How long is a BBL match, and how many overs can each bowler bowl?
Rule- Australia
- Cricket Australia
- BBL
- Playing conditions
- 2024/25
- Fans
Each side bats one innings of a maximum of 20 overs.
- Play is in two sessions of 1 hour and 20 minutes each, separated by a 15-minute interval between innings. No extra time is made available for the main match.
- No bowler may bowl more than 4 overs in an innings. In a delayed or interrupted match where the overs are reduced for both teams (or the team bowling second), no bowler may bowl more than one-fifth of the total overs allowed. If the total is not divisible by 5, one extra over is allowed per bowler to make up the balance.
- Each side has 11 players, one of whom is captain.
Added 24 Oct 2026