The Big Bash League (BBL) 2024-25 will start on December 15 and run till January 27.

Organised by Cricket Australia, the BBL 2024-25 will see eight teams compete in a total of 44 T20 matches across 11 venues. 

Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder are the eight franchises that will feature in the 14th edition of BBL.

As per the BBL 2024-25 schedule, each team will play 10 league matches with a total of 40 matches scheduled in the league phase.

The top four teams in the standings after all BBL 2024-25 league matches will qualify for the playoffs. 

Meanwhile, the top two teams in the standings after all the league matches will clash in the Qualifier for a place in the final.

The third and the fourth-placed teams will square off in the Knockout to stay alive in the T20 tournament. 

The winner of the Knockout will face the loser of the Qualifier in the Challenger for the other spot in the BBL 2024-25 final. The BBL 2024-25 final will be played on January 27, 2025.

Brisbane Heat are the defending champions of the Big Bash League after they defeated Sydney Sixers by 54 runs in last season’s final to clinch their second title.

Perth Scorchers are the most successful team in BBL history with five titles while Sydney Sixers have won on three occasions.

Melbourne Renegades, Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Thunder have claimed the BBL title once each.

Big Bash League: Get BBL 2024-25 schedule and live match start times

All match timings are in India Standard Time (IST)

Day and Date	Match	Venue	Time (IST)
Sunday, December 15	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars	Perth Stadium, Perth	1:45 PM
Monday, December 16	Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	1:45 PM
Tuesday, December 17	Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers	Manuka Oval, Canberra	1:45 PM
Wednesday, December 18	Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	1:45 PM
Thursday, December 19	Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes	Simonds Stadium, Geelong	1:45 PM
Friday, December 20	Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	1:45 PM
Saturday, December 21	Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	10:30 AM
Saturday, December 21	Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder	Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney	1:45 PM
Sunday, December 22	Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers	The Gabba, Brisbane	1:45 PM
Monday, December 23	Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	1:45 PM
Thursday, December 26	Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	12:35 PM
Thursday, December 26	Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat	Perth Stadium, Perth	3:45 PM
Friday, December 27	Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	1:45 PM
Saturday, December 28	Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder	Manuka Oval, Canberra	1:45 PM
Sunday, December 29	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers	The Gabba, Brisbane	1:45 PM
Monday, December 30	Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades	Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney	1:45 PM
Tuesday, December 31	Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	1:45 PM
Wednesday, January 1	Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	10:30 AM
Wednesday, January 1	Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars	The Gabba, Brisbane	1:45 PM
Thursday, January 2	Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	1:45 PM
Friday, January 3	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers	International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour	12:35 PM
Friday, January 3	Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder	Perth Stadium, Perth	3:45 PM
Saturday, January 4	Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	1:45 PM
Sunday, January 5	Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	1:45 PM
Monday, January 6	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder	The Gabba, Brisbane	1:45 PM
Tuesday, January 7	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades	Perth Stadium, Perth	1:45 PM
Wednesday, January 8	Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes	Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney	1:45 PM
Thursday, January 9	Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	1:45 PM
Friday, January 10	Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	1:45 PM
Saturday, January 11	Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	11:15 AM
Saturday, January 11	Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat,	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	2:30 PM
Sunday, January 12	Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	1:45 PM
Monday, January 13	Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers	Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney	2:00 PM
Tuesday, January 14	Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	2:00 PM
Wednesday, January 15	Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	2:00 PM
Thursday, January 16	Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes	The Gabba, Brisbane	2:00 PM
Friday, January 17	Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	1:45 PM
Saturday, January 18	Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	11:30 AM
Saturday, January 18	Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers	Perth Stadium, Perth	2:45 PM
Sunday, January 19	Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	1:45 PM
Tuesday, January 21	Qualifier	TBC	5:30 AM
Wednesday, January 22	Knockout	TBC	5:30 AM
Friday, January 24	Challenger	TBC	5:30 AM
Monday, January 27	BBL 2024-25 final	TBC	5:30 AM

Where to watch Big Bash League 2024-25 live in India

The Big Bash League 2024-25 will be telecast live on Star Sports Network’s TV channels in India.

Live streaming of the BBL 2024-25 will be available on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website in India.

Big Bash League: Know BBL 2024-25 teams and squads

Adelaide Strikers: Matthew Short (captain), 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, Henry Thornton, Jake Weatherald

Brisbane Heat: Usman Khawaja (captain), Tom Alsop, Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan McSweeney, Colin Munro, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Will Prestwidge, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Callum Vicler, Paul Walter, Jack Wildermuth, Jack Wood

Hobart Hurricanes: Matthew Wade (captain), Iain Carlisle, Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Jake Doran, Nathan Ellis, Peter Hatzoglou, Shai Hope, Caleb Jewell, Chris Jordan, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Waqar Salamkheil, Billy Stanlake, Charlie Wakim, Mac Wright

Melbourne Renegades: Will Sutherland (captain), 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, Jon Wells, Adam Zampa

