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Australian professional twenty20 cricket franchise league

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Countries	Australia
Administrator	Cricket Australia
Format	Twenty20
First edition	2011–12
Latest edition	2025–26
Next edition	2026–27
Tournament format	Double round-robin and Knockout finals
Number of teams	8
Current champion	Hobart Hurricanes (1st title)
Most successful	Perth Scorchers (5 titles)
Most runs	Chris Lynn (3955)
Most wickets	Sean Abbott (175)
TV	Seven NetworkFox Cricket
Website	bigbash.com.au
2025–26 Big Bash League season

Seasons
2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

The Big Bash League (BBL), also known as the KFC Big Bash League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Australia. Established in 2011 by Cricket Australia, 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. The competition has been sponsored by fast food chicken outlet KFC since its inception. It was in 2016/17 one of the two T20 cricket leagues, alongside the Indian Premier League, to feature amongst the top ten domestic sport leagues in average attendance. The winner of BBL|14 (2024/2025) was the Hobart Hurricanes, who beat the Sydney Thunder by 7 wickets in the final.

BBL matches are played in Australia during the summer, from December to February.

The Perth Scorchers are the most successful team in the league's short history, having won the title five times including consecutively for two years twice. The Sydney Sixers have won the title three times, including consecutively for two years. The remaining teams that have won the title are the Brisbane Heat, with two titles, and the Sydney Thunder, Adelaide Strikers, Melbourne Renegades, and Hobart Hurricanes with one title each. Out of the eight teams in the tournament, only the Melbourne Stars have not won the title.

History

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Predecessor

[edit] Main article: KFC Twenty20 Big Bash

The KFC Twenty20 Big Bash was an Australian domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament.

Running over six seasons from 2005–06 to 2010–11, the Twenty20 Big Bash was the first top level domestic Twenty20 competition in Australia, contested by the six traditional Sheffield Shield state cricket teams.

The Victorian Bushrangers were the most successful team during the tournament's running, winning four out of the six titles.

The competition was replaced by the franchise-based Big Bash League from 2011–12.

Trophy

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A design contest was held in 2011 to determine the design of the Big Bash League trophy. The competition was restricted to Australian designers, with the final design, chosen by the public from a field of three, revealed on 13 December 2011.[1][2]

Expansion proposals

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It had been proposed that the tournament would undergo expansion into more regional areas not supported by international cricket. The expansion was originally planned to be implemented in 2012. The proposed teams included: Newcastle, Canberra, Geelong, and Gold Coast. A New Zealand-based team was also mentioned as a possibility which would be based at Auckland or Christchurch, but this is unlikely to happen.[3][4] The expansion proposal was suspended, mainly because the proposed cities lacked the proper cricket hosting facilities.[5][6]

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. He said an expansion into New Zealand would be widely supported by locals.[7] His views were also supported by Brisbane Heat coach and former Black Caps captain Daniel Vettori.[8] Melbourne Renegades chief executive Stuart Coventry also stated that he wants Cricket Australia to grant each club a fifth home fixture next season. Coventry said the BBL was ready to expand from 8 to 10 games, and adding matches would further establish the franchises.[9]

In 2016, Anthony Everard, head of the BBL, flagged the league's intentions to approach expansion through a soft launch. 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. He also indicated the regional markets of Canberra, Geelong, Launceston, Coffs Harbour, Albury, Moe, Cairns, Gold Coast, and Alice Springs will likely host games during the soft launch period.[10] On 27 January 2017, Everard announced an extra eight matches would be added to the 2017–18 season and implored each existing franchise to look at new markets when considering where the extra games would be played,[11] although the lengthened season was not implemented until 2018–19.

In 2018, it was reported that the Gold Coast Suns were interested in securing a Big Bash League franchise if the competition was expanded.[12]

Cricket ACT has campaigned for an expansion team in both the men's and women's competition. In October 2024, Australian Capital Territory Chief Minister Andrew Barr announced as part of his campaign for the 2024 Australian Capital Territory election, that the ACT Government would provide funding for an expansion team in both the men's and women's competitions in partnership with Cricket ACT, if the territory was granted a team. The proposed team would be based at Manuka Oval in Canberra, where the Australian national team have hosted international fixtures.[13][14] In July 2025, Cricket Australia (CA) CEO Todd Greenburg floated the idea of expanding the competition to New Zealand, following a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report on improving and innovating the league.[15] ESPN reported in December 2025 that "New Zealand, which boasts teams in many Australian sports leagues, is an obvious first foray abroad [for the BBL]. Its proximity to the east coast of Australia makes it easier from a logistical sense while being attractive to broadcasters. With New Zealand being two hours ahead of Sydney and Melbourne, and five in front of Perth, having triple headers on game days could create a television bonanza."[16] The CA board was reported to also be considering an expansion into Singapore.[17]

Women's Big Bash League

[edit] Main article: Women's Big Bash League

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. 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.[18]

On 19 February 2015, Cricket Australia announced that a Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) would commence in the 2015–16 season, with teams aligned to the men's competition. It was announced that the teams would share the names and colours of the existing men's BBL teams, meaning that there would be two teams from Sydney and Melbourne and one team from Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, and Perth.[19]

The inaugural Women's Big Bash League was won by the Sydney Thunder against the Sydney Sixers by 3 wickets. The current champion from the 2022–23 Women's Big Bash League season is Adelaide Strikers who won their maiden WBBL title by defeating Sydney Thunder by 10 runs.[citation needed]

Christmas Day match

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In December 2015, Cricket Australia revealed that they are looking into the possibility of hosting a Christmas Day BBL match in the coming years, possibly after the next season. If the proposal is passed, it would have been a first in the history of Australian sport since no professional matches had played in Australia on Christmas Day at that time. "It is something we have just recently started discussing, the possibilities of that. We're talking about playing a Christmas Eve match, we already play Boxing Day," CA's Executive GM (Operations) Mike McKenna said.[20] This has not yet occurred, but in September 2018, it was reported that Cricket Australia had struck a deal with the Australian Cricketers' Association to play BBL matches on Christmas Day.[21][22]

Tournament format

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Since the inception of the BBL in 2011, the tournament format has changed a number of times.

