| Twenty20 Big Bash 2008–09 | |
| Administrator: | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket Format: | Twenty20 |
| Tournament Format: | Single round-robin then knockout |
| Champions: | New South Wales Blues |
| Count: | 1 |
| Participants: | 6 |
| Matches: | 17 |
| Attendance: | 176644 |
| Player Of The Series: | Lee Carseldine (Qld)[1] |
| Most Runs: | Lee Carseldine (Qld) 298 (221 balls) |
| Most Wickets: | Aaron Bird (NSW) 13 (183 runs, 23 overs) |
| Previous Year: | 2007–08 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2007–08 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash |
| Next Year: | 2009–10 |
| Next Tournament: | 2009–10 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash |
The 2008–09 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash was the 4th season of the official Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. Six teams representing six states in Australia participated in the competition. The competition began on 26 December 2008 when the Queensland Bulls took on the New South Wales Blues at the Brisbane Cricket Ground (Gabba).
This season comprised 15 regular matches, a preliminary final and a final, the same as was in the 2007–08 season except with the addition of the preliminary final.
Teams received 2 points for a win, 1 for a tie or no result, and 0 for a loss. The teams ranked two and three played each other at the home venue of the team ranked two, for the right to play the first placed team in a final at the venue of the first placed team. In the event of several teams finishing with the same number of points, standings were determined by most wins, then most wins among the teams concerned, then net run rate (NRR).[2]
The two teams that made the final have qualified for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20.[3]
| Club | Home ground | Captain | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales Blues | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | David Warner | |
| Queensland Bulls | Brisbane Cricket Ground | James Hopes | |
| Southern Redbacks | Adelaide Oval | Michael Klinger | |
| Tasmanian Tigers | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | George Bailey | |
| Victorian Bushrangers | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Cameron White | |
| Western Warriors | WACA Ground, Perth | Marcus North |
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| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/203 | Bellerive Oval | |||
| 7/194 | ANZ Stadium | |||
| 2/184 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |||
| 8/184 | Bellerive Oval | |||
| 5/183 | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 298 | 6 | 99.33 | 134.84 | 74 | – | 4 | |||
| 262 | 6 | 65.50 | 119.63 | 75* | – | 3 | |||
| 200 | 5 | 40.00 | 149.25 | 98 | – | 1 | |||
| 179 | 5 | 35.80 | 167.28 | 52 | – | 2 | |||
| 173 | 4 | 173.00 | 169.60 | 100* | 1 | – |
| Player | Team | Score | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opponent | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100* | 47 | 12 | 3 | Bellerive Oval | ||||
| 98 | 62 | 9 | 4 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||||
| 91 | 56 | 4 | 8 | ANZ Stadium | ||||
| 80* | 60 | 8 | 1 | Brisbane Cricket Ground | ||||
| 75* | 61 | 6 | 1 | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Player | Team | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 6 | 14.08 | 10.6 | 7.96 | 3/21 | |||
| 12 | 5 | 12.25 | 9.6 | 7.60 | 4/15 | |||
| 12 | 7 | 13.83 | 13.0 | 6.38 | 4/11 | |||
| 9 | 6 | 18.33 | 14.6 | 7.50 | 3/27 | |||
| 9 | 6 | 18.44 | 14.4 | 7.66 | 3/23 |
| Player | Team | Overs | Figures | Opponent | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 4/10 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||||
| 4.0 | 4/11 | ANZ Stadium | ||||
| 3.2 | 4/15 | Adelaide Oval | ||||
| 4.0 | 4/23 | North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground | ||||
| 4.0 | 4/25 | Melbourne Cricket Ground |