The newly streamlined Women’s Big Bash League returns on Sunday with live streaming sky sports, With many English players taking part, Adelaide Strikers are aiming for their third consecutive title.
What is the format?
This year’s tournament will feature 43 games, up from 59 last season, and a total of 10 group games, with eight teams playing against four teams once and three teams twice.
The top four teams then advance to the knockout stage. The top teams will advance directly to the finals on December 1st where they will face three other teams.
The third and fourth place teams will meet in a knockout match on November 27th, with the winner advancing to the Challenger and facing the second place team, with the loser being eliminated.
The winner of the challenger will qualify for the finals.
Who are the teams in the Women’s Big Bash League?
- adelaide strikers (Winners in 2022/23 and 2023/24)
- brisbane heat (Winners in 2018/19 and 2019/20)
- hobart hurricanes
- melbourne renegades
- melbourne stars
- perth scorchers (2021/22 season winner)
- sydney sixers (2016/17, 2017/18 winners)
- sydney thunder (Winners in 2015/16 and 2020/21)
Which England players will take part?
england captain heather knight She has been given full clearance to join Sydney Thunder after sustaining a calf injury during her country’s group stage exit at the Women’s T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
England captain Heather Knight left injured at the Women’s T20 World Cup but will link up with Sydney Thunder
Knight will join the Thunder as a spin bowling all-rounder. georgia adams He has had solid performances in England and made his international debut against Ireland this summer.
spinner sophie ecclestone He will also be in Sydney, but will play alongside the batsman for the Thunder’s city rivals, the Sixers. holly armitagebetween the wicketkeeper-batsman amy jones He will be playing for Perth Scorchers.
Melbourne all-rounder alice capsey and spin bowler lindsay smith Opener representing Renegades lauren winfield hill He will join Brisbane Heat for the first two games.
explosive batter danny wyatt hodge He was drafted into the Hobart Hurricanes, and his teammates included Scotland captain Kathryn Bryce.
England players selected for the upcoming all-format tour of South Africa, starting with the first T20 international on Sunday 24 November, will miss the end of the WBBL.
Ireland’s Ola Prendergast (Adelaide Strikers) will also play in the WBBL.
Who else should we look out for?
A number of players from the Women’s T20 World Cup will be in action in Australia, including the Player of the Tournament. amelia carrfrom New Zealand.
The leg-spinning all-rounder, who took 15 wickets, the UAE’s top pick, including three in the White Ferns’ win over South Africa in the final, is in the Sixers squad.
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Amelia Kerr takes three wickets as New Zealand beat South Africa in Women’s T20 World Cup final
World Cup winning New Zealand captain sophie devine He is on the Scorchers roster but is South Africa’s captain. Laura Wolvaardt – Top scorer in the T20 World Cup and one of the most elegant cover drives the Strikers have ever seen.
Wolwart and Indias smriti mandana Renegades’ hopes of a maiden title could be boosted by the arrival of the West Indies duo, while it could form a strong opening partnership for the defending champions Hayley Matthews and Diandra Dottin.
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West Indies’ Diandra Dottin took four wickets and hit three sixes in the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final loss to New Zealand
Of course, Australia’s best players will also be in attendance. talia mcgrath and Megan Schutt For the Strikers, Sophie Molyneux For the Renegades, annabell sutherland For the star Beth Mooney For Scorcher, Elise Perry and ashley gardner For the Sixers too, phoebe litchfield For sander.
complete match list
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Sunday, October 27th: Adelaide Strikers vs. Brisbane Heat (2.40am), Melbourne Renegades vs. Sydney Sixers (6.10am), Perth Scorchers vs. Melbourne Stars (9.30am)
Monday, October 28th: Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder (7.10am)
Tuesday, October 29th: Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers (7.10am)
Wednesday, October 30th: Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades (8.10am)
Thursday, October 31st: Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes (8:15am)
Friday, November 1st: Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder (4:45am), Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars (8:15am)
Saturday, November 2nd: Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes (12:40am), Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers (4am), Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes (11:10pm)
Sunday, November 3rd: Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers (2:40am)
Tuesday, November 5th: Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat (9.10am)
Wednesday, November 6th: Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers (7.10am)
Thursday, November 7th: Sydney Thunder vs. Brisbane Heat (6.05am), Perth Scorchers vs. Melbourne Renegades (9.35am)
Friday, November 8th: Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers (12am)
Saturday, November 9th: Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars (4am), Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers (8:15am), Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers (11:10pm)
Sunday, November 10th: Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder (2:40am)
Monday, November 11th: Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades (7.10am)
Tuesday, November 12th: Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers (7.10am)
Wednesday, November 13th: Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers (7.10am)
Thursday, November 14th: Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat (4:30am)
Friday, November 15th: Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder (4:45am), Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades (8:15am)
Saturday, November 16th: Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes (4:30am)
Sunday, November 17th: Melbourne Stars vs. Brisbane Heat (2.25am), Sydney Thunder vs. Sydney Sixers (6.25am)
Tuesday, November 19th: Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers (7.10am)
Wednesday, November 20th: Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars (7.10am)
Thursday, November 21st: Sydney Sixers vs. Perth Scorchers (4.45am), Hobart Hurricanes vs. Melbourne Renegades (8.15am)
Friday, November 22nd: Brisbane Heat vs. Melbourne Stars (9.10am), Melbourne Renegades vs. Sydney Thunder (11pm)
Saturday, November 23rd: Perth Scorchers vs. Hobart Hurricanes (9.30am), Melbourne Stars vs. Adelaide Strikers (11pm)
Sunday, November 24th: Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers (9.05am)
Wednesday, November 27th: Knockout (7:10am)
Friday, November 29th: Challenger (7.10am)
Sunday, December 1st: Final (7:10am)
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