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Former England batter Dawid Malan won the Bangladesh Premier League as defending champions Fortune Barishal beat Chittagong Kings by three wickets in the final.

Malan, 37, made just one but Barishal chased 195 with three balls to spare in Mirpur.

Former Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal (54) and Towhid Hridoy (32) shared 76 for the first wicket but they slipped to 96-3 with the pair and Malan dismissed.

West Indies all-rounder Kyle Mayers (46) shared 34 with Mushfiqur Rahim and 42 with Mahmudullah but Barishal needed 22 from 13 balls when the latter was dismissed in the 18th over.

However, spinner Rishad Hossain came in and crashed 18 from six balls to give Barishal their second title.

The Kings posted 194-3 with Parvez Hossain Emon making 78 not out, Khawaja Nafay 66 and Durham's Graham Clark 44 off 23 balls.

Clark finished as the tournament's third highest run-scorer with 431, while Malan was 12th with 316, but at an average of 63.20.

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Alex Hales and Sam Curran blasted Desert Vipers into the final of the International League T20 courtesy of a comfortable seven-wicket win over Sharjah Warriorz.

Set 163 for victory by the Warriorz, Hales spearheaded the Vipers chase with 47 off 29 balls as he and Max Holden put on 71 for the second wicket in 7.1 overs.

Vipers skipper Curran then whacked an unbeaten 34 off just 15 balls as he Dan Lawrence, who finished 28 not out off 18, reached the target with 20 balls to spare.

Earlier, Jason Roy had provided the bulk of the Warriorz total of 162-7 after he clubbed a 56-ball 73.

David Payne finished with 2-28 with the ball for the Vipers while Nathan Sowter and Khuzaima Tanveer also snaffled two wickets apiece.

Vipers' victory in the Qualifier 2 match means they will face Dubai Capitals in Sunday's final (14:00 GMT).

"We have a very strong batting line-up so, if we can use our change-ups well, we have a good chance in the final," Hales said.

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Two-time champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape progressed to the final of the 2025 SA20 with an eight-wicket win over Paarl Royals at Centurion.

Chasing a target of 176, Tony de Zorzi and Jordan Hermann put on 111 for the second wicket to put the Sunrisers in control.

De Zorzi was caught off the bowling of Dunith Wellalage for 78, but Hermann pushed on alongside captain Aiden Markram (11*), finishing unbeaten on 69 as his side reached their target with four balls to spare.

Having won the toss and chosen to bat, the Royals also had a large second-wicket partnership, with Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Ruben Hermann, the brother of Jordan, adding 99.

Ruben outscored his younger sibling, striking 81 not out off 53 balls, while Pretorius hit 59 off 41.

Andile Phehlukwayo arrived to hit 22 from 11 as the Royals finished on 175-4, a total they were unable to defend.

Sunrisers will now target three titles from three editions of the tournament when they face table-toppers MI Cape Town in the final at Johannesburg on Saturday (15:30 GMT).

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Tim Seifert scored an unbeaten 40 from 20 balls to take Sharjah Warriorz to a six-wicket win over MI Emirates in the International League T20 eliminator.

Chasing MI Emirates' 146-8 in Abu Dhabi, the Warriorz were in control throughout and got over the line with seven balls to spare.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore made a run-a-ball 40 and put on 52 with fellow Englishman Jason Roy (26 off 24) before New Zealander Seifert finished the job.

The Warriorz will now play Desert Vipers in Qualifier 2 on Friday for the right to face Dubai Capitals in Sunday's final.

After putting MI Emirates in to bat, Warriorz captain Tim Southee was the pick of the bowlers as he took 2-24 from his four overs.

West Indies left-hander Nicholas Pooran played the standout innings for MI Emirates, hitting six fours and a six in his 42 from 22 balls.

Tom Banton (29 off 25) and Will Jacks (18 off 17) provided support early in the innings.

In the chase, left-armer seamer Muhammad Rohid took 3-32 for MI Emirates, including two in three balls to remove Roy and Matthew Wade, but by that stage Warriorz were 101-3 and well on their way to victory.

Seifert came in and ensured the job was done with time to spare.

