What is Big Bash League?
{{Infobox cricket tournament main | name = Big Bash League | image = | country = [[Australia]] | administrator = [[Cricket Australia]] | cricket format = [[Twenty20]] | first = [[2011–12 Big Bash League season|2011–12]] | last = [[2023–24 Big Bash League season|2023–24]] | next = [[2024–25 Big Bash League season|2024–25]] | tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Double round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout finals]] | participants = [[#Current teams|8]] | champions = [[Brisbane Heat]] (2nd title) | most successful = [[Perth Scorchers]] (5 titles) | most runs = [[Chris Lynn]] (3725) | most wickets = [[Sean Abbott]] (165) | TV = [[Seven Network]]<br />[[Fox Cricket]] | website = {{URL|https://www.bigbash.com.au|bigbash.com.au}} | current = |highest rating=}} {{Season sidebar | title = Seasons | list = *[[2011–12 Big Bash League season|2011–12]] *[[2012–13 Big Bash League season|2012–13]] *[[2013–14 Big Bash League season|2013–14]] *[[2014–15 Big Bash League season|2014–15]] *[[2015–16 Big Bash League season|2015–16]] *[[2016–17 Big Bash League season|2016–17]] *[[2017–18 Big Bash League season|2017–18]] *[[2018–19 Big Bash League season|2018–19]] *[[2019–20 Big Bash League season|2019–20]] *[[2020–21 Big Bash League season|2020–21]] *[[2021–22 Big Bash League season|2021–22]] *[[2022–23 Big Bash League season|2022–23]] *[[2023–24 Big Bash League season|2023–24]] }} The '''Big Bash League''' (known as the '''[[KFC]] Big Bash League''' for sponsorship reasons, often abbreviated to '''BBL''' or '''Big Bash''') is an [[Australia]]n professional men's [[Twenty20]] [[cricket]] club league. It was created in 2011 by [[Cricket Australia]]. ==Teams== ===Current teams=== {{BBL map}} The competition features eight city-based franchises, instead of the [[Sheffield Shield#Teams|six state-based teams]] which had previously competed in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. Each state's capital city features one team, with [[Sydney]] and [[Melbourne]] featuring two. The team names and colours for all teams we