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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Never before had the two of them scored hundreds in the same T20 game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/411900/411948.5.png https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1519714.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1519714.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/bbl-2025-26-ss-vs-st-stats-a-landmark-day-for-david-warner-and-steven-smith-1519714 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:40:06 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/344900/344974.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/1490796.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/1490796.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/live-wbbl-and-bbl-overseas-drafts-for-2025-26-season-1490796 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 05:47:50 GMT Who makes the cut after one of the most thrilling campaigns that went to the final game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/394800/394897.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1469716.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1469716.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/espncricinfos-bbl-team-of-the-season-warners-return-breakout-star-maxwells-surge-1469716 Mon, 20 Jan 2025 01:42:16 GMT All the stats highlights from the two high-scoring matches at the BBL https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/394500/394540.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1468577.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1468577.html 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 Scorchers' route has just become difficult - they face Strikers at home first, and if they win they have to play either Heat or Sixers away https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/374100/374145.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1416973.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1416973.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/bbl-shock-home-loss-to-sydney-sixers-rocks-depleted-perth-scorchers-title-defence-hopes-1416973 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 06:52:34 GMT On the eve of a new season, questions surround the value of the overseas draft, the length of the tournament, and the return to the big stadiums https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/369100/369156.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1403911.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1403911.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/wbbl-2023-24-benchmark-wbbl-faces-biggest-challenges-yet-1403911 Wed, 18 Oct 2023 04:50:56 GMT It's a while until the men's team plays T20 again but there could be a few spots up for grabs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/353200/353279.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1355818.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1355818.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/australias-t20i-future-smith-short-and-hardie-among-those-to-stand-out-1355818 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 03:08:33 GMT What has stood out from the opening few days of the tournament? 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Brad Haddin had rich resources at his disposal and he managed them astutely https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151200/151270.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/588693.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/588693.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-588693 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A packed Wanderers had to watch their team lose disappointingly, that too to an Aussie side! https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151200/151275.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/588659.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/588659.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-588659 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The sell-out Johannesburg crowd anticipated a special day, seen in the buzz around the stadium, showing the tournament wasn't meaningless. But Lions' lacklustre show killed it https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151200/151269.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/588618.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/588618.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-588618 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day for the Champions League final between Lions and Sydney Sixers in Johannesburg https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151200/151264.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/588607.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/588607.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-588607 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A full house will be on hand at the Wanderers to cheer the Lions as they bid to entire a long trophy-less spell https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151200/151206.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/588466.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/588466.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-588466 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pat Cummins was the Sixers' finisher but their impressive starts with ball and bat were just as important https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151200/151228.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/588354.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/588354.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-588354 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day for the Champions League semi-final between Titans and Sydney Sixers in Centurion https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151200/151233.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/588348.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/588348.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-588348 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from Sydney Sixers v Yorkshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/150900/150985.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/586914.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/586914.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-586914 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The arrival of the IPL teams will give the Champions League its customary noise and colour. For now the lesser-known teams are warming up for the main event https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121500/121548.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/585709.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/585709.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-585709 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT