Cricket News

The Sydney Sixers gave away an easy chase with a collapse of 6 for 31, before coming back to clinch it in the Super Over against Brisbane Heat in the second semi-final

Mitchell Johnson has mellowed and is unmoustachioed these days, but the menace remains. That much was clear at the Waca as he blasted Perth Scorchers into their fifth BBL final in the competition's six seasons

Mitchell Johnson's 3 for 3 - the most economical four-over spell in the Big Bash League - led Perth Scorchers to their fifth final in six seasons

Meg Lanning was named the women's cricketer of the year and Cameron White won the men's domestic player of the year at Cricket Australia's annual awards function

Sean Abbott's unbeaten 33 and Johan Botha's 25 rescued Sydney Sixers from 6 for 97 and helped the team seal a chase of 157 with an over to spare

Perth Scorchers, led by Shaun Marsh's fifty, aced a chase of 135 in 13.5 overs to secure a home semi-final at the WACA, where they are tough to beat

The Melbourne Renegades kept their BBL campaign alive with a dramatic one-run win over hosts Brisbane Heat

CA is looking into an incident during the BBL game between Thunder and Strikers after the broadcasters passed on tactical information to Strikers captain Brad Hodge during the game

Ish Sodhi, who played three games, found dip, drift and turn to pick up nine wickets, including the second-best figures in the competition's history, and the best since 2012

Ben Dunk and Ish Sodhi helped the Adelaide Strikers register a 77-run win against Sydney Thunder, a result that knocked both sides out of finals contention

The Brisbane Heat became the first team to secure their position in the playoff stage of the Big Bash League, after sealing a seven-wicket win over the Melbourne Stars

Peter Nevill left the field with an injury during a BBL match for the second time in as many weeks

West Indies allrounder Carlos Brathwaite will fly back home after playing Sydney Thunder's next match

The Melbourne Renegades kept their chances alive in the BBL with a six-run win that knocked the Adelaide Strikers out

Melbourne Stars restricted Perth Scorchers to 7 for 134 before chasing it down with 16 balls to spare for a seven-wicket win

Picking up seven wickets between them, the two players helped Sydney Thunder thrash Sydney Sixers with eight wickets and 60 balls to spare

Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana will be withdrawn from the WBBL before the competition has finished, in order to participate in a training camp ahead of their 2017 World Cup qualification tournament

Hobart Hurricanes stayed alive in BBL6 with a last-ball win and a record run chase against Melbourne Renegades

An ECB delegation has spent time in Australia this month assessing the Big Bash League as they step up preparations for a high-powered tournament of their own

The Brisbane Heat captain has been suspended for one match after his side's second over-rate offence this season