2020–21 Big Bash League season
The 2020–21 Big Bash League season or BBL|10 was the tenth season of the Big Bash League, the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia, with 61 matches played.[1] On 15 July 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[2] The tournament started on 10 December 2020, and finished on 6 February 2021,[3] with the majority of the matches played at night.[4] The Sydney Sixers were the defending champions.[5]
| Dates | 10 December 2020 – 6 February 2021 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and Playoffs |
| Champions | Sydney Sixers (3rd title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Player of the series | Josh Philippe (Sydney Sixers) |
| Most runs | Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder) (543) |
| Most wickets | Jhye Richardson (Perth Scorchers) (29) |
| Official website | bigbash.com.au |
On 5 November 2020, Cricket Australia announced the revised dates, start times and matchups for all 56 regular season games, with venues confirmed for the first 21 matches up until 31 December 2020.[6]
The Sydney Sixers defended their title, beating the Perth Scorchers by 27 runs in the final.[7]
New rules
Several changes for the season, including bonus points, substitutions and free hits for wides, were suggested by Cricket Australia.[8][9] However, on 16 November 2020, Cricket Australia announced three changes to the BBL's playing conditions, which will add a more strategic element to the T20 tournament.[10] All three rules are designed to maximise interest throughout the full 40 overs of a contest and ensure strategic thinking is rewarded.[11] The three new rules are as follows:
Power Surge
The 'Power Surge' is a two-over period during which the fielding team is allowed only two players outside the inner fielding circle. The batting side can call for this at any point from the 11th over of their innings. The fielding restrictions replicate those of the usual Powerplay at the beginning of an innings, which has been shortened to four overs.[12]
The X-factor
An 'X-factor Player', named as either the 12th or 13th player on the team sheet, can come into the game beyond the 10th over of the first innings and replace any player who is yet to bat, or has bowled no more than one over.[13] The X-factor substitute was first used in the game eight of the tournament, on 15 December 2020.[14] The Adelaide Strikers replaced Danny Briggs with Matthew Short, and the Hobart Hurricanes replaced Johan Botha with Mac Wright.[15]
Bash Boost
The 'Bash Boost' will be a bonus point awarded halfway through the second innings. The team chasing will receive the bonus point if they're above the equivalent 10-over score of their opposition, while if they're trailing, the fielding side will receive the point. If the score at the 10-over mark is equal, both teams will get 0.5 points each. In case of a no result, both teams are given two points each and no Bash Boost is awarded. If a match has been shortened before a ball is bowled, the midway point of the innings is recalculated and points are given to who was above during the midway point. If a match is impacted by rain and is shortened, the Bash Boost target will be calculated via the DLS method.[16] Teams will also now be awarded three points for winning the match, as opposed to the traditional two.[17]
Teams
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teams will play 'home' games at neutral venues. These are marked with an *.
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Sixers (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 0.257 |
| 2 | Perth Scorchers (RU) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 0.851 |
| 3 | Sydney Thunder (4th) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 0.949 |
| 4 | Brisbane Heat (3rd) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 29 | −0.286 |
| 5 | Adelaide Strikers (5th) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 0.105 |
| 6 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 | −0.187 |
| 7 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 0.140 |
| 8 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 16 | −1.727 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
- The top 5 teams advance to Playoff phase.
Win-loss table
Below is a summary of results for each team's fourteen 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.
| Team's results→ | Won | Lost | N/R |
|---|---|---|---|
Last updated: 6 February 2021
Fixtures
On 23 November 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.[18] 45 of the 61 games – including all the finals – will be shown on Channel Seven while Fox Cricket and Kayo Sports will broadcast all matches.[19]
Hobart Hurricanes 8/178 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers 6/162 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Brisbane Heat 125 (19.5 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 4/129 (17.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Xavier Bartlett and Jack Wood (Brisbane Heat) both made their T20 debuts.
Melbourne Stars 8/169 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder 9/147 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Liam Hatcher (Melbourne Stars) and Tanveer Sangha (Sydney Thunder) both made their T20 debuts.
