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Cricket tournament

2024–25 Big Bash League
Dates	15 December 2024 – 27 January 2025
Administrator(s)	Cricket Australia
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Group stage and playoffs
Host(s)	Australia
Participants	8
Matches	44
Official website	Big Bash League
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024-25 Big Bash League season or BBL|14 is the fourteenth season of the Big Bash League (BBL), the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament is being played from 15 December 2024, with the final scheduled to be held on 27 January 2025. Brisbane Heat are the defending champions.

Background

On 10 July 2024, it was announced that Big Bash League would return for a fourteenth season in 2024, being held from 15 December 2024, with the final scheduled to be held on 27 January 2025.

The 2025 season will clash with the Super Smash, Bangladesh Premier League, SA20 and International League T20.

On 1 September 2024, the players draft was held to determine the lineups of the eight clubs for the 2024 season.

Draft

The 2024–25 season players draft was held on 1 September 2024.

Table of international draft selections
Club	Round	Pick	Player	National side	Notes
Adelaide Strikers	1	5	Jamie Overton	England
	2	11	Ollie Pope	England	Pre-signed player
	3	20	Fabian Allen	West Indies
	4	29	Passed
Brisbane Heat	1	6	Colin Munro	New Zealand	Pre-signed player
	2	14	Paul Walter	England
	3	19	Passed
	4	30	Tom Alsop	England
Hobart Hurricanes	1	4	Shai Hope	West Indies
	2	12	Chris Jordan	England	Pre-signed player
	3	21	Passed
	4	28	Rishad Hossain	Bangladesh	Withdrew
Melbourne Renegades	1	2	Laurie Evans	England
	2	10	Jacob Bethell	England
	3	23	Tim Seifert	New Zealand	Pre-signed player
	4	26	Passed
Melbourne Stars	1	1	Ben Duckett	England
	2	9	Tom Curran	England	Pre-signed player
	3	24	Usama Mir	Pakistan
	4	25	Passed
Perth Scorchers	1	7	Finn Allen	New Zealand	Pre-signed player
	2	15	Passed
	3	18	Matthew Hurst	England
	4	31	Keaton Jennings	England
Sydney Sixers	1	8	James Vince	England	Retention Pick
	2	16	Akeal Hosein	West Indies	Pre-signed player
	3	17	Passed
	4	32	Jafer Chohan	England
Sydney Thunder	1	3	Lockie Ferguson	New Zealand
	2	13	Sam Billings	England	Pre-signed player
	3	22	Sherfane Rutherford	West Indies
	4	27	Passed

