Big Bash League

The Big Bash League (known as the KFC Big Bash League for sponsorship reasons, often abbreviated to BBL or Big Bash) is an Australian professional men's Twenty20 cricket club league. It was created in 2011 by Cricket Australia.

Teams
Current teams

The competition features eight city-based franchises, instead of the six state-based teams which had previously competed in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. Each state's capital city features one team, with Sydney and Melbourne featuring two. The team names and colours for all teams were officially announced on 6 April 2011.New look and feel for freshly formed Big Bash teams, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2011. The Melbourne Derby and Sydney Derby matches are some of the most heavily attended matches during the league and are widely anticipated by the fans.Big Bash League: double-headers, derbies, big egos all on show in 2015–16 version of BBL news.com.au. Retrieved on 4 December 2015 The Scorchers and Sixers have also developed a rivalry between them over the years and their matches attract good crowds and TV ratings.Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers sportsbanter.com.au. Retrieved on 4 December 2015

A single city-based franchise can have a maximum of 19 contracted players for a season, with the squad including a minimum of two rookie contracts and a maximum of six overseas players, although only three international players can play in each match from 2020 to 2021 edition. Each team can also have a maximum of two overseas replacement players, in case the original overseas players get injured or withdraw.BBL|05: Contracting for the next Big Bash League begins  cricketbadger.com. Retrieved on 2 December 2015

TeamLocationHome groundCoachCaptainAdelaide StrikersAdelaide, South AustraliaAdelaide Oval Jason Gillespie Matt ShortBrisbane HeatBrisbane, QueenslandBrisbane Cricket Ground Wade Seccombe Usman KhawajaHobart HurricanesHobart, TasmaniaBlundstone Arena Adam Griffith Nathan EllisMelbourne RenegadesMelbourne, VictoriaMarvel Stadium David Saker Will SutherlandMelbourne StarsMelbourne, VictoriaMelbourne Cricket Ground David Hussey Glenn MaxwellPerth ScorchersPerth, Western AustraliaPerth Stadium Adam Voges Ashton TurnerSydney SixersSydney, New South WalesSydney Cricket Ground Greg Shipperd Moises HenriquesSydney ThunderSydney, New South WalesSydney Showground Stadium Trevor Bayliss Chris Green

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