Big Bash Fantasy League 2015-16 competition is started just before the start of the BBL05 season from 17th Dec. This time, BBL Fantasy is coming with bigger and better Prize Money. 2015/16 Big Bash Fantasy will be much better than last year BBL04 Fantasy competition. There are some changes or improvement has been done basis on users feedback, in this year’s competition. Big Bash 2015-16 Fantasy League Prize Money is $10,000 in Cash. Whoever collects the highest points in KFC T20 Big Bash Fantasy will win the above Prize Money. With that, Participant who scores highest points at every round of the competition will win $500 in cash. There are 8 Rounds so you can win total of extra $4000.
You can also win the Prize when you support your Favorite team while registration and you will then compete with other supporters of teams. When the competition ends, the supporter of the each team with highest scores will get a premier membership for the 2016-17 season of Big Bash.
Also, the highest combined score of the 8 participants in a private league (in 8-team leagues only) at the end of the competition will win $6,000 to be divided equally among the participants.
How to Select Players:
Before selecting players in your Fantasy Team confirm that player is not playing many matches in their International Team. If you select Intl. Player, he will be committed to playing matches with their national teams and may not be available for all matches of Big Bash for their respective team. He may play matches in bits.
E.g. In BBL04, some West Indies players are committed to playing with International Team while Big Bash is running so they are only signed for half tournament.
In this season, you have given 21 trades to use in 9 trading period. You can do 3 trades per week and in the finals, you can do unlimited trades. So better avoid test players while their team is playing test matches in Big Bash season.
Team Selection Changes in BBL05:
- You will select 16 players instead of 15 – which includes 7 Batsmen, 2 Wicketkeepers, 7 Bowlers.
- Player Price will change immediately after the first round. So you can change your player to make the best team.
- There is no all-rounder this time. You can choose Batsmen and Bowler as your All-rounder.
- You can see now which players are selected, injured or banner in the team.
- You can also edit the players just before the match start.
- Batsmen will not be penalised 20 runs for scoring a duck
- strike-rate bonus for batsmen and economy rate bonus for bowlers
How Scoring works:
BBL Fantasy scoring system is different from other Fantasy leagues. So you better able to understand the scoring system.
You Score one point when a Batsmen make a Run. Batsmen will score their Strike rate also. Now you have also to select players with best Striker Rate as well.
Once a player is dismissed or an innings is concluded, the strike rate bonus will be added:
- 20 points if the strike rate is 150+
- 16 points if the strike rate is between 140 and 149.99
- 12 points if the strike rate is between 130 and 139.99
- 8 points if the strike rate is between 120 and 129.99
Also, if players have scored 20 or more runs only then he will get the benefit of Strike rate points. Bowlers with good strike rate can also score extra points. WicketKeeper will get 15 points for Stumping which is very high points to win your team.
A run out will get 15 points. The last person to hit the bowl to Stumps will get points, not the every player include in that run out.
A catch will score 12 points. Bowler will get 20 points for a wicket and 12 points for a maiden over.
Bowlers also receive score bonuses, but theirs come from economy rate:
- 20 points if the economy rate is below 5
- 16 points if the economy rate is between 5.01 and 6
- 12 points if the economy rate is between 6.01 and 7
- 8 points if the economy rate is between 7.01 and 8
Final Thoughts:
- Choose Batsmen with Higher Striker Rate and Play up in the order.
- Choose Players who will play most of the matches.
- Choose Wicketkeepers who must bat 5-6 no place.
- Choose Bowlers as All-rounders
And don’t forget the prize money:
- $10k for overall winner
- $500 for round winner
- $6k for winning league (to be split evenly among participants)
- 2 x premium memberships for winning the Supporter League of the team you support/nominate
