Heat-Sixers clash moved to Wednesday and Scorchers-Sixers clash brought forward to Tuesday night
The BBL has been forced into last-minute fixture changes after multiple Brisbane Heat players returned positive Covid-19 rapid antigen tests, with Perth Scorchers to play Sydney Sixers at Metricon Stadium on Tuesday night and the Heat-Sixers clash moved to Wednesday to allow time for further Covid-19 testing and replacement players to be found.
Heat recorded positive tests on Tuesday morning and the club has undergone PCR testing of its entire playing group and staff as well as potential replacement players.
Heat, Sixers, Scorchers and Sydney Thunder are all in Queensland for a trio of matches to be played over the next three nights on the Gold Coast. The BBL made the decision to change the order of those matches to give Heat a chance to get a squad together.
Scorchers were scheduled to play Thunder on January 5 and Sixers on January 6 at Metricon Stadium but will play the Sixers two days earlier than planned. Sixers will play Heat on January 5 and Scorchers will face Thunder on January 6 to accommodate the Covid-19 situation.
BBL fixture changes:
January 4, 6:15pm AEST: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers (previously scheduled for January 6)
January 5, 8:15pm AEST: Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers (previously scheduled for January 4)
January 6, 8:15pm AEST: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Thunder (previously scheduled for January 5)
Alex Malcolm is an Associate Editor at ESPNcricinfo