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Aspin Stallions booked their place in the Abu Dhabi T10 League knockouts with a six-wicket win over UAE Bulls.

Chasing 120, Stallions got over the line with three balls to spare with Ben Cutting making 39 off 18 balls, Andre Fletcher 30 off 15 and Rahmanullah Gurbaz 29 off 10.

Bulls, who must win their final game on Friday and hope other results go their way, posted 119-5 with England's Phil Salt top-scoring with 44 off 17.

Thursday's opening game saw Quetta Qavalry extend their 100% record to six games as they beat Vista Riders for the first super over win in the tournament's history.

Qavalry posted 104-5 with Muhammad Waseem making 41 not out off 14 balls, and Riders matched that effort thanks to Ben McDermott's 44 off 27.

Riders then hit 12 off the super over, but Qavalry won with a ball to spare with England's Liam Livingstone hitting successive fours.

Qavalry have secured top spot and two chances to reach the final, while Riders need to win on Friday.

The final game of the day saw already eliminated Royal Champs pick up their first victory with a seven-wicket win over Northern Warriors.

Chasing 81 to win, Champs slipped to 50-3 but Quentin Sampson and Aaron Jones got them over the line with eight balls to spare.

Warriors, who are now relying on other results to progress, were restricted to 80-5, with Daniel Sams claiming 3-12.

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England all-rounder Alice Capsey's 4-14 was in vain as defending champions Melbourne Renegades lost by four wickets to Perth Scorchers in the Women's Big Bash League.

Chasing 151, Scorchers got off to a good start with Beth Mooney (41 off 34) and Sophie Devine (46 off 24) sharing 57 for the first wicket.

Capsey picked up her first wicket, removing Katie Mack, to leave Scorchers 80-2 but Mooney was still at the crease and a calming presence.

She fell to the first ball of a dramatic 17th over, with Capsey also removing Paige Scholfield and Chloe Ainsworth to leave them 118-6 and needing 33 from 36 balls.

However, they got over the line with eight balls to spare thanks to England's Freya Kemp (18 not out off 14) and Lilly Mills (15 not out off 16).

Renegades were all out from the final ball of their innings for 150 after being asked to bat first.

They were 94-7 but Nicole Faltum (41 not out off 28) and Sarah Coyte (24 off 18) put on 46 in 35 balls to drag them up to a respectable total.

The win puts Scorchers fourth, behind third-place Renegades on net run-rate.

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Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali crashed 31 off 12 balls to set up Ajman Titans' 21-run victory over Deccan Gladiators in the Abu Dhabi T10 League and give them a fourth successive win.

Moeen gave Titans momentum at the backend of the innings as they posted 109-6.

Gladiators were well set at 61-2 but Nicholas Pooran's dismissal ended a 47-run partnership with Tom Kohler-Cadmore and sparked a collapse.

The defending champions fell to 64-5 and finished 88-7 as they suffered a fourth successive loss.

Wednesday's opening game saw Northern Warriors boost their knockout hopes with a 35-run victory over UAE Bulls.

New Zealand's Colin Munro powered an unbeaten 77 off 35 balls as Warriors posted 138-1.

Bulls lost England opener Phil Salt (6) early and slipped to 31-3 and were unable to recover, finishing on 103-7 and leaving them likely needing to win their final two games to have any hope of progressing.

The final game of the day saw Aspin Stallions keep their hopes of progressing alive with a seven-run win over Royal Champs, who remain winless and are now eliminated.

Stallions posted 134-5 after opting to bat first with Afghanistan's Rahmanullah Gurbaz top-scoring with 30 off 12 balls.

Jason Roy was dismissed in the second over of Champs' chase but Scotland's Brandon McMullen shared 79 with Mohammad Shahzad, who retired hurt with Champs needing 38 off two overs.

Aaron Jones and Chris Jordan both made eight off three balls but McMullen, who finished 59 not out off 28 balls, was unable to give Champs their first win.

