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| Dates | 7 December 2023 – 24 January 2024 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | One and a half round-robin and playoffs |
| Champions | Brisbane Heat (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Sydney Sixers |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 44 |
| Attendance | 881,701 (20,039 per match) |
| Player of the series | Matthew Short (Adelaide Strikers) |
| Most runs | Matthew Short (541) (Adelaide Strikers) |
| Most wickets | Xavier Bartlett (20) (Brisbane Heat) |
| Official website | cricket.com.au/big-bash |
The 2023–24 Big Bash League season or BBL|13 (also known as KFC Big Bash League 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth season of the Big Bash League (BBL), the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. It started on 7 December 2023 and the final was played on 24 January 2024,[1][2] with Brisbane Heat defeating Sydney Sixers to win their second BBL title.
The season was shorter than the previous season, with a total of 44 matches. This was in response to concerns that the previous 61 match season was too long.[3]
The 2023–24 season players draft was held on 3 September 2023.[4][5][6][7][8]
| Club | Round | Pick | Player | National side | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Strikers | 1 | 1 | Rashid Khan | Retention Pick, Withdrew[10] | |
| 2 | 10 | Jamie Overton | |||
| 3 | 23 | Passed | — | ||
| 4 | 26 | Adam Hose | |||
| Brisbane Heat | 1 | 7 | Colin Munro | ||
| 2 | 15 | Sam Billings | |||
| 3 | 18 | Paul Walter | |||
| 4 | 31 | Passed | — | ||
| Hobart Hurricanes | 1 | 4 | Chris Jordan | ||
| 2 | 11 | Sam Hain | |||
| 3 | 22 | Corey Anderson | |||
| 4 | 27 | Passed | — | ||
| Melbourne Renegades | 1 | 5 | Quinton de Kock | ||
| 2 | 12 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | |||
| 3 | 21 | Passed | — | ||
| 4 | 28 | Passed | — | ||
| Melbourne Stars | 1 | 2 | Harry Brook | Withdrew[11] | |
| 2 | 9 | Haris Rauf | |||
| 3 | 24 | Passed | — | ||
| 4 | 25 | Usama Mir | |||
| Perth Scorchers | 1 | 8 | Passed | — | |
| 2 | 16 | Zak Crawley | |||
| 3 | 17 | Laurie Evans | |||
| 4 | 32 | Passed | — | ||
| Sydney Sixers | 1 | 3 | Tom Curran | Retention pick | |
| 2 | 14 | James Vince | |||
| 3 | 19 | Passed | — | ||
| 4 | 30 | Rehan Ahmed | |||
| Sydney Thunder | 1 | 6 | Alex Hales | ||
| 2 | 13 | Zaman Khan | |||
| 3 | 20 | Passed | — | ||
| 4 | 29 | Passed | — |
| Adelaide | Albury | Brisbane | Canberra | Coffs Harbour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Oval | Lavington Sports Ground | The Gabba | Manuka Oval | Coffs Harbour International Stadium |
| Capacity: 53,583 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 42,000 | Capacity: 14,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
| Matches: 5 | Matches: 1 | Matches: 5 | Matches: 2 | Matches: 1 |
| Team: Adelaide Strikers | Team: Melbourne Stars | Team: Brisbane Heat | Team: Sydney Thunder | Team: Sydney Sixers |
| Geelong | Gold Coast | |||
| GMHBA Stadium | Heritage Bank Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 21,000 | |||
| Matches: 1 | Matches: 2 | |||
| Team: Melbourne Renegades | Team: Brisbane Heat | |||
| Hobart | Launceston | |||
| Blundstone Arena | University of Tasmania Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 16,000 | |||
| Matches: 4 | Matches: 1 | |||
| Team: Hobart Hurricanes | Team: Hobart Hurricanes | |||
| Perth | Melbourne | Sydney | ||
| Optus Stadium | Marvel Stadium | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Sydney Showground Stadium | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 53,359 | Capacity: 100,024 | Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 48,000 |
| Matches: 6 | Matches: 4 | Matches: 4 | Matches: 3 | Matches: 5 |
| Team: Perth Scorchers | Team: Melbourne Renegades | Team: Melbourne Stars | Team: Sydney Thunder | Team: Sydney Sixers |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane Heat (C) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0.972 | Advanced to Qualifier |
| 2 | Sydney Sixers | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0.339 | |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0.725 | Advanced to Knockout |
| 4 | Adelaide Strikers | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0.331 | |
| 5 | Hobart Hurricanes | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.268 | |
| 6 | Melbourne Stars | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −1.051 | |
| 7 | Melbourne Renegades | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | −0.289 | |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | −0.652 |
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 |
|---|
| Win | Loss | No result |
| Visitor team → | ADS | BRH | HBH | MLR | MLS | PRS | SYS | SYT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home team ↓ | ||||||||
| Adelaide Strikers | Match abandoned | Strikers 5 wickets | Stars 7 wickets | Strikers 9 wickets | Strikers 6 wickets | |||
| Brisbane Heat | Heat 1 run (DLS) | Heat 103 runs | Heat 23 runs | Match abandoned | Heat 15 runs | |||
| Hobart Hurricanes | Strikers 8 wickets | Hurricanes 6 wickets | Stars 7 wickets (DLS) | Sixers 6 wickets | Hurricanes 7 wickets | |||
| Melbourne Renegades | Renegades 4 wickets | Heat 6 wickets | Hurricanes 6 wickets | Renegades 6 wickets | Match abandoned | |||
| Melbourne Stars | Hurricanes 7 runs | Stars 8 wickets | Scorchers 7 wickets | Sixers 7 wickets | Thunder 5 wickets | |||
| Perth Scorchers | Scorchers 42 runs | Scorchers 35 runs | Scorchers 9 wickets | Scorchers 13 runs | Sixers 3 wickets | |||
| Sydney Sixers | Sixers 1 run | Heat 3 runs (DLS) | Sixers 8 runs | Stars 4 wickets | Sixers 19 runs | |||
| Sydney Thunder | Strikers 9 wickets | Heat 20 runs | Match abandoned | Scorchers 7 wickets | Match abandoned |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
On 6 July, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.[1]
Brisbane Heat
3/214 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
111 (15.1 overs) |
Sydney Sixers
6/175 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
7/167 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
2/30 (6.5 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
8/135 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
4/139 (19.2 overs) |
Brisbane Heat
7/151 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
131 (19 overs) |
Melbourne Stars
101 (19.1 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
