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Big Bash League 2020: Melbourne Stars beat Sydney Thunder – as it happened

12-12-2020 09:48

Stars 169-8 beat Thunder 147-9 by 22 runsStoinis top scores with 61, Zampa takes 2-10 8.48am GMT That’s two wins, and eight competition points, already for Melbourne Stars and the Big Bash League season is only three matches old.Batting first, the Stars looked on course for a very big score on the platform laid by Marcus Stoinis (61 off 37 balls) and Glenn Maxwell (39 off 29 balls), but a collapse of sorts in the second part of their dig restricted the tally to 169-8."He’s been outst

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Gurus, Power Surges and problem-solvers: Big Bash bids to be T20's biggest hitter | Barney Ronay

12-12-2020 09:00

Lure of T20 franchise leagues is greater than ever in the time of Covid-19 with coaches like Trent Woodhill leading the wayJust after eight o’clock on Thursday night, with the Hobart sky powder blue above the lights, umpire Paul Wilson began to whirl his right arm in the familiar PowerPlay gesture, before abruptly switching to three full rotations of his left, stern-faced but still jaunty, like a policeman forced to dance at the Notting Hill carnival.In that moment history was made. This w

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Advent calendar: Day 12 - Star performers of Women's T20 World Cup

12-12-2020 07:03 via bbc.co.uk

Day 12 of BBC Sport's 2020 advent calendar looks back at the star performers of the Women's T20 World Cup as hosts Australia won their fifth title.

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Big Bash League 2020: Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder – BBL live!

12-12-2020 05:42

Updates from the game at Canberra’s Manuka OvalAny thoughts? Email or tweet @scott_heinrich 4.42am GMT Breaking news: Pucovski out, Harris inWill Pucovski has been ruled out of the first Test against India due to concussion.Australia officials on Saturday afternoon made the call to pull Pucovski out of the Test after his ninth career concussion, replacing him with Marcus Harris in the squad. 4.37am GMT Sydney Thunder: Alex Hales, Usman Khawaja, Callum Ferguson (c), Alex Ross, Baxter Holt (

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