The 2009–10 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash is the fifth season of the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, the official Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. Six teams representing six states in Australia are participating in the competition. The competition began on 28 December 2009 when the Queensland Bulls played the Victorian Bushrangers at the Brisbane Cricket Ground (Gabba).
This season comprised 15 regular matches, a preliminary final and a final, the same as it was in the 2008–09 season.
Table
Teams received 2 points for a win, 1 for a tie or no result, and 0 for a loss. At the end of the regular matches the teams ranked two and three play each other in the preliminary final at the home venue of the team ranked two. The winner of the preliminary final earns the right to play the first placed team in the final at the home venue of the first placed team. In the event of several teams finishing with the same number of points, standings are determined by most wins, then net run rate (NRR).Cricket Australia; 2009–10 Playing Conditions ; p. 136
The two teams that made the final qualified for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20.
Teams
Club Home Ground Captain International Players New South Wales Blues Stadium Australia, Sydney David Warner Dwayne Smith Queensland Bulls Brisbane Cricket Ground James Hopes Daniel Vettori Southern Redbacks Adelaide Oval Daniel Harris Kieron Pollard, Shahid Afridi Tasmanian Tigers Bellerive Oval, Hobart George Bailey Naved-ul-Hasan Victorian Bushrangers Melbourne Cricket Ground Cameron White Ross Taylor, Dwayne Bravo Western Warriors WACA Ground, Perth Adam Voges Chris Gayle
Fixtures
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Knockout stage
Preliminary final
Final
Statistics
Highest team totals The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season. Team Total Opponent Ground 7/203 Brisbane Cricket Ground 7/202 Adelaide Oval 1/198 WACA Ground 6/196 WACA Ground 4/194 Bellerive Oval 4/179 Melbourne Cricket Ground Last Updated 23 January 2010.Records / Twenty20 Big Bash, 2009/10 / Highest totals – Cricinfo Retrieved 23 January 2010.
Most runs The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table. Player Team Runs Inns Avg S/R HS 100s 50s Kieron Pollard 190 6 31.66 145.03 52 0 1 Aaron Finch 189 5 47.25 143.18 58* 0 1 James Hopes 185 6 37.00 120.91 63 0 2 Brad Hodge 181 7 25.85 115.28 90 0 1 Shaun Marsh 175 5 43.75 133.58 108* 1 1 Last Updated 23 January 2010.Records / Twenty20 Big Bash, 2009/10 / Most runs – Cricinfo Retrieved 23 January 2010.
Highest scores This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings. Player Team Score Balls 4s 6s Opponent Ground Shaun Marsh 108* 58 6 6 WACA Ground Brad Hodge 90 56 6 5 Melbourne Cricket Ground Chris Simpson 76 38 11 3 Brisbane Cricket Ground Phillip Hughes 71* 50 6 1 Bellerive Oval Ben Dunk 70* 40 6 2 Brisbane Cricket Ground Last Updated 23 January 2010.Records / Twenty20 Big Bash, 2009/10 / High scores – Cricinfo Retrieved 23 January 2010.
Most wickets The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season. Player Team Wkts Mts Ave S/R Econ BBI John Hastings 10 7 20.70 16.8 7.39 3/21 Aaron Heal 9 5 13.00 13.3 5.85 2/13 Brad Knowles 9 5 15.77 12.6 7.47 3/20 Naved-ul-Hasan 9 5 16.11 12.5 7.69 3/15 Nathan Rimmington 8 6 15.75 13.5 7.00 3/13 Last Updated 23 January 2010.Records / Twenty20 Big Bash, 2009/10 / Most wickets – Cricinfo Retrieved 23 January 2010.
Best bowling figures This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season. Player Team Overs Figures Opponent Ground Mitchell Marsh 2.2 4/6 WACA Ground Steve Smith 4.0 4/13 Bellerive Oval Shahid Afridi 4.0 4/19 WACA Ground Brett Geeves 4.0 4/30 Brisbane Cricket Ground Shaun Tait 2.0 3/12 Adelaide Oval Last Updated 23 January 2010.Records / Twenty20 Big Bash, 2009/10 / Best bowling figures in an innings – Cricinfo Retrieved 23 January 2010.
Media coverage
Television
Fox Sports (live) – Australia Star Cricket (live) – India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan Sky Sports (live) – United Kingdom and Ireland SKY Sport (live) – New Zealand Supersport (live) – South Africa
References
External links Tournament Page – Cricket Australia Tournament Page – Cricinfo