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Former England opener Alex Hales became the second-highest run-scorer in T20 history but was on the losing side as Dubai Capitals beat Desert Vipers to reach the final of the International League T20.

Hales, 36, made 67 from 32 balls as he moved ahead of Pakistan's Shoaib Malik and West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard.

The right-hander has scored 13,558 runs and is now only behind West Indies opener Chris Gayle, who has 14,562 runs.

Hales averages 30.06 across 488 innings and 2,074 of his runs came for England, including 212 in their 2022 T20 World Cup-winning campaign in Australia.

He was supported by Dan Lawrence (36 off 26), Max Holden (35 off 25) and Sam Curran (24 off 21) as Vipers, who topped the group stage table, posted 189-7.

Capitals openers Adam Rossington and Shai Hope shared 51 for the first wicket but the key innings were played by Afghanistan's Gulbadin Naib (62 off 39) and Sam Billings (38 off 16).

They needed 12 from the final over and Gulbadin reduced that to one off two balls before being dismissed by Lockie Ferguson.

But Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza hit a four off the final ball to seal a five-wicket win and a place in Sunday's final.

Vipers will have another chance in Friday's qualifier against the winner of Thursday's eliminator between MI Emirates and Sharjah Warriorz.

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Skipper Aiden Markram blasted an unbeaten 40-ball 62 to help Sunrisers Eastern Cape keep alive their hopes of a third successive SA20 title with a 32-run win over Joburg Super Kings in the eliminator.

South Africa batter Markram's knock helped the Sunrisers post 184-6 as opener David Bedingham chipped in 27 and wicketkeeper Tristan Stubbs made 26.

Veteran spinner Imran Tahir finished the pick of the Super Kings' attack with 2-21 while Hardus Viljoen claimed 2-37.

Devon Conway and Faf du Plessis put on 40 for the first wicket in 4.2 overs in response for the Super Kings, but after they slipped to 91-5 in the 13th over it became an uphill struggle.

Jonny Bairstow briefly threatened to turn the tables during a 17-ball 37 but when he was bowled by Liam Dawson the result became a formality.

Dawson collected 2-35 while Craig Overton was standout bowler for the Sunrisers with 2-20.

Sunrisers will now meet Paarl Royals in Thursday's second qualifier.

The winner of that match will play MI Cape Town in the final on Sunday.

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Australia all-rounder Ash Gardner has been named Gujarat Giants captain for the upcoming Women's Premier League (WPL) following her stellar performances in the Women's Ashes.

Gardner, 27, took nine wickets with her off-spin and scored 190 runs at 63.33 as Australia beat England 16-0 in a series clean sweep.

She replaces Australia team-mate Beth Mooney, who had led Gujarat in the first two WPL seasons.

Gardner has stood for Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash but her appointment at Gujarat will be her most significant captaincy role to date.

Gujarat play Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the opening match of the 2025 WPL on 14 February.

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Rashid Khan became the leading all-time T20 wicket-taker as MI Cape Town beat Paarl Royals to reach the SA20 final.

The Afghanistan spinner claimed 2-33 to move to 633 wickets - two clear of retired West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo.

The 26-year-old has taken 161 wickets in T20 internationals and 472 in domestic and franchise tournaments, including for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League, Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash and Sussex Sharks and Trent Rockets in England.

He has reached landmark in 461 games and at an average of 18.07. Bravo's 631 wickets came in 582 matches and at average of 24.40.

"I never thought about it ten years back. Being from Afghanistan, it's a great feeling at the top of the table," said Rashid.

"You know, DJ is one of the best T20 bowlers, so it's a great honour and I am looking forward to continuing it."

Rashid's two wickets helped MI Cape Town bowl Royals out for 160 and claim a 39-run victory in Gqeberha.

Cape Town, who topped the group stage, had earlier posted 199-4, and will now play in the final on 8 February.

Royals will have a second chance to reach the final on Thursday when they face the winner of Wednesday's eliminator between defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Joburg Super Kings.

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After 30 matches the group stage in the third edition of the International League T20 has concluded.

The knockouts are upon us as sides look to be crowned champions of the United Arab Emirates' T20 franchise competition.

