Beginning January 27th, the Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers, Melbourne Renegades, Sydney Thunder and Brisbane Heat will fight to the finish in this year’s Big Bash League Finals.
Kicking off with tonight’s Eliminator between Sydney Thunder and the Brisbane Heat, live and free from 7.00pm AEDT on Channel Seven and 7mate, the winner of the do-or-die clash will progress to Sunday evening’s Knockout, against the Melbourne Renegades.
With a host of international cricket’s biggest names featuring in this year’s finals, Australian Test stars Usman Khawaja and David Warner will take to the field at the Sydney Showgrounds.
On Saturday night, Seven heads west to see the Perth Scorchers take on the Sydney Sixers at Optus Stadium from 7.00pm AEDT on Channel Seven and 7mate, with Seven’s own Justin Langer on deck to commentate the match featuring the team he previously led.
Former Australian cricket captain Steve Smith will take to the field on Saturday night when he lines up for the Sixers. Off the back of making 328 runs from four innings with scores of 36, 101, 125 not out and 66, Smith will be looking to take his team straight to next Saturday night’s Big Bash League12 Final.
Then, on Sunday afternoon, Australia’s women’s cricket team will battle Pakistan in the final Women’s T20 match, direct from Manuka Oval from 1.30pm AEDT, before the Melbourne Renegades take on the winner of tonight’s Eliminator from Marvel Stadium at 7.00pm on Channel Seven and 7mate.
With every Big Bash League12 Finals match and the final Women’s T20 match broadcast live and free on the Seven Network, cricket fans are covered for the next eight days, with Seven’s commentary team at the helm – headlined by Ricky Ponting and Justin Langer, and including Greg Blewett, James Brayshaw, Trent Copeland, Callum Ferguson, Holly Ferling, Damien Fleming, Brad Hodge, Mel McLaughlin, Alister Nicholson, Lisa Sthalekar, Kirby Short, and Elyse Villani.
Matches in week two of the Finals series will be held at the home venues of the teams that have earned the right to host by finishing first and second on the ladder. These teams are Perth Scorchers (Optus Stadium) and Sydney Sixers (Sydney Cricket Ground).
Fans can also tune into Seven for the Australian Cricket Awards on Monday evening from 7.30pm AEDT on 7mate, where the Allan Border Medal and Belinda Clarke Award will be awarded to this season’s best men’s and women’s player, respectively.
Seven’s Mel McLaughlin and Jason Richardson will host the evening, while Erin Holland and Chris Green deliver all the fun from the Blue Carpet on Australian cricket’s night of nights.
Throughout the week, fans can tune into 7plus for on-demand cricket content, including:
• The Spin: Every week during the BBL season, Lisa Sthalekar, Brad Hodge and Jason Richardson take a deep dive into the word of cricket
• The Grade Cricketer: Comedic duo The Grade Cricketer are back on 7plus joined by some of the sport’s biggest names
• Stumped: Hosted by Seven’s team of commentators, the cricket quiz that is so bad, it’s good is available on 7plus for the 2022-23 summer of cricket
• Stars TV: Stars TV takes you inside the Melbourne Stars, with behind-the-scenes access to some of the biggest names and rising stars of world cricket
• Renegades Recruit: Cricketers from across Victoria come together to compete for a unique high-performance opportunity with the Renegades Academy. The winner of the show receives an opportunity to develop their cricket with the Renegades
For all the BBL Finals action, tune into the 7News.com.au 7Cricket match centre.