The 2014–15 Big Bash League season or BBL|04 was the fourth season of the Big Bash League (BBL), the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The fourth edition ran from 18 December 2014 to 28 January 2015. The league ran two weeks longer as compared to the previous season. The opening match of the 2014–15 Big Bash League was played between Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Stars on 18 December at the Adelaide Oval. The format of fourth season is same as previous season. A total of 35 matches will be played during the Big Bash 2014–15 season.
| Dates | 18 December 2014 – 28 January 2015[1] |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Champions | Perth Scorchers (2nd title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 35 |
| Attendance | 825,657 (23,590 per match) |
| Player of the series | Jacques Kallis (Sydney Thunder) |
| Most runs | Michael Klinger (326), (Perth Scorchers) |
| Most wickets | John Hastings (16), (Melbourne Stars) |
| Official website | bigbash.com.au |
The Perth Scorchers won back-to-back titles by defeating the Sydney Sixers by 4 wickets on the last ball of the match. The final was also the final match of Brett Lee's career.[2] It was hosted at Canberra's Manuka Oval.
Jacques Kallis of the Sydney Thunder was named 'Player of the Tournament' for his 235 runs and 6 wickets in the tournament. Jason Behrendorff of the Scorchers was named 'Young Gun of the Tournament' for his 15 wickets in the season.
Squads
edit| Adelaide Strikers[3] | Brisbane Heat[4] | Hobart Hurricanes[5] | Melbourne Renegades[6] | Melbourne Stars[7] | Perth Scorchers[8] | Sydney Sixers[9] | Sydney Thunder[10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Teams and standings
editPoints table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1.159 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 2 | Perth Scorchers (C) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.705 | |
| 3 | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.336 | |
| 4 | Sydney Sixers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −0.014 | |
| 5 | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.280 | |
| 6 | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.331 | |
| 7 | Sydney Thunder | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | −0.485 | |
| 8 | Brisbane Heat | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −1.116 |
League progression
edit| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
Match summary
edit| Visitor team → | ADS | BRH | HBH | MLR | MLS | PRS | SYS | SYT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home team ↓ | ||||||||
| Adelaide Strikers | Strikers 8 wickets | Strikers 8 wickets | Scorchers 18 runs | Match abandoned | ||||
| Brisbane Heat | Strikers 5 wickets | Heat 18 runs | Heat 1 run | Sixers 6 wickets | ||||
| Hobart Hurricanes | Hurricanes 6 wickets | Renegades 37 runs | Scorchers 18 runs | Sixers 7 wickets | ||||
| Melbourne Renegades | Strikers 22 runs | Renegades 5 wickets | Stars 112 runs | Renegades 8 wickets | ||||
| Melbourne Stars | Hurricanes 52 runs | Stars 3 wickets | Stars 3 wickets | Stars Super Over | ||||
| Perth Scorchers | Strikers 1 wicket | Scorchers 8 wickets | Scorchers 35 runs | Thunder 20 runs | ||||
| Sydney Sixers | Strikers 23 runs | Sixers 8 wickets | Scorchers 36 runs | Sixers 4 wickets | ||||
| Sydney Thunder | Thunder 56 runs | Hurricanes 5 wickets (D/L) | Stars 8 wickets | Sixers 16 runs |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
League stage
editThere were 32 matches played during the group stage of the fourth edition of the Big Bash League.[12] To address poor attendances and late finishing matches most matches started half an hour earlier, with matches in this time slot now 07:10pm AEDST. However, some matches including the final still started at 07:40pm AEDST.
Round 1
editMelbourne Stars
7/148 (20 overs) |
v
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Adelaide Strikers (H)
2/149 (12.3 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
- Tim Ludeman (Strikers) scored the fastest fifty (18 balls) in the Big Bash League to this point[14]
Melbourne Renegades
7/154 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Sixers (H)
2/158 (18.5 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field
- Ben Dwarshuis (Sixers) made his Twenty20 debut
Hobart Hurricanes
5/190 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Stars (H)
9/138 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
(H) Sydney Thunder
1/208 (20 overs) |
v
|
Brisbane Heat
152 (17.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
- Simon Milenko (Heat) made his Twenty20 debut
Round 2
edit(H) Perth Scorchers
7/146 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers
9/147 (19.4 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
- Marcus Harris (Scorchers) and Trent Lawford (Strikers) made their Twenty20 debuts
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
8/154 (19 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Sixers
3/158 (18.1 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
- Match reduced to 19 overs per side due to rain
- Sydney Sixers took a team hat-trick
(H) Perth Scorchers
3/192 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades
9/157 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
- Matt Dixon (Scorchers), Nicholas Winter and Matthew Short (both Renegades) made their Twenty20 debuts
Sydney Sixers
7/180 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder (H)
5/164 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
- The crowd of 32,823 was the highest in NSW domestic cricket history[citation needed]
Round 3
edit(H) Brisbane Heat
8/164 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Stars
7/163 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
Perth Scorchers
7/135 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Sixers (H)
99 (17.3 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
Sydney Thunder
6/114 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades (H)
2/118 (13.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
Hobart Hurricanes
8/136 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers (H)
2/141 (14.3 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
- The sold-out crowd of 43,288 was the highest in South Australia domestic cricket history[15]
Round 4
editSydney Thunder
3/178 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers (H)
5/159 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
Brisbane Heat
6/208 (20 overs) |
v
|
Hobart Hurricanes (H)
4/209 (19 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
- Jake Reed (Hurricanes) made his Twenty20 debut and the crowd of 14,744 was the highest in Tasmanian domestic cricket history[citation needed]
Melbourne Stars
6/169 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades (H)
57 (12.4 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Melbourne Renegades score of 57 was the lowest score in BBL history[16]
(H) Brisbane Heat