Melbourne Stars: Marcus Stoinis (captain), Scott Boland, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke, Brody Couch, Tom Curran, Ben Duckett, Sam Harper, Campbell Kellaway, Glenn Maxwell, Hamish McKenzie, Jonathan Merlo, Adam Milne, Usama Mir, Joel Paris, Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle, Mark Steketee, Doug Warren, Beau Webster

Perth Scorchers: Ashton Turner (captain),  Ashton Agar, Finn Allen, Mahli Beardman, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Sam Fanning, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Matthew Hurst, Josh Inglis, Keaton Jennings, Matt Kelly, Mitchell Marsh, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Matthew Spoors, Andrew Tye

Sydney Sixers: Moises Henriques (captain), Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Jafer Chohan, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Akeal Hosein, Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Ben Manenti, Todd Murphy, Kurtis Patterson Mitchell Perry, Josh Phillippe, Jordan Silk, Steve Smith, James Vince

Sydney Thunder: David Warner (captain), Wes Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings, Ollie Davies, Lockie Ferguson, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Liam Hatcher, Sam Konstas, Nic Maddinson, Nathan McAndrew, Sherfane Rutherford, Will Salzmann, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha

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The Big Bash League (BBL) is Australia’s premier T20 competition, established in 2011. The tournament takes place annually in the Australian summer, typically beginning in December and ending in January or February. 

Sydney Sixers were the inaugural champions of the Big Bash League. They defeated Perth Scorchers in the final by seven wickets courtesy of a 41-ball 70 from Moises Henriques. The Sixers are the second-most successful team in the tournament, winning it two more times in 2019-20 and 2020-21.

Perth Scorchers went on to become the most successful team in BBL history with five titles. After losing the final of the first two editions, they went on to win back-to-back titles in the third and fourth edition. They added three more titles in 2016-17, 2021-22 and 2022-23. They defeated Brisbane Heat in the 2022-23 final to win their fifth BBL crown. 

The Scorchers and Sixers reached the final on seven occasions each, which includes four against each other. The two teams are also the only ones to win back-to-back titles.

Among the eight teams that have competed in the tournament across the 11 editions, six of them went on to win the title at least once. Besides the Sixers and Scorchers, Brisbane Heat have won the BBL title in 2012-13 and 2023-24. The likes of Adelaide Strikers (2017-18), Melbourne Renegades (2018-19) and Sydney Thunder (2015�?6) have emerged triumphant once each. 

Melbourne Stars and Hobart Hurricanes are the only teams yet to lay hands on the trophy. Stars reached three finals and Hurricanes reached two of them, but failed to get over the line in the summit clash. 

Here’s a list of BBL winners list and know every Big Bash League champion. 

BBL winners list: Know every Big Bash League champion

Edition	Winner	Runner-up
2011-12	Sydney Sixers	Perth Scorchers
2012-13	Brisbane Heat	Perth Scorchers
2013-14	Perth Scorchers	Hobart Hurricanes
2014-15	Perth Scorchers	Sydney Sixers
2015-16	Sydney Thunder	Melbourne Stars
2016-17	Perth Scorchers	Sydney Sixers
2017-18	Adelaide Strikers	Hobart Hurricanes
2018-19	Melbourne Renegades	Melbourne Stars
2019-20	Sydney Sixers	Melbourne Stars
2020-21	Sydney Sixers	Perth Scorchers
2021-22	Perth Scorchers	Sydney Sixers
2022-23	Perth Scorchers	Brisbane Heat
2023-24	Brisbane Heat	Sydney Sixers

BBL champions: By every team

Team	Titles	Winning year(s)
Perth Scorchers	5	2013�?4, 2014�?5, 2016�?7, 2021�?2, 2022�?3
Sydney Sixers	3	2011�?2, 2019�?0, 2020�?1
Brisbane Heat	2	2012�?3, 2023-24
Melbourne Renegades	1	2018�?9
Adelaide Strikers	1	2017�?8
Sydney Thunder	1	2015�?6
Melbourne Stars	0	-
Hobart Hurricanes	0	-

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The Big Bash League (BBL), Australia’s T20 cricket competition, has introduced a new innovation to the game called Electra Stumps.

Initially used in Women’s BBL, the Electra Stumps featured for the first time in a men’s game during a BBL 2023-24 match between Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Sixers at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on December 22.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan and ex-Australia batter Mark Waugh unveiled the Electra Stumps before the match began.

For the first time in the BBL...

The electra stumps are on show #BBL13 pic.twitter.com/A6KTcKg7Yg

�?KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) December 22, 2023

What are Electra Stumps?

Electra Stumps are the latest type of cricket stumps which feature an LED setup. These are equipped with lights that illuminate in five different colour patterns to signal different events during a cricket match.

The electra stumps light up in five different colour patterns during the following events in a match:

• Dismissal - In case a wicket falls, all three stumps will flash red and then fire.
• Fours - When a player hits a boundary, the lights on the stumps change colour one after another. It shifts from purple to green, and so on.
• Sixes - When a batter slams a maximum, colours run from bottom to top. It scrolls rapidly as they move up.
• No ball - When a bowler oversteps, the stumps turn red and white in alternating up and down motion. It is later accompanied by a loudspeaker siren, indicating a no-ball.
• Between overs - When the players switch ends in between overs, the stumps light up in pulsating blue and purple colours. 

