2025–26 Big Bash League season


The 2025–26 Big Bash League season or BBL|15 was the fifteenth season of professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket in Australia and the fifteenth under the Big Bash League model. The tournament was played from 14 December 2025, with the final held on 25 January 2026, where the Perth Scorchers defeated the Sydney Sixers by 6 wickets to win their sixth title. The Hobart Hurricanes were the defending champions, but were knocked out by the Sydney Sixers during the Challenger.

Background

Sky Sports UK extended its partnership with the Big Bash League for a further four years till 2029. Fox Cricket and Seven Network retained the official broadcasting rights for the 2025–26 BBL – Big Bash League.

Draft

The 2025–26 season players draft was held on 19 June 2025.

Squads


Adelaide StrikersBrisbane HeatHobart HurricanesMelbourne RenegadesMelbourne StarsPerth ScorchersSydney SixersSydney Thunder

  • Usman Khawaja
  • Shaheen Afridi
  • Tom Alsop
  • Thomas Balkin
  • Xavier Bartlett
  • Max Bryant
  • Paddy Dooley
  • Liam Haskett
  • Lachlan Hearne
  • Spencer Johnson
  • Zaman Khan
  • Matthew Kuhnemann
  • Marnus Labuschagne
  • Nathan McSweeney
  • Colin Munro
  • Michael Neser
  • Oliver Patterson
  • Jimmy Peirson
  • Matt Renshaw
  • Callum Vidler
  • Hugh Weibgen
  • Jack Wildermuth
  • Jack Wood
  • Nathan Ellis
  • Rehan Ahmed
  • Marcus Bean
  • Jackson Bird
  • Hugo Burdon
  • Iain Carlisle
  • Nikhil Chaudhary
  • Tim David
  • Rishad Hossain
  • Chris Jordan
  • Ben McDermott
  • Riley Meredith
  • Mitch Owen
  • Will Prestwidge
  • Billy Stanlake
  • Matthew Wade
  • Charlie Wakim
  • Beau WebsterJake Weatherald
  • Mac Wright
  • Will Sutherland
  • Michael Archer
  • Jason Behrendorff
  • Josh Brown
  • Harry Dixon
  • Brendan Doggett
  • Sam Elliott
  • Jake Fraser-McGurk
  • Caleb Jewell
  • Hassan Khan
  • Nathan Lyon
  • Fergus O'Neill
  • Ollie Peake
  • Mohammad Rizwan
  • Tom Rogers
  • Tim Seifert
  • Matthew Spoors
  • Andrew Tye
  • Adam Zampa
  • Marcus Stoinis
  • Austin AnlezarkScott Boland
  • Hilton Cartwright
  • Joe Clarke
  • Tom Curran
  • Sam Hain
  • Sam Harper
  • Liam Hatcher
  • Campbell Kellaway
  • Blake Macdonald
  • Glenn Maxwell
  • Hamish McKenzie
  • Jon Merlo
  • Haris Rauf
  • Tom Rogers
  • Aryan Sharma
  • Peter Siddle
  • Mark Steketee
  • Mitchell Swepson
  • Tom Whitney
  • Ashton Turner
  • Ashton Agar
  • Finn Allen
  • Mahli Beardman
  • Cooper Connolly
  • Brody Couch
  • Joel Curtis
  • Laurie Evans
  • Sam Fanning
  • Aaron Hardie
  • Nick Hobson
  • Luke Holt
  • Josh Inglis
  • Bryce Jackson
  • Matthew Kelly
  • Mitchell Marsh
  • Lance Morris
  • Joel Paris
  • David Payne
  • Jhye Richardson
  • Corey Rocchiccioli
  • Moises Henriques
  • Sean Abbott
  • Babar Azam
  • Jafer Chohan
  • Sam Curran
  • Joel Davies
  • Ben Dwarshuis
  • Jack Edwards
  • Josh Hazlewood
  • Daniel Hughes
  • Hayden Kerr
  • Riley Kingsell
  • Ben Manenti
  • Todd Murphy
  • Mitchell Perry
  • Josh Philippe
  • Kane Richardson
  • Lachlan Shaw
  • Jordan Silk
  • Harjas Singh
  • Steve Smith
  • Mitchell Starc
  • Charlie Stobo
  • David Warner
  • Wes Agar
  • Charlie Anderson
  • Tom AndrewsRavichandran Ashwin
  • Cameron Bancroft
  • Sam Billings
  • Pat Cummins
  • Ollie Davies
  • Lockie Ferguson
  • Matthew Gilkes
  • Chris Green
  • Ryan Hadley
  • Shadab Khan
  • Sam Konstas
  • Nic Maddinson
  • Nathan McAndrew
  • Blake Nikitaras
  • Aidan O'Connor
  • Daniel Sams
  • Tanveer Sangha
  • Reece Topley
  • David Willey
    • ;Notes
    • Unless otherwise specified, all players are Australian.
    • Starting from the 2023–24 season, teams were allowed to sign up to two marquee supplementary players who would not count as part of their regular 18-player squad. These players must be signed to the Australia national cricket team.

