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| Dates | 15 December 2024 – 27 January 2025 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and playoffs |
| Champions | Hobart Hurricanes (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Sydney Thunder |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 44 |
| Attendance | 942,958 (21,431 per match) |
| Player of the series | Cooper Connolly (Perth Scorchers) & Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars) |
| Most runs | Mitchell Owen (452) (Hobart Hurricanes) |
| Most wickets | Jason Behrendorff (17) (Perth Scorchers) |
| Official website | Big Bash League |
The 2024–25 Big Bash League season or BBL|14 was the fourteenth season of the Big Bash League (BBL), the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament was played from 15 December 2024, with the final held on 27 January 2025, where the Hobart Hurricanes defeated the Sydney Thunder by seven wickets to win their maiden BBL title.[1][2][3] Brisbane Heat were the defending champions but failed to qualify from the league stage.[4]
On 10 July 2024, it was announced that Big Bash League would return for a fourteenth season in 2024, being held from 15 December 2024, with the final scheduled to be held on 27 January 2025.[5] The 2025 season clashed with the New Zealand Super Smash, Bangladesh Premier League, SA20 and International League T20.[6]
The 2024–25 season players draft was held on 1 September 2024.[7][8][9][10]
Unless otherwise specified, all players are Australian.
| Adelaide | Brisbane | Canberra | Coffs Harbour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Oval | The Gabba | Manuka Oval | C.ex Coffs International Stadium |
| 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: Melbourne Stars, Sydney Thunder | Team: Sydney Sixers |
| Geelong | |||
| GMHBA Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 40,000 | |||
| Matches: 1 | |||
| Team: Melbourne Renegades | |||
| Hobart | Perth | ||
| Ninja Stadium | Optus Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 60,000 | ||
| Matches: 5 | Matches: 5 | ||
| Team: Hobart Hurricanes | Team: Perth Scorchers | ||
| Melbourne | Sydney | ||
| Marvel Stadium | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ENGIE Stadium | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| Capacity: 48,000 | Capacity: 100,000 | Capacity: 23,500 | Capacity: 48,000 |
| Matches: 4 | Matches: 4 | Matches: 4 | Matches: 4 |
| Team: Melbourne Renegades | Team: Melbourne Stars | Team: Sydney Thunder | Team: Sydney Sixers |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hobart Hurricanes (C) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | −0.120 | Advanced to the Qualifier |
| 2 | Sydney Sixers | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0.156 | |
| 3 | Sydney Thunder (R) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0.340 | Advanced to the Knockout |
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0.135 | |
| 5 | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0.219 | |
| 6 | Melbourne Renegades | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0.139 | |
| 7 | Brisbane Heat | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | −0.831 | |
| 8 | Adelaide Strikers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | −0.122 |
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 | Strikers 56 runs | Hurricanes 11 runs | Strikers 15 runs | Scorchers 7 wickets | Sixers 3 wickets | |||
| Brisbane Heat | Heat 3 wickets | Hurricanes 5 wickets | Stars 5 wickets | Sixers 8 wickets | Heat 5 wickets | |||
| Hobart Hurricanes | Hurricanes 5 wickets | Hurricanes 4 wickets | Hurricanes 8 wickets | Hurricanes 50 runs | Hurricanes 6 wickets | |||
| Melbourne Renegades | Strikers 5 wickets | Renegades 3 wickets | Renegades 6 wickets | Stars 42 runs | Renegades 2 wickets | |||
| Melbourne Stars | Heat 8 wickets | Stars 40 runs | Stars 5 wickets | Stars 16 runs | Thunder 18 runs | |||
| Perth Scorchers | Scorchers 5 wickets | Scorchers 33 runs | Renegades 4 wickets | Scorchers 6 wickets | Thunder 4 wickets | |||
| Sydney Sixers | Match abandoned | Sixers 5 wickets | Sixers 8 wickets | Sixers 14 runs | Match abandoned | |||
| Sydney Thunder | Thunder 2 wickets | Match abandoned | Thunder 8 runs | Thunder 61 runs | Sixers 5 wickets |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
On 12 July 2024, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.[2]
Melbourne Stars
9/146 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
4/150 (17.1 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades
7/169 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Sixers
5/172 (18.3 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers
