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{{short description|Franchise cricket
{{About|the men's tournament|the women's tournament|Women's Big Bash League}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
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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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/898873.html|title=Champions League T20 discontinued|date=15 July 2015|publisher=ESPN|access-date=15 July 2015}}</ref>
==History==
{{see also|KFC Twenty20 Big Bash}}
===Trophy===
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bigbash.com.au/news-and-videos/article/2011-09/top-three-trophies-as-chosen-by-you |title=KFC T20 Big Bash League – Top three trophies as chosen by you |publisher=Bigbash.com.au |access-date=18 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608224315/http://www.bigbash.com.au/news-and-videos/article/2011-09/top-three-trophies-as-chosen-by-you |archive-date=8 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bigbash.com.au/news-and-videos/article/2011-12/the-trophy-has-been-revealed |title=KFC T20 Big Bash League – The trophy has been revealed |publisher=Bigbash.com.au }}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
===Expansion proposal===
[[File:HobartVSPerth WACA.jpg|thumb|left|[[Perth Scorchers]] taking on [[Hobart Hurricanes]] at the [[WACA Ground|WACA]] in 2011]]
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, New South Wales|Newcastle]], [[Canberra]], [[Geelong]], and [[Gold Coast, Queensland|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.<ref name="CA consider expansion">[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/cricket/cricket-australia-considering-big-bash-expansion/story-fn6w5lwh-1226242051179 Cricket Australia considering Big Bash expansion]. Retrieved 17 January 2012</ref><ref name="Fox Sports BBL expansion">[http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/domestic-cricket/cricket-australia-looking-at-expanding-the-kfc-t20-big-bash-league-on-back-of-incredible-ratings-and-crowd-figures/story-fn5k3es5-1226242268221 Cricket Australia looks at expanding KFC T20 Big Bash League on back of incredible ratings and crowd figures]. Retrieved 17 January 2012</ref> The expansion proposal was suspended, mainly because the proposed cities lacked the proper cricket hosting facilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsnewsfirst.com.au/articles/2012/01/27/big-bash-will-not-expand-next-year |title=Articles from January 27, 2012 |publisher=Sports News First |date=27 January 2012 |access-date=2 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001806/http://www.sportsnewsfirst.com.au/articles/2012/01/27/big-bash-will-not-expand-next-year |archive-date=31 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kerry |first=Craig |url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/442075/newcastle-lacking-for-big-bash/ |title=Newcastle lacking for big bash |work=Newcastle Herald |date=12 January 2012 |access-date=2 February 2012 |archive-date=11 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211084855/http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/newcastle-lacking-for-big-bash/2418587.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Shane Warne MelbourneStars.jpg|thumb|[[Shane Warne]] bowling against [[Sydney Sixers]] in 2011 at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]]]
In 2015, former [[New Zealand national cricket team|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.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/expand-the-big-bash-league-to-new-zealand-stephen-fleming-says-20151204-glfjs7.html Expand the Big Bash League to New Zealand, says Stephen Fleming] smh.com.au. Retrieved on 4 December 2015</ref> His views were also supported by [[Brisbane Heat]] coach and former [[New Zealand national cricket team|Black Caps]] captain [[Daniel Vettori]].<ref>[http://www.bigbash.com.au/news/new-zealand-big-bash-league-team-mike-mckenna-daniel-vettori/2015-12-25 New Zealand Could Field BBL Team: Vettori] bigbash.com.au. Retrieved on 25 December 2015</ref> [[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.<ref>[http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/cricket/big-bash-melbourne-renegades-boss-wants-more-games-next-season/news-story/6028af53f9ba88b7d40f55af9fc388b2 Big Bash: Melbourne Renegades boss wants more games next season] perthnow.com.au. Retrieved on 22 December 2015</ref>
