Everything you need to know about Big Bash League’s upcoming edition

Everything you need to know about Big Bash League’s upcoming edition

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

 

Posted by Kisa Zahra