Melbourne Renegades v Hobart HurricanesTuesday January 26 04:50TV: live on BT Sport 2 Pluses and minuses of rock bottom campaign It’s time to reflect on the Renegades’ campaign. Positives: a rare against the odds win over their rivals the Stars a week ago, the form of wicket-keeper batsman Sam Harper, the discovery of giant leg-spinner
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Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers Tuesday, 01:30 GMTLive on BT Sport Can anyone stop Perth Scorchers’ unstoppable march to a fourth Big Bash title? After a brilliant run of eight wins from nine matches, mostly very one-sided, they’re assured a top-two place and therefore, two cracks at making a sixth appearance in the final. Odds
Melbourne Stars v Sydney SixersTuesday January 26th, 08:50 GMTLive on BT Sport Stars on the slide The final group game of BBL 10 sees pre-tournament favourites Melbourne Stars up against defending champions Sydney Sixers. Glenn Maxwell’s Stars started brightly enough with two straight wins but poor recent form means that the franchise may well be
Adelaide Strikers v Sydney ThunderMonday 25 January, 08:15TV: live on Sky Sports Strikers sitting pretty Strikers are nothing if not competitive. Shorn of their best player, Rashid Khan, they produced one of the most impressive performances in this year’s tournament by beating Thunder on Sunday. Batting first they managed a below-par 159, a score at
Sydney Sixers v Hobart HurricanesSunday January 24TV: live on BT Sport Returning duo boost the Sixers’ options The Sixers lost to city rival the Thunder last time out and with the Scorchers’ on an excellent run, are now under a bit of pressure to hold onto top spot. Whether they top the group or not,
Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers Sunday, 05:05 GMTLive on BT Sport We’re into the penultimate round of group matches and seven of the eight teams are still in contention. Thunder are third and looking good for the play-offs but Strikers are out of the qualification zone in sixth. Both come in off big wins A
Melbourne Stars v Perth ScorchersSaturday 22 January, 08:15TV: live on Sky Sports Stars dimming? Melbourne Stars suffered the ignominy of defeat by cross-town rivals the Renegades last time out. It was only Renegades’ third win and reinforced doubts that Stars have what it takes to claim their first title. As we have said before, there
Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane HeatSaturday January 23rd, 05:05 GMTLive on BT Sport Renegades waving goodbye in style Melbourne Renegades victory over the Stars on Wednesday underlined how one big performance can overturn the odds in the shortest form of the game. Chasing a par score of 158, Aaron Finch’s men were plodding at less than
Perera a bet On the face of it, Dilruwan Perera doesn’t have the sort of record that makes him stand out as a top bowler contender. His 162 Test wickets have cost more than 35 runs apiece and his strike rate is two wicks below 70. However, Dilruwan’s career is all about what he manages
Hobart Hurricanes v Perth Scorchers Friday, 05:05 GMTLive on BT Sport Here’s another critical battle in the race for play-offs. Just one point separates Scorchers and Hurricanes – the difference between second and sixth. Whoever wins will move into clear second. Only Sixers have beaten Perth of late Both are coming off good wins. Perth
Sri Lanka v EnglandFriday 22 January 04:30TV: live on Sky Sports Sri Lanka boost batting Sri Lanka, who batted like they needed a bell in the ball in the first Test, have gone to Specavers and found a reshuffle. Out go skipper Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis. In to the squad come Roshen Silva and
Sydney Sixers v Sydney ThunderFriday January 22, 08:15TV: live on BT Sport 1 Returning duo further boost winning side The good new for Sixers fans is that they look nailed on for a Top 2 finish after opening up an eight point lead over the next-best- the Scorchers and the Stars – and a nine-point
Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane HeatThursday January 21st, 08:15 GMTLive on BT Sport Strikers slump to Stars Adelaide Strikers remain in touch with the playoffs but Alex Carey’s side have not been able to put a consistent run of victories together. A record of two wins and two defeats from their last four is indicative of
Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne StarsWednesday 20 January 08.15TV: live on BT Sport Awful Renegades Renegades are destined for another bottom-placed finish after recording only two wins all season. The one-man show responsible for one of those, Mohammad Nabi, is no longer with them. Their plight is bleak. It is perhaps personified by the struggles of
Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat Tuesday, 08:15 GMTLive on BT Sport The race for the play-offs could barely be more beautifully poised. The teams placed second top and second bottom are separated by a mere three points. Today’s winner could go second Scorchers and Heat are in the thick of it, separated by just one
