The Big Bash League (BBL) is the second most popular T20 cricket league around the world after the Indian Premier League (IPL). Started in 2011 by Cricket Australia, it has now grown to become the professional Australian T20 League. The format of the game includes round-robin matches and knockout playoffs.
There are in total eight teams participating in this tournament which include Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder. Perth Scorchers have won most titles (3 titles) and are the defending champions of Big Bash League 2017-2018.
Majority of players playing this league are Australian but every popular league includes foreign players. Most foreign player participating in Big Bash League are from England, South Africa, Pakistan, West Indies and New Zealand. Indians players are restricted from participating in any league and if they participate they need BCCI approval, so no Indian player in Big Bash.
Prize money
Team finishing fifth in the tournament gets $20,000
Teams Losing Semi-finals get $80,000
The runner-up team gets $260,000
The Champions of the tournament get $450,000
That’s not it. Additional cash increase of $600,000 will go to successful clubs.
It’s a really very popular tournament in Australia and Australians don’t miss a chance to attend their favourite games. Last three years, the tournament has seen a tremendous rise in attendance of fans in the park. Last year average attendance for a match was nearly 30K.
Big Bash League Television Broadcast
Now if you are not in Australia but don’t want to miss the entertainment, here is the list of BBL Television broadcasters by country, check for yours:
Australia – Network Ten and Fox Sports
New Zealand – Sky Sport
Bangladesh – STAR Sports
Pakistan – PTV Sports
India – Star Sports and Sony Pictures Network (But only match)
Sri Lanka – STAR Sports
United Kingdom – BT Sports and Channel 5
United States – Willow and NBCSN
Canada – CBN and ATN Cricket Plus
If you don’t have live streaming in your country then you can live stream it in on your 1xBet account, click here to know more
You can see all Big Bash League 2017 fixtures here
You can see match results here
To know more about standings visit
And If you are a stats fan like our writer Cric Stat, then you can view all BBL 2017-2018 stats here
BBL Fantasy and Gaming
Wait it’s not over yet, BBL has too much to offer for their fans
BBL has its own fantasy league and a way to win some cash this season. The fantasy league is different for BBL and WBBL so if you wish to play both click on the link belows.
Click here to Join BBL
Click here to Join WBBL
Registration is pretty straightforward and read rules to know more about the league, don’t forget to join our league
Code for our WBBL League: 136410
Now let’s talk about Prizes:
BBL
Participant with highest point wins : $10,000 CASH
Participant with highest point at the end of each round get $300 CASH
WBBL
Participant with highest point wins : $10,000 CASH
Participant with highest point at the end of the day: $200 CASH
Participant with the highest number of points for a single day from the entire competition: $1,000 CASH
There was pre-registration competition but that is gone by now, BAD LUCK!
This is not just it if you are looking to spend some time having fun go ahead and download the big bash Game
Play Quick Games in different modes
Play tournament and help your team win title
Play daily challenges to unlock different skins
Watch the demo of the game below