2025–26 Big Bash League season

This article is about the men's tournament. For the women's tournament, see 2025–26 Women's Big Bash League season.

2025–26 Big Bash League
Dates14 December 2025 – 25 January 2026
AdministratorCricket Australia
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Group stage and playoffs
ChampionsPerth Scorchers (6th title)
Runners-upSydney Sixers
Participants8
Matches44
Attendance1,088,924 (24,748 per match)
Player of the seriesSam Harper (Melbourne Stars)
Most runsFinn Allen (466) (Perth Scorchers)
Most wicketsHaris Rauf (20) (Melbourne Stars)
Official websiteBig Bash League

The 2025–26 Big Bash League season or BBL|15 was the fifteenth season of professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket in Australia and the fifteenth under the Big Bash League (BBL) model. The tournament was played from 14 December 2025, with the final held on 25 January 2026, where the Perth Scorchers defeated the Sydney Sixers by 6 wickets to win their sixth title.[1][2] The Hobart Hurricanes were the defending champions, but were knocked out by the Sydney Sixers during the Challenger.[3][4]

Background

Sky Sports UK extended its partnership with the Big Bash League for a further four years till 2029. Fox Cricket and Seven Network retained the official broadcasting rights for the 2025–26 BBL – Big Bash League.[5]

Draft

The 2025–26 season players draft was held on 19 June 2025.[6][7]

Table of international draft selections[8][9]
Club Round Pick Player National team Notes
  Adelaide Strikers 1 3 Luke Wood  England
2 10 Jamie Overton  England Pre-signed player
3 23 Hasan Ali  Pakistan
4 26 Passed
  Brisbane Heat 1 1 Shaheen Afridi  Pakistan
2 9 Colin Munro  New Zealand Pre-signed player
3 24 Passed
4 25 Tom Alsop  England
  Hobart Hurricanes 1 6 Chris Jordan  England Pre-signed player
2 13 Rishad Hossain  Bangladesh
3 20 Passed
4 29 Rehan Ahmed  England
  Melbourne Renegades 1 4 Mohammad Rizwan  Pakistan
2 11 Hassan Khan  United States
3 22 Tim Seifert  New Zealand Pre-signed player
4 27 Passed
  Melbourne Stars 1 2 Haris Rauf  Pakistan Retention pick
2 15 Tom Curran  England Pre-signed player
3 18 Joe Clarke  England
4 31 Passed
  Perth Scorchers 1 5 Finn Allen  New Zealand Pre-signed player
2 16 Passed
3 17 Laurie Evans  England
4 28 David Payne  England
  Sydney Sixers 1 7 Sam Curran  England
2 14 Babar Azam  Pakistan Pre-signed player
3 19 Passed
4 30 Jafer Chohan  England
  Sydney Thunder 1 8 Lockie Ferguson  New Zealand
2 12 Shadab Khan  Pakistan
3 21 Sam Billings  England Pre-signed player
4 32 Passed

Squads

Squads contracted for the 2025–26 Big Bash League season[10]
Adelaide Strikers Brisbane Heat Hobart Hurricanes Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Stars Perth Scorchers Sydney Sixers Sydney Thunder
Notes
  • Unless otherwise specified, all players are Australian.
  • Starting from the 2023–24 season, teams were allowed to sign up to two marquee supplementary players who would not count as part of their regular 18-player squad.[21] These players must be signed to the Australia national cricket team.[22]

Venues

Adelaide Brisbane Melbourne Perth
Adelaide Oval The Gabba Docklands Stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground Perth Stadium
Capacity: 53,500 Capacity: 36,000 Capacity: 48,000 Capacity: 100,000 Capacity: 60,000
Geelong Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 191: No value was provided for longitude. Coffs Harbour
Kardinia Park Coffs Harbour International Stadium
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 10,000
Hobart Sydney
Bellerive Oval Sydney Showground Stadium
Capacity: 19,500 Capacity: 23,500
Canberra Sydney
Manuka Oval Sydney Cricket Ground
Capacity: 13,500 Capacity: 48,000

Standings

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Perth Scorchers (C) 10 7 3 0 14 1.363 Advanced to the Qualifier
2   Sydney Sixers (R) 10 6 3 1 13 0.605
3   Hobart Hurricanes 10 6 3 1 13 0.331 Advanced to the Knockout
4   Melbourne Stars 10 6 4 0 12 0.759
5   Brisbane Heat 10 5 5 0 10 −0.431
6   Adelaide Strikers 10 4 6 0 8 −0.231
7   Melbourne Renegades 10 3 7 0 6 −1.202
8   Sydney Thunder 10 2 8 0 4 −1.212
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champions; (R) Runners-up

Win–loss table

Below is a summary of results for each team's ten regular season matches, plus finals where applicable, in chronological order. A team's opponent for any given match is listed above the margin of victory/defeat.

