2024–25 Big Bash League season
This article documents a current Big Bash League season. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. Initial news reports, scores, or statistics may be unreliable. The last updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. (December 2024) |
Dates | 15 December 2024 – 27 January 2025 |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage and playoffs |
Host(s) | Australia |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 44 |
Official website | Big 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
[edit]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
[edit]The 2024–25 season players draft was held on 1 September 2024.[6][7][8][9]
Squads
[edit]Venues
[edit]Adelaide | Brisbane | Canberra | Coffs Harbour |
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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 |
Standings
[edit]Points table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Sydney Sixers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0.228 |
2 | Sydney Thunder | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.309 |
3 | Perth Scorchers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.785 |
4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −0.301 |
5 | Brisbane Heat | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −0.727 |
6 | Melbourne Renegades | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.413 |
7 | Adelaide Strikers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −0.235 |
8 | Melbourne Stars | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −0.531 |
- Top 4 teams advanced to the finals series.
Win–loss table
[edit]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. | ||||||||||||
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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 |
HBH 11 runs |
PRS 7 wickets |
MLR 5 wickets |
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Brisbane Heat (BRH) |
MLS 8 wickets |
ADS 2 wickets |
PRS 33 runs |
SYS 8 wickets |
MLS 5 wickets |
SYS N/R |
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Hobart Hurricanes (HBH) |
MLR 6 wickets |
PRS 8 wickets |
ADS 11 runs |
SYS 50 runs |
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Melbourne Renegades (MLR) |
SYS 5 wickets |
HBH 6 wickets |
PRS 2 wickets |
SYT 8 runs |
ADS 5 wickets |
MLS 5 wickets |
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Melbourne Stars (MLS) |
PRS 6 wickets |
BRH 8 wickets |
ADS 15 runs |
SYS 8 wickets |
SYT 18 runs |
BRH 5 wickets |
MLR 5 wickets |
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Perth Scorchers (PRS) |
MLS 6 wickets |
HBH 8 wickets |
MLR 2 wickets |
BRH 33 runs |
ADS 7 wickets |
SYT 4 wickets |
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Sydney Sixers (SYS) |
MLR 5 wickets |
SYT 5 wickets |
MLS 8 wickets |
BRH 8 wickets |
HBH 50 runs |
BRH N/R |
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Sydney Thunder (SYT) |
ADS 2 wickets |
SYS 5 wickets |
MLS 18 runs |
MLR 8 runs |
PRS 4 wickets |
Team's results→ | Won | Tied | Lost | N/R |
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League progression
[edit]Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
Match summary
[edit]Visitor team → | ADS | BRH | HBH | MLR | MLS | PRS | SYS | SYT |
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Home team ↓ | ||||||||
Adelaide Strikers | Match 31 | Hurricanes 11 runs | Strikers 15 runs | Scorchers 7 wickets | Match 35 | |||
Brisbane Heat | Heat 3 wickets | Match 36 | Stars 5 wickets | Sixers 8 wickets | Match 25 | |||
Hobart Hurricanes | Match 24 | Match 34 | Hurricanes 8 wickets | Hurricanes 50 runs | Match 29 | |||
Melbourne Renegades | Strikers 5 wickets | Match 38 | Renegades 6 wickets | Match 32 | Renegades 2 wickets | |||
Melbourne Stars | Heat 8 wickets | Match 40 | Stars 5 wickets | Match 28 | Thunder 18 runs | |||
Perth Scorchers | Match 39 | Scorchers 33 runs | Match 26 | Scorchers 6 wickets | Thunder 4 wickets | |||
Sydney Sixers | Match abandoned | Sixers 5 wickets | Sixers 8 wickets | Match 30 | Match 37 | |||
Sydney Thunder | Thunder 2 wickets | Match 27 | Thunder 8 runs | Match 33 | Sixers 5 wickets |
Home team won | Visitor team won |
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
League stage
[edit]On 12 July 2024, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.[2]
Melbourne Stars
9/146 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
4/150 (17.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Renegades
7/169 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Sixers
5/172 (18.3 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Adelaide Strikers
8/182 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Thunder
8/183 (19.4 overs) |
- 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]
Melbourne Stars
6/162 (20 overs) |
v
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Brisbane Heat
2/163 (18.1 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Tom Whitney (Brisbane Heat) made his T20 debut.