The first BBL season had 28 group stage matches, before expanding to 32 in the following season.[10]

In previous seasons of the tournament, the group stage matches were divided into eight rounds, with four matches played in each round. Each team played six other teams once during a season, and one team twice. This allowed for both Sydney and Melbourne (which have two teams each) to play 2 derbies within a single season.[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.[23] In the 2017/18 Season, the format changed so that there would be 40 group stage matches with each team playing 10 matches before the semi-finals.[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.[25]

From the 2018–19 season, each team played all other teams twice during a season, for a total of 56 regular season matches before the finals series.

The 2023–24 season was shortened, with each team played ten regular season matches, playing three teams twice, and four teams once; for a total of 40 regular season games and 4 finals. This was in response to concerns that the 61 game season was too long.[26]

The final of the tournament is played at the home ground of the higher-ranked team. The only exception to this rule was 2014–15 season when the final was played at a neutral venue (Manuka Oval), due to the 2015 Cricket World Cup.[27][28]

In the 2018–19 season, the league introduced a 'bat flip' (instead of a coin toss) to decide who would bat/bowl first.[29]

Up to the 2018–19 season the top four teams contested the finals, which consisted of two semi-finals and a final.

The finals structure was changed in the 2019–20 season to include a fifth team, and a "double chance" for the top two teams. The structure was a hybrid version of the Page–McIntyre final four system with the addition of 'The Eliminator' being the difference between the original and hybrid versions.:

• Eliminator – Fourth v Fifth
• Qualifier – First v Second
• Knock-Out – Third v Winner of the Eliminator
• Challenger – Loser of the Qualifier v Winner of the Knock-Out
• Final – Winner of the Qualifier v Winner of the Challenger

The BBL reverted to the top four reaching the playoff stage from the 2023–24 season, but retained the double chance for the top two teams:

• Qualifier – First v Second
• Knockout – Third v Fourth
• Challenger – Loser of the Qualifier v Winner of the Knock-Out
• Final – Winner of the Qualifier v Winner of the Challenger

Champions League T20

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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. The Champions League Twenty20 became defunct after its 2014 tournament.[30]

Teams

[edit] ScorchersStrikersHurricanesRenegadesStarsThunderSixersHeatclass=notpageimage| Location of Big Bash League teams

The competition features eight city-based franchises, instead of the six state-based teams which had previously competed in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. Each state's capital city features one team, with Sydney and Melbourne featuring two. The team names and colours for all teams were officially announced on 6 April 2011.[31] The Melbourne Derby and Sydney Derby matches are some of the most heavily attended matches during the league and are widely anticipated by the fans.[32] The Scorchers and Sixers have also developed a rivalry between them over the years and their matches attract good crowds and TV ratings.[33]

A single city-based franchise can have a maximum of 19 contracted players for a season, with the squad including a minimum of two rookie contracts and a maximum of six overseas players, although only three international players can play in each match from 2020 to 2021 edition. Each team can also have a maximum of two overseas replacement players, in case the original overseas players get injured or withdraw.[34]

Team		Location	Home ground	Coach	Captain
Adelaide Strikers	Adelaide, South Australia	Adelaide Oval	Tim Paine[35]	Matt Short
Brisbane Heat	Brisbane, Queensland	The Gabba	Johan Botha[36]	Usman Khawaja
Hobart Hurricanes	Hobart, Tasmania	Bellerive Oval	Jeff Vaughan	Nathan Ellis
Melbourne Renegades	Melbourne, Victoria	Docklands Stadium	Cameron White[37]	Will Sutherland[38]
Melbourne Stars	Melbourne, Victoria	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Peter Moores	Marcus Stoinis[39]
Perth Scorchers	Perth, Western Australia	Perth Stadium	Adam Voges	Ashton Turner
Sydney Sixers	Sydney, New South Wales	Sydney Cricket Ground	Greg Shipperd	Moises Henriques
Sydney Thunder	Sydney, New South Wales	Sydney Showground Stadium	Trevor Bayliss	David Warner[40]

Rivalries

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Throughout the history of the tournament rivalries have been formed by competition between teams and by teams being in the same city.

Sydney Smash

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The Sydney Smash is a game between the Sydney based teams, the Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder. This rivalry was started in the inaugural season due to both teams being from Sydney and being made up of New South Wales cricket team players. The Sixers have won 16 times to the Thunder's 7 but the game still attracts a large crowd for every game.[citation needed]

Melbourne Derby

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The Melbourne Derby takes place between the two Melbourne based teams, the Melbourne Renegades and the Melbourne Stars. This derby is similar in nature to the Sydney Smash as the cores of both teams come from the Victoria cricket team and has been happening since the inaugural season of the competition. In BBL05 the game drew the largest crowd for a Big Bash game with 80,883 fans attending the game at the MCG.[41]

Perth Scorchers – Sydney Sixers

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The Scorchers/Sixers rivalry has developed over the competition's 12 seasons due to their unparalleled success. The Scorchers have won the title five times and Sixers have claimed the trophy three times. The Scorchers and the Sixers have both been runners up three times. They've met in the final on five occasions. The Scorchers have won three of those encounters and the Sixers two.[42]

Seasons and results

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Perth Scorchers have won five titles and Sydney Sixers three.[43] Both of these teams have won the title in consecutive seasons.[44]

The Scorchers have reached the final of the tournament eight times. Out of the eight teams in the tournament, everyone but the Melbourne Stars have won the title at least once.

The WACA Ground has hosted the final on four occasions, the most of any venue.

