At Least 12 Dead in Bondi Beach Shooting as Sixers Get Phone Exemption Before Rain-Hit BBL Opener

Overview

• Cricket Australia granted a one-off exception to its anti-corruption phone rule so Sydney Sixers players could contact family following the Bondi violence.
• Sixers players checked on loved ones, the club reported no direct impacts on the squad, and the team proceeded to play in Perth.
• The opener in Perth started 80 minutes late due to lightning and heavy rain, was cut to 11 overs per side, and Perth Scorchers won by five wickets.
• Perth chased down the Sixers’ 5-113 with five balls to spare, led by Cooper Connolly’s 59 off 31 deliveries.
• Authorities put the death toll at a minimum of 12; higher figures and alleged perpetrator details reported elsewhere remain unconfirmed.