BBL Supercoach | Full Player Availabilities


<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Overseas players</strong></h3>



<p>International player availability looks far more promising heading into BBL|15, with only a handful of stars expected to miss games due to national commitments. </p>



<p>Teams appear to be prioritising overseas signings who can feature across the entire season, giving SuperCoach players greater confidence in locking in their squads early. </p>



<p>Importantly, Pakistan has emerged as a major contributor this year, with several of its big-name players committing to the competition and adding extra firepower to the league. </p>



<p>As always, availability details can shift as global schedules evolve, and we’ll continue to provide updates as the tournament draws closer.</p>



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<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><strong>Adelaide Strikers</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Luke Wood</td><td>Whole tournament&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Hasan Ali</td><td>Whole tournament&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Jamie Overton</td><td>Whole tournament pending selection in England’s tour to Sri Lanka&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><strong>Brisbane Heat&nbsp;</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Shaheen Shah Afridi</td><td>Whole tournament&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Colin Munro</td><td>Whole tournament&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Tom Alsop</td><td>Whole tournament&nbsp;&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><strong>Hobart Hurricanes</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Chris Jordan&nbsp;</td><td>Whole tournament&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Rishad Hossain</td><td>Likely to be available for the whole tournament&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Rehan Ahmed&nbsp;</td><td>Whole tournament, however, injured himself playing for England Lions and has returned to England so he is one to watch.&nbsp;&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><strong>Melbourne Renegades&nbsp;</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Tim Siefert&nbsp;</td><td>Whole tournament&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Hassan Khan</td><td>Whole tournament&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Muhammad Rizwan</td><td>Whole tournament&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><strong>Melbourne Stars&nbsp;</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Tom Curran</td><td>Whole tournament&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Joe Clarke</td><td>Whole tournament</td></tr><tr><td>Haris Rauf</td><td>Whole tournament&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><strong>Perth Scorchers</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Finn Allen</td><td>Whole tournament. He hasn’t played much cricket due to a foot complaint, so we need to watch for news as the season comes closer.&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Laurie Evans</td><td>Whole tournament&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>David Payne</td><td>Misses the start of the season.&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><strong>Sydney Sixers</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Sam Curran</td><td>Delayed start. 4 to 6 games and any finals.</td></tr><tr><td>Babar Azam</td><td>Whole tournament&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Jafer Chohan</td><td>Whole tournament&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><strong>Sydney Thunder</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Ravi Ashwin</td><td>Knee injury. Ruled out of entire BBL.&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Sam Billings</td><td>Whole tournament&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Lockie Ferguson</td><td>Only 4 to 6 games including finals</td></tr><tr><td>Shadab Khan </td><td>Whole tournament&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Australian Test Players</strong></h3>



<p>The availability of Australian Test players looms as another consideration heading into this year’s BBL. </p>



<p>With the Test squad locked in for the summer, frontline stars are unlikely to feature until after the Sydney Test, while fringe members could be released at varying stages depending on team balance and scheduling. </p>



<p>It shapes as a genuine “watch this space” scenario, with news on player releases potentially dropping right on the eve of the tournament—or even mid-rounds—creating significant ripple effects for squad planning and trade strategies.</p>



<p><strong>Test Squad for Test Match in Perth</strong></p>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Player</td><td>BBL Team</td></tr><tr><td>Steve Smith</td><td>Sixers</td></tr><tr><td>Sean Abbott</td><td>Sixers</td></tr><tr><td>Scott Boland</td><td>Stars</td></tr><tr><td>Alex Carey</td><td>Strikers</td></tr><tr><td>Brendan Doggett</td><td>Renegades</td></tr><tr><td>Cameron Green</td><td>No club</td></tr><tr><td>Josh Hazlewood</td><td>No club</td></tr><tr><td>Travis Head</td><td>Strikers</td></tr><tr><td>Josh Inglis</td><td>Scorchers</td></tr><tr><td>Usman Khawaja</td><td>Heat</td></tr><tr><td>Marnus Labuschagne</td><td>Heat</td></tr><tr><td>Nathan Lyon</td><td>Renegades</td></tr><tr><td>Mitchell Starc</td><td>Sixers</td></tr><tr><td>Jake Weatherald</td><td>Hurricanes</td></tr><tr><td>Beau Webster</td><td>Hurricanes</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



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