Finals summary

Season	Edition	Final			Final host	Final venue	Attendance
		Winner	Result	Runner-up
2011–12Details	BBL|01	Sydney Sixers3/158 (18.5 overs)	Sixers won by 7 wicketsScorecard	Perth Scorchers5/156 (20 overs)	Perth Scorchers	WACA Ground, Perth	16,255
2012–13Details	BBL|02	Brisbane Heat5/167 (20 overs)	Heat won by 34 runsScorecard	Perth Scorchers9/133 (20 overs)	Perth Scorchers	WACA Ground, Perth	18,517
2013–14Details	BBL|03	Perth Scorchers4/191 (20 overs)	Scorchers won by 39 runsScorecard	Hobart Hurricanes7/152 (20 overs)	Perth Scorchers	WACA Ground, Perth	20,783
2014–15Details	BBL|04	Perth Scorchers6/148 (20 overs)	Scorchers won by 4 wicketsScorecard	Sydney Sixers5/147 (20 overs)	Neutral venue	Manuka Oval, Canberra	11,837
2015–16Details	BBL|05	Sydney Thunder7/181 (19.3 overs)	Thunder won by 3 wicketsScorecard	Melbourne Stars9/176 (20 overs)	Melbourne Stars	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	47,672
2016–17Details	BBL|06	Perth Scorchers 1/144 (15.5 overs)	Scorchers won by 9 wicketsScorecard	Sydney Sixers9/141 (20 overs)	Perth Scorchers	WACA Ground, Perth	21,832
2017–18Details	BBL|07	Adelaide Strikers 2/202 (20 overs)	Strikers won by 25 runsScorecard	Hobart Hurricanes5/177 (20 overs)	Adelaide Strikers	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	40,732
2018–19Details	BBL|08	Melbourne Renegades 5/145 (20 overs)	Renegades won by 13 runsScorecard	Melbourne Stars7/132 (20 overs)	Melbourne Renegades	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	40,816
2019–20Details	BBL|09	Sydney Sixers 5/116 (12 overs)	Sixers won by 19 runsScorecard	Melbourne Stars6/97 (12 overs)	Sydney Sixers	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	10,121
2020–21Details	BBL|10	Sydney Sixers 6/188 (20 overs)	Sixers won by 27 runsScorecard	Perth Scorchers9/161 (20 overs)	Sydney Sixers	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	25,295
2021–22Details	BBL|12	Perth Scorchers 6/171 (20 overs)	Scorchers won by 79 runsScorecard	Sydney Sixers10/92 (16.2 overs)	Neutral venue	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	10,333
2022–23 Details	BBL|13	Perth Scorchers5/178 (19.2 overs)	Scorchers won by 5 wicketsScorecard	Brisbane Heat7/175 (20 overs)	Perth Scorchers	Perth Stadium, Perth	53,886
2023–24 Details	BBL|14	Brisbane Heat8/166 (20 overs)	Heat won by 54 runsScorecard	Sydney Sixers112 (17.3 overs)	Sydney Sixers	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	43,153
2024–25 Details	BBL|15	Hobart Hurricanes3/185 (14.1 overs)	Hurricanes won by 7 wicketsScorecard	Sydney Thunder7/182 (20 overs)	Hobart Hurricanes	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	15,706

Team summary by season

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Team	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22	2022–23	2023–24	2024–25
Adelaide Strikers	6th	5th	7th	1st (SF)	1st (SF)	6th	2nd (C)	7th	3rd (KF)	5th (EF)	4th (CF)	7th	4th (CF)	8th
Brisbane Heat	5th	4th (C)	5th	8th	6th	2nd (SF)	7th	5th	7th	4th (CF)	7th	5th (RU)	1st (C)	7th
Hobart Hurricanes	2nd (SF)	6th	4th (RU)	5th	7th	7th	4th (RU)	1st (SF)	4th (EF)	6th	5th (EF)	6th	5th	1st (C)
Melbourne Renegades	7th	1st (SF)	6th	6th	5th	5th	3rd (SF)	2nd (C)	8th	8th	8th	3rd (KF)	7th	6th
Melbourne Stars	4th (SF)	3rd (SF)	1st (SF)	3rd (SF)	2nd (RU)	4th (SF)	8th	4th (RU)	1st (RU)	7th	6th	8th	6th	4th (KF)
Perth Scorchers	1st (RU)	2nd (RU)	3rd (C)	2nd (C)	3rd (SF)	1st (C)	1st (SF)	8th	6th	2nd (RU)	1st (C)	1st (C)	3rd (KF)	5th
Sydney Sixers	3rd (C)	7th	2nd (SF)	4th (RU)	8th	3rd (RU)	5th	3rd (SF)	2nd (C)	1st (C)	2nd (RU)	2nd (CF)	2nd (RU)	2nd (CF)
Sydney Thunder	8th	8th	8th	7th	4th (C)	8th	6th	6th	5th (CF)	3rd (KF)	3rd (KF)	4th (EF)	8th	3rd (RU)

Champions

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Team		Total	Winning season(s)
Perth Scorchers	5	2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2021–22, 2022–23
Sydney Sixers	3	2011–12, 2019–20, 2020–21
Brisbane Heat	2	2012–13, 2023–24
Hobart Hurricanes	1	2024–25
Melbourne Renegades	1	2018–19
Adelaide Strikers	1	2017–18
Sydney Thunder	1	2015–16
Melbourne Stars	—N/a

Wooden Spoons

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The wooden spoon in Big Bash League is an imaginary and ironic "award" which is said to be won by the team finishing in last place in the Big Bash League.[45][46] The Hobart Hurricanes are currently the only team to never win the wooden spoon.