Here's how the knockouts work:

Wednesday, 5 February

Qualifier 1: Desert Vipers v Dubai Capitals (Dubai, 14:30 GMT)

Thursday, 6 February

Eliminator: MI Emirates v Sharjah Warriorz (Abu Dhabi, 14:30 GMT)

Friday, 7 February

Qualifier 2: Loser of qualifier 1 v winner of eliminator (Sharjah, 14:30 GMT)

Sunday, 9 February

Final: Winner of qualifier 1 v winner of qualifier 2 (Dubai, 14:00 GMT)

All times are match start times and are subject to change.

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After 30 matches the group stage in the third edition of the SA20 has concluded.

The knockouts are upon us as sides look to be crowned champions of South Africa's T20 franchise competition.

Here's how the knockouts look:

Tuesday, 4 February

Qualifier 1: MI Cape Town v Paarl Royals (Gqeberha, 15:30 GMT)

Wednesday, 5 February

Eliminator: Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Joburg Super Kings (Centurion, 15:30 GMT)

Thursday, 6 February

Qualifier 2: Loser of qualifier 1 v winner of eliminator (Centurion, 15:30 GMT)

Saturday, 8 February

Final: Winner of qualifier 1 v winner of qualifier 2 (Johannesburg, 15:30 GMT)

All times are match start times and are subject to change.

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Four Australians have shared the player of the tournament awards for the men's and women's Big Bash Leagues.

Melbourne Stars all-rounder Glenn Maxwell and Perth Scorchers all-rounder Cooper Connolly shared the men's award.

Two-time winner Ellyse Perry of Sydney Sixers and Brisbane Heat's Jess Jonassen won the women's award.

Maxwell scored 325 runs at an average of 54.16 and strike-rate of 186.78 as Stars recovered from defeats in their first five games to make the play-offs. He also took a tournament-high 14 catches and claimed one wicket.

Connolly was the third-highest run-scorer with 351 runs at 50.14. The spinner also took six wickets as Scorchers failed to progress.

Perry, who also won the award in 2018-19, was the top run-scorer with 424 and had a tournament-high average of 53. She also took six wickets and six catches.

Jonassen was the third-highest wicket-taker with 17 and the left-hander also scored 218 runs.

None of the winners played for the tournament winners with Hobart Hurricanes claiming the men's tournament and Melbourne Renegades the women's.

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England seamer Kate Cross has opted out of playing for defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Women's Premier League (WPL).

Cross, 33, was part of England's squad for their 16-0 defeat by Australia in the Women's Ashes in January but was unable to play any part because of a back injury.

She has been replaced by Australia seamer Kim Garth, 28, who took nine wickets in the Ashes.

Australia all-rounder Heather Graham, 28, has also replaced New Zealand's Sophie Devine at RCB. Devine, 35, is taking a break from cricket to protect her mental wellbeing.

Australia captain Alyssa Healy, 34, will also not be playing any part in the tournament as she continues to manage a foot injury and has been replaced by West Indies' Chinelle Henry, 29, at UP Warriorz.

Garth played for Gujarat Giants in the opening WPL season but Graham and Henry are yet to feature in the women's equivalent of the Indian Premier League.

The third edition of the WPL begins on 14 February.

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Table-toppers MI Cape Town finished their SA20 group-stage campaign with a 95-run hammering of Pretoria Capitals.

Connor Esterhuizen (69) and Sediqullah Atal (74) put on 133 for the opening wicket as the league leaders, who made seven changes with their knockout place already secured, posted 201-5 having won the toss and chosen to bat.

England batter Will Jacks was dismissed from the first ball of the Capitals' reply, caught behind off the bowling of spinner Dane Piedt.

Compatriot Will Smeed (15) was also removed cheaply, while New Zealander Jimmy Neesham (32 from 24) top-scored, having also taken 3-32 in MI Cape Town's innings.

Jason Behrendorff was the last man to fall as the Capitals were all out for 106 in the 14th over.

The result has no effect on the make-up of the play-offs, with the line-up already decided prior to this match.

