2024–25 Big Bash League season
| 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 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][3] Brisbane Heat are the defending champions.[4]
Teams
[edit]Squads
[edit]| Teams | Squads[5][6] |
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| Adelaide Strikers | |
| Brisbane Heat | |
| Hobart Hurricanes | |
| Melbourne Renegades | |
| Melbourne Stars | |
| Perth Scorchers | |
| Sydney Sixers | |
| Sydney Thunder |
Draft
[edit]The 2024–25 season players draft will be held on 1 September 2024.[7][8]
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
[edit]League 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 | — |
First match(es) will be played: 15 December 2024. Source: ESPNcricinfo
- Top 4 teams advanced to the Finals
Win–loss table
[edit]Below 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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| Adelaide Strikers (ADS) | |||||||||||||||
| Brisbane Heat (BRH) | |||||||||||||||
| Hobart Hurricanes (HBH) | |||||||||||||||
| Melbourne Renegades (MLR) | |||||||||||||||
| Melbourne Stars (MLS) | |||||||||||||||
| Perth Scorchers (PRS) | |||||||||||||||
| Sydney Sixers (SYS) | |||||||||||||||
| 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
[edit]On 12 July 2024, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.[3]
Finals
[edit]Bracket
[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
[edit]Final
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "BBL window for Australia Test players after India series". 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Full squads: Every club's list (so far) for BBL14". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "All the BBL and WBBL 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! 🤝".
External links
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| Seasons | ||
| Squads | ||
| Statistics and records | ||
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| Related articles | ||
