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BIG BASH – MEN’S

Notable performances:
Usman Khawaja (Sydney Thunder): 109 not out off 70 balls (vs Melbourne Stars)
Nathan Lyon (Sydney Sixers): 5/23 off 3.5 overs (vs Hobart Hurricanes)
Nathan Rimmington (Melbourne Renegades): 4/26 off 4 overs (vs Sydney Sixers)

Usman Khawaja (Sydney Thunder) celebrates his hundred against the Melbourne Stars

Top run-scorers:
Usman Khawaja (Sydney Thunder): 109 runs (1 match – no average, strike rate 155.71)
Alex Ross (Adelaide Strikers): 103 runs (2 matches – ave. 51.50, S/R 171.66)
George Bailey (Hobart Hurricanes): 102 runs (2 matches – ave. 102, S/R 154.54)

Top wicket-takers:
Nathan Lyon (Sydney Sixers): 6 wickets (2 matches – ave. 8.50, economy 6.51)
Andre Russell (Sydney Thunder): 5 wickets (2 matches – ave. 8.20, econ. 5.12)
Nathan Rimmington (Melbourne Renegades): 5 wickets (2 matches – ave. 11.80, econ. 7.37)

Nathan Lyon (Sydney Sixers) celebrates one of his five wickets against the Hobart Hurricanes

Standings (after 8 of 32 matches):

Upcoming fixtures:
Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat at The WACA, Perth (Sat, Dec 26 at 7:10pm)
Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars at The SCG, Sydney (Sun, Dec 27 at 7:10pm)
Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers at Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney (Mon, Dec 28 at 7:10pm)
Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes at The ‘Gabba, Brisbane (Tue, Dec 29 at 7:10pm)
Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers at Docklands Stadium, Melbourne (Wed, Dec 30 at 7:10pm)
Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (Thu, Dec 31 at 7:10pm)
Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder at Bellerive Oval, Hobart (Fri, Jan 1 at 7:10pm)
Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades at The MCG, Melbourne (Sat, Jan 2 at 6:10pm)
Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers at The WACA, Perth (Sat, Jan 2 at 9:15pm)
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder at The ‘Gabba, Brisbane (Sun, Jan 3 at 7:10pm)
Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades at Bellerive Oval, Hobart (Mon, Jan 4 at 7:40pm)
Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (Tue, Jan 5 at 7:40pm)
*All times AEDST

 

BIG BASH – WOMEN’S

Notable performances:
Grace Harris (Brisbane Heat): 103 off 55 balls (vs Sydney Sixers)
Holly Ferling (Brisbane Heat): 4/8 off 3 overs (vs Perth Scorchers)
Kristen Beams (Melbourne Stars): 4/11 off 4 overs (vs Sydney Sixers)

Grace Harris (Brisbane Heat) scored the first century of the women’s Big Bash, smashing 103 against the Sydney Sixers

Top run-scorers:
Beth Mooney (Brisbane Heat): 334 runs (10 matches – ave. 37.11, S/R 107.74)
Meg Lanning (Melbourne Stars): 280 runs (5 matches – ave. 93.33, S/R 126.69)
Grace Harris (Brisbane Heat): 266 runs (10 matches – ave. 33.25, S/R 162.19)

Australia captain Meg Lanning (Melbourne Stars) currently sits in second spot on the list of run-scorers

Top wicket-takers:
Delissa Kimmince (Brisbane Heat): 14 wickets (10 matches – ave. 11.57, econ. 7.77)
Veronica Pyke (Hobart Hurricanes): 13 wickets (7 matches – ave. 10.15, econ. 4.71)
Kristen Beams (Melbourne Stars): 12 wickets (5 matches – ave. 8.33, econ. 5.00)

Standings (after 25 of 56 matches):

Upcoming fixtures:
Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers at The WACA, Perth (Sat, Dec 26 at 2:25pm)
Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars at The WACA, Perth (Sun, Dec 27 at 1:00pm)
Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder at The WACA, Perth (Sun, Dec 27 at 5:30pm)
Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers at The WACA, Perth (Mon, Dec 28 at 1:00pm)
Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (Thu, Dec 31 at 2:20pm)
Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes at Bellerive Oval, Hobart (Fri, Jan 1 at 2:40pm)
Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (Fri, Jan 1 at 3:10pm)
Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat at Kingston Twin Ovals, Hobart (Sat, Jan 2 at 12:00pm)
Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades at The MCG, Melbourne (Sat, Jan 2 at 1:40pm)
Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes at Bellerive Oval, Hobart (Sat, Jan 2 at 6:00pm)
Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat at Kingston Twin Ovals, Hobart (Sun, Jan 3 at 11:00am)
Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars at The MCG, Melbourne (Sun, Jan 3 at 2:30pm)
Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder at Kingston Twin Ovals, Hobart (Sun, Jan 3 at 3:00pm)
*All times AEDST