Team League stage Play-offs Pos.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Q K C F
Adelaide
Strikers (ADS) 		SYS
3 wickets 		MLS
6 wickets 		BRH
7 runs 		BRH
7 wickets 		PRS
33 runs 		SYT
6 runs 		HBH
37 runs 		PRS
32 runs 		MLS
6 wickets 		MLR
8 wickets 		X X X X 6th
Brisbane
Heat (BRH) 		MLR
14 runs 		PRS
8 wickets 		SYT
34 runs 		ADS
7 runs 		ADS
7 wickets 		MLS
4 wickets 		SYS
3 wickets 		SYT
7 wickets 		HBH
3 runs 		SYS
5 wickets 		X X X X 5th
Hobart
Hurricanes (HBH) 		SYT
4 wickets 		MLS
8 wickets 		MLR
7 wickets 		PRS
4 wickets 		MLR
4 wickets 		PRS
40 runs 		SYT
6 wickets 		ADS
37 runs 		SYS
N/R 		BRH
3 runs 		→ MLS
3 runs
(DLS) 		SYS
57 runs 		X 3rd
(CF)
Melbourne
Renegades (MLR) 		BRH
14 runs 		HBH
7 wickets 		HBH
4 wickets 		SYS
6 wickets 		MLS
4 wickets 		PRS
4 wickets 		MLS
8 wickets 		SYT
4 wickets
(DLS) 		PRS
50 runs 		ADS
8 wickets 		X X X X 7th
Melbourne
Stars (MLS) 		HBH
8 wickets 		ADS
6 wickets 		SYS
7 wickets 		SYT
9 wickets 		BRH
4 wickets 		MLR
4 wickets 		SYS
6 wickets 		MLR
8 wickets 		ADS
6 wickets 		PRS
6 wickets 		→ HBH
3 runs
(DLS) 		X X 4th
(KO)
Perth
Scorchers (PRS) 		SYS
5 wickets 		BRH
8 wickets 		HBH
4 wickets 		SYT
71 runs 		HBH
40 runs 		ADS
33 runs 		MLR
4 wickets 		ADS
32 runs 		MLR
50 runs 		MLS
6 wickets 		SYS
48 runs 		→ → SYS
6 wickets 		1st
(C)
Sydney
Sixers (SYS) 		PRS
5 wickets 		ADS
3 wickets 		SYT
47 runs 		MLS
7 wickets 		MLR
6 wickets 		BRH
3 wickets 		MLS
6 wickets 		HBH
N/R 		SYT
5 wickets 		BRH
5 wickets 		PRS
48 runs 		→ HBH
57 runs 		PRS
6 wickets 		2nd
(RU)
Sydney
Thunder (SYT) 		HBH
4 wickets 		SYS
47 runs 		BRH
34 runs 		MLS
9 wickets 		PRS
71 runs 		HBH
6 wickets 		ADS
6 runs 		BRH
7 wickets 		MLR
4 wickets
(DLS) 		SYS
5 wickets 		X X X X 8th
Team's results→ Won Lost N/R

Match summary

TeamGroup matchesPlayoffs
12345678910Q/KCF
Adelaide Strikers2224466668
Brisbane Heat022446681010
Hobart Hurricanes22468810121313WL
Melbourne Renegades2222466666
Melbourne Stars2468888101212L
Perth Scorchers2224688101214WW
Sydney Sixers002246891113LWL
Sydney Thunder0022222244
WinLossNo 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.
Visitor team →ADS BRH HBH MLR MLS PRS SYS SYT
Home team ↓
Adelaide StrikersStrikers
7 wickets		Strikers
8 wickets		Stars
6 wickets		Scorchers
32 runs		Strikers
6 runs
Brisbane HeatHeat
7 runs		Heat
4 wickets		Heat
8 wickets		Sixers
5 wickets		Heat
7 wickets
Hobart HurricanesHurricanes
37 runs		Heat
3 runs		Hurricanes
4 wickets		Scorchers
40 runs		Hurricanes
4 wickets
Melbourne RenegadesRenegades
14 runs		Hurricanes
7 wickets		Stars
8 wickets		Scorchers
50 runs		Sixers
6 wickets
Melbourne StarsStars
6 wickets		Stars
8 wickets		Renegades
4 wickets		Sixers
6 wickets		Stars
9 wickets
Perth ScorchersScorchers
33 runs		Hurricanes
4 wickets		Renegades
4 wickets		Scorchers
6 wickets		Scorchers
5 wickets
Sydney SixersStrikers
3 wickets		Sixers
3 wickets		Match
abandoned		Stars
7 wickets		Sixers
5 wickets
Sydney ThunderThunder
34 runs		Hurricanes
6 wickets		Thunder
4 wickets (DLS)		Scorchers
71 runs		Sixers
47 runs
Home team wonVisitor 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

All times in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)

On 3 July 2025, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.[23]