6/152 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers
5/158 (18.5 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Round 5
editSydney Sixers
6/150 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Stars (H)
4/150 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
Perth Scorchers
6/133 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers (H)
115 (19.3 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
Melbourne Renegades
7/163 (20 overs) |
v
|
Hobart Hurricanes (H)
126 (19.2 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
Brisbane Heat
7/134 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers (H)
2/137 (15.5 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
Round 6
edit(H) Sydney Thunder
7/77 (17 overs) |
v
|
Hobart Hurricanes
5/84 (13.5 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
- Match was reduced to 17 overs per side and Hobart's target extended to 81 due to rain
Melbourne Renegades
6/153 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Stars (H)
7/154 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
Perth Scorchers
8/141 (20 overs) |
v
|
Hobart Hurricanes (H)
7/123 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
- Perth Scorchers secured their place in the semi-finals
(H) Brisbane Heat
6/147 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Sixers
4/148 (17.4 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field
Round 7
edit(H) Adelaide Strikers
5/119 (10 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder
0/18 (1 over) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
- Match reduced to 10 overs per side and play suspended after 1 over of Thunder's innings due to rain
- Ahillen Beadle (Thunder) made his Twenty20 debut
Brisbane Heat
80 (17.3 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades (H)
5/81 (14 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
Adelaide Strikers
6/182 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Sixers (H)
159 (19.4 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
(H) Brisbane Heat
6/198 (20 overs) |
v
|
Hobart Hurricanes
8/180 (20 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
- Chris Lynn (Heat) scored the equal-fastest fifty in Big Bash League history (18 balls)[17]
Round 8
edit(H) Sydney Thunder
8/106 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Stars
2/107 (14.3 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
Adelaide Strikers
5/166 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades (H)
7/144 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
- Kelvin Smith (Strikers) made his Twenty20 debut
Perth Scorchers
2/179 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Stars (H)
7/182 (19.3 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
- Melbourne Stars recorded the largest run chase in the BBL at the MCG
Sydney Thunder
4/154 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Sixers (H)
6/155 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field
- The crowd of 36,487 was the highest in NSW domestic cricket history beating the previous record (32,823) set earlier in the season between the same teams.[18]
- Jake Doran and Chris Green (both Thunder) made their Twenty20 debuts
Play-offs
edit| Semifinals | Final | |||||||
| 4 | Sydney Sixers | 4/181 (20 ov) | ||||||
| 1 | Adelaide Strikers (H) | 94 (14.3 ov) | ||||||
| 4 | Sydney Sixers | 5/147 (20 ov) | ||||||
| 2 | Perth Scorchers | 6/148 (20 ov) | ||||||
| 2 | Perth Scorchers (H) | 7/144 (20 ov) | ||||||
| 3 | Melbourne Stars | 126 (19.5 ov) | ||||||
Semi-final 1
editThe top four teams from the group stage qualified for the semi-finals.
Sydney Sixers
4/181 (20 overs) |
v
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Adelaide Strikers (H)
94 (14.3 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
- The crowd of 52,633 was the then highest for any sport at the re-developed Adelaide Oval. It was also the then highest ever Australian domestic cricket crowd.[citation needed]
Semi-final 2
edit(H) Perth Scorchers
7/144 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Stars
126 (19.5 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
Final
editThe winners of the 2 semi-finals qualified for the finals.
Sydney Sixers
5/147 (20 overs) |
v
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Perth Scorchers
6/148 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Klinger | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 10 | 326 | 36.22 | 129.37 | 105* | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Pietersen | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 8 | 293 | 41.86 | 122.59 | 67 | 0 | 3 |
| Nic Maddinson | Sydney Sixers | 10 | 10 | 284 | 31.56 | 147.15 | 85 | 0 | 2 |
| Jordan Silk | Sydney Sixers | 10 | 9 | 272 | 54.40 | 136.68 | 69 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Carberry | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 9 | 266 | 44.33 | 127.27 | 77* | 0 | 3 |
Most wickets
edit| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hastings | Melbourne Stars | 9 | 9 | 16 | 15.38 | 7.81 | 3/24 | 11.81 |
| Jason Behrendorff | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16.73 | 6.28 | 4/22 | 16 |
| Yasir Arafat | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 10 | 15 | 19.47 | 7.79 | 4/27 | 15 |
| Andrew Tye | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18.36 | 6.85 | 4/18 | 16.07 |
| Ben Laughlin | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 8 | 13 | 19.00 | 8.62 | 2/24 | 13.23 |
- Source: BigBash[20]
References
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- ^ "Adelaide Strikers Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Brisbane Heat Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Hobart Hurricanes Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Melbourne Renegades Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Melbourne Stars Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Perth Scorchers Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Sydney Sixers Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Sydney Thunder Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Big Bash League Table – 2014–15". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Big Bash League 2014-15
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- ^ "Ludeman's record fifty stuns Stars". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Clinical Strikers crush Hurricanes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ Cherny, Daniel (3 January 2015). "Melbourne Stars consign rival Renegades to record low Big Bash League score". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "Lynn equals fifty record to dump out Hurricanes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Jordan Silk leads Sydney Sixers to win over Sydney Thunder in Big Bash derby". ABC News. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ "Biggest crowds in Big Bash history - Cricketics". cricketics.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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