The Electra Stumps are designed to provide spectators, both on and off the field, with better visual cues during a match. It is also expected to make watching matches more engaging, adding an extra layer of excitement to the game.

If the innovation finds widespread adoption in the game, Electra Stumps could eventually replace the trademark red and white stumps and traditional wooden stumps in various cricket leagues across the globe.

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The Big Bash League (BBL) 2023-24 started on December 7, 2023 and will run till January 24, 2024 in Australia.

As many as eight teams are competing in a total of 44 matches across seven weeks in the 13th edition of the Big Bash League.

Some of the most talented T20 batters including the likes of Glenn Maxwell, Colin Munro, Chris Lynn, Aaron Finch, Moises Henriques, Alex Hales and Aaron Hardie are featuring in the Australian T20 League.

New Zealand batter Colin Munro slammed the first fifty of BBL 2023-24. Representing Brisbane Heat, Munro scored an unbeaten 99 off just 61 balls against Melbourne Stars in the opening match of the ongoing T20 tournament at The Gabba in Brisbane. 

Australian talisman Steve Smith has also started his BBL 2023-24 campaign on a good note. Steve Smith scored a scintillating half-century for Sydney Sixers against Melbourne Renegades at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

The likes of Daniel Hughes, Moises Henriques, Will Sutherland and Jordan Silk have also produced some brilliant batting performances for their respective franchises in the ongoing BBL.

Australia’s Aaron Hardie finished with the most runs in the Big Bash League last season. Playing for his BBL franchise Perth Scorchers, Aaron Hardie scored 460 runs in 15 matches at an average of 41.81 and a strike rate of 141.10. 

Adelaide Strikers�?Matthew Short was the second-highest run-scorer with 458 runs in 14 matches. 

Meanwhile, Australian swashbuckling batter Chris Lynn holds the record for the most runs in Big Bash League history. Between 2011 and 2023, Lynn has scored 3,421 runs in 113 matches with one century and 27 fifties to his name.

Here’s a look at the players with most runs in BBL 2023-24.

Most runs in BBL 2023-24

Player	Team	Matches	Runs
Colin Munro	Brisbane Heat	2	145
Steve Smith	Sydney Sixers	1	61
Daniel Hughes	Sydney Sixers	1	60
Moises Henriques	Sydney Sixers	2	60
Will Sutherland	Melbourne Renegades	2	51
Jordan Silk	Sydney Sixers	2	49
Jake Fraser-McGurk	Melbourne Renegades	2	48
Josh Philippe	Sydney Sixers	2	45
Caleb Jewell	Hobart Hurricanes	1	42
Sam Billings	Brisbane Heat	2	41

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The Big Bash League (BBL) 2023-24 began on December 7, 2023 and will conclude on January 24, 2024 in Australia.

Featuring eight teams, a total of 44 T20 matches will be played over seven weeks in the 13th edition of the Big Bash League.

Some of the world's leading T20 bowlers including the likes of Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Haris Rauf, Adam Zampa, Nathan Ellis and Chris Jordan are featuring in the ongoing edition of BBL.

Australia pacer Sean Abbott finished with the most wickets in the Big Bash League last season. Representing Sydney Sixers, the right-arm fast bowler picked up 29 wickets in 15 matches at an average of 14.03 and an economy of 7.44. Brisbane Heat bowling all-rounder Michael Neser was second on the list with 26 wickets in 17 matches last season.

Sean Abbott also holds the record for the most wickets in BBL history. Since making his debut in 2011, Abbott has scalped 155 wickets in 110 BBL matches so far.

Brisbane Heat duo of Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Swepson and Sydney Sixers�?left-arm pacer Ben Dwarshuis are in contention to be the top wicket-takers in the ongoing Big Bash League.

The likes of Tanveer Sangha, Paul Walter, Will Sutherland, Matthew Kuhnemann and Michael Neser have also made a promising start to the season. Here’s a look at the players with most wickets in BBL 2023-24.

Most wickets in BBL 2023-24

Player	Team	Matches	Wickets
Xavier Bartlett	Brisbane Heat	2	5
Mitchell Swepson	Brisbane Heat	2	5
Ben Dwarshuis	Sydney Sixers	2	5
Tanveer Sangha	Sydney Thunder	1	3
Paul Walter	Brisbane Heat	2	3
Will Sutherland	Melbourne Renegades	2	3
Matthew Kuhnemann	Brisbane Heat	2	3
Tom Curran	Sydney Sixers	2	3
Michael Neser	Brisbane Heat	2	3
Corey Anderson	Hobart Hurricanes	1	2

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The Big Bash League (BBL) 2023-24 is scheduled to start on December 7 and run till January 24.

Organised by Cricket Australia, the 13th edition of the BBL will see eight teams compete in a total of 44 T20 matches. The BBL 2023-24 will be played in a new format as the number of matches have been reduced from 61 to 44 to shorten the window.

Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder are the eight franchises that will battle for the BBL 2023-24 title.

As per the new BBL format, a total of 40 league matches have been scheduled with each team playing 10 matches. 

The top four teams in the standings after all league matches will qualify for the BBL 2023-24 playoffs. The playoffs format has been restructured with a four-game finals series as compared to the five matches played in previous seasons.

The new BBL playoffs format comprises the Qualifier, the Knockout, the Challenger and the Final. 

The top two teams in the standings after all the league matches will clash in the Qualifier for a place in the final.

Meanwhile, the third-placed and the fourth-placed team will square off in the Knockout. 

The winner of the Knockout will face the loser of the Qualifier in the Challenger to advance to the BBL final.

The BBL 2023-24 final will be played on January 24, 2024.

As per the BBL 2023-24 schedule, Boxing Day and the New Year’s Day will host double headers. 

Perth Scorchers are the defending champions of the Big Bash League after they defeated Brisbane Heat by five wickets in last season’s final to clinch an unprecedented fifth title.

Where to watch the Big Bash League 2023-24 live in India?

The Big Bash League 2023-24 will be telecast live on Star Sports 2 SD and Star Sports 2 HD TV channels in India.

Live streaming of the BBL 2023-24 will be available on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website in India.

Big Bash League 2023-24 schedule and live match start times

All match timings are in India Standard Time (IST)

Day and Date	Match	Venue	Time (IST)
Thursday, December 7	Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars	The Gabba, Brisbane	1:45 PM
Friday, December 8	Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	1:45 PM
Saturday, December 9	Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	1:45 PM
Sunday, December 10	Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers	Simonds Stadium, Geelong	1:45 PM
Monday, December 11	Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers	North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston	1:45 PM
Tuesday, December 12	Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat	Manuka Oval, Canberra	1:45 PM
Wednesday, December 13	Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	1:45 PM
Tuesday, December 19	Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	1:45 PM
Wednesday, December 20	Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes	Perth Stadium, Perth	1:45 PM
Thursday, December 21	Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	1:45 PM
Friday, December 22	Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	1:45 PM
Saturday, December 23	Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder	Lavington Sports Oval, Albury	10:00 AM
Saturday, December 23	Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	1:45 PM
Tuesday, December 26	Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	12:35 PM
Tuesday, December 26	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades	Perth Stadium, Perth	3:45 PM
Wednesday, December 27	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder	The Gabba, Brisbane	1:45 PM
Thursday, December 28	Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	1:45 PM
Friday, December 29	Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	1:45 PM
Saturday, December 30	Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers	Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney	1:45 PM
Sunday, December 31	Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	1:45 PM
Monday, January 1	Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	10:30 AM
Monday, January 1	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers	The Gabba, Brisbane	1:45 PM
Tuesday, January 2	Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	1:45 PM
Wednesday, January 3	Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat	International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour	12:35 PM
Wednesday, January 3	Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers	Perth Stadium, Perth	3:45 PM
Thursday, January 4	Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	1:45 PM
Friday, January 5	Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	1:45 PM
Saturday, January 6	Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	1:45 PM
Sunday, January 7	Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes	The Gabba, Brisbane	1:45 PM
Monday, January 8	Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers	Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney	1:45 PM
Tuesday, January 9	Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	2:10 PM
Wednesday, January 10	Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers	The Gabba, Brisbane	2:10 PM
Thursday, January 11	Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	1:45 PM
Friday, January 12	Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	1:45 PM
Saturday, January 13	Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat	Perth Stadium, Perth	10:45 AM
Saturday, January 13	Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	2:00 PM
Sunday, January 14	Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers	Manuka Oval, Canberra	1:45 PM
Monday, January 15	Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	1:45 PM
Tuesday, January 16	Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers	Perth Stadium, Perth	2:10 PM
Wednesday, January 17	Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades	Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney	1:45 PM
Friday, January 19	Qualifier	TBC	1:45 PM
Saturday, January 20	Knockout	TBC	1:45 PM
Monday, January 22	Challenger	TBC	1:45 PM
Wednesday, January 24	BBL 2023-24 final	TBC	1:45 PM

Big Bash League 2023-24 teams and squads

Adelaide Strikers: Travis Head (captain), Wes Agar, James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Alex Carey (wicket-keeper), Brendan Doggett, Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Ben Manenti, D’Arcy Short, Matt Short, Henry Thornton, Jamie Overton, Adam Hose, Jake Weatherald, Harry Nielsen (wicket-keeper), David Payne

Brisbane Heat: Usman Khawaja (captain), Xavier Bartlett, Josh Brown, Max Bryant, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Michael Neser, Marnus Labuschagne, Jimmy Peirson (wicket-keeper), Will Prestwidge, Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Colin Munro, Sam Billings (wicket-keeper), Paul Walter, Jack Wildermuth