Match 1
14 December 2025
19:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
5/113 (11 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
5/117 (10.1 overs)
Jack Edwards 46* (21)
Brody Couch 2/12 (2 overs)
Cooper Connolly 59 (31)
Ben Dwarshuis 2/36 (3 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 5 wickets
Perth Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 26,823[24]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Cooper Connolly (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.
Match 2
15 December 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
5/212 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
8/198 (20 overs)
Tim Seifert 102 (56)
Jack Wildermuth 3/34 (4 overs)
Colin Munro 55 (32)
Will Sutherland 3/33 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 14 runs
Kardinia Stadium, Geelong
Attendance: 10,043[25]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Tim Seifert (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Match 3
16 December 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
6/180 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
6/181 (19.5 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 61 (44)
Billy Stanlake 3/34 (4 overs)
Nikhil Chaudhary 41 (31)
Shadab Khan 2/36 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 4 wickets
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Attendance: 6,217[26]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Sharad Patel
Player of the match: Chris Jordan (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Match 4
17 December 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
9/159 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
7/160 (19.2 overs)
Josh Philippe 46 (28)
Luke Wood 3/26 (4 overs)
Liam Scott 51 (32)
Jack Edwards 2/27 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 3 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 20,110[27]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Jamie Overton (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Match 5
18 December 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
9/158 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
2/159 (16 overs)
Ben McDermott 69 (52)
Peter Siddle 3/30 (4 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 62* (31)
Rishad Hossain 2/33 (3 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 19,034[28]
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Match 6
19 December 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
6/257 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
2/258 (19.5 overs)
Finn Allen 79 (38)
Xavier Bartlett 2/44 (4 overs)
Jack Wildermuth 110* (54)
Jhye Richardson 1/49 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 8 wickets
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 24,277[29]
Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Matt Renshaw (Brisbane Heat)
Match 7
20 December 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
5/198 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
151 (19.1 overs)
Josh Philippe 96 (57)
Reece Topley 3/41 (4 overs)
Sam Billings 51 (28)
Jack Edwards 5/26 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 47 runs
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 20,568[32]
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Josh Philippe (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jack Edwards (Sydney Sixers) scored his first five-wicket haul in T20s.[33]
Match 8
21 December 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
9/145 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
3/149 (13.5 overs)
Tim Seifert 34 (21)
Chris Jordan 4/19 (4 overs)
Nikhil Chaudhary 79 (38)
Jason Behrendorff 2/35 (3 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 7 wickets
Kardinia Stadium, Geelong
Attendance: 10,267[34]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Stephen Dionysius
Player of the match: Chris Jordan (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tim Ward (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
Match 9
22 December 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
4/193 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
6/159 (20 overs)
Matthew Gilkes 76 (48)
Jack Wildermuth 2/25 (4 overs)
Matt Renshaw 43 (28)
Shadab Khan 4/24 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 34 runs
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Claire Polosak
Player of the match: Matthew Gilkes (Sydney Thunder)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Match 10
23 December 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
8/155 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
4/161 (18.1 overs)
Matthew Short 56 (42)
Haris Rauf 3/28 (4 overs)
Sam Harper 55 (36)
Hasan Ali 2/25 (3 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 26,025[35]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Tom Curran (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jerrssis Wadia (Adelaide Strikers) made his T20 debut.
Match 11
26 December 2025
18:05 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
144 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
3/145 (17.3 overs)
Daniel Hughes 60 (42)
Peter Siddle 3/23 (4 overs)
Sam Harper 110* (60)
Joel Davies 2/16 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 25,589[36]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Troy Penman
Player of the match: Sam Harper (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sam Harper (Melbourne Stars) scored his maiden century in T20s.[37]
Match 12
26 December 2025
21:15 (N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
8/150 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
6/153 (19.3 overs)
Finn Allen 43 (23)
Rishad Hossain 3/33 (4 overs)
Tim David 42* (28)
Cooper Connolly 3/23 (3 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 4 wickets
Perth Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 42,620[38]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Tim David (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Match 13
27 December 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
9/179 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
172 (19.5 overs)
Max Bryant 63 (32)
Matthew Short 2/13 (3 overs)
Matthew Short 63 (39)
Xavier Bartlett 3/26 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 7 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 29,210[39]
Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Xavier Bartlett (Brisbane Heat)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Thomas Balkin (Brisbane Heat) made his T20 debut.[40]
Match 14
28 December 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
