2019–20 Big Bash League season

The 2019–20 Big Bash League season or BBL|09 was the ninth season of the Big Bash League, the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia.^[1] The tournament started on 17 December 2019 and concluded on 8 February 2020.^[2]

2019–20 Big Bash League

Dates	17 December 2019 – 8 February 2020
Administrator(s)	Cricket Australia
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Double round robin and Playoffs
Champions	Sydney Sixers (2nd title)
Participants	8
Matches	61
Attendance	1,119,541 (18,353 per match)
Player of the series	Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars)
Most runs	Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars) (705)
Most wickets	Daniel Sams (Sydney Thunder) (30)
Official website	bigbash.com.au
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The length of the season was shortened from the previous season, although the number of matches was increased from 59 to 61. The post-season stage of the tournament was revamped into a play-off system, with the top two teams in the league getting a second chance to advance to the final even if they lost the first match in the play-offs.^[3][4]

Melbourne Renegades were the defending champions,^[5] but finished last in the group stage. In the final, Sydney Sixers beat Melbourne Stars by 19 runs.^[6]

Teams

Team	Home Ground	Capacity	Captain	Coach
Adelaide Strikers	Adelaide Oval	53,583	Travis Head	Jason Gillespie
Brisbane Heat	The Gabba Carrara Stadium	42,000 25,000	Chris Lynn	Darren Lehmann
Hobart Hurricanes	Bellerive Oval York Park Traeger Park	20,000 21,000 7,200	Matthew Wade	Adam Griffith
Melbourne Renegades	Docklands Stadium Kardinia Park	48,003 34,000	Aaron Finch	Michael Klinger
Melbourne Stars	Melbourne Cricket Ground Carrara Stadium Ted Summerton Reserve	100,024 25,000 7,500	Glenn Maxwell	David Hussey
Perth Scorchers	Perth Stadium	60,000	Mitchell Marsh	Adam Voges
Sydney Sixers	Sydney Cricket Ground Coffs Harbour International Stadium	48,000 20,000	Moises Henriques	Greg Shipperd
Sydney Thunder	Sydney Showground Stadium Manuka Oval	22,000 16,000	Callum Ferguson	Shane Bond

Venues

Adelaide	Alice Springs	Brisbane	Canberra	Coffs Harbour
Adelaide Oval	Traeger Park	The Gabba	Manuka Oval	Coffs Harbour International Stadium
Capacity: 53,583	Capacity: 7,200	Capacity: 42,000	Capacity: 14,000	Capacity: 20,000
Matches: 7	Matches: 1	Matches: 5	Matches: 2	Matches: 1
Geelong	Adelaide Alice Springs Brisbane Canberra Geelong Hobart Launceston Melbourne Perth Sydney Gold Coast Moe Coffs Harbour			Gold Coast
Kardinia Park				Carrara Stadium
Capacity: 34,000				Capacity: 25,000
Matches: 2				Matches: 3
Hobart				Launceston
Bellerive Oval				York Park
Capacity: 20,000				Capacity: 21,000
Matches: 4				Matches: 2
Perth	Melbourne		Sydney
Perth Stadium	Docklands Stadium	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Sydney Showground Stadium	Sydney Cricket Ground
Capacity: 60,000	Capacity: 54,003	Capacity: 100,024	Capacity: 22,000	Capacity: 48,000
Matches: 7	Matches: 5	Matches: 5	Matches: 5	Matches: 6

League stage

Points table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Melbourne Stars	14	10	4	0	20	0.526	Advanced to play-off phase
2	Sydney Sixers (C)	14	9	4	1	19	0.269
3	Adelaide Strikers	14	8	5	1	17	0.564
4	Hobart Hurricanes	14	6	7	1	13	−0.355
5	Sydney Thunder	14	6	7	1	13	−0.446
6	Perth Scorchers	14	6	8	0	12	−0.023
7	Brisbane Heat	14	6	8	0	12	−0.237
8	Melbourne Renegades	14	3	11	0	6	−0.348

Source: ^[7]
(C) Champions

Matches

17 December 2019 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 6/172 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 143 (19.2 overs)
Callum Ferguson 73* (44) Mitchell Swepson 2/11 (2 overs)		Ben Cutting 28 (18) Chris Green 2/19 (4 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 29 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 26,784[8] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Callum Ferguson (Sydney Thunder)

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.