Hobart Hurricanes: Nathan Ellis (captain), Iain Carlisle, Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Peter Hatzoglou, Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott (wicket-keeper), Matthew Wade (wicket-keeper), Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Billy Stanlake, Mac Wright, Chris Jordan, Sam Hain, Corey Anderson, Liam Guthrie, Nikhil Chaudhary, Sam Heazlett

Melbourne Renegades: Nic Maddinson (captain), Aaron Finch, Jake Fraser-McGurk, MacKenzie Harvey, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle, Jon Wells, Will Sutherland, Adam Zampa, Quinton de Kock (wicket-keeper), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Joe Clarke (wicket-keeper), Harry Dixon

Melbourne Stars: Glenn Maxwell (captain), Scott Boland, Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Sam Harper (wicket-keeper), Joel Paris, Nick Larkin, Tom Rogers, Mark Steketee, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Liam Dawson 

Perth Scorchers: Ashton Turner (captain), Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis (wicket-keeper), Matthew Kelly, Mitch Marsh, Hamish McKenzie, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman (wicket-keeper), Zak Crawley, Laurie Evans

Sydney Sixers: Moises Henriques (captain), Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Daniel Hughes, Jordan Silk, Hayden Kerr, Todd Murphy, Steve O’Keefe, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe (wicket-keeper), Tom Curran, James Vince, Rehan Ahmed, Steve Smith

Sydney Thunder: Chris Green (captain), Cameron Bancroft, Ollie Davies, Matt Gilkes  (wicket-keeper), Liam Hatcher, Nathan McAndrew, Blake Nikitaras, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Alex Hales, Zaman Khan

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Australia’s Big Bash League 2023-24 season will start on December 7, 2023, with Brisbane Heat facing Melbourne Stars in the opening BBL 2023-24 fixture.

Last season’s finalist Brisbane Heat will host three-time runners-up Melbourne Stars at The Gabba in the curtain-raiser of the marquee Australian T20 League.

Organised by Cricket Australia, the 13th edition of the BBL will be played in a new format as the number of matches have been reduced from 61 to 44 to shorten the window.

Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder are the eight franchises that will compete for the coveted BBL title.

As per the new BBL format, a total of 40 league matches have been scheduled with each team playing 10 matches. The top four teams in the standings after all league matches will qualify for the BBL 2023-24 playoffs. The playoffs format has been restructured with a four-game finals series as compared to the five matches played in previous seasons.

The new BBL playoffs format comprises the Qualifier, the Knockout, the Challenger and the Final. 

The top two teams in the standings after all league matches will compete in the Qualifier to secure their place in the BBL final.

Meanwhile, the third-placed and the fourth-placed team will lock horns in the Knockout. 

The winner of the Knockout will face the loser of the Qualifier in the Challenger to book their place in the BBL summit clash.

The Big Bash League 2023-24 final will be played on January 24, 2024.

Meanwhile, the upcoming BBL season will take a short break for Australia cricket team’s opening Test against Pakistan in Perth from December 14-18. The BBL 2023-24 action will resume from December 19 onwards.

As per the BBL 2023-24 schedule, Boxing Day and the New Year’s Day will host double headers. 

Sydney Sixers will host Melbourne Stars at Sydney Cricket Ground on Boxing Day, while defending champions Perth Scorchers will face Melbourne Renegades on the same day.

On New Year’s Day, Hobart Hurricanes will square off against Sydney Thunder, while Brisbane Heat will host Sydney Sixers at The Gabba.

Perth Scorchers defeated Brisbane Heat by five wickets in last season’s BBL final to clinch an unprecedented fifth title.

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The Big Bash League 2022-23 is Australia’s premier domestic T20 league that takes place typically in the Aussie summer every year. 

The league was formed after the previous T20 competition, which had the six domestic teams competing in it, was scrapped by Cricket Australia. The BBL was introduced with eight new franchises based in six different cities in 2011. 

Perth Scorchers entered BBL 2022-23 as the defending champions. They defeated Sydney Sixers in the final to clinch their fourth title and also denied the Sixers an elusive opportunity to bag three titles in a row.

While the Scorchers and the Sixers are the only teams to win multiple titles, Melbourne Stars and Hobart Hurricanes are the only teams yet to lay hands on the BBL trophy. Adelaide Strikers (2017-18), Sydney Thunder (2015-16), Melbourne Renegades (2018-19) and Brisbane Heat (2012-13) won the title once each. 

The 12th edition of the tournament kick-started with a clash between 2015-16 champions Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Stars on December 13. Get the full BBL 2022-23 schedule.

The ongoing edition already witnessed a few record-breaking moments. Sydney Thunder getting bowled out for 15 runs against Adelaide Strikers to register the lowest T20 total of all time, to the Strikers completing the biggest BBL run chase ever against Perth Scorchers, the 2022-23 season has been action-packed. 

The league stage of the tournament will culminate on January 25, 2023, and the playoffs will begin on January 27. The final of the 2022-23 edition will be played on February 4. 

Here’s how the teams have been faring in the BBL 2022-23 points table. 

