2019–20 Big Bash League season Cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
The 2019–20 Big Bash League season or BBL|09 was the ninth season of the Big Bash League , the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia.[ 1] The tournament started on 17 December 2019 and concluded on 8 February 2020.[ 2]
The length of the season was shortened compared to that from the last year, while the number of matches was increased from 59 to 61 from the previous season. The knock-outs were revamped into a play-off system, with the top two teams in the league getting a second chance to make it to the final even if they lost the first match in the play-offs.[ 3] The play-off matches were given unique monikers, namely The Eliminator , The Qualifier , The Knock-Out , The Challenger followed by The Final .[ 4]
The Melbourne Renegades were the defending champions,[ 5] but finished last in the round-robin group stage. In the final, the Sydney Sixers beat the Melbourne Stars by 19 runs to win the tournament.[ 6]
Teams
Team
Home Ground
Capacity
Captain
Coach
Adelaide Strikers
Adelaide Oval
53,583
Travis Head
Jason Gillespie
Brisbane Heat
The Gabba Carrara Stadium
42,000 25,000
Chris Lynn
Darren Lehmann
Hobart Hurricanes
Bellerive Oval York Park Traeger Park
20,000 21,000 7,200
Matthew Wade
Adam Griffith
Melbourne Renegades
Docklands Stadium Kardinia Park
48,003 34,000
Aaron Finch
Michael Klinger
Melbourne Stars
Melbourne Cricket Ground Carrara Stadium Ted Summerton Reserve
100,024 25,000 7,500
Glenn Maxwell
David Hussey
Perth Scorchers
Perth Stadium
60,000
Mitchell Marsh
Adam Voges
Sydney Sixers
Sydney Cricket Ground Coffs Harbour International Stadium
48,000 20,000
Moises Henriques
Greg Shipperd
Sydney Thunder
Sydney Showground Stadium Manuka Oval
22,000 16,000
Callum Ferguson
Shane Bond
Venues
Adelaide
Alice Springs
Brisbane
Canberra
Coffs Harbour
Adelaide Oval
Traeger Park
The Gabba
Manuka Oval
Coffs Harbour International Stadium
Capacity: 53,583
Capacity: 7,200
Capacity: 42,000
Capacity: 14,000
Capacity: 20,000
Matches: 7
Matches: 1
Matches: 5
Matches: 2
Matches: 1
Geelong
Gold Coast
Kardinia Park
Carrara Stadium
Capacity: 34,000
Capacity: 25,000
Matches: 2
Matches: 3
Hobart
Launceston
Bellerive Oval
York Park
Capacity: 20,000
Capacity: 21,000
Matches: 4
Matches: 2
Perth
Melbourne
Sydney
Perth Stadium
Docklands Stadium
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sydney Showground Stadium
Sydney Cricket Ground
Capacity: 60,000
Capacity: 54,003
Capacity: 100,024
Capacity: 22,000
Capacity: 48,000
Matches: 7
Matches: 5
Matches: 5
Matches: 5
Matches: 6
Teams and Standings
Points table
League progression
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
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.
League stage
Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Hayden Kerr (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.
Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Heavy smog from the Australian bushfires during Sydney Thunder's innings prevented any further play.[ 14]
Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain. No further play was possible due to rain.
Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
This was the highest attendance for Cricket at this stadium and the Gold Coast
Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
The match was reduced to 8 overs per side due to rain. Further rain during the second innings reduced it to 5 overs.
Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Rashid Khan (Adelaide Strikers) took the fifth hat-trick in the BBL.[ 36]
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Haris Rauf (Melbourne Stars) took the sixth hat-trick in the BBL.[ 38]
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Lance Morris (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
Sydney Thunder were given a revised target of 135 runs from 14 overs due to rain.
Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Jaron Morgan (Perth Scorchers) made his T20 debut.
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Rain during Sydney Sixers' innings prevented any further play.
Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
The match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain. No further play was possible due to rain.
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Brisbane Heat suffered the worst 10-wicket collapse in a BBL match, losing all ten wickets for 36 runs, including the last seven wickets for seven runs in 16 balls.[ 56] [ 57]
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
The match was reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.
Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
As a result of this match, Melbourne Renegades were eliminated.
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Dilbar Hussain (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Sydney Thunder were set a revised target of 96 runs from 12 overs.
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Zak Evans (Melbourne Renegades) made his T20 debut.
Play-offs
The Eliminator
Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Qualifier
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
The Knockout
Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
The Challenger
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
The Final
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
The match was reduced to 12 overs per side due to rain.
Teams of the tournament
Position
ESPN Cricinfo[ 75]
Cricket Australia[ 76]
Official (named by Head Coaches)[ 77]
1
Marcus Stoinis
(Melbourne Stars)
Marcus Stoinis
Marcus Stoinis
2
Josh Philippe (wk)
(Sydney Sixers)
Matthew Wade
(Hobart Hurricanes)
Josh Inglis (wk)
3
Alex Hales
(Sydney Thunder)
Josh Inglis (wk)
Perth Scorchers
Matthew Wade
4
Beau Webster
(Melbourne Renegades)
Glenn Maxwell (c)
Glenn Maxwell (c)
5
Glenn Maxwell (c)
(Melbourne Stars)
Jon Wells
Jon Wells
6
Jon Wells
(Adelaide Strikers)
Mitchell Marsh
(Perth Scorchers)
Mitchell Marsh
7
Rashid Khan
(Adelaide Strikers)
Rashid Khan
Tom Curran
(Sydney Sixers)
8
Daniel Sams
(Sydney Thunder)
Daniel Sams
Rashid Khan
9
Peter Siddle
(Adelaide Strikers)
Peter Siddle
Daniel Sams
10
Adam Zampa
(Melbourne Stars)
Nathan Ellis
(Hobart Hurricanes)
Peter Siddle
11
Haris Rauf
(Melbourne Stars)
Haris Rauf
Haris Rauf
References
External links
Teams
National State-level
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Australian Capital Territory
Cricket Australia XI (2015–18)
New Zealand (1969–75)
Notes
Italics indicate that the team no longer competes in state cricket.
BBL/WBBL
Adelaide Strikers
Brisbane Heat
Hobart Hurricanes
Melbourne Renegades
Melbourne Stars
Perth Scorchers
Sydney Sixers
Sydney Thunder
First-class
List A
Twenty20
Domestic cricket in 2019–20
First-class List A Twenty20