The fifteenth version of the Big Bash League (BBL 15) will run from 14 December 2025 to 25 January 2026, that includes eight franchises, 40 league matches and a four-game playoff sequence throughout 11 iconic Australian venues. Hobart Hurricanes enter as defending champions after claiming their maiden title within the earlier season, including additional intrigue to a marketing campaign already stacked with worldwide stars resembling Shaheen Afridi, Babar Azam, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell and David Warner.
BBL 2025-26: Format
Organized by Cricket Australia, BBL 15 sticks to the acquainted Twenty20 template with a league section adopted by Qualifier, Knockout, Challenger and Ultimate, mirroring latest seasons. The event retains eight core groups – Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers, Adelaide Strikers, Melbourne Renegades, Brisbane Warmth, Hobart Hurricanes, Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Stars – with a complete of 44 matches, together with playoffs.
All sides performs a compact round-robin slate amounting to 40 league fixtures earlier than the highest 4 advance to the finals. The first and 2nd positioned groups meet within the Qualifier on 20 January, whereas third and 4th contest the Knockout on 21 January; the Qualifier winner strikes straight into the Ultimate, and the loser will get a second probability within the Challenger on 23 January in opposition to the Knockout winner, with the champion determined within the Ultimate on 25 January 2026.
BBL 2025-26: Fixtures
| S.No | Date | Match No. | Fixture | Venue | Time (GMT) | Time (Native) | Time (IST) |
| 1 | Solar, 14 Dec 2025 | 1st | Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers | Perth Stadium, Perth | 08:15 | 16:15 AWST | 13:45 |
| 2 | Mon, 15 Dec 2025 | 2nd | Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Warmth | Simonds Stadium, Geelong | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 3 | Tue, 16 Dec 2025 | third | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 4 | Wed, 17 Dec 2025 | 4th | Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers | Sydney Cricket Floor, Sydney | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 5 | Thu, 18 Dec 2025 | fifth | Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes | Melbourne Cricket Floor, Melbourne | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 6 | Fri, 19 Dec 2025 | sixth | Brisbane Warmth vs Perth Scorchers | The Gabba, Brisbane | 08:15 | 18:15 AEST | 13:45 |
| 7 | Sat, 20 Dec 2025 | seventh | Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers | Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 8 | Solar, 21 Dec 2025 | eighth | Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes | Simonds Stadium, Geelong | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 9 | Mon, 22 Dec 2025 | ninth | Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Warmth | Manuka Oval, Canberra | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 10 | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 | tenth | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 08:15 | 18:45 ACDT | 13:45 |
| 11 | Fri, 26 Dec 2025 | eleventh | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars | Sydney Cricket Floor, Sydney | 07:05 | 18:05 AEDT | 12:35 |
| 12 | Fri, 26 Dec 2025 | twelfth | Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes | Perth Stadium, Perth | 10:15 | 18:15 AWST | 15:45 |
| 13 | Sat, 27 Dec 2025 | thirteenth | Brisbane Warmth vs Adelaide Strikers | The Gabba, Brisbane | 08:15 | 18:15 AEST | 13:45 |
| 14 | Solar, 28 Dec 2025 | 14th | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder | Manuka Oval, Canberra | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 15 | Mon, 29 Dec 2025 | fifteenth | Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 16 | Tue, 30 Dec 2025 | sixteenth | Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers | Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 17 | Wed, 31 Dec 2025 | seventeenth | Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Warmth | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 08:15 | 18:45 ACDT | 13:45 |
| 18 | Thu, 1 Jan 2026 | 18th | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | 05:00 | 16:00 AEDT | 10:30 |
| 19 | Thu, 1 Jan 2026 | nineteenth | Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 20 | Fri, 2 Jan 2026 | twentieth | Brisbane Warmth vs Melbourne Stars | The Gabba, Brisbane | 08:15 | 18:15 AEST | 13:45 |
| 21 | Sat, 3 Jan 2026 | twenty first | Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes | Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 22 | Solar, 4 Jan 2026 | twenty second | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades | Melbourne Cricket Floor, Melbourne | 07:05 | 18:05 AEDT | 12:35 |
| 23 | Solar, 4 Jan 2026 | twenty third | Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers | Perth Stadium, Perth | 10:15 | 18:15 AWST | 15:45 |
