A warm moment took place at the end of the final of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025/26 final at the Optus Stadium post the contest between the Perth Scorchers and the Sydney Sixers, where the winning captain of the home side, Ashton Turner, received the championship medal from his third children as the video went viral around the social media platforms.  

Ashton Turner has changed the dynamics of the franchise since being appointed the leader of the side, when he replaced Adam Voges in the position, with the latter joining as the head coach of the group, when their former head coach, Justin Langer, made way for the national side’s coaching.

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“This organization, this team, and the support we receive from the wider cricketing community - it’s enormous. We’re fortunate that 11 of us get to walk out onto the field, but we know success like this is driven by a much bigger group. There are too many people to name, but to the players who missed out, the support staff, coaching group, management, the executive, and board at WA Cricket.” Turner expressed at the end of the final.

Ashton Turner gets BBL 2025/26 medal from his three kids

Winning the toss, Turner had no hesitation in opting to bowl first on a surface that was not easy for batting as the cracks started to open up to create issues for the bowlers. The footmarks were evident as the Sixers kept losing wickets regularly throughout the 20-over match.

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Adorable 🥹

Ashton Turner receives his #BBL15 champions medal from his three children! pic.twitter.com/gkWvd82liI

— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 25, 2026

Three of their batters reached 24 runs individually, but none of them were able to convert them into big scores. Jhye Richardson and David Payne shared six wickets between them while Mahli Beardman picked up two vital wickets of the innings to bundle out the tourists for 132 runs.

Scorchers completed the chase in 17.3 overs with Josh Inglis smashing a massive six down the ground. The platform was set, thanks to the 80-run opening stand between Mitchell Marsh and Finn Allen, as they lifted their sixth title.

Brief Scores: Perth Scorchers 133/4 (Mitchell Marsh 44, Sean Abbott 2/19) beat Sydney Sixers 132 (Steve Smith 24, David Payne 3/18) by six wickets.

Lancashire Lightning, the hosts, have been dumped out at the quarter-final stage in each of the last two seasons of the T20 Blast and have fallen at this hurdle in four of the last six. They lost their last match by four wickets against Nottingham.

On the other hand, this Kent team will arrive in Manchester with a nothing-to-lose mentality and will be led by the reigning Men's Hundred champion in keeper-batter Sam Billings. They won their last match by seven wickets against Essex, successfully chasing the target of 173 runs. 

LAN vs KET Match Details

Date: 6th September, 2025

Time: 7:00 PM IST

Venue: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester 

Live Streaming: Fancode  

LAN vs KET Weather Report

Clear weather 

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Top Batters LAN vs KET

• Tawanda Muyeye (KET) - 516 runs in this tournament 

• Keaton Jennings (LAN) - 411 runs in this tournament 

• Daniel Bell-Drummond (KET) - 361 runs this tournament 

Top Bowler LAN vs KET

• Chris Green (LAN) - 21 wickets in this tournament 

• Luke Wood (LAN) - 19 wickets in this tournament 

• Nathan Gilchrist (KET) - 15 wickets in this tournament 

LAN vs KET Recent Performance

LAN vs KET Today Match Prediction Scenarios

Scenario 1- If LAN bats first

• First Innings score prediction- LAN is expected to score 190-210 runs

• Result prediction- LAN will win the match by 20-30 Runs 

Scenario 2- If KET bats first

• First Innings score prediction- KET is expected to score 155-175 runs.

• Result prediction- LAN will win the match by 4 wickets 

LAN vs KET Predicted Playing XI

Lanaschire (LAN) Playing XI 

Phil Salt, Keaton Jennings (c), Marcus Harris, Luke Wells, Ashton Turner, Matty Hurst, Chris Green, Tom Hartley, Luke Wood, Tom Aspinwall, Mitchell Stanley.

Kent (KET) Playing XI

Tawanda Muyeye, Zak Crawley, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Joe Denly, Sam Billings (c) (wk), Jack Leaning, Joey Evison, Grant Stewart, Fred Klaassen, Nathan Gilchrist, Matt Parkinson.