128 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
1/132 (14 overs)
Shadab Khan 25 (24)
Haris Rauf 3/29 (4 overs)
Joe Clarke 60 (37)
Chris Green 1/8 (2 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 9 wickets
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Troy Penman
Player of the match: Haris Rauf (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ryan Hadley (Sydney Thunder) made his T20 debut.
  • Cameron Bancroft (Sydney Thunder) scored his 2,000th BBL run.[41]
Match 15
29 December 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
9/162 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
6/163 (19 overs)
Oliver Peake 29 (22)
Nathan Ellis 3/30 (4 overs)
Matthew Wade 43* (20)
Adam Zampa 3/25 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 4 wickets
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Attendance: 9,195[42]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Chris Grant
Player of the match: Nathan Ellis (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Match 16
30 December 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
8/202 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
131 (17.3 overs)
Ashton Turner 99* (41)
Daniel Sams 4/51 (4 overs)
Matthew Gilkes 33 (19)
Aaron Hardie 2/7 (2 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 71 runs
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 15,020[43]
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Sharad Patel
Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Perth Scorchers)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Match 17
31 December 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
121 (19.4 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
3/125 (14.1 overs)
Matthew Kuhnemann 31* (22)
Jamie Overton 3/19 (4 overs)
Chris Lynn 79* (41)
Oliver Patterson 1/15 (2 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 7 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 40,713[44]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Troy Penman
Player of the match: Liam Scott (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Lachlan Hearne and Oliver Patterson (Brisbane Heat) both made their T20 debuts.
  • Chris Lynn (Adelaide Strikers) became the first player to score 4,000 career runs in the BBL.[45]
Match 18
1 January 2026
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
9/164 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
4/168 (19.1 overs)
Josh Brown 43 (19)
Sean Abbott 3/16 (4 overs)
Babar Azam 58* (46)
Gurinder Sandhu 2/23 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 26,865[46]
Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and Sharad Patel
Player of the match: Sean Abbott (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Match 19
1 January 2026
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
3/229 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
9/189 (20 overs)
Mitchell Marsh 102 (58)
Nathan Ellis 2/44 (4 overs)
Nikhil Chaudhary 31 (15)
Ashton Agar 3/38 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 40 runs
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Attendance: 9,436[47]
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Mitchell Marsh (Perth Scorchers)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Match 20
2 January 2026
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
6/195 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
6/199 (19.4 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 43 (35)
Thomas Balkin 2/35 (4 overs)
Max Bryant 48* (26)
Mitchell Swepson 2/30 (3 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 4 wickets
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 31,948[48]
Umpires: Roberto Howard and Troy Penman
Player of the match: Max Bryant (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Match 21
3 January 2026
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
4/205 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
4/207 (17.5 overs)
David Warner 130* (65)
Will Prestwidge 2/19 (2 overs)
Tim Ward 90 (49)
Daniel Sams 3/36 (3 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 14,466[49]
Umpires: Mitch Claydon and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: David Warner (Sydney Thunder)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Match 22
4 January 2026
18:05 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
9/173 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
6/177 (19.5 overs)
Tom Curran 38 (18)
Gurinder Sandhu 4/41 (4 overs)
Josh Brown 84 (48)
Peter Siddle 2/39 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 4 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Josh Brown (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Match 23
4 January 2026
21:15 (N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
8/153 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
120 (18.1 overs)
Mitchell Marsh 37 (33)
Lloyd Pope 4/23 (4 overs)
Liam Scott 33 (28)
Joel Paris 3/22 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 33 runs
Perth Stadium, Perth
Umpires: Eloise Sheridan and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Joel Paris (Perth Scorchers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Joel Curtis (Perth Scorchers) made his T20 debut.
Match 24
5 January 2026
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
114/9 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
7/118 (18.4 overs)
Jack Wildermuth 31 (17)
Joel Davies 2/19 (4 overs)
Joel Davies 35* (26)
Matthew Kuhnemann 2/14 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets
Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Sharad Patel
Player of the match: Joel Davies (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Match 25
6 January 2026
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
8/165 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
7/159 (20 overs)
Liam Scott 49* (32)
Wes Agar 3/16 (3 overs)
David Warner 67* (51)
Jamie Overton 3/25 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Andrew Crozier and Riki Wessels
Player of the match: Jamie Overton (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Match 26
7 January 2026
19:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
127 (19.2 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
6/130 (20 overs)
Aaron Hardie 44 (40)
Gurinder Sandhu 4/28 (4 overs)
Oliver Peake 42* (30)
Ashton Turner 1/1 (1 over)
Melbourne Renegades won by 4 wickets
Perth Stadium, Perth
Umpires: Eloise Sheridan and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Oliver Peake (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Match 27
8 January 2026
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