Big Bash League 2022-23 points table

Rank	Team	Played	Won	Lost	NR	Points	NRR
1	Perth Scorchers	14	11	3	0	22	+1.205
2	Sydney Sixers	14	10	3	1	21	+0.875
3	Melbourne Renegades	14	7	7	0	14	-0.027
4	Sydney Thunder	14	7	7	0	14	-0.716
5	Brisbane Heat	14	6	7	1	13	-0.483
6	Hobart Hurricanes	14	6	8	0	12	-0.340
7	Adelaide Strikers	14	5	9	0	10	-0.151
8	Melbourne Stars	14	3	11	0	6	-0.287

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The Big Bash League 2022 draft was held on August 28.

The draft saw a total of 332 overseas players going under the hammer, with the likes of Liam Livingstone, Andre Russell, Rashid Khan and Kieron Pollard being a few of the bigger names that were involved.

Livingstone, as matter of fact, was the first pick of the first-ever BBL draft while Rashid Khan was the first player to be retained. Adelaide Strikers used their retention pick to keep the Afghanistan spin wizard.

Trent Boult (Melbourne Stars), Sam Billings (Brisbane Heat), Chris Jordan (Sydney Sixers), David Willey (Sydney Thunder) and Shadab Khan (Hobart Hurricanes) were the remaining platinum picks from the first round.

Players in the BBL 2022 draft were selected across four different salary bands with only the 12 platinum (AUD 340,000) players allowed to be selected in round one.

The players in the platinum and gold (AUD 260,000) category would be up for grabs in round two. The players in the gold and silver (AUD 175,000) category were up for grabs in round three and lastly, silver and bronze (AUD 100,000) players were up for bids in round four.

Each team can have a squad of up to 18 players in it. Here are what the squads for the teams look like so far following the Big Bash League 2022 draft.

Melbourne Renegades

Draft picks (AUD 700,000 spent): Liam Livingstone (Platinum), Mujeeb ur Rahman (Gold), Akeal Hosein (Bronze)

BBL 2022 Squad (13 of 18): Zak Evans, Aaron Finch, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sam Harper, Mackenzie Harvey, Akeal Hosein (West Indies), Liam Livingstone (England), Nic Maddinson (c), Shaun Marsh, Mujeeb ur Rahman (Afghanistan), Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Jon Wells

Melbourne Stars

Draft picks (AUD 775,000 spent): Trent Boult (Platinum), Joe Clarke (Gold), Luke Wood (Silver)

BBL 2022 squad (14 of 18): Trent Boult (New Zealand), Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke (England), Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Luke Wood (England), Adam Zampa

Brisbane Heat

Draft picks (AUD 700,000 spent): Sam Billings (Platinum), Colin Munro (Gold), Ross Whiteley (Bronze)

BBL 2022 squad (16 of 18): Xavier Bartlett, James Bazley, Sam Billings (England), Max Bryant, Sam Heazlett, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Colin Munro (New Zealand), Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Renshaw, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, Ross Whiteley (England), Jack Wildermuth

Sydney Sixers

Draft picks (AUD 700,000 spent): Chris Jordan (Platinum), James Vince (Gold), Izharulhaq Naveed (Bronze)

BBL 2022 squad (15 of 18): Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Dan Christian, Ben Dwarshuis, Moises Henriques, (c), Daniel Hughes, Chris Jordan (England), Hayden Kerr, Nathan Lyon, Izharulhaq Naveed (afghanistan), Steve O'Keefe, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, James Vince (England)

Adelaide Strikers

Draft picks (AUD 775,000 spent): Rashid Khan �?RETENTION PICK (Platinum), Colin de Grandhomme (Gold), Adam Hose (Silver)

BBL 2022 squad (16 of 18): Wes Agar, Cameron Boyce, Alex Carey, Harry Conway, Colin de Grandhomme (New Zealand), Ryan Gibson, Travis Head, Adam Hose (England), Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Chris Lynn, Harry Nielsen, Matt Short, Jake Weatherald, Henry Thorton

Perth Scorchers

Draft picks (AUD 535,000 spent): Laurie Evans �?RETENTION PICK (Gold), Phil Salt (Silver), Tymal Mills (Bronze)

BBL 2022 squad (18 of 18): Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Laurie Evans (England), Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Peter Hatzoglou, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kelly, Mitch Marsh, Tymal Mills (England), Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Phil Salt (England), Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye

Sydney Thunder

Draft picks (AUD 775,000 spent): David Willey (Platinum), Alex Hales (Gold), Rilee Rossouw (Silver)

BBL 2022 squad (14 of 18): Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales (England), Baxter Holt, Nathan McAndrew, Alex Ross, Rilee Rossouw (South Africa), Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, David Willey (England)

Hobart Hurricanes

Draft picks (AUD 775,000 spent): Shadab Khan (Platinum), Asif Ali (Gold), Faheem Ashraf (Silver)

BBL 2022 squad (13 of 18): Asif Ali (Pakistan), Faheem Ashraf (Pakistan), Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Caleb Jewell, Shadab Khan (Pakistan), Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Joel Paris, Wil Parker, D'Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Wade

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The Big Bash League 2022-23 draft is scheduled for August 28, with a total of 332 overseas players set to go under the hammer.

