This is the CRIC INFO 365 hub for the Big Bash League 2026-27. Every BBL post, from squad news to player profiles and match previews, is filed here.
Our BBL coverage goes deeper than most. Alongside match previews and predictions, we publish detailed player profiles for the league’s stars and rising names, with career stats broken down by format, BBL season by season records and the real stories behind their careers. We also publish ground guides explaining how each Australian venue plays in a T20 match.
Every profile is written from real reporting, such as official club features and ESPNcricinfo records, and where facts are not officially confirmed, we say so instead of guessing.
During the season, each match gets a preview with the likely playing 11, pitch notes, head to head records and a Dream11 team.
Use the Players and Grounds sub categories to browse profiles and venue guides, or scroll down for the latest BBL posts.
Quick Answer The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) has been the Melbourne Stars’ home ground since the club’s first Big Bash League season in 2011–12. It still holds the all-time BBL attendance record of 80,883, set on 2 January 2016 when the Stars played the Melbourne Renegades. That mark has never been beaten. A 68,124 crowd…
Quick Answer Matthew Kuhnemann is an Australian left-arm orthodox spinner who plays for Tasmania and Brisbane Heat, and has represented Australia in all three international formats since his Test debut in 2023. He has taken 25 Test wickets at an average of 22.20, including a career-best 5/16, 13 ODI wickets, and 3 T20I wickets. Across…
Quick Answer Spencer Johnson is an Australian left-arm fast bowler who plays for South Australia, Brisbane Heat, and the Australian national team, best known for his rapid rise from a career-threatening injury to a million-dollar IPL contract in under two years. He has taken 4 ODI wickets and 17 T20I wickets for Australia, and across…
Quick Answer Xavier Bartlett is an Australian right arm fast medium bowler who plays for Brisbane Heat, Queensland, and Punjab Kings. He has played 8 ODIs, taking 19 wickets at an average of 15.73, and 22 T20Is, taking 24 wickets at an average of 22.83. He made an instant mark on debut, taking 4 wickets…
Quick Answer Tom Straker is a young Australian fast bowler who plays state cricket for Queensland and is contracted to Adelaide Strikers in the BBL, best known for a match winning bowling display at the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He took 6 wickets for 24 runs in the semi-final against Pakistan, the best bowling…
Quick Answer Jerrssis Wadia is a Mumbai born all-rounder who plays for Adelaide Strikers in the BBL, best known for a stunning 34 off 16 balls against Brisbane Heat in only his second top level T20 match, which included a hat-trick of sixes. He bats left-handed and bowls left-arm orthodox spin. Across his BBL career,…
Quick Answer Mackenzie Harvey is an Australian left-handed batter who has played for Melbourne Renegades and Adelaide Strikers in the BBL, and for Victoria and South Australia in domestic cricket, without ever earning a full international cap. Across his BBL career he has scored 765 runs from 56 matches at an average of 18.66 and…
Quick Answer Thomas Kelly is an Australian batter who played for South Australia and Adelaide Strikers from 2021 until stepping back from full-time professional cricket in April 2026. He never played international cricket at any level, but built a genuinely interesting domestic career, scoring 464 First-Class runs at an average of 24.42, 261 List A…
Quick Answer Henry Thornton is an Australian fast bowler who plays for South Australia and Adelaide Strikers, best known for taking 5 wickets for just 3 runs against Sydney Thunder in 2022, the most economical five wicket haul in Big Bash League history. He has taken 48 First-Class wickets at an average of 22.41, 57…
Quick Answer Liam Scott is an Australian all rounder who plays for South Australia and Adelaide Strikers, and earned his first senior international cap for Australia in an ODI in Dhaka earlier in 2026. He has scored 1,650 First-Class runs at an average of 27.96, taken 79 First-Class wickets at 28.32, and put together a…