128 (19.5 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
4/129 (17.1 overs)
Blake Macdonald 33 (22)
Ben Dwarshuis 4/13 (3.5 overs)
Josh Philippe 35 (25)
Marcus Stoinis 2/20 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Mitchell Claydon and Andrew Crozier
Player of the match: Joel Davies (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Match 28
9 January 2026
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
6/178 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
9/141 (20 overs)
Mitchell Owen 33 (9)
Jamie Overton 2/13 (2 overs)
Liam Scott 91* (58)
Rishad Hossain 3/26 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 37 runs
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: Roberto Howard and Troy Penman
Player of the match: Nathan Ellis (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Match 29
10 January 2026
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
6/180 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
3/183 (16.2 overs)
David Warner 82 (56)
Matt Renshaw 2/29 (4 overs)
Usman Khawaja 78 (48)
Wes Agar 1/27 (2 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Chris Grant and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Brisbane Heat)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sydney Thunder were eliminated from finals contention as a result of this match.[50]
Match 30
10 January 2026
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
7/166 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
2/170 (15.5 overs)
Josh Brown 80 (50)
Marcus Stoinis 3/33 (4 overs)
Sam Harper 84* (51)
Hassan Khan 1/20 (3 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Umpires: Sam Nogajski (Aus) and Riki Wessels (Eng)
Player of the match: Sam Harper (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Match 31
11 January 2026
14:05
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
0/32 (5 overs)
v
Steven Smith 19* (16)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
  • Hobart Hurricanes secured their finals spot as a result of this match.[51]
Match 32
11 January 2026
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
4/232 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
8/200 (20 overs)
Mitchell Marsh 88 (51)
Lloyd Pope 2/36 (4 overs)
Alex Carey 71 (39)
David Payne 3/35 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 32 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Mitchell Claydon and Andrew Crozier
Player of the match: Mitchell Marsh (Perth Scorchers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Luke Holt (Perth Scorchers) made his T20 debut.
  • Mitchell Marsh hit his 100th six in the BBL.[52]
Match 33
12 January 2026
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
8/170 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
6/140 (15.2 overs)
Hassan Khan 46 (31)
Wes Agar 2/23 (4 overs)
Chris Green 34* (13)
Gurinder Sandhu 4/42 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 4 wickets (DLS method)
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Troy Penman
Player of the match: Chris Green (Sydney Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sydney Thunder were set a revised target of 140 runs from 16 overs due to rain.
Match 34
13 January 2026
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
83 (19.3 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
4/86 (15.1 overs)
Cameron Boyce 20 (18)
Tom Curran 4/10 (4 overs)
Tom Rogers 32 (40)
Liam Scott 2/12 (2.1 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Tom Curran (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Melbourne Stars secured a spot in the finals, while Adelaide Strikers were eliminated from finals contention as a result of this match.[53]
Match 35
14 January 2026
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
8/160 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
8/157 (20 overs)
Nathan McSweeney 49 (32)
Riley Meredith 3/40 (4 overs)
Ben McDermott 59 (36)
Xavier Bartlett 3/44 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 3 runs
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith (Aus) and Riki Wessels (Eng)
Player of the match: Matthew Kuhnemann (Brisbane Heat)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Match 36
15 January 2026
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
7/219 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
7/169 (20 overs)
Finn Allen 101 (53)
Sam Elliott 4/28 (3 overs)
Tim Seifert 66 (43)
Cooper Connolly 2/23 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 50 runs
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Finn Allen (Perth Scorchers)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
  • Perth Scorchers secured a spot in the finals, while Melbourne Renegades were eliminated from finals contention as a result of this match.[54]
Match 37
16 January 2026
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
6/189 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
5/191 (17.2 overs)
David Warner 110* (65)
Sam Curran 3/28 (4 overs)
Steve Smith 100 (42)
Nathan McAndrew 2/34 (2 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Andrew Crozier
Player of the match: Steve Smith (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Aidan O'Connor (Sydney Thunder) made his T20 debut.
Match 38
17 January 2026
17:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
99 (16.5 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
2/100 (11.5 overs)
Will Sutherland 38 (28)
Tabraiz Shamsi 4/15 (3.5 overs)
Matthew Short 30 (22)
Callum Stow 1/8 (2 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Troy Penman
Player of the match: Tabraiz Shamsi (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Michael Archer (Melbourne Renegades) made his T20 debut.
Match 39
17 January 2026
20:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
130 (18.2 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
4/134 (16.5 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 55 (39)
Jhye Richardson 4/16 (3.2 overs)
Finn Allen 69 (39)
Haris Rauf 3/23 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets
Perth Stadium, Perth
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Jhye Richardson (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Match 40
18 January 2026
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
9/171 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
5/177 (18.4 overs)
Nathan McSweeney 69* (54)
Mitchell Starc 4/35 (4 overs)
Steve Smith 54 (40)
Xavier Bartlett 2/32 (3.4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Sam Curran (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sydney Sixers secured a spot in the finals, while Brisbane Heat were eliminated from finals contention as a result of this match.