| 24 | Mon, 5 Jan 2026 | twenty fourth | Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Warmth | Worldwide Sports activities Stadium, Coffs Harbour | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 25 | Tue, 6 Jan 2026 | twenty fifth | Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 08:15 | 18:45 ACDT | 13:45 |
| 26 | Wed, 7 Jan 2026 | twenty sixth | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades | Perth Stadium, Perth | 08:15 | 16:15 AWST | 13:45 |
| 27 | Thu, 8 Jan 2026 | twenty seventh | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers | Sydney Cricket Floor, Sydney | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 28 | Fri, 9 Jan 2026 | twenty eighth | Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 29 | Sat, 10 Jan 2026 | twenty ninth | Brisbane Warmth vs Sydney Thunder | The Gabba, Brisbane | 05:00 | 15:00 AEST | 10:30 |
| 30 | Sat, 10 Jan 2026 | thirtieth | Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 31 | Solar, 11 Jan 2026 | thirty first | Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes | Sydney Cricket Floor, Sydney | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 32 | Solar, 11 Jan 2026 | thirty second | Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 08:15 | 18:45 ACDT | 13:45 |
| 33 | Mon, 12 Jan 2026 | thirty third | Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades | Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 34 | Tue, 13 Jan 2026 | thirty fourth | Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers | Melbourne Cricket Floor, Melbourne | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 35 | Wed, 14 Jan 2026 | thirty fifth | Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Warmth | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 36 | Thu, 15 Jan 2026 | thirty sixth | Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | 08:15 | 19:15 AEDT | 13:45 |
| 37 | Fri, 16 Jan 2026 | thirty seventh | Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder | Sydney Cricket Floor, Sydney | 06:00 | 17:00 AEDT | 11:30 |
| 38 | Sat, 17 Jan 2026 | thirty eighth | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 08:15 | 18:45 ACDT | 13:45 |
| 39 | Sat, 17 Jan 2026 | thirty ninth | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars | Perth Stadium, Perth | 09:15 | 17:15 AWST | 14:45 |
| 40 | Solar, 18 Jan 2026 | fortieth | Brisbane Warmth vs Sydney Sixers | The Gabba, Brisbane | 08:15 | 18:15 AEST | 13:45 |
| 41 | Tue, 20 Jan 2026 | forty first | Qualifier – TBA vs TBA | TBA | 08:30 | 19:30 LOCAL | 14:00 |
| 42 | Wed, 21 Jan 2026 | forty second | Knockout – TBA vs TBA | TBA | 08:30 | 19:30 LOCAL | 14:00 |
| 43 | Fri, 23 Jan 2026 | forty third | Challenger – TBA vs TBA | TBA | 08:30 | 19:30 LOCAL | 14:00 |
| 44 | Solar, 25 Jan 2026 | forty fourth | Ultimate – TBA vs TBA | TBA | 08:30 | 19:30 LOCAL | 14:00 |
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BBL 2025-26: Squads
Adelaide Strikers: Matthew Quick (c), Alex Carey, Hassan Ali, Cameron Boyce, Jordan Buckingham, Mackenzie Harvey, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Harry Nielsen, Jamie Overton, Lloyd Pope, Alex Ross, Jason Sangha, Liam Scott, Tom Straker, Henry Thornton, Luke Wooden
Brisbane Warmth: Usman Khawaja (c), Colin Munro, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Tom Alsop, Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Lachlan Hearne, Matt Kuhnemann, Nathan McSweeney, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Matt Renshaw, Callum Vidler, Hugh Weibgen, Jack Wildermuth, Spencer Johnson
Hobart Hurricanes: Nathan Ellis (c), Tim David, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Wade, Beau Webster, Jake Weatherald, Chris Jordan, Rishad Hossain, Rehan Ahmed, Mac Wright, Iain Carlisle, Nikhil Chaudhary, Fergus O’Neill, Ollie Peake
Melbourne Renegades: Will Sutherland (c), Tim Seifert, Adam Zampa, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Caleb Jewell, Jason Behrendorff, Josh Brown, Harry Dixon, Brendan Doggett, Nathan Lyon, Hassan Khan, Ollie Peake, Mohammad Rizwan, Tom Rogers
Melbourne Stars: Marcus Stoinis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke, Tom Curran, Mark Steketee, Scott Boland, Mitchell Swepson, Haris Rauf, Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle, Liam Hatcher, Hamish McKenzie
Perth Scorchers: Ashton Turner (c), Mitchell Marsh, Finn Allen, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Sam Fanning, Nick Hobson, Ashton Agar, Jhye Richardson, Bryce Jackson, Matthew Kelly, Lance Morris, Joel Paris, David Payne, Mahli Beardman
Sydney Sixers: Moises Henriques (c), Steve Smith, Babar Azam, Sean Abbott, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Todd Murphy, Kane Richardson, Jordan Silk, Lachlan Shaw, Josh Philippe, Hayden Kerr, Sam Curran
Sydney Thunder: David Warner (c), Sam Billings, Lockie Ferguson, Daniel Sams, Chris Inexperienced, Cameron Bancroft, Wes Agar, Ollie Davies, Shadab Khan, Matthew Gilkes, Tanveer Sangha, Ryan Hadley, Sam Konstas, Nathan McAndrew, Tom Andrews, Ravichandran Ashwin, Blake Nikitaras
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