The Big Bash League (BBL) 2024/25 will feature 44 matches, beginning on December 15. The 14th edition of the tournament will consist of 40 league games, followed by the Qualifier, Knockout, Challenger, and Final.
The opening match will see the Perth Scorchers take on the Melbourne Renegades at Optus Stadium. Defending champions Brisbane Heat will begin their campaign, while the Perth Scorchers enter as the most successful team in BBL history, having won five titles.
Eight teams will compete in the tournament: Brisbane Heat, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Adelaide Strikers, Perth Scorchers, Hobart Hurricanes, Sydney Sixers, and Sydney Thunder. All franchises have accumulated significant talent, ensuring an exciting season ahead.
BBL 2024/25: Squads of all 8 teams
Brisbane Heat:
Max Bryant, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Colin Munro, Matt Renshaw, Nathan McSweeney, Paul Walter, Michael Neser, Callum Vidler, Jack Wildermuth, Tom Alsop (wk), Jimmy Peirson (wk), Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Will Prestwidge, Mitchell Swepson and Jack Wood.
Melbourne Renegades:
Harry Dixon, Laurie Evans, Mackenzie Harvey, Jake Fraser McGurk, Josh Brown, Jonathan Wells, Jacob Bethell, Fergus O Neill, Tom Rogers, Will Sutherland, Tim Seifert (wk), Nathan Lyon, Kane Richardson, Gurinder Sandhu and Adam Zampa.
Melbourne Stars:
Ben Duckett, Hilton Cartwright, Campbell Kellaway, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis (c), Beau Webster, Tom Curran, Tom Rogers, Sam Harper (wk), Scott Boland, Brody Couch, Hamish McKenzie, Usama Mir, Joel Paris and Mark Steketee.
Adelaide Strikers:
Chris Lynn, Alex Ross, D’Arcy Short, Matthew Short (c), Jake Weatherald, Fabian Allen, James Bazley, Jamie Overton, Alex Carey (wk), Ollie Pope, Jordan Buckingham, Cameron Boyce, Brendan Doggett, Lloyd Pope and Henry Thornton.
Perth Scorchers:
Finn Allen, Sam Fanning, Nick Hobson, Keaton Jennings, Matthew Spoors, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Turner (c), Ashton Agar, Mahli Beardman, Matthew Hurst, Josh Inglis (wk), Jason Behrendorff, Matthew Kelly, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson and Andrew Tye.
Hobart Hurricanes:
Tim David, Caleb Jewell, Charlie Wakim, Macalister Wright, Nikhil Chaudhary, Mitchell Owen, Ben McDermott, Matthew Wade (wk), Shai Hope, Peter Hatzoglou, Riley Meredith, Iain Charlisle, Patrick Dooley, Nathan Ellis, Rishad Hossain and Chris Jordan.
Sydney Sixers:
Daniel Hughes, Jack Edwards, Kurtis Patterson, Steve Smith, Jordan Silk, James Vince, Moises Henriques (c), Hayden Kerr, Sean Abbott, Josh Philippe (wk), Akeal Hosein, Jackson Bird, Jafer Chohan, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Todd Murphy and Mitchell Perry.
Sydney Thunder:
Oliver Davies, David Warner (c), Nic Maddinson, Jason Sangha, Sherfane Rutherford, Sam Konstas, Chris Green, Daniel Sams, Cameron Bancroft, Matthew Gilkes, William Salzmann, Sam Billings (wk), Wes Agar, Liam Hatcher, Lockie Ferguson, Nathan McAndrew and Tanveer Sangha.