Finals

QualifierChallengerFinal
20 January 202625 January 2026
1Perth Scorchers9/147 (20 overs)1Perth Scorchers4/133 (17.3 overs)
2Sydney Sixers99 (15 overs)23 January 20262Sydney Sixers132 (20 overs)
2Sydney Sixers8/198 (20 overs)
Knockout3Hobart Hurricanes141 (17.2 overs)
21 January 2026
3Hobart Hurricanes5/114 (10 overs)
4Melbourne Stars4/81 (7 overs)

Qualifier

Qualifier
20 January 2026
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
9/147 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
99 (15 overs)
Finn Allen 49 (30)
Ben Dwarshuis 2/23 (4 overs)
Steve Smith 37 (24)
Mahli Beardman 3/20 (3 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 48 runs
Perth Stadium, Perth
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Finn Allen (Perth Scorchers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.

Knockout

Knockout
21 January 2026
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
5/114 (10 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
4/81 (7 overs)
Beau Webster 47 (26)
Haris Rauf 2/27 (2 overs)
Joe Clarke 31 (17)
Riley Meredith 2/19 (2 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 3 runs (DLS method)
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Beau Webster (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain.
  • Melbourne Stars were set a revised target of 85 runs from 7 overs due to rain.

Challenger

Challenger
23 January 2026
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
8/198 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
141 (17.2 overs)
Steve Smith 65 (43)
Riley Meredith 3/52 (4 overs)
Ben McDermott 40 (26)
Ben Dwarshuis 3/26 (3 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 57 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Joel Davies (Sydney Sixers)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.

Final

Main article: 2025–26 Big Bash League final
Final
25 January 2026
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
132 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
4/133 (17.3 overs)
Steve Smith 24 (13)
David Payne 3/18 (4 overs)
Mitchell Marsh 44 (43)
Sean Abbott 2/19 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets
Perth Stadium, Perth
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: David Payne (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

Team of the tournament

The official team of the tournament was announced on 22 January 2026.[55]

# Player Team Runs Wickets
1 Finn Allen   Perth Scorchers 466 0
2 Sam Harper (wk)   Melbourne Stars 381 0
3 David Warner (c)   Sydney Thunder 433 0
4 Matt Renshaw   Brisbane Heat 324 5
5 Aaron Hardie   Perth Scorchers 339 11
6 Marcus Stoinis   Melbourne Stars 273 15
7 Jack Edwards   Sydney Sixers 133 19
8 Tom Curran   Melbourne Stars 60 16
9 Haris Rauf   Melbourne Stars 4 20
10 Lloyd Pope   Adelaide Strikers 7 15
11 Peter Siddle   Melbourne Stars 12 16
12 Liam Scott   Adelaide Strikers 310 5

Season statistics

Team statistics

Highest team total[56]
Score (overs) Team Opponent Result Venue Date
2/258 (19.5)   Brisbane Heat Perth Scorchers Won The Gabba 19 December 2025
6/257 (20.0)   Perth Scorchers Brisbane Heat Lost
4/232 (20.0) Adelaide Strikers Won Adelaide Oval 11 January 2026
3/229 (20.0) Hobart Hurricanes Bellerive Oval 1 January 2026
7/219 (20.0) Melbourne Renegades Docklands Stadium 15 January 2026
Lowest team totals (losing team)[57]
Score (overs) Team Opponent Venue Date
83 (19.3)   Adelaide Strikers Melbourne Stars Melbourne Cricket Ground 13 January 2026
99 (15)   Sydney Sixers Perth Scorchers Perth Stadium 20 January 2026
99 (16.5)   Melbourne Renegades Adelaide Strikers Adelaide Oval 17 January 2026
5/113 (11.0) †   Sydney Sixers Perth Scorchers Perth Stadium 14 December 2025
9/114 (20.0)   Brisbane Heat Sydney Sixers Coffs Harbour International Stadium 5 January 2026
Notes
  • Only includes completed matches
  • Only games with more than ten overs batted are listed above.

† Denotes a match was shortened due to weather.

Batting statistics

Most individual runs[58]
Runs Batsmen Team Inns
466 Finn Allen   Perth Scorchers 11
433 David Warner   Sydney Thunder 8
381 Sam Harper   Melbourne Stars 10
360 Mitchell Marsh   Perth Scorchers 12
339 Aaron Hardie   Perth Scorchers 12
Highest batting average[59]
Average Batsmen Team Runs Inns NO
86.60 David Warner   Sydney Thunder 433 8 3
59.80 Steve Smith   Sydney Sixers 299 6 1
58.00 Mac Wright   Hobart Hurricanes 58 3 2
54.60 Marcus Stoinis   Melbourne Stars 273 8 3
54.42 Sam Harper   Melbourne Stars 381 10 3
Minimum innings batted – 3
Highest individual score[60]
High Score Batsmen Team Opposition Balls Venue Date
130* David Warner   Sydney Thunder Hobart Hurricanes 65 Sydney Showground Stadium 3 January 2026
110* Jack Wildermuth   Brisbane Heat Perth Scorchers 54 The Gabba 19 December 2025
Sam Harper   Melbourne Stars Sydney Sixers 60 Melbourne Cricket Ground 26 December 2025
David Warner   Sydney Thunder Sydney Sixers 65 Sydney Cricket Ground 16 January 2026
102 Tim Seifert   Melbourne Renegades Brisbane Heat 51 Kardinia Park 15 December 2025
Matt Renshaw   Brisbane Heat Perth Scorchers 56 The Gabba 19 December 2025
Mitchell Marsh   Perth Scorchers Hobart Hurricanes 58 Bellerive Oval 1 January 2026
Most sixes[61]
Sixes Batsmen Team Inns
38 Finn Allen   Perth Scorchers 11
20 David Warner   Sydney Thunder 8
Josh Brown   Melbourne Renegades 10
Mitchell Marsh   Perth Scorchers 12
17 Nikhil Chaudhary   Hobart Hurricanes 10
Matt Renshaw   Brisbane Heat 10

