60-566: The 2019–20 Big Bash League season or BBL|09 was the ninth season of the Big Bash League , the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 17 December 2019 and concluded on 8 February 2020. The length of the season was shortened compared to that from the last year, while the number of matches was increased from 59 to 61 from the previous season. The knock-outs were revamped into
120-405: A Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) would commence in the 2015–16 season, with teams aligned to the men's competition. It was announced that the teams would share the names and colours of the existing men's BBL teams, meaning that there would be two teams from Sydney and Melbourne and one team from Adelaide , Brisbane , Hobart , and Perth . The inaugural Women's Big Bash League was won by
180-537: A neutral venue primarily because other major grounds were being prepared for the 2015 Cricket World Cup . Optus Stadium replaced the WACA Ground as the home ground of Perth Scorchers starting with the 2017–18 BBL semi-finals. Perth 's home match against Hobart Hurricanes (and a doubleheader WBBL match featuring the Perth Scorchers and Sydney Thunder ) became only the second public event at
240-492: A 'bat flip' (instead of a coin toss) to decide who would bat/bowl first. Up to the 2018–19 season the top four teams contested the finals, which consisted of two semi-finals and a final. The finals structure was changed in the 2019–20 season to include a fifth team, and a "double chance" for the top two teams. The structure was a hybrid version of the Page–McIntyre final four system with the addition of 'The Eliminator' being
300-583: A former Rookie player in BBL|04, who joined the Heat after 6 seasons, this time having a full contract. Ben Cutting , Matt Renshaw , James Pattinson , Josh Lalor and Jack Prestwidge left the club. Tom Banton left due to bio-bubble fatigue and was later replaced by Joe Denly . Lost in The Challenger (3/8) Brisbane Heat finished 7th and missed the finals for the fourth time in five years. The side
360-540: A losing cause. Failed to make Semifinals, ended 6/8 Following Brendon McCullum's international retirement, he returned to the Heat to captain the side. He took no part in the previous season due to BBL coinciding with the final matches of his international career. James Hopes retired from cricket. Heat signed local player Marnus Labuschagne and Alex Ross from Adelaide Strikers. English fast bowler Tymal Mills joined as an international player. The Heat started well, winning their first three matches, but then lost to
420-639: A maximum of two overseas replacement players, in case the original overseas players get injured or withdraw. Throughout the history of the tournament rivalries have been formed by competition between teams and by teams being in the same city. The Sydney Smash is a game between the Sydney based teams, the Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder. This rivalry was started in the inaugural season due to both teams being from Sydney and being made up of New South Wales cricket team players. The Sixers have won 16 times to
480-416: A play-off system, with the top two teams in the league getting a second chance to make it to the final even if they lost the first match in the play-offs. The play-off matches were given unique monikers, namely The Eliminator , The Qualifier , The Knock-Out , The Challenger followed by The Final . The Melbourne Renegades were the defending champions, but finished last in the round-robin group stage. In
540-499: A regular feature of Australian summers and attracted an average audience of more than 943,000 people nationally in 2014–15 season, including a peak audience of 1.9 million viewers for the final between the Scorchers and Sixers. The 2015–16 season attracted an average audience of 1.13 million for each match in Australia this season, an 18% increase over the previous season. A cumulative audience of 9.65 million watched
600-411: A season, and one team twice. This allowed for both Sydney and Melbourne (which have two teams each) to play 2 derbies within a single season. Each team played eight group stage matches, four at home and four away, before the top four ranked teams progressed to the semi-finals. In the 2017/18 Season, the format changed so that there would be 40 group stage matches with each team playing 10 matches before
660-776: A season. On 2 January 2016, the BBL single match attendance record was surpassed, with a crowd of 80,883 watching the first of two Melbourne derbies between the Melbourne Stars and the Melbourne Renegades at the Melbourne Cricket Ground . The Big Bash League also entered the top 10 most attended sports leagues in the world with respect to average crowd per match in this season. ^COVID-19 affected season **Played one home game BBL games are currently broadcast in Australia on free-to-air television by
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#1732787305191720-500: A total of $ 890,000 for the four finalists from 2015–16 season , after the Champions League Twenty20 tournament was discontinued with effect from 2015. The prize money will be split between the teams as follows: However, the additional cash increase of $ 600,000 will go to successful clubs and not their players. Up to the 2014–15 BBL season , a total prize money of $ 290,000 was awarded. Average home crowds for