Team		Total	Wooden spoon season(s)
Sydney Thunder	5	2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2023–24
Melbourne Renegades	3	2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
Melbourne Stars	2	2017–18, 2022–23
Brisbane Heat	1	2014–15
Sydney Sixers	1	2015–16
Perth Scorchers	1	2018–19
Adelaide Strikers	1	2024–25
Hobart Hurricanes	—N/a

Salary cap

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The salary cap was initially $1 million, and increased to $1.05 million for the third season.[47] In February 2015, the salary cap increased to $1.3 million for the fifth season,[34] and to $1.6 million for the sixth season.[48]

In 2023–24 the cap was at $3 million AUD, with the ability to also have 2 players paid outside the cap.[49]

Prize money

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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. The prize money will be split between the teams as follows:[50]

• $20,000 – To the team finishing fifth in the season
• $80,000 – To each losing semi-finalist
• $260,000 – To the Runner up
• $450,000 – To the Champion of the season

However, the additional cash increase of $600,000 will go to successful clubs and not their players. Up to the 2014–15 BBL season, a total prize money of $290,000 was awarded.[50]

Audience

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Average home crowds for the season are listed below. These figures include finals matches. The figures for the whole season average include the finals.[51][52] Post-Christmas matches have historically been the highest attended period for the League.[53] BBL has provided a platform to create interest in playing cricket among younger children, due to its big hitting, high scoring and entertaining nature of the game.[54]

The 2014–15 season saw record domestic cricket crowds in the states of South Australia, New South Wales, Tasmania and the ACT, including a record attendance of 52,633 at the Adelaide Strikers' home semi-final, which was then the biggest ever crowd at the redeveloped Adelaide Oval.[53]

In the 2015–16 season, attendance figure records continued to be broken across all the venues. Perth Scorchers became the first ever BBL team to sell out all of its home matches in a season.[55] On 2 January 2016, the BBL single match attendance record was surpassed, with a crowd of 80,883 watching the first of two Melbourne derbies between the Melbourne Stars and the Melbourne Renegades at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Big Bash League also entered the top 10 most attended sports leagues in the world with respect to average crowd per match in this season.[56]

The Perth Scorchers have topped the lead for highest home attendance for the past 7 years, mainly due to their recent success and the state of the art Perth Stadium, which has been their home venue since 2018.

Team	Home crowd average (BBL 01 – BBL 10)
	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21^	Average
Adelaide Strikers	21,950	13,319	23,704	39,295	43,689	41,342	35,247	28,095	25,143	10,693	28,248
Brisbane Heat	17,072	15,897	23,708	24,701	29,353	34,375	32,980	22,343	23,167	12,693	23,629
Hobart Hurricanes	11,251	12,107	9,552	13,776	16,640	17,570	13,536	11,348	8,299	5,146	11,923
Melbourne Renegades	13,324	13,804	21,929	22,301	29,010	30,033	28,315	21,703	15,528	7,814	20,376
Melbourne Stars	27,424	21,426	19,951	27,698	40,298	49,578	31,628	21,541	21,447	9,300	27,029
Perth Scorchers	15,239	13,762	18,061	18,918	20,273	20,679	26,725	30,133	26,586	16,952	20,733
Sydney Sixers	20,092	13,286	18,446	23,842	27,956	30,368	24,815	17,798	16,995	3,017	19,662
Sydney Thunder	18,423	10,278	14,866	17,938	19,333	20,688	15,432	12,461	10,888	4,177	14,448
Finals	15,222	17,568	15,286	27,888	42,182	25,642	43,334	22,854	12,691	25,295	24,726
Season average	17,749	14,196	18,781	23,538	29,443	30,122	26,528	20,554	18,520	8,992	20,842

Team	Home crowd average (BBL 11 – current)
	11 2021–22	12 2022–23	13 2023–24	14 2024–25	Average
Adelaide Strikers	5,931	21,105	28,616	28,593	21,061
Brisbane Heat	8,751	16,699	19,570	26,593	17,903
Hobart Hurricanes	4,218	7,068	7,982	9,459	6,922
Melbourne Renegades	7,361	11,809	21,164	21,528	15,466
Melbourne Stars	9,678	16,320	20,690	24,401	17,772
Perth Scorchers	16,108	31,167	31,144	38,507	29,232
Sydney Sixers	10,470	16,969	23,713	26,515	19,067
Sydney Thunder	7,345	10,111	13,982	12,353	10,948
Finals	5,632	25,726	25,756	18,503	19,038
Season average	7,371	16,720	21,505	22,825	17,105

Television audiences

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BBL games are currently broadcast in Australia on free-to-air television by the Seven Network and subscription television by Fox Cricket. The Seven Network broadcasts 45 of 61 Matches including the Finals Series. Fox Cricket televises all 61 Matches including 16 Matches exclusively in 4K.[57]

The rights were previously held by Network 10, who in 2013 paid $100 million for BBL rights over five years, marking the channel's first foray in elite cricket coverage.[58]

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.[59]

The 2015–16 season attracted an average audience of 1.13 million for each match in Australia this season, an 18% increase over the previous season. A cumulative audience of 9.65 million watched the matches in Australia, out of which 39% were women.[60][61] The opening Sydney Derby match of the season attracted a peak audience of 1.53 million.[62] The last group match between Renegades and Strikers in Season 2 was watched by an average audience of 1.36 million, which peaked at 1.67 million.[63] The BBL Final was watched by an average audience of 1.79 million, which peaked at 2.24 million viewers. This was the first time that the ratings for a BBL match crossed the 2 million mark.[64] The KFC BBL|10 Final reached 2.5 million viewers on Seven and 669,000 on Foxtel, capping an extraordinary season in which as players, officials, staff and broadcast partners successfully navigated through the many challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.[65]

Grounds

[edit] See also: List of Big Bash League venues

A total of 17 grounds have been used to host BBL matches to date. Sydney Thunder moved out of ANZ Stadium after the 2014–15 season and relocated to Sydney Showground Stadium for the next 10 years. From 2020, the tournament Final has been played at the home ground of the team that wins 'The Qualifier', a playoff match contested between the 2 teams finishing 1st and 2nd in the League. The WACA Ground has hosted the final 4 times, more times than any other venue. 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.[28]

Optus Stadium replaced the WACA Ground as the home ground of Perth Scorchers starting with the 2017–18 BBL semi-finals. 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 September 2017, the Adelaide Strikers agreed to play one home BBL and WBBL match at Traeger Park in Alice Springs over the course of the 2017–18 season. In 2018, they announced that one BBL and two WBBL matches would be held at Traeger Park for the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons.

