The Big Appeal (Cricket's Day of Giving) was a set of three cricketing events on 8 and 9 February 2020 aimed at raising relief for those affected by the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season.[1][2] The three events included the ‘Bushfire Cricket Bash’, the Commonwealth Bank Women's Tri-Series T20I match between India and Australia and the final of the Big Bash League (BBL).[3][4] All profits and funds went to the Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund.[5] The Bushfire Cricket Bash raised $7.7 million.[6]
The Bushfire Cricket Bash was a T10 format match[7] which took place on 9 February 2020.[8] It featured former leading cricketers from around the world.[9] Some former male cricketing stars that took part were Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Brad Haddin, Matthew Hayden, Wasim Akram and Yuvraj Singh;[10] female stars included Elyse Villani, Alex Blackwell and Phoebe Litchfield.[2] Sportsmen from other codes who participated included Cameron Smith, Luke Hodge and Nick Riewoldt. Sachin Tendulkar and Tim Paine appeared as coaches. Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting were the captains.[2]
During the innings break, Ellyse Perry and recent debutant, Annabel Sutherland, bowled to Sachin Tendulkar, in his first time batting in almost 6 years.
Ponting XI won the one-off match by 1 run. The match raised $7.7 million for relief efforts.[6]
S/N | Name | Nat. | Date of birth (age) | S/N | Name | Nat. | Date of birth (age) |
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Ponting XI | Gilchrist XI | ||||||
Ricky Ponting (c) | 19 December 1974 (age 45) | Adam Gilchrist (c & wk) | 14 November 1971 (age 48) | ||||
Justin Langer | 21 November 1970 (age 49) | Shane Watson | 17 June 1981 (age 38) | ||||
Matthew Hayden | 29 October 1971 (age 48) | Brad Hodge | 29 December 1974 (age 45) | ||||
Alex Blackwell | 31 August 1983 (age 36) | Yuvraj Singh | 12 December 1981 (age 38) | ||||
Brian Lara | 2 May 1969 (age 50) | Elyse Villani | 6 October 1989 (age 30) | ||||
Phoebe Litchfield | 18 April 2003 (age 16) | Andrew Symonds | 9 June 1975 (age 44) | ||||
Brad Haddin (wk) | 23 October 1977 (age 42) | Courtney Walsh | 30 October 1962 (age 57) | ||||
Brett Lee | 8 November 1976 (age 43) | Nick Riewoldt | 17 October 1982 (age 37) | ||||
Wasim Akram | 3 June 1966 (age 53) | Peter Siddle | 25 November 1984 (age 35) | ||||
Dan Christian | 4 May 1983 (age 36) | Fawad Ahmed | 5 February 1982 (age 37) | ||||
Luke Hodge | 15 June 1984 (age 35) | Cameron Smith | 18 June 1983 (age 36) | ||||
Sachin Tendulkar (coach) | 24 April 1973 (age 46) | Tim Paine (Coach) | 8 December 1984 (age 35) | ||||
Ponting XI
5/104 (10 overs) |
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Gilchrist XI
5/103 (10 overs) |
For the match, see 2020 Australia women's Tri-Nation Series § 5th WT20I. |
For the match, see 2019–20 Big Bash League season § The Final. |