BBL|14 Season recap: Melbourne Stars
AFTER four seasons without finals, the Melbourne Stars overcame a 0-5 start to storm home in the new year and claim fourth spot. Their postseason run was shortlived, but came on the back of cricket which had them competing with the tournament’s best sides. We recap the Stars’ BBL|14 campaign. >> STATS RECAP: Scorchers pair […]
BBL|14 Season recap: Perth Scorchers
DESPITE missing out on finals for just the third time in 14 seasons, the Perth Scorchers found positives in emerging youth and a couple of golden individual campaigns. The five-time champions were booted out of fourth spot on the final day of the season after a run of four losses upended their campaign. >> STATS […]
BBL|14 Season recap: Melbourne Renegades
MELBOURNE Renegades fell short of a rebound finals run, but showed marked improvement and played an exciting brand of cricket throughout their BBL|14 campaign. Having momentarily moved into fourth after their final home-and-away game, the men in red were made to settle for sixth spot. >> STATS RECAP: Scorchers pair complete golden season BY THE […]
BBL|14 Season recap: Brisbane Heat
BRISBANE Heat fell short of defending their BBL crown, settling for a seventh-place finish having been in the finals race right until the last gasp. Having started strongly at 2-0 and progressed to 3-3, the Heat lost their way in the back-end of the season. We recap their BBL|14 campaign. >> STATS RECAP: Scorchers pair […]
BBL|14 Season recap: Adelaide Strikers
FRESH off a barnstorming run into last season’s final, the Adelaide Strikers started BBL|14 with a 1-4 record and never properly recovered. Despite being a chance to sneak into the top four until their very last game, the men in blue missed out for the second time in three seasons and finished bottom. >> STATS […]
Hurricane Owen carries maiden crown to Hobart
A HISTORIC Mitchell Owen century has helped deliver the Hobart Hurricanes their maiden BBL title. The towering opener blasted 108 off 42 deliveries to set up victory for the home side at Bellerive Oval, as they chased down the Sydney Thunder’s 7-182 with 35 balls remaining and seven wickets to spare. >> SCROLL to see […]
Sydney is Green: Thunder roll rivals en route to final
SYDNEY Thunder have progressed to their first Big Bash League (BBL) decider in nearly a decade after defeating rivals, the Sixers by four wickets in last night’s Challenger. The SCG was painted green as the Thunder, who finished last in BBL|13, successfully chased the 152-run target with seven balls to spare. >> BBL finals: The […]
Revealed: BBL|14 Team of the Tournament
SEVEN first time selectees have been named in the BBL|14 Team of the Tournament, including captain David Warner. The Sydney Thunder skipper, who led his side from a bottom place finish last season into tonight’s Challenger against the Sixers, scored 346 runs in his maiden full-time campaign. >> SCROLL to see the full XI Only […]
Thunder master conditions, set up Sydney Smash
SYDNEY THUNDER have won their first Big Bash League (BBL) final in five years to set up a Sydney Smash against the Sixers in Friday’s Challenger. The home side successfully defended 7-135 in a weather-shortened 19-over game at ENGIE Stadium to defeat the Melbourne Stars by 21 runs. While off-pace and spin dominated on the […]
Hurricanes storm into maiden home decider
HOBART Hurricanes have qualified for their first-ever home Big Bash League (BBL) decider after beating the Sydney Sixers by 12 runs at Bellerive Oval last night. A packed out local crowd was enamoured by brilliant defensive bowling as their side successfully defended 7-173 after being sent in to bat first. On a night for history-making, […]
BBL|14 Finals preview: Two teams hunt maiden titles
THE 2024/25 Big Bash League finals series is set to get underway on Tuesday night, with the four-match postseason determining who will be crowned this season’s champion. It comes after an epic home-and-away campaign which went down to the wire, leaving two teams yet to win a title in the hunt for their first. >> […]
BBL|14 stats recap: Scorchers top charts despite finals miss
PERTH Scorchers pair Cooper Connolly and Jason Behrendorff took out the main honours in the latest Big Bash season, despite their side being booted out of the finals race last night. Connolly’s 351 runs were enough for the Golden Bat, while Behrendorff snatched the Golden Arm with his 17 wickets. Connolly belted two half-centuries in […]
