Big Bash Fantasy Cricket League 2024-25: BBL Schedule, Teams, Winners & Top Players

Everything You Need To Know About Big Bash Fantasy League (BBL)

BBL was first created in 2011 by Cricket Australia. The KFC Twenty20 Big Bash was later replaced by the Big Bash League (BBL). The BBL featured eight city-based franchises instead of the six state teams that had taken part earlier.

Format of BBL Finals:

In the BBL, each team plays fourteen matches, and the five winning teams reach the five teams finals series, whereas the remaining three teams get eliminated from the tournament.

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Who owns BBL Cricket?

Since its inception in 2011, KFC has sponsored the competition, the most prominent fast food-chicken outlet worldwide.
Where is BBL 2024-25?

BBL 2024-25 will be played in Australia starting December 15, 2024.

Previous Year Winners (2011-2024)

Season	Final Winner Result Runner-up			Final host	Final venue
2011–12	Sydney Sixers	7 wickets	Perth Scorchers 3/158 (18.5 overs)	Perth Scorchers	WACA Ground
2012–13	Brisbane Heat	34 runs	Perth Scorchers 9/133 (20 overs)	Perth Scorchers	WACA Ground
2013–14	Perth Scorchers	Scorchers	Hobart Hurricanes 7/152 (20 overs)	Perth Scorchers	WACA Ground
2014–15	Perth Scorchers	Scorchers	Sydney Sixers 5/147 (20 overs)	Canberra/Perth Scorchers	Manuka Oval
2015–16	Sydney Thunder	Thunder	Melbourne Stars	Melbourne Stars	MCG
2016–17	Perth Scorchers	Scorchers	Sydney Sixers	Perth Scorchers	WACA Ground
2017–18	Adelaide Strikers	Strikers	Hobart Hurricanes	Adelaide Strikers	Adelaide Oval
2018–19	Melbourne Renegades	Renegades	Melbourne Stars	Melbourne Renegades	Docklands Stadium
2019–20	Sydney Sixers	Sixers	Melbourne Stars	Sydney Sixers	SCG
2020–21 Details	Sydney Sixers	Sixers	Perth Scorchers	Sydney Sixers	SCG
2021–22	Perth Scorchers	Scorchers	Sydney Sixers	Perth Scorchers	Docklands Stadium
2022–23	Perth Scorchers	5 wickets	Brisbane Heat	Perth Scorchers	Perth Stadium
2023–24	Brisbane Heat	54 runs	Sydney Sixers	Sydney Sixers	SCG
2024–25	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

BBL Schedule 2024-25

Date	Match	Venue	Time (Local)
Dec 15, 2024	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars	Perth	1:45 PM
Dec 16, 2024	Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades	Sydney	1:45 PM
Dec 17, 2024	Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder	Canberra	1:45 PM
Dec 18, 2024	Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat	Melbourne	1:45 PM
Dec 19, 2024	Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes	Geelong	1:45 PM
Dec 20, 2024	Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars	Adelaide	1:45 PM
Dec 21, 2024	Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers	Hobart	10:30 AM
Dec 21, 2024	Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers	Sydney	1:45 PM
Dec 22, 2024	Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers	Brisbane	1:45 PM
Dec 23, 2024	Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers	Melbourne	1:45 PM
Dec 26, 2024	Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars	Sydney	12:35 PM
Dec 26, 2024	Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat	Perth	3:45 PM
Dec 27, 2024	Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes	Adelaide	1:45 PM
Dec 28, 2024	Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder	Canberra	1:45 PM
Dec 29, 2024	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers	Brisbane	1:45 PM
Dec 30, 2024	Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades	Sydney	1:45 PM
Dec 31, 2024	Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers	Adelaide	1:45 PM
Jan 1, 2025	Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers	Hobart	10:30 AM
Jan 1, 2025	Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars	Brisbane	1:45 PM
Jan 2, 2025	Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers	Melbourne	1:45 PM
Jan 3, 2025	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers	Coffs Harbour	12:35 PM
Jan 3, 2025	Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder	Perth	3:45 PM
Jan 4, 2025	Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars	Melbourne	1:45 PM
Jan 5, 2025	Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers	Hobart	1:45 PM
Jan 6, 2025	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder	Brisbane	1:45 PM
Jan 7, 2025	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades	Perth	1:45 PM
Jan 8, 2025	Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes	Sydney	1:45 PM
Jan 9, 2025	Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers	Melbourne	1:45 PM
Jan 10, 2025	Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder	Hobart	1:45 PM
Jan 11, 2025	Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers	Sydney	11:15 AM
Jan 11, 2025	Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat	Adelaide	2:30 PM
Jan 12, 2025	Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars	Melbourne	1:45 PM
Jan 13, 2025	Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers	Sydney	2:00 PM
Jan 14, 2025	Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades	Hobart	2:00 PM
Jan 15, 2025	Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers	Adelaide	2:00 PM
Jan 16, 2025	Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes	Brisbane	2:00 PM
Jan 17, 2025	Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder	Sydney	1:45 PM
Jan 18, 2025	Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat	Melbourne	11:30 AM
Jan 18, 2025	Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers	Perth	2:45 PM
Jan 19, 2025	Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes	Melbourne	1:45 PM
Jan 21, 2025	Qualifier	TBA	TBA
Jan 22, 2025	Knockout	TBA	TBA
Jan 24, 2025	Challenger	TBA	TBA

