Sophie’s Day not enough to get Stars over the line
AFTER the most agonising of defeats to the Sydney Sixers yesterday, Melbourne Stars bowler Sophie Day was understandably frustrated with how things ended up. “It’s a bit disappointing” she said. “I think we had it there and I think we did majority right. We’re just coming in a bit on the wrong side of things […]
Sixers and Strikers triumph over Vics on historic day
YETERDAY’s action in the WBBL was not a positive one for the teams from Melbourne, with the Stars and Renegades both losing, to the Sixers and Strikers respectively. Historic trip east sees Sixers prevail in nail biter The Sydney Sixers reversed the result from their last match with the Melbourne Stars, defeating them this time […]
Maxwell doubles up in Mumbai miracle
IN one of the most memorable knocks in the history of the sport, Glenn Maxwell has single-handedly delivered Australia to a three-wicket win over Afghanistan in Tuesday night’s ODI World Cup match. The Aussies looked in serious trouble at 7/91 when chasing down Afghanistan’s total of 291, before Maxwell came to the crease with a […]
Sydney Thunders to top of WBBL ladder
SYDNEY Thunder have gone to the top of the WBBL table with an eight-run win over the Brisbane Heat yesterday. After the Thunder made a whopping 4/204 from their 20 overs, the Heat fell agonisingly short to record just their second loss of this campaign. The Thunder’s monster innings all started with openers Tahlia Wilson […]
Aussies hold on to eliminate Ashes foes
IT may have been nervous times for fans of the Australian men’s cricket team, but the team managed to conjure a 33-run win over England, to eliminate the latter from the 2023 One Day International (ODI) World Cup. In Saturday night’s game at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, England needed to upset an Aussie side […]
Big wins, small wins across the boards in WBBL
YESTERDAY’S action in the WBBL saw a bowling masterclass in one match, and a nailbiter in the other. Perry masterclass sees Sixers defeat Renegades The Sydney Sixers have picked up their second win of WBBL09 with a seven wicket win over the Melbourne Renegades. After the Renegades were bowled out for 104, the Sixers reached […]
Thunderous big wins for a pair of teams in Hot form
IT was another day of a double header action in the WBBL yesterday, as the Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder both picked up wins. Sydney Thunders topples fellow team in green In the battle of the green teams out at a very green Casey Fields in Melbourne’s outer south east, it was the visiting Sydney […]
Strikers and Scorchers make WBBL statements
HISTORY repeated itself in yesterday’s WBBL09 as Adelaide and Perth each picked up handy wins alongside some big performances from top-end talents. Strikers repeat history in Grand Final rematch In the first Grand Final rematch of season nine, it was a case of history repeating itself as the Adelaide Strikers made a statement with a […]
Hurricanes help stay in touch with top half of table
THE Hobart Hurricanes picked up a crucial third win of the season, downing the Melbourne Stars by six wickets. Melbourne batted first and made 8/142, before the Hurricanes made the target with four balls to spare. The Stars’ batting innings could not have gotten off to a much worse start, falling to 1/0 and then […]
History never repeats? Try telling the Thunder
SYDNEY Thunder have repeated history and bounced back onto the WBBL09 winners list with a 37-run win over the Melbourne Renegades. In a sense of déjà vu, this was the second time the Thunder had beaten the Renegades in the space of a week. Batting first, the Thunder made 5/190 from their 20 overs. Openers […]
