Patterson fifty, Kelly four-for help Scorchers overcome Heat attack

Daniel Sams and Gurinder Sandhu stood out with the ball to take combined figures of 5 for 39

Usman Khawaja may be absent for most of the season if needed in the Ashes

National team's white-ball success and players' availability behind influx of Englishmen

Mooney made 83* and Athapaththu 70* against Thunder before the game was washed out; Melbourne derby was abandoned without a ball bowled

Wolvaardt and van Niekerk help Strikers beat Thunder; Sixers' Gardner scores 86 not out in a losing cause against Heat

A recap of the latest action from the WBBL with six teams again in action on Sunday

Devine destroyed Thunder with her third WBBL century. Harmanpreet took 2 for 17 and made 35 not out in Renegades' win against Sixers while Brown's effort wasn't enough for Strikers

Thunder captain opts to stay with her family after the birth of her son, with border restrictions making it too difficult for her to join the team

The tournament has had to navigate the pandemic once again and this season it will begin with 20 games in Tasmania