15th edition Big Bash League (BBL 15) From 14 December 2025 to 25 January 2026, eight franchises will participate in a four-game playoff series of 40 league matches and 11 games, at 11 Australian venues. The Hobart Hurricanes After claiming the maiden title in the previous season, adding further intrigue to a campaign stacked with international stars Shaheen Afridi, Babar Azam, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell and David Warner.
Bbl 2025-26: Fnow
Organized by Cricket Australia, BBL 15 followed qualifiers, knockouts, challengers and finals that mirrored recent seasons. The tournament retains eight main teams – Sydney Sixers, Adelaide Raiders, Melbourne Renegades, Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Sydney Thunder and Melbourne stars – With a total of 44 matches including playoffs.
Each side plays a compact round-robin slate of up to 40 league fixtures before advancing to the final. 1st and 2nd seeded teams, 2nd and 2nd seeded teams, 3rd and 4th and 4th contest on January 21; The winner of the proxy goes directly to the finals and the loser gets a second chance to challenge the winner of the Challenge on January 23, 2026, with the champion decided in the finals on January 25, 2026.
Bbl 2025-26: Devices
| S. no | History | Match No. | Armature | Location | Time (GMT) | Time (local) | time (heat) |
| 1 | Sun, 14 December 2025 | 1st | sydney sixers vs pertherhers | Perth Stadium, Perth | 08:15 | 16:15 August | 13:45 |
| 2nd | Mon, 15 Dec 2025 | 2nd | Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat | Simonds Stadium, Geelong | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 3rd | Tue, 16 Dec 2025 | 3rd | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| to 4 | Tuesday, 17 December 2025 | 4th | Sydney sixers vs Adelaide strikers | sydney cricket ground, sydney | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| Scorpio | Thu, 18 Dec 2025 | 5th | Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| Scorpio | Friday, 19 December 2025 | 6th | Brisbane heat vs pertherchers | The Gabba, Brisbane | 08:15 | 18:15 aest | 13:45 |
| to 7 | Sat, 20 Dec 2025 | 7th | Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers | Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| Scorpio | Sun, 21 December 2025 | 8th | Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes | Simonds Stadium, Geelong | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| Scorpio | Mon, 22 Dec 2025 | 9th | Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat | Manuka Oval, Canberra | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| Scorpio | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 | 10th | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 08:15 | 18:45 ACDT | 13:45 |
| 11 | Friday, 26 December 2025 | 11th | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars | sydney cricket ground, sydney | 07:05 | 18:05 AEDT | 12:35 p.m |
| Scorpio | Friday, 26 December 2025 | 12th | Perth Scorphers vs Hobart Hurricanes | Perth Stadium, Perth | 10:15 | 18:15 August | 15:45 |
| Scorpio | Sat, 27 Dec 2025 | 13th | Brisbane heat and Adelaide strikers | The Gabba, Brisbane | 08:15 | 18:15 aest | 13:45 |
| Scorpio | Sun, 28 December 2025 | 14th | Melbourne Stars VS Sydney Thunder | Manuka Oval, Canberra | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 15 | Mon, 29 Dec 2025 | 15th | Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 16 | Tue, 30 Dec 2025 | 16th | Sydney Thunder vs Perth Mightys | Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 17th year | Tuesday, 31 December 2025 | 17th | Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 08:15 | 18:45 ACDT | 13:45 |
| 18 | Thu, Jan 1, 2026 | 18th | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | 05:00 | 4pm AEDT | 10:30 a.m |
| Scorpio | Thu, Jan 1, 2026 | 19th | Hobart Hurricanes vs Pertherchers | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 20th year | Friday, January 2, 2026 | 20th | Brisbane heat vs melbourne stars | The Gabba, Brisbane | 08:15 | 18:15 aest | 13:45 |
| 21 | Sat, 3 Jan 2026 | 21 st | Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes | Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 22 | Sun, January 4, 2026 | 22nd | Melbourne Stars VS Melbourne Renegades | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 07:05 | 18:05 AEDT | 12:35 p.m |
| 23 | Sun, January 4, 2026 | 23rd | Pertherhers Adelaide forwards | Perth Stadium, Perth | 10:15 | 18:15 August | 15:45 |
