Lanning’s Scorchers pull brakes on Sydney Thunder
Meg Lanning’s 76 off 40 balls gave the Perth Scorchers the impetus they needed to break down the Sydney Thunder’s imposing target of 180, reaching it with just one ball to spare.
Healy hammers the Strikers with power ton
Sydney Sixers’ Alyssa Healy scored an undefeated 112 off 69 balls against the Adelaide Strikers one day after her undefeated 70 against the Renegades. The Sixers picked up a 74-run Big Bash Women’s League win, while the Hobart Hurricanes went to the top of the Big Bash League with a seven-wicket victory over the Sydney Thunder.
Stars and Sixers take the wins in Sydney
The Melbourne Stars picked up their first win of the Big Bash, while the Sydney Sixers romped home against the Melbourne Renegades to return to level with the Sydney Thunder at the top of the Women’s Big Bash, albeit having played one extra game.
Scorchers crush Strikers by seven wickets
The Perth Scorchers picked up their first win of Big Bash League 2018-19 as Jhye Richardson, Jason Behrendorff and Andrew Tye knocked over the Adelaide Strikers for 88 off 17.2 overs.
Thunder take top spot in WBB
The Sydney Thunder moved to the top of the Women’s Big Bash League with a six-wicket win over the Hobart Hurricanes at Sydney on Monday, while the Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Thunder enjoyed comfortable wins in the men’s Big Bash.
Devine dazzles, Sixers crash to Heat
Sophie Devine came out all guns blazing on Sunday as the first player ever to score a half-century and take five sticks in a Women’s Big Bash League match.
Tahir joins Sixers
The Sylhet Sixers have recruited South African spinner Imran Tahir for the 2019 Bangladesh Premier League.
T20 wrap: Paul’s 5-15 routs Bangladesh
West Indies’ Keemo Paul pulled off the 11th best bowling figures in T20I cricket history as the West Indies strolled to a 40-run win over Bangladesh in Dhaka to seal the series 2-1. Evin Lewis’ 89 off 36 balls with eight sixes was the backbone of the Windies’ innings.
Thunder strike down Stars in rain-affected encounter
The Sydney Thunder were at their destructive best as they beat the Melbourne Stars by 15 runs on the DLS method to take them to the top of the Big Bash League on net run rate.
Taylor takes Thunder top, Osborne keeps Stars in chase
Erin Osborne led the Melbourne Stars Women to their fourth win while Stafanie Taylor spun the Sydney Thunder Women to the top of the Women’s Big Bash League table.
Shakib silences Windies batsmen to level T20I series
Shakib Al Hasan put on an all-round performance to lead Bangladesh to a convincing 36-run victory over West Indies in Dhaka and level the three-match T20I series 1-1.
Renegades cruise to victory over Scorchers
The Melbourne Renegades cruised to a comfortable four-wicket victory over the Perth Scorchers, thanks to heroics from Sam Harper and Mohammad Nabi in a low-scoring encounter in Melbourne.
Strikers stroll to 5-wicket victory over Heat
The Adelaide Strikers – the BBL’s (Big Bash League) defending champions – got their title defence off to a winning start with a comfortable five-wicket win over the Brisbane Heat in Brisbane.
Harris smashes record 42-ball ton
Grace Harris’ 42-ball ton for the Brisbane Heat was the fastest Women’s Big Bash League century and the second-fastest in women’s T20 cricket.
Ingram returns to Delhi
Former Proteas batsman Colin Ingram was purchased by Delhi at Tuesday’s Indian Premier League auction.
