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Glenn Maxwell says Melbourne Stars’ BBL regular-season dominance makes their loss to Sydney Sixers in the final harder to take than previous failures.
Glenn Maxwell says Melbourne Stars’ BBL regular-season dominance makes their loss to Sydney Sixers in the final harder to take than previous failures.
The Sydney Sixers have been crowned Big Bash champions in bizarre scenes, triumphing over the Melbourne Stars without the need for synoptic charts or bureaucracy.
In the end, the conclusion was almost the perfect way to end what has been a funny old week in Big Bash League history.
The ninth Big Bash League season comes down to this: the Sydney Sixers hosting the Melbourne Stars at the SCG on Saturday night. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match from 7:15pm AEDT.
The stakes don’t get much bigger than this tonight when the MCG hosts the Challenger final between the Melbourne Stars and Sydney Thunder. The winner will go on to play the Sydney Sixers in the Final. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match, starting from 7:40pm AEDT.
Twenty20 cricket was first thought to be a batsman’s game, and the proliferation of big scores that couldn’t be chased down certainly helped that narrative early in the piece.
BBL stars Nathan Lyon, Callum Ferguson and Adam Zampa agree there should be a reserve day for the BBL final as rain threatens to ruin Saturday night’s decider.
If the choker tag wasn’t affixed firmly enough to the Melbourne Stars after last season’s calamitous final, Friday night’s loss to the Sydney Sixers would see it branded onto their green kits.
“Death, taxes, and the Melbourne Stars losing a Big Bash semi,” was the theme of a number of only semi-trolling tweets I saw on Friday night.
Sydney Thunder coach Shane Bond has taken a jab at the Melbourne Stars because of the side’s dire finals record ahead of their BBL showdown.
Sydney Thunder coach Shane Bond has taken a jab at the Melbourne Stars because of the side’s dire finals record ahead of their BBL showdown.
Sydney Thunder coach Shane Bond has taken a jab at the Melbourne Stars because of the side’s dire finals record ahead of their BBL showdown.
In the second BBL final, the Qualifier, the top-of-the-table Melbourne Stars host the second-placed Sydney Sixers at the MCG. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage of the match from 7:15pm (AEDT).
In the second BBL final, the Qualifier, the top-of-the-table Melbourne Stars host the second-placed Sydney Sixers at the MCG. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage of the match from 7:15pm (AEDT).
In the second BBL final, the Qualifier, the top-of-the-table Melbourne Stars host the second-placed Sydney Sixers at the MCG. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage of the match from 7:15pm (AEDT).
The value of momentum and the importance it holds in determining the next result is always a point of contention within cricket circles.
The Melbourne Stars will limp into the BBL finals on a three-game losing streak following their 71-run drubbing at the hands of the AB de Villiers-inspired Brisbane Heat.
Eager to sneak their way into finals, the Brisbane Heat need to win when they face the Melbourne Stars at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday evening. Join The Roar for all the action, with live scores and a blog of the match from 7:10pm (AEDT).
The Melbourne Stars have already guaranteed themselves a spot in the finals and the Adelaide Strikers can go a long way to doing the same with a win at home tonight. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 7:10pm (AEDT).
Sunday’s double-header games in Launceston and Brisbane only confirmed what we long suspected and already knew: Hobart won’t make the semis and the Melbourne Renegades’ title defence should’ve gone a whole lot better than it has.
The Perth Scorchers will look to erase a poor performance at home against the Melbourne Stars a few days ago when they take on the BBL favourites at the MCG. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match from 3:40pm (AEDT).
Big Bash favourites Melbourne Stars travel to Optus Stadium to take on a Perth Scorchers team full of confidence after three straight wins. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match from 9:10pm AEDT.
All eyes will be on this top-of-the-table clash between the Melbourne Stars and Sydney Sixers at the MCG on Sunday evening. Join The Roar for live coverage, with live scores and a blog of the match from 7:10pm (AEDT).
The Sydney Sixers host the Melbourne Stars – who have already clinched the minor premiership – at the SCG in a crucial clash that will shape the finals. Join The Roar for live coverage, with live scores and a blog of the match from 6:40pm (AEDT).
The Sydney Sixers host the Melbourne Stars – who have already clinched the minor premiership – at the SCG in a crucial clash that will shape the finals. Join The Roar for live coverage, with live scores and a blog of the match from 6:40pm (AEDT).
The Sydney Sixers host the Melbourne Stars – who have already clinched the minor premiership – at the SCG in a crucial clash that will shape the finals. Join The Roar for live coverage, with live scores and a blog of the match from 6:40pm (AEDT).
Glenn Maxwell says Melbourne Stars’ BBL regular-season dominance makes their loss to Sydney Sixers in the final harder to take than previous failures.
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