From 2017–18 to 2022–23, the Melbourne Renegades played two matches per season at Kardinia Park in Geelong, Victoria and the Hobart Hurricanes play multiple games at UTAS Stadium in Launceston, Tasmania. The Melbourne Stars would play at least one home match at a secondary venue, often the Citi Power Centre, Melbourne or Manuka Oval in Canberra, ACT, or People First Stadium in the Gold Coast. The Sydney Sixers played two games at Coffs Harbour International Stadium in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales each season, while the Sydney Thunder played two home matches at Manuka Oval, Canberra.

Due to a shorter tournament format being introduced for the 2023–24 season and beyond, The Melbourne Stars, Melbourne Renegades, Sydney Sixers, and Sydney Thunder each reduced playing two home games at secondary venues to one match. The Melbourne Stars play one home match at either Lavington Sports Ground in Albury, New South Wales, or Manuka Oval in Canberra, ACT. The Melbourne Renegades play one home match at Kardinia Park in Geelong, Victoria. The Sydney Sixers play one of their home matches at Coffs Harbour International Stadium in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, while cross town rivals Sydney Thunder play one match at Manuka Oval in Canberra, ACT. The main reason behind this is because they play an extra match in their home city each year when they play an "away game" against their cross town rivals. This allows fairness across the competition meaning each team plays an equal amount of games in their home city each year, while allowing the game to progress and be reached in other areas.

Panoramic view of the SCG during a Big Bash League match in 2011. It is the home ground of Sydney Sixers.

Stadium	Capacity	City	Home team
Current Grounds
Adelaide Oval	53,583	Adelaide	Adelaide Strikers
Ninja Stadium	20,000	Hobart	Hobart Hurricanes
Marvel Stadium	53,359	Melbourne	Melbourne Renegades
Optus Stadium	60,000	Perth	Perth Scorchers
The Gabba	42,000	Brisbane	Brisbane Heat
Melbourne Cricket Ground	100,024	Melbourne	Melbourne Stars
Sydney Showground Stadium	22,000	Sydney	Sydney Thunder
Sydney Cricket Ground	48,000	Sydney	Sydney Sixers
Secondary Grounds
UTAS Stadium	21,000	Launceston	Hobart Hurricanes
GMHBA Stadium	40,000	Geelong	Melbourne Renegades
Traeger Park	10,000	Alice Springs	Hobart Hurricanes
Manuka Oval	12,000	Canberra	Sydney Thunder
People First Stadium	25,000	Gold Coast	Brisbane HeatMelbourne Stars
Ted Summerton Reserve	7,500	Moe	Melbourne Stars
Coffs Harbour International Stadium	20,000	Coffs Harbour	Sydney Sixers
Cazalys Stadium	13,500	Cairns	Brisbane Heat
Citi Power Centre	7,000	Melbourne	Melbourne Stars
Former Grounds
Accor Stadium	82,000	Sydney	Sydney Thunder (2011–2014)
WACA Ground	20,000	Perth	Perth Scorchers (2011–2018)

Records and statistics

[edit] Main article: List of Big Bash League records and statistics

Here is a list of Big Bash League records. All records are based on statistics at espncricinfo.com.[66] Chris Lynn, who currently plays for the Adelaide Strikers, holds the record of scoring most runs in the league.[67] Sean Abbott, who currently plays for the Sydney Sixers, has taken the most wickets of any bowler.

As of 25 December 2025

Batting records
Most runs	Chris Lynn	3,960
Highest score	Glenn Maxwell	154* vs Hobart Hurricanes (19 January 2022)
Highest partnership	Matt Renshaw & Jack Wildermuth	212 vs Perth Scorchers (19 December 2025)
Bowling records
Most wickets	Sean Abbott	175
Best bowling figures	Lasith Malinga	6/7 vs Perth Scorchers (12 December 2012)
Fielding
Most dismissals (wicket-keeper)	Josh Philippe	101
Most catches (fielder)	Glenn Maxwell	89
Team records
Highest total	Melbourne Stars	2/273 (20.0) vs Hobart Hurricanes (19 January 2022)
Lowest total	Sydney Thunder	15 (5.5) vs Adelaide Strikers (16 December 2022)

See also

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• The Big Appeal
• Women's Big Bash League
• Cricket in Australia
• List of Big Bash League centuries

Notes

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References

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62. ^ #SydneySmash breaks ratings record Archived 2 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine bigbash.com.au. Retrieved on 19 December 2015
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External links

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• Official website
• Schedule & Fixtures Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine
• World Cricket Badger

v t e Big Bash League
Participating teams	Adelaide Strikers Brisbane Heat Hobart Hurricanes Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Stars Perth Scorchers Sydney Sixers Sydney Thunder
Seasons	2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Squads	2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Statistics and records	Team Batting Bowling Partnership
Lists	Venues Players Captains Centuries Five-wicket hauls Wooden spoons
Related articles	Women's Big Bash League KFC Twenty20 Big Bash The Big Appeal Big Bash Boom Melbourne Derby Sydney Derby
Category

v t e Big Bash League grounds
Main Grounds	Adelaide Oval Ninja Stadium The Gabba Marvel Stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground Optus Stadium Sydney Showground Stadium Sydney Cricket Ground
Secondary Grounds	CitiPower Centre GMHBA Stadium Manuka Oval People First Stadium University of Tasmania Stadium
Former grounds	Stadium Australia WACA Ground Ted Summerton Reserve TIO Traeger Park C.ex Coffs International Stadium

