2018–19 Big Bash League season
Cricket tournament
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The 2018–19 Big Bash League season or BBL|08 was the eighth season of the KFC Big Bash League, the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 19 December 2018.[3][4] Adelaide Strikers were the defending champions. The competition was extended to a full home and away season for the first time, with each team playing each other twice at both a home venue and away venue. For this season of the tournament, the toss was replaced by a bat flip, with "roofs and flats" used instead of heads or tails.[5][6]
Dates19 December 2018 – 17 February 2019
AdministratorCricket Australia
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round robin and knockout
| Dates | 19 December 2018 – 17 February 2019 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and knockout |
| Champions | Melbourne Renegades (1st title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 59 |
| Attendance | 1,212,596 (20,552 per match) |
| Player of the series | D'Arcy Short (Hobart Hurricanes) |
| Most runs | D'Arcy Short (Hobart Hurricanes) (637)[1] |
| Most wickets | Kane Richardson (Melbourne Renegades) (24)[2] |
| Official website | bigbash.com.au |
The season saw Cameron Bancroft's return to professional cricket, following his involvement in the ball-tampering scandal in March 2018.[7]
The title was won by Melbourne Renegades, who defeated Melbourne Stars at the Marvel Stadium.
Teams
| Team | Home Ground | Capacity | Captain | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Strikers | Adelaide Oval Traeger Park |
53,583 10,000 |
Travis Head | Jason Gillespie |
| Brisbane Heat | The Gabba Metricon Stadium |
42,000 25,000 |
Chris Lynn | Daniel Vettori |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Blundstone Arena UTAS Stadium |
19,500 15,500 |
Matthew Wade | Adam Griffith |
| Melbourne Renegades | Marvel Stadium GMHBA Stadium |
48,003 34,000 |
Aaron Finch | Andrew McDonald |
| Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Cricket Ground Metricon Stadium Ted Summerton Reserve |
100,024 25,000 7,500 |
Glenn Maxwell | Stephen Fleming |
| Perth Scorchers | Optus Stadium | 60,000 | Mitchell Marsh | Adam Voges |
| Sydney Sixers | Sydney Cricket Ground | 48,000 | Moises Henriques | Greg Shipperd |
| Sydney Thunder | Spotless Stadium Manuka Oval |
22,000 12,000 |
Shane Watson | Shane Bond |
Venues
| Adelaide | Alice Springs | Brisbane | Canberra | Geelong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Oval | Traeger Park | The Gabba | Manuka Oval | GMHBA Stadium |
| Capacity: 53,583 | Capacity: 7,200 | Capacity: 42,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 34,000 |
| Matches: 7 | Matches: 1 | Matches: 5 | Matches: 2 | Matches: 2 |
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| Hobart | Gold Coast | |||
| Blundstone Arena | Metricon Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 19,500 | Capacity: 25,000 | |||
| Matches: 5 + 1 final | Matches: 3 | |||
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| Perth | Launceston | |||
| Optus Stadium | University of Tasmania Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 15,500 | |||
| Matches: 7 | Matches: 2 | |||
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| Moe | Melbourne | Sydney | ||
| Ted Summerton Reserve | Marvel Stadium | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Spotless Stadium | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| Capacity: 7,500 | Capacity: 48,003 | Capacity: 100,024 | Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 48,000 |
| Matches: 1 | Matches: 5 + 2 final | Matches: 5 | Matches: 5 | Matches: 7 |
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League stage
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.603 | Advanced to semi-finals |
| 2 | Melbourne Renegades (C) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.173 | |
| 3 | Sydney Sixers | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.047 | |
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.062 | |
| 5 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0.249 | |
| 6 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0.000 | |
| 7 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.473 | |
| 8 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.502 |
Matches
(H) Brisbane Heat 146 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Adelaide Strikers 5/147 (19.1 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- Max Bryant (Brisbane Heat) made his T20 debut.
