Wellington, Dec. 23 -- New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has introduced a revised points structure for the upcoming Women's Super Smash season to promote higher-scoring matches and align with evolving international cricket standards, according to the NZC website.

The Super Smash begins on Friday, December 26, at Seddon Park between hosts Northern Brave and Auckland Aces and Hearts.

Teams can only receive one bonus point through either scoring 150 runs or more, regardless of batting first or second, or achieving a run rate of >1.25x that of the opposition in the second innings. Bonus points will not apply to the elimination and grand finals.

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