780-407: A total of 40 regular season games and 4 finals. This was in response to concerns that the 61 game season was too long. The final of the tournament is played at the home ground of the higher-ranked team. The only exception to this rule was 2014–15 season when the final was played at a neutral venue ( Manuka Oval ), due to the 2015 Cricket World Cup . In the 2018–19 season, the league introduced
840-530: A trans-Tasman competition. He said an expansion into New Zealand would be widely supported by locals. His views were also supported by Brisbane Heat coach and former Black Caps captain Daniel Vettori . Melbourne Renegades chief executive Stuart Coventry also stated that he wants Cricket Australia to grant each club a fifth home fixture next season. Coventry said the BBL was ready to expand from 8 to 10 games, and adding matches would further establish
900-641: The KFC Big Bash League for sponsorship reasons, often abbreviated to BBL or Big Bash ) is an Australian men's professional club Twenty20 cricket league, which was established in 2011 by Cricket Australia . The Big Bash League replaced the previous competition, the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash , and features eight city-based franchises instead of the six state teams which had participated previously. The competition has been sponsored by fast food-chicken outlet KFC since its inception. It
960-469: The 2014–15 season and relocated to Sydney Showground Stadium for the next 10 years. From 2020, the tournament Final has been played at the home ground of the team that wins 'The Qualifier', a playoff match contested between the 2 teams finishing 1st and 2nd in the League. The WACA Ground has hosted the final 4 times, more times than any other venue. Manuka Oval hosted the final of 2014–15 BBL season as
1020-553: The Seven Network and subscription television by Fox Cricket . The Seven Network broadcasts 45 of 61 Matches including the Finals Series. Fox Cricket televises all 61 Matches including 16 Matches exclusively in 4K. The rights were previously held by Network 10 , who in 2013 paid $ 100 million for BBL rights over five years, marking the channel's first foray in elite cricket coverage. Network 10's BBL coverage became
1080-542: The Sydney Thunder against the Sydney Sixers by 3 wickets. The current champion from the 2022–23 Women's Big Bash League season is Adelaide Strikers who won their maiden WBBL title by defeating Sydney Thunder by 10 runs. In December 2015, Cricket Australia revealed that they are looking into the possibility of hosting a Christmas Day BBL match in the coming years, possibly after the next season. If
1140-474: 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. The Melbourne Derby and Sydney Derby matches are some of the most heavily attended matches during the league and are widely anticipated by
1200-601: The Australian state Queensland . Their home ground is the Brisbane Cricket Ground , also known as The Gabba. The inaugural coach was Darren Lehmann who is now an assistant to current head coach Wade Seccombe . The Heat's inaugural captain was Australian ODI batter Peter Forrest . Internationals Usman Khawaja , Chris Lynn , Brendon McCullum , Colin Munro and Daniel Vettori have also captained
1260-464: The BBL. Failed to make Semifinals, ended 5/8 Before the season started Brendon McCullum retired and Daniel Vettori resigned as coach. Darren Lehmann re-joined the team as the Head Coach. In BBL|02, he guided the Heat to their maiden BBL Title. The Heat signed AB de Villiers , as well as Afghan left-arm wrist spinner Zahir Khan and young English opener Tom Banton . In the season opener,
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#17327873051911320-618: The Brisbane Heat lost their four remaining matches including a Do-or-die last match against the Renegades, ending their season. Failed to make Semifinals, ended 7/8 The Heat signed Australian fast bowler James Pattinson and Afghan off-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman . Youth signings included Max Bryant and Jack Prestwidge . The Heat faced Adelaide Strikers in their first game of the season and lost by 6 wickets. They lost their next two matches against Hurricanes and Sixers but then beat
1380-584: The Heat lost to the Thunder by 29 runs and then lost the next match to the Stars by 22 runs. In the third match of the season, the Heat beat the Sixers by 48 runs, with Chris Lynn smashing 94 off 35 deliveries, including 11 sixes. They then lost to the Scorchers by 40 runs. They won their next three matches, including a match against the Thunder where Banton hit Arjun Nair for five consecutive sixes. After losing to
1440-546: The Heat. They lost their first four matches, before beating the Thunder. The Heat then lost to Strikers, but finished well, beating the Sixers and Stars in their last two matches. The Heat finished 6th in the table with 3 wins and 5 losses. Captain Chris Lynn was the tournament's leading run-scorer and was also named Player of the Tournament. He smashed 378 runs in 8 matches, including a century against Hobart Hurricanes in
