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Big Bash League 2018-19: Preview, Squads, Teams, Timings, Venues, Live Streaming Online on Sony Liv App, Jio TV, TV Broadcast on Sony Sports Network, All You Need To Know About BBL
Big Bash League 2018-19: The eighth edition of Australia's Big Bash League will kickstart from December 19, when the defending champions Adelaide Strikers will take on Brisbane Heat at their home ground, the Gabba.
One of the most followed and highly-anticipated T20 cricket leagues across the world – Big Bash League is all set to return for its eighth installment. The tournament will kickstart from December 19, when the defending champions Adelaide Strikers will take on Brisbane Heat at their home ground, the Gabba. Eight teams will be featuring in this league, each playing two league stage matches. Big Bash enjoys a very huge following among the cricket fans and experts after the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL). The T20 carnival in Australia feature some of the biggest names of world cricket like Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Bravo, Chris Lynn, Shane Watson, Rashid Khan, Andre Russell amongst others.
Every year the league comes up with some new cricketing innovations like the flashing wickets, introduction the first-ever women’s T20 league. This year the founders of BBL have gone a step further by deciding to introduce ‘bat flip’ for the toss, in which instead of the conventional “heads” or “tails”, captains will now be calling out “hills” or flats” at the toss. Perth Scorchers are the most successful team in the BBL history, having won three titles so far and ended as runners-up twice. Meanwhile, the 2012-13 title holders Brisbane Heat are believed to be as one of the hot favorites for this year’s edition as it consists of players like Lynn and McCullum.
Here’s all you need to know about the tournament:
Venues:
Around 13 venues have been finalized for the league- The Gabba, Docklands Stadium, Sydney Cricket Ground, Carrara Oval, Adelaide Oval, Bellerive Oval, Sydney Showground Stadium, Perth Stadium, Aurora Stadium, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Geelong Cricket Ground, Traeger Park, and Manuka Oval.
Fixtures:
December 19– Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers, 1st Match at The Gabba, Brisbane from 6:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
December 20– Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers, 2nd Match at Docklands Stadium, Melbourne from 6:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
December 21– Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars, 3rd Match at Docklands Stadium, Melbourne from 6:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
December 22– Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers, 4th Match at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney from 3:30 PM Local (10:00 AM IST)
December 22-Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes, 5th Match at Carrara Oval, Queensland from 5:00 PM Local (12:30 PM IST)
December 23-Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades, 6th Match at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide from 6:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
December 24-Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars, 7th Match at Bellerive Oval, Hobart from 3:45 PM Local (10:15 AM IST)
December 24-Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers, 8th Match at Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney from 7:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
December 26-Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers, 9th Match at Perth Stadium, Perth from 4:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
December 27-Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars, 10th Match at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney from 7:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
December 28-Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder, 11th Match at Bellerive Oval, Hobart from 7:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
December 29-Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers, 12th Match at Docklands Stadium, Melbourne from 7:00 PM Local (1:30 PM IST)
December 30-Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers, 13th Match at Aurora Stadium, Launceston from 7:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
December 31-Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder, 14th Match Adelaide Oval, Adelaide from 6:45 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
January 1-Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers, 15th Match at Carrara Oval, Queensland from 1:45 PM Local (9:15 AM IST)
January 1-Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades, 16th Match at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
from 7:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
January 2-Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers, 17th Match at Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney from 7:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
January 3-Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers, 18th Match at Geelong Cricket Ground, Geelong from 7:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
January 4-Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers, 19th Match at Bellerive Oval, Hobart from 7:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
January 5-Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder, 20th Match at Carrara Oval, Queensland from 5:15 PM Local (12:45 PM IST)
January 5-Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat, 21st Match at Perth Stadium, Perth from 6:30 PM Local (4:00 PM IST)
January 6-Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers, 22nd Match at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide from 6:45 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
January 7-Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes, 23rd Match at Docklands Stadium, Melbourne from 7:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
January 8-Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat, 24th Match at Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney from 7:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
January 9-Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers, 25th Match at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne from 7:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
January 10-Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades, 26th Match at The Gabba, Brisbane from 6:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
January 11-Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars, 27th Match at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide from 6:30 PM Local (1:30 PM IST)
January 13-Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers, 28th Match at Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney from 2:45 PM Local (9:15 AM IST)
January 13-Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat, 29th Match at Geelong Cricket Ground, Geelong from 6:35 PM Local (1:05 PM IST)
