The Australian Domestic T20 Big Bash League is upon us again after the successful fifth instalment was taken out by historical cellar dweller the Sydney Thunder. The Thunder was considered a genuine underdog, finding itself on the eighth line of title markets at $12.00 pretournament. As its form built throughout the home and away rounds, …
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T20 Big Bash 5 Semi-Finals Preview
Welcome to the BBL05 Semi-Finals preview. After 32 home and away matches, 8 teams have become 4 as we enter the knock out semi-final stage of BBL05. It is a familiar looking group of four with the Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars reaching their fifth consecutive semi-finals, while the Adelaide Strikers finished on top of …
T20 Big Bash 5 Round 8
Welcome to the BBL05 Round 8 preview. As we enter the final three games of the BBL05 home and away season, we have only two teams locked into top four positions and another four still fighting for those final two positions. Even though Brisbane and Hobart have won three matches, having already played all eight …
T20 Big Bash 5 Round 7
Welcome to the BBL05 round 7 preview. With only two short three game rounds remaining, the BBL05 table is really starting to take shape. The Perth Scorchers and Adelaide Strikers have cemented finals berths by both reaching five wins, while the Melbourne Stars and Sydney Thunder are well placed to take the final two spots. …
T20 Big Bash 5 Round 6
Welcome to the BBL05 Round 6 preview. As we begin the final three rounds of the BBL05 home and away fixtures, the table is chock-a-block with seven sides separated by only four points. The Adelaide Strikers are the first team to reach four victories which sees them hold top position outright for the time being. …
T20 Big Bash 5 Round 5
Welcome to the Round 5 BBL05 preview. The Big Bash League flexed its muscle during the fourth round of its fifth instalment. There were brilliant individual performances, tight finishes and truly enormous crowds. It proved that this competition is fast approaching the IPL as the best T20 product in the world and it possesses further …
T20 Big Bash 5 Round 4
Welcome to the BBL05 Round 4 preview. After three rounds of cricket we have a new favourite for the BBL05 title, as the Sydney Thunder remain the only undefeated side in the competition. The success starved Western Sydney based franchise has been the ugly duckling of the Big Bash, producing multiple wooden spoon finishes and …
T20 Big Bash 5 Round 3
Welcome to the Round 3 BBL05 preview. The three games conducted last round proved just how tight the competition is with a couple of highly fancied teams going down. Perth fielded a very strong side for its first match of BBL05, but the Adelaide Strikers were far too good and joined the Sydney Thunder as …
T20 Big Bash 5 Round 2
Welcome to the Round 2 BBL05 preview. The first group of matches to begin BBL05 produced some interesting results to say the least. There was a mix of close matches, blow outs, upsets and predictable outcomes. The biggest thing to come out of the opening five matches is the respective 2-0 and 0-2 starts of …
T20 Big Bash 5 Round 1
Welcome to the preview of the opening five BBL05 matches. The glitz, glamour and hard hitting of the Big Bash is back. After a start to the international summer that has struggled to gain the interest of the cricket public, the Big Bash is sure to produce a more exciting spectacle. It is faster paced, …