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The 2020–21 Big Bash League season or BBL|10 was the tenth season of the Big Bash League, the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia, with 61 matches played. On 15 July 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for the tournament. The tournament started on 10 December 2020, and finished on 6 February 2021, with the majority of the matches played at night.

The Sydney Sixers were the defending champions, and they successfully defended their title following a 27-run victory over the Perth Scorchers in the final.

New rules

Several changes for the season, including bonus points, substitutions and free hits for wides, were suggested by Cricket Australia. However, on 16 November 2020, Cricket Australia announced three changes to the BBL's playing conditions, which will add a more strategic element to the T20 tournament. All three rules are designed to maximise interest throughout the full 40 overs of a contest and ensure strategic thinking is rewarded. The three new rules are as follows:

Power Surge

The 'Power Surge' is a two-over period during which the fielding team is allowed only two players outside the inner fielding circle. The batting side can call for this at any point from the 11th over of their innings. The fielding restrictions replicate those of the usual Powerplay at the beginning of an innings, which has been shortened to four overs.

The X-factor

An 'X-factor Player', named as either the 12th or 13th player on the team sheet, can come into the game beyond the 10th over of the first innings and replace any player who is yet to bat, or has bowled no more than one over. The X-factor substitute was first used in the game eight of the tournament, on 15 December 2020. The Adelaide Strikers replaced Danny Briggs with Matthew Short, and the Hobart Hurricanes replaced Johan Botha with Mac Wright.

Bash Boost

The 'Bash Boost' will be a bonus point awarded halfway through the second innings. The team chasing will receive the bonus point if they're above the equivalent 10-over score of their opposition, while if they're trailing, the fielding side will receive the point. If the score at the 10-over mark is equal, both teams will get 0.5 points each. In case of a no result, both teams are given two points each and no Bash Boost is awarded. If a match has been shortened before a ball is bowled, the midway point of the innings is recalculated and points are given to who was above during the midway point. If a match is impacted by rain and is shortened, the Bash Boost target will be calculated via the DLS method. Teams will also now be awarded three points for winning the match, as opposed to the traditional two.

Teams

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teams will play 'home' games at neutral venues. These are marked with an *.

Teams and Standings

Points table

Win–loss table

Below is a summary of results for each team's fourteen 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.

Last updated: 20 February 2021

Match summary

• 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

On 23 November 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament. 45 of the 61 games – including all the finals – were shown on Channel Seven, while Fox Cricket and Kayo Sports broadcast all of the matches. On 5 November 2020, Cricket Australia announced the revised dates, start times and matchups for all 56 regular season games, with venues confirmed for the first 21 matches up until 31 December 2020.

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
• Xavier Bartlett and Jack Wood (Brisbane Heat) both made their T20 debuts.

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
• Liam Hatcher (Melbourne Stars) and Tanveer Sangha (Sydney Thunder) both made their T20 debuts.

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
• Jake Fraser-McGurk and Peter Hatzoglou (Melbourne Renegades) both made their T20 debuts.

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
• Daniel Worrall (Adelaide Strikers) made the highest score by a number 8 batsman in the BBL. His 10th wicket partnership with Danny Briggs for 61 runs was the highest 10th wicket partnership in the BBL.

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
• The Melbourne Renegades total of 60 was the second-lowest score in the BBL.
• The Sydney Sixers' winning margin of 145 runs was the largest in a BBL match.

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
• X-factor subs: Matthew Short (Adelaide Strikers) replaced Danny Briggs and Mac Wright (Hobart Hurricanes) replaced Johan Botha.

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain stopped play during Perth Scorchers' innings. Melbourne Stars were set a revised target of 76 runs from 6 overs.
• X-factor subs: Ben Dunk (Melbourne Stars) replaced Tom O'Connell.

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
• X-factor subs: Mackenzie Harvey (Melbourne Renegades) replaced Peter Hatzoglou.

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
• Liam Scott (Adelaide Strikers) made his T20 debut.
• X-factor subs: Liam Scott (Adelaide Strikers) replaced Danny Briggs.
• Liam Scott (Adelaide Strikers) became the first player to make his T20 debut as a substitute.

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
• Oliver Davies (Sydney Thunder) made his T20 debut.

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
• X-factor subs: Gurinder Sandhu (Sydney Sixers) replaced Ben Manenti.

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
• Wil Parker (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
• X-factor subs: Ben Dunk (Melbourne Stars) replaced Lance Morris.

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
• Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Brisbane Heat) took his first five-wicket haul in T20 cricket.

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
• Sydney Thunder were set a revised target of 173 runs from 17 overs due to rain. Rain prevented further play and Thunder were 7 runs above the DLS par score.
• Mitchell Perry (Melbourne Renegades) made his T20 debut.

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
• X-factor subs: Lance Morris (Melbourne Stars) replaced Nic Maddinson.

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
• X-factor subs: Sam Heazlett (Brisbane Heat) replaced Matthew Kuhnemann.

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
• X-factor subs: Chris Lynn (Brisbane Heat) replaced Matthew Kuhnemann.
• Daniel Sams (Sydney Thunder) was replaced by Chris Tremain during Brisbane Heat's innings, after suffering a concussion.

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
• X-factor subs: Lloyd Pope (Sydney Sixers) replaced Ben Dwarshuis.

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
• X-factor subs: Mac Wright (Hobart Hurricanes) replaced Johan Botha.

• 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 129 runs.

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
• Dan Christian (Sydney Sixers) scored his 5,000th T20 run.

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
• Mitchell Owen (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
• X-factor subs: Kurtis Patterson (Perth Scorchers) replaced Mitchell Marsh.

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
• Sydney Sixers were set a revised target of 129 runs from 14 overs due to rain.

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
• X-factor subs: Morné Morkel (Brisbane Heat) replaced Xavier Bartlett.

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
• X-factor subs: James Bazley (Brisbane Heat) replaced Xavier Bartlett.

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
• X-factor subs: Max Bryant (Brisbane Heat) replaced Morné Morkel.

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
• Sydney Thunder scored the highest team total in the BBL.
• Dan Christian (Sydney Sixers) became the first cricketer to play 100 games in the BBL.

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
• X-factor subs: Alex Ross (Sydney Thunder) replaced Tanveer Sangha.

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
• X-factor subs: Tim David (Hobart Hurricanes) replaced Peter Handscomb.
• Sean Abbott (Sydney Sixers) became the second bowler to take 100 wickets in the BBL.

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

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
• X-factor subs: Jack Wildermuth (Brisbane Heat) replaced Xavier Bartlett.

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
• X-factor subs: Tim David (Hobart Hurricanes) replaced Nicholas Winter.

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
• X-factor subs: Jake Ball (Sydney Sixers) replaced Jackson Bird.

Play-offs

Eliminator

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
• X-factor subs: Jonathan Wells (Adelaide Strikers) replaced Daniel Worrall and Morné Morkel (Brisbane Heat) replaced Xavier Bartlett.

Qualifier

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.

Knockout

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
• X-factor subs: Morné Morkel (Brisbane Heat) replaced Xavier Bartlett.

Challenger

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain stopped play during Perth Scorchers innings. Brisbane Heat were set a revised target of 200 from 18 overs.
• X-factor subs: Morné Morkel (Brisbane Heat) replaced Mark Steketee.

Final

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

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External links

• Official website
• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

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