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Abandoned match forces Scorchers to reset BBL defence

A match abandoned due to a dangerous pitch was an unusual way for the Perth Scorchers to begin the season as they chase a third straight BBL title.

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Gades-Scorchers BBL game abandoned due to unsafe pitch

The Melbourne Renegades-Perth Scorchers BBL clash in Geelong was abandoned with fewer than seven overs bowled because of safety concerns over the pitch.

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'It's on': Perth Scorchers eye BBL's first three-peat

Even the Perth Scorchers' rivals concede it will be difficult to prevent the perennial heavyweights from clinching the first "three-peat" in BBL history.

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On-fire Heat ready to take down Strikers in WBBL GF

The Brisbane Heat have defeated the Thunder and Scorchers in consecutive days, but they will start as underdogs in Saturday's grand final against Adelaide.

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Voll snares 4-19 as Heat cruise into WBBL grand final

Grace Harris has thumped a 26-ball half-century before spinner Georgia Voll snared 4-19 with the ball to help guide the Brisbane Heat to victory over Perth.

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NZ stars given green light to put WBBL ahead of country

Brisbane Heat star Amelia Kerr says she will be available for Saturday's WBBL grand final if her side can overcome Perth Scorchers on enemy territory.

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'Annoyed' Thunder aiming to knock off Heat in Perth

The Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder will lock horns at the WACA Ground with the winner to face the Perth Scorchers in a WBBL preliminary final.

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Dunkley and Day shine as Stars upset Scorchers in WBBL

Perth's hopes of finishing top of the WBBL ladder have been hit with a 33-run loss to the Melbourne Stars in Perth.

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Australian quick Darcie Brown closes in on return

Australian pace bowler Darcie Brown is set to return to the Adelaide Strikers' playing XI this week after missing more than a month with a hamstring injury.

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Thunder, Strikers book WBBL finals spots with big wins

The WBBL's finals series is taking shape after Sydney Thunder and Adelaide Strikers booked their spots alongside Perth Scorchers with big wins on Saturday.

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Scorchers end Sixers' WBBL winning run with big victory

The Sydney Sixers' four-match winning streak has been brought to a crashing halt in a 61-run defeat to the ladder-leading Perth Scorchers.

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Scorchers atop WBBL ladder after Mooney blitzes Thunder

The Perth Scorchers have beaten and overtaken the WBBL's top-of-the-table Sydney Thunder, whose bowling attack had no answers to centurion Beth Mooney.

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Scorchers belt 'Gades, Heat hold off Strikers in WBBL

Perth star Sophie Devine has blasted the Scorchers to a thumping 10-wicket WBBL win over Melbourne Renegades who've now lost seven matches in a row.

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Sixers snared in Scorchers' spinners' web in WBBL

Another Ellyse Perry half-century was in vain as the Sixers were undone by the Scorchers' spinners in Perth, with Alana King producing an allround display.

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Bizarre run out helps Adelaide end Heat's WBBL start

Amanda-Jade Wellington has effected a bizarre run out to help Adelaide beat Brisbane in the WBBL, after the Melbourne Stars also defeated Perth.

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Scorchers thump Hurricanes by seven wickets in WBBL

Maddy Darke's career-best WBBL knock has helped the Perth Scorchers knock off the Hobart Hurricanes for the second time this season.

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Harris breaks WBBL records and bat in Heat win

Grace Harris has set records for the highest WBBL score and most sixes in an innings in Brisbane Heat's 50-run win over Perth Scorchers in Sydney.

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Lanning fires up at England star's scorching WBBL move

Australian star Meg Lanning has slammed the WBBL's decision to allow England hero Nat Sciver-Brunt to play for Perth despite avoiding the competition's draft.

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Bancroft leaves BBL champs to join Sydney Thunder

Opening batsman Cameron Bancroft has left BBL champions Perth Scorchers for a three-year deal with Sydney Thunder.

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Bristol Flyers head into BBL Playoffs in perfect shape after back-to-back wins

Bristol Flyers will face Manchester Giants in the post-season quarter-finals after rounding off the regular BBL season with wins over Surrey Scorchers and Sheffield Sharks

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AJ Tye out to repeat BBL triumph in England's T20 Blast

AJ Tye, fresh from helping Perth Scorchers to the BBL title, has been signed by Northamptonshire to gun for English cricket's equivalent crown, the T20 Blast.

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Scorchers accountant Hobson won't quit his day job yet

Accountant Nick Hobson has shot to fame through his heroics in the BBL grand final but is unsure whether it will lead to a full-time cricket contract.

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How Cooper Connolly helped lift Perth Scorchers to fifth BBL crown with victory over Brisbane Heat

While admitting to being "very nervous", 19-year-old Connolly — playing in just his fourth BBL match — shows poise beyond his years and experience in guiding the Scorchers to a record-extending championship triumph.

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BBL title hat-trick the next challenge for Scorchers

The Perth Scorchers are already the most successful team in BBL history, and they can create history next season by winning a hat-trick of titles.

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Heat to bounce back from BBL final heartbreak

The Brisbane Heat came close to winning this season's BBL title, and captain Jimmy Peirson feels like the team has the right ingredients for future success.

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