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18 December 2019 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 131 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers (H) 2/137 (15 overs)
Cameron Green 36 (32) Tom Curran 3/32 (4 overs)		Josh Philippe 81* (44) Chris Jordan 2/13 (3 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 13,247[9] Umpires: Simon Fry and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Josh Philippe (Sydney Sixers)

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
• Hayden Kerr (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.

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19 December 2019 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 5/169 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 4/171 (19.4 overs)
Shaun Marsh 42 (33) Daniel Sams 2/26 (3 overs)		Alex Hales 68 (38) Harry Gurney 2/26 (4 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets GMHBA Stadium, Geelong Attendance: 8,421[10] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.

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20 December 2019 14:45 Scorecard

(H) Hobart Hurricanes 9/129 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 104 (18.5 overs)
D'Arcy Short 51 (40) Sean Abbott 3/20 (4 overs)		Josh Philippe 24 (22) Qais Ahmad 4/12 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 25 runs TIO Traeger Park, Alice Springs Attendance: 1,057[11] Umpires: Darren Close and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Qais Ahmad (Hobart Hurricanes)

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.

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20 December 2019 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Stars 7/167 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 8/145 (20 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 83 (39) Matt Renshaw 1/2 (1 over)		Tom Banton 64 (36) Adam Zampa 3/30 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 22 runs Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast Attendance: 11,969[12] Umpires: Simon Lightbody and John Ward Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

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21 December 2019 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 5/161 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder (H) 1/40 (4.2 overs)
Jonathan Wells 55* (32) Daniel Sams 2/21 (4 overs)		Callum Ferguson 27* (14) Billy Stanlake 1/8 (1 over)

No result Manuka Oval, Canberra Attendance: 5,556[13] Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Paul Wilson

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
• Heavy smog from the Australian bushfires during Sydney Thunder's innings prevented any further play.^[14]

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21 December 2019 21:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Perth Scorchers 7/196 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 6/185 (20 overs)
Mitchell Marsh 56* (22) Kane Richardson 4/22 (4 overs)		Beau Webster 67* (37) Fawad Ahmed 2/22 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 11 runs Optus Stadium, Perth Attendance: 23,869[15] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Mitchell Marsh (Perth Scorchers)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

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22 December 2019 14:45 Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Stars 4/163 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes 111 (16 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 81* (54) Riley Meredith 3/27 (4 overs)		Clive Rose 32* (18) Haris Rauf 5/27 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 52 runs Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe Attendance: 6,180[16] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Haris Rauf (Melbourne Stars)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

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22 December 2019 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 4/209 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers (H) 7/161 (20 overs)
Chris Lynn 94 (35) Ben Manenti 2/38 (4 overs)		James Vince 39 (27) Mitchell Swepson 2/27 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 48 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 14,891[17] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Brisbane Heat)

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.

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23 December 2019 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Adelaide Strikers 4/198 (18 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 7/183 (18 overs)
Jake Weatherald 83 (47) Jhye Richardson 2/29 (4 overs)		Liam Livingstone 69 (26) Rashid Khan 3/40 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 15 runs (DLS method) Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 28,308[18] Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Jake Weatherald (Adelaide Strikers)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.

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24 December 2019 14:45 Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 147 (19.1 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes (H) 3/151 (19.1 overs)
Aaron Finch 50 (37) Nathan Ellis 3/15 (3 overs)		D'Arcy Short 60 (45) Tom Cooper 2/32 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 7 wickets Blundstone Arena, Hobart Attendance: 8,865[19] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Riley Meredith (Hobart Hurricanes)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.

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26 December 2019 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Sydney Sixers 7/174 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers (H) 126 (18.1 overs)
Tom Curran 43* (21) Chris Jordan 3/29 (4 overs)		Ashton Turner 28 (20) Sean Abbott 3/30 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 48 runs Optus Stadium, Perth Attendance: 30,247[20] Umpires: Greg Davidson and John Ward Player of the match: Tom Curran (Sydney Sixers)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

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27 December 2019 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 4/174 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 6/169 (20 overs)
Jonathan Wells 68* (46) Sandeep Lamichhane 1/15 (3 overs)		Glenn Maxwell 43 (25) Peter Siddle 3/24 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 5 runs Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast Attendance: 7,421[21] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Jonathan Wells (Adelaide Strikers)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

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28 December 2019 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 8/149 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers (H) 7/149 (20 overs)
Callum Ferguson 52 (42) Lloyd Pope 3/23 (4 overs)		Moises Henriques 41 (30) Chris Morris 2/36 (4 overs)

Match tied (Sydney Sixers won the Super Over) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 35,296[22] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Tom Curran (Sydney Sixers)

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.

