The Melbourne Stars picked up their first win of the Big Bash, while the Sydney Sixers romped home against the Melbourne Renegades to return to level with the Sydney Thunder at the top of the Women’s Big Bash, albeit having played one extra game.
BIG BASH LEAGUE
Sydney Sixers 130-9 (JC Silk 41 not out, SA Abbott 22, DP Hughes 20; JR Coleman 3-18, S Lamichhane 2-18, DJ Bravo 2-28)
Melbourne Stars 132-5 (PSP Handscomb 70, NCR Larkin 20; BJ Dwarshuis 3-26, SNJ O’Keefe 2-22)
Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets with 31 balls in hand
BIG BASH WOMEN’S LEAGUE
Melbourne Renegades 110-8 (M Brown 33, AE Satterthwaite 21; L Cheatle 2-6, EA Perry 1-16, 1-22, D van Niekerk 1-23)
Sydney Sixers 111-3 (AJ Healy 70 not out; M Strano 3-26)
Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets with 35 balls in hand
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