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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 is scheduled to be held on 27 January 2024.[1][2][3] Brisbane Heat are the defending champions.
| Dates | 15 December 2024 – 27 January 2025 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Teams
| Team | Home ground/s (capacity) | Captain/s | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Strikers | Adelaide Oval (53,583) | Matt Short | Jason Gillespie |
| Brisbane Heat | The Gabba (42,000) | Wade Seccombe | |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Bellerive Oval (20,000) | Nathan Ellis | Jeff Vaughan |
| Melbourne Renegades | Docklands Stadium (48,003) | Cameron White | |
| Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Cricket Ground (100,024) | Glenn Maxwell | Peter Moores |
| Perth Scorchers | Perth Stadium (60,000) | Ashton Turner | Adam Voges |
| Sydney Sixers | Sydney Cricket Ground (48,000) | Moises Henriques | Greg Shipperd |
| Sydney Thunder | Sydney Showground Stadium (22,000) |
Trevor Bayliss |
Squads
| Teams | Squads[4][5] |
|---|---|
| Adelaide Strikers | |
| Brisbane Heat | |
| Hobart Hurricanes | |
| Melbourne Renegades | |
| Melbourne Stars | |
| Perth Scorchers | |
| Sydney Sixers | |
| Sydney Thunder |
Draft
The 2024–25 season players draft was held on September 2024.[6]
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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 | E | 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
On 12 July 2024, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.[3]
Finals
Bracket
| Qualifier | Challenger | Final | |||||||||||
| 21 January 2025 | 27 January 2025 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 24 January 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Knockout | |||||||||||||
| 22 January 2025 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
Matches
Qualifier
21 January 2025 [ Scorecard] |
1st placed team
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2nd placed team
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Knockout
22 January 2025 [ Scorecard] |
3rd placed team
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4th placed team
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Challenger
24 January 2025 [ Scorecard] |
Loser of Qualifier
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Winner of Knockout
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Final
See also
References
- ^ "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. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Opening week extravaganza as BBL 14 schedule revealed". Cricket Australia. 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Melbourne Stars get first pick in BBL overseas draft". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2024.