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, Tasmania|Launceston]], [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], and [[Alice Springs]] will likely host games during the soft launch period.<ref name="regional areas" /> 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,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/big-bash-league-adds-eight-matches-as-expansion-plans-for-bbl-07-are-revealed-20170127-gtzph6.html|title=Big Bash League adds eight matches, as expansion plans for BBL 07 are revealed|date=26 January 2017|website=The Age}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/teams/gold-coast/the-gold-coast-suns-want-their-own-big-bash-league-franchise-when-the-competition-expands/news-story/7fdb9e0a829a58cdb6f51e016b85d998 |author=Hamilton, Andrew |title=The Gold Coast Suns want their own Big Bash League franchise when the competition expands |newspaper=The Courier Mail |date=30 April 2018 |access-date=3 February 2019 }}</ref>
===Women's Big Bash League===
{{Main|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 [[Women's Big Bash League|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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8786049|title=Possibility of Women's Big Bash League|publisher=Ninemsn|date=19 January 2014|access-date=23 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201192919/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8786049|archive-date=1 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 19 February 2015, [[Cricket Australia]] announced that a [[Women's Big Bash League|Women's Big Bash League (WBBL)]] would commence in the [[2015–16 Women's Big Bash League season|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]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cricket.com.au/news/womens-big-bash-league-to-align-with-mens-big-bash-league-clubs/2015-02-19|title=Eight teams announced for Women's BBL|publisher=cricket.com.au|date=19 February 2015}}</ref>
The inaugural [[Women's Big Bash League]] was won by the [[Sydney Thunder (WBBL)|Sydney Thunder]] against the [[Sydney Sixers (WBBL)|Sydney Sixers]] by 3 wickets. The current champion from the [[2022–23 Women's Big Bash League season]] is [[Adelaide Strikers (WBBL)|Adelaide Strikers]] who won their maiden WBBL title by defeating [[Sydney Thunder (WBBL)|Sydney Thunder]] by 10 runs.
===Christmas Day match===
In December 2015, [[Cricket Australia]] revealed that they are looking into the possibility of hosting a [[Christmas|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|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.<ref>[http://www.bigbash.com.au/news/big-bash-league-to-investigate-possiblity-of-christmas-day-match/2015-12-21 Big Bash Looks to Christmas Clash] bigbash.com.au. Retrieved on 22 December 2015</ref> This has not yet occurred, but in September 2018, it was reported that [[Cricket Australia]] had struck a deal with the Players Association to play BBL matches on Christmas Day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/domestic-cricket/big-bash/cricket-on-christmas-cricket-australia-strikes-secret-big-bash-league-deal-with-players/news-story/a9421a461f2beb20d45d88946f8f5bee|title=Cricket Australia, Christmas Day BBL, Big Bash League: CA 'reaches agreement with players' {{!}} Fox Sports|work=Fox Sports|location=Australia|date=27 September 2018|language=en-AU|access-date=2018-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/players-agree-to-christmas-day-big-bash-report-20180928-p506ky.html|title=Players agree to Christmas Day Big Bash: report|date=2018-09-27|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2018-12-02}}</ref>
==Tournament format==
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*Final – Winner of the Qualifier v Winner of the Challenger
