A look at all the 8 squads and top players of Big Bash League (BBL) 2018-19.
Big Bash League (BBL) 2018-19: The next edition of the Big Bash League is here. The 2018-19 Big Bash League will be the eighth edition of the T20 cricket league. BBL 8 will see every team play each other twice, with 14 games being played by each franchise.
The 59 game tournament will run for nearly two months, with games from December 19 until February 17.
8 franchise - Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder - will take part in BBL 2018-19.
Let's take a look at the squads and top players of Big Bash League (BBL) 2018-19.
1. Sydney Sixers
Sydney Sixers: Joe Denly, Jack Edwards, Sean Abbott, Justin Avendano, Ben Dwarshuis, Tom Curran, Mickey Edwards, Daniel Fallins, Moises Henriques (C), Daniel Hughes, Nathan Lyon, Steve OKeefe, Josh Philippe, Lloyd Pope, Jordan Silk, Henry Thornton, Peter Nevill
Key Players: Moises Henriques and Joe Denly
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2. Sydney Thunder
Sydney Thunder: Fawad Ahmed, Jos Buttler, Pat Cummins, Callum Ferguson, Ryan Gibson, Chris Green, Liam Hatcher, Usman Khawaja, Jay Lenton, Nathan McAndrew, Arjun Nair, Kurtis Patterson, Joe Root, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Shane Watson (C), Anton Devcich, Chris Jordan
Key Players: Jos Buttler and Shane Watson
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3. Melbourne Stars
Melbourne Stars: Michael Beer, Jackson Bird, Scott Boland, Liam Bowe, Dwayne Bravo, Jackson Coleman, Travis Dean, Ben Dunk, Seb Gotch, Evan Gulbis, Peter Handscomb, Sandeep Lamichhane, Nic Maddinson, Glenn Maxwell (C), Jonathan Merlo, Marcus Stoinis, Daniel Worrall, Adam Zampa, Matthew Parkinson
Key Players: Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dunk and Adam Zampa
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4. Melbourne Renegades
Melbourne Renegades: Aaron Finch, Cameron Boyce, Daniel Christian, Tom Cooper, Zak Evans, Marcus Harris, Mackenzie Harvey, Jon Holland, Tim Ludeman, Joe Mennie, Mohammad Nabi, Kane Richardson, Will Sutherland, Chris Tremain, Samiullah Shenwari, Beau Webster, Cameron White, Jack Wildermuth
Key Players: Cameron White and Mohammad Nabi
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5. Hobart Hurricanes
Hobart Hurricanes: Jofra Archer, George Bailey, Johan Botha, Jake Doran, James Faulkner, Caleb Paul Jewell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Simon Milenko, Tymal Mills, David Moody, Tim Paine, Thomas Rogers, Clive Rose, D'Arcy Short, Aaron Summers, Matthew Wade
Key Players: Jofra Archer and D'Arcy Short
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6. Brisbane Heat
Brisbane Heat: Max Bryant, Joe Burns, Ben Cutting, Brendan Doggett, Sam Heazlett, Chris Lynn (C), Marnus Labuschagne, Brendon McCullum, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, James Pattinson, Jimmy Peirson, Jack Prestwidge, Matt Renshaw, Alex Ross, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson
Key Players: Chris Lynn and Brendon McCullum
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7. Adelaide Strikers
Adelaide Strikers: Travis Head (C), Wes Agar, Alex Carey, Michael Cormack, David Grant, Colin Ingram, Ben Laughlin, Jake Lehmann, Michael Neser, Liam O Connor, Rashid Khan, Matthew Short, Peter Siddle, Billy Stanlake, Jake Weatherald, Jonathan Wells, Nick Winter, Cameron Valente
Key Players: Alex Carey and Rashid Khan
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8. Perth Scorchers
Perth Scorchers: Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft (wk), Jason Behrendorff, Hilton Cartwright, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kelly, Michael Klinger, Shaun Marsh, Mitch Marsh, Joel Paris, Usman Qadir, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman, David Willey
Key Players: Cameron Bancroft and Andrew Tye
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