2023–24 Big Bash League season
Cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
The 2023–24 Big Bash League season or BBL|13 (also known as KFC Big Bash League 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth season of the Big Bash League (BBL), the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. It started on 7 December 2023 and the final was played on 24 January 2024,[ 1] [ 2] with the Brisbane Heat defeating the Sydney Sixers to win their second BBL title.
The season was shorter than the previous few seasons, with a total of 44 matches. This was in response to concerns that the previous 61 match season was too long.[ 3]
Draft
The 2023–24 season players draft was held on 3 September 2023.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Squads
Adelaide Strikers
Brisbane Heat
Hobart Hurricanes
Melbourne Renegades
Melbourne Stars
Perth Scorchers
Sydney Sixers
Sydney Thunder
Venues
Adelaide
Albury
Brisbane
Gold Coast
Canberra
Adelaide Oval
Lavington Sports Ground
The Gabba
Heritage Bank Stadium
Manuka Oval
Capacity: 53,583
Capacity: 12,000
Capacity: 42,000
Capacity: 21,000
Capacity: 14,000
Matches: 5
Matches: 1
Matches: 5
Matches: 2
Matches: 2
Team: Adelaide Strikers
Team: Melbourne Stars
Team: Brisbane Heat
Team: Brisbane Heat
Team: Sydney Thunder
Coffs Harbour
Geelong
Coffs Harbour International Stadium
GMHBA Stadium
Capacity: 10,000
Capacity: 40,000
Matches: 1
Matches: 1
Team: Sydney Sixers
Team: Melbourne Renegades
Hobart
Launceston
Blundstone Arena
University of Tasmania Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
Capacity: 16,000
Matches: 4
Matches: 1
Team: Hobart Hurricanes
Team: Hobart Hurricanes
Perth
Melbourne
Sydney
Optus Stadium
Marvel Stadium
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sydney Showground Stadium
Sydney Cricket Ground
Capacity: 60,000
Capacity: 53,359
Capacity: 100,024
Capacity: 22,000
Capacity: 48,000
Matches: 6
Matches: 4
Matches: 4
Matches: 3
Matches: 5
Team: Perth Scorchers
Team: Melbourne Renegades
Team: Melbourne Stars
Team: Sydney Thunder
Team: Sydney Sixers
Teams and Standings
Points table
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.
Team's results→
Won
Tied
Lost
N/R
League progression
Note : The total points at the end of each group match are listed.Note : Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
Match summary
Home team won Visitor team won
Note : Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.Note : Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
League stage
On 6 July, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.[ 1]
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
No toss.
No play was possible due to rain.
Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Match abandoned due to unsafe pitch.
Hamish McKenzie (Perth Scorchers) made his T20 debut.
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 10 21 December 2023
19:15 AEDT (
N )
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Match 11 22 December 2023
19:15 AEDT (
N )
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 13 23 December 2023
19:15 AEDT (
N )
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Match 14 26 December 2023
18:05 AEDT (
N )
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Match 15 26 December 2023
18:15 AWST (
N )
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Match 16 27 December 2023
18:15 AEST (
N )
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 17 28 December 2023
19:15 AEDT (
N )
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars were set a revised target of 67 runs from 7 overs due to rain.
Match 18 29 December 2023
19:15 AEDT (
N )
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 19 30 December 2023
19:15 AEDT (
N )
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
No further play was possible due to rain.
Match 20 31 December 2023
18:45 ACDT (
N )
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Match abandoned without a ball bowled The Gabba , Brisbane Attendance: –[ 33] Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and Ben Treloar
No toss.
No play was possible due to rain.
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Match reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.
Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
No further play was possible due to rain.
Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Hobart Hurricanes were set a revised target of 118 runs from 16 overs due to rain.
Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Match 35 13 January 2024
13:15 AWST
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
No toss.
No play was possible due to rain.
Play-offs
Qualifier
Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Knockout
Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Challenger
Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Brown's 140 was the third highest innings in the history of the BBL to date, and the highest in a final.
