# List of Big Bash League captains

In cricket, a captain is a player who leads the team and has additional roles and responsibilities. The Big Bash League (BBL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Australia, which has been held annually since its first season in 2011–12. In the nine seasons played, 49 players have captained their team in at least one match.
Aaron Finch, from the Melbourne Renegades, has played the most matches as a captain, leading the team in 59 matches with a win–loss percentage of 47.45. Among the captains who have captained more than ten matches, the Sydney Sixers' Steve Smith has the best win–loss percentage: 77.27. Chris Rogers has captained the most matches without registering a win; he led the Sydney Thunder in six matches and all of them were lost. There have been seven non-Australian captains in the BBL: two from New Zealand, South Africa, and the West Indies each, and one from the Netherlands. Eight players have captained more than one team in their BBL career.
The list includes those players who have captained their team in at least one BBL match. The list is initially organised by the number of matches as a captain and if the numbers are tied, the list is sorted by last name.

## Key

| Symbol | Meaning |
| First | Year of the first BBL match as a captain |
| Last | Year of latest BBL match as a captain |
| Mat | Number of matches as a captain |
| Team(s) | Team(s) for which the player has played as captain in at least one match |
| Won | Number of games won |
| Lost | Number of games lost |
| Tied | Number of games tied |
| NR | Number of games with no result |
| Win% | Percentage of games won to those captained |

## List of BBL captains

Big Bash League captains :
| Player | Nationality | First | Last | Mat | Team(s) | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win% |
| Moises Henriques | Australia | 2013 | 2020 | 57 | Sydney Sixers | 30 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 56.25 |
| Aaron Finch | Australia | 2012 | 2020 | 58 | Melbourne Renegades | 28 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 47.25 |
| Chris Lynn | Australia | 2015 | 2020 | 35 | Brisbane Heat | 15 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 42.85 |
| Cameron White | Australia | 2011 | 2018 | 32 | Melbourne RenegadesMelbourne Stars | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 57.81 |
| Johan Botha | South Africa | 2012 | 2018 | 31 | Adelaide StrikersSydney Sixers | 16 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 55.17 |
| Adam Voges | Australia | 2014 | 2018 | 31 | Perth Scorchers | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 67.74 |
| Shane Watson | Australia | 2016 | 2019 | 31 | Sydney Thunder | 13 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 43.33 |
| George Bailey | Australia | 2012 | 2018 | 29 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
| Glenn Maxwell | Australia | 2018 | 2020 | 27 | Melbourne Stars | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Tim Paine | Australia | 2013 | 2017 | 25 | Hobart Hurricanes | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 |
| James Hopes | Australia | 2011 | 2015 | 24 | Brisbane Heat | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Michael Hussey | Australia | 2013 | 2016 | 23 | Sydney Thunder | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 39.13 |
| Matthew Wade | Australia | 2018 | 2020 | 24 | Hobart Hurricanes | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 56.52 |
| Simon Katich | Australia | 2012 | 2014 | 20 | Perth Scorchers | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Travis Head | Australia | 2017 | 2020 | 19 | Adelaide Strikers | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Mitchell Marsh | Australia | 2018 | 2020 | 20 | Perth Scorchers | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| David Hussey | Australia | 2015 | 2017 | 19 | Melbourne Stars | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 52.63 |
| Brad Hodge | Australia | 2014 | 2017 | 18 | Adelaide StrikersMelbourne Stars | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | 2016 | 2018 | 18 | Brisbane Heat | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 47.22 |
| Michael Klinger | Australia | 2011 | 2019 | 16 | Adelaide StrikersPerth Scorchers | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Callum Ferguson | Australia | 2019 | 2020 | 14 | Sydney Thunder | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 56.66 |
| Colin Ingram | South Africa | 2018 | 2019 | 14 | Adelaide Strikers | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Steve Smith | Australia | 2011 | 2014 | 11 | Sydney Sixers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 77.27 |
| Brad Haddin | Australia | 2011 | 2016 | 10 | Sydney Sixers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| John Hastings | Australia | 2017 | 2018 | 10 | Melbourne Stars | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Marcus North | Australia | 2011 | 2014 | 10 | Perth ScorchersSydney Sixers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Tom Cooper | Netherlands | 2018 | 2019 | 8 | Melbourne Renegades | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Xavier Doherty | Australia | 2011 | 2012 | 8 | Hobart Hurricanes | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Nic Maddinson | Australia | 2015 | 2019 | 8 | Melbourne StarsSydney Sixers | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Ashton Turner | Australia | 2018 | 2019 | 8 | Perth Scorchers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Alex Carey | Australia | 2019 | 2020 | 7 | Adelaide Strikers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
| Andrew McDonald | Australia | 2011 | 2012 | 7 | Melbourne Renegades | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Ben Rohrer | Australia | 2013 | 2016 | 7 | Melbourne RenegadesSydney Thunder | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 |
| Peter Forrest | Australia | 2011 | 2012 | 6 | Brisbane Heat | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ben McDermott | Australia | 2019 | 2020 | 6 | Hobart Hurricanes | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Chris Rogers | Australia | 2012 | 2012 | 6 | Sydney Thunder | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Daniel Smith | Australia | 2011 | 2012 | 6 | Sydney Thunder | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
| Shane Warne | Australia | 2012 | 2013 | 6 | Melbourne Stars | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Daniel Christian | Australia | 2020 | 2020 | 5 | Melbourne Renegades | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Chris Hartley | Australia | 2013 | 2015 | 4 | Brisbane HeatSydney Thunder | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 66.66 |
| Dwayne Bravo | West Indies | 2018 | 2018 | 3 | Melbourne Renegades | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Chris Gayle | West Indies | 2013 | 2013 | 2 | Sydney Thunder | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Daniel Hughes | Australia | 2020 | 2020 | 2 | Sydney Sixers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Phillip Hughes | Australia | 2014 | 2014 | 2 | Adelaide Strikers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Joe Burns | Australia | 2017 | 2017 | 1 | Brisbane Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| James Faulkner | Australia | 2013 | 2013 | 1 | Melbourne Stars | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Peter Handscomb | Australia | 2020 | 2020 | 1 | Melbourne Stars | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | 2013 | 2013 | 1 | Brisbane Heat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| David Warner | Australia | 2011 | 2011 | 1 | Sydney Thunder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |