The 10th edition and probably the biggest of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) will kick off on Sunday, October 27 with the defending champions Adelaide Strikers taking on the Brisbane Heat in the opener, in a repeat of last year's final.
Akeal Hosein was the third-leading wicket-taker for West Indies behind Alazarri Joseph and Andre Russell at the recently concluded ICC Men's T20 World Cup in the USA and the Caribbean.
Steve Smith, David Warner, Manus Labuschagne and Alex Carey have re-signed with their respective teams ahead of the Big Bash League 2024-25 season. While Warner has confirmed his availability for the entire season, the other three have all signed multi-year deals.
Brisbane Heat played some outstanding brand of cricket during the course of the league stage. They won seven out of their 10 games, bagged 16 points and conceded just one. Sydney Sixers finished second on the points table.
Sydney Sixers have played eight games in the season thus far and are occupying the third position on the points table. The Moises Henriques-led side has won four out of its eight games. While they have suffered defeats in two of their games, two others couldn't yield a result.
With three out of three wins, Sydney Sixers are shaping up to be the team to beat this season, whereas Stars are languishing at the bottom of the points table and are yet to open their account on the points table.
England all-rounder Tom Curran has been handed a four-match match ban in the Big Bash League for indicating umpire during the pre-match run-ups. Curran, who was recently picked in an IPL auction by the Royal Challengers Bangalore, is playing for Sydney Sixers and the club has decided to appeal.
The match number four of the Big Bash League between Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Renegades was abandoned due to a damp wicket. Simonds Stadium in Geelong was hosting the fixture.
The 13th edition of the Big Bash League (BBL) got underway on December 7 with Brisbane Heat winning comfortably by 103 runs against the Melbourne Stars. Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Renegades will start their campaigns as they face at the iconic SCG.
Amelia Kerr scored a well-deserved half-century in the match. She amassed 64 runs off 44 balls with the help of four boundaries. She paced her innings at a strike rate of 145.45 and played a key role in helping Heat get to 176 in their 20 overs.
Alyssa Healy is currently playing in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) for the Sydney Sixers. But her season is under the cloud now due to the latest injury. However, more details about her injury are yet to come out while the Sixers have also not ruled her out of the tournament yet.
Nathan Lyon has signed a three-year-long deal with Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League (BBL).
Women's Big Bash League 2022: Surprisingly, this isn't the first time that Sophie has been offered to be a part of the Women's Big Bash League. In the year 2020, she turned down an offer by Perth Scorchers owing to her issues with spending extended periods in biosecurity bubbles.
The 17-year-old Shafali, who in 2019 became India's youngest ever woman player to make her international debut, is widely considered the best batting talent in the world
Sixers now have won the BBL thrice (2011-12, 2019-20, and 2020-21), joint-most with Perth Scorchers (2013-14, 2014-15 and 2016-17)
The Sydney Sixers all-rounder smashes the second-fastest half-century in the league behind Chris Gayle.
Holder, who is currently in New Zealand preparing to lead the West Indies in a two-match Test series, will join the Sixers in Hobart later this month.
Sixers are currently placed at the sixth spot in the table, with 12 points from 12 games.
Starc was part of the inaugural Sixers squad that won the first-ever BBL trophy in the 2011-12 season and played 10 matches for the club from 2011-2015.
The 29-year-old again joins fellow Englishman Tom Curran at the Sixers and head coach Greg Shipperd said Vince brought a wealth of experience to his squad.
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