Teams and squads

Big Bash League teams v t e Adelaide Strikers Est. 2011 in Adelaide, South Australia Men Women Players History Overview Home grounds Adelaide Oval Karen Rolton Oval Leagues Big Bash League Women's Big Bash League Seasons (men) 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 Seasons (women) 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Coaches (men) Darren Berry (2011–2015) Jason Gillespie (2015–2024) Tim Paine (2024-present) Captains (men) Michael Klinger (2011–2012) Johan Botha (2012–2015) Brad Hodge (2015–2017) Travis Head (2017–2021, 2022–2023) Peter Siddle (2021–2022) Matt Short (2023–present) Coaches (women) Andrea McCauley (2015–2019) Luke Williams (2019–present) Captains (women) Lauren Ebsary (2015–16) Tegan McPharlin (2016–17) Suzie Bates (2017–20) Tahlia McGrath (2021–present) v t e Brisbane Heat Est. 2011 in Brisbane, Queensland Men Women Players History Overview Home stadiums The Gabba (BBL) Allan Border Field (WBBL) Leagues Big Bash League Champions League Twenty20 Women's Big Bash League Seasons (men) 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 Seasons (women) 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Coaches (men) Darren Lehmann (2011–13, 2019–21) Stuart Law (2013–15) Daniel Vettori (2015–19) Wade Seccombe (2021–24) Johan Botha (2024-present) Captains (men) James Hopes (2011–15) Chris Lynn (2015–16, 2018–21) Brendon McCullum (2016–18) Jimmy Peirson (2021–22) Usman Khawaja (2022–present) Coaches (women) Andy Richards (2015–17) Peter McGiffin (2017–19) Ashley Noffke (2019–23) Mark Sorell (2024–present) Captains (women) Delissa Kimmince (2015–17) Kirby Short (2017–19) Jess Jonassen (2020–present) v t e Hobart Hurricanes Est. 2011 in Hobart, Tasmania Men Women History Overview Home stadium Bellerive Oval Leagues Big Bash League Champions League Twenty20 Women's Big Bash League Seasons (men) 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 Seasons (women) 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 Coaches (men) Allister de Winter (2011–13) Damien Wright (2013–17) Gary Kirsten (2017–18) Adam Griffith (2018–22) Jeff Vaughan (2022–present) Coaches (women) Julia Price (2015–18) Salliann Beams (2018–22) Dan Marsh (2022–24) Jude Coleman (2024–present) Captains (men) Tim Paine (2011–12, 2015–17) George Bailey (2012–15, 2017–18) Matthew Wade (2018–2023) Nathan Ellis (2023–present) Captains (women) Heather Knight (2015–17) Corinne Hall (2017–18, 2019–21) Sasha Moloney (2018–19) Rachel Priest (2021–22) Elyse Villani (2022–present) v t e Melbourne Renegades Players BBL WBBL Coaches Seasons BBL WBBL Records and statistics BBL WBBL Current season BBL WBBL BBL Captain: Will Sutherland BBL Coach: Cameron White WBBL Captain: Sophie Molineux WBBL Coach: Simon Helmot Teams Men (BBL) Women (WBBL) Home ground Marvel Stadium (BBL) GMHBA Stadium (BBL) CitiPower Centre (WBBL) Leagues Big Bash League (BBL) Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) BBL seasons 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 WBBL seasons 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 v t e Melbourne Stars Est. 2011 in Melbourne, Victoria Men Women Players History Overview Home stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground Leagues Big Bash League Champions League Twenty20 Women's Big Bash League Seasons (men) 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 Seasons (women) 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 Coaches (men) Greg Shipperd (2011–2015) Stephen Fleming (2015–2019) David Hussey (2019–2023) Peter Moores (2023-present) Captains (men) Shane Warne (2011–2013) Cameron White (2013–2015) Michael Clarke (2015 Retired before season) David Hussey (2015–2017) John Hastings (2017–2018) Glenn Maxwell (2018–present) Nic Maddinson (2019 Acting) Peter Handscomb (2020 Acting) Adam Zampa (2022–2023 Acting) Coaches (women) David Hemp (2015–2020) Trent Woodhill (2020–21) Jarrad Loughman (2021–22) Jonathan Batty (2022–23) Captains (women) Meg Lanning (2015–2017, 2020–2022) Kristen Beams (2017–2019) Elyse Villani (2019–20) Nicole Faltum (2022–23) v t e Perth Scorchers Est. 2011 in Perth, Western Australia Men Women Players History Overview Home stadium (men) WACA Ground (2011–2018) Perth Stadium (2018–present) Home stadium (women) WACA Ground (2015–present) Leagues Big Bash League Champions League Twenty20 Women's Big Bash League Seasons (men) 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 Seasons (women) 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 Coaches (men) Mickey Arthur (2011–2012) Justin Langer (2012–2018) Adam Voges (2018–present) Captains (men) Marcus North (2011–2012) Simon Katich (2012–2014) Adam Voges (2014–2018) Mitchell Marsh (2018–2020) Ashton Turner (2020–present) Coaches (women) Lisa Keightley (2015–2020) Shelley Nitschke (2020–2023) Becky Grundy (2023–present) Captains (women) Nicole Bolton (2015–16) Suzie Bates (2016–17) Elyse Villani (2017–18) Meg Lanning (2018–2020) Sophie Devine (2020–present) v t e Sydney Sixers Est. 2011 in Sydney, New South Wales Men Women Players Seasons Honours Records Club History Home stadium Sydney Cricket Ground Leagues Big Bash League Champions League Twenty20 (now defunct) Women's Big Bash League Seasons (men) 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 Seasons (women) 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 Coaches (men) Trevor Bayliss (2011–2015) Greg Shipperd (2015–current) Captains (men) Brad Haddin (2011–2014) Moisés Henriques (2015–current) Coaches (women) Ben Sawyer (2015–2022) Charlotte Edwards (2022–current) Captains (women) Ellyse Perry (2015–current) Rivalries (men) Sydney Smash (vs. Sydney Thunder) Perth Scorchers rivalry Rivalries (women) Sydney Smash (vs. Sydney Thunder) Perth Scorchers rivalry Melbourne Renegades rivalry Hobart Hurricanes rivalry Brisbane Heat rivalry v t e Sydney Thunder Est. 2011 in Sydney, New South Wales Men's team Players Women's team History Overview Home stadium Accor Stadium (2011–2014) ENGIE Stadium (2015–present) Drummoyne Oval Leagues Big Bash League Champions League Twenty20 Women's Big Bash League Seasons (men) 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 Seasons (women) 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Coaches (men) Shane Duff (2011–13) Chandika Hathurusingha (2013–14) Paddy Upton (2014–18) Shane Bond (2018–21) Trevor Bayliss (2021-present) Captains (men) David Warner (2011–12, 2024–present) Chris Rogers (2012–13) Michael Hussey (2013–16) Shane Watson (2016–19) Callum Ferguson (2019–21) Usman Khawaja (2021–22) Jason Sangha (2022–23) Chris Green (2023–24) Coaches (women) Joanne Broadbent (2015–19) Trevor Griffin (2019–22) Lisa Keightley (2023–present) Captains (women) Alex Blackwell (2015–19) Rachael Haynes (2019–20, 2022) Hannah Darlington (2021) Phoebe Litchfield (2024–present) Rivalries Sydney Smash Men Women Big Bash League squads v t e Adelaide Strikers – current squad 2 Short (c) 4 Nielsen† 5 Carey† 6 Scott 8 Manenti 9 Bazley 13 Boyce 21 Buckingham 23 Short 24 L. Pope 25 Haskett 28 Weatherald 31 Kelly 32 Hassan 34 Head 35 Doggett 49 Ross 50 Lynn 55 Wadia 58 Thornton 80 O. Pope† 88 Overton 97 Allen Coach: Paine v t e Brisbane Heat – current squad 1 Khawaja (c) 15 Vidler 17 Bryant 19 Bartlett 20 Neser 22 Hearne 23 Weibgen 24 Wildermuth 30 Kuhnemann 38 McSweeney 45 Johnson 59 Peirson † 77 Renshaw 82 Munro Coach: Botha v t e Hobart Hurricanes – current squad 4 Chaudhary 8 David 11 Weatherald 13 Wade (†) 16 Owen 21 Meredith 28 McDermott 33 Wright 34 Jordan 35 Carlisle 37 Stanlake 61 Ward 72 Ellis (c) 73 Hossain 74 Ahmed Coach: Vaughan v t e Melbourne Renegades – current squad 5 Behrendorff 6 Brown 8 Rogers 9 O'Neill 12 Sutherland (c) 16 Rizwan (†) 19 Peake 22 Dixon 23 Fraser-McGurk 32 Jewell 35 Doggett 43 Seifert (†) 67 Lyon 88 Zampa 98 Khan Coach: White v t e Melbourne Stars – current squad 3 Rogers 4 Swepson 6 Harper† 8 Paris 10 Milne 11 Merlo 12 Warren 15 McKenzie 16 Stoinis(c) 17 Duckett 18 Mir 20 Webster 24 Couch 25 Boland 28 Lawrence 31 Whitney 32 Maxwell 33 Clarke 35 Cartwright 37 Kellaway 41 Anlezark 59 Curran 61 Steketee 64 Siddle Coach: Hussey v t e Perth Scorchers – current squad 1 Morris 2 Richardson 3 Paris 4 Beardman 8 Connolly 10 Marsh 12 Kelly 15 Couch 16 Allen 17 Turner (c) 18 Agar 19 Hobson 20 Fanning 21 Hardie 30 Curtis 32 Evans 95 Inglis † 99 Jackson Payne Coach: Voges v t e Sydney Sixers – current squad 21 Henriques (c) 5 Chohan 7 Hosein 9 Vince 11 Shaw 12 Perry 14 Silk 16 Hughes 18 J. Edwards 22 Philippe† 27 Dwarshuis 33 Bird 36 Murphy 41 Patterson 46 Manenti 49 Smith 50 Kerr 51 Davies 77 Abbott Hazlewood Starc Coach: Shipperd v t e Sydney Thunder – current squad 1 Bancroft (wk) 5 Konstas 7 Hatcher 8 Agar 9 Davies 17 T. Sangha 19 Salzmann 20 Hasnain 22 Gilkes (wk) 23 J. Sangha 29 Nikitaras 30 Cummins 31 Warner (c) 33 Garton 34 Hadley 36 Christian 44 McAndrew 50 Rutherford 53 Maddinson 54 Andrews 69 Ferguson 77 Billings (wk) 93 Green 95 Sams Coach: Bayliss

