/20 | 25.33 | 6.9 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| OT Jackson (WELL) | 3 | 3 | 2/19 | 15.66 | 7.83 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| GD Phillips (OTAGO) | 2 | 2 | 2/29 | 18.5 | 7.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| HR Cooper (ND) | 5 | 2 | 2/29 | 19.5 | 7.8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| ZAJ Cumming (OTAGO) | 3 | 2 | 1/17 | 38 | 8.44 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| R Ravindra (WELL) | 3 | 2 | 2/24 | 26 | 8.66 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| JM Tashkoff (WELL) | 10 | 2 | 2/44 | 54 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| JA Duffy (OTAGO) | 2 | 2 | 1/24 | 34 | 9.71 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| NA Greenwood (WELL) | 2 | 2 | 2/20 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| JH Brown (ND) | 6 | 2 | 1/9 | 35.5 | 10.14 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| KDC Clarke (ND) | 4 | 2 | 1/27 | 72 | 10.28 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| JA Clarkson (CD) | 6 | 2 | 2/42 | 58.5 | 10.63 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Santner (ND) | 2 | 1 | 1/34 | 52 | 6.5 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| KA Jamieson (CANT) | 2 | 1 | 1/23 | 57 | 7.12 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| D Foxcroft (CD) | 9 | 1 | 1/12 | 75 | 8.33 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| ATE Hazeldine (OTAGO) | 4 | 1 | 1/19 | 111 | 9.25 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
| BG Lister (AUCK) | 2 | 1 | 1/45 | 72 | 10.28 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| A Ashok (AUCK) | 6 | 1 | 1/55 | 137 | 10.53 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
| DN Phillips (AUCK) | 11 | 1 | 1/12 | 34 | 11.33 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| MJG Rippon (CANT) | 2 | 1 | 1/15 | 35 | 11.66 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| RL Toole (CD) | 2 | 1 | 1/16 | 47 | 11.75 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| S Keene (AUCK) | 2 | 1 | 1/40 | 40 | 13.33 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Raunaq Kapur (CANT) | 1 | 1 | 1/41 | 41 | 13.66 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
Also Read: Most Runs in Men’s Super Smash 2025-26 – Leading Run Scorer
Men’s Super Smash 2025-26 Format
- Six Teams compete in a double round-robin league stage, where each team plays 10 matches.
- A total of 30 league stage games will be played before the knockout stage games.
- The top team in the group stages will advance straight to the final, while the second and third-placed teams will play off in an elimination final.
- The winner of the elimination will be the second finalist
- Each team winning a game will get 4 points, while a tie and a result game ends in each team getting two points. The losing teams will not receive any points.
Men’s Super Smash 2025-26 Venues
Listed below are the list of venues across New Zealand used for Men’s Super Smash 2025-26.
- Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
- Basin Reserve, Wellington
- Hagley Oval, Christchurch
- Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North
- Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
- Seddon Park, Hamilton
- University Oval, Dunedin
- McLean Park, Napier
- Molyneux Park, Alexandra
- Saxton Oval, Nelson
Men’s Super Smash 2025-26 Winners List
Check out the winners and runner-up of the Men’s Super Smash over the years, listed below.
| Season | Winner | Runner-up |
| 2025-26 | Northern Districts | Canterbury |
| 2024–25 | Central Stags | Canterbury Kings |
| 2023–24 | Auckland Aces | Canterbury Kings |
| 2022–23 | Northern Brave | Canterbury Kings |
| 2021–22 | Northern Brave | Canterbury Kings |
| 2020–21 | Wellington Firebirds | Canterbury Kings |
| 2019–20 | Wellington Firebirds | Auckland Aces |
| 2018–19 | Central Stags | Northern Brave |
| 2017–18 | Northern Brave | Central Stags |
| 2016–17 | Wellington Firebirds | Central Stags |
| 2015–16 | Auckland Aces | Otago Volts |
| 2014–15 | Wellington Firebirds | Auckland Aces |
| 2013–14 | Northern Brave | Otago Volts |
| 2012–13 | Otago Volts | Wellington Firebirds |
| 2011–12 | Auckland Aces | Canterbury Kings |
| 2010–11 | Auckland Aces | Central Stags |
| 2009–10 | Central Stags | Auckland Aces |
| 2008–09 | Otago Volts | Canterbury Kings |
| 2007–08 | Canterbury Kings | Northern Brave |
| 2006–07 | Auckland Aces | Otago Volts |
| 2005–06 | Canterbury Kings | Auckland Aces |
