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Steve Smith has been at his best since returning to the BBL, but the Hobart Hurricanes are hopeful that will end this Friday The Knockout: Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Stars | BBL|15 Ben McDermott believes in-form Sydney Sixers batter Steve Smith is “due to fail” as Hobart sweat on the availability of two gun bowlers for the BBL’s grand final qualifier. While the Sixers expect Mitch Starc to shake off a shoulder issue, the visiting Hurricanes will wait until game day on Friday to make a call on pacemen Nathan Ellis and Chris Jordan. Star import Jordan rolled his ankle…
Aaron Hardie has enjoyed arguably the finest season of his BBL career so far Hard-hitting Hardie hits career-best with the bat It’s on the shoulders of players like Aaron Hardie that the Perth Scorchers have built their BBL|15 campaign upon. The allrounder’s consistent contributions with both bat and ball saw him rewarded with a spot in the middle order of the Official BBL|15 Team of the Tournament, fitting snugly between Matthew Renshaw and Marcus Stoinis at No.5. He has taken a career-high 11 wickets at a strike rate of 16.3, coupled with 334 runs at a strike rate of 147.13…
The votes are in so find out who the eight head coaches have picked in their best XI for BBL|15 David Warner has been named captain of the official KFC BBL Team of the Tournament for the second year running as five new faces earned debuts in the tournament’s best XI. Despite Warner’s Thunder finishing the last this season and Stars skipper Marcus Stoinis also being picked in the side, five of the eight head coaches nominated the veteran opener as their preferred leader of the BBL|15 Team of the Tournament. The 39-year-old cracked two centuries this season to take…
The two teams are locked in a five-match T20 series ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup Opener Abhishek Sharma has smashed an incendiary 84 to drive India to a 48-run victory over New Zealand in the first Twenty20 international in Nagpur. Put in to bat on Wednesday, India, who will begin their T20 World Cup title defence next month, racked up 7-238 with Abhishek hammering eight sixes in his 35-ball blitz. In response, the in-form Glenn Phillips struck a rapid 78 but New Zealand finished on 7-190 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium. Earlier, Abhishek, currently the top-ranked T20…
Bad weather meant the Stars had to chase Hobart’s total in a rain-reduced 10-overs-a-side match at Ninja Stadium The Knockout: Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Stars | BBL|15 Melbourne Stars coach Peter Moores has defended his side’s use of Glenn Maxwell in a rain-hit Big Bash League elimination final loss to the Hobart Hurricanes. He also thinks a tweak to the power surge should be spoken about, after the Stars lost their ability to use the fielding restriction tactic when their target was adjusted. The Stars went down by three runs to the Hobart Hurricanes on Wednesday night at Ninja Stadium,…
Afghanistan sealed the three-match series with its second victory in as many games Mystery spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman has grabbed a hat-trick as Afghanistan warmed up for next month’s T20 World Cup with a series-clinching 39-run win over the West Indies. West Indies, who lost the first game by 38 runs, got bowled out for 150 in 18.5 overs on Wednesday, with Mujeeb claiming 4-21 while becoming only the third Afghan bowler after Rashid Khan and Karim Janat to accomplish a hat-trick in T20Is. Earlier, Darwish Rasooli had followed his half-century in the first game with 68 off 39 balls…
The ICC management also engaged in a series of correspondences and meetings with the BCB in a bid to resolve the impasse, sharing detailed information on the event security plan, including layered federal and state law-enforcement support. An ICC spokesperson’s statement in relation to the decision read: “Over the past several weeks, the ICC has engaged with the BCB in sustained and constructive dialogue, with the clear objective of enabling Bangladesh’s participation in the tournament. During this period, the ICC has shared detailed inputs, including independent security assessments, comprehensive venue-level security plans and formal assurances from the host authorities, all…
England white-ball captain Harry Brook has apologised to his teammates in Sri Lanka for his role in a nightclub incident in New Zealand Harry Brook says he’s lucky to be England’s white-ball captain after an altercation with a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand late last year. A newspaper report said Brook was struck by a nightclub bouncer after being denied entry to the venue on October 31. The 26-year-old subsequently apologised for his behaviour which he felt “brought embarrassment” to him and his team.Talking to reporters on the eve of their one-day series against Sri Lanka, Brook said he did…
Melbourne Stars wicketkeeper voted as the competition’s best player for BBL|15 As recent as the end of last season, Sam Harper’s BBL future was at a crossroads. Melbourne Stars wanted runs at the top of the order to support their stacked power unit led by captain Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell and Hilton Cartwright, and through two seasons since his return from the Renegades, the Victorian wicketkeeper had produced middling results with 180 runs at 11.25 striking at only 110.When the club drafted Englishman Joe Clarke for a full season in June, it gave them both an option at the top…
Rain has delayed the start of the BBL|15 Knockout in Hobart Melbourne Stars will bowl first in tonight’s KFC BBL|15 Knockout after rain delayed the start of their do-or-die final with the Hurricanes in Hobart. Play was set to get underway at 9.05pm after rain eased in the Tasmanian capital, with the covers removed from the pitch just minutes before the first ball. Hurricanes XI: Mitchell Owen, Tim Ward, Beau Webster, Ben McDermott (c), Nikhil Chaudhary, Matthew Wade (wk), Chris Jordan, Will Prestwidge, Rishad Hossain, Riley Meredith, Billy Stanlake Stars XI: Tom Rogers, Sam Harper (wk), Joe Clarke, Campbell…