Squads

Squads for the 2024–25 Big Bash League
Adelaide Strikers
Fabian Allen James Bazley Cameron Boyce Jordan Buckingham Alex Carey Brendan Doggett Liam Haskett Travis Head Thomas Kelly Chris Lynn Harry Manenti Harry Nielsen Jamie Overton Lloyd Pope Ollie Pope Alex Ross Liam Scott D'Arcy Short Matthew Short (c) Henry Thornton Jake Weatherald
Brisbane Heat
Tom Alsop Tom Banton Xavier Bartlett Max Bryant Daniel Drew Spencer Johnson Usman Khawaja (c) Matthew Kuhnemann Marnus Labuschagne Nathan McSweeney Colin Munro Michael Neser Jimmy Peirson Will Prestwidge Matthew Renshaw Tom Straker Mitchell Swepson Callum Vidler Paul Walter Tom Whitney Jack Wildermuth Jack Wood
Hobart Hurricanes
Marcus Bean Iain Carlisle Nikhil Chaudhary Tim David Paddy Dooley Jake Doran Nathan Ellis (c) Peter Hatzoglou Shai Hope ~~Rishad Hossain~~ Caleb Jewell Chris Jordan Ben McDermott Riley Meredith Mitch Owen Waqar Salamkheil Billy Stanlake Matthew Wade Charlie Wakim Mac Wright
Melbourne Renegades
Jacob Bethell Josh Brown Xavier Crone Harry Dixon Laurie Evans Jake Fraser-McGurk Marcus Harris Mackenzie Harvey Hassan Khan Nathan Lyon Fergus O'Neill Kane Richardson Tom Rogers Gurinder Sandhu Tim Seifert Callum Stow Will Sutherland (c) Jon Wells Adam Zampa
Melbourne Stars
Austin Anlezark Scott Boland Hilton Cartwright Joe Clarke Brody Couch Tom Curran Ben Duckett Sam Harper Campbell Kellaway Blake Macdonald Glenn Maxwell Hamish McKenzie Jonathan Merlo Adam Milne Usama Mir Joel Paris Tom Rogers Peter Siddle Mark Steketee Marcus Stoinis (c) Doug Warren Beau Webster
Perth Scorchers
Ashton Agar Finn Allen Mahli Beardman Jason Behrendorff Cooper Connolly Sam Fanning Aaron Hardie Nick Hobson Matthew Hurst Josh Inglis Bryce Jackson Keaton Jennings Matt Kelly Mitchell Marsh Lance Morris Jhye Richardson Matthew Spoors Ashton Turner (c) Andrew Tye
Sydney Sixers
Sean Abbott Jackson Bird Jafer Chohan Joel Davies Ben Dwarshuis Jack Edwards Josh Hazlewood Moises Henriques (c) Akeal Hosein Daniel Hughes Hayden Kerr Ben Manenti Todd Murphy Kurtis Patterson Mitchell Perry Josh Philippe Lachlan Shaw Jordan Silk Steve Smith Mitchell Starc James Vince
Sydney Thunder
Tom Andrews Wes Agar Cameron Bancroft Sam Billings Pat Cummins Ollie Davies Lockie Ferguson Matthew Gilkes Chris Green Ryan Hadley Liam Hatcher Sam Konstas Nic Maddinson Nathan McAndrew Blake Nikitaras Sherfane Rutherford Will Salzmann Daniel Sams Jason Sangha Tanveer Sangha David Warner (c)

Venues

Adelaide	Brisbane	Canberra	Coffs Harbour
Adelaide Oval	The Gabba	Manuka Oval	C.ex Coffs International Stadium
Capacity: 53,500	Capacity: 42,000	Capacity: 13,500	Capacity: 10,000
Matches: 5	Matches: 5	Matches: 2	Matches: 1
Team: Adelaide Strikers	Team: Brisbane Heat	Teams: Melbourne Stars, Sydney Thunder	Team: Sydney Sixers

Geelong	AdelaideBrisbaneCanberraCoffs HarbourGeelongHobartMelbournePerthSydney
GMHBA Stadium
Capacity: 40,000
Matches: 1
Team: Melbourne Renegades

Hobart			Perth
Ninja Stadium			Optus Stadium
Capacity: 20,000			Capacity: 60,000
Matches: 5			Matches: 5
Team: Hobart Hurricanes			Team: Perth Scorchers

Melbourne		Sydney
Marvel Stadium	Melbourne Cricket Ground	ENGIE Stadium	Sydney Cricket Ground
Capacity: 53,300	Capacity: 100,000	Capacity: 23,500	Capacity: 48,000
Matches: 4	Matches: 4	Matches: 4	Matches: 4
Team: Melbourne Renegades	Team: Melbourne Stars	Team: Sydney Thunder	Team: Sydney Sixers

Standings

Points table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Sydney Sixers	6	4	1	1	9	0.228
2	Perth Scorchers	5	3	2	0	6	0.958
3	Sydney Thunder	4	3	1	0	6	0.361
4	Hobart Hurricanes	4	3	1	0	6	−0.301
5	Brisbane Heat	6	2	3	1	5	−0.727
6	Melbourne Renegades	5	2	3	0	4	0.547
7	Adelaide Strikers	6	2	4	0	4	−0.235
8	Melbourne Stars	6	1	5	0	2	−0.672

Updated to match(es) played on 3 January 2025. Source: ESPNcricinfo

Top 4 teams advanced to the finals series.

Win–loss table

Below is a summary of results for each team's ten regular season matches, plus finals where applicable, in chronological order. A team's opponent for any given match is listed above the margin of victory/defeat.

