The 2020–21 Big Bash League season or BBL, 10 was the tenth season of the

Big Bash League The Big Bash League (BBL), also known as the KFC Big Bash League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Australia. Established in 2011 by Cricket Australia, the Big Bash League replaced the previous competitio ...

, the professional men's

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domestic

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competition in Australia. On 15 July 2020,

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confirmed the fixtures for the tournament, with the first match taking place on 10 December 2020 and the final on 6 February 2021 The majority of the matches played at night.

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were the defending champions. They successfully defended their title following a 27-run victory over

Perth Scorchers The Perth Scorchers are an Australian men's professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the Big Bash League. The Scorchers wear an orange uniform and are based in Perth in the Australian state of Western Australia. Their home gr ...

in the final.

New rules

Several changes for the season, including bonus points, substitutions and

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s for wides, were suggested by Cricket Australia. On 16 November three changes were announced to the league's playing conditions to add a more strategic element to the tournament. The "Power Surge", a two-over period during which the fielding team is allowed only two players outside the inner fielding circle, was introduced. The batting side could call for this at any point after the 11th over of their innings. The fielding restrictions replicate those of the usual Powerplay at the beginning of an innings, which was shortened to four overs. An "X-factor Player", named as either the 12th or 13th player on the team sheet, was also introduced. This player could enter a game at any point after the 10th over of the first innings as a replacement for any player who was yet to bat or had bowled no more than one over. The rule was first used in the eighth match, Adelaide Strikers replacing Danny Briggs with

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, and

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replacing Johan Botha with Mac Wright. The points awarded for a win was increased to three, with a "Bash Boost" bonus point awarded halfway through the second innings. The team batting received the point if they were above the equivalent 10-over score of their opposition, and the bolding team receiving it if the batting had not reached the mark. If the score at the 10-over mark was equal, both teams received 0.5 point each. In case of a

no result The result in a game of cricket may be a "win" for one of the two teams playing, or a "tie". In the case of a limited overs game, the game can also end with "no result" if the game can't be finished on time (usually due to weather or bad ligh ...

, both teams received two standard points and no Bash Boost was awarded. If a match was shortened before a ball was bowled, the midway point of the innings is recalculated and points are given as normal. If a match is impacted by rain and is shortened, the Bash Boost target was calculated via the

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Teams

Due to the

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, teams will play 'home' games at neutral venues. These are marked with an *.

League stage

On 23 November 2020,

confirmed the full schedule for the tournament. 45 of the 61 games – including all the finals – were shown on Channel Seven, whilst

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and

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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.

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

Matches

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Play-offs

Eliminator

Qualifier

Knockout

Challenger

Final

References

External links

Official website

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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