2024–25 Big Bash League season | The World of Sports |

damithudaya (75)memberin The World of Sports • 3 days ago

Hello, fellow Sports Enthusiasts,

The BBL or Big Bash League is one of the most popular and prestigious T20 cricket leagues based in Australia. Season 14 of the tournament has been ongoing from 15 December 2024 to 27 January 2025. I also regularly shared exciting updates in the last season, so it's time to do that this year too. Brisbane Heat who had a crazy all-around performance are the defending champions.

So, 08 teams are clashing for glory with a lot of excitement. Anyway, as the BGT Test series, Super Smash, Bangladesh Premier League, SA20, and International League T20, are all happening at once, we can see less international participants this time.

First I will share the team details.

Team	Squad
Adelaide Strikers	Fabian Allen, James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Jordan Buckingham, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Travis Head, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Harry Nielsen, Jamie Overton, Lloyd Pope, Ollie Pope, Alex Ross, D'Arcy Short, Matt Short (c), Henry Thornton, Jake Weatherald
Brisbane Heat	Tom Alsop, Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Spencer Johnson, Usman Khawaja(c), Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan McSweeney, Colin Munro, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Will Prestwidge, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Callum Vidler, Paul Walter, Jack Wildermuth, Jack Wood
Hobart Hurricanes	Iain Carlisle, Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Jake Doran, Nathan Ellis(c), Peter Hatzoglou, Shai Hope, 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, Nathan Lyon, Fergus O'Neill, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Gurinder Sandhu, Tim Seifert, Will Sutherland(c), Jon Wells, Adam Zampa, Hassan Khan
Melbourne Stars	Scott Boland, Hilton Cartwright, Brody Couch, Tom Curran, Ben Duckett, Sam Harper, Campbell Kellaway, Glenn Maxwell, Hamish McKenzie, Jon Merlo, Usama Mir, Joel Paris, Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle, Mark Steketee, Marcus Stoinis(c), Doug Warren, Beau Webster, Joe Clarke, Adam Milne
Perth Scorchers	Ashton Agar, Finn Allen, Mahli Beardman, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Sam Fanning, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Matthew Hurst, Josh Inglis, Keaton Jennings, Matt Kelly, Mitch Marsh, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Matthew Spoors, Ashton Turner(c), Andrew Tye
Sydney Sixers	Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Jafer Chohan (England), Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques(c), Akeal Hosein, Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Ben Manenti, Todd Murphy, Kurtis Patterson, Mitch Perry, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, Steve Smith, James Vince
Sydney Thunder	Wes Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings, Ollie Davies, Lockie Ferguson, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Ryan Hadley, Liam Hatcher, Sam Konstas, Nic Maddinson, Nathan McAndrew, Sherfane Rutherford, William Salzmann, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner(c)

The price pool is AU$ 1 million, a bit higher than the last season. Winners, Runner-ups, Semi-Finalists, Fifth Place, Player, batsman, baller, and young player of the Tournament will be awarded.
There will be 44 matches this season over 43 days; 40 league matches, Qualifier, Knockout, Challenger, and Final. Currently, 23 games are finished in the first stage, and here's what the points table looks like.

Sydney Sixers who were the runners-up in the last season continue their form, being the table toppers. We saw the first hundred of the season by sixer's player James Vince against Melbourne Stars.

On the other hand, Ben Dwarshuis is leading their balling department as the second-highest wicket-taker of the tournament.

On the other hand, Sydney Thunders who was the last, has come a long way to be in second place so far. It's good to see some form from David Warner once again.

There were already some memorable knocks and performances from the players. James Vince and Mitchell Owen scored two centuries. There were a few four wickets occasions, and Xavier Bartlett's 4/10 against Melbourne Stars is the best balling so far.

The best match so far for me is the 22nd match between, Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder. Scorchers started the batting and they put a total of 177/4. with a blistering known from Finn Allen.

Thunders lost an early wicket, but Warner and Gilkes set an 89-run partnership for the second wicket. After that, Scorchers came back with some quick wickets and controlled balling. Sherfane Rutherford held his nerve from one side and carried the inning at the inning. 21 needed off 7 balls, and in the last ball of the 19th, Hugh Weibgen smashed a six which was the game-changer.

15 needed off the last over against Andre Tye. With a penalty for a slow-over rate, one more fielder came to the 30-yard circle. With that chance, Rutherford hit 3 boundaries and won the match in the last ball.