LAN vs KET Complete Squad

Lanaschire - 

Jos Buttler, Kyle Jennings, Liam Wells, Paul Salt, George Bell, Matt Hurst, Kyle Fonseka, Matt Alexander Jones, James Anderson, Tom Bailey, Saqib Mahmood, George Balderson, Tom Hartley, Liam Wood, Jack Blatherwick, Tom Aspinwall, Will Williams, Jack Boyden, Matt Stanley, Chris Barnard, Ryan Flintoff, Ollie Sutton, Adam Phillip, Liam Livingstone, Josh Bohannon, Haseeb Singh, Craig Green, Alex Turner.

Kent -

Daniel Bell-Drummond, Sam Billings, Chris Benjamin, Michael Hussey, Ben Compton, Zak Crawley, Joe Denly, Jordan Evison, Will Agar, Matt Cohen, Joe K Denly, George Garrett, Neil Gilchrist, Kashif Ali, Fabian Klaassen, Matt Parkinson, Matt Quinn, Joe Leaning, Hamish Finch, Teddy Muyeye, Michael O'Riordan, Tom Rogers, Ethan Singh, George Stewart, Jayden Singh.

LAN vs KET Today Match Prediction, Who Will Win the Match?

Lanaschire to win

We predict that Lancashire will win this T20 Blast 2025 match. Phil Salt, Luke Wood and Keaton Jennings will be key players to watch out for.

Oval Invincible are the table-toppers of the tournament, winning five out of seven matches. However, they lost their last match by 16 runs against Northern Superchargers, failing to chase down the target of 199 runs.

On the other hand, London Spirit have secured three victories and currently stand in fifth position in the points table with 12 points. They defeated Southern Brave in their last match by 47 runs, successfully defended the target of 187 runs. 

OVI vs LNS Match Details

Date: 25th August, 2025

Time: 11:00 PM IST

Venue: Kennington Oval, London 

Live Streaming: Fancode  

OVI vs LNS Weather Report

Clear Sky 

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Top Batters OVI vs LNS

• Jordan Cox (OVI) - 280 runs in this tournament 

• Sam Curran (OVI) - 196 runs in this tournament 

• David Warner (LNS) - 190 runs this tournament 

Top Bowler OVI vs LNS

• Rashid Khan (OVI) - 12 wickets in this tournament

• Sam Curran (OVI)  - 11 wickets in this tournament 

• Jason Behrendorff (OVI) - 9 wickets in this tournament 

OVI vs LNS Recent Performance

OVI vs LNS Today Match Prediction Scenarios

Scenario 1- If OVI bats first

• First Innings score prediction-OVI is expected to score 170-185 runs

• Result prediction- OVI will win the match by 10-20 Runs 

Scenario 2- If LNS bats first

• First Innings score prediction- LNS is expected to score 150-160 runs.

• Result prediction- OVI will win the match by 4 wickets 

OVI vs LNS Predicted Playing XI

Oval Invincible (OVI) Playing XI 

Will Jacks, Tawanda Muyeye, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Sam Billings (C & wk), Donovan Ferreira, Tom Curran, Rashid Khan, Jordan Clark, Nathan Sowter, Jason Behrendorff.

London Spirit (LNS) Playing XI

David Warner, Jamie Smith (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Ollie Pope, Ashton Turner, Sean Dickson, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Luke Wood, Richard Gleeson, Daniel Worrall..

OVI vs LNS Complete Squad

Oval Invincible - 

Sam Billings (captain), Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Will Jacks, Rashid Khan, Jordan Cox, Saqib Mahmood, Jason Behrendorff, Gus Atkinson, Donovan Ferreira, Nathan Sowter, Tawanda Muyeye, Miles Hammond, George Scrimshaw, Zafar Gohar.

