Global InformationBig Bash League information
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| Countries | Australia |
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| Administrator | Cricket Australia |
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First edition | 2011–12 |
| Latest edition | 2023–24 |
| Next edition | 2024–25 |
| Tournament format | Double round-robin and Knockout finals |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champion | Brisbane Heat (2nd title) |
| Most successful | Perth Scorchers (5 titles) |
| Most runs | Chris Lynn (3725) |
| Most wickets | Sean Abbott (165) |
| TV | Seven Network Fox Cricket |
| Website | bigbash.com.au |
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The Big Bash League (known as the KFC Big Bash League for sponsorship reasons, often abbreviated to BBL or Big Bash) is an Australian men's professional club Twenty20 cricket league, which was 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 13 (2023/2024) was the Brisbane Heat, who beat the Sydney Sixers by 54 runs in the final.
BBL matches are played in Australia during the summer, in December, January and February.
Out of the eight teams in the tournament, six have won the title at least once. 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 other four teams that have won the title are the Brisbane Heat, with two titles, and the Adelaide Strikers, Melbourne Renegades, and Sydney Thunder with one title each.
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.[1]
- ^ "Champions League T20 discontinued". ESPN. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.