Perth Scorchers 130 (19.1 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades 3/131 (16.3 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jake Fraser-McGurk and Peter Hatzoglou (Melbourne Renegades) both made their T20 debuts.
Hobart Hurricanes 5/174 (20 overs) |
v |
Adelaide Strikers 9/163 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- Daniel Worrall (Adelaide Strikers) made the highest score by a number 8 batsman in the BBL.[20] His 10th wicket partnership with Danny Briggs for 61 runs was the highest 10th wicket partnership in the BBL.[21]
Sydney Sixers 4/205 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades 60 (10.4 overs) |
Brisbane Heat 6/178 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder 6/180 (18.5 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Hobart Hurricanes 146 (19.3 overs) |
v |
Adelaide Strikers 5/147 (18.4 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- X-factor subs: Matthew Short (Adelaide Strikers) replaced Danny Briggs and Mac Wright (Hobart Hurricanes) replaced Johan Botha.[15]
Perth Scorchers 6/158 (17 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 1/10 (1.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain stopped play during Perth Scorchers' innings. Melbourne Stars were set a revised target of 76 runs from 6 overs.
- X-factor subs: Ben Dunk (Melbourne Stars) replaced Tom O'Connell.
Melbourne Renegades 5/157 (20 overs) |
v |
Hobart Hurricanes 4/161 (17.4 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- X-factor subs: Mackenzie Harvey (Melbourne Renegades) replaced Peter Hatzoglou.
Sydney Sixers 5/177 (20 overs) |
v |
Adelaide Strikers 7/139 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- Liam Scott (Adelaide Strikers) made his T20 debut.
- X-factor subs: Liam Scott (Adelaide Strikers) replaced Danny Briggs.
- Liam Scott (Adelaide Strikers) became the first player to make his T20 debut as a substitute.[24]
Perth Scorchers 5/152 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder 3/156 (19.3 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Oliver Davies (Sydney Thunder) made his T20 debut.
Adelaide Strikers 6/150 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 9/148 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder 8/209 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades 80 (12.2 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars 5/193 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 9/194 (19.5 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- X-factor subs: Gurinder Sandhu (Sydney Sixers) replaced Ben Manenti.
Hobart Hurricanes 7/148 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 6/152 (17.2 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Wil Parker (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
Adelaide Strikers 8/165 (20 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers 94 (15.2 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Renegades 6/168 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 8/169 (19.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
Sydney Thunder 7/219 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 144 (19.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- X-factor subs: Ben Dunk (Melbourne Stars) replaced Lance Morris.
Hobart Hurricanes 150 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 8/149 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Brisbane Heat) took his first five-wicket haul in T20 cricket.[25]
Adelaide Strikers 9/146 (20 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers 3/147 (17.4 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Renegades 6/166 (17 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder 2/117 (12 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Sydney Thunder were set a revised target of 173 runs from 17 overs due to rain. Rain prevented further play and Thunder were 7 runs above the DLS par score.
- Mitchell Perry (Melbourne Renegades) made his T20 debut.
Hobart Hurricanes 5/164 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 9/143 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- X-factor subs: Lance Morris (Melbourne Stars) replaced Nic Maddinson.
Sydney Sixers 8/165 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 6/171 (18.5 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
- X-factor subs: Sam Heazlett (Brisbane Heat) replaced Matthew Kuhnemann.
Perth Scorchers 3/185 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades 89 (12.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Adelaide Strikers 4/150 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 3/151 (18 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars 6/183 (20 overs) |
v |
Hobart Hurricanes 6/173 (20 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder 8/174 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 5/175 (19.1 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- X-factor subs: Chris Lynn (Brisbane Heat) replaced Matthew Kuhnemann.
- Daniel Sams (Sydney Thunder) was replaced by Chris Tremain during Brisbane Heat's innings, after suffering a concussion.
Adelaide Strikers 5/171 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades 111 (19.1 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Perth Scorchers 4/183 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 97 (16.4 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- X-factor subs: Lloyd Pope (Sydney Sixers) replaced Ben Dwarshuis.