==Current teams==
{{Location map+|Australia|width=300|float=right|caption=Location of Big Bash League teams|places=
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|31|58|S|115|51|E}}|position=right|label=[[Perth Scorchers|Scorchers]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|34|52|S|138|29|E}}|position=left|label=[[Adelaide Strikers|Strikers]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|27|29|S|153|33|E}}|position=left|label=[[Brisbane Heat|Heat]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|42|52|S|147|22|E}}|position=left|label=[[Hobart Hurricanes|Hurricanes]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|37|49|S|144|59|E}}|position=right|label=[[Melbourne Stars|Stars]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|37|49|S|144|57|E}}|position=left|label=[[Melbourne Renegades|Renegades]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|33|53|S|151|13|E}}|position=top|label=[[Sydney Sixers|Sixers]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|33|51|S|150|33|E}}|position=left|label=[[Sydney Thunder|Thunder]]}}
}}
The competition features eight city-based franchises, instead of the [[Sheffield Shield#Teams|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.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/509663.html New look and feel for freshly formed Big Bash teams], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2011.</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/bbl-big-derbies-to-feature-as-big-bash-league-draw-released/news-story/0ad028fc0197687ea1d658c2fdc68b7d Big Bash League: double-headers, derbies, big egos all on show in 2015–16 version of BBL] news.com.au. Retrieved on 4 December 2015</ref> The [[Perth Scorchers|Scorchers]] and [[Sydney Sixers|Sixers]] have also developed a rivalry between them over the years and their matches attract good crowds and TV ratings.<ref>[http://www.sportsbanter.com.au/bbl04-round-3-preview-sydney-sixers-v-perth-scorchers/ Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers]{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} sportsbanter.com.au. Retrieved on 4 December 2015</ref>
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.<ref name="cricketbadger1">[http://cricketbadger.com/2015/02/bbl05-contracting-for-the-next-big-bash-league-begins/ BBL|05: Contracting for the next Big Bash League begins] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208093202/http://cricketbadger.com/2015/02/bbl05-contracting-for-the-next-big-bash-league-begins/ |date=8 December 2015 }} cricketbadger.com. Retrieved on 2 December 2015</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"| Team
!Location
!Home ground
!Coach
!Captain
|-
| style="background:#009FDF;" |
|[[Adelaide Strikers]]
|[[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]]
|[[
| TBC
| [[Matt Short]]
|-
| style="background:#00B3C4;" |
|[[
|[[
|[[The Gabba|Brisbane Cricket Ground]]
| [[Johan Botha (cricketer)|Johan Botha]]
| [[Usman Khawaja]]
|-
| style="background:#69359C;" |
|[[Hobart Hurricanes]]
|[[
|[[
| [[Jeff Vaughan]]
| [[Nathan Ellis]]
|-
| style="background:red;" |
|[[Melbourne Renegades]]
|[[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]
|[[Docklands Stadium|Marvel Stadium]]
| [[Cameron White]]
| [[Will Sutherland]]
|-
| style="background:#00B13F;" |
|[[Melbourne Stars]]
|[[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]
|[[
| [[Peter Moores (cricketer)|Peter Moores]]
| TBC
|-
| style="background:#FF8000;" |
|[[Perth Scorchers]]
|[[Perth]], [[Western Australia]]
|[[
| [[Adam Voges]]
| [[Ashton Turner]]
|-
| style="background:#FF0090;" |
|[[Sydney Sixers]]
|[[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]
|[[
| [[Greg Shipperd]]
| [[Moises Henriques]]
|-
| style="background:#96D701;" |
|[[
|[[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]
|[[Sydney Showground Stadium]]
| [[Trevor Bayliss]]
| [[Chris Green (cricketer)|Chris Green]]
|}
===Rivalries===
Throughout the history of the tournament rivalries have been formed by competition between teams and by teams being in the same city.
====Sydney Smash====
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.