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29 December 2019 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 6/155 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 8/137 (20 overs)
Phil Salt 54 (26) Kane Richardson 4/33 (4 overs)		Aaron Finch 50 (39) Rashid Khan 2/15 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 18 runs Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 20,089[23] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Adelaide Strikers)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

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30 December 2019 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Hobart Hurricanes 5/69 (11 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 3/55 (7.3 overs)
Caleb Jewell 26 (28) Dale Steyn 2/12 (2 overs)		Marcus Stoinis 25 (19) James Faulkner 2/10 (2 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 4 runs (DLS method) University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston Attendance: 8,753[24] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Nathan Coulter-Nile (Melbourne Stars)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain. No further play was possible due to rain.

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31 December 2019 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 5/168 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers (H) 9/165 (20 overs)
Callum Ferguson 73 (46) Peter Siddle 2/30 (4 overs)		Jake Weatherald 52 (37) Arjun Nair 2/19 (3 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 3 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 41,414[25] Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward Player of the match: Callum Ferguson (Sydney Thunder)

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.

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1 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 6/149 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 109 (18.4 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 50 (42) Zahir Khan 2/18 (4 overs)		Zahir Khan 19* (10) Fawad Ahmed 3/16 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 40 runs Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast Attendance: 20,135[26] Umpires: Donovan Koch and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Fawad Ahmed (Perth Scorchers)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
• This was the highest attendance for Cricket at this stadium and the Gold Coast

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2 January 2020 15:40 Scorecard

(H) Sydney Thunder 7/142 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 7/143 (19.4 overs)
Alex Ross 40 (32) Haris Rauf 3/24 (4 overs)		Nick Larkin 65 (45) Daniel Sams 3/25 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 3 wickets Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 14,435[27] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Nathan Johnstone Player of the match: Nick Larkin (Melbourne Stars)

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.

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2 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 6/153 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 4/154 (19.5 overs)
Sam Harper 45 (24) Lloyd Pope 2/22 (4 overs)		James Vince 41 (26) Tom Andrews 2/22 (3 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 11,903[28] Umpires: Simon Fry and John Ward Player of the match: James Vince (Sydney Sixers)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.

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3 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 3/212 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes (H) 9/181 (20 overs)
Chris Lynn 88* (55) Riley Meredith 1/38 (4 overs)		George Bailey 28 (14) Jack Prestwidge 2/16 (2 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 31 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Attendance: 11,861[29] Umpires: Darren Close and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Brisbane Heat)

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.

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4 January 2020 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 9/142 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 2/143 (18.5 overs)
Shaun Marsh 43 (33) Sandeep Lamichhane 3/26 (4 overs)		Marcus Stoinis 68* (55) Kane Richardson 1/34 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 54,478[30] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Adam Zampa (Melbourne Stars)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

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5 January 2020 17:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 6/176 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers (H) 3/180 (19.3 overs)
Jonathan Wells 40* (28) Lloyd Pope 2/41 (4 overs)		Josh Philippe 83* (52) Peter Siddle 1/29 (3.3 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets C.ex Coffs International Stadium, Coffs Harbour Attendance: 9,834[31] Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Josh Philippe (Sydney Sixers)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

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5 January 2020 21:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 2/180 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers (H) 8/172 (20 overs)
D'Arcy Short 103* (70) Liam Livingstone 1/2 (1 over)		Mitchell Marsh 48 (36) Scott Boland 2/29 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 runs Optus Stadium, Perth Attendance: 29,919[32] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and John Ward Player of the match: D'Arcy Short (Hobart Hurricanes)

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.

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6 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 4/119 (8 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder (H) 4/60 (5 overs)
Tom Banton 56 (19) Daniel Sams 2/24 (2 overs)		Alex Hales 20* (9) Jack Prestwidge 2/15 (1 over)

Brisbane Heat won by 16 runs (DLS method) Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 10,896[33] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Fry Player of the match: Tom Banton (Brisbane Heat)

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
• The match was reduced to 8 overs per side due to rain. Further rain during the second innings reduced it to 5 overs.

