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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…
Josh Brown starred for the Renegades in both the Melbourne Derbies of BBL|15 Power hitter Josh Brown has committed to remain with the Melbourne Renegades a further two years. The opener, who joined the Renegades in BBL|14, will call the club home until at least the end of BBL|17. A relatively late bloomer, Brown made a bright start to his BBL career with the Brisbane Heat back in BBL|12 before moving to Melbourne at the end of 2024.”It’s been awesome at the Renegades,” Brown said. “I’ve really felt at home here and looking forward to what we can accomplish as…
The image of a left-hander blasting a whirlwind century after putting his hand up to open the batting for an Australian side in need is fresh in the memories of cricket fans. When Travis Head unleashed his attack on England in Perth in the first Test of the recently concluded Ashes series, West Australia youngster Will Malajczuk – part of the Australian training group for that game – was watching closely from the sidelines. Now representing the country at the ICC U19 Men’s World Cup, the southpaw smashed a rollicking hundred on Tuesday night having received a similar promotion.Four months…
The Canes’ season came to a close at the penultimate hurdle on Friday night Nathan Ellis’s hamstring injury and a pivotal regular-season loss have left the Hobart Hurricanes to ponder what might have been after the Sydney Sixers dashed their dream of back-to-back BBL titles. Steve Smith and Joel Davies were the key men as the Sixers powered past the champions and into the final against Perth with a 57-run win at the SCG on Friday. The Hurricanes were all out for 141 in the challenger final, with a 48-run stand between Ben McDermott and Beau Webster the sole partnership…
On paper, the Perth Scorchers batting line up in KFC BBL|15 reads much like it has in recent seasons. West Australians Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, Ashton Turner and Nick Hobson are all there, as is Englishman Laurie Evans after a brief stint with the Renegades.New Zealand’s Finn Allen returned for a second season, and if coach Adam Voges has his way, he’ll be back for a third later this year. Australian T20 captain Mitch Marsh is the obvious big inclusion for his first full Big Bash season since BBL|11, but he too has been a regular fixture at…