Team	League stage										Play-offs				Pos.
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Q	K	C	F	Pos.
Adelaide Strikers (ADS)	SYT 2 wickets	MLS 15 runs	BRH 3 wickets	HBH 11 runs	PRS 7 wickets	MLR 5 wickets
Brisbane Heat (BRH)	MLS 8 wickets	ADS 2 wickets	PRS 33 runs	SYS 8 wickets	MLS 5 wickets	SYS N/R
Hobart Hurricanes (HBH)	MLR 6 wickets	PRS 8 wickets	ADS 11 runs	SYS 50 runs
Melbourne Renegades (MLR)	SYS 5 wickets	HBH 6 wickets	PRS 2 wickets	SYT 8 runs	ADS 5 wickets
Melbourne Stars (MLS)	PRS 6 wickets	BRH 8 wickets	ADS 15 runs	SYS 8 wickets	SYT 18 runs	BRH 5 wickets
Perth Scorchers (PRS)	MLS 6 wickets	HBH 8 wickets	MLR 2 wickets	BRH 33 runs	ADS 7 wickets
Sydney Sixers (SYS)	MLR 5 wickets	SYT 5 wickets	MLS 8 wickets	BRH 8 wickets	HBH 50 runs	BRH N/R
Sydney Thunder (SYT)	ADS 2 wickets	SYS 5 wickets	MLS 18 runs	MLR 8 runs

Team's results→	Won	Tied	Lost	N/R

League progression

Team	Group matches										Playoffs
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Q/K	C	F
Adelaide Strikers	0	2	2	2	2	4	?	?	?	?
Brisbane Heat	2	4	4	4	4	5	?	?	?	?
Hobart Hurricanes	0	2	4	6	?	?	?	?	?	?
Melbourne Renegades	0	2	4	4	4	?	?	?	?	?
Melbourne Stars	0	0	0	0	0	2	?	?	?	?
Perth Scorchers	2	2	2	4	6	?	?	?	?	?
Sydney Sixers	2	4	6	8	8	9	?	?	?	?
Sydney Thunder	2	2	4	6	?	?	?	?	?	?

Win

Loss

No result

Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.

Match summary

Visitor team →	ADS	BRH	HBH	MLR	MLS	PRS	SYS	SYT
Home team ↓	ADS	BRH	HBH	MLR	MLS	PRS	SYS	SYT
Adelaide Strikers		Match 31	Hurricanes 11 runs		Strikers 15 runs	Scorchers 7 wickets	Match 35
Brisbane Heat	Heat 3 wickets		Match 36		Stars 5 wickets		Sixers 8 wickets	Match 25
Hobart Hurricanes	Match 24			Match 34		Hurricanes 8 wickets	Hurricanes 50 runs	Match 29
Melbourne Renegades	Strikers 5 wickets	Match 38	Renegades 6 wickets		Match 32	Renegades 2 wickets
Melbourne Stars		Heat 8 wickets	Match 40	Match 23			Match 28	Thunder 18 runs
Perth Scorchers	Match 39	Scorchers 33 runs		Match 26	Scorchers 6 wickets			Match 22
Sydney Sixers		Match abandoned		Sixers 5 wickets	Sixers 8 wickets	Match 30		Match 37
Sydney Thunder	Thunder 2 wickets		Match 27	Thunder 8 runs		Match 33	Sixers 5 wickets

Home team won

Visitor team won

Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.

MATCH REPORT
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

League stage

All times in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)

On 12 July 2024, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.

Match 1
15 December 2024
19:15 (D/N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Stars 9/146 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 4/150 (17.1 overs)
Tom Curran 37 (19) Jhye Richardson 3/19 (4 overs)		Cooper Connolly 64 (51) Tom Curran 1/25 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets
Optus Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 30,469
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig
Player of the match: Jhye Richardson (Perth Scorchers)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 2
16 December 2024
19:15 (D/N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 7/169 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 5/172 (18.3 overs)
Tim Seifert 55 (42) Sean Abbott 2/34 (4 overs)		Moises Henriques 53* (27) Will Sutherland 2/20 (2.3 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 15,217
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Moises Henriques (Sydney Sixers)

Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 3
17 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 8/182 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 8/183 (19.4 overs)
Jamie Overton 45* (35) Lockie Ferguson 3/24 (4 overs)		Sam Konstas 56 (27) Jamie Overton 2/28 (3.4 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 2 wickets
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Attendance: 8,021
Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Daniel Sams (Sydney Thunder)

Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Sam Konstas (Sydney Thunder) made his T20 debut.
Sam Konstas made the fastest fifty for Sydney Thunder in tournament history.