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7 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 5/175 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 4/178 (19 overs)
Sam Harper 73 (46) Jhye Richardson 3/22 (4 overs)		Liam Livingstone 59 (39) Richard Gleeson 3/35 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets GMHBA Stadium, Geelong Attendance: 11,568[34] Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Liam Livingstone (Perth Scorchers)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

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8 January 2020 15:40 Scorecard

(H) Adelaide Strikers 135 (19.4 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 8/137 (18.4 overs)
Jake Weatherald 47 (31) Tom Curran 4/22 (3.4 overs)		James Vince 27 (20) Rashid Khan 4/22 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 2 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 18,287[35] Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Tom Curran (Sydney Sixers)

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
• Rashid Khan (Adelaide Strikers) took the fifth hat-trick in the BBL.^[36]

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8 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 5/145 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 4/148 (17.5 overs)
Matthew Gilkes 41 (35) Haris Rauf 3/23 (4 overs)		Glenn Maxwell 59* (37) Arjun Nair 1/15 (2 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 21,322[37] Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Haris Rauf (Melbourne Stars)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
• Haris Rauf (Melbourne Stars) took the sixth hat-trick in the BBL.^[38]

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9 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 9/126 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 5/131 (18.2 overs)
Matthew Wade 61 (46) Josh Lalor 3/21 (4 overs)		Ben Cutting 43* (29) Scott Boland 3/16 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 5 wickets The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 29,749[39] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Ben Cutting (Brisbane Heat)

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.

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10 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 7/168 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 3/169 (18.4 overs)
Shaun Marsh 63 (43) Nathan Coulter-Nile 2/29 (4 overs)		Glenn Maxwell 83* (45) Samit Patel 1/21 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 30,388[40] Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
• Lance Morris (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.

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11 January 2020 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 6/162 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder (H) 6/166 (19.4 overs)
George Bailey 43 (30) Daniel Sams 2/29 (4 overs)		Alex Hales 55 (36) Clive Rose 2/27 (4 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 4 wickets Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 11,454[41] Umpires: Tony Wilds and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder)

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.

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11 January 2020 21:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Perth Scorchers 3/213 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 8/179 (20 overs)
Mitchell Marsh 93* (41) Zahir Khan 1/33 (4 overs)		Tom Banton 55 (32) Joel Paris 2/29 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 34 runs Optus Stadium, Perth Attendance: 29,321[42] Umpires: Geoff Joshua and John Ward Player of the match: Mitchell Marsh (Perth Scorchers)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.

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12 January 2020 15:40 Scorecard

(H) Adelaide Strikers 6/173 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 110 (17.4 overs)
Jonathan Wells 58 (38) Cameron Boyce 1/22 (4 overs)		Beau Webster 49 (33) Peter Siddle 3/14 (3 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 63 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 28,271[43] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Jonathan Wells (Adelaide Strikers)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

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12 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Stars 1/219 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 7/175 (20 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 147* (79) Tom Curran 1/58 (4 overs)		Ben Dwarshuis 42* (17) Clint Hinchliffe 3/20 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 44 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 21,556[44] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars)

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
• Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars) scored the highest individual score in a BBL match.^[45]

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13 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 7/175 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes (H) 98 (17.1 overs)
Josh Inglis 73 (46) Tom Rogers 2/30 (4 overs)		George Bailey 36 (31) Jhye Richardson 4/19 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 77 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Attendance: 10,174[46] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Josh Inglis (Perth Scorchers)

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.

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14 January 2020 15:40 Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 110 (19 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 3/114 (15.2 overs)
Rashid Khan 28 (27) James Pattinson 5/33 (4 overs)		Matt Renshaw 52* (45) Liam O'Connor 1/22 (3 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 19,681[47] Umpires: Tony Wilds and Paul Wilson Player of the match: James Pattinson (Brisbane Heat)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

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15 January 2020 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 4/172 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder (H) 7/122 (14 overs)
Sam Harper 52 (38) Liam Bowe 2/23 (4 overs)		Alex Ross 51 (27) Dan Christian 3/14 (2 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 12 runs (DLS method) Manuka Oval, Canberra Attendance: 9,005[48] Umpires: Simon Fry and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Sam Harper (Melbourne Renegades)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
• Sydney Thunder were given a revised target of 135 runs from 14 overs due to rain.

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15 January 2020 21:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Perth Scorchers 86 (13.5 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 2/89 (12 overs)
Josh Inglis 37 (19) Jackson Coleman 3/16 (3 overs)		Marcus Stoinis 39* (31) Mitchell Marsh 1/15 (2 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets Optus Stadium, Perth Attendance: 25,074[49] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Nathan Johnstone Player of the match: Jackson Coleman (Melbourne Stars)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
• Jaron Morgan (Perth Scorchers) made his T20 debut.

