Michael Klinger smashed an unbeaten 71 off 49 balls to steer the Perth Scorchers to a crushing nine-wicket win over the Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League final in Perth on Saturday. Klinger hammered five fours and five sixes in the Scorchers’ 144/1 to easily overhaul the Sixers’ 141/9 with 25 balls to spare. #BBLFinal pic.twitter.com/NuVPj323Cq — KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 28, 2017It was the Scorchers’ third title in six BBL seasons in another dominant campaign. Englishman Ian Bell was at the wicket with Klinger when the winning runs were hit and remained unbeaten on 31 off 25 balls. The Big Bash League has drawn huge crowds across Australia over the past few weeks and CA said it plans to add another eight matches to the competition.

Source: Hindustan Times January 28, 2017 15:30 UTC