BBL Squad 2025-26: Full List Of Big Bash League Teams & Players

Cricket fans are super excited for the BBL 2025-26 season. Everyone wants to know which players will join each team. People are talking about local heroes, famous international stars, and young players who might shine this year.

The BBL draft is happening soon, and fans can’t wait to see which big names get picked. Everyone hopes their favorite team gets strong players who can help them win matches and maybe even take the trophy home.

We’ve collected all the latest news about team squads, player selections, and match info. This way, fans can stay updated and get ready for all the exciting games coming soon.

Note: Check Big Bash Draft 2025-26

The 15th Big Bash League will take place from December 2025 to January 2026. During this time, eight teams will play a total of 61 T20 matches.

BBL Squad 2025-26

A total of eight teams participate in the Big Bash League (BBL).

Adelaide Strikers
Brisbane Heat
Hobart Hurricanes
Melbourne Stars
Melbourne Renegades
Perth Scorchers
Sydney Sixers
Sydney Thunder

BBL Squad Rules

Each BBL team can sign up to 18 players for the season. But only 11 of them can play in one match. Out of those 18, teams can pick just four foreign players. The rest must be local or Australian-based players.

Now, let’s see which overseas stars and local talents might join the teams for the BBL 2025–26 season.

Note: View Full BBL Schedule 2025-26

All BBL Team 2025-26

1- Adelaide Strikers Squad

Player	Role	Nationality
Cameron Boyce	Leg Break Bowler	Australia
Jordan Buckingham	Medium-Fast Bowler	Australia
Alex Carey	wk Batsman	Australia
Thomas Kelly	Batter	Australia
Luke Wood	Bowler	England
Harry Nielsen	Wicket Keeper	Australia
Jamie Overton	Bowler	England
Lloyd Pope	Bowler	Australia
Alex Ross	Middle-order Batsman	Australia
Jason Sangha	Batsman	Australia
Hasan Ali	Bowler	Pakistan
Matt Short	Top-order Batsman	Australia
Henry Thorton	Bowler	Australia

In Jason Sangha, Hassan Ali, and Luke Wood

Out Brendan Doggett (Renegades), Jake Weatherald (Hurricanes)

Note: Check Adelaide Strikers Squad

2- Brisbane Heat Squad

Player Name	Role	Country
Tom Alsop	wk-Batsman	England
Shaheen Afridi	Bowler	Pakistan
Xavier Bartlett	Bowler	Australia
Max Bryant	Batsman	Australia
Lachlan Hearne	Batsman	Australia
Spencer Johnson	Bowler	Australia
Usman Khawaja (C)	Batsman	Australia
Matt Kuhnemann	Bowler	Australia
Nathan McSweeney	Batsman	Australia
Colin Munro	Batsman	New Zealand
Michael Neser	Bowling All-Rounder	Australia
Jimmy Peirson	wk-Batsman	Australia
Mathew Renshaw	Batsman	Australia
Callum Vidler	Bowler	Australia
Hugh Weibgen	All-Rounder	Australia
Jack Wildermuth	All-Rounder	Australia

Brisbane Heat Squad for BBL 15

In: Lachlan Hearne, Hugh Weibgen (Thunder)

Out: Mitchell Swepson (Stars)

Note: Check the Brisbane Heat Squad

3- Hobart Hurricanes Squad

Player Name	Role	Country
Rehan Ahmed	Bowler	England
Iain Carlisle	Batsman	Australia
Nikhil Chaudhary	All Rounder	Australia
Tim David	Batsman	Australia
Nathan Ellis (c)	Bowler	Australia
Rishad Hossain	Bowler	Bangladesh
Chris Jordan	Bowler	England
Ben McDermott	Batsman	Australia
Riley Meredith	Batsman	Australia
Mitch Owen	Bowling All-Rounder	Australia
Matthew Wade	WK-Batsman	Australia
Jake Weatherald	Batsman	Australia
Beau Webster	Bowler	Australia
Mac Wright	Batsman	Australia
Billy Stanlake	Bowler	Australia

In: Jake Weatherald (Strikers), Beau Webster (Stars)

Out: Caleb Jewell (Renegades)

Note: Check the Hobart Hurricanes Squad

4- Melbourne Stars Squad

Player Name	Role	Country
Scott Boland	Bowler	Australia
Hilton Cartwright	Mid-Order Batsman	Australia
Joe Clarke	Bowling All-Rounder	England
Tom Curran	Top-Order Batsman	England
Liam Hatcher	Top-Order Batsman	Australia
Glenn Maxwell	Mid-Order Batsman	Australia
Hamish McKenzie	Batting All-Rounder	Australia
Haris Rauf	Bowler	Pakistan
Tom Rogers	Batsman	Australia
Peter Siddle	Bowler	Australia
Mark Steketee	Top-Order Batsman	Australia
Marcus Stoinis (c)	Bowler	Australia
Mitch Swepson	Batting All-Rounder	Australia