====Melbourne Derby====
The [[Melbourne Derby (BBL)|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 [[2015–16 Big Bash League season|BBL05]] the game drew the largest crowd for a Big Bash game with 80,883 fans attending the game at the MCG.<ref>[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/cricket/big-bash-league-huge-mcg-crowd-of-80883-stuns-ricky-ponting/news-story/3af9463a65b995fcf717f86158aefac8 Numbers that refuse to lie] (Subscription required)</ref>
====Perth Scorchers - Sydney Sixers====
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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theinnersanctum.com.au/the-biggest-rivalry-in-the-big-bash-league-ready-to-write-a-new-chapter/ | title=The biggest rivalry in the Big Bash League ready to write a new chapter | date=15 January 2023 }}</ref>
==Tournament season and results==
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;"
|+Finals
|-
! rowspan="2" |Season
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| 43,153
|}
===Team summary by season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Team
![[2011–12 Big Bash League season|2011–12]]
![[2012–13 Big Bash League season|2012–13]]
![[2013–14 Big Bash League season|2013–14]]
![[2014–15 Big Bash League season|2014–15]]
![[2015–16 Big Bash League season|2015–16]]
![[2016–17 Big Bash League season|2016–17]]
![[2017–18 Big Bash League season|2017–18]]
![[2018–19 Big Bash League season|2018–19]]
![[2019–20 Big Bash League season|2019–20]]
![[2020–21 Big Bash League season|2020–21]]
![[2021–22 Big Bash League season|2021–22]]
![[2022–23 Big Bash League season|2022–23]]
![[2023–24 Big Bash League season|2023-24]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Adelaide Strikers]]
| 6th
| 5th
| 7th
| SF (1st)
| SF (1st)
| 6th
|style="background:#cfc;"|'''{{nowrap|W}}'''
| 7th
| KO (3rd)
| EF (5th)
| CF (4th)
| 7th
| CF (4th)
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Brisbane Heat]]
| 5th
|style="background:#cfc;"|'''{{nowrap|W}}'''
| 5th
| 8th
| 6th
| SF (2nd)
| 7th
| 5th
| 7th
| CF (4th)
| 7th
| RU (5th)
|style="background:#cfc;"|'''{{nowrap|W}}'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Hobart Hurricanes]]
| SF (2nd)
| 6th
| RU (4th)
| 5th
| 7th
| 7th
| RU (4th)
| SF (1st)
| EF (4th)
| 6th
| EF (5th)
| 6th
|5th
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Melbourne Renegades]]
| 7th
| SF (1st)
| 6th
| 6th
| 5th
| 5th
| SF (3rd)
|style="background:#cfc;"|'''{{nowrap|W}}'''
| 8th
| 8th
| 8th
| KO (3rd)
|7th
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Melbourne Stars]]
| SF (4th)
| SF (3rd)
| SF (1st)
| SF (3rd)
| RU (2nd)
| SF (4th)
| 8th
| RU (4th)
| RU (1st)
| 7th
| 6th
| 8th
|6th
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Perth Scorchers]]
| RU (1st)
| RU (2nd)
|style="background:#cfc;"|'''{{nowrap|W}}'''
|style="background:#cfc;"|'''{{nowrap|W}}'''
| SF (3rd)
|style="background:#cfc;"|'''{{nowrap|W}}'''
| SF (1st)
| 8th
| 6th
| RU (2nd)
|style="background:#cfc;"|'''{{nowrap|W}}'''
|style="background:#cfc;"|'''{{nowrap|W}}'''
| KO (3rd)
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Sydney Sixers]]
|style="background:#cfc;"|'''{{nowrap|W}}'''
| 7th
| SF (2nd)
| RU (4th)
| 8th
| RU (3rd)
| 5th
| SF (3rd)
|style="background:#cfc;"|'''{{nowrap|W}}'''
|style="background:#cfc;"|'''{{nowrap|W}}'''
| RU (2nd)
| CF (2nd)
| RU (2nd)
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Sydney Thunder]]
| 8th
| 8th
| 8th
| 7th
|style="background:#cfc;"|'''{{nowrap|W}}'''
| 8th
| 6th
| 6th
| CF (5th)
| KO (3rd)
| KO (3rd)
| EF (4th)
|8th
|}
'''Notes''':
* W = Winner;
* RU = Runner-up;
* SF = Semifinalist;
* CF = Eliminated in the "Challenger" Final (loser of the Qualifier vs winner of the Knock-Out) (from 2020);
* KO = Knocked-out in the "Knock-Out" Final (3rd vs winner of the Eliminator) (from 2020);
* EF = Eliminated in the "Eliminator" Final (4th vs 5th) (from 2020);
* (1st–8th) = End of league games table position
=== Champions ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!colspan="2"|Team
!Total
!Champion Seasons(s)
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==== Summary ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!colspan="2"|Team
!Total
!Wooden Spoon Season(s)
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*[[The Big Appeal]]
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*[[Cricket in Australia]]
*[[List of Big Bash League centuries]]
*[[List of Big Bash League records and statistics]]
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