Match 4
18 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Stars 6/162 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 2/163 (18.1 overs)
Sam Harper 46 (36) Xavier Bartlett 3/25 (4 overs)		Jimmy Peirson 72* (56) Marcus Stoinis 1/20 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 17,114
Umpires: Troy Penman and Benjamin Treloar
Player of the match: Jimmy Peirson (Brisbane Heat)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Tom Whitney (Brisbane Heat) made his T20 debut.

Match 5
19 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 74 (12.4 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 4/78 (9 overs)
Nathan Ellis 35 (29) Will Sutherland 3/14 (3 overs)		Tim Seifert 37* (19) Nathan Ellis 2/12 (3 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets
GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
Attendance: 13,221
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Claire Polosak
Player of the match: Tom Rogers (Melbourne Renegades)

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Hobart Hurricanes registered their lowest-ever team total in tournament history.

Match 6
20 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 6/165 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 9/150 (20 overs)
D'Arcy Short 60 (42) Peter Siddle 2/21 (4 overs)		Sam Harper 48 (44) Lloyd Pope 3/21 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 15 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 23,654
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Lloyd Pope (Adelaide Strikers)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Doug Warren (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.

Match 7
21 December 2024
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 6/155 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes 2/156 (19.2 overs)
Josh Inglis 49 (35) Riley Meredith 3/27 (4 overs)		Mitchell Owen 101* (64) Jason Behrendorff 2/21 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 wickets
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Attendance: 7,561
Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Benjamin Treloar
Player of the match: Mitchell Owen (Hobart Hurricanes)

Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Mitchell Owen (Hobart Hurricanes) scored his first century in T20s.

Match 8
21 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 5/163 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 5/164 (20 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 70* (52) Akeal Hosein 2/23 (4 overs)		Jordan Silk 36* (25) Lockie Ferguson 2/32 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets
ENGIE Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 17,547
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Gregory Davidson
Player of the match: Ben Dwarshuis (Sydney Sixers)

Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected field.
Lachlan Shaw (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.

Match 9
22 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 6/174 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 7/175 (20 overs)
Jamie Overton 45* (24) Will Prestwidge 2/16 (2 overs)		Nathan McSweeney 78* (49) Lloyd Pope 2/17 (3 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 3 wickets
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 23,681
Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Nathan McSweeney (Brisbane Heat)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

Match 10
23 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 8/143 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 8/144 (19 overs)
Cooper Connolly 66 (50) Tom Rogers 3/22 (4 overs)		Jacob Bethell 30 (22) Jason Behrendorff 2/33 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 2 wickets
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 18,014
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Gregory Davidson
Player of the match: Tom Rogers (Melbourne Renegades)

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

Match 11
26 December 2024
18:05 (N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Stars 9/194 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 2/198 (18.1 overs)
Ben Duckett 68 (29) Jackson Bird 3/35 (3 overs)		James Vince 101* (58) Tom Curran 1/39 (3 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: James Vince (Sydney Sixers)

Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 12
26 December 2024
21:15 (N)
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 6/165 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 132 (19.4 overs)
Nick Hobson 47* (16) Spencer Johnson 4/20 (4 overs)		Matt Renshaw 36 (24) Andrew Tye 2/23 (3.4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 33 runs
Optus Stadium, Perth
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Benjamin Treloar
Player of the match: Nick Hobson (Perth Scorchers)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

Match 13
27 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 5/214 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers 6/203 (20 overs)
Ben McDermott 68* (34) Jamie Overton 2/27 (4 overs)		Matthew Short 52 (29) Chris Jordan 2/36 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 11 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Sharad Patel
Player of the match: Ben McDermott (Hobart Hurricanes)

Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 14
28 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 8/182 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 8/164 (20 overs)
Sam Billings 72 (39) Beau Webster 3/42 (4 overs)		Ben Duckett 67 (49) Wes Agar 3/25 (4 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 18 runs
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Roberto Howard and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Sam Billings (Sydney Thunder)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

