Sixers make it four in a row in last ball thriller
IN yesterday’s only game in the WBBL, the Sydney Sixers prevailed over the Hobart Hurricanes in a final ball thriller to win their fourth game in a row. After the Hurricanes posted 8/139, the Sixers ultimately reached the target with three wickets to spare. The Sixers needed 30 off the last three overs, and after […]
‘Bison’ blasts Bangladesh to keep Aussies rolling
AUSTRALIA will enter the semi-finals of the One Day International (ODI) World Cup on a high, after Mitch Marsh powered the side to a strong win over Bangladesh on Saturday night. Marsh was an unstoppable force at the crease as the Aussies pulled off their first ever successful run chase of a score over 300. […]
Big wins for differing reasons in WBBL
YESTERDAY’s action was a double header from Melbourne’s Junction Oval, which saw a pair of wins that were critically important for different reasons. Mooney masterclass helps Scorchers continue winning ways The Perth Scorchers were the first winners of the double header, downing the Sydney Thunder by 42 runs. After the Scorchers posted 4/159 from their […]
WBBL09’s contenders starting to emerge
AS the WBBL moves into the second half of its season, the gap between the top half of the ladder and the bottom is starting to open up. Scorchers dominate Renegades In the first game of yesterday’s double header, the Perth Scorchers made a bit of a statement with a 10 wicket win over the […]
Sydney’s Friday in the WBBL
YESTERDAY in the WBBL was a successful one for those from Sydney, with both the Thunder and Sixers picking up wins. Thunder survive nail biter The Sydney Thunder strongly defended a low total to defeat the Melbourne Stars by four runs. After the Thunder were bowled out for 125, the Stars fell agonisingly short but […]
Devine devours Heat to help Scorchers win
YESTERDAY in the WBBL was supposed to be a double header of action, but thanks to the rain in Sydney only one of the two matches got underway. Further north up the coast in the one match that did take place, the Perth Scorchers got the chocolates over the Brisbane Heat, defeating their hosts by […]
Triumphant Tryon leans on experience to gain success
THE Sydney Sixers can thank Chloe Tryon for ensuring they were the ones on the winning side of the equation at Jubilee Park yesterday. Her steady bowling ensured wicket after wicket fell in the crucial final over to hand the Sixers a four-run victory over the Melbourne Stars. Tryon said that there was a clear […]
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 […]