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Brisbane Heat) made 27 runs, the highest score by a number 11 batsman in T20's and in the history of BBL.[10]
- Jimmy Peirson and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Brisbane Heat) made the highest last wicket partnership (of 45) in the history of BBL.[11]
Perth Scorchers 103 (19 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades (H) 6/107 (15.2 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Will Sutherland (Melbourne Renegades) made his T20 debut.
(H) Sydney Thunder 5/181 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 6/74 (8 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Melbourne Stars were set a target of 90 runs from 8 overs due to rain.
- Travis Dean (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
(H) Sydney Sixers 4/164 (20 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers 8/147 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jack Edwards and Lloyd Pope (Sydney Sixers) both made their T20 debuts.
Hobart Hurricanes 6/159 (19 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat (H) 144 (18.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Match was reduced to 19 overs per side due to rain.
(H) Adelaide Strikers 5/174 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades 5/176 (19.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Cameron Valente (Adelaide Strikers) made his T20 debut.
Melbourne Stars 5/155 (20 overs) |
v |
Hobart Hurricanes (H) 4/156 (18.4 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Sydney Thunder 9/169 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 9/148 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Jonathan Cook (Sydney Thunder) made his T20 debut.
Adelaide Strikers 88 (17.2 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers (H) 3/92 (18 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Sydney Sixers 9/130 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 5/132 (14.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder 6/193 (20 overs) |
v |
Hobart Hurricanes (H) 3/196 (19.1 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Sixers 7/132 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades (H) 9/99 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Mackenzie Harvey (Melbourne Renegades) and Ben Manenti (Sydney Sixers) both made their T20 debuts.
Perth Scorchers 8/107 (20 overs) |
v |
Hobart Hurricanes (H) 4/110 (17.3 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Adelaide Strikers 4/175 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder 6/155 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Brisbane Heat 7/164 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 5/165 (19.3 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Justin Avendano (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.
Melbourne Renegades 9/148 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars (H) 3/151 (17.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Jonathan Merlo (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
(H) Sydney Thunder 6/142 (20 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers 5/141 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Adelaide Strikers 6/158 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades (H) 9/126 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Sixers 8/161 (20 overs) |
v |
Hobart Hurricanes (H) 5/162 (19.5 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder 8/135 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars (H) 2/137 (17.2 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Perth Scorchers 6/135 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 5/139 (18.2 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Adelaide Strikers 5/150 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 4/152 (18.2 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Hobart Hurricanes 5/145 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades (H) 4/150 (19.2 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Brisbane Heat 8/186 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder (H) 2/34 (5.3 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain stopped play during Sydney Thunder's innings.
(H) Melbourne Stars 6/146 (20 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers 4/147 (17.4 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Aaron Hardie (Perth Scorchers) made his T20 debut.
(H) Brisbane Heat 8/144 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades 2/145 (15.4 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Adelaide Strikers 5/178 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 137 (19.2 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Sydney Thunder 6/168 (20 overs) |
v |
Adelaide Strikers 97 (17.4 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Brisbane Heat 4/192 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades (H) 91 (17.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Sixers 5/177 (20 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers (H) 3/178 (18.5 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Cameron Green (Perth Scorchers) made his T20 debut.
Hobart Hurricanes 2/185 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars (H) 126 (17.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Tom O'Connell (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
(H) Sydney Sixers 9/115 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades 3/116 (13 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder 4/186 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat (H) 2/10 (3 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jack Prestwidge (Brisbane Heat) made his T20 debut.