Sydney Thunder v Hobart HurricanesMonday 18 January, 08:15TV: live on BT Sport Thunder closing in on Top 2 finish The Thunder have had an excellent season so far and their priority will be to secure a Top 2 finish. Fellow Sydney side, the Sixers, look certain of securing one of those two spots and a
Melbourne Stars v Melbourne RenegadesSunday January 17th, 08:15 GMTLive on BT Sport Fletcher blitz downs the Strikers Pre-tournament favourites Melbourne Stars were progressing serenely to a sub par total against Adelaide last time out before a late surge set up a comfortable win. Andre Fletcher’s unbeaten 89 from 49 balls was a welcome contribution in
Sydney Sixers v Perth ScorchersSaturday 16 January, 07:40TV: live on BT Sport Sixers top Sixers remain top of the pile with seven wins. Last time out they blitzed cross-town rivals the Thunder in a rain-affected game. Set 129 in 14 overs, they were indebted to Josh Phillipe’s hitting. His 64 came off 34 balls as
Australia v IndiaFriday, 00:00Live on BT Sport Australia destroy teams at The Gabba. They have not lost there since losing to the brilliant West Indies outfit in 1988. They are aiming for an eighth consecutive win in Brisbane. And it’s the batsmen who sharpen the knife. So much so that we are spoilt for choice
Australia v IndiaFriday 15 January, 00:00TV: live on Sky Sports Paine game Australia should be 2-1 up with a game to play. They know it. That’s why childish antics from Tim Paine and Steve Smith came to the fore on the final day as India survived to claim a backs-to-the wall draw. What’s more important
Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers Friday, 08:15 GMTLive on BT Sport Will Stars improve back at the MCG? The situation is getting critical for the early tournament favourites. Melbourne Stars – the perennial nearly-men of Big Bash with eight top-four appearances from nine renewals – sit second bottom with five games remaining. This is a
Sri Lanka decent at home Zak Crawley will open the batting for England in Galle with Dominic Sibley as Rory Burns is absent to be at the birth of his child. Crawley is fast becoming England’s Mr Dependable. In an eight-Test career he has already batted in every position (opener included) in the top six
Sri Lanka v EnglandThursday 14 January 04:30TV: live on Sky Sports Sri Lanka decent at home Sri Lanka were hammered in South Africa in a two-Test series. But we can ignore those results because their truly abysmal away form is not replicated, as you would expect, in their own conditions. They lost a toss-dependant series
Brisbane Heat v Melbourne RenegadesThursday 14 December 08.15TV: live on BT Sport Heat drinking in last-chance saloon After three wins in a row, the Heat had their comeback stopped by the Sixers. And boy, did the men in magenta do it the hard way. For much of a chase of 148, the Sixers were behind
Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers: Wednesday January 13th, 08:15 GMTLive on BT Sport Billings shines but Thunder fall short Sydney Thunder have three players in the BBL 10 leading run scorers but Alex Hales, Usman Khawaja and Callum Ferguson made just 31 between them in Saturday’s defeat to Perth. Sam Billings’ 83 from just 48
Perth Scorchers v Hobart HurricanesTuesday 12 January 8 08.15TV: live on BT Sport Scorchers hot The Scorchers are running hot after four successive wins. But they remain in a battle for qualification because of their slow start – losing three of their first four and one wash out. Their upturn in fortunes coincided with the
Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne StarsMonday, 08:15 GMTLive on BT Sport Following Sixers’ win this morning, the two Sydney sides are opening up a gap at the top of the BBL points table. The next five teams however, are separated by just four points – the equivalent of one win plus the bonus point. Only Renegades
Sydney Sixers v Brisbane HeatSunday January 10, 08:15TV: live on BT Sport 2 Death bowling an issue but Sixers sill on track After a terrific start to the season that included a couple of nail-biting wins, the Sixers are finding they can’t always have things their own way and have now lost two of their
Perth Scorchers v Sydney ThunderSaturday January 9th, 08:15 GMTLive on BT Sport Perth scorching up the table The Scorchers may sit second from bottom but a three-game winning run has put Ashton Turner’s team within touching distance of the playoffs. Perth have a game in hand over the teams above them and a win here
Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne RenegadesFriday 8 January, 07:10TV: live on BT Sport Strikers steady Strikers remain in contention for a play-off spot after barely breaking sweat in their victory over Renegades on Tuesday. They won by 60 runs after they produced one of their best batting efforts, posting 171. And this despite the opening combination
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