Cricket Australia unveils family-friendly Big Bash finals revamp

  • Shorter season announced to bid to win back crowds
  • Teams finishing first and second get double chance

Five teams will face off in a revamped Big Bash finals format aimed at rewarding the top finishers and adding intrigue to the end of the season. Cricket Australia has unveiled fixtures for the 2019-20 season, with the finals reboot one of several measures targeted to winning back families.

Average crowds dropped in every state’s capital city during the expanded 2018-19 campaign, which spanned almost two months and was widely criticised for running well beyond the school holidays into a 17 February decider.

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