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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Melbourne, July 25 (CRICKETNMORE)<\/strong> Cricket Australia has revamped the structure of the Big Bash League (BBL), bringing in a number of changes to it. On Thursday, it introduced a new-look, five-team finals series in the upcoming BBL season to better reward teams that finish in the top two.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Played over two weekends, the new five-match finals system guarantees a double-chance for teams that finish first and second in the regular season. The finals will start on January 30, 2020 and run across two weekends, culminating in a Saturday night decider on February 8.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The five finals have all been given unique monikers; The Eliminator, The Qualifier, The Knock-Out, The Challenger and The Final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>As per the new format, the teams finishing fourth and fifth will play &#39;The Eliminator&#39; on January 30 while the teams finishing first and second will play &#39;The Qualifier&#39; on the next day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On February 1, the Winner of &#39;The Eliminator&#39; will take on the third-placed before the action unfolds on the next weekend. In &#39;The Challenger&#39;, the loser of &#39;The Qualifier&#39; will go up against the winner of &#39;The Knock-Out&#39; on February 6 to have a chance to get to &#39;The Final&#39;. The Final will be played on February 8 between the winner of &#39;The Qualifier&#39; and the winner of &#39;The Challenger&#39;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The number one element is to give the best chance for the teams finishing first and second to make it through,&quot; said Cricket Australia&#39;s Head of the BBL, Alistair Dobson, at the launch of the 2019-20 BBL fixture.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We want to reward the teams finishing first and second as well as we can.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;(We want) more fans to be part of the finals and this model also gives us a chance for the team hosting the final to have more preparation,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In six of the eight previous BBL seasons, the team that has finished top of the table has been knocked out in a cut-throat semi-final and Cricket Australia has moved to make the finals fairer for the teams that dominate the regular season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The tournament will start on December 17 with Brisbane Heat taking on Sydney Thunder in a home game as the tournament will go on for 42 days this time instead of 54 with 56 games being played.<\/p>\r\n",
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