- A flood light failure stopped play during Brisbane Heat's innings.[44]
(H) Perth Scorchers 9/177 (20 overs) |
v |
Hobart Hurricanes 6/178 (19.3 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- David Moody (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
(H) Melbourne Renegades 121 (19.3 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 4/124 (19.2 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Sydney Sixers 7/177 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 98 (18.1 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Adelaide Strikers 5/154 (20 overs) |
v |
Hobart Hurricanes 0/158 (16.5 overs) |
Matthew Wade 84* (49) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Renegades 9/152 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder (H) 5/140 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Melbourne Stars 2/167 (20 overs) |
v |
Adelaide Strikers 123 (19.4 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Hobart Hurricanes 4/172 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers (H) 1/173 (17.1 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Josh Philippe scored the highest individual score for the Sixers in BBL history with 86*, surpassing Daniel Hughes and Nic Maddinson, who had both previously scored 85.[52]
- Philippe and James Vince also scored the highest second-wicket partnership in BBL history, scoring 167*. This was also the highest partnership for any wicket by the Sixers.[53]
(H) Perth Scorchers 4/181 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder 4/182 (19.2 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Nick Hobson (Perth Scorchers) and Matthew Gilkes (Sydney Thunder) both made their T20 debuts.
(H) Melbourne Stars 134/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 129/8 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Renegades 5/157 (20 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers (H) 79 (16 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Brisbane Heat 6/145 (20 overs) |
v |
Hobart Hurricanes (H) 1/146 (14.2 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- Jarrod Freeman (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
Adelaide Strikers 8/124 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers (H) 2/130 (14.1 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Melbourne Renegades 7/140 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder 113 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
- Baxter Holt (Sydney Thunder) made his T20 debut.
(H) Hobart Hurricanes 7/169 (20 overs) |
v |
Adelaide Strikers 3/170 (17.5 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers 9/128 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat (H) 4/130 (17.3 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Matthew Kuhnemann (Brisbane Heat) and Clint Hinchliffe (Perth Scorchers) both made their T20 debuts.
- Josh Lalor (Brisbane Heat) took a hat-trick.
- Chris Lynn (Brisbane Heat) became the leading run-scorer in the Big Bash League with 1,945 runs.[62]
Sydney Thunder 6/128 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers (H) 1/85 (10.3 overs) |
James Vince 43* (35) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Sydney Sixers were set a revised target of 124 runs from 19 overs due to rain. This was further reduced to 84 runs from 12 overs.
(H) Adelaide Strikers 8/176 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 4/180 (18.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Perth Scorchers 3/182 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 9/155 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Michael Klinger (Perth Scorchers) regained his record of the leading run-scorer in the Big Bash League with 1,947 runs. Chris Lynn of the Brisbane Heat had over taken Klinger two nights prior.[66]
(H) Hobart Hurricanes 6/183 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades 8/167 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars 8/156 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat (H) 0/158 (10 overs) |
Ben Cutting 81* (30) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers 6/174 (20 overs) |
v |
Adelaide Strikers (H) 5/175 (19.2 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Hobart Hurricanes 4/165 (19 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder (H) 6/166 (18.2 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 19 overs per side due to rain.
