Countries | Australia |
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Administrator | Cricket Australia |
Format | Twenty20 |
First Edition | 2011–12 |
Latest Edition | 2023–24 |
Next Edition | 2024–25 |
Tournament format | Double round-robin and Knockout finals |
Number of teams | 8 |
Current champion | Brisbane Heat (2nd title) |
Most successful | Perth Scorchers (5 titles) |
Most runs | Chris Lynn (3725) |
Most wickets | Sean Abbott (165) |
TV | Seven Network Fox Cricket |
Website | bigbash.com.au |
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The Big Bash League (known as the KFC Big Bash League for sponsorship reasons, often abbreviated to BBL or Big Bash) is an Australian professional men's Twenty20 cricket club league. It was created in 2011 by Cricket Australia.
The competition features eight city-based franchises, instead of the six state-based teams which had previously competed in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. Each state's capital city features one team, with Sydney and Melbourne featuring two. The team names and colours for all teams were officially announced on 6 April 2011.[1] The Melbourne Derby and Sydney Derby matches are some of the most heavily attended matches during the league and are widely anticipated by the fans.[2] The Scorchers and Sixers have also developed a rivalry between them over the years and their matches attract good crowds and TV ratings.[3]
A single city-based franchise can have a maximum of 19 contracted players for a season, with the squad including a minimum of two rookie contracts and a maximum of six overseas players, although only three international players can play in each match from 2020 to 2021 edition. Each team can also have a maximum of two overseas replacement players, in case the original overseas players get injured or withdraw.[4]
Team | Location | Home ground | Coach | Captain |
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Adelaide Strikers | Adelaide, South Australia | Adelaide Oval | Jason Gillespie | Matt Short |
Brisbane Heat | Brisbane, Queensland | Brisbane Cricket Ground | Wade Seccombe | Usman Khawaja |
Hobart Hurricanes | Hobart, Tasmania | Blundstone Arena | Adam Griffith | Nathan Ellis |
Melbourne Renegades | Melbourne, Victoria | Marvel Stadium | David Saker | Will Sutherland |
Melbourne Stars | Melbourne, Victoria | Melbourne Cricket Ground | David Hussey | Glenn Maxwell |
Perth Scorchers | Perth, Western Australia | Perth Stadium | Adam Voges | Ashton Turner |
Sydney Sixers | Sydney, New South Wales | Sydney Cricket Ground | Greg Shipperd | Moises Henriques |
Sydney Thunder | Sydney, New South Wales | Sydney Showground Stadium | Trevor Bayliss | Chris Green |