Hobart Hurricanes
74 (12.4 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Renegades
4/78 (9 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Hobart Hurricanes registered their lowest-ever team total in tournament history.[19]
Adelaide Strikers
6/165 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Stars
9/150 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Doug Warren (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
Perth Scorchers
6/155 (20 overs) |
v
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Hobart Hurricanes
2/156 (19.2 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- Mitchell Owen (Hobart Hurricanes) scored his first century in T20s.[22][23]
Sydney Thunder
5/163 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Sixers
5/164 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected field.
- Lachlan Shaw (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.
Adelaide Strikers
6/174 (20 overs) |
v
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Brisbane Heat
7/175 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers
8/143 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Renegades
8/144 (19 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars
9/194 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Sixers
2/198 (18.1 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers
6/165 (20 overs) |
v
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Brisbane Heat
132 (19.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Hobart Hurricanes
5/214 (20 overs) |
v
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Adelaide Strikers
6/203 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder
8/182 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Stars
8/164 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Brisbane Heat
9/138 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Sixers
2/142 (16.1 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder
4/156 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Renegades
8/148 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Adelaide Strikers
8/142 (20 overs) |
v
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Perth Scorchers
3/146 (14.3 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Hobart Hurricanes
6/161 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Sixers
111 (19.3 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Brisbane Heat
7/149 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Stars
5/153 (19.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Renegades
9/142 (20 overs) |
v
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Adelaide Strikers
5/143 (17.1 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
v
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
Perth Scorchers
4/177 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
6/179 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Hugh Weibgen (Sydney Thunder) made his T20 debut.
Melbourne Renegades
7/168 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Stars
5/171 (19.4 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
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- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Play-offs
[edit]Qualifier | Challenger | Final | |||||||||||
21 January 2025 | 27 January 2025 | ||||||||||||
1 | 1st placed team | QW | Winner of Qualifier | ||||||||||
2 | 2nd placed team | 24 January 2025 | CW | Winner of Challenger | |||||||||
QL | Loser of Qualifier | ||||||||||||
Knockout | KW | Winner of Knockout | |||||||||||
22 January 2025 | |||||||||||||
3 | 3rd placed team | ||||||||||||
4 | 4th placed team | ||||||||||||
Qualifier
[edit]Knockout
[edit]Challenger
[edit]Final
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Team Records
[edit]Highest Totals
[edit]Score (Overs) | Team | Opponent | Result | Venue | Date |
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5/214 (20) | Hobart Hurricanes | Adelaide Strikers | won | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 27 December 2024 |
6/203 (20) | Adelaide Strikers | Hobart Hurricanes | lost | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 27 December 2024 |
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 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 27 December 2024 |
Lowest Totals
[edit]Score (Overs) | Team | Opponent | Venue | Date | |
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10/74 (12.4) | Hobart Hurricanes | Melbourne Renegades | Simonds Stadium, Geelong | 19 December 2024 | |