    Standings

    Win–loss table

    Below is a summary of results for each team's ten regular season matches, plus finals where applicable, in chronological order. A team's opponent for any given match is listed above the margin of victory/defeat.

    League stage

    On 3 July 2025, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.
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    Team of the tournament

    The official team of the tournament was announced on 22 January 2026.
    #PlayerTeamRunsWickets
    1Finn Allen Perth Scorchers4660
    2Sam Harper Melbourne Stars3810
    3David Warner Sydney Thunder4330
    4Matt Renshaw Brisbane Heat3245
    5Aaron Hardie Perth Scorchers33911
    6Marcus Stoinis Melbourne Stars27315
    7Jack Edwards Sydney Sixers13319
    8Tom Curran Melbourne Stars6016
    9Haris Rauf Melbourne Stars420
    10Lloyd Pope Adelaide Strikers715
    11Peter Siddle Melbourne Stars1216
    12Liam Scott Adelaide Strikers3105

    Season statistics

    Team statistics

    Score TeamOpponentVenueDate
    83 Adelaide StrikersMelbourne StarsMelbourne Cricket Ground13 January 2026
    99 Sydney SixersPerth ScorchersPerth Stadium20 January 2026
    99 Melbourne RenegadesAdelaide StrikersAdelaide Oval17 January 2026
    5/113 Sydney SixersPerth ScorchersPerth Stadium14 December 2025
    9/114 Brisbane HeatSydney SixersCoffs Harbour International Stadium5 January 2026

    ;Notes
    • Only includes completed matches
    • Only weather impacted games with more than ten overs batted are listed above.
    Denotes a match was shortened due to weather.

    Batting statistics

    High ScoreBatsmenTeamOppositionBallsVenueDate
    130*David Warner Sydney ThunderHobart Hurricanes65Sydney Showground Stadium3 January 2026
    110*Jack Wildermuth Brisbane HeatPerth Scorchers54The Gabba19 December 2025
    110*Sam Harper Melbourne StarsSydney Sixers60Melbourne Cricket Ground26 December 2025
    110*David Warner Sydney ThunderSydney Sixers65Sydney Cricket Ground16 January 2026
    102Tim Seifert Melbourne RenegadesBrisbane Heat51Kardinia Park15 December 2025
    102Matt Renshaw Brisbane HeatPerth Scorchers56The Gabba19 December 2025
    102Mitchell Marsh Perth ScorchersHobart Hurricanes58Bellerive Oval1 January 2026

    SixesBatsmenTeamInns
    38Finn Allen Perth Scorchers11
    20David Warner Sydney Thunder8
    20Josh Brown Melbourne Renegades10
    20Mitchell Marsh Perth Scorchers12
    17Nikhil Chaudhary Hobart Hurricanes10
    17Matt Renshaw Brisbane Heat10

    Bowling statistics

    BBBowlerTeamOversEcon
    5/26Jack Edwards Sydney Sixers4.06.50
    4/10Tom Curran Melbourne Stars3.52.50
    4/13Ben Dwarshuis Sydney Sixers4.03.39
    4/15Tabraiz Shamsi Adelaide Strikers3.53.91
    4/16Jhye Richardson Perth Scorchers3.24.80

    Attendance

    For the eight consecutive season, the Perth Scorchers topped the league in the highest average attendance, finishing with a club record of 38,947. This season was the fourth highest average attended Big Bash season ever, with a final average of 24,748, the highest since the 2017–18 season. The Grand Final in Perth had record attendance for a Big Bash final, with 55,018 spectators at Perth Stadium. A total of 1,081,484 people attended Big Bash games this season.

    Home team attendances

    Teams are ranked in order of highest home attendance to lowest.Italics* denotes a match played at a team's secondary home venue

    Attendance records

    AttendanceHome TeamAway TeamVenueCityDate
    6,231 Hobart HurricanesSydney ThunderBellerive OvalHobart16 December 2025
    7,440 Hobart HurricanesMelbourne StarsBellerive OvalHobart21 January 2026
    8,124 Sydney ThunderMelbourne RenegadesSydney Showground StadiumSydney12 January 2026
    9,004 Sydney ThunderBrisbane HeatManuka OvalCanberra22 December 2025
    9,157 Sydney SixersBrisbane HeatCoffs Harbour International StadiumCoffs Harbour5 January 2026