Bowling statistics

Most wickets[62]
Wickets Player Team Inns
20 Haris Rauf   Melbourne Stars 11
19 Jack Edwards   Sydney Sixers 12
18 Gurinder Sandhu   Melbourne Renegades 9
16 Peter Siddle   Melbourne Stars 11
Tom Curran   Melbourne Stars 10
Ben Dwarshuis   Sydney Sixers 12
Best bowling figures[63]
BB Bowler Team Overs Econ
5/26 Jack Edwards   Sydney Sixers 4.0 6.50
4/10 Tom Curran   Melbourne Stars 3.5 2.50
4/13 Ben Dwarshuis   Sydney Sixers 4.0 3.39
4/15 Tabraiz Shamsi   Adelaide Strikers 3.5 3.91
4/16 Jhye Richardson   Perth Scorchers 3.2 4.80
Best bowling average[64]
Average Bowler Team Wkts
10.50 Tabraiz Shamsi   Adelaide Strikers 8
13.00 Sam Elliott   Melbourne Renegades 5
13.35 Joel Davies   Sydney Sixers 14
13.54 David Payne   Perth Scorchers 11
14.93 Cooper Connolly   Perth Scorchers 15
Minimum overs bowled – 5.0

Attendance

For the eight consecutive season, the Perth Scorchers topped the league in the highest average attendance, finishing with a club record of 38,947. This season was the fourth highest average attended Big Bash season ever, with a final average of 24,748, the highest since the 2017–18 season. The Grand Final in Perth had record attendance for a Big Bash final, with 55,018 spectators at Perth Stadium.[65] A total of 1,081,484 people attended Big Bash games this season.[66]

Match attendances in chronological order
Match Teams Date Venue Location Attendance Capacity %[e]
1 Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers 14 December 2025 Perth Stadium Perth 27,091[24] 44%
2 Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat 15 December 2025 Kardinia Park Geelong 10,043[25] 25%
3 Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder 16 December 2025 Bellerive Oval Hobart 6,217[26] 32%
4 Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers 17 December 2025 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney 20,110[27] 42%
5 Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes 18 December 2025 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne 19,034[28] 19%
6 Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers 19 December 2025 The Gabba Brisbane 24,227[29] 66%
7 Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers 20 December 2025 Sydney Showground Stadium Sydney 20,568[32] 88%
8 Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes 21 December 2025 Kardinia Park Geelong 10,267[34] 26%
9 Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat 22 December 2025 Manuka Oval Canberra 9,004[67] 60%
10 Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars 23 December 2025 Adelaide Oval Adelaide 26,053[35] 49%
11 Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars 26 December 2025 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney 25,589[36] 53%
12 Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes 26 December 2025 Perth Stadium Perth 42,620[38] 70%
13 Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers 27 December 2025 The Gabba Brisbane 29,210[39] 79%
14 Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder 28 December 2025 Manuka Oval Canberra 10,255[68] 68%
15 Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades 29 December 2025 Bellerive Oval Hobart 9,195[42] 47%
16 Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers 30 December 2025 Sydney Showground Stadium Sydney 15,020[43] 64%
17 Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers 31 December 2025 Adelaide Oval Adelaide 41,170[44] 80%
18 Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers 1 January 2026 Docklands Stadium Melbourne 26,865[46] 48%
19 Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers 1 January 2026 Bellerive Oval Hobart 9,436[47] 48%
20 Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars 2 January 2026 The Gabba Brisbane 31,972[48] 86%
21 Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes 3 January 2026 Sydney Showground Stadium Sydney 14,466[49] 62%
22 Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades 4 January 2026 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne 68,124 68%
23 Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers 4 January 2026 Perth Stadium Perth 37,643[69] 61%
24 Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat 5 January 2026 Coffs Harbour International Stadium Coffs Harbour 9,157[70] 91%
25 Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder 6 January 2026 Adelaide Oval Adelaide 20,152[71] 38%
26 Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades 7 January 2026 Perth Stadium Perth 29,865[72] 50%
27 Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers 8 January 2026 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne 23,764[73] 24%
28 Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers 9 January 2026 Bellerive Oval Hobart 10,318[74] 53%
29 Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder 10 January 2026 The Gabba Brisbane 32,281[75] 87%
30 Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars 10 January 2026 Docklands Stadium Melbourne 42,846[76] 91%
31 Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes 11 January 2026 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney 30,090 63%
32 Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers 11 January 2026 Adelaide Oval Adelaide 23,835[77] 44%
33 Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades 12 January 2026 Sydney Showground Stadium Sydney 8,124[78] 35%
34 Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers 13 January 2026 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne 26,672[79] 27%
35 Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat 14 January 2026 Bellerive Oval Hobart 10,290[80] 51%
36 Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers 15 January 2026 Docklands Stadium Melbourne 16,992[81] 36%
37 Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder 16 January 2026 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney 40,114[82] 84%
38 Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades 17 January 2026 Adelaide Oval Adelaide 23,810[83] 45%
39 Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars 17 January 2026 Perth Stadium Perth 48,608[84] 81%
40 Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers 18 January 2026 The Gabba Brisbane 32,401[85] 88%
Qualifier Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers 20 January 2026 Perth Stadium Perth 31,781[86] 52%
Knockout Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars 21 January 2026 Bellerive Oval Hobart 7,440[87] 38%
Challenger Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes 23 January 2026 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney 31,127[88] 65%
Final Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers 25 January 2026 Perth Stadium Perth 55,018[65] 90%

Home team attendances

Teams are ranked in order of highest home attendance to lowest.