The BBL draft for the upcoming season will see a clear break from the existing policy of franchises signing contract deals with players.

Here’s all you need to know about the Big Bash League 2022-23 draft.

What is the Big Bash League 2022-23 draft?

Big Bash League 2022-23 draft is a process where the eight franchises will take turns to select from a pool of international players who have full availability to play in the upcoming season.

While they will be assigned with a specific salary cap, the international players will be bound to a one-year contract with their new owners. Should they opt to play in the subsequent season, the players must get themselves nominated and re-enter the draft.

What is the format for the Big Bash League 2022-23 draft?

The Big Bash League 2022-23 draft will consist of four rounds, with each team allowed one pick per round.

While allowed to pass and not pick in certain rounds, teams must have a minimum of two picks and a maximum of three picks in the BBL draft. Each franchise can have a maximum of three overseas players in their XI.

After the second round, the Big Bash League 2022-23 draft will follow a snake flow order. By this, we mean that the franchise that had the last pick in Round 2 will have the first choice to select a player in Round 3. This flow will continue, allowing the team with the last pick in Round 3 to pick the first player in Round 4.

What are the rounds in the Big Bash League 2022-23 draft?

There will be four rounds in the Big Bash League 2022-23 draft.

Round 1: Platinum

Round 2: Platinum and Gold

Round 3: Gold and Silver

Round 4: Silver and Bronze

What is the Big Bash League 2022-23 draft order?

The Big Bash League 2022-23 draft order was decided by a weighted lottery system.

Picks 1-3 were allotted to the teams that failed to make the BBL 2021-22 playoffs. Melbourne Renegades, who finished last, will be the first team to pick players in the BBL 2022-23 draft. They will be followed by Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Stars.

The five finalists (eventual champions Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers, Sydney Thunder, Adelaide Strikers and Hobart Hurricanes) are assigned picks 4-8 based on their standing on last season’s points table.

How many players can teams retain in the Big Bash League 2022-23 draft?

Each franchise is entitled to retain one player in the Big Bash League 2022-23 draft.

An overseas player is eligible for retention if they have played one game or were named as a team’s X-factor player in a BBL 2021-22 fixture. For the unversed, an X-factor player in BBL is one who at the 10-over mark of the first innings in a match last season was swapped into the playing XI instead of an individual who started the game.

There are two conditions regarding player retention:

1. If Team A wants to retain a player but a different team opts for him before Team A chooses their pick in that round, Team A can use their retention pick to draft the concerned player.
2. If Team A wants to use their retention pick but have already made a selection in the same round, they lose their chance of exercising their retention pick.

There are 28 players who are eligible to be retained by franchises they represented in the previous edition.

Who are the Platinum Players in the Big Bash League 2022-23 draft?

There are 12 overseas players who have been listed in the Platinum Players category for the Big Bash League 2022-23 draft. They will be paid AUSD 340,000.

The players on the Platinum List are Faf du Plessis, Jason Roy, Liam Livingstone, Sam Billings, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, David Willey, Shadab Khan, Dwayne Bravo, Rashid Khan, Chris Jordan, and Trent Boult.

Full list of players for the Big Bash League 2022-23 draft

Afghanistan: Noor Ahmad, Qais Ahmad, Ijaz Ahmadzai, Zia ur Rehman Akbar, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Shafiqullah Ghafari, Usman Ghani, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hamid Hassan, Hamza Hotak, Waqarullah Ishaq, Rashid Khan, Zahir Khan, Nangeyalia Kharote, Gulbadin Naib, Izharulhaq Naveed, Azmatullah Omarzai, Abdul Rahman Rahmani, Waqar Salamkheil, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Shahzad, Naveen Ul Haq Murid, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ghamai Zadra, Hazratullah Zazai

Bangladesh: Al-amin Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Ripon Mondol