8/182 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Thunder
8/183 (19.4 overs) |
Melbourne Stars
6/162 (20 overs) |
v
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Brisbane Heat
2/163 (18.1 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes
74 (12.4 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Renegades
4/78 (9 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers
6/165 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Stars
9/150 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers
6/155 (20 overs) |
v
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Hobart Hurricanes
2/156 (19.2 overs) |
Sydney Thunder
5/163 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Sixers
5/164 (20 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers
6/174 (20 overs) |
v
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Brisbane Heat
7/175 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers
8/143 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades
8/144 (19 overs) |
Melbourne Stars
9/194 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Sixers
2/198 (18.1 overs) |
Perth Scorchers
6/165 (20 overs) |
v
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Brisbane Heat
132 (19.4 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes
5/214 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers
6/203 (20 overs) |
Sydney Thunder
8/182 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Stars
8/164 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat
9/138 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Sixers
2/142 (16.1 overs) |
Sydney Thunder
4/156 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Renegades
8/148 (20 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers
8/142 (20 overs) |
v
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Perth Scorchers
3/146 (14.3 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes
6/161 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Sixers
111 (19.3 overs) |
Brisbane Heat
7/149 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Stars
5/153 (19.1 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades
9/142 (20 overs) |
v
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Adelaide Strikers
5/143 (17.1 overs) |
v
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Perth Scorchers
4/177 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Thunder
6/179 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades
7/168 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Stars
5/171 (19.4 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers
5/186 (20 overs) |
v
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Hobart Hurricanes
5/187 (18.4 overs) |
Sydney Thunder
8/173 (20 overs) |
v
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Brisbane Heat
5/174 (18.5 overs) |
Perth Scorchers
8/147 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Renegades
6/150 (19.4 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Stars
5/156 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Sixers
9/140 (20 overs) |
Sydney Thunder
6/164 (20 overs) |
v
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Hobart Hurricanes
4/165 (16.5 overs) |
Sydney Sixers
3/220 (20 overs) |
v
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Perth Scorchers
7/206 (20 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers
5/251 (20 overs) |
v
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Brisbane Heat
195 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Stars
165 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Renegades
123 (19.5 overs) |
Sydney Thunder
7/158 (20 overs) |
v
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Perth Scorchers
97 (17.2 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades
7/154 (20 overs) |
v
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Hobart Hurricanes
6/155 (19.4 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers
5/182 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Sixers
7/183 (19.5 overs) |
Brisbane Heat
6/201 (20 overs) |
v
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Hobart Hurricanes
5/207 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat
4/196 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades
7/199 (18 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers
161 (19.1 overs) |
v
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Perth Scorchers
5/163 (16.2 overs) |
Melbourne Stars
5/219 (20 overs) |
v
|
Hobart Hurricanes
179 (19.3 overs) |
| Qualifier | Challenger | Final | |||||||||||
