Brisbane Heat beat Melbourne Stars by 8 wickets with seven balls to spare in WBBL|12 at Junction Oval for their third win in a row. Player of the Match Georgia Redmayne hit 12 fours in 74 not out, and Orla Prendergast made 52 not out, after Amy Jones (74) and Meg Lanning (52) had opened with 108 for the Stars.
Perth Scorchers beat Melbourne Stars by 6 wickets with 30 balls to spare in WBBL|12 at North Sydney Oval to stay unbeaten. Player of the Match Sophie Devine, who retired hurt in her last game, took 2 for 18 and hit 55 off 24 balls. Meg Lanning's 56 for the Stars was not enough.
Sydney Sixers beat Melbourne Stars by just 1 run in WBBL|12 at Junction Oval. Player of the Match Ellyse Perry carried her bat for 84 not out off 57, with 13 fours, and took 1 for 5. The Stars needed 7 from the last four balls but fell one short. The Sixers go top of the table.
Perth Scorchers beat Melbourne Stars by 15 runs in WBBL|12 at Junction Oval, defending just 124 for 9. Player of the Match Sophie Devine took 4 for 19 and Alana King 3 for 17 as the Stars were bowled out for 109, despite Meg Lanning's 41. The Scorchers have won both games.
Full schedule for England's 2026 tour of Australia: three ODIs in Perth, Adelaide and Hobart from November 13, then five T20Is from the MCG on November 21 to Canberra on December 2. Squads, captains and start times in local, UK, PKT, IST and ET.
Afghanistan beat Australia with five balls to spare in the Hong Kong Sixes 2026 Cup Final, with Imran Mir hitting 53 not out off 14. Pakistan won the Plate as Abbas Afridi smashed 73 not out with 11 sixes, and South Africa won the Bowl. Afridi was Player of the Series.
Hong Kong Sixes 2026 Day 2 results: Australia beat UAE and Afghanistan beat Scotland to reach the Cup Final, defending champions Pakistan face Oman in the Plate Final, and India finish winless. Finals day schedule in HKT, IST, PKT and ET.
Adelaide Strikers beat Melbourne Stars by 21 runs in WBBL|12 at Karen Rolton Oval. Laura Wolvaardt made 70 off 50 and Madeline Penna smashed 36 off 13 in a total of 185 for 2, then Player of the Match Amanda-Jade Wellington took 3 for 28 to stop the Stars' chase.
South Africa beat Australia by 176 runs on the final day at Newlands to win the Test series 2-1. Player of the Match Simon Harmer took 6 for 16 and 10 wickets in the match as Australia, chasing 288, were bowled out for 111. Marco Jansen was Player of the Series.
Ryan Rickelton (101) and Wiaan Mulder (115) added 154 for the sixth wicket as South Africa made 387 in their second innings at Newlands, setting Australia 288 to win the series decider on Day 5. Mitchell Starc has nine wickets in the match.