Rank Team Venue/s Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Match 4 Match 5 Final 1 Final 2 Average
1   Perth Scorchers Perth Stadium 27,091 42,620 37,643 29,865 48,608 31,781 55,018 38,947
2   Brisbane Heat The Gabba 24,277 29,210 31,972 32,281 32,401 N/a N/a 30,028
3   Melbourne Stars Melbourne Cricket Ground,
Manuka Oval 		19,034 10,255 68,124 23,764 26,672 N/a N/a 29,570
4   Adelaide Strikers Adelaide Oval 26,053 41,170 20,152 23,835 23,810 N/a N/a 27,004
5   Sydney Sixers Sydney Cricket Ground,
Coffs Harbour International Stadium 		20,110 25,589 9,157 30,090 40,114 31,127 N/a 26,031
6   Melbourne Renegades Docklands Stadium,
Kardinia Park 		10,043 10,267 26,865 42,846 16,992 N/a N/a 21,403
7   Sydney Thunder Sydney Showground Stadium, Manuka Oval 20,568 9,004 15,020 14,466 8,124 N/a N/a 13,436
8   Hobart Hurricanes Bellerive Oval 6,231 9,195 9,436 10,318 10,286 7,440 N/a 8,818
Average All 19,137 22,107 27,293 25,928 25,877 31,342 24,748
  • Italics* denotes a match played at a team's secondary home venue
Team Home match attendance
No. Total Highest Lowest Average
2024–25 2025–26 Change
  Adelaide Strikers 5 135,020 41,170 20,152 28,593 27,004 1,589
  Brisbane Heat 5 150,141 32,401 24,277 26,593 30,028 3,435
  Hobart Hurricanes 6 52,906 10,318 6,231 9,459 8,818 641
  Melbourne Renegades 5 107,013 42,846 10,043 21,528 21,403 125
  Melbourne Stars 5 147,849 68,124 10,255 24,401 29,570 5,169
  Perth Scorchers 7 272,626 55,018 27,091 38,507 38,947 440
  Sydney Sixers 6 156,187 40,114 9,157 26,515 26,031 484
  Sydney Thunder 5 67,182 20,568 8,124 12,353 13,436 1,083
Total 44 1,088,924 — 22,825 24,748 1,923

Attendance records

Highest attended match
Crowd Home team Away team Venue City Date
68,124   Melbourne Stars Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne 4 January 2026
55,018   Perth Scorchers Sydney Sixers Perth Stadium Perth 25 January 2026
48,608   Perth Scorchers Melbourne Stars Perth Stadium Perth 17 January 2026
42,846   Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Stars Docklands Stadium Melbourne 10 January 2026
42,620   Perth Scorchers Hobart Hurricanes Perth Stadium Perth 26 December 2025
Lowest Attended Match
Attendance Home Team Away Team Venue City Date
6,231   Hobart Hurricanes Sydney Thunder Bellerive Oval Hobart 16 December 2025
7,440   Hobart Hurricanes Melbourne Stars Bellerive Oval Hobart 21 January 2026
8,124   Sydney Thunder Melbourne Renegades Sydney Showground Stadium Sydney 12 January 2026
9,004   Sydney Thunder Brisbane Heat Manuka Oval Canberra 22 December 2025
9,157   Sydney Sixers Brisbane Heat Coffs Harbour International Stadium Coffs Harbour 5 January 2026

Average attendance per state

State/territory Venues Home teams Matches Average attendance
Australian Capital Territory Manuka Oval Melbourne Stars
Sydney Thunder 		2 9,630
New South Wales Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney Showground Stadium
Coffs Harbour International Stadium 		Sydney Sixers
Sydney Thunder 		10 21,436
Queensland The Gabba Brisbane Heat 5 30,028
South Australia Adelaide Oval Adelaide Strikers 5 27,004
Tasmania Bellerive Oval Hobart Hurricanes 6 8,818
Victoria Melbourne Cricket Ground
Docklands Stadium
Kardinia Park 		Melbourne Renegades
Melbourne Stars 		9 27,179
Western Australia Perth Stadium Perth Scorchers 7 38,947

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Local replacement player
  2. ^ a b c d e f International replacement player
  3. ^ a b c Supplementary player
  4. ^ Player withdrew from tournament
  5. ^ Based on general venue capacity, which will vary depending on cricket capacity.

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