MI Cape Town face second-placed Paarl Rocks in the first qualifier on Tuesday (15:30 GMT), with the winner going straight to the final and the losers playing the victors of Wednesday's eliminator between Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Joburg Super Kings (15:30 GMT).

The Capitals finish in fifth position, one place short of the play-offs, having won two of their 10 games.

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David Warner hit an unbeaten 93 as Dubai Capitals beat Abu Dhabi Knight Riders by 26 runs to qualify for the play-offs of the International League T20.

The veteran Australian, who was playing his first game of the tournament after captaining Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash, struck 12 fours and one six from 57 balls at the top of the order as the Capitals posted 217-4 in Dubai.

Shai Hope (36 from 24) and Gulbadin Naib (47 from 25) also scored swiftly, while Dasun Shanaka blasted 34 from 12 having flown in from hitting a first-class century in Sri Lanka earlier in the day.

In the chase West Indian Kyle Mayers (42) and USA international Andries Gous (78) put on 96 for the opening wicket before Mayers was bowled by Naib.

Gous and English batter Joe Clarke (29 from 22) added a partnership off 55 for the second wicket, but the Knight Riders were falling behind the rate and Clarke retired at the end of the 16th over to bring in the big-hitting Andre Russell.

Gous was dismissed from the next delivery, caught off the bowling of Dushmantha Chameera, and Russell was caught by Sam Billings two balls later to effectively end the Knight Riders' challenge.

The West Indian pair of Jason Holder (16) and Sunil Narine (22) closed out the innings after David Willey was caught for one, with Knight Riders finishing on 191-5.

The losing side now cannot qualify for the play-offs and finish the group stage bottom of the table.

Warner's team conclude the group stage against league leaders Desert Vipers on Monday (14:30 GMT).

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Tom Kohler-Cadmore thumped an unbeaten 91 from 52 balls as Sharjah Warriorz booked their place in the International League T20 (ILT20) knockout stage with an eight-wicket win over already-qualified MI Emirates.

The Englishman smashed seven fours and five sixes in a brutal knock as the Warriorz chased down MI Emirates' 173-5 with 16 balls to spare.

Another Englishman, Tom Banton, led the way for MI Emirates with a superb 84 not out from 51 balls but, ultimately, it proved to be in a losing cause.

Kohler-Cadmore ensured the Warriorz were always in control of the chase, putting on 38 with Johnson Charles and then 36 with former England opener Jason Roy.

Roy was run out for 22, bringing Australia left-hander Matthew Wade to the crease and he went on to share an unbroken stand of 102 with Kohler-Cadmore as the Warriorz cruised to a third straight win.

Sharjah move up to third, level on points with MI Emirates a place ahead of them.

Gulf Giants drop to fourth and now need Dubai Capitals to lose both of their remaining games if they are to progress.

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Donovan Ferreira's belligerent half-century was in vain as Joburg Super Kings suffered an 11-run defeat on DLS against Durban's Super Giants in the SA20.

After rain interrupted their chase Super Kings, who left out England's Jonny Bairstow, needed a revised 147 in 16 overs but they were struggling at 68-5 after 10.1 overs when Ferreira came to the crease.

The all-rounder was brilliant though and smashed five sixes - including 105m and 107m shots out of the ground - to leave 21 required from the final over.

Hardus Viljoen was run out at the non-striker's end from the first ball before Ferreira was caught behind off the fourth, after receiving treatment for a stomach injury following the previous delivery.

He finished with 51 off 22 balls and his half-century, which came up off 21 deliveries, is the fastest in the tournament this year.

Dwaine Pretorius closed out the over and secured just a second win in 10 games for Super Giants, who had already been eliminated.

Super Giants had been 39-3 in their innings but South Africa international Heinrich Klassen made 76 not out from 47 balls as they posted 173-4.

Super Kings had already qualified for the knockouts and will face defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the eliminator on Wednesday.

MI Cape Town will face Paarl Royals in the first qualifier with the winner reaching the final. The loser will face the winner of the eliminator in the second qualifier for the second final spot.

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Tom Curran made an unbeaten 38 to help Gulf Giants beat Abu Dhabi Knight Riders by seven wickets and keep their ILT20 knockout hopes alive.

