Big Bash League 2014/15
The 2014/15 Big Bash League was the fourth season of the Australian Twenty20 Championship. The winners were the Perth Scorchers , who beat the Sydney Sixers in the final in the Manuka Oval with 4 wickets . The two finalists qualified for the 2015 Champions League Twenty20 .
format
The eight franchises played in a group against each other team once. The first four of this group qualified for the playoffs, in which the winner was determined in the semifinals and finals. The two finalists qualified for the 2015 Champions League Twenty20 .
Group stage
table
| Teams | Sp. | S. | N | NO | P | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Strikers | 8th | 6th | 1 | 1 | 13 | +1,159 |
| Perth Scorchers | 8th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | +0.705 |
| Melbourne Stars | 8th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | +0.336 |
| Sydney Sixers | 8th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −0.014 |
| Hobart Hurricanes | 8th | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6th | −0.280 |
| Melbourne Renegades | 8th | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6th | −0.331 |
| Sydney Thunder | 8th | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | −0.485 |
| Brisbane Heat | 8th | 2 | 6th | 0 | 4th | −1,116 |
Games
Round 1
| December 18 scorecard |
Adelaide |
Melbourne Stars 148-7 (20) |
- |
Adelaide Strikers 149-2 (12.3) |
| Adelaide wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| December 19 scorecard |
Sydney |
Melbourne Renegades 154-7 (20) |
- |
Sydney Sixers 158-2 (18.5) |
| Sixers win with 8 wickets | ||||
| December 20 scorecard |
Melbourne |
Hobart Hurricanes 190-5 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Stars 138-9 (20) |
| Hobart wins with 52 runs | ||||
| December 21 scorecard |
Sydney |
Sydney Thunder 208-1 (20) |
- |
Brisbane Heat 152 (17.4) |
| Thunder win with 56 runs | ||||
round 2
| December 22nd scorecard |
Perth |
Perth Scorchers 146-7 (20) |
- |
Adelaide Strikers 147-9 (4/19) |
| Adelaide wins with 1 wicket | ||||
| December 23rd scorecard |
Hobart |
Hobart Hurricanes 154-8 (19) |
- |
Sydney Sixers 158-3 (18.1) |
| Sixers win with 7 wickets | ||||
| December 26th scorecard |
Perth |
Perth Scorchers 192-3 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Renegades 157-9 (20) |
| Perth wins with 35 runs | ||||
| December 27th scorecard |
Sydney |
Sydney Sixers 180-7 (20) |
- |
Sydney Thunder 164-5 (20) |
| Sixers win with 16 runs | ||||
Round 3
| December 28th scorecard |
Brisbane |
Brisbane Heat 164-8 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Stars 163-7 (20) |
| Brisbane wins by 1 run | ||||
| December 29th scorecard |
Sydney |
Perth Scorchers 135-7 (20) |
- |
Sydney Sixers 99 (17.3) |
| Perth wins with 36 runs | ||||
| December 30th scorecard |
Melbourne |
Sydney Thunder 114-6 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Renegades 118-2 (13.5) |
| Renegades win with 8 wickets | ||||
| December 31 scorecard |
Adelaide |
Hobart Hurricanes 136-8 (20) |
- |
Adelaide Strikers 141-2 (14.3) |
| Adelaide wins with 8 wickets | ||||
Round 4
| January 1st scorecard |
Perth |
Sydney Thunder 178-3 (20) |
- |
Perth Scorchers 159-5 (20) |
| Thunder win with 20 runs | ||||
| January 2nd scorecard |
Hobart |
Brisbane Heat 208-6 (20) |
- |
Hobart Hurricanes 209-4 (19) |
| Hobart wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| January 3 scorecard |
Melbourne |
Melbourne Stars 169-6 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Renegades 57 (12.4) |
| Stars win with 112 runs | ||||
| January 4th scorecard |
Brisbane |
Brisbane Heat 152-6 (20) |
- |
Adelaide Strikers 158-5 (18.5) |
| Adelaide wins with 5 wickets | ||||
Round 5
| January 5th scorecard |
Melbourne |
Sydney Sixers 150-6 (20) / 9/2 (1) |
- |
Melbourne Stars 150-4 (20) / 19/0 (1) |
| Stars win in Super Over | ||||
| January 6th scorecard |
Adelaide |
Perth Scorchers 133-6 (20) |
- |
Adelaide Strikers 115 (3/19) |
| Perth wins with 18 runs | ||||
| January 7th scorecard |
