2018–19 Big Bash League season
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The 2018–19 Big Bash League season or BBL|08 was the eighth season of the KFC Big Bash League, the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 19 December 2018.[3][4] Adelaide Strikers were the defending champions. The competition was extended to a full home and away season for the first time, with each team to play each other twice at both a home venue and away venue. This consists of 56 regular season matches, two semi-final fixtures and the final. For this season of the tournament, the toss was replaced by a bat flip, with "roofs and flats" used instead of heads or tails.[5][6]
Dates | 19 December 2018 – 17 February 2019 |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and knockout |
Champions | Melbourne Renegades (1st title) |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 59 |
Attendance | 1,212,596 (20,552 per match) |
Player of the series | D'Arcy Short (Hobart Hurricanes) |
Most runs | D'Arcy Short (Hobart Hurricanes) (637)[1] |
Most wickets | Kane Richardson (Melbourne Renegades) (24)[2] |
Official website | bigbash.com.au |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
The season saw Cameron Bancroft's return to professional cricket, following his involvement in the ball-tampering scandal in March 2018.[7]
The title was won by Melbourne Renegades, who defeated Melbourne Stars at the Marvel Stadium.