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BBL Final poised for an exciting finish

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Rajan Nath
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BBL Final poised for an exciting finish
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Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers: Melbourne Stars are all set to take on Sydney Sixers in Big Bash League (BBL) final scheduled to be played at Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. During the league, Melbourne Stars led by Glenn Maxwell won 10 matches out of 14 matches played. Marcus Stoinis was the highest run-scorer in BBL 2020. Now, the final match is not going to be easy for either Melbourne Stars or Sydney Sixers. In qualifier, Glenn Maxwell-led Melbourne Stars were defeated by Sydney Sixers at Melbourne Cricket ground (MCG). Steve OKeefe was Man of the Match for his magnificent bowling spell. He delivered four overs out of which he spared 22 runs bagging 2 wickets. publive-image The big fishes of Melbourne Stars – Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Nick Larkin – were not able to perform. While batting first, Sydney Sixers had scored 142-7. Chasing 143, Melbourne Stars were all out for 99 runs in just 18 overs. However, Melbourne Stars staged a comeback and defeated Sydney Thunder in the Challenger round on Wednesday. While batting first, Stars scored 194-2 featuring half-centuries of Marcus Stoinis (83) and Nick Larkin (83). While defending the huge score, Stars restricted Sydney Thunder to 166-8.
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Who will win the BBL 2020 title if the final is washed out? If BBL final is washed out then Sydney Sixers will be crowned BBL champions. As per the BBL rules and regulations for 2019-20, rule 16.10.2.7 reads: "If there is a tie (with no Super Over possible), no result or an abandoned match in the Grand Final then the home team shall be declared the winner of the final and BBL Champions." Now, since Sixers are the home team for the final match after defeating Stars in the qualifier. As per the rules, the winner of the Qualifier would host the final and the loser would get a chance in the challenger which the Melbourne Stars won on Thursday against the Sydney Thunder at MCG. https://www.ptcnews.tv/nasa-astronaut-christina-koch-returns-to-kazakhstan-earth-328-day-space-mission/ Squads: Melbourne Stars: Nic Maddinson, Marcus Stoinis, Nick Larkin, Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell (c), Seb Gotch (wk), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Clint Hinchliffe, Adam Zampa, Daniel Worrall, Haris Rauf, Ben Dunk, Dilbar Hussain Sydney Sixers: Moises Henriques (c), Steve OKeefe, Steven Smith, Josh Hazlewood, James Vince, Nathan Lyon, Sean Abbott, Daniel Hughes, Jordan Silk, Ben Dwarshuis, Josh Philippe (wk), Jackson Bird, Lloyd Pope -PTC News-
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