1500-489: The Renegades in their last match. However, they lost by 7 wickets with Jack Prestwidge dropping some important opportunities, and so were eliminated. Failed to make Semifinals, ended 7/8 Before the season, Jack Wildermuth re-joined Heat and Tom Cooper was signed by the Heat. Morné Morkel joined the club as a local player after gaining permanent residency in Australia. Overseas signings included Lewis Gregory and Dan Lawrence . Local Signings included James Bazley ,
1560-420: The Scorchers and the Thunder. The next two matches were against the Renegades, the Heat lost the first but won the second. The next match against the Thunder was abandoned after a power cut. Heat lost their next three matches, but won their last three matches. The Heat finished fifth in the standings with 6 wins and 7 losses with one match abandoned. After the season, Brendon McCullum announced his retirement from
1620-475: The Scorchers by 34 runs, the Heat won their next match against the Strikers by 6 wickets, where AB de Villiers made his Big Bash debut. The ghosts of BBL|07 returned, as the Heat lost their next three matches. In the second of these defeats, the Heat collapsed against the Renegades, losing 10 wickets for 36 runs in 55 balls. A 71-run victory over the Stars, meant the Heat could qualify for the playoffs by beating
1680-466: The Sixers by 3 wickets. The Heat won 2 of their next 3 matches. They lost their last game of the season to the Renegades in a thrilling 1-run loss. The Heat finished 2nd in the table with 5 wins and 3 losses. This was their best performance in the league stage. In a thrilling semi-final, they lost to the Sydney Sixers in a super over . Chris Lynn was again named Player of the Tournament, after scoring 305 runs in 6 matches at an average of 154.5. Lost in
1740-433: The Sixers two. Perth Scorchers have won five titles and Sydney Sixers three. Both of these teams have won the title in consecutive seasons. The Scorchers have reached the final of the tournament eight times. Out of the eight teams in the tournament, six have won the title at least once. Only two other teams (Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Stars) have reached the final at least twice. The other three teams which have won
1800-523: The Thunder's 7 but the game still attracts a large crowd for every game. The Melbourne Derby takes place between the two Melbourne based teams, the Melbourne Renegades and the Melbourne Stars. This derby is similar in nature to the Sydney Smash as the cores of both teams come from the Victoria cricket team and has been happening since the inaugural season of the competition. In BBL05 the game drew
1860-471: The competition was expanded. Former women's Test captain and Head of Brisbane's Centre of Excellence, Belinda Clark , revealed on 19 January 2014 that planning for a women's BBL was in its early stages but could become a reality very soon. She stated that the proposal was being considered due to the huge rise in television ratings during the 2013–14 season, and the rise in women's cricket popularity. On 19 February 2015, Cricket Australia announced that
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1920-538: The difference between the original and hybrid versions.: The BBL has reverted to a top four for the 2023/24 season, but kept the double chance for the top two teams: Before 2014, the top two teams in the tournament used to qualify for the Champions League Twenty20 tournament, which was an annual international Twenty20 competition played between the top domestic teams from various nations. The Champions League Twenty20 became defunct after its 2014 tournament. The competition features eight city-based franchises, instead of
1980-456: The fans. The Scorchers and Sixers have also developed a rivalry between them over the years and their matches attract good crowds and TV ratings. 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
2040-541: The final, the Sydney Sixers beat the Melbourne Stars by 19 runs to win the tournament. (Melbourne Stars) (Sydney Sixers) (Hobart Hurricanes) (Sydney Thunder) Perth Scorchers (Melbourne Renegades) (Melbourne Stars) (Adelaide Strikers) (Perth Scorchers) (Adelaide Strikers) (Sydney Sixers) (Sydney Thunder) (Adelaide Strikers) (Melbourne Stars) (Hobart Hurricanes) (Melbourne Stars) Big Bash League The Big Bash League (known as
2100-491: The franchises. In 2016, Anthony Everard, head of the BBL, flagged the league's intentions to approach expansion through a soft launch. He stated the short to medium term goal was to schedule BBL games involving existing franchises in regional markets before potentially adding new teams after the 2017–18 season when the broadcast deal expired. He also indicated the regional markets of Canberra , Geelong , Launceston , Gold Coast , and Alice Springs will likely host games during
2160-506: The largest crowd for a Big Bash game with 80,883 fans attending the game at the MCG. The Scorchers/Sixers rivalry has developed over the competition's 12 seasons due to their unparalleled success. The Scorchers have won the title five times and Sixers have claimed the trophy three times. The Scorchers and the Sixers have both been runners up three times. They've met in the final on five occasions. The Scorchers have won three of those encounters and
