The 2024-25 Big Bash League season or BBL|14 will be the fourteenth season of the Big Bash League (BBL), the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament will be 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]
| 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 |
Background
editOn 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 Nepal Premier League, SA20 and International League T20.
On 1 September 2024, the players draft was held to determine the lineups of the eight clubs for the 2024 season.
Teams and squads
editSquads
edit| Teams | Squads |
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| Adelaide Strikers | |
| Brisbane Heat | |
| Hobart Hurricanes | |
| Melbourne Renegades | |
| Melbourne Stars | |
| Perth Scorchers | |
| Sydney Sixers | |
| Sydney Thunder |
Draft
editThe 2024–25 season players draft was held on 1 September 2024.[7][8][9][10]
Venues
edit| Adelaide | Brisbane | Canberra | Coffs Harbour |
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| Adelaide Oval | The Gabba | Manuka Oval | Coffs Harbour International Stadium |
| Capacity: 53,583 | Capacity: 42,000 | Capacity: 14,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
| Matches: 5 | Matches: 5 | Matches: 2 | Matches: 1 |
| Team: Adelaide Strikers | Team: Brisbane Heat | Team: Sydney Thunder | Team: Sydney Sixers |
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| Geelong | |||
| GMHBA Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 40,000 | |||
| Matches: 1 | |||
| Team: Melbourne Renegades | |||
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| Hobart | Perth | ||
| Blundstone Arena | Optus Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 60,000 | ||
| Matches: 5 | Matches: 5 | ||
| Team: Hobart Hurricanes | Team: Perth Scorchers | ||
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| Melbourne | Sydney | ||
| Marvel Stadium | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ENGIE Stadium | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| Capacity: 53,359 | Capacity: 100,024 | Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 48,000 |
| Matches: 4 | Matches: 4 | Matches: 4 | Matches: 4 |
| Team: Melbourne Renegades | Team: Melbourne Stars | Team: Sydney Thunder | Team: Sydney Sixers |
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Regular season
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Adelaide Strikers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Brisbane Heat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Hobart Hurricanes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Melbourne Renegades | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Perth Scorchers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | Sydney Sixers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
- Top 4 teams advanced to the Finals
Win–loss table
editBelow is a summary of results for each team's fourteen 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Q | K | C | F | Pos. |
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| Sydney Sixers (SYS) |
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| Sydney Thunder (SYT) |
| Team's results→ | Won | Tied | Lost | N/R |
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- 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.
Fixtures
editOn 12 July 2024, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.[2]
Finals Series
editBracket
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 | ||||||||||||
Matches
editGrand Final
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "BBL window for Australia Test players after India series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Opening week extravaganza as BBL 14 schedule revealed". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Spencer Johnson, Josh Brown lead Brisbane Heat to second BBL title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Cricket Australia reveals fixtures for 2024/25 Big Bash League". foxsports.com.au. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Full squads: Every club's list (so far) for BBL14". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "All the BBL squads for 2024-25 season". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Melbourne Stars get first pick in BBL overseas draft". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "The #BBL14Draft & #WBBL10Draft are coming to your screens September 1! 🤝".
- ^ "Full nominations lists for BBL and WBBL draft". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "WBBL and BBL drafts - all you need to know". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Rishad decides to skip BBL for BPL". The Daily Sun. 29 October 2024.