BBL12 is shaping up to be another brilliant showcase of Australia’s T20 talent and the most exciting edition of the tournament yet.
The Scorchers will be desperate to secure their fifth title after taking the premiership back to the west coast last season.
Meanwhile, Melbourne Stars and Hobart Hurricanes will be hoping to break their drought.
The tournament kicks off with the Sydney Thunder taking on the Melbourne Stars at Canberra’s Manuka Oval on Tuesday December 13.
From that day, all the way to the February 4, cricket fans will be treated to a staggering 56 games with five finals clashes.
Here’s everything you need to know about BBL12!
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HOW CAN I WATCH?
All games will be broadcast live on Foxtel and Kayo on Australia’s only dedicated 24/7 cricket channel FOX CRICKET.
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THE ODDS (Courtesy of TAB as of December 7)
Sydney Sixers – $4.25
Hobart Hurricanes – $4.50
Sydney Thunder – $6.00
Adelaide Strikers – $6.50
Melbourne Stars – $7.00
Perth Scorchers – $7.50
Brisbane Heat – $9
Melbourne Renegades – $11
ADELAIDE STRIKERS
Squad: Wes Agar, Cameron Boyce, Alex Carey, Harry Conway, Colin de Grandhomme (NZ), Ryan Gibson, Travis Head, Adam Hose (ENG), Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Rashid Khan (AFG), Chris Lynn, Harry Nielsen, Matt Short, Jake Weatherald, Henry Thornton, Peter Siddle
BRISBANE HEAT
Squad: Sam Billings (ENG), Colin Munro (NZ), Ross Whiteley (ENG) Xavier Bartlett, James Bazley, Max Bryant, Sam Heazlett, Usman Khawaja, Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Renshaw, Mark Steketee, Mitch Swepson, Jack Wildermuth, Spencer Johnson, Will Prestwidge, Josh Brown (replacement player), Sam Hain (ENG)
HOBART HURRICANES
Squad: Asif Ali (PAK), Faheem Ashraf (PAK), Zak Crawley (ENG), Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Nathan Ellis, Caleb Jewell, Shadab Khan (PAK), Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Joel Paris, Wil Parker, D’Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Chris Tremain, Matthew Wade, Mac Wright, Jimmy Neesham (NZ)
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MELBOURNE RENEGADES
Squad: Nic Maddinson (C), Zak Evans, Aaron Finch, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Martin Guptill (NZ), Peter Handscomb, Sam Harper, Marcus Harris, Mackenzie Harvey, Akeal Hosein (WI), Ruwantha Kellapotha (SRI), Shaun Marsh, Jack Prestwidge, Kane Richardson, Corey Rocchiccioli, Tom Rogers, Andre Russell (WI), Will Sutherland, Mujeeb Ur Rahman (AFG), Jon Wells, Peter Handscomb
MELBOURNE STARS
Squad: Trent Boult (NZ), Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke (ENG), Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Luke Wood (ENG), Adam Zampa, Tom O’Connell, Sam Elliott, Cam McClure, Campbell Kellaway
PERTH SCORCHERS
Squad: Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Peter Hatzoglou, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Matt Kelly, Tymal Mills (ENG), Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Faf du Plessis (SA)
SYDNEY THUNDER
Squad: Jason Sangha (C), Ben Cutting, Ollie Davies, Brendan Doggett, Fazalhaq Farooqi (AFG), Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales (ENG), Baxter Holt, Nathan McAndrew, Usman Qadir (PAK), Alex Ross, Rilee Rossouw (RSA), Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Sam Whiteman
SYDNEY SIXERS
Squad: Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Dan Christian, Ben Dwarshuis, Moises Henriques, Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Nathan Lyon, Izharulhaq Naveed (AFG), Chris Jordan (ENG), Steve O’Keefe, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, James Vince (ENG), Todd Murphy, Mickey Edwards, Jack Edwards
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THE SCHEDULE (All times in AEDT)
Tuesday, December 13: Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars, Manuka Oval, Canberra (7.15pm)
Wednesday, December 14: Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers, Adelaide Oval (7.15pm)
Thursday, December 15: Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Renegades, Cazalys Stadium, Cairns (7.15pm)
Friday, December 16: Melbourne Stars v Hobart Hurricanes, MCG (5.05pm)
Friday, December 16: Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers, Sydney Showground (8.15pm)
Saturday, December 17: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers, Optus Stadium, Perth (7.05pm)
Sunday, December 18: Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Thunder, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne (7.15pm)
Monday, December 19: Hobart Hurricanes v Perth Scorchers, University of Tasmania Stadium (7.15pm)
Tuesday, December 20: Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Thunder, Adelaide Oval (7.15pm)
Wednesday, December 21: Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat, GMHBA Stadium, Melbourne (7.15pm)
