2020–21 Big Bash League season

The 2020–21 Big Bash League season or BBL|10 will be the tenth season of the KFC Big Bash League, the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia, with 61 matches scheduled to be played.[1] On 15 July 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[2] The tournament is scheduled to start on 3 December 2020, and finish on 6 February 2021,[3] with the majority of the matches being played at night.[4]

2020–21 Big Bash League
Dates3 December 2020 – 6 February 2021
Administrator(s)Cricket Australia
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round robin and Playoffs
Participants8
Matches played61
Official websitebigbash.com.au

Several changes for the season, including bonus points, substitutions and free hits for wides, were suggested by Cricket Australia.[5][6] Cricket Australia are also hopeful to allow crowds back into venues, following the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] The Sydney Sixers are the defending champions.[8]

Teams
Team Home Ground Capacity Captain Coach
Adelaide Strikers Adelaide Oval 53,583 Travis Head Jason Gillespie
Brisbane Heat The Gabba
Metricon Stadium		 42,000
25,000		 Chris Lynn Darren Lehmann
Hobart Hurricanes Blundstone Arena
University of Tasmania Stadium		 20,000
21,000
7,200		 Matthew Wade Adam Griffith
Melbourne Renegades Marvel Stadium
GMHBA Stadium		 48,003
34,000		 Aaron Finch Michael Klinger
Melbourne Stars Melbourne Cricket Ground
Metricon Stadium
CitiPower Centre		 100,024
25,000
7,500		 Glenn Maxwell David Hussey
Perth Scorchers Optus Stadium 60,000 Mitchell Marsh Adam Voges
Sydney Sixers Sydney Cricket Ground
C.ex Coffs International Stadium		 48,000
20,000		 Moises Henriques Greg Shipperd
Sydney Thunder Sydney Showground Stadium
Manuka Oval		 22,000
16,000		 Callum Ferguson Shane Bond

Points table
Team
 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
Adelaide Strikers 000000+0.000
Brisbane Heat 000000+0.000
Hobart Hurricanes 000000+0.000
Melbourne Renegades 000000+0.000
Melbourne Stars 000000+0.000
Perth Scorchers 000000+0.000
Sydney Sixers 000000+0.000
Sydney Thunder 000000+0.000

Last updated:[9]

Fixtures
17 December 2020
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
19 December 2020
17:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
2 January 2021
17:05 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Blundstone Arena, Hobart

Playoffs
  Eliminator   Qualifier / Knock-Out   Challenger   Final
                                 
1  
2        
     
         
       
       
    3  
   
  4  
  5

Eliminator
TBD 2021
Scorecard
(H) TBD
v
TBD

Qualifier
TBD 2021
Scorecard
(H) TBD
v
TBD

Knockout
TBD 2021
Scorecard
(H) TBD
v
TBD

Challenger
TBD 2021
Scorecard
(H) TBD
v
TBD

Final
6 February 2021
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) TBD
v
TBD
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References
  1. "BBL to remain 61 games as bonus points and substitutions considered". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. "BBL takes on fan feedback to boost season 10 schedule". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. "WBBL06 & BBL10 Fixtures" (PDF). Cicket Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  4. "Test cricket to prop up launch of 10th edition of Big Bash". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  5. "BBL innovations shouldn't punish bowlers: Richardson". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  6. "Kane Richardson: Standard of cricket key selling point for Big Bash". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  7. "Australian cricket set to be able to welcome crowds". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  8. "Big Bash League: Sydney Sixers beat Melbourne Stars to win title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  9. "Big Bash League 2020 Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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