In: Liam Hatcher (Thunder), Mitch Swepson (Heat)

Out: Beau Webster (Hurricanes), Joel Paris (Scorchers)

Note: Check Melbourne Stars Squad

5- Melbourne Renegades Squad

Player Name	Role	Country
Jason Behrendorff	Bowler	Australia
Josh Brown	Batsman	Australia
Harry Dixon	All-Rounder	Australia
Brendan Doggett	Bowler	Australia
Jake Fraser-McGurk	Batsman	Australia
Caleb Jewell	Batsman	Australia
Hassan Khan	Bowler (Off Break)	Pakistan
Nathan Lyon	Bowler	Australia
Fergus O’Neill	Bowler	Australia
Ollie Peake	Batsman	Australia
Mohammad Rizwan	Batsman	Pakistan
Tom Rogers	All-Rounder	Australia
Tim Seifert	Batsman	New Zealand
Will Sutherland (c)	All-Rounder	Australia
Adam Zampa	Bowler	Australia

In: Jason Behrendorff (Scorchers), Brendan Doggett (Strikers), Caleb Jewell (Hurricanes)

Out: TBC

Note: Check Melbourne Renegades Squad

6- Perth Scorchers Squad

Player Name	Role	Country
Ashton Agar	All-Rounder	Australia
Finn Allen	Top-Order Batsman	Australia
Mahli Beardman	Bowler	Australia
Cooper Connoly	Batting All-Rounder	Australia
Laurie Evans	Batsman	England
Aaron Hardie	All-Rounder	Australia
Sam Fanning	Top-Order Batsman	Australia
Nick Hobson	WK-Batsman	Australia
Josh Inglis	WK-Batsman	Australia
Bryce Jackson	Open-Batsman	Australia
Matthew Kelly	Bowler	Australia
Mitchell Marsh	All-Rounder Batsman	Australia
Lance Morris	Bowler	Australia
Joel Paris	Bowler	Australia
David Payne	Mid-Order Batsman	England
Jhye Richardson	Bowler	Australia
Ashton Turner (c)	Batsman	Australia

In: Joel Paris (Stars), Bryce Jackson

Out: Jason Behrendorff (Renegades)

Note: Check Perth Scorchers Squad

7- Sydney Sixers Squad

Player Name	Role	Country
Sean Abbott	All-Rounder	Australia
Jafer Chohan	Bowler	England
Joel Davies	Bowler	Australia
Ben Dwarshuis	Bowler	Australia
Jack Edwards	Batsman	Australia
Moises Henriques (c)	All-Rounder	Australia
Babar Azam	Batsman	Pakistan
Sam Curran	All-Rounder	England
Todd Murphy	Bowler	Australia
Mitch Perry	Bowler	Australia
Jordan Silk	Batsman	Australia
Steve Smith	Batsman	Australia

In: Babar Azam (Pak)

Out: TBC

Note: Check the Sydney Sixers Squad

8- Sydney Thunder

Player Name	Role	Country
Wes Agar	Bowler	Australia
Cameron Bancroft (wk)	Batsman	Australia
Tom Andrews	All-Rounder	Australia
Sam Billings (wk)	Batsman	England
Ollie Davies	Batsman	Australia
Lockie Ferguson	Bowler	New Zealand
Matthew Gilkes	Batsman	Australia
Chris Green	All-Rounder	Australia
Ryan Hadley	Bowler	Australia
Shadab Khan	All-Rounder	Pakistan
Sam Konstas	Batsman	Australia
Nathan McAndrew	All-Rounder	Australia
Daniel Sams	All-Rounder	Australia
Tanveer Sangha	Bowler	Australia
David Warner (c)	Opening Batsman	Australia

In: Shadab Khan (Pak)

Out: Liam Hatcher (Stars), Jason Sangha (Strikers)

Note: Check the Sydney Thunder Squad

FAQS – BBL Squad 2025-26

Right here! Scroll down to view each team’s complete squad including overseas and retained players.

Yes, we update squads regularly to reflect official announcements.

Yes, Babar Azam will play in the 2025 Big Bash League. The Sydney Sixers picked him as a Platinum player before the draft. He will wear the magenta jersey and play for them all season in BBL 15. This will be his first time in the league, and fans are excited to see him score lots of runs.

Each city team in the league can sign up to 19 players for the season. Every team must include at least two rookie players. They can also pick up to six overseas players. But from 2020 to 2021, only three international players were allowed to play in one match.

Top Pakistan cricketers like Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, and Haris Rauf were in high demand at the BBL overseas draft. Shaheen Afridi was the first overall pick on Thursday. In total, seven players from Pakistan were chosen by different BBL teams.