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Steve Smith fired only briefly with the bat and then became frustrated at playing in the rain as Sydney Sixers lost to now six-time Big Bash League champions Perth Scorchers by six wickets in Sunday’s final at Optus Stadium.Smith made 24 off 13 balls for four-time champions Sixers – the team’s joint highest score in their under-par 132 all out – hitting three fours and a six before falling lbw to Jhye Richardson (3-32). Scorchers knocked off their target with 15 balls to spare at their home ground – Mitchell Marsh (44 off 43) belting the first ball of the…
A downpour ensured the bat flip was delayed by 20 minutes Joel Paris has fallen short in his bid to prove his fitness for tonight’s KFC BBL|15 Final with both Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers naming unchanged XIs as they battle it out for this season’s title. Scorchers skipper Ashton Turner won the bat flip and, in keeping with every game except one this season, opted to bowl despite both teams qualifying for the decider at Optus Stadium by winning their respective finals matches batting first. It was just the third time all season Turner has won the flip. A…
Seven potential Test debutants included in India’s squad for the pink-ball match in Perth Pratika Rawal has been named in an India squad for the first time since her horror World Cup-ending ankle injury, and is one of seven uncapped players named for the day-night Test at the WACA Ground in March. India on Saturday revealed a 15-strong squad for the match against Australia, which will be held from March 6-9 as the finale to the multi-format series which starts with the shortest format from February 15.They had already confirmed their squads for the three T20Is and three ODIs earlier…
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…