Bermuda: Kamau Leverock

Canada: Kairav Sharma

England: Colin Ackermann, Rehan Ahmed, Toby Albert, Kashif Ali, Tom Alsop, Martin Andersson, Gus Atkinson, Josh Baker, Sonny Baker, Jake Ball, Chris Benjamin, Jacob Bethell, Sam Billings, James Bracey, Henry Brookes, Pat Brown, Brydon Carse, Matthew Carter, Jordan Clark, Joe Clarke, Josh Cobb, Ian Cockbain, Jordan Cox, Mason Crane, Zak Crawley, Matt Critchley, Steven Croft, Alex Davies, Liam Dawson, Joe Denly, Brett D'Oliveira, Leus du Plooy, Stephen Eskinazi, Laurie Evans, Matt Fisher, James Fuller, George Garton, Ben Gibbon, Richard Gleeson, Lewis Gregory, Sam Hain, Alex Hales, Miles Hammond, Tom Hartley, Jack Haynes, Freddie Heldreich, Tom Helm, Ryan Higgins, Max Holden, Adam Hose, Benny Howell, Louis Kimber, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Chris Jordan, Danny Lamb, Tom Lammonby, Jack Leaning, Jake Lintott, Liam Livingstone, Conor McKerr, Lewis McManus, Ben Mike, Tymal Mills, Daniel Mousley, Steven Mullaney, Matthew Quinn, Craig Overton, Jamie Overton, Callum Parkinson, Matt Parkinson, David Payne, Michael Pepper, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Ben Raine, Adam Rossington, George Scrimshaw, John Simpson, Prem Sisodiya, Will Smeed, Nathan Sowter, Mitchell Stanley, Cameron Steel, Olly Stone, Callum Taylor, Jack Taylor, Tommy Taylor, Reece Topley, Liam Trevaskis, James Vince, Paul Walter, Joe Weatherley, Ross Whiteley, Chris Wood, Luke Wood, Saif Zaib, Tom Abell, Tom Banton, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Luc Benkenstein, Alex Blake, Sol Budinger, Tom Curran, Joey Evison, Luke Fletcher, Ben Geddes, Nick Gubbins, Haseeb Hameed, Tom Lawes, David Lloyd, Adam Lyth, Wayne Madsen, Tom Moores, Daniel Moriarty, Samit Patel, Jason Roy, Phil Salt, Darren Stevens, David Willey, Daniel Worrall, Rob Yates

Ireland: Mark Adair, Andy Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Josh Little, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector

Namibia: David Wiese

Nepal: Subash Khakurel, Sandeep Lamichhane

Netherlands: Shariz Ahmad, Bas de Leede, Brandon Glover, Fred Klaassen, Maxwell O'Dowd, Vikramajit Singh, Timm van der Gugten, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren, Tobias Visse

New Zealand: Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Mitch McClenaghan, Colin Munro, Ross Taylor, James Neesham

Oman: Bilal Khan

Pakistan: Tayyab Abbas, Abbas Afrifi, Asif Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Iftikhar Ahmed, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Sohail Akhtar, Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal, Faisal Akram, Qasim Akram, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Adil Amin, Mohammad Amir, Faheem Ashraf, Umaid Asif, Amad Butt, Shahnawaz Dahani, Salman Fayyaz, Zafar Gohar, Kamran Ghulam, Sameen Gul, Mohammad Hafeez, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Haris, Dilbar Hussain, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Ilyas, Ali Imran, Arshad Iqbal, Mohammad Imran Jnr, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Irfan Jr, Salman Irshad, Akif Javed, Usman Khalid, Azam Khan, Imran Khan, Junaid Khan, Maaz Khan, Musa Khan, Shadab Khan, Sharjeel Khan, Sohail Khan, Zaman Khan, Ahmad Daniyal Latif, Syed Faridoun Mahmood, Sohaib Maqsood, Shan Masood, Usama Mir, Salman Mirza, Mehran Mumtaz, Saad Naseem, Usman Qadir, Momin Qamar, Rumman Raees, Mamoon Ur Riaz, Wahab Riaz, Abdullah Shafique, Ali Majid Shah, Khushdil Shah, Yasir Shah, Saud Shakeel, Usman Shinwari, Haris Sohail, Hussain Talat, Imam-ul-Haq, Khalid Usman, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Yamin, Amir, Mohammad Zahid, Fakhar Zaman, Zeeshan Zameer, Mohammad Zeeshan

PNG: Norman Vanua

Scotland: Michael Jones, Michael Leask, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Hamza Tahir, Craig Wallace, Mark Watt

South Africa: Shane Dadswell, Marchant de Lange, Faf du Plessis, Pieter Malan, Migael Pretorius, Rilee Rossouw, Imran Tahir

Sri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal, Dushan Hemantha, Nisala Gamage, Prabath Jayasuriya, Ruwantha Kellapotha, Ramesh Mendis, Lakshan Sandakan

UAE: Vriitya Aravind, Rahul Bhatia, Aryan Lakra, Alishan Sharafu

USA: Harmeet Singh Baddhan, Unmukt Chand, Karima Gore, Andries Gous, Nosthush Kenjige, Ali Khan, Jaskaran Malhotra, Saurabh Netravalkar, Monank Patel, Smit Patel

West Indies: Joshua Bishop, Carlos Brathwaite, Dwayne Bravo, Johnson Charles, Rivaldo Clarke, Sheldon Cottrell, Amrit Dass, Mark Deyal, Dominic Drakes, Fidel Edwards, Matthew Forde, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Chemar Holder, Akeal Hosein, Joshua James, Evin Lewis, Obed McCoy, Keemo Paul, Anderson Phillip, Khary Pierre, Kieron Pollard, Ravi Rampaul, Jeavor Royal, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Jayden Seales, Kevin Sinclair, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh, Tion Webster, Kesrick Williams, Nyeem Young

Zimbabwe: Ryan Burl, Eddie Byrom, Elton Chigumbura, Christopher Mpofu, Tawanda Muyeye, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava

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