The Big Bash League (BBL) has grown into one of the most exciting T20 cricket leagues globally, known for its thrilling matches, star-studded line-ups, and lively atmosphere. As the BBL season approaches, fans are eagerly awaiting the BBL14 season kick starting this December.
Here, you will get all the key details regarding BBL 2025 Schedule, team squads, Fixtures and other related details.
Big Bash League 2024-25: Overview
The Big Bash League , often referred to as BBL14, is a premier T20 cricket league in Australia featuring eight city-based teams. Each season consists of a series of matches leading up to the finals, with teams competing for the coveted BBL trophy. The league is known for its high-octane cricket, international stars, and passionate fanbase.
This year, the number of matches has been reduced to 44. Still, we can surely expect the entertainment and electrifying cricketing action to its finest in each of the matches.
BBL 2025 Schedule
The league will kick start on December 15th with the Perth scorchers locking horns against Melbourne Stars at the famous Optus stadium. The final will get played on January 27th with January 28th as a reserve day.
The defending champions, Brisbane Heat, will kick-off their campaign against the Melbourne Stars at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday, December 18.
The best six in Big Bash history❓
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) December 9, 2024
To mark six days until #BBL14, here's Shaun Tait to @lynny50 at The Gabba… pic.twitter.com/QHTAv2OhPF
The league is planned in a way to accommodate the convenience of fans and their expectations of top notch cricketing action all along. Here are the full details for the BBL 2025 Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (Local) |
| Dec 15th, 2024 | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars | Optus Stadium | 4:15 PM |
| Dec 16th, 2024 | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades | SCG | 7:15 PM |
| Dec 17th, 2024 | Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers | Manuka Oval | 7:15 PM |
| Dec 18th, 2024 | Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat | MCG | 7:15 PM |
| Dec 19th, 2024 | Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes | GMHBA Stadium | 7:15 PM |
| Dec 20th, 2024 | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars | Adelaide Oval | 6:45 PM |
| Dec 21st, 2024 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers | Blundstone Arena | 4:00 PM |
| Dec 21st, 2024 | Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers | ENGIE Stadium | 7:15 PM |
| Dec 22nd, 2024 | Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers | The Gabba | 6:15 PM |
| Dec 23rd, 2024 | Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers | Marvel Stadium | 7:15 PM |
| Dec 26th, 2024 | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars | SCG | 6:05 PM |
| Dec 26th, 2024 | Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat | Optus Stadium | 6:15 PM |
| Dec 27th, 2024 | Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes | Adelaide Oval | 6:45 PM |
| Dec 28th, 2024 | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder | Manuka Oval | 7:15 PM |
| Dec 29th, 2024 | Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers | The Gabba | 6:15 PM |
| Dec 30th, 2024 | Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades | ENGIE Stadium | 7:15 PM |
| Dec 31st, 2024 | Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers | Adelaide Oval | 6:45 PM |
| Jan 1st, 2025 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers | Blundstone Arena | 4:00 PM |
| Jan 1st, 2025 | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars | The Gabba | 6:15 PM |
| Jan 2nd, 2025 | Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers | Marvel Stadium | 7:15 PM |
| Jan 3rd, 2025 | Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat | C.ex Coffs International Stadium | 6:05 PM |
| Jan 3rd, 2025 | Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder | Optus Stadium | 6:15 PM |
| Jan 4th, 2025 | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades | MCG | 7:15 PM |
| Jan 5th, 2025 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers | Blundstone Arena | 7:15 PM |
| Jan 6th, 2025 | Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder | The Gabba | 6:15 PM |
| Jan 7th, 2025 | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades | Optus Stadium | 4:15 PM |
| Jan 8th, 2025 | Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes | ENGIE Stadium | 7:15 PM |
| Jan 9th, 2025 | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers | MCG | 7:15 PM |
| Jan 10th, 2025 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder | Blundstone Arena | 7:15 PM |
| Jan 11th, 2025 | Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers | SCG | 4:45 PM |
| Jan 11th, 2025 | Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat | Adelaide Oval | 7:30 PM |
| Jan 12th, 2025 | Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars | Marvel Stadium | 7:15 PM |
| Jan 13th, 2025 | Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers | ENGIE Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| Jan 14th, 2025 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades | Blundstone Arena | 7:30 PM |
| Jan 15th, 2025 | Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers | Adelaide Oval | 7:00 PM |
| Jan 16th, 2025 | Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes | The Gabba | 6:30 PM |
| Jan 17th, 2025 | Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder | SCG | 7:15 PM |
| Jan 18th, 2025 | Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat | Marvel Stadium | 5:00 PM |
| Jan 18th, 2025 | Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers | Optus Stadium | 5:15 PM |
| Jan 19th, 2025 | Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes | MCG | 7:15 PM |
| Jan 21st, 2025 | The Qualifier | TBC | TBC |
| Jan 22nd, 2025 | The Knockout | TBC | TBC |
| Jan 24th, 2025 | The Challenger | TBC | TBC |
| Jan 27th, 2025 | The Final | TBC | TBC |
| Jan 28th, 2025 | Reserve Day | TBC | TBC |
The Big Bash League 2024-25 Schedule: PDF Download
Fans can download the full BBL schedule in PDF format. This makes it easy to find match dates and times, so you don’t miss a game of this exhilarating T20 season. Click below to download the schedule:
Big Bash League Teams and Players
Big Bash League teams comprises a mix of international stars, domestic talent, and emerging players. Moreover, big bash league teams 2025 will comprise of some of the most prolific players from around the world. With 8 teams fighting it off for the coveted title, here are the details of Teams and captains for this year’s event.
