Aaron Finch's half-century guided Melbourne Renegades a seven-wicket victory over Brisbane Heat in the last league match of the Big Bash League (BBL) on Monday. Renegades skipper Finch played an unbeaten knock of 63 runs including four sixes and two fours.

Big Bash League: Finch powers Melbourne Renegades to victory against Brisbane Heat

Australia is going through one of it's worst bushfires in decades, the human death toll reached to 24 now, and it is said that a staggering number of 500 million animals have died due to these fires.

Bushfire Cricket Bash: Ricky Ponting and Shane Warne to come out of retirement to raise funds

Melbourne Stars' Marcus Stoinis became the highest run-getter in Big Bash League (BBL) here on Sunday. Also read: Big Bash League: Mitchell Marsh's 93 off 41 help Perth Scorchers beat Brisbane Heat Stoinis played an unbeaten knock of 147 runs against Sydney Sixers to surpass D'Arcy Short, who previously held the record with 122* runs.

Melbourne Star's Stoinis becomes highest run-getter in Big Bash League

Adelaide Strikers defeated Melbourne Renegades by 63 runs in the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) here on Sunday. Chasing a target of 173 runs, Melbourne Renegades had a very poor start as opener Marcus Harris was bowled off Travis Head's fifth delivery of the first over.

Big Bash League:Adelaide Strikers beat Melbourne Renegades by 63 runs

Sydney Thunder beat Hobart Hurricanes with two balls to spare, this came after Alex Hales quick-fired 55 runs in just 36 balls. Alex Hales was judged as the man of the match.

Big Bash League: Sydney Thunder beat Hobart Hurricanes by four wickets

Big Bash League's 9th season is going ahead with full throttle. Melbourne Stars And Melbourne Renegades had a screamer. Glenn Maxwell's powerful 83 off 45 balls powered Melbourne Stars to its fifth consecutive victory and maintain it's position in the table as Table-toppers.

Big Bash League: Maxwell's mammoth knock helps Melbourne Star cruise over Renegades

Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis was Sunday slapped with a hefty fine after directing a homophobic slur at Kane Richardson during a domestic Twenty20 Big Bash League game.

Marcus Stoinis penalised for passing homophobic slur at Kane Richardson during Big Bash League

Former India women cricketer GS Lakshmi on Tuesday became the first female to be appointed to the ICC International Panel of Match Referees. The 51-year-old, who first officiated as a match referee in domestic women's cricket in 2008-09, has overseen three women's ODI matches and as many women's T20I games.

Ex-Indian cricketer GS Lakshmi becomes first female ICC match referee

Nathan Coulter-Nile, who was picked this week for Australia's one-day and Twenty20 tour of India, was taken to the hospital Saturday after a bout of vertigo during a Big Bash League game.

Nathan Coulter-Nile suffers vertigo bout during BBL game

Jofra Archer took a one-hand remarkable catch near the boundary rope during a Big Bash League match between Hobart Hurricanes and Brisbane Heat on Tuesday. The 23-year-old bowling all-rounder displayed tremendous fitness by taking such a stunning catch to dismiss Max Bryant for just seven.

Watch: Jofra Archer's one-handed stunner near the boundary rope

Australia batsman Cameron Bancroft scored just two runs after returning from a nine-month ban while playing in a Big Bash League clash on Sunday. Bancroft came in after Ashton Turner's wicket but lost his wicket to Riley Meredith after facing three balls at Launceston's Aurora Stadium.

Cameron Bancroft scores 2 runs for Perth Scorchers after returning from ball-tampering ban

Australia's high-octane Big Bash League (BBL) will break with tradition and do away with the coin toss when its new season starts later this month. Instead, captains will flip a bat, calling "hills" or "flats" rather than heads or tails.

Australia Big Bash League to swap coin toss for bat flip

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