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England duo Amy Jones and Dani Gibson starred as Melbourne Stars beat Hobart Hurricanes by 37 runs in the Women's Big Bash League.

Jones, who came in at three, made 59 off 40 balls to help Stars post 151-6 after being asked to bat.

She was eventually dismissed by England team-mate Linsey Smith (1-31) having put on 52 in 40 balls with Meg Lanning (26 off 26) and 44 in 28 balls with Gibson (39 off 27).

In reply, Hurricanes never got going as they slipped to 13-2 and 59-6, eventually being bowled out for 114 in 16.2 overs.

England's Danni Wyatt-Hodge made one off seven, while Nat Sciver-Brunt made her highest score of the tournament with 27 off 21 balls.

The win lifts Stars up to second, while Hurricanes remain top despite successive defeats.

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England World Cup winner Alex Hales hit 35 off 21 to set up Ajman Titans' 34-run victory over Vista Riders and extend their winning run to three matches in the Abu Dhabi T10 League.

Hales hit six fours from the top of the order and England batter Dan Lawrence added 22 off 13 balls as Titans posted 105-7 after being asked to bat.

Riders got off to a positive start but they slipped from 17-0 after 1.2 overs to 43-5 in 6.5 overs.

They were unable to recover and finished on 71-7, but they remain second despite their second defeat in five games.

Tuesday's other game saw defending champions Deccan Gladiators suffer a third consecutive loss in a 33-run defeat by Aspin Stallions.

Stallions posted 134-2 after being asked to bat, with Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sherfane Rutherford both making 48.

Gladiators slipped to 34-3 and 58-4 and despite 29 off 15 from captain Nicholas Pooran fell well short of their target.

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Adelaide Strikers snatched a six-wicket win off the final ball of the innings to condemn winless Brisbane Heat to a sixth consecutive defeat in the WBBL.

With 22 runs needed off the final 12 balls, Bridget Patterson and Ellie Johnston shared three boundaries in a 15-run penultimate over.

Despite the best efforts of Nadine de Klerk, who only conceded two singles off the first half of the 20th, eighth-placed Heat couldn't cling on for the win.

England batter Tammy Beaumont had earlier scored a half-century (51 off 33) as part of a 92-run opening stand with Laura Wolvaardt (51 off 33) to break the back of the Strikers' chase of 170.

In the first innings, de Klerk smacked 25 runs off just nine deliveries at the death to power Heat to 169-5 - their highest total of the season.

She put on 36 (15) for the fifth wicket with Georgia Redmayne, including four fours and one six, after former England international Lauren Winfield-Hill had led the way with 47 (36) at the top of the order.

Heat are now four points adrift at the bottom of the table while the Strikers' second win sees them leapfrog Sydney Thunder into sixth place. They are now just three points behind second-placed Melbourne Renegades.

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England batter Maia Bouchier will return to Melbourne Stars as a replacement for South Africa all-rounder Marizanne Kapp.

Bouchier, 26, has played 26 games for the Stars, scoring 401 runs at an average of 18.22.

Kapp will be available until 1 December but will leave for international duty after Stars' game against Hobart Hurricanes.

Bouchier, who has played in all three formats for England, will be available for Stars' final two group games and the knockouts should they progress.

They are third in the table, with the top four reaching the knockouts.

"It's always great to have international talent on your list, and Maia will bring a lot of class to our batting line-up," Melbourne Stars T20 performance manager Clint McKay said.

"She's a familiar face for our group and it'll be great to have her back at the Stars."

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Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali smashed an unbeaten 29 off 10 balls to help Ajman Titans beat Royal Champs in the Abu Dhabi T10 League.

Chasing 110, Titans made a good start and were 55-1 after four overs with England's World Cup winner Alex Hales (21 off 10) and South Africa's Rilee Rossouw (37 off 20) putting on 39.

Hales was dismissed but Rossouw kicked on before falling to leave Titans 78-3. Moeen took over though and shared an unbroken 34 with Will Smeed to see Titans over the line with 10 balls to spare.

