Cricket News

Melbourne and Sydney will each host two teams in next summer's new Big Bash League, and the Ryobi Cup will be pruned to squeeze the revamped Twenty20 competition into the calendar

South Australia's 15-year trophy drought ended with a bang at Adelaide Oval, where Cameron Borgas and Daniel Harris drove the Redbacks to an eight-wicket win in the final against New South Wales

South Australia and New South Wales will battle for the Big Bash title in Adelaide on Saturday

Aiden Blizzard has won three Big Bash titles with Victoria, and now he's aiming to help South Australia end their 15-year trophy drought

New South Wales stormed into the finals after thumping Tasmania on the back of Patrick Cummins' four wickets and David Warner's unbeaten 70 off 49 balls

New South Wales Blues crumbled to an eight-wicket loss to Queensland Bulls in Sydney, failing in their bid to host the Big Bash preliminary final

South Australia Redbacks spun their way to victory over the Victoria Bushrangers at the MCG - guaranteeing them the top spot and a home final on February 5

Tasmania secured a place in the Big Bash finals with a comfortable 40-run victory over Western Australia at Bellerive

A brutal display of Big Bash batting from West Indian Chris Gayle has lifted the Warriors to an easy 32-run win over Queensland at the Gabba - eliminating the Bulls from the competition

The 'Baby' Blues have struck again, this time cruising past the Queensland Bulls by 17 runs at the Gabba - the final scoreline flattering the hosts who were never really in the contest during the second innings

The Redbacks have proven why they are the team to beat in this year's Big Bash with a nine-wicket demolition of Tasmania in their top-of-the-table clash at Bellerive

A brilliant all-round performance from Steven O'Keefe lifted New South Wales to a hard-fought 17-run win over Victoria at the MCG, ending the Bushrangers' finals hopes

The South Australia Redbacks' spinners strangled the Queensland Bulls to reclaim top spot on the Big Bash table with a 10-run win at the Adelaide Oval

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan held his nerve in a chaotic final over and Tasmania won by two runs against New South Wales to go top of the Big Bash table

Michael Hogan and Shaun Marsh shined as Western Australia kept their Big Bash campaign alive with a six-wicket victory against Victoria

Daniel Harris and Kieron Pollard smashed whirlwind half-centuries as South Australia overwhelmed Western Australia

The Brisbane floods have forced Saturday's Big Bash match between Queensland and New South Wales at the Gabba to be postponed until January 24

Tasmania beat Victoria by nine wickets in a rain-reduced match thanks to a half-century on debut by Jonathan Wells, and superb late-over bowling by Jason Krejza and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan

A Twenty20 masterclass from Western Australian openers Shaun Marsh and Chris Gayle blasted the Warriors to a 19-run victory over the Blues in a rain interrupted match in Sydney

Michael Klinger's half-century led South Australia's surge to 171, and Adil Rashid and Daniel Christian finished Victoria off for 116 at the Adelaide Oval