Fasten your seat belts – Big Bash League is taking off
The Big Bash League (BBL) is a cricket tournament that is held every year in Australia in the months of December and January which gives punters some action over the hot summer nights that they eagerly look forward to. It is an Australian domestic T-20 cricket competition that is currently being sponsored by KFC. The T-20 format means that all the teams that are playing the Big Bash League games get a single inning to play, which is restricted to a maximum of 20 overs. Big Bash T-20 tournament was introduced by Cricket Australia in 2011-2012, with 8 BBL teams playing against each other in a round-robin format during the summer months of December and January.
Bigger and Better
The biggest hit of the summer, the Big Bash League is coming back for the next season. What’s more, this year it is turning out to be even bigger and better than ever before. It hosts competitions for both men’s and women’s leagues. The Big Bash League brings exciting matches on consecutive days for the entire period over which the tournament takes place. There are enough doubleheaders that make up for a good measure of who the best teams are. Big Bash League promises huge excitement, big wickets, and big hits. You just cannot escape the action that the Big Bash League brings in this holiday period.
The best come together
The Big Bash League brings together the best T20 players not only from Australia but also from all around the world. This leads to a highly skillful and electrifying competition that is witnessed by millions not only around the Australian nation but also around the globe. The Big Bash League promises to be a family-friendly competition that focuses on entertainment, crowd engagement, and fun for all. There is a lot of blaring music and tons of fireworks which ensures that no match has any dull moments. This year is going to be the 9th edition of the Big Bash League, and if you go by how the last season went, this summer is going to get hotter.
Not easy to pick the favorites
Irrespective of who you cheer for – Brisbane Heat, Adelaide Strikers, Melbourne Renegades, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Stars, Sydney Sixers, Sydney Thunder or Perth Scorchers, it is set to be a season filled with superb sixes, awesome boundary hits, spectacular breathtaking catches, and an atmosphere as electric as anything else you will ever experience. The BBL 2019-2020 season will be a tiny bit shorter compared to the last summer – having been reduced to 42 days from 54. This, however, in no way means that there will be any less action in store.
What’s new?
There are some exciting additions to the Big Bash League this year. The 2019-2020 edition will see the introduction of a strategic break (strategic breaks have been an integral part of IPL (Indian Premier League) and now they will also be part of the Big Bash League. The difference is that Big Bash will have just one strategic break per innings while IPL has two breaks in each inning. The batting team will have the privilege of picking the timing of the strategic break between the 7th and 13th overs. The duration of the break will be 90 seconds. The rules regarding the super over have also been changed. When a super over in the group stage ends in a tie, both teams will split the points. However, the rules for a super over in knockouts are different. The teams will play multiple super overs in the knockouts till one of the teams has more runs.
Entertainment for the whole family
Big Bash League promises to be the ultimate family night out with a packed 3 hours of non-stop crazy action, great music, awesome fireworks and loads of entertainment. Along with the fast-paced cricketing action on the field, every Big Bash League club has its own unique way of celebrating its boundary performances which makes up for a massively entertaining experience. You can also register yourself on Dream11 to participate in the Fantasy cricket matches of BBL. The Big Bash League brings you non-stop entertainment from start to finish, providing something for everyone in the family so they remain entertained.
