What You Need To Know About BBL?
Cricket Australia founded the Big Bash League in 2011, an Australian Twenty20 cricket professional franchise league. The KFC Twenty20 Big Bash was replaced by the Big Bash League, which has eight city-based franchises as opposed to the six state teams that had previously competed. Since the competition’s beginning, KFC, a fast food chicken restaurant, has sponsored it. Along with the Indian Premier League, it is one of only two T20 cricket leagues that rank among the top ten domestic sport leagues in terms of average attendance.
What Makes Big Bash League Popular?
Australia’s premier domestic Twenty20 cricket league is called the Big Bash League. The Big Bash was established in 2011 with eight teams based in six cities, riding the wave of the Indian Premier League’s success. Brisbane, Hobart, Adelaide, Perth, and Sydney each had one team, whereas Sydney and Melbourne each get two teams. One of the world’s most well-known cricket leagues is the Big Bash League. Only the IPL currently outperforms it in terms of popularity and viewership. International players from all over the world are one of the key factors in the popularity of the BBL.
Big Bash League Australia – Prize Money
Initially set at $1 million, the pay cap was raised to $1.05 million for the third season. The salary cap was raised in February 2015 to $1.3 million for the fifth season and to $1.6 million for the sixth. After the Champions League Twenty20 event was terminated with effect from 2015, Cricket Australia boosted the prize money for the BBL to a total of $890,000 for the four finals. This increase took effect for the 2015–16 season. The prize money will be distributed to the teams in the following ways.
- $450,000 – To the Champion of the season
- $260,000 – To the Runner up
- $80,000 – To each losing semi-finalist
- $20,000 – To the team finishing fifth in the season
Big Bash League 2022 – Upcoming
Season 12 of the Big Bash League (BBL, Big Bash, or BBLT20), a Twenty20 cricket league run by Cricket Australia, will take place from December 2022 to January 2023. (CA). The Big Bash League season 2022–23, often known as BBL12, was the league’s twelfth and final season. It featured 61 professional men’s Twenty20 domestic cricket matches.
Big Bash League Winners
Till this year, these all have lift the trophy of Big Bash League. The list is here –
| Edition | Year | Winner | Won By | Runner Up |
| 12th | 2022-23 | Perth Scorchers | 5 wickets | Brisbane Heat |
| 11th | 2021-22 | Perth Scorchers | 79 runs | Sydney Sixers |
| 10th | 2020-21 | Sydney Sixers | 27 runs | Perth Scorchers |
| 9th | 2019-20 | Sydney Sixers | 19 runs | Melbourne Stars |
| 8th | 2018-19 | Melbourne Renegades | 13 runs | Melbourne Stars |
| 7th | 2017-18 | Adelaide Strikers | 25 runs | Hobart Hurricanes |
| 6th | 2016-17 | Perth Scorchers | 9 wickets | Sydney Sixers |
| 5th | 2015-16 | Sydney Thunder | 3 wickets | Melbourne Stars |
| 4th | 2014-15 | Perth Scorchers | 4 wickets | Sydney Sixers |
| 3rd | 2013-14 | Perth Scorchers | 39 runs | Hobart Hurricanes |
| 2nd | 2012-13 | Brisbane Heat | 34 runs | Perth Scorchers |
| 1st | 2011-12 | Sydney Sixers | 7 wickets | Perth Scorchers |
Most Wins in Big Bash League
| BBL Team | BBL Trophy | BBL Winner Year |
| Perth Scorchers | 5 | 2013-14, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2021-22, 2022-23 |
| Sydney Sixers | 3 | 2011-12, 2019-20, 2020-21 |
| Brisbane Heat | 1 | 2012-13 |
| Sydney Thunder | 1 | 2015-16 |
| Adelaide Strikers | 1 | 2017-18 |
| Melbourne Renegades | 1 | 2018-19 |