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16 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Sydney Sixers 2/45 (6.4 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes
Daniel Hughes 26* (22) Clive Rose 1/11 (2 overs) Scott Boland 1/11 (2 overs)

No result Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 13,338[50] Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Paul Wilson

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain during Sydney Sixers' innings prevented any further play.

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17 January 2020 15:40 Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 100 (17 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers (H) 0/104 (10.5 overs)
Matt Renshaw 43 (31) Liam O'Connor 3/30 (4 overs)		Phil Salt 67* (38)

Adelaide Strikers won by 10 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 18,463[51] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Liam O'Connor (Adelaide Strikers)

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

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18 January 2020 15:40 Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Stars 6/141 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 9/131 (20 overs)
Hilton Cartwright 58* (56) Matthew Kelly 3/27 (4 overs)		Cameron Bancroft 32 (44) Nic Maddinson 3/24 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 10 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 28,042[52] Umpires: Darren Close and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

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18 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Sydney Sixers 76 (15.5 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder (H) 2/28 (5.3 overs)
Justin Avendano 28 (31) Daniel Sams 3/14 (3 overs)		Usman Khawaja 13 (14) Jackson Bird 1/5 (3 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 4 runs (DLS method) Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 15,476[53] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Chris Morris (Sydney Thunder)

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain. No further play was possible due to rain.

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19 January 2020 14:45 Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 5/186 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes (H) 6/176 (20 overs)
Travis Head 79 (40) Scott Boland 2/26 (4 overs)		David Miller 90* (48) Wes Agar 4/33 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 10 runs University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston Attendance: 6,181[54] Umpires: Simon Fry and John Ward Player of the match: Travis Head (Adelaide Strikers)

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.

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19 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 6/164 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 120 (15 overs)
Beau Webster 36 (26) Ben Laughlin 3/31 (4 overs)		Sam Heazlett 56 (37) Cameron Boyce 4/15 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 44 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 27,524[55] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Cameron Boyce (Melbourne Renegades)

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
• Brisbane Heat suffered the worst 10-wicket collapse in a BBL match, losing all ten wickets for 36 runs, including the last seven wickets for seven runs in 16 balls.^[56][57]

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20 January 2020 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Sydney Sixers 4/143 (14 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 5/125 (14 overs)
Moises Henriques 72 (31) Sandeep Lamichhane 2/38 (3 overs)		Marcus Stoinis 62 (37) Ben Dwarshuis 2/20 (3 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 21 runs (DLS method) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 15,643[58] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Moises Henriques (Sydney Sixers)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.

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20 January 2020 21:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 5/153 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers (H) 2/154 (15.3 overs)
Alex Hales 85 (59) Chris Jordan 3/28 (4 overs)		Liam Livingstone 78 (49) Gurinder Sandhu 1/33 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 8 wickets Optus Stadium, Perth Attendance: 18,039[59] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Liam Livingstone (Perth Scorchers)

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.

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21 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 3/190 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 4/186 (20 overs)
Mac Wright 70* (50) Cameron Boyce 2/27 (4 overs)		Mohammad Nabi 63 (30) Qais Ahmad 1/25 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 4 runs Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 12,241[60] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Mac Wright (Hobart Hurricanes)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
• As a result of this match, Melbourne Renegades were eliminated.

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22 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Adelaide Strikers 4/162 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 8/151 (20 overs)
Jonathan Wells 55* (36) Clint Hinchliffe 3/19 (3 overs)		Peter Handscomb 65* (39) Peter Siddle 4/33 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 11 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 23,014[61] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Jonathan Wells (Adelaide Strikers)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

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23 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Brisbane Heat 8/126 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 2/127 (15.5 overs)
James Pattinson 27* (15) Jackson Bird 2/21 (4 overs)		Josh Philippe 52* (43) James Pattinson 1/19 (3.5 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 26,327[62] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Steve O'Keefe (Sydney Sixers)

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.

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24 January 2020 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Hobart Hurricanes 6/185 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 128 (17.3 overs)
Mac Wright 64 (45) Daniel Sams 4/34 (4 overs)		Alex Hales 63 (42) D'Arcy Short 5/21 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 57 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Attendance: 8,468[63] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: D'Arcy Short (Hobart Hurricanes)

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.

