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Perth Scorchers captain Ashton Turner says his team faces a difficult decision on Joel Paris as the team attempts to win BBL title No.6 The Perth Scorchers are set to make a last-minute call on Joel Paris as the left-arm paceman makes a desperate late bid to prove his fitness for Sunday’s BBL final against the Sydney Sixers. Paris hasn’t played since injuring his groin in the four-wicket loss to the Melbourne Renegades on January 7.The 33-year-old took 11 wickets at an average of 16.72 across the first seven games of the tournament, and the Scorchers view Paris as an…
Coach Brendon McCullum has overseen his first away ODI win for England with Joe Root steering them to a much needed five-wicket win in Sri Lanka England have won their first away ODI under Brendon McCullum as Joe Root led them to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Colombo to level the three-match series. Since adding the white-ball position to his Test role in January 2025, McCullum had overseen 10 ODI losses in a row on England’s travels. The tourists knew a second defeat in Colombo in three days on Saturday would ensure they had won only one of…
Scotland will play in the T20 World Cup, replacing Bangladesh, who had refused to play their matches in India over security concerns Bangladesh have been replaced by Scotland in next month’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup after the South Asian side refused to travel to co-hosts India. The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) announcement on Saturday follows weeks of uncertainty, during which the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) repeatedly insisted it would not play its scheduled matches in India, citing safety concerns following soured political relations between the neighbours.Bangladesh had asked the ICC to move their games to Sri Lanka, the tournament…
England put a halt to their torrid one-day international record as they claimed a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka to take their three-match ODI series to a decider in Colombo. Harry Brook’s side bounced back from their 19-run defeat in Thursday’s series opener – their 12th loss in 16 ODIs – with an impressive display, bowling the hosts out for 219 in 49.3 overs after losing the toss and fielding first. England used eight bowlers and deployed 41 overs of spin on another slow wicket, where Charith Asalanka (45) and Dhananjaya de Silva (40) top-scored for Sri Lanka in a…
England will begin their 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup campaign against Nepal in Mumbai on Sunday February 8 with the fixtures announced for the 10th edition of the tournament, which will be held in India and Sri Lanka.Scotland were named last-minute replacements for Bangladesh, who will no longer take part after their request to move matches to Sri Lanka due to security concerns, following strained political tensions between them and India, was rejected by the ICC. England, champions in 2010 and 2022 and beaten in the semi-finals by India at the previous edition in the Caribbean and the USA in…
Scotland will be handed a last-minute place in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, replacing Bangladesh in next month’s tournament in India and Sri Lanka, Sky Sports News understands.Bangladesh asked the ICC on multiple occasions for their group matches to be moved to Sri Lanka due to security concerns, following ongoing strained political tensions between them and India. The requests were rejected by the ICC, who said there was no security threat and that it ‘would not be feasible’, despite the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) indicating that the Bangladesh government had not given them permission to travel to India. Image:…
Sydney Sixers have taken four flights in eight day while the Scorchers have been based in Perth for the ten days preceding their Final clash Sunday will mark another chapter in the BBL’s greatest rivalry, and Sydney Sixers will need to dig deep into their energy reserves to turn the tables on their arch nemesis. The Perth Scorchers will be aiming to land a record-extending title No.6 when they host the Sixers at Optus Stadium in the BBL decider. The match is Perth’s ninth grand final across 15 years, and they will start as warm favourites in front of a…
Former Australian white-ball and BBL title winning captain Aaron Finch believes the Sydney Sixers will be favourites to win the KFC BBL|15 Final, armed with the lessons from their loss to the Perth Scorchers earlier in the week. For the sixth time in BBL history, the two clubs will meet each other in the title clash, with the Scorchers eyeing an unprecedented sixth trophy, and the Sixers their fourth. Joining the latest episode of the Surge Podcast, Finch said he was not surprised to see the two most successful sides in the competition’s history making it to yet another…
Get everything you need to know as the Scorchers and Sixers battle it out for the ultimate prize in BBL|15 Match facts Who: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers What: The Final, KFC BBL|15 Where: Optus Stadium, Perth When: Sunday, January 25. Bat flip at 3.30pm local (6.30pm AEDT), first ball at 4.15pm local (7.15pm AEDT) How to watch: Channel Seven, 7plus, Fox Cricket, Kayo Sports Listen: ABC, SEN Radio. Listen in standard and real-time with no delay to live play via Cricket Radio on the CA Live app. Find out more here Buy tickets: A final release of tickets will go on sale at…
Allrounder Joel Davies has made the most of stable opportunities to leave a mark on Sydney Sixers’ journey to BBL|15 Final He might still be in the infancy of his professional cricket career, but Joel Davies is quickly stamping himself as one of the keys to the Sydney Sixers success. And that’s not just their long-term success, either. Davies shapes as a key figure in this Sunday’s BBL|15 Final against the Perth Scorchers after securing Player of the Match honours in the Challenger final against the Hobart Hurricanes. His multi-skilled feats saw him first contribute a rapid mid-innings 27 from…