Champs, who are bottom and still winless, had posted 109-5 with Scotland's Brandon McMullen making 43 off 26 and Jason Roy 42 off 25.

Elsewhere, Quetta Qavalry extended their winning start to five games with a eight-run victory over Aspin Stallions.

Qavalry posted 100-7 with Khawaja Nafay making 34 not out off 17 balls and Liam Livingstone 16 off eight balls.

Stallions, who are seventh with one win, started well and were 28-1 in the fourth over but then lost regular wickets to finish on 92-8.

Sunday's final game saw Vista Riders move up to second with a five-wicket win over Northern Warriors.

Chasing 113, opener Faf du Plessis made an unbeaten 53 off 25 balls to help Riders get over the line with four balls to spare.

Warriors, who sit third, posted 112-4 with Johnson Charles making 44 off 30 balls.

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South Africa all-rounder Marizanne Kapp hit an unbeaten 93 to lead Melbourne Stars to an 18-run win over Brisbane Heat in the Women's Big Bash League.

Kapp struck nine fours and five sixes in her 51-ball knock to help Stars recover from 44-6 to post 171-8 at Allan Border Field in Brisbane.

England all-rounder Danielle Gibson added 30 off 24 to boost the Stars late on.

Last year's runners-up Heat, who are bottom having lost all five of their matches this season, could only make 153-9 in chasing 172.

Kapp, 35, claimed 2-31, while Australian spinner Sophie Day took 3-28.

Stars are now third in the eight-team league, three points off leaders Hobart Hurricanes, with three wins, one defeat and one no result from their five matches.

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Sydney Thunder were dismissed for 64 - their lowest score in the Women's Big Bash League and the third lowest in the tournament's history - in an eight-wicket thrashing by defending champions Melbourne Renegades.

Nine of the 11 Thunder batters made single-figure scores as they were all out in 17 overs, with 20 from 24 balls by England batter Heather Knight the best effort.

Australia leg-spinner Georgia Wareham took 3-12 from four overs, England spinner Alice Capsey 2-12 from three and England seamer Issy Wong 1-5 from two.

Capsey finished 24 not out and Sophie Molineux unbeaten on 29 as Renegades eased to their total in 11.1 overs for the loss of two wickets.

They sit second in the table on eight points, two behind Hobart Hurricanes. Thunder, who came into the game with back-to-back wins, are sixth.

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Quetta Qavalry extended their winning start to four games at the Abu Dhabi T10 League with a nine-wicket win over UAE Bulls.

Qavalry, who are captained by England all-rounder Liam Livingstone, chased 110 in 8.2 overs to extend their lead at the top of the table to four points.

Muhammad Waseem made 50 not out off 19 balls and Evin Lewis added an unbeaten 48 off 24 balls.

Bulls were bowled out for 109 off the final ball of their 10 overs. England opener Phil Salt and Australia's Tim David both scored 31.

Saturday's other games saw Northern Warriors beat defending champions Deccan Gladiators by six wickets and Vista Riders defend 84 to get the better of Aspin Stallions.

It puts fourth-placed Riders and fifth-placed Warriors both on four points - the same as Bulls and Gladiators in second and third.

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Perth Scorchers hung on to beat Adelaide Strikers by one run in a final-over thriller in the Women's Big Bash League.

Strikers needed 13 from the last over with one wicket left as they chased 160 and, after Megan Schutt took a single, Darcie Brown struck two fours in the next three balls to leave two to get from the last two balls.

But Brown got a leading edge attempting to hit spinner Lilly Mills into the leg side and Beth Mooney swooped from behind the stumps to take the catch.

The win lifts Scorchers up to fourth in the table. After three wins and three defeats, they have six points.

England batter Paige Scholfield earlier made 46 not out in Scorchers' 159-4 - her first major contribution of the tournament.

New Zealand's Sophie Devine also finished 49 not out.

Strikers are seventh in the standings, having won only one of their five matches.

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Sophia Dunkley's half-century helped Sydney Sixers inflict a first defeat on Hobart Hurricanes in the Women's Big Bash League.