| 24 | Mon, 5 Jan 2026 | 24th | Sydney sixers vs brisbane heat | International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| Scorpio | Tue, 6 Jan 2026 | 25th | Adelaide Raiders vs Sydney Thunder | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 08:15 | 18:45 ACDT | 13:45 |
| 26 | Tuesday, January 7, 2026 | 26th | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades | Perth Stadium, Perth | 08:15 | 16:15 August | 13:45 |
| 27 | Thu, 8 Jan 2026 | 27th | Melbourne Stars and Sydney Sixers | sydney cricket ground, sydney | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 28 | Friday, January 9, 2026 | 28th | Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 29 | Sat, 10 Jan 2026 | 29th | Brisbane heat vs sydney roar | The Gabba, Brisbane | 05:00 | 15:00 aest | 10:30 a.m |
| Scorpio | Sat, 10 Jan 2026 | 30th | Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 31 | Sun, January 11, 2026 | 31st | Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes | sydney cricket ground, sydney | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 32 | Sun, January 11, 2026 | 32nd | Adelaide Strikers Perth Scorchers | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 08:15 | 18:45 ACDT | 13:45 |
| 33 | Mon, Jan 12, 2026 | 33rd | Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades | Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 34 | Tue, 13 Jan 2026 | 34th | Melbourne Stars Adelaide Strikers | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 35 | Tuesday, January 14, 2026 | 35th | Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 36 | On January 15, 2026 | 36th | Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 37 | Friday, January 16, 2026 | 37th | Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder | sydney cricket ground, sydney | 06:00 | 5pm AEDT | 11:30 a.m |
| 38 | Sat, 17 Jan 2026 | 38th | Adelaide Raiders vs Melbourne Renegades | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 08:15 | 18:45 ACDT | 13:45 |
| 39 | Sat, 17 Jan 2026 | 39th | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars | Perth Stadium, Perth | 09:15 | 17:15 August | 14:45 |
| 40 | Sun, January 18, 2026 | 40th year | Brisbane heat vs sydney sixers | The Gabba, Brisbane | 08:15 | 18:15 aest | 13:45 |
| 41 | Tue, 20 Jan 2026 | 41st | Qualifier – Tba vs Tba | Tba | 08:30 | 19:30 local | 14:00 |
| 42 | Tuesday, January 21, 2026 | 42nd | Knockout – tba vs tba | Tba | 08:30 | 19:30 local | 14:00 |
| 43 | Friday, January 23, 2026 | 43rd | Challenger – Tba vs Tba | Tba | 08:30 | 19:30 local | 14:00 |
| 44 | Sun, January 25, 2026 | 44th | FINAL – TBA vs. TBA | Tba | 08:30 | 19:30 local | 14:00 |
Bbl 2025-26: Squads
Adelaide vacationers: Matthew short (c), Alex CareyHassan Ali, Cameron Boyce, Jordan Buckingham, Mackenzie Harvey, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Harry Nielsen, Lloyd Pope, Jason Sangha, Liam Scott, Tom Start, Henry Thornton, Luke Wood
Brisbane Heat: Usman Khawaja, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Tom Alsop, Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Lachlan HearneMan, Michy Peirson, Math Renshaw, Calldermuth, Spencer Johnson
Hobart Hurricanes: Nathan Ellis, Tim David, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Webster, Jake Weatherd, Rishad Hossan, Rhan Ahmed, Mac Wateri, Nikhil Charlish, Fergus O’Neill, Ollie Peake
Melbourne Renegades: Sutherland (C), Tim Seifert, Adam Zampa, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Caleb Jewell, Jason Behrendorff, Josh Brown, Harren Doggett, Nathan Lyon, Ollie Peake, Muhammad Rizwan, Tom Rogers
Melbourne Stars: Marcus Stoinis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke, Tom Curran, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, Haris Rauf, Tom Rogers, Liam Hatcher, Hamish Hatcher, Hamish Hatcher
Pertherers: Ashton Turner (c), Mitchell Marsh, Finn Allen, Cooper Connolly, Sam Fanny, Nick Hobson, Ashton Agar, Bryce Richardson, Matthew Kelly, Joel Paris, David Payne, Mahili Beardman
Sydney Sixers: Moises Henriques (C), Steve Smith, Babar Azam, Sean Abbott, Joel Davies, Jack Edwards, Todd Murphy, Josh Philip, Hayden Kerr, Sam Curran
Sydney Thunder: David Warner (c), Sam Billings, Lockie Ferguson, Daniel Sams, Chris Green, CHRIS GREEN, Wes Agar, Ollie Davies, Mattheer Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, Nathan McAndrew, Tom Andrews, Ravichandran Ashwin, Blake, Blake
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