Match 15
29 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 9/138 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 2/142 (16.1 overs)
Nathan McSweeney 34 (29) Ben Dwarshuis 4/32 (4 overs)		Josh Philippe 66* (41) Xavier Bartlett 1/21 (3.1 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Simon Lightbody
Player of the match: Ben Dwarshuis (Sydney Sixers)

Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 16
30 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 4/156 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 8/148 (20 overs)
David Warner 86* (57) Kane Richardson 1/24 (4 overs)		Laurie Evans 40 (26) Wes Agar 4/32 (4 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 8 runs
ENGIE Stadium, Sydney
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Troy Penman
Player of the match: David Warner (Sydney Thunder)

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

Match 17
31 December 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 8/142 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 3/146 (14.3 overs)
Brendan Doggett 47* (39) Jhye Richardson 3/29 (4 overs)		Finn Allen 50 (23) Henry Thornton 2/26 (3 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Cooper Connolly (Perth Scorchers)

Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 18
1 January 2025
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 6/161 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 111 (19.3 overs)
Nikhil Chaudhary 42 (31) Jackson Bird 4/16 (4 overs)		Moises Henriques 22 (19) Chris Jordan 3/22 (3.3 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 50 runs
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Nikhil Chaudhary (Hobart Hurricanes)

Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 19
1 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 7/149 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 5/153 (19.1 overs)
Max Bryant 77* (48) Mark Steketee 2/42 (4 overs)		Dan Lawrence 64* (38) Xavier Bartlett 4/10 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Benjamin Treloar
Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

Match 20
2 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 9/142 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers 5/143 (17.1 overs)
Josh Brown 66 (41) Henry Thornton 3/22 (4 overs)		Chris Lynn 88 (51) Adam Zampa 2/29 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 5 wickets
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Eloise Sheridan

Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 21
3 January 2025
18:05 (N)
Scorecard

Brisbane Heat	v	Sydney Sixers

Match abandoned
Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Umpires: Troy Penman and Benjamin Treloar

No toss
No play was possible due to rain.

Match 22
3 January 2025
21:15 (N)
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers	v	Sydney Thunder

Optus Stadium, Perth
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and David Taylor

Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.

Match 23
4 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Stars	v	Melbourne Renegades

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Match 24
5 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes	v	Adelaide Strikers

Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Match 25
6 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Brisbane Heat	v	Sydney Thunder

The Gabba, Brisbane

Match 26
7 January 2025
19:15 (D/N)
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers	v	Melbourne Renegades

Optus Stadium, Perth

Match 27
8 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Sydney Thunder	v	Hobart Hurricanes

ENGIE Stadium, Sydney

Match 28
9 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Stars	v	Sydney Sixers

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Match 29
10 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes	v	Sydney Thunder

Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Match 30
11 January 2025
16:45 (D/N)
Scorecard

Sydney Sixers	v	Perth Scorchers

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

Match 31
11 January 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers	v	Brisbane Heat

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

Match 32
12 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades	v	Melbourne Stars

Marvel Stadium, Melbourne

Match 33
13 January 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Sydney Thunder	v	Perth Scorchers

ENGIE Stadium, Sydney

Match 34
14 January 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes	v	Melbourne Renegades

Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Match 35
15 January 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers	v	Sydney Sixers

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

Match 36
16 January 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Brisbane Heat	v	Hobart Hurricanes

The Gabba, Brisbane

Match 37
17 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Sydney Sixers	v	Sydney Thunder

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

Match 38
18 January 2025
17:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades	v	Brisbane Heat

Marvel Stadium, Melbourne

Match 39
18 January 2025
20:15 (D/N)
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers	v	Adelaide Strikers

Optus Stadium, Perth

Match 40
19 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Stars	v	Hobart Hurricanes

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Play-offs

Qualifier

Challenger

Final

21 January 2025

27 January 2025

1st placed team

Winner of Qualifier

2nd placed team

24 January 2025

Winner of Challenger

Loser of Qualifier

Knockout

Winner of Knockout

22 January 2025

3rd placed team

4th placed team

Qualifier

21 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

1st placed team	v	2nd placed team

Knockout

22 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

3rd placed team	v	4th placed team

Challenger

24 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Loser of Qualifier	v	Winner of Knockout

