It wasn't either super or smashing, in terms of the batting on display, but the Central Stags will take it after claiming the Super Smash Twenty20 title today to avoid a runners-up placing for a third straight year.
In a match containing 16 past or present New Zealand internationals it was one of the minority without a black cap that proved to be the factor with Central batsman Dean Foxcroft the only player to score more than 18 in a low-scoring final.
Foxcroft made 63 from 50 balls as Central stuttered to 147 for eight, at one point looking unlikely to bat out their allotted 20 overs. But somehow it was easily more than enough with the hosts bowled out for just 80 to see the Stags win by 67 runs.
In last year's final Central struggled to make just 99 for eight from their 20 overs as Northern cruised to a nine-wicket win. Bowling the hosts out for the lowest score recorded in a domestic T20 final and the Knights' second lowest in their history no doubt made up for it.
At the midway point it seemed like last year, Central hadn't done enough batting first. It wasn't exactly a carbon copy with some lower order hitting rescuing a disappointing showing from their recognised batsmen. If it wasn't for Foxcroft's 63, it would have been much worse.