January 13-Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers, 30th Match at Perth Stadium, Perth from 6:35 PM Local (4:05 PM IST)
January 14-Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes, 31st Match at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne from 7:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
January 16-Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades, 32nd Match at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney from 7:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
January 17-Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder, 33rd Match at The Gabba, Brisbane from 6:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
January 18-Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes, 34th Match at Perth Stadium, Perth from 6:30 PM Local (4:00 PM IST)
January 19-Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars, 35th Match at Docklands Stadium, Melbourne from 6:45 PM Local (1:15 PM IST)
January 20-Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat, 36th Match at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney from 7:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
January 21-Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes, 37th Match at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide from 6:45 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
January 22-Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades, 38th Match at Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney from 7:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
January 23-Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers, 39th Match at Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe from 2:45 PM Local (9:15 AM IST)
January 23-Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes, 40th Match at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney from 7:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
January 24-Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder, 41st Match at Perth Stadium, Perth from 6:40 PM Local (4:10 PM IST)
January 27-Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat, 42nd Match at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne from 7:40 PM Local (2:10 PM IST)
January 28-Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades, 43rd Match at Perth Stadium, Perth from 6:15 PM Local (3:45 PM IST)
January 29-Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat, 44th Match at Bellerive Oval, Hobart from 4:00 PM Local (10:30 AM IST)
January 29-Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers, 45th Match at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney from 7:00 PM Local (1:30 PM IST)
January 30-Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder, 46th Match at Docklands Stadium, Melbourne from 7:15 PM Local (1:45 PM IST)
January 31-Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers, 47th Match at Aurora Stadium, Launceston from 7:40 PM Local (2:10 PM IST)
February 1-Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers, 48th Match at The Gabba, Brisbane
from 7:40 PM Local (3:10 PM IST)
February 2-Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder, 49th Match at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney from 7:00 PM Local (1:30 PM IST)
February 3-Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat, 50th Match at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide from 5:15 PM Local (12:15 PM IST)
February 3-Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars, 51st Match at Perth Stadium, Perth from 6:15 PM Local (3:45 PM IST)
February 7-Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades, 52nd Match at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
from 7:40 PM Local (2:10 PM IST)
February 8-Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars, 53rd Match at The Gabba, Brisbane from 7:40 PM Local (3:10 PM IST)
February 9-Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers, 54th Match at Traeger Park, Alice Springs from 1:15 PM Local (9:15 AM IST)
February 9-Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes, 55th Match at Manuka Oval, Canberra from 6:15 PM Local (12:45 PM IST)
February 10-Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers, 56th Match at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne from 2:45 PM Local (9:15 AM IST)
February 14– TBC vs TBC, 1st Semi-Final at TBC, TBC
February 15– TBC vs TBC, 2nd Semi-Final at TBC, TBC
February 17-TBC vs TBC, Final at TBC, TBC
Squads:
Brisbane Heat:
Max Bryant, Joe Burns, Ben Cutting, Brendan Doggett, Sam Heazlett, Chris Lynn (C), Marnus Labuschagne, Brendon McCullum, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, James Pattinson, Jimmy Peirson, Jack Prestwidge, Matt Renshaw, Alex Ross, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson
Melbourne Renegades:
Aaron Finch (C), Cameron Boyce, Daniel Christian, Tom Cooper, Zak Evans, Marcus Harris, Mackenzie Harvey, Jon Holland, Tim Ludeman, Joe Mennie, Mohammad Nabi, Kane Richardson, Will Sutherland, Chris Tremain, Samiullah Shenwari, Beau Webster, Cameron White, Jack Wildermuth
Sydney Thunder:
Fawad Ahmed, Jos Buttler, Pat Cummins, Callum Ferguson, Ryan Gibson, Chris Green, Liam Hatcher, Usman Khawaja, Jay Lenton, Nathan McAndrew, Arjun Nair, Kurtis Patterson, Joe Root, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Shane Watson (C), Anton Devcich, Chris Jordan
Hobart Hurricanes:
Jofra Archer, George Bailey, Johan Botha, Jake Doran, James Faulkner, Caleb Paul Jewell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Simon Milenko, Tymal Mills, David Moody, Tim Paine, Thomas Rogers, Clive Rose, D Arcy Short, Aaron Summers, Matthew Wade(C)
Perth Scorchers:
Mitchell Marsh (C), Hilton Cartwright, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Josh Inglis, Michael Klinger, Cameron Green, Ashton Agar, Shaun Marsh, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Joel Paris, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman, David Willey
Melbourne Stars:
Michael Beer, Jackson Bird, Scott Boland, Liam Bowe, Dwayne Bravo, Jackson Coleman, Travis Dean, Ben Dunk, Seb Gotch, Evan Gulbis, Peter Handscomb, Sandeep Lamichhane, Nic Maddinson, Glenn Maxwell (C), Jonathan Merlo, Marcus Stoinis, Daniel Worrall, Adam Zampa, Matthew Parkinson
Sydney Sixers:
Joe Denly, Jack Edwards, Sean Abbott, Justin Avendano, Ben Dwarshuis, Tom Curran, Mickey Edwards, Daniel Fallins, Moises Henriques (C), Daniel Hughes, Nathan Lyon, Steve OKeefe, Josh Philippe, Lloyd Pope, Jordan Silk, Henry Thornton, Peter Nevill
Adelaide Strikers:
Travis Head (C), Wes Agar, Alex Carey, Michael Cormack, David Grant, Colin Ingram, Ben Laughlin, Jake Lehmann, Michael Neser, Liam O Connor, Rashid Khan, Matthew Short, Peter Siddle, Billy Stanlake, Jake Weatherald, Jonathan Wells, Nick Winter, Cameron Valente
Live Streaming;
Live TV broadcast of all the BBL matches will be available on Sony Network in India. The free online streaming of all BBL matches will be available on Sony Liv app.
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