Final
Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Johnson's bowling figures were the best to date in a BBL Grand Final
Season statistics
Team Records
Highest Totals
Last updated: 24 January 2024
Batting Records
Most Runs
Last updated: 24 January 2024 [ 56]
Highest Scores
Last updated: 24 January 2024
Highest Strike Rate
Minimum 100 runs. Last updated: 24 January 2024
Highest Batting Average
Last updated: 24 January 2024
Most Sixes
Last updated: 24 January 2024
Bowling Records
Most Wickets
Last updated: 24 January 2024
Best Economy Rates
Minimum 10 overs. Last updated: 24 January 2024
Last updated: 24 January 2024
Attendances
Match attendances in chronological order
Match
Teams
Date
Venue
Location
Attendance
Capacity %[ a]
1
Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars
7 December 2023
The Gabba
Brisbane
20,315[ 12]
48%
2
Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades
8 December 2023
Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney
13,089[ 13]
27%
3
Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat
9 December 2023
Adelaide Oval
Adelaide
–[ b] [ 14]
N/A
4
Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades
10 December 2023
Kardinia Park
Geelong
6,601[ 15]
18%
5
Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers
11 December 2023
York Park
Launceston
6,289[ 16]
33%
6
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder
12 December 2023
Manuka Oval
Canberra
7,175[ 17]
48%
7
Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers
13 December 2023
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne
13,522[ 18]
14%
8
Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder
19 December 2023
Adelaide Oval
Adelaide
20,748[ 19]
39%
9
Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes
20 December 2023
Perth Stadium
Perth
28,494[ 20]
47%
10
Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat
21 December 2023
Docklands Stadium
Melbourne
14,893[ 21]
26%
11
Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers
22 December 2023
Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney
18,368[ 22]
38%
12
Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder
23 December 2023
Lavington Sports Ground
Albury
10,113[ 23]
84%
13
Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades
23 December 2023
Bellerive Oval
Hobart
8,186[ 24]
42%
14
Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars
26 December 2023
Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney
16,269[ 25]
34%
15
Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades
26 December 2023
Perth Stadium
Perth
42,226[ 26]
69%
16
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder
27 December 2023
The Gabba
Brisbane
29,155[ 27]
81%
17
Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars
28 December 2023
Bellerive Oval
Hobart
7,455[ 28]
37%
18
Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers
29 December 2023
Docklands Stadium
Melbourne
15,449[ 29]
29%
19
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers
30 December 2023
Sydney Showground Stadium
Sydney
22,102[ 30]
94%
20
Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars
31 December 2023
Adelaide Oval
Adelaide
42,504[ 31]
79%
21
Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder
1 January 2024
Bellerive Oval
Hobart
9,130[ 32]
47%
22
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers
1 January 2024
The Gabba
Brisbane
–[ b] [ 33]
N/A
23
Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades
2 January 2024
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne
27,024[ 34]
27%
24
Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat
3 January 2024
Coffs Harbour International Stadium
Coffs Harbour
10,372[ 35]
100%
25
Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers
3 January 2024
Perth Stadium
Perth
41,576[ 36]
68%
26
Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes
4 January 2024
Docklands Stadium
Melbourne
13,107[ 37]
23%
27
Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers
5 January 2024
Adelaide Oval
Adelaide
26,189[ 38]
49%
28
Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers
6 January 2024
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne
30,011[ 39]
30%
29
Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes
7 January 2024
The Gabba
Brisbane
27,124[ 40]
65%
30
Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers
8 January 2024
Sydney Showground Stadium
Sydney
8,672[ 41]
37%
31
Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes
9 January 2024
Adelaide Oval
Adelaide
25,024[ 42]
47%
32
Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers
10 January 2024
The Gabba
Brisbane
26,465[ 43]
74%
33
Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers
11 January 2024
Bellerive Oval
Hobart
8,852[ 44]
45%
34
Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder
12 January 2024
Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney
41,027[ 45]
85%
35
Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat
13 January 2024
Perth Stadium
Perth
32,583[ 46]
53%
36
Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars
13 January 2024
Docklands Stadium
Melbourne
41,205[ 47]
72%
37
Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers
14 January 2024
Manuka Oval
Canberra
11,173[ 48]
74%
38
Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes
15 January 2024
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne
22,782[ 49]
23%
39
Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers
16 January 2024
Perth Stadium
Perth
33,412[ 50]
56%
40
Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades
17 January 2024
Sydney Showground Stadium
Sydney
–[ b] [ 51]
N/A
Qualifier
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers
19 January 2024
Heritage Bank Stadium
Carrara
20,191[ 52]
90%
Knockout
Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers
20 January 2024
Perth Stadium
Perth
33,117[ 53]
54%
Challenger
Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers
22 January 2024
Heritage Bank Stadium
Carrara
6,562[ 54]
29%
Final
Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat
24 January 2024
Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney
43,153[ 55]
90%
Total
881,704
—
Average
21,505
—
As of 24 January 2024
See also
Notes
^ Based on general venue capacity, which will vary depending on cricket capacity.
^ a b c No crowd recorded as match was abandoned without a ball bowled
References
External links
Teams
National State-level
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Australian Capital Territory
Cricket Australia XI (2015–18)
New Zealand (1969–75)
Notes
Italics indicate that the team no longer competes in state cricket.
BBL/WBBL
Adelaide Strikers
Brisbane Heat
Hobart Hurricanes
Melbourne Renegades
Melbourne Stars
Perth Scorchers
Sydney Sixers
Sydney Thunder
First-class
List A
Twenty20
Domestic cricket in 2023–24
First-class List A Twenty20