Final

27 January 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Winner of Qualifier	v	Winner of Challenger

Season statistics

Team Records

Highest Totals

Score (Overs)	Team	Opponent	Result	Venue	Date
5/214 (20)	Hobart Hurricanes	Adelaide Strikers	won	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	27 December 2024
6/203 (20)	Adelaide Strikers	Hobart Hurricanes	lost	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	27 December 2024
2/198 (18.1)	Sydney Sixers	Melbourne Stars	won	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	26 December 2024
9/194 (20)	Melbourne Stars	Sydney Sixers	lost	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	26 December 2024
8/183 (19.4)	Sydney Thunder	Adelaide Strikers	won	Manuka Oval, Canberra	17 December 2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 27 December 2024

Lowest Totals

Score (Overs)	Team	Opponent	Venue	Date
10/74 (12.4)	Hobart Hurricanes	Melbourne Renegades	Simonds Stadium, Geelong	19 December 2024
4/78 (9.0)	Melbourne Renegades	Hobart Hurricanes	Simonds Stadium, Geelong	19 December 2024
10/111 (19.3)	Sydney Sixers	Hobart Hurricanes	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	1 January 2025
10/132 (19.4)	Brisbane Heat	Perth Scorchers	Perth Stadium, Perth	29 December 2024
9/138 (20.0)	Brisbane Heat	Sydney Sixers	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane	29 December 2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 1 January 2025

Batting Records

Most runs

Runs	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Ave	SR	HS	100	50
229	Cooper Connolly	Perth Scorchers	5	5	57.25	123.78	66	0	2
194	Marcus Stoinis	Melbourne Stars	6	6	32.33	126.79	62	0	1
175	James Vince	Sydney Sixers	5	5	43.75	145.83	101*	1	0
154	Josh Philippe	Sydney Sixers	5	5	38.50	149.51	66*	0	1
153	Max Bryant	Brisbane Heat	5	5	51.00	154.54	77*	0	1
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 1 January 2025

Highest Scores

Runs	Batsmen	Team	Opposition
101*	Mitchell Owen	Hobart Hurricanes	Perth Scorchers
101*	James Vince	Sydney Sixers	Melbourne Stars
88	Chris Lynn	Adelaide Strikers	Melbourne Renegades
86*	David Warner	Sydney Thunder	Melbourne Renegades
78*	Nathan McSweeney	Brisbane Heat	Adelaide Strikers
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 2 January 2025

Highest Strike Rate

SR	Batsmen	Team	Runs	Balls
218.42	Nick Hobson	Perth Scorchers	83	38
215.00	Ben Dwarshuis	Sydney Sixers	43	20
214.28	Daniel Sams	Sydney Thunder	60	28
196.29	Glenn Maxwell	Melbourne Stars	53	27
186.66	Sam Konstas	Sydney Thunder	56	30
Qualification: 20 balls faced Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 1 January 2025

Highest Batting Average

Average	Batsmen	Team	Inns	Outs	Runs
127.00	Jamie Overton	Adelaide Strikers	5	1	127
83.00	Nick Hobson	Perth Scorchers	4	1	83
57.25	Cooper Connolly	Perth Scorchers	5	4	229
53.50	Ben McDermott	Hobart Hurricanes	4	2	107
51.00	Max Bryant	Brisbane Heat	5	3	153
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 1 January 2025

Most Sixes

6s	Batsmen	Inns	Team
12	Cooper Connolly	5	Perth Scorchers
9	Josh Brown	5	Melbourne Renegades
8	Max Bryant	5	Brisbane Heat
8	Jamie Overton	6	Adelaide Strikers
7	3 players
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 2 January 2025

Most Fours

4s	Batsmen	Inns	Team
23	Marcus Stoinis	6	Melbourne Stars
21	James Vince	5	Sydney Sixers
19	Ben Duckett	4	Melbourne Stars
17	Mitchell Owen	4	Hobart Hurricanes
17	D'Arcy Short	5	Adelaide Strikers
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 2 January 2025

