2014–15 Big Bash League season
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| Dates | 18 December 2014 – 28 January 2015 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Champions | Perth Scorchers (2nd title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Attendance | 825,657 (23,590 per match) |
| Player of the series | Jacques Kallis (Sydney Thunder) |
| Most runs | Michael Klinger (326), (Perth Scorchers) |
| Most wickets | John Hastings (16), (Melbourne Stars) |
| Official website | bigbash.com.au |
The 2014–15 Big Bash League season or BBL|04 was the fourth season of the Big Bash League (BBL), the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The fourth edition ran from 18 December 2014 to 28 January 2015. The league ran two weeks longer as compared to the previous season. The opening match of the 2014–15 Big Bash League was played between Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Stars on 18 December at the Adelaide Oval. The format of fourth season is same as previous season. A total of 35 matches will be played during the Big Bash 2014–15 season.
The Perth Scorchers won back-to-back titles by defeating the Sydney Sixers by 4 wickets on the last ball of the match. The final was also the final match of Brett Lee's career. It was hosted at Canberra's Manuka Oval.
Jacques Kallis of the Sydney Thunder was named 'Player of the Tournament' for his 235 runs and 6 wickets in the tournament. Jason Behrendorff of the Scorchers was named 'Young Gun of the Tournament' for his 15 wickets in the season.
There were 32 matches played during the group stage of the fourth edition of the Big Bash League.
The top four teams from the group stage qualified for the semi finals.
The winners of the 2 semi-finals qualified for the final. The finalists also qualified for the 2015 Champions League Twenty20.
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