2220-472: The last qualifying spot, leaving the Heat to finish in 5th place. There were good signs for the Heat as Cameron Gannon was the leading wicket-taker in the Big Bash, snaring 18 wickets at an average of less than 12 – with best bowling of 4–10. Daniel Vettori was economical with the ball, going for just above six an over and picking up 7 wickets. Chris Lynn was the Heat's highest run scorer, with 198 runs in
2280-481: The matches in Australia, out of which 39% were women. The opening Sydney Derby match of the season attracted a peak audience of 1.53 million. The last group match between Renegades and Strikers in Season 2 was watched by an average audience of 1.36 million, which peaked at 1.67 million. The BBL Final was watched by an average audience of 1.79 million, which peaked at 2.24 million viewers. This
2340-535: The new stadium . Brisbane Heat T20 Kit The Brisbane Heat are an Australian professional franchise men's and women's cricket team , competing in Australia's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition, the Big Bash League (BBL). The Heat are the successors of the Queensland Bulls who played in the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash . The Heat wear a teal uniform and are based in Brisbane in
2400-499: The proposal is passed, it would have been a first in the history of Australian sport since no professional matches had played in Australia on Christmas Day at that time. "It is something we have just recently started discussing, the possibilities of that. We're talking about playing a Christmas Eve match, we already play Boxing Day," CA's Executive GM (Operations) Mike McKenna said. This has not yet occurred, but in September 2018, it
2460-446: The season are listed below. These figures include finals matches. The figures for the whole season average include the finals. Post-Christmas matches have historically been the highest attended period for the League. BBL has provided a platform to create interest in playing cricket among younger children, due to its big hitting, high scoring and entertaining nature of the game. The 2014–15 season saw record domestic cricket crowds in
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2520-603: The season, closely followed by Dan Christian who made 186 runs at an average of 46.5. Failed to make Semifinals, ended 5/8 Brisbane Heat lost their first match against Thunder but bounced back to defeat the Melbourne Stars by one run in a thrilling contest. The Heat then lost five consecutive games but beat the Hurricanes by 18 runs in their final match of the season. Brisbane Heat finished in last place, winning only two of eight games. Consequently, Stuart Law resigned as coach and James Hopes as captain. Brisbane Heat won
2580-400: The semi-final (3/8) The Heat signed Test opener Matt Renshaw . Pakistani leg break bowler Shadab Khan was signed before the season as an international player, and Yasir Shah was later signed as his replacement. The Heat started off well by defeating Melbourne Stars but lost to Renegades in the next match. They won one of their next two matches and then beat the Stars and Scorchers. However,
2640-522: The semi-final, the Heat met the Renegades, who finished the league in first place. Luke Pomersbach scored 112* to help the Heat upset the Renegades. Brisbane Heat defeated the Perth Scorchers in the 2012/13 Big Bash League final. The match was played at the WACA Ground on 19 January 2013. Captain James Hopes was unable to play due to injury, so Chris Hartley led the team instead and won
2700-462: The semi-finals. The season was held over a similar time-frame thus resulting in more doubleheaders (one game afternoon, one game night) and teams playing more regularly. From the 2018–19 season, each team played all other teams twice during a season, for a total of 56 regular season matches before the finals series. The 2023-24 season was shortened, with each team played ten regular season matches, playing three teams twice, and four teams once; for
2760-482: The soft launch period. On 27 January 2017, Everard announced an extra eight matches would be added to the 2017–18 season and implored each existing franchise to look at new markets when considering where the extra games would be played, although the lengthened season was not implemented until 2018–19. In 2018, it was reported that the Gold Coast Suns were interested in securing a Big Bash League franchise if
2820-537: The states of South Australia , New South Wales , Tasmania and the ACT , including a record attendance of 52,633 at the Adelaide Strikers ' home semi-final, which was then the biggest ever crowd at the redeveloped Adelaide Oval . In the 2015–16 season , attendance figure records continued to be broken across all the venues. Perth Scorchers became the first ever BBL team to sell out all of its home matches in
2880-464: The team. In their second season ( BBL02 ) they won the Big Bash League for the first time and so qualified for the Champions League Twenty20 . After losing their first four matches of the season, the Heat finished strong, winning their final three games. They finished in 5th place, one place below the semi-final qualification. James Hopes was supposed to captain the team, but missed
