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(c)Cricinfo en-gb The allrounder had gone nearly four years without a BBL appearance, but in echos of the Mitch Owen story, an off-season switch could be a masterstroke https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/410900/410912.5.png https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1516728.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1516728.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/inside-the-makings-of-wildermuths-maiden-bbl-century-in-record-run-chase-1516728 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:34:53 GMT The 515-run thriller saw both teams smash 250-plus totals, set BBL six-hitting records, and feature the first twin tons in a T20 chase https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/410700/410764.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1516337.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1516337.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/brisbane-heat-pull-off-highest-ever-bbl-chase-in-gabba-six-fest-1516337 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:09:06 GMT Perhaps to the surprise of no one some uncertainty over availability remains, but the demand of Pakistan's top T20 talent has always been high https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/410300/410355.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1515369.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1515369.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/star-quality-and-intriguing-battles-babar-azam-shaheen-shah-afridi-headline-bbls-pakistan-influx-1515369 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:02:04 GMT The dates and the fixtures, the players to watch and the players you can't watch, draft details and everything else you need to know https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/392000/392034.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1510189.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1510189.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/faqs-whats-in-store-at-wbbl-2025-26-after-the-excitement-of-the-womens-odi-world-cup-1510189 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 02:15:53 GMT Find out which overseas players the clubs sign for 2025-26 season with our live coverage 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https://www.cricinfo.com/story/bbl-2024-25-stats-steven-smith-matthew-short-shatter-batting-records-1468577 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 15:27:55 GMT Find out which overseas players the clubs sign for 2024-25 season with our live coverage https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/386800/386865.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/1449431.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/1449431.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/live-wbbl-and-bbl-drafts-1449431 Sun, 01 Sep 2024 04:01:48 GMT The Brisbane Heat batter talks about his 140 in the BBL semi-final, his day job making bats, and more https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/375500/375523.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1420032.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1420032.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/hey-im-here-josh-brown-is-on-the-t20-world-stage-1420032 Wed, 07 Feb 2024 02:24:26 GMT The batter's 140 against Strikers is also the third-highest individual score in BBL history, and the highest in a playoff match https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/374400/374426.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1417634.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1417634.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/bbl-2023-24-stats-josh-brown-sets-the-record-for-most-sixes-in-a-bbl-innings-1417634 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 15:36:48 GMT Essex allrounder a surprise hit with the ball in Brisbane Heat's march to the knockouts https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/372400/372488.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1417214.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1417214.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/bbl-2023-24-tall-paul-walter-makes-big-splash-at-the-big-bash-1417214 Thu, 18 Jan 2024 16:50:15 GMT He is the joint leading wicket-taker of the BBL season and hopes to avenge last year's painful final defeat https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/373700/373723.5.jpg 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https://www.cricinfo.com/story/power-surge-clash-with-rival-leagues-and-warners-return-everything-you-need-to-know-about-bbl-2022-23-1348820 Sun, 11 Dec 2022 02:35:27 GMT The challenges facing the competition were an undercurrent, but it made for a fascinating process https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/333700/333780.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1331437.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1331437.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/bbl-2022-team-comes-first-in-bbl-draft-to-highlight-the-competing-forces-1331437 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 01:26:11 GMT A rundown factoring player availability, team dynamics, and the order of the picks https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/333700/333782.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1330832.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1330832.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/bbl-2022-23-what-might-bbl-teams-want-this-season-heres-a-comprehensive-tactical-guide-to-the-draft-1330832 Sun, 28 Aug 2022 00:02:47 GMT National team's white-ball success and players' availability behind influx of Englishmen https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/331400/331461.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1292229.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1292229.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/bbl-2021-22-english-invasion-leads-big-bash-leagues-overseas-player-list-again-1292229 Sat, 04 Dec 2021 13:16:14 GMT Who needs what ahead of Tuesday's triple-header, the final round of group games? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/315700/315774.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1249155.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1249155.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/bbl-2020-21-play-off-scenarios-hurricanes-heat-control-own-destiny-stars-and-strikers-relying-on-others-1249155 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The allrounder has impressed for Brisbane Heat after paying his own way back into the game 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And will the X-factor become a factor? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/313900/313914.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1244166.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1244166.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/bbl-2020-21-how-have-the-big-bash-leagues-rule-changes-affected-the-season-1244166 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Treating T20 leagues as part of player pathways has helped spark influx into BBL squads https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/313000/313051.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1241407.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1241407.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/bbl-2020-21-how-england-came-to-dominate-the-big-bashs-overseas-pool-1241407 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex batsman starred on England Lions' 2019-20 tour Down Under https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/312000/312081.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1239073.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1239073.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/dan-lawrence-hopes-to-reprise-role-as-australias-nemesis-in-bbl-stint-1239073 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The New Zealand legspinner talks Brisbane Heat, bubble life and the players she admires https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/311500/311554.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1238088.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1238088.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/wbbl-2020-21-amelia-kerr-i-want-to-be-remembered-as-a-great-allrounder-but-also-as-a-great-team-person-1238088 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A host of leading players from around the world will be in Sydney for the WBBL https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/310400/310443.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1235800.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1235800.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/from-suzie-bates-to-laura-wolvaardt-all-the-wbbl-overseas-players-1235800 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Four teams are still in the race for two remaining spots in the playoffs of BBL09 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/298600/298612.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1214020.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1214020.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1214020 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT They are batsmen who easily mix classic red-ball technique with modern white-ball brute force https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/284300/284314.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1171853.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1171853.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1171853 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Know your Bash Brothers, look out for the Pope and the must-watch Melbourne and Sydney rivalries https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/274200/274232.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1169030.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1169030.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1169030 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Who could challenge Adelaide Strikers for this year's BBL title? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/272900/272906.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1169054.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1169054.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1169054 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kim McConnie speaks about WBBL and BBL as the shopfront window, the long-term strategy for the competition, the prospect of Australia's national players featuring in the tournament and more https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/278500/278502.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1152691.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1152691.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1152691 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The success of legspinners in this year's Big Bash, from part-timers to franchise veterans, means that everyone wants one in their side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/271500/271506.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1132994.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1132994.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1132994 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alex Ross was given out for obstructing the field. Many were not in agreement https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/271800/271880.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1132436.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1132436.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1132436 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cohesion is important in team sport and results in the Big Bash have promoted the ideal of a largely settled side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/271500/271517.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1131379.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1131379.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1131379 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A closer look at how Perth Scorchers, Brisbane Heat, Adelaide Strikers and Hobart Hurricanes have built up to the 2017-18 season of the BBL https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/258400/258477.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1129818.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1129818.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1129818 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There are lessons to be learnt from the success of Tom Cooper, Michael Beer, Samuel Badree (and Dipak Patel) at the top https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/256900/256971.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1078840.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1078840.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1078840 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the Chennai Super Kings v Brisbane Heat Champions League T20 match in Ranchi https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/168000/168067.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/content/story/675433.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/content/story/675433.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-675433 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the Brisbane Heat v Trinidad & Tobago Champions League T20 match, in Ranchi https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167600/167653.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/content/story/673595.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/content/story/673595.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673595 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT