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]
Dates | 3 December 2020 – 6 February 2021 |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and Playoffs |
Participants | 8 |
Matches played | 61 |
Official website | bigbash.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 |
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Adelaide Strikers | Adelaide Oval | 53,583 | ||
Brisbane Heat | The Gabba Metricon Stadium |
42,000 25,000 |
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Hobart Hurricanes | Blundstone Arena University of Tasmania Stadium |
20,000 21,000 7,200 |
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Melbourne Renegades | Marvel Stadium GMHBA Stadium |
48,003 34,000 |
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Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Cricket Ground Metricon Stadium CitiPower Centre |
100,024 25,000 7,500 |
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Perth Scorchers | Optus Stadium | 60,000 | ||
Sydney Sixers | Sydney Cricket Ground C.ex Coffs International Stadium |
48,000 20,000 |
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Sydney Thunder | Sydney Showground Stadium Manuka Oval |
22,000 16,000 |
Points table
Team |
Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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Adelaide Strikers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 |
Brisbane Heat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 |
Hobart Hurricanes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 |
Melbourne Renegades | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 |
Melbourne Stars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 |
Perth Scorchers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 |
Sydney Sixers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 |
Sydney Thunder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 |
- The top 5 teams advance to Playoff phase.
Last updated:[9]
Fixtures
Playoffs
Eliminator | Qualifier / Knock-Out | Challenger | Final | |||||||||||||
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5 |
Eliminator
Qualifier
Knockout
Challenger
References
- "BBL to remain 61 games as bonus points and substitutions considered". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "BBL takes on fan feedback to boost season 10 schedule". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- "WBBL06 & BBL10 Fixtures" (PDF). Cicket Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- "Test cricket to prop up launch of 10th edition of Big Bash". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- "BBL innovations shouldn't punish bowlers: Richardson". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "Kane Richardson: Standard of cricket key selling point for Big Bash". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "Australian cricket set to be able to welcome crowds". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "Big Bash League: Sydney Sixers beat Melbourne Stars to win title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- "Big Bash League 2020 Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2020.