England batter Dunkley hit eight fours in her 46-ball knock as she top scored in the Sixers' total of 147-9.

Ellyse Perry chipped in with 28 while Sixers skipper Ash Gardner hit 25.

Heather Graham finished the pick of the Hobart bowlers with 4-29 while England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt claimed 2-22.

Lizelle Lee and Danni Wyatt-Hodge, who made 17, got the Hurricances off to a flyer with a 43-run stand for the first wicket.

Gardner wrestled back the initiative when she had Lee trapped lbw for 28 before Sciver-Brunt was bowled by Maitlan Brown for two.

Nicola Carey's breezy 22 and Elyse Villani's unbeaten 42 off 31 balls kept the Hurriances in the hunt.

But Gardner, who bagged 4-36, closed out the game with Maitlan Brown as Hobart were bowled out for 136 - 11 runs adrift with eight balls left unbowled.

The Hurriances remain top of the WBBL table on 10 points while the Sixers climb up to third on six.

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Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali hit an unbeaten 33 from eight balls to give Ajman Titans a six-wicket win over Northern Warriors in the Abu Dhabi T10 League.

Chasing 119, Moeen came to the crease at 82-4 but powered his team over the line with 12 balls to spare. Derbyshire's Aneurin Donald had earlier hit 31 off 12 at the top of the order.

Warriors, who have lost two of their three games, posted 118-7 with Johnson Charles hitting 60 not out, while Zaman Khan claimed 4-19.

Friday's opening game saw Quetta Qavalry, a new side for 2025, edge to a thrilling one-run victory against Deccan Gladiators.

Qavalry, who have a 100% record, posted 112-3 with Khawaja Nafay making 39 not out and Liam Livingstone an unbeaten 20.

Gladiators slipped to 69-4 in reply and fell just short despite Marcus Stoinis' unbeaten 39 off 19 balls.

The day's final game saw UAE Bulls hold on to beat Royal Champs by four runs.

Bulls made 124-6 with England opener Phil Salt making 37 off 15 balls and Kieron Pollard 33 off 13 balls.

Champs fell to 64-5 after seven overs but were put back into the game by Aaron Jones (37* off 14) and Chris Jordan (33* off 11).

They needed 28 off the final over and, despite two fours and two sixes, fell just short to suffer a third successive defeat.

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Sydney Thunder made it back-to-back wins in the Women's Big Bash with a comfortable 41-run win over struggling Brisbane Heat.

Uncapped Australian wicketkeeper Tahlia Wilson followed 55 not out in the previous match with 79 from 55 balls in Thunder's 200-6.

England batter Heather Knight made 41 from 24 balls and captain Phoebe Litchfield 31 from 19.

England all-rounder Em Arlott then took 3-35 as Heat were dismissed for 159 in 19.1 overs.

Arlott had opener Charli Knott caught in the second over and dismissed Mikayla Wrigley and Sianna Ginger in consecutive deliveries in the 14th.

The win lifts Thunder, who lost their first three matches, up to fourth after five matches. Heat are bottom with four defeats from four.

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England spinner Sophie Ecclestone will be part of the opening marquee set at the Women's Premier League auction on 27 November.

The 26-year-old was released by UP Warriorz despite taking 36 wickets in the first three editions, and re-enters the auction at the top price bracket.

She is joined in the marquee set by India duo Deepti Sharma and Renuka Singh, New Zealand pair Sophie Devine and Amelia Kerr, South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt and Australia's Alyssa Healy and Meg Lanning.

Other players in the top price bracket include England's Heather Knight, Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Amy Jones, Australia's Phoebe Litchfield and Georgia Wareham and West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin.

A total of 22 England players have entered the auction including Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Linsey Smith, Sophia Dunkley and Sarah Glenn.

There are 73 slots to fill at the auction, including 23 available to overseas players.

Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt was the only England player retained for next year's tournament, with Australia's Beth Mooney and Ash Gardner among the other overseas players retained.

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