Sydney Thunder 5/167 (20 overs) |
v |
Hobart Hurricanes 8/128 (20 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- X-factor subs: Mac Wright (Hobart Hurricanes) replaced Johan Botha.
Brisbane Heat 3/115 (10 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 5/111 (10 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain. Melbourne Stars were set a revised target of 129 runs.
Adelaide Strikers 7/177 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades 4/178 (19.5 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Perth Scorchers 6/185 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder 168 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Brisbane Heat 148 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 7/152 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Dan Christian (Sydney Sixers) scored his 5,000th T20 run.[26]
Melbourne Stars 7/149 (20 overs) |
v |
Adelaide Strikers 5/150 (19 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Hobart Hurricanes 5/139 (20 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers 1/140 (16.2 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mitchell Owen (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
- X-factor subs: Kurtis Patterson (Perth Scorchers) replaced Mitchell Marsh.
Sydney Thunder 6/166 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 5/132 (12.4 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Sydney Sixers were set a revised target of 129 runs from 14 overs due to rain.
Melbourne Renegades 6/149 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 5/150 (18.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- X-factor subs: Morné Morkel (Brisbane Heat) replaced Xavier Bartlett.
Melbourne Stars 2/179 (20 overs) |
v |
Adelaide Strikers 68 (14.2 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers 7/163 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 3/164 (18.5 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Renegades 150 (19.5 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 4/153 (19.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
Sydney Thunder 5/177 (20 overs) |
v |
Hobart Hurricanes 4/181 (18 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers 5/174 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 115 (16.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- X-factor subs: James Bazley (Brisbane Heat) replaced Xavier Bartlett.
Melbourne Stars 6/158 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades 5/160 (19.4 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Adelaide Strikers 5/197 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 115 (17.3 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
- X-factor subs: Max Bryant (Brisbane Heat) replaced Morné Morkel.
Perth Scorchers 8/179 (20 overs) |
v |
Hobart Hurricanes 8/157 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Sydney Thunder 5/232 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 5/186 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Sydney Thunder scored the highest team total in the BBL.[27]
- Dan Christian (Sydney Sixers) became the first cricketer to play 100 games in the BBL.[28]
Brisbane Heat 5/173 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades 147 (18.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Perth Scorchers 4/182 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 6/171 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Adelaide Strikers 6/159 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder 7/153 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
- X-factor subs: Alex Ross (Sydney Thunder) replaced Tanveer Sangha.
Hobart Hurricanes 8/188 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 8/181 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- X-factor subs: Tim David (Hobart Hurricanes) replaced Peter Handscomb.
- Sean Abbott (Sydney Sixers) became the second bowler to take 100 wickets in the BBL.[29]
Adelaide Strikers 4/115 (14 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder 1/116 (12.1 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.
Brisbane Heat 7/181 (20 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers 6/175 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- X-factor subs: Jack Wildermuth (Brisbane Heat) replaced Xavier Bartlett.
Melbourne Renegades 5/150 (20 overs) |
v |
Hobart Hurricanes 9/139 (20 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- X-factor subs: Tim David (Hobart Hurricanes) replaced Nicholas Winter.
Melbourne Stars 6/177 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 5/180 (19.5 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- X-factor subs: Jake Ball (Sydney Sixers) replaced Jackson Bird.
Playoffs
Eliminator
Adelaide Strikers 7/130 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 4/131 (18.5 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
- X-factor subs: Jonathan Wells (Adelaide Strikers) replaced Daniel Worrall and Morné Morkel (Brisbane Heat) replaced Xavier Bartlett.
Qualifier
Perth Scorchers 6/167 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 1/168 (17 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Knockout
Sydney Thunder 8/158 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 3/162 (19.1 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- X-factor subs: Morné Morkel (Brisbane Heat) replaced Xavier Bartlett.
Challenger
Perth Scorchers 1/189 (18.1 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 9/150 (18 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain stopped play during Perth Scorchers innings. Brisbane Heat were set a revised target of 200 from 18 overs.
- X-factor subs: Morné Morkel (Brisbane Heat) replaced Mark Steketee.
Final
Sydney Sixers 6/188 (20 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers 9/161 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
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