
A daily recap of five of the biggest cricket news that emerged out of Friday, January 16; from the T20I return of Shreyas Iyer to Steve Smith’s record-breaking BBL 2025-26

In the latest events, Smith has opened up on the drama and remarked that Babar Azam wasn’t too pleased with him.
![[Watch] Steve Smith hammers 32 runs in an over; slams 2nd fastest-century in BBL history [Watch] Steve Smith hammers 32 runs in an over; slams 2nd fastest-century in BBL history](https://storage.googleapis.com/parth-editor/oc-dashboard/news-images-prod/1768564367130_Steve Smith (2).jpg)
Steve Smith hammered 32 runs in an over in Sydney Derby and also slammed the 2nd fastest century in BBL history.
![[Watch] Steve Smith angry on Babar Azam for lethargic fielding in BBL's Sydney Derby [Watch] Steve Smith angry on Babar Azam for lethargic fielding in BBL's Sydney Derby](https://storage.googleapis.com/parth-editor/oc-dashboard/news-images-prod/1768560935877_Babar and Steve smith (1).jpg)
Babar Azam and Steve Smith stole the limelight in the first innings when they were involved in a funny moment while stopping a boundary.

The Sydney Sixers find themselves placed at the bottom of the BBL 2025-26 season’s six-hitting table courtesy of Babar Azam’s below par run.

The Big Bash League is set for a major shake-up as it borrows a page from the IPL playbook.

A daily recap of five of the biggest cricket news that emerged out of Thursday, January 15; from Mitchell Starc winning the ICC POTM to the BPL 2025-26 season likely

Finn Allen lit up the BBL 2025-26 with a stunning 51-ball century for Perth Scorchers against Melbourne Renegades, producing one of the season’s most explosive knocks.

Zaman Khan silenced his critics and answered David Warner’s “kid” remark with a nerve-shredding final over that sealed a dramatic three-run win for Brisbane Heat in the BBL.

Former Pakistan fast bowler calls out Melbourne Renegades captain Will Sutherland for disrespecting national hero Mohammad Rizwan in BBL 2025-26.