| Team Name | Captain | Full Squad (Players List) |
| Adelaide Strikers | Matthew Short | Wes Agar, James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Travis Head, Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Ben Manenti, D’Arcy Short, Matt Short, Henry Thornton, Rashid Khan (withdrawn), Jamie Overton, Adam Hose, Jake Weatherald, Harry Nielsen, David Payne (overseas replacement for Rashid Khan), Josh Kann |
| Brisbane Heat | Usman Khawaja | Usman Khawaja, Xavier Bartlett, Josh Brown, Max Bryant, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Will Prestwidge, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Colin Munro, Sam Billings, Paul Walter, Jack Wildermuth |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Nathan Ellis | Iain Carlisle, Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Nathan Ellis, Peter Hatzoglou, Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Wade, Mac Wright, Chris Jordan, Sam Hain, Corey Anderson, Liam Guthrie, Nikhil Chaudhary, Sam Heazlett |
| Melbourne Renegades | Nic Maddinson | Nic Maddinson, Aaron Finch, Jake Fraser-McGurk, MacKenzie Harvey, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle, Jon Wells, Will Sutherland, Adam Zampa, Quinton de Kock, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Joe Clarke, Harry Dixon, Scott Edwards (local replacement player) |
| Melbourne Stars | Glenn Maxwell | Scott Boland, Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Sam Harper, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell, Joel Paris, Tom Rogers, Mark Steketee, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Harry Brook (withdrawn), Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Liam Dawson (overseas replacement for Harry Brook, first three matches only), Imad Wasim (from December 26) |
| Sydney Sixers | Ashton Turner | Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kelly, Mitch Marsh, Hamish McKenzie, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman, Zak Crawley, Laurie Evans, Marcus Harris |
| Sydney Thunder | Moses Henriques | Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques, Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Todd Murphy, Steve O’Keefe, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, Tom Curran, James Vince, Rehan Ahmed (withdrawn), Steve Smith, Izharulhaq Naveed |
| Perth Scorchers | Jason Sangha | Cameron Bancroft, Ollie Davies, Matt Gilkes, Chris Green, Liam Hatcher, Nathan McAndrew, Blake Nikitaras, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Alex Hales, Zaman Khan |
Grounds and Venues
The BBL14 will get played across some of the most iconic cricket grounds in Australia. Some of the notable venues include:
| Ground | City | Capacity |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 48,000 |
| Optus Stadium | Perth | 60,000 |
| Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | 53,500 |
| Marvel Stadium | Melbourne | 53,359 |
| Gabba | Brisbane | 42,000 |
| MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) | Melbourne | 100,024 |
Big Bash League 2025 Points Table and Rankings
The Big Bash League Points Table tracks the performance of teams throughout the season, with points awarded for wins, losses, and no results. Although the even for 2025 is yet to start, here’s a sneak peek into the points table from the BBL 2023-24
| Pos. | Team | P | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Adelaide Strikers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2 | Sydney Strikers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.847 |
| 3 | Melbourne Stars | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.438 |
| 4 | Melbourne Renegades | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.847 |
| 5 | Hobart Hurricanes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 6 | Perth Scorchers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1.438 |
| 7 | Brisbane Heat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Conclusion
Stay tuned for this space foe more updates as we keep on bringing every development from this coveted league right here for you. Whether you’re following the BBL from Australia or abroad, the upcoming season is set to offer a cricketing spectacle that fans will remember for years to come.
FAQs about BBL 2025 Schedule
Q1. How many matches are going to be there in BBL 14 schedule ?
There are going to be in total 44 matches as per the schedule in this year’s event according to an update from Cricket Australia.
Q2. What time of the year this league gets underway ?
The league usually gets underway during December- January.
Q3. Where to watch BBL 14 in India ?
You can watch all BBL games on the Star Sports network channel and enjoy live streaming on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website as per the schedule.
