BBL Fantasy Guide 2017-18 : Big Bash Fantasy

BBL Fantasy Guide 2017-18

The Australian BBL Fantasy is back with all the action, and these are tips for big bash fantasy league 2017-18 for 43 total T20 matches. It will decide the best domestic T20 side at the end.

Adding to your excitement, Cricket Australia has introduced a fantasy league along with BBL, where you can choose your own set of players, and compete with others, to win prices. Here we are providing you Big Bash Fantasy Tips.

Fantasy Competition :

However, the rules of the fantasy BBL, are not as simple as we are used to it. Here, the selection and switching process is trickier than a Shane Warne’s googly.

For the BBL Fantasy League, the tournament is divided into 12 rounds. First 10 rounds consists of 4 matches each. The 11th round is for semi finals, and the 12th is for the finals.

The player has to choose a 16 men squad (11 main players + 5 emergency players) for the 4 matches. The team made for a round cannot be changed until the next round.

Big Bash Fantasy Rules, Terms and Conditions :

• As mentioned earlier, the player has to make a team for one complete round, and the team cannot be changed until all 4 matches are completed.
• After the completion of one round, the player is allowed to make changes in his team, and select according to the next matches.
• To play, one team must consist of 7 batsmen, 2 Wicket-keepers, and 7 bowlers.
• All rounders can be selected as batsmen, or the bowler. There is no different spot for the all rounders.
• Each of the players is provided 1,000,000$ cap to make the team. The credit here is counted in dollars.
• You can make changes in your team before the start of the first match of that respective round. You choose 11 playing and 5 emergency.
• If a player in your Playing XI does not play in the match, an emergency player takes his place and that player’s score is counted.
• If one emergency player is required, and 2 emergency players are available, the one with the least (minimum) score is counted.
• Before the start of the match, you will select your Playing XI (5 batsmen, 1 WK, 5 Bowlers). You will also have to select a captain and vice captain.
• If a match is tied, and super over is there, the score of the match will be counted excluding the super over. (Super Over won’t count)

Point System :

Runs (Per run scored) : 1 Point
Bonus for scoring 75+ Runs : 10 Points
Bonus for scoring 100+ Runs : 20 Points

Strike Rate Bonus
Strike Rate of 150+: 20 points
140-149.99 : 16 points
Strike Rate of 130-139.99 : 12 points
120-129.99 : 8 points
(must score 20+ runs for SR bonus)

Wickets (Per wicket): 20 Points
Dot Ball bowled: 1 Point
Maiden over bowled (per maiden over): 12 Points

Economy Rate Bonus
5 or less r.p.o: 20 Points
5.01-6 r.p.o: 16 Points
6.01-7 r.p.o: 12 Points
7.01-8 r.p.o: 8 Points
(must bowl at least 3 overs for ER bonus)

Catch: 12 Points
Run out (player affecting runout) : 15 Points
Stumping (W’keeper only) : 15 Points

• The captain you choose, gets double the point. The vice-captain has no multiplying
• Only if your captain does not play in the match, then your vice-captain scores double points.

The leagues will be formed consisting of 10 or 6 teams. It may be private or a public league. Once the match is started, you cannot leave or change the league.

However, if your league has less teams than required, the league will be merged with other incomplete leagues, or random participants will be added to fill the league.

You will play against everyone in your league twice.

For every match win, a player will be given 2 points for a WIN, and 1 point in case of a draw. The player with most Points, after the completion of all rounds, will win the Fantasy League.

Registration and Prizing :

A player have to register his team only once on Cricket Australia’s BBL Fantasy page, more than one registrations with same e-mail may get disqualified.

The link for BBL Fantasy 2017-18 Registration 

Keep in mind that, anyone can play the BBL Fantasy League from any part of the world, but as per Terms and Conditions, the prizes will be allocated only to Australian users/citizens.

At the end of BBL fantasy 2017-18, The team with highest number of the total points after the completion of the tournament will win $10,000 cash.

The highest individual total score in rounds 1-10 will win 300$ of cash.

At the time of registration, player will be asked to choose a favourite team. By choosing a team, they will compete against that team’s other supporters. The supporter of each team, who has highest total points, will win two premium membership of 2018/19 season.

The highest total points of the eight players in a private league (in 10-team leagues only) at the end of the competition will win $4,000. That will be divided equally among them.

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