Thursday, December 22: Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes, SCG (7.15pm)
Friday, December 23: Melbourne Stars v Perth Scorchers, CitiPower Centre, Melbourne (3.30pm)
Friday, December 23: Brisbane Heat v Adelaide Strikers, The Gabba (7pm)
Saturday, December 24: Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades, Blundstone Arena, Tasmania (3.30pm)
Monday, December 26: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars, SCG (6.05pm)
Monday December 26: Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers, Optus Stadium (9:15pm)
Tuesday, December 27: Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat, Sydney Showground (7.15pm)
Wednesday, December 28: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades, SCG (7.15pm)
Thursday, December 29: Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder, Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast (6.05pm)
Thursday December 29: Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars, Optus Stadium (9.15pm)
Friday, December 30: Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Sixers, GMHBA Stadium, Geelong (6.30pm)
Saturday, December 31: Sydney Thunder v Hobart Hurricanes, Lavington Sports Ground, Albury NSW (3.30pm)
Saturday December 31: Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars, Adelaide Oval (7pm)
Sunday, January 1: Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne (1.40pm),
Sunday, January 1: Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers, The Gabba (7.15pm)
Monday, January 2: Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers, Blundstone Arena, Hobart (7.15pm)
Tuesday, January 3: Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades, MCG (7.15pm)
Wednesday, January 4: Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat, North Sydney Oval (6.05pm),
Wednesday, January 4: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Thunder, Optus Stadium (9.15pm)
Thursday, January 5: Adelaide Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes, Adelaide Oval (7.15pm)
Friday, January 6: Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers, MCG (6.30pm)
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Saturday, January 7: Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne (6.05pm),
Saturday, January 7: Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat, Optus Stadium (9.15pm)
Sunday, January 8: Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers, Sydney Showground (7.15pm)
Monday, January 9: Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Stars, Blundstone Arena, Hobart (7.15pm)
Tuesday, January 10: Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Renegades, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)
Wednesday, January 11: Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers, The Gabba (7.40pm)
Thursday, January 12: Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers, MCG (7.15pm)
Friday, January 13: Sydney Thunder v Perth Scorchers, Sydney Showground (6.30pm)
Saturday, January 14: Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane Heat, Adelaide Oval (4pm),
Saturday, January 14: Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne (7.30pm)
Sunday, January 15: Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Thunder, Blundstone Arena, Hobart (1.40pm)
Sunday, January 15: Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers, SCG (7.15pm)
Monday, January 16: Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat, MCG (7.15pm)
Tuesday, January 17: Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers, C.ex Coffs International Stadium, Coffs Harbour (7.5pm)
Wednesday, January 18: Perth Scorchers v Hobart Hurricanes, Optus Stadium (7.40pm)
Thursday, January 19: Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades, Manuka Oval, Canberra (7.15pm)
Friday, January 20: Adelaide Strikers v Perth Scorchers, Adelaide Oval (4.30pm)
Friday, January 20: Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes, The Gabba (8pm)
Saturday, January 21: Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder, SCG (7.05pm)
Sunday, January 22: Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars, The Gabba (1.40pm)
Sunday, January 22: Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades, Optus Stadium (7.15pm)
Monday, January 23: Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Sixers, Blundstone Arena, Hobart (7.15pm)
Tuesday, January 24: Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne (7.15pm)
Wednesday, January 25: Hobart Hurricanes v Brisbane Heat, University of Tasmania Stadium (1.40pm)
Wednesday, January 25: Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder, MCG (7.15pm)
Friday, January 27: Eliminator (7.15pm)
Saturday, January 28: Qualifier (7.15pm)
Sunday, January 29: Knockout (7.15pm)
Thursday, February 2: Challenger (7.15pm)
Saturday, February 4: Final (7.15pm)
