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2024–25 Big Bash League season

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2024–25 Big Bash League
Dates15 December 2024 – 27 January 2025
Administrator(s)Cricket Australia
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Group stage and playoffs
Host(s) Australia
Participants8
Matches44
Official websiteBig Bash League

The 2024-25 Big Bash League season or BBL|14 is the fourteenth season of the Big Bash League (BBL), the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament is being played from 15 December 2024, with the final scheduled to be held on 27 January 2025.[1][2] Brisbane Heat are the defending champions.[3]

Background

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On 10 July 2024, it was announced that Big Bash League would return for a fourteenth season in 2024, being held from 15 December 2024, with the final scheduled to be held on 27 January 2025.[4]

The 2025 season will clash with the Super Smash, Bangladesh Premier League, SA20 and International League T20.[5]

On 1 September 2024, the players draft was held to determine the lineups of the eight clubs for the 2024 season.

Draft

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The 2024–25 season players draft was held on 1 September 2024.[6][7][8][9]

Table of international draft selections
Club Round Pick Player National side Notes
  Adelaide Strikers 1 5 Jamie Overton  England
2 11 Ollie Pope  England Pre-signed player
3 20 Fabian Allen  West Indies
4 29 Passed
  Brisbane Heat 1 6 Colin Munro  New Zealand Pre-signed player
2 14 Paul Walter  England
3 19 Passed
4 30 Tom Alsop  England
  Hobart Hurricanes 1 4 Shai Hope  West Indies
2 12 Chris Jordan  England Pre-signed player
3 21 Passed
4 28 Rishad Hossain  Bangladesh Withdrew[10]
  Melbourne Renegades 1 2 Laurie Evans  England
2 10 Jacob Bethell  England
3 23 Tim Seifert  New Zealand Pre-signed player
4 26 Passed
  Melbourne Stars 1 1 Ben Duckett  England
2 9 Tom Curran  England Pre-signed player
3 24 Usama Mir  Pakistan
4 25 Passed
  Perth Scorchers 1 7 Finn Allen  New Zealand Pre-signed player
2 15 Passed
3 18 Matthew Hurst  England
4 31 Keaton Jennings  England
  Sydney Sixers 1 8 James Vince  England Retention Pick
2 16 Akeal Hosein  West Indies Pre-signed player
3 17 Passed
4 32 Jafer Chohan  England
  Sydney Thunder 1 3 Lockie Ferguson  New Zealand
2 13 Sam Billings  England Pre-signed player
3 22 Sherfane Rutherford  West Indies
4 27 Passed

Squads

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Squads for the 2024–25 Big Bash League[11][12]
Adelaide Strikers
Brisbane Heat
Hobart Hurricanes
Melbourne Renegades
Melbourne Stars
Perth Scorchers
Sydney Sixers
Sydney Thunder

Venues

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Adelaide Brisbane Canberra Coffs Harbour
Adelaide Oval The Gabba Manuka Oval C.ex Coffs International Stadium
Capacity: 53,500 Capacity: 42,000 Capacity: 13,500 Capacity: 10,000
Matches: 5 Matches: 5 Matches: 2 Matches: 1
Team: Adelaide Strikers Team: Brisbane Heat Teams: Melbourne Stars, Sydney Thunder Team: Sydney Sixers
Geelong
GMHBA Stadium
Capacity: 40,000
Matches: 1
Team: Melbourne Renegades
Hobart Perth
Ninja Stadium Optus Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 60,000
Matches: 5 Matches: 5
Team: Hobart Hurricanes Team: Perth Scorchers
Melbourne Sydney
Marvel Stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground ENGIE Stadium Sydney Cricket Ground
Capacity: 53,300 Capacity: 100,000 Capacity: 23,500 Capacity: 48,000
Matches: 4 Matches: 4 Matches: 4 Matches: 4
Team: Melbourne Renegades Team: Melbourne Stars Team: Sydney Thunder Team: Sydney Sixers