4/78 (9.0) | Melbourne Renegades | Hobart Hurricanes | Simonds Stadium, Geelong | 19 December 2024 | |
10/111 (19.3) | Sydney Sixers | Hobart Hurricanes | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 1 January 2025 | |
10/132 (19.4) | Brisbane Heat | Perth Scorchers | Perth Stadium, Perth | 29 December 2024 | |
9/138 (20.0) | Brisbane Heat | Sydney Sixers | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | 29 December 2024 | |
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 1 January 2025 |
Batting Records
[edit]Most runs
[edit]Runs | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
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272 | Cooper Connolly | Perth Scorchers | 6 | 6 | 68.00 | 125.92 | 66 | 0 | 2 |
194 | Marcus Stoinis | Melbourne Stars | 6 | 6 | 32.33 | 126.79 | 62 | 0 | 1 |
178 | David Warner | Sydney Thunder | 5 | 5 | 44.50 | 148.33 | 86* | 0 | 1 |
175 | James Vince | Sydney Sixers | 5 | 5 | 43.75 | 145.83 | 101* | 1 | 0 |
154 | Josh Philippe | Sydney Sixers | 5 | 5 | 38.50 | 149.51 | 66* | 0 | 1 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 3 January 2025 |
Highest Scores
[edit]Runs | Batsmen | Team | Opposition |
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101* | Mitchell Owen | Hobart Hurricanes | Perth Scorchers |
101* | James Vince | Sydney Sixers | Melbourne Stars |
88 | Chris Lynn | Adelaide Strikers | Melbourne Renegades |
86* | David Warner | Sydney Thunder | Melbourne Renegades |
78* | Nathan McSweeney | Brisbane Heat | Adelaide Strikers |
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 2 January 2025 |
Highest Strike Rate
[edit]SR | Batsmen | Team | Runs | Balls |
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215.00 | Ben Dwarshuis | Sydney Sixers | 43 | 20 |
214.28 | Daniel Sams | Sydney Thunder | 60 | 28 |
196.29 | Glenn Maxwell | Melbourne Stars | 53 | 27 |
193.93 | Finn Allen | Perth Scorchers | 128 | 66 |
189.09 | Nick Hobson | Perth Scorchers | 104 | 55 |
Qualification: 20 balls faced Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 3 January 2025 |
Highest Batting Average
[edit]Average | Batsmen | Team | Inns | Outs | Runs |
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129.00 | Jamie Overton | Adelaide Strikers | 6 | 1 | 129 |
104.00 | Nick Hobson | Perth Scorchers | 5 | 1 | 104 |
68.00 | Cooper Connolly | Perth Scorchers | 6 | 4 | 272 |
66.00 | Matthew Gilkes | Sydney Thunder | 2 | 1 | 66 |
53.50 | Ben McDermott | Hobart Hurricanes | 4 | 2 | 107 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 3 January 2025 |
Most Sixes
[edit]6s | Batsmen | Inns | Team |
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14 | Cooper Connolly | 6 | Perth Scorchers |
9 | Josh Brown | 5 | Melbourne Renegades |
Finn Allen | 6 | Perth Scorchers | |
8 | Max Bryant | 5 | Brisbane Heat |
Jamie Overton | 6 | Adelaide Strikers | |
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 3 January 2025 |
Most Fours
[edit]4s | Batsmen | Inns | Team |
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23 | Marcus Stoinis | 6 | Melbourne Stars |
21 | James Vince | 5 | Sydney Sixers |
20 | David Warner | 5 | Sydney Thunder |
19 | Ben Duckett | 4 | Melbourne Stars |
17 | Mitchell Owen | 4 | Hobart Hurricanes |
D'Arcy Short | 5 | Adelaide Strikers | |
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 3 January 2025 |
Bowling Records
[edit]Most Wickets
[edit]Wkts | Bowler | Inns | Team |
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10 | Tom Rogers | 5 | Melbourne Renegades |
Jason Behrendorff | 6 | Perth Scorchers | |
Ben Dwarshuis | 5 | Sydney Sixers | |
Henry Thornton | 6 | Adelaide Strikers | |
9 | Xavier Bartlett | 5 | Brisbane Heat |
Lloyd Pope | 6 | Adelaide Strikers | |
Jamie Overton | 6 | Adelaide Strikers | |
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 3 January 2025 |
Best Economy Rates
[edit]ER | Bowler | Team | Overs | Runs |
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5.14 | Brendan Doggett | Adelaide Strikers | 7.0 | 36 |
5.62 | Ashton Agar | Perth Scorchers | 16.0 | 90 |
5.83 | Nikhil Chaudhary | Hobart Hurricanes | 6.0 | 35 |
6.12 | Joel Paris | Melbourne Stars | 8.0 | 49 |
6.66 | Spencer Johnson | Perth Scorchers | 12.0 | 80 |
Qualification: 24 balls bowled Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 3 January 2025 |
Attendance
[edit]- As of 3 January 2025
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
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