Bowling Records

Most Wickets

Wkts	Bowler	Inns	Team
10	Tom Rogers	5	Melbourne Renegades
	Ben Dwarshuis	5	Sydney Sixers
	Henry Thornton	6	Adelaide Strikers
9	Jason Behrendorff	5	Perth Scorchers
	Xavier Bartlett	5	Brisbane Heat
	Lloyd Pope	6	Adelaide Strikers
	Jamie Overton	6	Adelaide Strikers
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 2 January 2025

Best Economy Rates

ER	Bowler	Team	Overs	Runs
5.14	Brendan Doggett	Adelaide Strikers	7.0	36
5.62	Ashton Agar	Perth Scorchers	16.0	90
5.83	Nikhil Chaudhary	Hobart Hurricanes	6.0	35
5.95	Jason Behrendorff	Perth Scorchers	20.0	119
6.12	Joel Paris	Melbourne Stars	8.0	49
Qualification: 24 balls bowled Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 2 January 2025

Attendance

Match attendances in chronological order
Match	Teams	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance	Capacity %
1	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars	15 December 2024	Optus Stadium	Perth	30,469	50%
2	Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades	16 December 2024	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney	15,217	32%
3	Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers	17 December 2024	Manuka Oval	Canberra	8,021	59%
4	Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars	18 December 2024	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne	17,114	17%
5	Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades	19 December 2024	GMHBA Stadium	Geelong	13,221	33%
6	Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars	20 December 2024	Adelaide Oval	Adelaide	23,654	44%
7	Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers	21 December 2024	Bellerive Oval	Hobart	7,561	38%
8	Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers	21 December 2024	ENGIE Stadium	Sydney	17,547	75%
9	Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers	22 December 2024	The GABBA	Brisbane	23,681	56%
10	Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers	23 December 2024	Marvel Stadium	Melbourne	18,014	34%
11	Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars	26 December 2024	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney	23,212	48%
12	Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat	26 December 2024	Optus Stadium	Perth	41,921	70%
13	Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes	27 December 2024	Adelaide Oval	Adelaide	25,102	47%
14	Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder	28 December 2024	Manuka Oval	Canberra	10,249	76%
15	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers	29 December 2024	The Gabba	Brisbane	30,122	72%
16	Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades	30 December 2024	Engie Stadium	Sydney	12,919	55%
17	Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers	31 December 2024	Adelaide Oval	Adelaide	41,624	78%
18	Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers	1 January 2025	Bellerive Oval	Hobart	8,049	40%
19	Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars	1 January 2025	The Gabba	Brisbane	25,023	60%
20	Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers	2 January 2025	Marvel Stadium	Melbourne	18,297	34%
21	Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat	3 January 2025	Coffs Harbour International Stadium	Coffs Harbour
22	Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder	3 January 2025	Optus Stadium	Perth
23	Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades	4 January 2025	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne
24	Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers	5 January 2025	Bellerive Oval	Hobart
25	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder	6 January 2025	The Gabba	Brisbane
26	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades	7 January 2025	Optus Stadium	Perth
27	Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes	8 January 2025	ENGIE Stadium
28	Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers	9 January 2025	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne
29	Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder	10 January 2025	Bellerive Oval
30	Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers	11 January 2025	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney
31	Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat	11 January 2025	Adelaide Oval	Adelaide
32	Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars	12 January 2025	Marvel Stadium	Melbourne
33	Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers	13 January 2025	ENGIE Stadium	Sydney
34	Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades	14 January 2025	Bellerive Oval	Hobart
35	Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers	15 January 2025	Adelaide Oval	Adelaide
36	Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes	16 January 2025	The Gabba	Brisbane
37	Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder	17 January 2025	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney
38	Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat	18 January 2025	Marvel Stadium	Melbourne
39	Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers	18 January 2025	Optus Stadium	Perth
40	Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes	19 January 2025	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne
Qualifier	Qualifier	20 January 2025
Knockout	Knockout	21 January 2025
Challenger	Challenger	23 January 2025
Final	Final	26 January 2025
Total					TBA	—
Average					TBA	—

As of 3 January 2025

Notes

^ Local Replacement Player
^ International Replacement Player
Withdrew from the tournament
^ Supplementary Player
Based on general venue capacity, which will vary depending on cricket capacity.

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