T20Franchise League
Big Bash League 2018–19
2018 · 8 teams · T20 cricket
Champion
Melbourne Renegades
Melbourne Renegades won by 13 runs
Tournament Overview
Dates
19 Dec – 17 Feb 2019
Runner-up
Melbourne Stars
Final Venue
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Player of the Tournament
D'Arcy Short
Series Overview
The 2018-19 BBL produced a historic Melbourne Derby final at Marvel Stadium, with the Renegades defeating the Stars by 13 runs to claim their only BBL title. It was a low-scoring, tense final: Renegades posted 145/5 and defended it as Stars fell to 132/7. In a remarkable subplot, D'Arcy Short of the Hobart Hurricanes won Player of the Tournament for the second consecutive season — his 2017-18 and 2018-19 back-to-back awards are a unique achievement in BBL history. Short's consistent brilliance was impossible to ignore even as the championship went to a different team.
Key Highlights
- 1Melbourne Renegades won their one and only BBL title — a Melbourne Derby final at Marvel Stadium
- 2D'Arcy Short won Player of the Tournament for the second consecutive year despite representing the losing Hobart Hurricanes
- 3The Melbourne Derby final was the first time two teams from the same city met in a BBL decider
- 4Renegades defended 145/5 to restrict Stars to 132/7 in a low-scoring but tense final
- 5D'Arcy Short's back-to-back Player of the Tournament awards (2017-18 and 2018-19) remain a BBL record
Teams
Melbourne RenegadesMelbourne StarsPerth ScorchersSydney SixersBrisbane HeatSydney ThunderAdelaide StrikersHobart Hurricanes