London Spirit -

Kane Williamson (captain), Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, David Warner, Daniel Worrall, Richard Gleeson, Luke Wood, Olly Stone, Ashton Turner, Ollie Pope, Jafer Chohan, Keaton Jennings, Wayne Madsen, Sean Dickson, Ryan Higgins.

OVI vs LNS Today Match Prediction, Who Will Win the Match?

Oval Invincible To win

We predict that Oval Invincible will win this Hundred Men's match. Will Jacks, Jordan Cox and Sam Curran will be key players to watch out for.

Durham lost their last match by 7 Wickets against Nottinghamshire. Their bowling unit failed to defend the target of 157 runs. James Neesham was the standout performer for Durham, scoring 29 runs and also picked up a wicket.

On the other hand, Lancashire lost their last match by 19 runs against Yorkshire. They currently hold the second position on the points table with 28 points.

LAN vs DUR Match Details

Date: July 13th, 2025

Time: 7:30 PM IST

Venue: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester 

Live Streaming: Fancode  

LAN vs DUR Weather Report

Clear weather and a nice evening are expected for the game.

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Top Batters LAN vs DUR

• Keaton Jennings (LAN) - 342 runs in this tournament

• Graham Clark (DUR) - 308 runs in this tournament

• Alex Lees (DUR) - 293 runs in this tournament 

Top Bowler LAN vs DUR

• James Anderson (LAN) - 13 wickets in this tournament 

• Jimmy Neesham (DUR) - 18 wickets in this tournament

• Ben Raine (DUR) - 16 wickets in this tournament

LAN vs DUR Recent Performance

LAN vs DUR Today Match Prediction Scenarios

Scenario 1- If DUR bats first

• First Innings score prediction- DUR is expected to score 155-170 runs

• Result prediction- LAN will win the match by 6 Wickets.

Scenario 2- If LAN bats first

• First Innings score prediction- LAN is expected to score 190-205 runs.

• Result prediction- LAN will win the match by 25-30 Runs

LAN vs DUR Predicted Playing XI

Lancashire (LAN) Playing XI 

Phil Salt, Ashton Turner, Keaton Jennings, Jos Buttler, Michael Jones, Luke Wells, Tom Hartley, Blatherwick, Luke Wood, James Anderson, Chris Green.

Durham (DUR) Playing XI

Alex Lees (captain), Graham Clark, Ben McKinney, Colin Ackermann, Oliver Robinson (wk), Will Rhodes, James Neesham, Kasey Aldridge, Matthew Potts, Nathan Sowter, Callum Parkinson

LAN vs DUR Today Match Prediction, Who Will Win the Match?

Lancashire To win

We predict that Lancashire will be winning this English T20 Blast match. The likes of Keaton Jennings,  Phil salt and Jos Buttler will be key players to watch out for.

Perth Scorchers captain Ashton Turner will be absent for the remainder of the Big Bash League (BBL) after undergoing surgery to mend a meniscus tear in his right knee on Friday morning.

The 30-year-old, instrumental in leading the Scorchers to their fifth BBL title last summer, left the field limping after bowling just one delivery in Wednesday’s nine-wicket win over the Hobart Hurricanes at Perth Stadium.

Having managed the knee injury throughout the summer, Turner did not participate further in the match. Subsequent scans confirmed the necessity for surgery, with the exact timeline for his return yet to be determined.

The Scorchers will designate an interim captain for the upcoming match against the Melbourne Renegades on Boxing Day. Wicketkeeper Josh Inglis and all-rounder Aaron Hardie are among the leading contenders for the role.

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Earlier this week, Turner secured a contract with the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League Auction for AU$178,000, under the guidance of coach Justin Langer. Since his international debut in 2017, the right-hander has represented Australia in nine ODIs and 19 T20Is.

Turner, last season’s third-highest run-scorer for the Scorchers with 381 runs at an average of 42.33 and a strike rate of 155.51, will be sorely missed. Despite being undefeated this summer, the Scorchers currently hold the second position on the BBL ladder with five points.