The BBL final is today – get up to speed by reliving every ball from this season … in two minutes

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The end of the Big Bash League season is here.

The final is scheduled for Saturday night in Sydney, although wet weather may yet spoil the climax.

TV viewers have reportedly dropped off and even the players feel like the season's been too long.

But despite that, season 2019/20 has been filled with dazzling cricket and memorable moments.

With 60 games played so far already, it's been hard to keep track of every ball. This might help.

Big Bash ball-by-ball

The season started eight days before Christmas, when Callum Ferguson's 73 from 44 deliveries pushed Sydney Thunder's score out of reach of Brisbane Heat.

Relive every ball below. Larger circles mean more runs. Black circles are wickets. Dots are … dot balls.

Big Bash can't escape fires

It wasn't rain that ended Sydney Thunder's match against Adelaide Strikers in Canberra on December 21, it was bushfire smoke.

Lynn falls just short

Umpire with an itchy nose

Bowling action reported

Sydney Thunder's Chris Green had his action reported and he was ultimately banned for 90 days.

Thunder coach Shane Bond said the club would stick with Green.

"Chris is a crowd favourite, and he's also an extremely popular member of our club," Bond said.

The day of the double hat-trick

Sixers cosy with Duckworth-Lewis

The Sydney Sixers' innings was twice halted by showers in a game against the Sydney Thunder, when they were all out for 76 on a damp wicket.

The Thunder were 2-28 from 5.3 overs when rain ended the chase. They were declared four-run winners.

Sixers' captain Moises Henriques was out after a ball skewed off the pitch.

His dismissal came between rain delays amidst a dramatic collapse of 6-25.

"Just before we went back out, I did ask the umpires if the wicket was good enough to be batting," he said.

"They seemed to think it was. Obviously, I offered my opinion after I got out."

But things changed fast.

Two days later Henriques' team won a shortened match against the Melbourne Stars.

Acrobatics ends in hospital

Final standings

Melbourne Stars and Sydney Sixers finished on top.

Team P W L T NR Pts NRR Melbourne Stars 14 10 4 0 0 20 0.526 Sydney Sixers 14 9 4 0 1 19 0.269 Adelaide Strikers 14 8 5 0 1 17 0.564 Hobart Hurricanes 14 6 7 0 1 13 –0.355 Sydney Thunder 14 6 7 0 1 13 –0.446 Perth Scorchers 14 6 8 0 0 12 –0.023 Brisbane Heat 14 6 8 0 0 12 –0.237 Melbourne Renegades 14 3 11 0 0 6 –0.348

They're due to meet in the final after both progressed through the playoff series.





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