Hobart |
Melbourne Renegades 163-7 (20) |
- |
Hobart Hurricanes 126 (19.2) |
| Renegades win with 37 runs | ||||
| January 8 scorecard |
Perth |
Brisbane Heat 134-7 (20) |
- |
Perth Scorchers 137-2 (15.5) |
| Perth wins with 8 wickets | ||||
Round 6
| January 9 scorecard |
Sydney |
Sydney Thunder 77-7 (17) |
- |
Hobart Hurricanes 84-5 (13.5) |
| Hobart wins with 5 wickets ( D / L method ) | ||||
| January 10th scorecard |
Melbourne |
Melbourne Renegades 153-6 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Stars 154-7 (20) |
| Stars win with 3 wickets | ||||
| January 11th scorecard |
Hobart |
Perth Scorchers 141-8 (20) |
- |
Hobart Hurricanes 123-7 (20) |
| Perth wins with 18 runs | ||||
| January 11th scorecard |
Brisbane |
Brisbane Heat 147-6 (20) |
- |
Sydney Sixers 148-4 (17.4) |
| Sixers win with 6 wickets | ||||
Round 7
| January 12th scorecard |
Adelaide |
Adelaide Strikers 119-5 (10) |
- |
Sydney Thunder 18-0 (1) |
| Game canceled | ||||
| January 13th scorecard |
Melbourne |
Brisbane Heat 80 (17.3) |
- |
Melbourne Renegades 81-5 (14) |
| Renegades win with 5 wickets | ||||
| January 14th scorecard |
Sydney |
Adelaide Strikers 182-6 (20) |
- |
Sydney Sixers 159 (19.4) |
| Adelaide wins with 23 runs | ||||
| January 15 scorecard |
Brisbane |
Brisbane Heat 198-6 (20) |
- |
Hobart Hurricanes 180-8 (20) |
| Brisbane wins with 18 runs | ||||
Round 8
| January 17th scorecard |
Sydney |
Sydney Thunder 106-8 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Stars 107-2 (14.3) |
| Stars win with 8 wickets | ||||
| January 19th scorecard |
Melbourne |
Adelaide Strikers 166-5 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Renegades 144-7 (20) |
| Adelaide wins with 22 runs | ||||
| January 21 scorecard |
Melbourne |
Perth Scorchers 179-2 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Stars 182-7 (19.3) |
| Stars win with 3 wickets | ||||
| January 22nd scorecard |
Sydney |
Sydney Thunder 154-4 (20) |
- |
Sydney Sixers 155-6 (20) |
| Sixers win with 4 wickets | ||||
Playoffs
Semifinals
| January 24th scorecard |
Adelaide |
Sydney Sixers 181-4 (20) |
- |
Adelaide Strikers 94 (14.3) |
| Sixers win with 87 runs | ||||
| January 25th scorecard |
Perth |
Perth Scorchers 144-7 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Stars 126 (19.5) |
| Perth wins with 18 runs | ||||
final
| January 28th scorecard |
Canberra |
Sydney Sixers 147-5 (20) |
- |
Perth Scorchers 148-6 (20) |
| Perth wins with 4 wickets | ||||
statistics
Runs
Most of the runs of the season were scored by the following players:
| player | team | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Klinger | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 326 | 36.22 | 105 * | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Pietersen | Melbourne Stars | 8th | 293 | 41.85 | 67 | 0 | 3 |
| Nic Maddinson | Sydney Sixers | 10 | 284 | 31.55 | 85 | 0 | 2 |
| Jordan Silk | Sydney Sixers | 9 | 272 | 54.40 | 69 * | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Carberry | Perth Scorchers | 9 | 266 | 44.33 | 77 * | 0 | 3 |
Wickets
Most of the season's wickets were scored by the following players:
| player | team | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hastings | Melbourne Stars | 189 | 16 | 15.37 | 3/24 | 0 |
| Jason Behrendorff | Perth Scorchers | 240 | 15th | 16.73 | 4/22 | 0 |
| Yasir Arafat | Perth Scorchers | 225 | 15th | 19.46 | 4/27 | 0 |
| Andrew Tye | Perth Scorchers | 225 | 14th | 18.35 | 4/18 | 0 |
| Ben Laughlin | Adelaide Strikers | 172 | 13 | 19.00 | 2/24 | 0 |
| Brett Lee | Sydney Sixers | 234 | 13 | 21.46 | 3/25 | 0 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Explanation of the abbreviations: Col. = games; S = victories; N = defeats; U = tie; NR = No Result; P = points; RR = run rate
- ↑ Batting and Fielding in KFC Twenty20 Big Bash 2014/15 (Ordered by Runs) ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ↑ Bowling in KFC Twenty20 Big Bash 2014/15 (Ordered by wickets) ( English ) Cricket archives. Retrieved July 10, 2015.