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Cricket tournament in Australia

Cricket tournament

The 2025–26 Big Bash League season or BBL|15 is the twenty-first season of professional men’s Twenty20 domestic cricket in Australia and the fifteenth under the Big Bash League (BBL) model. The tournament is being played from 14 December 2025, with the final scheduled to held on 25 January 2026. The Hobart Hurricanes are the defending champions.[1]

Background

Sky Sports UK has extended its partnership with the Big Bash League for a further four years till 2029. Fox Cricket and Seven Network retains the official broadcasting rights for the 2025–26 BBL – Big Bash League.[2]

Draft

The 2025–26 season players draft was held on 19 June 2025.[3][4]

Squads

As of 23 December 2025
Notes
  • Unless otherwise specified, all players are Australian.
  • Starting from the 2023–24 season, teams were allowed to sign up to two marquee supplementary players who would not count as part of their regular 18-player squad.[11] These players must be signed to the Australia national cricket team.[12]

Venues

Adelaide Brisbane Canberra Coffs Harbour
Adelaide Oval The Gabba Manuka Oval Coffs Harbour
Capacity: 53,500 Capacity: 36,000 Capacity: 13,500 Capacity: 10,000
Matches: 5 Matches: 5 Matches: 2 Matches: 1
Team: Adelaide Strikers Team: Brisbane Heat Teams: Sydney Thunder Team: Sydney Sixers
Geelong
Kardinia Park
Capacity: 40,000
Matches: 2
Team: Melbourne Renegades
Hobart Perth
Bellerive Oval Perth Stadium
Capacity: 19,500 Capacity: 60,000
Matches: 5 Matches: 5
Team: Hobart Hurricanes Team: Perth Scorchers
Melbourne Sydney
Docklands Stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground Sydney Showground Stadium Sydney Cricket Ground
Capacity: 48,000 Capacity: 100,000 Capacity: 23,500 Capacity: 48,000
Matches: 3 Matches: 4 Matches: 4 Matches: 4
Team: Melbourne Renegades Team: Melbourne Stars Team: Sydney Thunder Team: Sydney Sixers

Standings

Points table

Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2025. Source: ESPNcricinfo

Win–loss table

Below is a summary of results for each team’s ten 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’s results→ Won Lost N/R

Match summary

  • Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
  • Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
Home team won Visitor team won
  • 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.

League stage

On 3 July 2025, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.[13]

  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jack Edwards (Sydney Sixers) scored his first five-wicket haul in T20s.[22]
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tim Ward (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.[citation needed]
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jerrssis Wadia (Adelaide Strikers) made his T20 debut.

Finals

Qualifier Challenger Final
20 January 2026 25 January 2026
1 1st placed team Winner of Qualifier
2 2nd placed team 23 January 2026 Winner of Challenger
Loser of Qualifier
Knockout Winner of Knockout
21 January 2026
3 3rd placed team
4 4th placed team

Qualifier

1st placed team

v

2nd placed team

Knockout

3rd placed team

v

4th placed team

Challenger

Winner of knockout

v

Loser of qualifier

Final

Winner of qualifier

v

Winner of challenger

Season statistics

Team Statistics

Last Updated: 22 December 2025

Last Updated: 22 December 2025

Batting Statistics

Last Updated: 22 December 2025

Last Updated: 22 December 2025

Last Updated: 22 December 2025

Last Updated: 22 December 2025

Bowling Statistics

Last Updated: 22 December 2025

Last Updated: 22 December 2025

Last Updated: 22 December 2025

Attendance

As of 19 December 2025 – Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers @ The Gabba

Home Team Attendances

Team Venue/s Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Match 4 Match 5 Final 1 Final 2 Average
  Adelaide Strikers Adelaide Oval
  Brisbane Heat The Gabba 24,227 24,227
  Hobart Hurricanes Bellerive Oval
  Melbourne Renegades Docklands Stadium, Kardinia Park 10,043*
  Melbourne Stars Melbourne Cricket Ground 19,034
  Perth Scorchers Perth Stadium 26,823 26,823
  Sydney Sixers Sydney Cricket Ground, C.ex Int. Stadium 20,110
  Sydney Thunder Sydney Showgrounds, Manuka Oval
Average All 18,992 18,503 19,003

As of 19 December 2025 – Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers @ The Gabba

* Match played at secondary home

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Local replacement player
  2. ^ a b International replacement player
  3. ^ a b Supplementary player
  4. ^ Player withdrew from tournament

References

  1. ^ “Owen’s record-equalling 39-ball hundred seals Hurricanes’ maiden BBL title”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  2. ^ “BBL Live Streaming & Broadcasting Rights”. smartcrichd.com. 29 September 2025.
  3. ^ “Big Bash drafts brought forward, Heat claim first BBL pick”. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  4. ^ “Big Bash drafts moved earlier in bid to secure best overseas players”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  5. ^ “Welcome back: Teams prioritise continuity at BBL draft”. cricket.com.au. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  6. ^ “Afridi, Rizwan and Rauf among top picks at BBL overseas drafts”. ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  7. ^ “Full squads: Every club’s list for the BBL|15 season”. Cricket Australia. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  8. ^ “Wadia signs as local replacement player” (Press release). Adelaide Strikers. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  9. ^ “Mitch Starc is back” (Press release). Sydney Sixers. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  10. ^ “Pat Cummins named Marquee Supplementary Player” (Press release). Sydney Thunder. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  11. ^ Paynter, Jack (26 March 2024). “BBL’s supplementary spots in spotlight after schedule reveal”. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  12. ^ Paynter, Jack (26 April 2023). “‘Marquees’ introduced as part of BBL contracting evolution”. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  13. ^ “Perth blockbuster to open BBL’s biggest bash yet”. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  14. ^ “Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers”. AUSTADIUMS. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  15. ^ “Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat”. AUSTADIUMS. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  16. ^ “Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers”. AUSTADIUMS. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  17. ^ “Melbourne Stars v Hobart Hurricanes”. AUSTADIUMS. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  18. ^ “Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers”. AUSTADIUMS. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  19. ^ “Wildermuth, Renshaw smash tons as Brisbane Heat script historic BBL chase”. A Sports. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  20. ^ “‘Absolutely mind-blowing’: Records shattered in Big Bash ‘flog-athon’ madness”. news.com.au. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  21. ^ “Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers”. AUSTADIUMS. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  22. ^ Bruce, Jasper (20 December 2025). “Philippe, Edwards shine to hand Sixers Sydney Smash honours”. cricket.com.au. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  23. ^ a b “Big Bash League, 2025/26 Team Highest Innings Totals”. ESPNcricinfo.
  24. ^ “Big Bash League, 2025/26 Batting Most Runs”. ESPNcricinfo.
  25. ^ “Big Bash League, 2025/26 Batting Highest Average”. ESPNcricinfo.
  26. ^ “Big Bash League, 2025/26 Batting High Scores”. ESPNcricinfo.
  27. ^ “Big Bash League, 2025/26 Batting Most Sixes”. ESPNcricinfo.
  28. ^ “Big Bash League, 2025/26 Bowling Most Wickets”. ESPNcricinfo.
  29. ^ “Big Bash League, 2025/26 Bowling Best Figures Innings”. ESPNcricinfo.
  30. ^ “Big Bash League, 2025/26 Bowling Best Averages”. ESPNcricinfo.

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