The highly-anticipated 14th edition of the Big Bash League (BBL) will kickstart from 15th December. The first game will be played between Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars.
A total of 8 teams will participate in the league namely Brisbane Heat, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Adelaide Strikers, Perth Scorchers, Hobart Hurricanes, Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder. And a total of 44 matches will be played in the upcoming edition of the league.
Each team will play a single game in a round-robin format. The top 2 teams will qualify for the quarter final as the knockout games will begin on 21st January. The team placed at 3rd and 4th will lock horns in the eliminator of the tournament. The final match is slated to begin on 27th January.
Perth Scorchers are the defending champions of the competition as they had vanquished Sydney Sixers in the final match of the last edition.
A star-studded lineup is set to ignite the Big Bash League, featuring top talents such as Travis Head, Matt Short, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Renshaw, Jacob Bethell, Laurie Evans, Adam Zampa, Tim Seifert, Jake Fraser McGurk, Akeal Hosein, and Sherfane Rutherford.
Squads:
Adelaide Strikers: Fabian Allen (West Indies), James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Jordan Buckingham, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Travis Head, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Harry Nielsen, Jamie Overton (England), Lloyd Pope, Ollie Pope (England), Alex Ross, D’Arcy Short, Matt Short, Henry Thornton, Jake Weatherald
Brisbane Heat: Tom Alsop (England), Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Spencer Johnson, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan McSweeney, Colin Munro (New Zealand), Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Will Prestwidge, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Callum Vidler, Paul Walter (England), Jack Wildermuth, Jack Wood
Hobart Hurricanes: Iain Carlisle, Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Jake Doran, Nathan Ellis, Peter Hatzoglou, Shai Hope (West Indies), Caleb Jewell, Chris Jordan (England), Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Waqar Salamkheil (Afghanistan), Billy Stanlake, Matthew Wade, Charlie Wakim, Mac Wright
Melbourne Renegades: Jacob Bethell (England), Josh Brown, Xavier Crone, Harry Dixon, Laurie Evans (England), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Marcus Harris, Mackenzie Harvey, Nathan Lyon, Fergus O’Neill, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Gurinder Sandhu, Tim Seifert (New Zealand), Will Sutherland, Jon Wells, Adam Zampa
Melbourne Stars: Scott Boland, Hilton Cartwright, Brody Couch, Tom Curran (England), Ben Duckett (England), Sam Harper, Campbell Kellaway, Glenn Maxwell, Hamish McKenzie, Jon Merlo, Usama Mir (Pakistan), Joel Paris, Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle, Mark Steketee, Marcus Stoinis, Doug Warren, Beau Webster
Perth Scorchers: Ashton Agar, Finn Allen (New Zealand), Mahli Beardman, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Sam Fanning, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Matthew Hurst (England), Josh Inglis, Keaton Jennings (England), Matt Kelly, Mitch Marsh, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Matthew Spoors, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye
Sydney Sixers: Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Jafer Chohan (England), Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques, Akeal Hosein (West Indies), Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Ben Manenti, Todd Murphy, Kurtis Patterson, Mitch Perry, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, Steve Smith, James Vince (England)
Sydney Thunder: Wes Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings (England), Ollie Davies, Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand), Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Ryan Hadley, Liam Hatcher, Sam Konstas, Nic Maddinson, Nathan McAndrew, Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies), William Salzmann, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner
Schedule:
Sunday, December 15, 2024
Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars
Optus Stadium, Perth
Monday, December 16, 2024
Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades
SCG, Sydney
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat at the
MCG, Melbourne
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes
GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
Friday, December 20, 2024
Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Saturday, December 21, 2024
Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Sunday, December 22, 2024
Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Monday, December 23, 2024
Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars
SCG, Sydney
Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat
Optus Stadium, Perth
Friday, December 27, 2024
Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Saturday, December 28, 2024
Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Sunday, December 29, 2024
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Monday, December 30, 2024
Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Thursday, January 2, 2025
Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Friday, January 3, 2025
Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat
C.ex International Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder
Optus Stadium, Perth
Saturday, January 4, 2025
Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades
MCG, Melbourne
Sunday, January 5, 2025
Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Monday, January 6, 2025
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades
Optus Stadium, Perth
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers
MCG, Melbourne
Friday, January 10, 2025
Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers
SCG, Sydney
Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Sunday, January 12, 2025
Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Monday, January 13, 2025
Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Friday, January 17, 2025
Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder
SCG, Sydney
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers
Optus Stadium, Perth
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes
MCG, Melbourne
PLAYOFFS
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
The Qualifier – TBA vs TBA
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
The Knockout – TBA vs TBA
Friday, January 24, 2025
The Challenger – TBA vs TBA
Monday, January 27, 2025
The Final – TBA vs TBA
