The BBL|15 finals fixture (all times AEDT)
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Finals fever hits the Big Bash
Every Finals match, live and free on Seven and 7plus Sport
Following a Big Bash League (BBL) season for the ages, fans are set for even more big hitting and nail-biting finishes on the Seven Network over the next week, as the Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers, Melbourne Stars and Hobart Hurricanes compete in this year’s BBL Finals, all live and free on Seven and 7plus Sport.
Kicking off with tonight’s Qualifier between the Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers, live and free from 7.00pm AEDT on Seven, 7mate and 7plus Sport, the winner of the clash will progress straight to the Final on Sunday, 25 January, booking themselves a home Final and securing the box seat to win the BBL|15 title.
The Sixers have been in red hot form following the return of Ashes heroes Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc, while the Scorchers have been the most consistent team of BBL|15 thanks to big performances from Mitch Marsh, Ashton Turner and Jhye Richardson.
Then, it’s a must-watch on Wednesday night when Seven heads to Hobart as the reigning champions, the Hobart Hurricanes, host the Melbourne Stars in a do-or-die Knockout clash, with the winner progressing to Friday night’s Challenger.
The only team in BBL history to not win a title, the Stars will have to dethrone the reigning champs to achieve the ultimate success in BBL|15. The Stars feature T20 great Glenn Maxwell and fan favourite Peter Siddle, while the Hurricanes will be looking to defend their crown through star players in Beau Webster, Nathan Ellis and Mitchell Owen.
Cricket’s #1 commentary team will call every ball of the Finals series from venues across Australia, led by iconic caller and Australian cricketing legend Ricky Ponting.
Ponting will be joined by Seven’s commentary and hosting team throughout the Finals including one of the competition’s greatest ever batsmen, Aaron Finch, Brad Hodge, Emma Freedman, James Brayshaw, Jason Richardson, Alister Nicholson, Damien Fleming and Callum Ferguson.
Matches in 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. Those teams are the Perth Scorchers (Perth Stadium) and Sydney Sixers (SCG).
Seven’s BBL coverage will feature a Friday night special of The Spin, the final episode of the summer following the Challenger on Friday, 23 January, hosted by Aaron Finch and Brad Hodge. This episode is set to be a must watch, previewing a huge BBL|15 Final and recapping an action-packed summer of cricket on Seven.
Seven’s summer of cricket continues into February with a Women’s multi-format International Series against India commencing on Sunday, 15 February, live and free on Seven, 7mate and 7plus Sport.
Throughout the week, fans can tune into 7plus Sport for on-demand cricket content, including:
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BBL|15 The Qualifier: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers
Tonight 7.00pm AEDT live and free on Seven, 7mate and 7plus Sport
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Richo hosting tonight, comms are JB, Finchy and Ferg
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I wonder what happened with the kids call of BBL. Also Heverin only called 1 game too. Maybe he was supposed to do the kids call but other commitments for him (probably NBL) meant it fell through?
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Rain delay in the Knockout tonight, not expected to end anytime soon. Cut-off 9.38pm AEDT if we get there.
Is Seven airing coverage or filler programming?
Credit to 7, I have made the switch this season from Fox for Big Bash. I prefer the Tests on Fox but the Big Bash on 7 they are putting a lot of effort in.
Give Emma Freedman the main host gig, I’d put her front and centre next year. She’s great!
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Oh no, we’re delaying again. The problem is it’s a finals game so isn’t no-resultable.
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Move it to tomorrow 7.15pm AEDT?
I think it’s the in-stadium feed which is also used by Seven for its news bulletins.
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Emma Freedman hosting today’s final. Ricky Ponting, Brad Hodge and Aaron Finch are expert commentators. James Brayshaw will call the match.
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Rain forecast this evening in Perth
Ironic. The bat flip was shown on delay on 7, since they only started covering the match at 7pm aedt. Was shown live on Fox.
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Fox rarely even show the bat flip
Is that new?
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I wonder if AFL will have the same with AFL instead at the beginning of games