Australia are confident that the short, interrupted prelude to their tour of Pakistan will not affect their performance in the three-match T20I series or the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
Richardson, 34, had joined the Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League (BBL) on a one-year deal but could only manage two appearances for the team. A BBL original, he played for Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Renegades, winning the championship with the latter in 2018-19. Richardson is the fif
Perth Scorchers have once again etched their supremacy into Big Bash League (BBL) history by clinching the record-extending sixth title after defeating Sydney Sixers by six wickets in the grand finale at the Perth Stadium on Sunday.
Hobart Hurricanes skipper and pacer Nathan Ellis will miss the remainder of the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 with a hamstring injury, as per ESPNcricinfo. Hurricanes, who are playing the BBL challenger match against Sydney Sixers on Friday, are vying for back-to-back BBL titles.
A brilliant half-century from Steve Smith and Sam Curran and a fantastic four-wicket haul by ace speedster Mitchell Starc have helped the Sydney Sixers secure a five-wicket win against the Brisbane Heat in the 40th match of the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 season on Sunday.
Having scored his 10th T20 hundred during the Big Bash League (BBL) match against Sydney Sixers, Sydney Thunder captain and former Australian David Warner surpassed Indian great Virat Kohli to become third on the list of most centuries in T20s.
Smith achieved this milestone during his side Sydney Sixers' derby match against Sydney Thunder. He brought up his fourth BBL ton, outdoing David Warner, Ben McDermott and had laced his knock with five fours and nine sixes, getting his runs at a strike rate of 238.09.
In the WBBL, she has appeared in 129 matches, scoring 3,125 runs at an average of 25.82 and a strike rate of 133.71, with a top score of 112 not out, including five centuries and 15 fifties, while taking 60 catches and 45 stumpings.
As per ESPNCricinfo, a huge chunk of the Ashes 'class of 2025/26' would switch from Test whites to coloured jerseys of their respective teams, with Mitchell Starc also returning to the competition for the first time in 11 years for the Sydney Sixers. However, explosive batter Travis Head wou
Billed as a contest between two Pakistani stalwarts, Renegades' Mohammed Rizwan and Sixers' Babar, it was the latter who came out on top, scoring his second half-century of the season.
The T20I series will be played from January 7-11. As per ICC, the star trio will skip the series due to their franchise cricket commitments in Australia's Big Bash Cricket League (BBL). Notably, all three have struggled in their stints so far, with Babar managing just 71 runs in four innings
Babar has been struggling for touch in recent times, with the 31-year-old having only scored two half-centuries at the T20I level since the most recent T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies towards the middle of last year. This year in T20Is, he has made just 206 runs in eight innings