BBL 2024-25 Teams & Squad

Adelaide Strikers

Fabian Allen, James Bazley, Jordan Buckingham, Cameron Boyce, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Chris Lynn, Jamie Overton, Lloyd Pope, Ollie Pope, Alex Ross, D'Arcy Short, Matt Short, Henry Thornton, Jake Weatherald
In: Fabian Allen, Jordan Buckingham, Ollie Pope, Alex Ross (Thunder)
Out: Wes Agar (Thunder)

Brisbane Heat

Tom Alsop, Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Spencer Johnson, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan McSweeney, Colin Munro, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Will Prestwidge, Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Callum Vidler, Paul Walter
In: Tom Alsop, Callum Vidler
Out: Josh Brown (Renegades), Sam Billings (Thunder)

Hobart Hurricanes

Iain Carlisle, Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Nathan Ellis, Peter Hatzoglou, Shai Hope, Rishad Hossain, Caleb Jewell, Chris Jordan, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Matthew Wade, Charlie Wakim, Mac Wright
In: Shai Hope, Rishad Hosein, Charlie Wakim
Out: Corey Anderson, Sam Hain

Melbourne Renegades

Jacob Bethell, Josh Brown, Harry Dixon, Laurie Evans, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey, Nathan Lyon, Fergus O'Neill, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Gurinder Sandhu, Tim Seifert, Will Sutherland, Jon Wells, Adam Zampa
In: Jacob Bethell, Josh Brown (Heat), Laurie Evans, Gurinder Sandhu (Thunder)
Out: Aaron Finch, Nic Maddinson (Thunder), Shaun Marsh

Melbourne Stars

Scott Boland, Hilton Cartwright, Tom Curran, Ben Duckett, Sam Harper, Campbell Kellaway, Glenn Maxwell, Hamish McKenzie, Usama Mir, Joel Paris, Tom Rogers, Mark Steketee, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster
In: Tom Curran (Sixers), Ben Duckett, Hamish McKenzie (Stars)
Out: Nick Larkin

Perth Scorchers

Ashton Agar, Finn Allen, Mahli Beardman, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Sam Fanning, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Matthew Hurst, Josh Inglis, Keaton Jennings, Matt Kelly, Mitchell Marsh, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye
In: Finn Allen, Mahli Beardman, Sam Fanning, Matthew Hurst, Keaton Jennings
Out: Hamish McKenzie (Stars)

Sydney Sixers

Sean Abbott, Jafer Chohan, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques, Akeal Hosein, Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Todd Murphy, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, Steven Smith, James Vince
In: Jafer Chohan, Akeal Hosein
Out: Steve O'Keefe, Tom Curran (Stars)

Sydney Thunder

Wes Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings, Ollie Davies, Lockie Ferguson, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Liam Hatcher, Sam Konstas, Nic Maddinson, Nathan McAndrew, Sherfane Rutherford, Will Salzmann, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner
In: Wes Agar, Sam Billings, Lockie Ferguson, Nic Maddinson (Renegades), Sherfane Rutherford
Out: Alex Ross (Strikers), Gurinder Sandhu (Renegades)

Key players to watch out for in BBL 2024-25

After the Indian T20 League, BBL is one of the most well-fought cricket competitions, where eight teams compete against each other. Like always, this season promises another enthralling match. With every passing season, the batters tend to grow. Here is the list of the top five batters to watch out for in BBL 2024-25.

Matt Short (Adelaide Strikers)

The first name on the list of key BBL 2024-2025 players is Matt Short, a prolific batter in the competition. Short scored the most runs in the 2023-24 BBL, 541 runs in 11 innings, and set an unbeatable target.
Josh Brown (Melbourne Renegades)

Josh Brown, a new face for the Renegades, is known for his hard-hitting at the top. During the last season of BBL, Brown scored 366 runs, enough to emerge as a key player to watch out for in the BBL 2024-25.
Aaron Hardie (Perth Scorchers)

Aaron Hardie, the third-best player to watch in the upcoming BBL match, plays for Perth Scorchers. His solid middle-order performance, with 334 runs in the last BBL 2023-34, makes him a reliable player in crucial moments.
Beau Webster (Melbourne Stars)

Beau Webster is a versatile player who can bat anywhere in the lineup and bowl helpful spin. His all-round skills will help his team in the batting and bowling departments. He proved himself in the BBL 2023-24 BBL by scoring 262 runs in 8 innings.
Moises Henriques (Sydney Sixers)

Henriques is an experienced Sixers player and scored 257 in 10 innings in the BBL 2023-24. His leadership and occasional bowling make him a key member of the team.

Who is live streaming BBL Fantasy Cricket in India?

The 14th season of the Big Bash League will kick off on December 15, 2024, at 1:45 PM IST, featuring an exciting match between Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars. Indian fans can enjoy all the action live on the Star Sports network, thanks to a multi-year broadcasting deal signed between Star Sports and Cricket Australia. Additionally, live streaming will be available on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website, allowing fans to watch all BBL matches from the comfort of their devices.

Conclusion

Big Bash League, 2024-2025, is a much-awaited match by fans. The Big Bash League match would always be an edge-of-the-seat thriller. Competition in the Big Bash League among eight different teams is such that it is often tough to separate two teams. However, the winner is always one.

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