(H) Melbourne Stars 6/168 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 74 (13.4 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Play-offs
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||
| 1 | Hobart Hurricanes (H) | 7/153 | ||||||
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 4/157 | ||||||
| 2 | Melbourne Renegades (H) | 5/145 | ||||||
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 7/132 | ||||||
| 3 | Sydney Sixers | 3/180 | ||||||
| 2 | Melbourne Renegades (H) | 7/184 | ||||||
Semi-final 1
(H) Hobart Hurricanes 7/153 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 4/157 (18.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Semi-final 2
Sydney Sixers 3/180 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades (H) 7/184 (19.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Final
(H) Melbourne Renegades 5/145 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 7/132 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
| Player | Team | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| D'Arcy Short | Hobart Hurricanes | 637 |
| Matthew Wade | Hobart Hurricanes | 592 |
| Marcus Stoinis | Melbourne Stars | 533 |
| Callum Ferguson | Sydney Thunder | 442 |
| Daniel Hughes | Sydney Sixers | 399 |
| Player | Team | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| Kane Richardson | Melbourne Renegades | 24 |
| James Faulkner | Hobart Hurricanes | 18 |
| Sean Abbott | Sydney Sixers | 18 |
| Steve O'Keefe | Sydney Sixers | 17 |
| Tom Curran | Sydney Sixers | 16 |
TV audience
This was the first BBL season featuring the new cricket broadcasting rights deal made between Cricket Australia, Fox Sports Australia and Seven Network. Fox Sports broadcast all 59 matches from the BBL season on their new Fox Cricket channel, with 16 of those broadcast exclusively. Channel Seven will be broadcasting 43 matches, including all finals fixtures. For these 43 matches Channel Seven were the “Host Broadcaster” and did the toss and player of the match.[76]
| Match No | Teams | Average TV Ratings | |||||||
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| National (Channel Seven) | 5 Metro Cities (Channel Seven) | National (Fox Cricket) | National Total (Seven + Fox) | ||||||
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 2 | ||
| 1 | Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers[77][78] | 879,000 | 920,000 | 594,000 | 614,000 | 267,000 | 286,000 | 1,146,000 | 1,206,000 |
| 2 | Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers[79][80] | 808,000 | 839,000 | 528,000 | 555,000 | 220,000 | 270,000 | 1,028,000 | 1,109,000 |
| 3 | Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars[81][82] | 777,000 | 623,000 | 529,000 | 422,000 | 197,000 | 168,000 | 974,000 | 791,000 |
| 4 | Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers[83] | - | - | - | - | 188,000 | 229,000 | 188,000 | 229,000 |
| 5 | Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes[84] | - | - | - | - | 286,000 | 315,000 | 286,000 | 315,000 |
| 6 | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades[85] | 749,000 | 807,000 | 510,000 | 555,000 | ||||
| 7 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 8 | Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers[86] | 642,000 | 584,000 | 399,000 | 374,000 | ||||
| 9 | Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers[87] | 983,000 | 864,000 | 667,000 | 579,000 | ||||
| 10 | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars[88] | 830,000 | 785,000 | 543,000 | 528,000 | ||||
| 11 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder[89][90] | 834,000 | 870,000 | 574,000 | 582,000 | 216,000 | 241,000 | 1,050,000 | 1,111,000 |
| 12 | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers[91] | - | - | - | - | 292,000 | 286,000 | 292,000 | 286,000 |
| 13 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers[92] | 876,000 | 795,000 | 581,000 | 523,000 | ||||
| 14 | Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder[93] | 636,000 | 610,000 | 435,000 | 416,000 | ||||
| 15 | Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers[94] | 311,000 | 402,000 | ||||||
| 16 | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades[95] | 530,000 | 518,000 | ||||||
| 17 | Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers[96][97] | 829,000 | 885,000 | 560,000 | 611,000 | 233,000 | 230,000 | 1,062,000 | 1,115,000 |
| 18 | Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers[98][99] | 835,000 | 827,000 | 563,000 | 570,000 | 211,000 | 189,000 | 1,046,000 | 1,016,000 |
| 19 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers[100] | 746,000 | 818,000 | 454,000 | 514,000 | ||||
| 20 | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder[101] | - | - | - | - | 195,000 | 287,000 | 195,000 | 287,000 |
| 21 | Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat[102] | - | - | - | - | 242,000 | 149,000 | 242,000 | 149,000 |
| 22 | Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers | ||||||||
| SF1 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars[103] | 458,000 | 460,000 | - | - | 254,000 | 270,000 | 712,000 | 730,000 |
| SF2 | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers[104] | 458,000 | 533,000 | - | - | 223,000 | 266,000 | 681,000 | 799,000 |
| Final | Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars[105] | 475,000 | 600,000 | - | - | 287,000 | 342,000 | 762,000 | 942,000 |
- League matches broadcast by both Fox Cricket and Channel Seven.
- League matches broadcast exclusively by Fox Cricket.
- Semi-finals and final broadcast by both Fox Cricket and Channel Seven.