2940-538: The title once are the Sydney Thunder in (2015–16), the Adelaide Strikers in (2017–18), and the Melbourne Renegades in (2018–19). The WACA Ground has hosted the final on four occasions, the most of any venue. Notes : The wooden spoon in Big Bash League is an imaginary and ironic "award" which is said to be won by the team finishing in last place in the Big Bash League. The salary cap
3000-417: The toss, choosing to bat first. Joe Burns top scored for Brisbane with 43 runs off 27 balls, in a total of 167. Jason Behrendorff took 2 wickets for the Scorchers. In reply, Perth Scorchers scored 133 for the loss of nine wickets from their 20 overs, losing by 34 runs. Adam Voges was the highest scorer with 49 runs from 32 deliveries. Barbadian Kemar Roach took 3 wickets for 18 runs. Nathan Hauritz
3060-561: The tournament, six have won the title at least once. The Perth Scorchers are the most successful team in the league's short history, having won the title five times including consecutively for two years twice. The Sydney Sixers have won the title three times, including consecutively for two years. The other four teams that have won the title are the Brisbane Heat , with two titles, and the Adelaide Strikers , Melbourne Renegades , and Sydney Thunder with one title each. A design contest
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#17327873051913120-529: The whole tournament due to injury. Peter Forrest led the team instead. Brendon McCullum missed some matches while playing in the HRV Cup in New Zealand simultaneously. Fellow New Zealander Daniel Vettori missed a few games because of injury. Failed to make Semifinals, ended 5/8 Heat won four matches and lost four matches in the league stage, sneaking into the semi-finals thanks to net run-rate. In
3180-548: The wooden spoon off the Sydney Thunder , who finished last in each of the first 3 seasons of the BBL. Failed to make Semifinals, ended 8/8 After retiring from playing, Daniel Vettori signed a 3-year contract to be coach of the franchise. Chris Lynn became the captain for the tournament following the resignation of James Hopes. The Heat signed Josh Lalor , Andrew Fekete (cricketer) , Alex Doolan , as well as snapping up West Indian pair Samuel Badree and Lendl Simmons . Rookies Jack Wildermuth and Mitchell Swepson also joined
3240-411: Was also mentioned as a possibility which would be based at Auckland or Christchurch , but this is unlikely to happen. The expansion proposal was suspended, mainly because the proposed cities lacked the proper cricket hosting facilities. In 2015, former Black Caps captain and Melbourne Stars coach Stephen Fleming suggested the expansion of the tournament to include New Zealand teams and become
3300-530: Was held in 2011 to determine the design of the Big Bash League trophy. The competition was restricted to Australian designers, with the final design, chosen by the public from a field of three, revealed on 13 December 2011. It had been proposed that the tournament would undergo expansion into more regional areas not supported by international cricket. The expansion was originally planned to be implemented in 2012. The proposed teams included: Newcastle , Canberra , Geelong , and Gold Coast . A New Zealand-based team
3360-528: Was in 2016/17 one of the two T20 cricket leagues, alongside the Indian Premier League , to feature amongst the top ten domestic sport leagues in average attendance . The winner of BBL 13 (2023/2024) was the Brisbane Heat , who beat the Sydney Sixers by 54 runs in the final. BBL matches are played in Australia during the summer, in December, January and February. Out of the eight teams in
3420-399: Was initially $ 1 million, and increased to $ 1.05 million for the third season. In February 2015, the salary cap increased to $ 1.3 million for the fifth season, and to $ 1.6 million for the sixth season. In 2023-24 the cap was at $ 3 million AUD, with the ability to also have 2 players paid outside the cap. Cricket Australia increased the prize money for the BBL to
3480-469: Was named man of the match after bowling three overs for 11 runs and taking three catches. Big Bash League Champions (1/8) The team started well, winning their first game against the Perth Scorchers , but then lost the next three games. However, the Heat finished well, winning two of their last three games. They lost the Do-or-die match against Hobart Hurricanes by 40 runs, so giving the Hurricanes
3540-575: Was reported that Cricket Australia had struck a deal with the Players Association to play BBL matches on Christmas Day. Since the inception of the BBL in 2011, the tournament format has changed a number of times. The first BBL season had 28 group stage matches, before expanding to 32 in the following season. In previous seasons of the tournament, the group stage matches were divided into eight rounds, with four matches played in each round. Each team played six other teams once during
3600-521: Was the first time that the ratings for a BBL match crossed the 2 million mark. The KFC BBL|10 Final reached 2.5 million viewers on Seven and 669,000 on Foxtel, capping an extraordinary season in which as players, officials, staff and broadcast partners successfully navigated through the many challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 17 grounds have been used to host BBL matches to date. Sydney Thunder moved out of ANZ Stadium after
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