Teams and Standings

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Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Sydney Sixers 3 3 0 0 6 0.657
2 Melbourne Renegades 3 2 1 0 4 1.496
3 Perth Scorchers 4 2 2 0 4 0.565
4 Brisbane Heat 3 2 1 0 4 −0.270
5 Adelaide Strikers 3 1 2 0 2 0.169
6 Sydney Thunder 2 1 1 0 2 0.073
7 Hobart Hurricanes 2 1 1 0 2 −2.187
8 Melbourne Stars 4 0 4 0 0 −1.047
Updated to match(es) played on 26 December 2024. Source: ESPNcricinfo

Win–loss table

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Below is a summary of results for each team's ten regular season matches, plus finals where applicable, in chronological order. A team's opponent for any given match is listed above the margin of victory/defeat.

Team League stage Play-offs Pos.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Q K C F
Adelaide
Strikers (ADS)
SYT
2 wickets
MLS
15 runs
BRH
3 wickets
PRS
33 runs
Brisbane
Heat (BRH)
MLS
8 wickets
ADS
2 wickets
Hobart
Hurricanes (HBH)
MLR
6 wickets
PRS
8 wickets
Melbourne
Renegades (MLR)
SYS
5 wickets
HBH
6 wickets
PRS
2 wickets
Melbourne
Stars (MLS)
PRS
6 wickets
BRH
8 wickets
ADS
15 runs
SYS
8 wickets
Perth
Scorchers (PRS)
MLS
6 wickets
HBH
8 wickets
MLR
2 wickets
BRH
33 runs
Sydney
Sixers (SYS)
MLR
5 wickets
SYT
5 wickets
MLS
8 wickets
Sydney
Thunder (SYT)
ADS
2 wickets
SYS
5 wickets
Team's results→ Won Tied Lost N/R

Match summary

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League stage

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On 12 July 2024, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.[2]

Match 1
15 December 2024
19:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
9/146 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
4/150 (17.1 overs)
Tom Curran 37 (19)
Jhye Richardson 3/19 (4 overs)
Cooper Connolly 64 (51)
Tom Curran 1/25 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets
Optus Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 30,469[13]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig
Player of the match: Jhye Richardson (Perth Scorchers)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 2
16 December 2024
19:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
7/169 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
5/172 (18.3 overs)
Tim Seifert 55 (42)
Sean Abbott 2/34 (4 overs)
Moises Henriques 53* (27)
Will Sutherland 2/20 (2.3 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: TBA[14]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Moises Henriques (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 3
17 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
8/182 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
8/183 (19.4 overs)
Jamie Overton 45* (35)
Lockie Ferguson 3/24 (4 overs)
Sam Konstas 56 (27)
Jamie Overton 2/28 (3.4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 2 wickets
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Attendance: TBA[15]
Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Daniel Sams (Sydney Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sam Konstas (Sydney Thunder) made his T20 debut.
  • Sam Konstas made the fastest fifty for Sydney Thunder in tournament history.[16]

Match 4
18 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
6/162 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
2/163 (18.1 overs)
Sam Harper 46 (36)
Xavier Bartlett 3/25 (4 overs)
Jimmy Peirson 72* (56)
Marcus Stoinis 1/20 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 17,114[17]
Umpires: Troy Penman and Benjamin Treloar
Player of the match: Jimmy Peirson (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tom Whitney (Brisbane Heat) made his T20 debut.

Match 5
19 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
74 (12.4 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
4/78 (9 overs)
Nathan Ellis 35 (29)
Will Sutherland 3/14 (3 overs)
Tim Seifert 37* (19)
Nathan Ellis 2/12 (3 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets
GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
Attendance: 13,221[18]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Claire Polosak
Player of the match: Tom Rogers (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
  • Hobart Hurricanes registered their lowest-ever team total in tournament history.[19]

Match 6
20 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
6/165 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
9/150 (20 overs)
D'Arcy Short 60 (42)
Peter Siddle 2/21 (4 overs)
Sam Harper 48 (44)
Lloyd Pope 3/21 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 15 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 23,654[20]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Lloyd Pope (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Doug Warren (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.

