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Abandoned match forces Scorchers to reset BBL defence

A match abandoned due to a dangerous pitch was an unusual way for the Perth Scorchers to begin the season as they chase a third straight BBL title.

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Gades-Scorchers BBL game abandoned due to unsafe pitch

The Melbourne Renegades-Perth Scorchers BBL clash in Geelong was abandoned with fewer than seven overs bowled because of safety concerns over the pitch.

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Strikers' clash against Heat in BBL washed out

The BBL fixture between the Adelaide Strikers and Brisbane Heat has been washed out without a ball being bowled at Adelaide Oval.

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Smith scores 61 for Sixers in BBL win over Renegades

Steve Smith top-scored for the Sydney Sixers in a nervous eight-run win over the Melbourne Renegades on the second night of the BBL.

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Tall Paul's low profile adds depth to Heat's BBL push

Taken in the third round of the BBL draft, towering English allrounder Paul Walter looms as an underrated addition to the Brisbane Heat.

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Strikers have BBL spin depth to cover Rashid: Gillespie

Adelaide Strikers coach Jason Gillespie says his squad has plenty of spin options to cover the injury-enforced absence of BBL drawcard Rashid Khan.

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Stars skipper Maxwell sidelined, Coulter-Nile in doubt

The Melbourne Stars are counting the cost of their heavy BBL season-opening loss to Brisbane, losing skipper Glenn Maxwell and Nathan Coulter-Nile to injury.

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Munro knock shoots Heat past Stars in BBL opener

Colin Munro's 61-ball 99no has helped the Brisbane Heat to their biggest BBL win by 103 runs in the season opener against Melbourne Stars at the Gabba.

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'It's on': Perth Scorchers eye BBL's first three-peat

Even the Perth Scorchers' rivals concede it will be difficult to prevent the perennial heavyweights from clinching the first "three-peat" in BBL history.

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Big Bash League live stream: How to watch BBL 13 cricket free online

Big Bash League is back for its 13th season! Here's how to watch Big Bash League live streams from anywhere in the world – including free streams and U.S. and U.K. streams.

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Heat BBL deal music to ears of singing allrounder Wood

Professional singer and guitar player Jack Wood is ready to make the most of his return to the BBL with the Brisbane Heat after a three-year exile.

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Pakistan quick Rauf cleared to play for Stars in BBL

Pakistan tearaway Haris Rauf has been belatedly cleared to play for the Melbourne Stars, just two days out from the start of the Big Bash League.

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'It's exciting': Players back shorter Big Bash League

The Big Bash League's playing group has backed the decision to scale back the tournament's fixture from this summer.

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Starc's 1am text gives Johnson drive for T20 World Cup

Brisbane Heat and Australian bowler Spencer Johnson received an inspiring text from Mitchell Starc in a dark hour that has him primed for a huge season.

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Stars expect Pakistan tearaway Rauf to play BBL opener

The Melbourne Stars are still expecting Haris Rauf to join them in the BBL despite the Pakistan bowler's tension with his country's cricket authorities.

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Mooney makes fifth straight WBBL team of tournament

Star Australian batter Beth Mooney has been picked as an opener in the WBBL's team of the tournament for a staggering fifth-straight season.

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WBBL to consider stadium series earlier in season

The WBBL is open to reviewing the timing of its stadium series next summer but there is little chance that double-headers with the men will be reintroduced.

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Steve Smith returning to BBL's Sydney Sixers

Steve Smith will play for the Sydney Sixers again this summer after dazzling on return from a three-year BBL hiatus last time around.

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Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan undergoes lower-back surgery

Rashid Khan, Afghanistan cricketer, undergoes minor lower-back surgery in UK. Expected to recover soon, but will miss Big Bash League. Fellow cricketer Mohammad Nabi posted image of Rashid post-surgery. Adelaide Strikers, Rashid's BBL team, to announce replacement player soon. Rashid had threatened to skip BBL to protest Australia cancelling ODI…

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CA free up Labuschagne, Khawaja to start BBL with Heat

Brisbane have been told they will have Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja available for the start of their Big Bash League season.

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Afghan spin king Rashid Khan out of Australia's BBL with back injury

Rashid Khan, world's top-ranked T20 bowler, withdraws from Big Bash League due to back injury requiring minor surgery. Strikers GM Tim Nielson expresses disappointment, noting Khan's 7-year involvement and love for Adelaide and BBL.

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Blow for BBL as Rashid Khan ruled out of tournament

Rashid Khan has delivered a sizeable blow to both the Adelaide Strikers and the entire BBL, pulling out of the tournament to undergo back surgery.

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Hurricanes' new skipper Ellis keen on shorter BBL

Quick Nathan Ellis will lead the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League this summer after replacing veteran Matthew Wade as skipper.

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England star Brook pulls out of BBL deal with Stars

England star Harry Brook, who was selected with pick two in the BBL draft, has pulled out of his deal to play with the Melbourne Stars this summer.

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Green light for Thunder to roll against Sixers in BBL13

Sydney Thunder's new captain Chris Green will embrace facing cross-town rivals the Sixers twice during the upcoming shorter season of the Big Bash League.

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