3/102 (13.5 overs) |
Sydney Thunder
7/200 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
4/205 (19.4 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes
8/172 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
1/173 (16.1 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades
8/162 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
4/163 (18.1 overs) |
Sydney Sixers
7/155 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
6/154 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Stars
172 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
5/176 (18.2 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades
5/183 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
4/187 (19 overs) |
Sydney Sixers
8/154 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
6/155 (19.3 overs) |
Perth Scorchers
162 (19.4 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
8/149 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat
172 (19.4 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
9/157 (20 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes
155 (19.4 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
3/67 (6.3 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers
6/177 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
6/178 (18.4 overs) |
Sydney Thunder
7/151 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
1/34 (4 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers
4/205 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
3/211 (19 overs) |
Sydney Thunder
8/150 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
3/151 (18.1 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
7/97 (14 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
2/98 (12 overs) |
Sydney Sixers
8/141 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
4/104 (14.3 overs) |
Perth Scorchers
4/211 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
169 (19.2 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades
4/147 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
4/148 (18.4 overs) |
Perth Scorchers
7/153 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
1/154 (16.1 overs) |
Melbourne Stars
4/156 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
3/160 (18.1 overs) |
Brisbane Heat
7/132 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
9/116 (16 overs) |
Nikhil Chaudhary 55 (38)
Xavier Bartlett 3/30 (4 overs) |
Sydney Thunder
8/137 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
3/140 (19.1 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes
7/165 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
5/168 (19.2 overs) |
Brisbane Heat
6/191 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
9/168 (20 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes
6/167 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
2/169 (15.5 overs) |
Sydney Sixers
7/151 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
132 (19.5 overs) |
Perth Scorchers
6/163 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
128 (19.5 overs) |
Melbourne Stars
8/137 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
4/139 (17.2 overs) |
Sydney Thunder
140 (19.2 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
1/141 (16.1 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes
8/187 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
4/180 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers
4/197 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
7/201 (20 overs) |
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| Qualifier | Challenger | Final | |||||||||||
| 19 January 2024 — Carrara | 24 January 2024 — Sydney | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Brisbane Heat | 113 (17.5 overs) | 2 | Sydney Sixers | 112 (17.3 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Sydney Sixers | 8/152 (20 overs) | 22 January 2024 — Carrara | 1 | Brisbane Heat | 8/166 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 1 | Brisbane Heat | 7/214 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| Knockout | 4 | Adelaide Strikers | 160 (19.5 overs) | ||||||||||
| 20 January 2024 — Perth | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 105 (16.2 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Adelaide Strikers | 7/155 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
Sydney Sixers
8/152 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
113 (17.5 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers
7/155 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
105 (16.2 overs) |
Brisbane Heat
7/214 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
160 (19.5 overs) |
Brisbane Heat
8/166 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
112 (17.3 overs) |
| Team | Score (Overs) | Opponent | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Heat | 3/214 (20 overs) | Melbourne Stars | Won | The Gabba |
| Brisbane Heat | 7/214 (20 overs) | Adelaide Strikers | Won | Carrara Stadium |
| Melbourne Stars | 3/211 (19 overs) | Adelaide Strikers | Won | Adelaide Oval |
| Perth Scorchers | 4/211 (20 overs) | Adelaide Strikers | Won | Perth Stadium |
| Adelaide Strikers | 4/205 (19.4 overs) | Sydney Thunder | Won | Adelaide Oval |
Last updated: 24 January 2024
| Player | Team | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Short | Adelaide Strikers | 541 |
| Josh Brown | Brisbane Heat | 366 |
| Aaron Hardie | Perth Scorchers | 334 |
| Chris Lynn | Adelaide Strikers | 304 |
| Laurie Evans | Perth Scorchers | 292 |
| Player | Team | Opposition | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Brown | Brisbane Heat | Adelaide Strikers | 140 |
| Colin Munro | Brisbane Heat | Melbourne Stars | 99 not out |
| Ben McDermott | Hobart Hurricanes | Adelaide Strikers | 95 |
| Laurie Evans | Perth Scorchers | Adelaide Strikers | 85 not out |
| Aaron Hardie | Perth Scorchers | Hobart Hurricanes | 85 not out |
| Player | Team | Wkts |
|---|---|---|
| Xavier Bartlett | Brisbane Heat | 20 |
| Spencer Johnson | Brisbane Heat | 19 |
| Ben Dwarshuis | Sydney Sixers | 17 |
| Paul Walter | Brisbane Heat | 17 |
| Jason Behrendorff | Perth Scorchers | 16 |
| Player | Team | Opposition | Figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Dwarshuis | Sydney Sixers | Brisbane Heat | 5/21 |
| Lance Morris | Perth Scorchers | Adelaide Strikers | 5/24 |
| Daniel Sams | Sydney Thunder | Brisbane Heat | 5/30 |
| Andrew Tye | Perth Scorchers | Brisbane Heat | 4/14 |
| Lloyd Pope | Adelaide Strikers | Sydney Thunder | 4/22 |