| 21 January 2025 | 27 January 2025 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Hobart Hurricanes | 7/173 (20 overs) | 1 | Hobart Hurricanes | 3/185 (14.1 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Sydney Sixers | 5/161 (20 overs) | 24 January 2025 | 3 | Sydney Thunder | 7/182 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | Sydney Sixers | 7/151 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| Knockout | 3 | Sydney Thunder | 6/157 (18.5 overs) | ||||||||||
| 22 January 2025 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Sydney Thunder | 7/135 (19 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 114 (18 overs) | |||||||||||
Hobart Hurricanes
7/173 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Sixers
5/161 (20 overs) |
Sydney Thunder
7/135 (19 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Stars
114 (18 overs) |
Sydney Sixers
7/151 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Thunder
6/157 (18.5 overs) |
Sydney Thunder
7/182 (20 overs) |
v
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Hobart Hurricanes
3/185 (14.1 overs) |
The team of the tournament was announced on 23 January.[62]
| Score (overs) | Team | Opponent | Result | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/251 (20.0) | Adelaide Strikers | Brisbane Heat | Won | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 11 January 2025 |
| 3/220 (20.0) | Sydney Sixers | Perth Scorchers | Won | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 11 January 2025 |
| 5/219 (20.0) | Melbourne Stars | Hobart Hurricanes | Won | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 19 January 2025 |
| 5/214 (20.0) | Hobart Hurricanes | Adelaide Strikers | Won | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 27 December 2024 |
| 5/207 (20.0) | Hobart Hurricanes | Brisbane Heat | Won | The Gabba, Brisbane | 16 January 2025 |
| Score (overs) | Team | Opponent | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 (12.4) | Hobart Hurricanes | Melbourne Renegades | Simonds Stadium, Geelong | 19 December 2024 |
| 97 (19.4) | Perth Scorchers | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney | 13 January 2025 |
| 111 (19.3) | Sydney Sixers | Hobart Hurricanes | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 1 January 2025 |
| 114 (18.0) | Melbourne Stars | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney | 22 January 2025 |
| 123 (19.5) | Melbourne Renegades | Melbourne Stars | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | 12 January 2025 |
| Runs | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 452 | Mitchell Owen | Hobart Hurricanes |
| 405 | David Warner | Sydney Thunder |
| 351 | Cooper Connolly | Perth Scorchers |
| 325 | Glenn Maxwell | Melbourne Stars |
| 311 | Marcus Stoinis | Melbourne Stars |
| Runs | Batsmen | Team | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 not out | Steve Smith | Sydney Sixers | Perth Scorchers |
| 109 | Matthew Short | Adelaide Strikers | Brisbane Heat |
| 108 | Mitchell Owen | Hobart Hurricanes | Sydney Thunder |
| 101 not out | Mitchell Owen | Hobart Hurricanes | Perth Scorchers |
| 101 not out | James Vince | Sydney Sixers | Melbourne Stars |
| Wickets | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Jason Behrendorff | Perth Scorchers |
| 16 | Tom Rogers | Melbourne Renegades |
| Riley Meredith | Hobart Hurricanes | |
| 15 | Mark Steketee | Melbourne Stars |
| Lance Morris | Perth Scorchers | |
| Lloyd Pope | Adelaide Strikers |
As of 27 January 2025 - The Final (Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder)
| Team | Venue/s | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Match 4 | Match 5 | Final 1 | Final 2 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Strikers | Adelaide Oval | 23,654 | 25,102 | 41,624 | 27,212 | 25,373 | — | — | 28,593 |
| Brisbane Heat | The Gabba | 23,681 | 30,122 | 25,023 | 23,309 | 30,833 | — | — | 26,593 |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Ninja Stadium | 7,561 | 8,049 | 5,331 | 7,859 | 8,573 | 13,132 | 15,706 | 9,459 |
| Melbourne Renegades | Marvel Stadium GMHBA Stadium |
13,221* | 18,014 | 18,297 | 38,031 | 20,077 | — | — | 21,528 |
| Melbourne Stars | MCG Manuka Oval |
17,114 | 10,249 | 40,636 | 21,645 | 32,360 | — | — | 24,401 |
| Perth Scorchers | Optus Stadium | 30,469 | 41,921 | 46,471 | 31,795 | 41,869 | — | — | 38,507 |
| Sydney Sixers | SCG C.ex Int. Stadium |
15,217 | 23,212 | — | 31,165 | 30,874 | 32,107 | — | 26,515 |
| Sydney Thunder | ENGIE Stadium Manuka Oval |
8,021 | 17,547 | 12,919 | — | 10,213 | 13,067 | — | 12,353 |
| Average | All | 17,367 | 21,777 | 27,186 | 25,859 | 23,427 | 18,503 | 21,927 | |
As of 27 January 2025 - The Final (Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder)
* Match played at secondary home