BBL Draft 2024-25: On Sunday, the Big Bash League (BBL) Draft for the 2024-25 season took place in Melbourne, setting the stage for an exciting upcoming cricket season. The 14th edition of the BBL is slated to run from December 1, 2024, to January 27, 2025.
The eight franchises—Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers, Adelaide Strikers, and Sydney Thunder—finalized their squads during the draft.
Alistair Dobson, Cricket Australia’s Executive General Manager, Big Bash Leagues, said: “The League congratulates and welcomes the 49 overseas players recruited across the eight clubs via the Drafts. The Big Bash remains a destination of choice for the world’s best players, as reflected by the calibre of nominations received and the players recruited today. We thank all players and their agents who put themselves forward for this year’s Drafts.”
He added: “We also congratulate and thank our clubs on the preparation for the event and the quality of lists they have compiled, and to Seven and Foxtel for their hard work in bringing the Drafts to life.”
Here’s a breakdown of the draft results and the finalized squads for each team after the BBL Draft 2024-25:
BBL Draft 2024-25 Recap
Round 1 (Platinum Picks Only):
Melbourne Stars: Ben Duckett
Melbourne Renegades: James Vince
Adelaide Strikers: Laurie Evans
Sydney Thunder: Lockie Ferguson
Hobart Hurricanes: Shai Hope
Sydney Sixers: Jamie Overton
Brisbane Heat: Colin Munro
Perth Scorchers: Finn Allen
Round 2 (Platinum & Gold Picks):
Melbourne Stars: Tom Curran
Melbourne Renegades: Jacob Bethell
Adelaide Strikers: Ollie Pope
Sydney Thunder: Chris Jordan
Hobart Hurricanes: Sam Billings
Sydney Sixers: Akeal Hosein
Brisbane Heat: Paul Walter
Perth Scorchers: Passed
Round 3 (Gold & Silver Picks):
Melbourne Stars: Usama Mir
Melbourne Renegades: Tim Seifert
Adelaide Strikers: Fabian Allen
Sydney Thunder: Sherfane Rutherford
Hobart Hurricanes: Passed
Sydney Sixers: Passed
Brisbane Heat: Passed
Perth Scorchers: Matthew Hurst
Round 4 (Silver & Bronze Picks):
Melbourne Stars: Passed
Melbourne Renegades: Passed
Adelaide Strikers: Passed
Sydney Thunder: Passed
Hobart Hurricanes: Rishad Hossain
Sydney Sixers: Jafer Chohan
Brisbane Heat: Tom Alsop
Perth Scorchers: Keaton Jennings
Full Squads After The BBL 2024-25 Draft:
Adelaide Strikers: Fabian Allen (West Indies), James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Jordan Buckingham, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Chris Lynn, Jamie Overton (England), Lloyd Pope, Ollie Pope (England), Alex Ross, D’Arcy Short, Matt Short, Henry Thornton, Jake Weatherald
Brisbane Heat: Tom Alsop (England), Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Spencer Johnson, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan McSweeney, Colin Munro (New Zealand), Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Will Prestwidge, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Callum Vidler, Paul Walter (England)
Hobart Hurricanes: Iain Carlisle, Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Nathan Ellis, Peter Hatzoglou, Shai Hope (West Indies), Rishad Hossain (Bangladesh), Caleb Jewell, Chris Jordan (England), Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Matthew Wade, Charlie Wakim, Mac Wright
Melbourne Renegades: Jacob Bethell (England), Josh Brown, Harry Dixon, Laurie Evans (England), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey, Nathan Lyon, Fergus O’Neill, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Gurinder Sandhu, Tim Seifert (New Zealand), Will Sutherland, Jon Wells, Adam Zampa
Melbourne Stars: Scott Boland, Hilton Cartwright, Tom Curran (England), Ben Duckett (England), Sam Harper, Campbell Kellaway, Glenn Maxwell, Hamish McKenzie, Usama Mir (Pakistan), Joel Paris, Tom Rogers, Mark Steketee, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster
Perth Scorchers: Ashton Agar, Finn Allen (New Zealand), Mahli Beardman, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Sam Fanning, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Matthew Hurst (England), Josh Inglis, Keaton Jennings (England), Matt Kelly, Mitch Marsh, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner
Sydney Sixers: Sean Abbott, Jafer Chohan (England), Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques, Akeal Hosein (West Indies), Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Todd Murphy, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, Steve Smith, James Vince (England)
Sydney Thunder: Wes Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings (England), Ollie Davies, Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand), Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Liam Hatcher, Sam Konstas, Nic Maddinson, Nathan McAndrew, Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies), William Salzmann, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner
BBL Draft 2024-25: Top Picks for Each Team
Adelaide Strikers: Alex Carey
Brisbane Heat: Marnus Labuschagne
Hobart Hurricanes: Shai Hope
Melbourne Renegades: Nathan Lyon
Melbourne Stars: Glenn Maxwell
Perth Scorchers: Mitch Marsh
Sydney Sixers: Steve Smith
Sydney Thunder: David Warner
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