Curran came to the crease with Giants 23-2 after James Vince made seven and Jordan Cox was dismissed for a first-ball duck.

Giants were chasing 124 to stay in the competition and Curran struck three fours and one six in his 35-ball knock.

He shared 70 with Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus (47 off 51) and an unbroken 31 with Shimron Hetmyer (19 not out off 10 balls) as Giants won with 13 balls to spare.

Knight Riders posted 123-7 after being asked to bat with David Willey making 41 off 29 balls.

Curran took 1-36 and fellow England bowler Chris Jordan claimed 2-20.

The win lifts Giants to third, but they have now played all their games, and will be relying on other results to progress to the knockouts.

Knight Riders are bottom of the six-team table and must win their final match on Sunday and then rely on other results and net run-rate to progress.

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England's Craig Overton took three wickets and held a stunning one-handed catch on the boundary as Sunrisers Eastern Cape beat Paarl Royals by 48 runs to confirm their place in the SA20 play-offs.

The Somerset all-rounder took three wickets for the Sunrisers in his first two overs after they had set Paarl, who had already progressed to the play-offs, a target of 149.

He then took a superb catch, leaping high to his right just inside the boundary rope to dismiss Bjorn Fortuin, who had lifted Aiden Markram high towards long-on.

Sunrisers posted 148-8 from their 20 overs, with Jordan Hermann top-scoring with 53, but a rapid 43 including three sixes from Tristan Stubbs helped stave off a potentially disappointing total.

Overton's fiery opening burst helped reduce the Royals to 22-5, but only a partnership of 49 between Rubin Hermann and Andile Phehlukwayo threatened Eastern Cape's total.

Marco Jansen took 3-22 as Paarl were dismissed for 100.

The result means that Paarl will finish second in the SA20 table behind MI Cape Town, who still have a game to play, while Sunrisers are in third place five points ahead of Joburg Super Kings, who also have one game remaining.

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English batters Will Jacks and Will Smeed put on a partnership of 72 but Pretoria Capitals were eliminated from the SA20 after losing to MI Cape Town by 27 runs.

Surrey's Jacks (39 from 22) and Somerset's Smeed (52 from 36) came together midway through the third over with their side 15-1, chasing a formidable 223 in Centurion.

The pair were together until just prior to the halfway mark, when Jacks was caught by Azmatullah Omarzai off the bowling of Corbin Bosch.

Smeed followed his compatriot to the dugout four overs later when he hit Dewald Brevis's delivery to Reeza Hendricks, as the Capitals found themselves on 115-4 in the 14th.

Ashton Turner (22 from eight) and Keagan Lion-Cachet (34* from 18) added quick runs but the target proved too challenging as the home side finished on 195-8.

Hendricks (77* from 44) and Brevis (73* from 32) were the stars of the MI Cape Town innings, from the ninth over they scorched an unbeaten partnership of 142 to take their side to 222-3.

MI Cape Town go top of the table after nine games, while the Capitals sit fifth. However, with teams on the same points split by number of wins before net run-rate Capitals are unable to reach the knockouts.

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Captain Nicholas Pooran hit an unbeaten 58 off 37 balls as he drove MI Emirates to a five-wicket victory over Gulf Giants in the International League T20.

Having already hit six fours and two sixes, the West Indies wicketkeeper cleared the ropes once more from the first ball of Chris Jordan's final over to seal the win.

Chasing 174, Pooran came in at number five with his side 61-3 in the eighth over.

He started his innings slowly, scoring just 10 from his first 22 balls, but struck his first boundaries with back-to-back fours at the end of the 15th over to leave his team needing 71 from 30.

From that point he powered on, accompanied by compatriot Romario Shepherd (23 not out from nine) who hit a six of his own from the final ball of the 19th to ensure MI Emirates needed just six from the final over.

English batter James Vince hit 86 off 50 balls from the top of the order for the Giants as they posted 173-6, but no other batter passed 20.

In a tight table, MI Emirates move up to second in the table with eight points from eight matches, while Giants are bottom with six from the same number of games.

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