2018–19 Big Bash League season

2018–19 Big Bash League
Dates 19 December 2018–17 February 2019
Administrator(s) Cricket Australia
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Double round robin and knockout
Participants 8
Matches played 59
Official website bigbash.com.au

The 2018–19 Big Bash League season or BBL|08 is the eighth season of the KFC Big Bash League, the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament will commence on 19 December 2018 and finish on 17 February 2019.[1][2] Adelaide Strikers are the defending champions. The competition is extended to a full home and away season for the first time, with each team to play each other twice at both a home venue and away venue. This consists of 56 regular season matches, two semi-final fixtures and the final.

Teams

Team Home Ground Captain Coach
Adelaide Strikers Adelaide Oval Australia Travis Head
South Africa Colin Ingram		 Australia Jason Gillespie
Brisbane Heat The Gabba New Zealand Brendon McCullum New Zealand Daniel Vettori
Hobart Hurricanes Blundstone Arena Australia George Bailey Australia Adam Griffith
Melbourne Renegades Marvel Stadium Australia Aaron Finch Australia Andrew McDonald
Melbourne Stars Melbourne Cricket Ground TBA New Zealand Stephen Fleming
Perth Scorchers Optus Stadium Australia Mitchell Marsh Australia Adam Voges
Sydney Sixers Sydney Cricket Ground Australia Moises Henriques Australia Greg Shipperd
Sydney Thunder Spotless Stadium Australia Shane Watson New Zealand Shane Bond

Fixtures

Round 1

Match 1

19 December 2018
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Match 2

Match 3

21 December 2018
19:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Match 4

22 December 2018
15:30
Scorecard
v

Round 2

Match 5

22 December 2018
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Match 6

Match 7

24 December 2018
15:45
Scorecard
v

Match 8

24 December 2018
19:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Round 3

Match 9

Match 10

Match 11

Match 12

29 December 2018
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Round 4

Match 13

Match 14

Match 15

Match 16

Round 5

Match 17

Match 18

Match 19

Match 20

Round 6

Match 21

5 January 2019
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Match 22

Match 23

Match 24

Round 7

Match 25

Match 26

10 January 2019
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Match 27

11 January 2019
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Match 28

13 January 2019
14:45
Scorecard
v

Round 8

Match 29

Match 30

13 January 2019
18:35 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Match 31

Match 32

Round 9

Match 33

17 January 2019
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Match 34

18 January 2019
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Match 35

Match 36

Round 10

Match 37

Match 38

Match 39

23 January 2019
14:45
Scorecard
v
Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe

Match 40

Round 11

Match 41

24 January 2019
18:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Match 42

Match 43

Match 44

29 January 2019
16:00
Scorecard
v

Round 12

Match 45

Match 46

Match 47

Match 48

1 February 2019
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Round 13

Match 49

2 February 2019
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Match 50

3 February 2019
17:45 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Match 51

3 February 2019
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Match 52

Round 14

Match 53

8 February 2019
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Match 54

Match 55

9 February 2019
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Match 56


Knockout Phase

Semi Finals

Semi Final 1

14 February 2019
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
TBD
v
TBD
TBD

Semi Final 2

15 February 2019
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
TBD
v
TBD
TBD

Final

17 February 2019
14:45
Scorecard
TBD
v
TBD
TBD

TV audience

This is the first BBL season featuring the new cricket broadcasting rights deal made between Cricket Australia, Fox Sports Australia and Seven Network. Fox Sports will be broadcasting 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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Big Bash League fixtures revealed". Cricket Australia. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Big Bash League 2018 - Fixtures & Results". ESPN Cricinfo. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Full BBL08 TV Broadcast Schedule". Big Bash League.
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