Big Bash League

The Big Bash League (BBL) is an Australian professional Twenty20 cricket league, which was established in 2011 by Cricket Australia. The Big Bash League replaced the previous competition, the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, and features eight city-based franchises instead of the six state teams which had participated previously. The competition has been sponsored by fast food chicken outlet KFC since its inception. It is one of the two T20 cricket leagues, alongside the Indian Premier League, to feature amongst the Top 10 Most Attended Sports Leagues in the world.

BBL matches are played in Australia during the southern hemisphere summer, in the months of December, January, and February.

Out of the eight teams in the tournament, six have won the title at least once. The Perth Scorchers are the most successful team in the league's short history, winning the title three times including consecutively for two years and have reached the final of the tournament in five of the eight seasons. The other five teams which have won the title are the Adelaide Strikers, Sydney Sixers, Melbourne Renegades, Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder. The current champions are the Melbourne Renegades.

Before 2014, the top two teams in the tournament used to qualify for the Champions League Twenty20 tournament. It was an annual international Twenty20 competition played between the top domestic teams from various nations, which became defunct after the 2014 tournament.

The Big Bash League (BBL) is an Australian expert Twenty20 cricket class, which was set up in 2011 by Cricket Australia. The Big Bash League supplanted the past challenge, the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, and highlights eight city-based establishments rather than the six state groups which had taken an interest beforehand. The challenge has been supported by inexpensive food chicken outlet KFC since its initiation. It is one of the two T20 cricket classes, close by the Indian Premier League, to include among the Top 10 Most Attended Sport Leagues on the planet.

BBL matches are played in Australia amid the southern half of the globe summer, in the long stretches of December, January and February.

Out of the eight groups in the competition, six have won the title in any event once. The Perth Scorchers are the best group in the class' short history, winning the title multiple times including successively for a long time and have achieved the last of the competition in five of the eight seasons. The other five groups which have won the title are the Adelaide Strikers, Sydney Sixers, Melbourne Renegades, Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder. The present victors are the Melbourne Renegades.

Prior to 2014, the main two groups in the competition used to fit the bill for the Champions League Twenty20 competition. It was a yearly universal Twenty20 challenge played between the top local groups from different countries, which wound up dead after the 2014 competition.

Broadcast partners[edit]

Countries	Network/s
Australia	Fox Cricket (2011–13, 2018–present) Network Ten (2014–2018) Seven Network (2018–present)
New Zealand	Sky Sport
Pakistan	PTV Sports
South Africa	SuperSport
India	Sony ESPN
Sri Lanka	Sony SIX
United Kingdom	BT Sport
United States	Willow (2018–present) NBC Sports Gold (2018–present) NBCSN (2016–2018)
Canada	CBN & ATN Cricket Plus[65]
South Africa	Supersport
Papua New Guinea	NBC Papua New Guinea
South-East Asia	Fox Sports Asia
Central Asia	SPN Sports India
Africa	Kwese Sports
The West Indies	Sports Max Flow Sports