v t e Cricket in Australia
Cricket Australia
National teams	Men Women Men A Men U-19 Women U-19 Indigenous
Members (teams)	New South Wales (Men, Women) Queensland (Men, Women) South Australia (Men, Women) Tasmania (Men, Women) Victoria (Men, Women) Western Australia (Men, Women) Australian Capital Territory (Men, Women) Northern Territory (Men, Women)
Franchise teams	Adelaide Strikers (Men, Women) Brisbane Heat (Men, Women) Hobart Hurricanes (Men, Women) Melbourne Renegades (Men, Women) Melbourne Stars (Men, Women) Perth Scorchers (Men, Women) Sydney Sixers (Men, Women) Sydney Thunder (Men, Women)
Tournaments	First-class Sheffield Shield Second XI Australian Women's Cricket Championships (defunct) One Day One-Day Cup Women's National Cricket League Twenty20 Big Bash League Women's Big Bash League KFC Twenty20 Big Bash (defunct) Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup (defunct) Other Grade cricket
Grounds	International Adelaide Oval Bellerive Oval The Gabba Manuka Oval Melbourne Cricket Ground Perth Stadium Sydney Cricket Ground Domestic Allan Border Field Drummoyne Oval Junction Oval Karen Rolton Oval North Sydney Oval WACA Ground York Park Others
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Lists	Captains Test cricket records Test cricketers Test wicket-keepers Women's Test cricketers ODI cricket records ODI cricketers ODI wicket-keepers WODI cricketers T20I cricket records T20I cricketers T20I wicket-keepers WT20I cricketers
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v t e Australian cricket seasons
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List A	One-day league 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26 WNCL 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Twenty20	KFC T20 Big Bash 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 BBL BBL|01 BBL|02 BBL|03 BBL|04 BBL|05 BBL|06 BBL|07 BBL|08 BBL|09 BBL|10 BBL|11 BBL|12 BBL|13 BBL|14 BBL|15 Women's T20 Cup 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 WBBL WBBL|01 WBBL|02 WBBL|03 WBBL|04 WBBL|05 WBBL|06 WBBL|07 WBBL|08 WBBL|09 WBBL|10 WBBL|11 Spring Challenge 2024 2025