Match 7
21 December 2024
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
6/155 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
2/156 (19.2 overs)
Josh Inglis 49 (35)
Riley Meredith 3/27 (4 overs)
Mitchell Owen 101* (64)
Jason Behrendorff 2/21 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 wickets
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Attendance: 7,561[21]
Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Benjamin Treloar
Player of the match: Mitchell Owen (Hobart Hurricanes)

Match 8
21 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
5/163 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
5/164 (20 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 70* (52)
Akeal Hosein 2/23 (4 overs)
Jordan Silk 36* (25)
Lockie Ferguson 2/32 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets
ENGIE Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 17,547[24]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Gregory Davidson
Player of the match: Ben Dwarshuis (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected field.
  • Lachlan Shaw (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.

Match 9
22 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
6/174 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
7/175 (20 overs)
Jamie Overton 45* (24)
Will Prestwidge 2/16 (2 overs)
Nathan McSweeney 78* (49)
Lloyd Pope 2/17 (3 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 3 wickets
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 23,681[25]
Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Nathan McSweeney (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

Match 10
23 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
8/143 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
8/144 (19 overs)
Cooper Connolly 66 (50)
Tom Rogers 3/22 (4 overs)
Jacob Bethell 30 (22)
Jason Behrendorff 2/33 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 2 wickets
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 18,014[26]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Gregory Davidson
Player of the match: Tom Rogers (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

Match 11
26 December 2024
18:05 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
9/194 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
2/198 (18.1 overs)
Ben Duckett 68 (29)
Jackson Bird 3/35 (3 overs)
James Vince 101* (58)
Tom Curran 1/39 (3 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: James Vince (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 12
26 December 2024
21:15 (N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
6/165 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
132 (19.4 overs)
Nick Hobson 47* (16)
Spencer Johnson 4/20 (4 overs)
Matt Renshaw 36 (24)
Andrew Tye 2/23 (3.4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 33 runs
Optus Stadium, Perth
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Benjamin Treloar
Player of the match: Nick Hobson (Perth Scorchers)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

Match 13
27 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
v
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Sharad Pate

Match 14
28 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
v
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Roberto Howard and Michael Graham-Smith

Match 15
29 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
v

Match 16
30 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
v
ENGIE Stadium, Sydney
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Troy Penman



Match 19
1 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
v
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Benjamin Treloar



Match 22
3 January 2025
21:15 (N)
Scorecard
v



Match 25
6 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
v


Match 27
8 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
v


Match 29
10 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
v


Match 31
11 January 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
v


Match 33
13 January 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v


Match 35
15 January 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v

Match 36
16 January 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v

Match 37
17 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
v


Match 39
18 January 2025
20:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Play-offs

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QualifierChallengerFinal
21 January 202527 January 2025
11st placed teamQWWinner of Qualifier
22nd placed team24 January 2025CWWinner of Challenger
QLLoser of Qualifier
KnockoutKWWinner of Knockout
22 January 2025
33rd placed team
44th placed team

Qualifier

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21 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
1st placed team
v
2nd placed team

Knockout

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22 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
3rd placed team
v
4th placed team

Challenger

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24 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Loser of Qualifier
v
Winner of Knockout

Final

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27 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Winner of Qualifier
v
Winner of Challenger

Season statistics

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Team Records

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Highest Totals

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Score (Overs) Team Opponent Result Venue Date
2/198 (18.1) Sydney Sixers Melbourne Stars won Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 26 December 2024
9/194 (20) Melbourne Stars Sydney Sixers lost Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 26 December 2024
8/183 (19.4) Sydney Thunder Adelaide Strikers won Manuka Oval, Canberra 17 December 2024
8/182 (20) Adelaide Strikers Sydney Thunder lost Manuka Oval, Canberra 17 December 2024
7/175 (20) Brisbane Heat Adelaide Strikers won The Gabba, Brisbane 22 December 2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Last updated: 26 December 2024

