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BBL History

Question 1 of 25

Which team won the first Big Bash League season, BBL|01 in 2011-12?

BBL History: answers and explanations (spoilers!)

Which team won the first Big Bash League season, BBL|01 in 2011-12?
Answer: Sydney Sixers
Sydney Sixers beat Perth Scorchers in the first BBL final.
Which team has won the most BBL titles?
Answer: Perth Scorchers
Perth Scorchers have six titles, the latest in BBL|15 (2025-26). Sydney Sixers have three.
Melbourne Stars have never won a BBL title.
Answer: True
True. The Stars have reached three finals (BBL|05, BBL|08 and BBL|09) but are still waiting for their first title.
Who did Perth Scorchers beat in the BBL|15 final in January 2026?
Answer: Sydney Sixers
The Scorchers beat the Sixers by 6 wickets for their sixth title.
Which team won BBL|14 in 2024-25, their first title?
Answer: Hobart Hurricanes
Hobart Hurricanes beat Sydney Thunder in the final for their first BBL title.
Which team won BBL|13 in 2023-24?
Answer: Brisbane Heat
Brisbane Heat beat Sydney Sixers in the final for their second title, after BBL|02.
Which team won BBL|08 in 2018-19 for their only title so far?
Answer: Melbourne Renegades
Melbourne Renegades beat their city rivals Melbourne Stars in the final.
Which team won BBL|07 in 2017-18?
Answer: Adelaide Strikers
Adelaide Strikers beat Hobart Hurricanes in the final for their only title so far.
Which team won BBL|05 in 2015-16?
Answer: Sydney Thunder
Sydney Thunder beat Melbourne Stars in the final for their only title so far.
Which team won back-to-back titles in BBL|09 and BBL|10?
Answer: Sydney Sixers
Sydney Sixers won in 2019-20 and 2020-21, beating Melbourne Stars and then Perth Scorchers.
How many teams play in the Big Bash League?
Answer: 8
There are eight teams: two each from Sydney and Melbourne, plus Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart and Perth.
Where is the BBL|16 opening match being played, in December 2026?
Answer: Chennai, India
Melbourne Renegades play Perth Scorchers at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, the first BBL match played outside Australia.
On which day is the BBL|16 Final scheduled?
Answer: 26 January (Australia Day)
The BBL|16 Final is scheduled for Tuesday 26 January 2027.
What replaced the coin toss in the BBL from the 2018-19 season?
Answer: A bat flip
Captains call "hills" or "flats" as a bat is flipped to decide who bats or bowls first.
What was the "Power Surge", introduced in the 2020-21 season?
Answer: A two-over extra powerplay the batting side can call
The Power Surge is a two-over period of fielding restrictions that the batting team can take later in the innings.
What is the lowest total in BBL history, also the lowest in professional T20 cricket at the time?
Answer: 15
Sydney Thunder were bowled out for 15 by Adelaide Strikers in December 2022, in just 35 balls.
What is the highest team total in BBL history?
Answer: 273/2
Melbourne Stars made 273/2 against Hobart Hurricanes at the MCG in January 2022.
Who scored 154 not out, the highest individual score in BBL history?
Answer: Glenn Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell hit 154* for Melbourne Stars against Hobart Hurricanes in January 2022.
Which bowler holds the BBL record for best figures, 6/7?
Answer: Lasith Malinga
Lasith Malinga took 6/7 for Melbourne Stars against Perth Scorchers in December 2012.
Who is the BBL’s all-time leading run-scorer (to the end of BBL|15)?
Answer: Chris Lynn
Chris Lynn, of Brisbane Heat and then Adelaide Strikers, is the only player past 4,000 BBL runs.
Who has taken the most BBL wickets (to the end of BBL|15)?
Answer: Sean Abbott
Sean Abbott leads the all-time list, ahead of Andrew Tye.
Which Sydney Sixers great retired in 2026 after playing in all 15 BBL seasons?
Answer: Moises Henriques
Moises Henriques retired with 154 BBL matches, the most in the competition’s history.
The Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder derby is known as what?
Answer: The Sydney Smash
Matches between the two Sydney clubs are called the Sydney Smash; the Melbourne clubs play the Melbourne Derby.
Since BBL|13, which finals match is played between the third- and fourth-placed teams?
Answer: The Knockout
The finals run Qualifier (1st v 2nd), Knockout (3rd v 4th), Challenger (Qualifier loser v Knockout winner), then the Final.
How many league matches does each team play in a BBL season since BBL|13?
Answer: 10
Since 2023-24 each team plays 10 league matches, for 40 in total before 4 finals.