v t e Twenty20 cricket competitions
Current	Multi-national Global Super League (since 2024) European T20 Premier League (since 2026) Franchise Men's T20 Blast (since 2003) Super Smash (since 2006) Indian Premier League (since 2008) Big Bash League (since 2011) Bangladesh Premier League (since 2012) Caribbean Premier League (since 2013) Pakistan Super League (since 2016) Global T20 Canada (since 2018) Lanka Premier League (since 2020) Minor League Cricket (since 2021) Top End T20 Series (since 2022) SA20 (since 2023) International League T20 (since 2023) Major League Cricket (since 2023) Nepal Premier League (since 2024) Women's Super Smash (since 2007) Women's Big Bash League (since 2015) Women's Caribbean Premier League (since 2022) Women's Premier League (since 2023) T20 Spring Challenge (since 2024) Women's T20 Blast (since 2025) National Africa CSA T20 Challenge (since 2004) Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition (since 2007) CSA Provincial T20 Cup (since 2019) Americas Women's Twenty20 Blaze (since 2012) West Indies Breakout League (since 2025) Asia National T20 Cup (since 2005) Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (since 2006) Senior Women's T20 Trophy (since 2008) Prime Minister Cup (since 2015) Shpageeza Cricket League (since 2016) National T20 Championship (since 2023) National T20 Cup (since 2024) Europe Dutch Twenty20 Cup (since 2007) T20 Scottish Cup (since 2008) Women's Twenty20 Cup (since 2009) Inter-Provincial Trophy (since 2013) Women's Super Series (since 2015) Women's T20 County Cup (since 2025) Domestic India Tamil Nadu Premier League (since 2016) Andhra Premier League (since 2022) Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 (since 2022) Rajasthan Premier League (since 2023) Bengal Pro T20 League (since 2024) Delhi Premier League T20 (since 2024)
Defunct	Multi-national International 20:20 Club Championship (2005) Stanford Super Series (2008) Champions League Twenty20 (2009–14) North Sea Pro Series (2014–15) Africa T20 Cup (2015–18) Cricket All-Stars (2015) National Africa Mzansi Super League (2018–19) Americas Stanford 20/20 (2006–08) Caribbean Twenty20 (2010–13) Asia SLC Twenty20 Tournament (2004–21) SLC Super Provincial Twenty20 (2008–11) Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy (2010–22) Super 8 Twenty20 Cup (2011–15) Sri Lanka Premier League (2011–12) Hong Kong T20 Blitz (2016–18) Afghanistan Premier League (2018) Nepal T20 League (2022) East Asia-Pacific KFC Twenty20 Big Bash (2005–11) Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup (2009–15) Europe Women's Cricket Super League (2016–19) Regional Pro Series (2016) Charlotte Edwards Cup (2021–24) Domestic Bangladesh Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League (2018–21) India Karnataka Premier League (2009–19) Kashmir Premier League (2011–21) KCA President's Cup T20 (2021) Pakistan Kashmir Premier League (2021–22)

v t e Champions League Twenty20
Editions	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Squads	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Lists	Records and statistics Captains
Qualifyingtournaments	2014 Big Bash League Caribbean Premier League Haier Super 8 T20 Cup HRV Cup Indian Premier League Ram Slam T20 Challenge Super 4's Twenty20 2009–2013 Sri Lanka Premier League (2012) Friends Life t20 (2011–12) Caribbean Twenty20 (2010-13) Inter-Provincial Twenty20 (2009–11) KFC Twenty20 Big Bash (2009–11) T20 Blast (2009) Stanford 20/20 (2009)

v t e Top-level professional sports leagues of Australia
Men's	Majors A-League Men Australian Football League Cricket Big Bash League One-Day Cup Sheffield Shield National Basketball League National Rugby League Super Rugby Pacific Minors Australian Baseball League Australian Boardriders Battle Australian Dodgeball League Australian Gridiron League Australian Ice Hockey League Australian National Water Polo League Australian Supercross Championship Australian Volleyball League Bowls Premier League Super Rugby AUS F-League Handball League Australia Hockey One ProMX Touch Football National Touch League NRL Touch Premiership
Women's	Majors A-League Women AFL Women's Cricket Women's Big Bash League NRL Women's Premiership Super Netball Super Rugby Women's Women's National Basketball League Minors Australia Women's Championships Cricket Women's National Cricket League Ladies Gridiron League Hockey One Australian Women's Ice Hockey League Australian Women's Volleyball League
Others	Individual Athletics Badminton Bodybuilding Chess Cycling road race time trial Figure skating Golf PGA Tour of Australasia WPGA Tour of Australasia Judo Rowing Strength athletics Snooker Surf Life Saving Swimming Tennis Association of Tennis Professionals Women's Tennis Association Wrestling Motorsports Supercars Championship