[59], Network 10's BBL coverage became a regular feature of Australian summers and attracted an average audience of more than 943,000 people nationally in 2014–15 season, including a peak audience of 1.9 million viewers for the final between the Scorchers and Sixers.

Sydney Thunder moved out of ANZ Stadium after 2014–15 season and relocated to Sydney Showground Stadium for the next 10 years. [30], A single city-based franchise can have a maximum of 18 contracted players for a season, with the squad including a minimum of two rookie contracts and a maximum of six overseas players, although only two international players can play in each match. [20][21], Since the inception of the BBL in 2011, the tournament has followed the same format every year except the inaugural season. [32] Perth have also reached the final of the tournament the most times (including consecutive appearances in the first four seasons).

[4][5], It had been proposed that the tournament would undergo expansion into more regional areas not supported by international cricket. Coventry said the BBL was ready to expand from 8 to 10 games, and adding matches would further establish the franchises.[12].

The expansion was originally planned to be implemented in 2012. [10] His views were also supported by Brisbane Heat coach and former Black Caps captain Daniel Vettori.

The WACA Ground has hosted the final four times, more than any other venue. Here is a list of Big Bash League records. Includes two regular season home games played at UTAS Stadium in Launceston. [39], Cricket Australia increased the prize money for the BBL to a total of $890,000 for the four finalists from 2015–16 season, after the Champions League Twenty20 tournament was discontinued with effect from 2015. From 2020, the tournament Final is played at the home ground of the team which wins 'The Qualifier', a finals match contested between the teams finishing 1st and 2nd in the League. If the proposal is passed, it would be a first in the history of Australian sport since no professional matches are played in Australia on Christmas Day. The Big Bash League replaced the previous competition, the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, and features eight city-based franchises instead of the six state teams which had participated previously. [67] Brisbane Heat captain Chris Lynn currently holds the record of scoring most runs in the league. [43], In the 2015–16 season, attendance figure records continued to be broken across all the venues. BBL Team Squads are announced by the eight participants of the tournament ahead. All records are based on statistics at espncricinfo.com. The current champions are the Sydney Sixers defeating the Melbourne Stars on 8 February 2020 at the Sydney Cricket Ground in a game that was reduced to 12 overs each due to rain. The fixture of Big Bash League 2020-21 is made where each team will play five home and five away games. He said an expansion into New Zealand would be widely supported by locals. Generally, BBl the final team will be revealed in the month of November or December and We can expect this year at that time. Optus Stadium replaced the WACA Ground as the home ground of Perth Scorchers commencing from the 2017–18 BBL semi-finals, where Perth's home match against Hobart Hurricanes (and a doubleheader WBBL match featuring the Perth Scorchers and Sydney Thunder) became only the second public event at the new stadium. In 2016, Anthony Everard, head of the BBL, flagged the league's intentions to approach expansion through a soft launch. [65], A total of seventeen grounds have been used to host BBL matches to date. [15], Former women's Test captain and Head of Brisbane's Centre of Excellence, Belinda Clark, revealed on 19 January 2014 that planning for a women's BBL was in its early stages but could become a reality very soon. Includes one regular season home game played at Kardinia Park in Geelong where the attendance was 23,586, 27 January 2018, etc. [8][9], In 2015, former Black Caps captain and Melbourne Stars coach Stephen Fleming suggested the expansion of the tournament to include New Zealand teams and become a trans-Tasman competition. [6][7] The expansion proposal was suspended, mainly because the proposed cities lacked the proper cricket hosting facilities. Since the 2018–19 season, each team plays all other teams twice during a season, for a total of 56 regular season matches before the finals series. top ten domestic sport leagues in average attendance, List of Big Bash League records and statistics, "Big Bash League / Records / Most wickets", "KFC T20 Big Bash League – Top three trophies as chosen by you", "KFC T20 Big Bash League – The trophy has been revealed", Cricket Australia considering Big Bash expansion, Cricket Australia looks at expanding KFC T20 Big Bash League on back of incredible ratings and crowd figures, Expand the Big Bash League to New Zealand, says Stephen Fleming, NEW ZEALAND COULD FIELD BBL TEAM: VETTORI, Big Bash: Melbourne Renegades boss wants more games next season, Big Bash League adds eight matches, as expansion plans for BBL 07 are revealed, "The Gold Coast Suns want their own Big Bash League franchise when the competition expands", "Final, Women's Big Bash League at Melbourne, Jan 24, 2016: Sydney Sixers Women v Sydney Thunder Women", "Cricket Australia, Christmas Day BBL, Big Bash League: CA 'reaches agreement with players' | Fox Sports", "Players agree to Christmas Day Big Bash: report", Big Bash League 2015–16 schedule – Tournament kick-starts on December 17, What's next for the Big Bash League? [64] The BBL Final was watched by an average audience of 1.79 million, which peaked at 2.24 million viewers. Manuka Oval hosted the final of 2014–15 BBL season as a neutral venue primarily because other major grounds were being prepared for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.[26].

She stated that the proposal was being considered due to the huge rise in television ratings during the 2013–14 season, and the rise in women's cricket popularity. In the upcoming edition of Big Bash League, a maximum of three overseas players can be included in the team.

[23] Each team played eight group stage matches, four at home and four away, before the top four ranked teams progressed to the semi finals. Here you will get BBL Squads list.

He stated the short to medium term goal was to schedule BBL games involving existing franchises in regional markets before potentially adding new teams after the 2017–18 season when the broadcast deal expired. [1] The record of taking most wickets in the league belongs to Ben Laughlin, who currently plays for Brisbane Heat. [11] Melbourne Renegades chief executive Stuart Coventry also stated that he wants Cricket Australia to grant each club a fifth home fixture next season. A design contest was held in 2011 to determine the design of the Big Bash League trophy. BBL 2019-20 Squads. For the competition run from 2005 to 2011, see.

The top 2 teams on the BBL points table will contest for the semi-final, and the winner of them will straight away qualify for the BBL final. Each team has eighteen players, from eighteen to three will an international player. Each team has eighteen players, from … 1.79 mil watched @ThunderBBL win their first title. EF = Eliminated in "The Eliminator" Final (4th vs 5th) (from 2020); KO = Knocked-out in "The Knock-Out" Final (3rd vs winner of the Eliminator) (from 2020); CF = Eliminated in "The Challenger" Final (2nd vs winner of the Knock-Out) (from 2020); (x) = End of league games table position; $20,000 – To the team finishing fifth in the season, This page was last edited on 22 October 2020, at 16:20.

First of All, Let us know your Favorite Player and favorite BBL Team in the Comment Section below. BBL matches are played in Australia during the southern hemisphere summer, in the months of December, January and February. [61][62] The opening Sydney Derby match of the season attracted a peak audience of 1.53 million. [24] The season was held over a similar time-frame thus resulting in more doubleheaders (one game afternoon, one game night) and teams playing more regularly.

A cumulative audience of 9.65 million watched the matches in Australia, out of which 39% were females. The Sydney Sixers took the title from the Melbourne Renegades who beat the Melbourne Stars in the BBL|08 (2018/2019) final. Before 2014, the top two teams in the tournament used to qualify for the Champions League Twenty20 tournament, which was an annual international Twenty20 competition played between the top domestic teams from various nations; it became defunct after the 2014 tournament. Includes two regular season home games played at Manuka Oval in Canberra.