Batting Records

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Most Runs

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Runs Batsman Inns Team
181 Australia Cooper Connolly 4 Perth Scorchers
154 England James Vince 3 Sydney Sixers
120 New Zealand Tim Seifert 3 Melbourne Renegades
111 Australia Mitchell Owen 2 Hobart Hurricanes
110 Australia Marcus Stoinis 4 Melbourne Stars
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Last updated: 26 December 2024

Highest Scores

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Runs Batsmen Team Opposition
101* Australia Mitchell Owen Hobart Hurricanes Perth Scorchers
72* Australia Jimmy Peirson Brisbane Heat Melbourne Stars
70* Australia Cameron Bancroft Sydney Thunder Sydney Sixers
64 Australia Cooper Connolly Perth Scorchers Melbourne Stars
60 Australia D'Arcy Short Adelaide Strikers Melbourne Stars
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Last updated: 21 December 2024

Highest Strike Rate

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SR Batsmen Team Runs Balls
220.00 Australia Daniel Sams Sydney Thunder 44 20
188 Australia James Bazley Adelaide Strikers 47 25
186.66 Australia Sam Konstas Sydney Thunder 56 30
175.86 Australia Jake Weatherald Adelaide Strikers 51 29
166.66 Australia Josh Brown Melbourne Renegades 35 21
Qualification: 20 balls faced
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Last updated: 21 December 2024

Most Sixes

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6s Batsmen Inns Team
5 Australia Mitchell Owen 2 Hobart Hurricanes
4 England Jamie Overton 2 Adelaide Strikers
Australia Alex Ross 2 Adelaide Strikers
Australia Marcus Stoinis 3 Melbourne Stars
3 8 players
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Last updated: 21 December 2024

Most Fours

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4s Batsmen Inns Team
11 Australia Mitchell Owen 2 Hobart Hurricanes
10 New Zealand Tim Seifert 2 Melbourne Renegades
9 Australia Sam Harper 3 Melbourne Stars
8 Australia Jack Edwards 2 Sydney Sixers
Australia Sam Konstas 2 Sydney Thunder
Australia D'Arcy Short 1 Adelaide Strikers
Australia Marcus Stoinis 3 Melbourne Stars
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Last updated: 21 December 2024

Bowling Records

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Most Wickets

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Wkts Bowler Inns Team
5 Australia Will Sutherland 2 Melbourne Renegades
New Zealand Lockie Ferguson 2 Sydney Thunder
4 Australia Riley Meredith 2 Hobart Hurricanes
Australia Tom Rogers 2 Melbourne Renegades
Australia Ben Dwarshuis 2 Sydney Sixers
Australia Lloyd Pope 2 Adelaide Strikers
England Jamie Overton 2 Adelaide Strikers
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Last updated: 21 December 2024

Best Economy Rates

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ER Bowler Team Overs Runs
3.75 Australia Mitchell Swepson Brisbane Heat 4.0 15
5.00 Australia Jason Behrendorff Perth Scorchers 8.0 40
5.16 Australia Marcus Stoinis Melbourne Stars 6.0 31
5.71 Australia Nathan Ellis Hobart Hurricanes 7.0 40
5,75 Cricket West Indies Akeal Hosein Sydney Sixers 4.0 23
Qualification: 24 balls bowled
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Last updated: 21 December 2024

Attendance

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Match attendances in chronological order
Match Teams Date Venue Location Attendance Capacity %[e]
1 Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars 15 December 2024 Optus Stadium Perth 30,469[27] 50%
2 Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades 16 December 2024 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney
3 Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers 17 December 2024 Manuka Oval Canberra
4 Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars 18 December 2024 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne 17,114 17%
5
6
7
8
9
Total TBA
Average TBA
As of 16 December 2024

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Local Replacement Player
  2. ^ a b c d e International Replacement Player
  3. ^ Withdrew from the tournament
  4. ^ a b c Supplementary Player
  5. ^ Based on general venue capacity, which will vary depending on cricket capacity.


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