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24 January 2020 21:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 5/181 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers (H) 7/165 (20 overs)
Phil Salt 59 (31) Matthew Kelly 2/26 (3 overs)		Liam Livingstone 79 (54) Wes Agar 3/36 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 16 runs Optus Stadium, Perth Attendance: 29,636[64] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Nathan Johnstone Player of the match: Wes Agar (Adelaide Strikers)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

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25 January 2020 15:40 Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 5/175 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers (H) 3/176 (18.4 overs)
Aaron Finch 109 (68) Tom Curran 3/27 (4 overs)		Steve Smith 66* (40) Will Sutherland 1/24 (3.4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 23,587[65] Umpires: Darren Close and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Steve Smith (Sydney Sixers)

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
• Nathan McSweeney and Brayden Stepien (Melbourne Renegades) both made their T20 debuts.

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25 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 5/186 (20 overs)	v	(H) Melbourne Stars 115 (17.4 overs)
AB de Villiers 71 (37) Adam Zampa 3/27 (4 overs)		Peter Handscomb 27 (18) Mitchell Swepson 3/31 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 71 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 27,676[66] Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Brisbane Heat)

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
• Dilbar Hussain (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.

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26 January 2020 14:45 Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 4/99 (15 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder (H) 3/97 (11.4 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 35* (25) Chris Morris 1/9 (2 overs)		Alex Hales 47 (27) Jhye Richardson 1/13 (3 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 7 wickets (DLS method) Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 9,395[67] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Fry Player of the match: Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
• Sydney Thunder were set a revised target of 96 runs from 12 overs.

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26 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 1/217 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers (H) 8/207 (20 overs)
Matthew Wade 130* (61) Michael Neser 1/26 (3 overs)		Phil Salt 66 (33) Clive Rose 2/16 (2 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 10 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 27,390[68] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Matthew Wade (Hobart Hurricanes)

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.

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27 January 2020 14:45 Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 7/154 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 3/155 (19.2 overs)
Matt Renshaw 65 (47) Will Sutherland 3/30 (3 overs)		Aaron Finch 63* (49) Ben Cutting 2/35 (2.2 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 14,087[69] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades)

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
• Zak Evans (Melbourne Renegades) made his T20 debut.

Play-offs

Eliminator

Qualifier

Challenger

Final

1

Melbourne Stars (H)

99

2

Sydney Sixers (H)

5/116

2

Sydney Sixers

7/142

1

Melbourne Stars

6/97

1

Melbourne Stars (H)

2/194

Knockout

5

Sydney Thunder

8/166

3

Adelaide Strikers (H)

9/143

4

Hobart Hurricanes (H)

140

5

Sydney Thunder

7/151

5

Sydney Thunder

5/197

Eliminator

30 January 2020 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 5/197 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes (H) 140 (18.3 overs)
Alex Hales 60 (37) Nathan Ellis 1/18 (4 overs)		D'Arcy Short 37 (24) Jonathan Cook 4/21 (4 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 57 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Attendance: 11,031[70] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Jonathan Cook (Sydney Thunder)

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.

Qualifier

31 January 2020 19:15 (D/N) Scorecard

Sydney Sixers 7/142 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 99 (18 overs)
Josh Philippe 34 (28) Adam Zampa 3/21 (4 overs)		Clint Hinchliffe 25* (25) Sean Abbott 3/23 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 43 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 13,275[71] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Steve O'Keefe (Sydney Sixers)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

Knockout

1 February 2020 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 7/151 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers (H) 9/143 (20 overs)
Alex Hales 59 (35) Peter Siddle 2/21 (4 overs)		Jonathan Wells 34 (27) Daniel Sams 3/26 (4 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 8 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 15,963[72] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

Challenger

6 February 2020 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Stars 2/194 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 8/166 (20 overs)
Nick Larkin 83* (49) Chris Morris 2/30 (4 overs)		Alex Ross 58 (38) Haris Rauf 3/17 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 28 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 13,067[73] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Nick Larkin (Melbourne Stars)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

8 February 2020 19:15 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Sydney Sixers 5/116 (12 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 6/97 (12 overs)
Josh Philippe 52 (29) Glenn Maxwell 2/17 (2 overs)		Nick Larkin 38* (26) Nathan Lyon 2/19 (2 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 19 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 10,121[74] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Josh Philippe (Sydney Sixers)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 12 overs per side due to rain.