The 13th edition of the Big Bash League (BBL) is scheduled to begin on December 7, Thursday, with an opening match between Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Stars at Gabba. This season marks a return to a 10-game regular season schedule after five years of facing seven rival teams twice. In total, there will be 40 home-and-away matches, with each team playing three opponents twice, including the highly anticipated Melbourne and Sydney derbies.
During the first week, five teams—Brisbane Heat, Perth Scorchers, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, and Sydney Sixers will each play two games before the tournament takes a five-day break from December 14 to 18. The top two teams in the league will enjoy two chances, competing for a spot in the final. The losing team in that match will face off against the winner of the match between the third and fourth-placed teams, determining the other contender for the BBL title on January 24.
Big Bash League 2023/24: Full Squads
Adelaide Strikers: Wes Agar, James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Travis Head, Adam Hose, Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Ben Manenti, Harry Nielsen, Jamie Overton, David Payne, D’Arcy Short, Matt Short, Henry Thorton, Jake Weatherald
Brisbane Heat: Xavier Bartlett, Sam Billings, Josh Brown, Max Bryant, Spencer Johnson, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan McSweeney, Colin Munro, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Will Prestwidge, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Jack Wildermuth, Paul Walter, Jack Wood
Hobart Hurricanes: Corey Anderson, Iain Carlisle, Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Nathan Ellis, Liam Guthrie, Sam Hain, Peter Hatzoglou, Sam Heazlett, Caleb Jewell, Chris Jordan, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Wade, Mac Wright
Melbourne Renegades: Joe Clarke, Quinton de Kock, Harry Dixon, Aaron Finch, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey, Ruwantha Kellapotha, Nathan Lyon, Nic Maddinson (c), Shaun Marsh, Fergus O’Neill, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle, Will Sutherland, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Jon Wells, Adam Zampa
Melbourne Stars: Scott Boland, Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Liam Dawson, Sam Harper, Campbell Kellaway, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell, Usama Mir, Joel Paris, Haris Rauf, Tom Rogers, Mark Steketee, Marcus Stoinis, Imad Wasim, Beau Webster (replaced by Jono Merlo for the first game)
Perth Scorchers: Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Zak Crawley, Laurie Evans, Stephen Eskinazi, Aaron Hardie, Liam Haskett, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kelly, Mitch Marsh, Hamish McKenzie, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Sam Whiteman, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye
Sydney Sixers: Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Tom Curran, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques, Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Todd Murphy, Izharulhaq Naveed, Steve O’Keefe, Kurtis Patterson, Mitch Perry, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, Steve Smith, James Vince
Sydney Thunder: Cameron Bancroft, Oliver Davies, Liam Doddrell, Matt Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales, Liam Hatcher, Zaman Khan, Nathan McAndrew, Blake Nikitaras, Alex Ross, Will Salzmann, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha, Jason Sangha (c), David Warner
Big Bash League 2023/24 Schedule
Date
Match
Venue
Time (IST)
December 7
Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars, 1st Match
The Gabba, Brisbane
1:45 PM
December 8
Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades, 2nd Match
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
1:45 PM
December 9
Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat, 3rd Match
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
1:45 PM
December 10
Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers, 4th Match
Simonds Stadium, Geelong
1:45 PM
December 11
Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers, 5th Match
North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston
1:45 PM
December 12
Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat, 6th Match
Manuka Oval, Canberra
1:45 PM
December 13
Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers, 7th Match
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
1:45 PM
December 19
Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder, 8th Match
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
1:45 PM
December 20
Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes, 9th Match
Perth Stadium, Perth
1:45 PM
December 21
Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat, 10th Match
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
1:45 PM
December 22
Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers, 11th Match
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
1:45 PM
December 23
Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder, 12th Match
Lavington Sports Oval, Albury
10:00 AM
December 23
Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades, 13th Match
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
1:45 PM
December 26
Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars, 14th Match
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
12:35 PM
December 26
Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades, 15th Match
Perth Stadium, Perth
3:45 PM
December 27
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder, 16th Match
The Gabba, Brisbane
1:45 PM
December 28
Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars, 17th Match
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
1:45 PM
December 29
Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers, 18th Match
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
1:45 PM
December 30
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers, 19th Match
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
1:45 PM
December 31
Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars, 20th Match
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
1:45 PM
January 1
Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder, 21st Match
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
10:30 AM
January 1
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers, 22nd Match
The Gabba, Brisbane
1:45 PM
January 2
Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades, 23rd Match
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
1:45 PM
January 3
Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat, 24th Match
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
12:35 PM
January 3
Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers, 25th Match
Perth Stadium, Perth
3:45 PM
January 4
Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes, 26th Match
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
1:45 PM
January 5
Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers, 27th Match
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
1:45 PM
January 6
Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers, 28th Match
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
1:45 PM
January 7
Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes, 29th Match
The Gabba, Brisbane
1:45 PM
January 8
Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers, 30th Match
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
1:45 PM
January 9
Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes, 31th Match
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
2:10 PM
January 10
Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers, 32th Match
The Gabba, Brisbane
2:10 PM
January 11
Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers, 33th Match
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
1:45 PM
January 12
Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder, 34th Match
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
1:45 PM
January 13
Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat, 35th Match
Perth Stadium, Perth
10:45 AM
January 13
Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars, 36th Match
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
2:00 PM
January 14
Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers, 37th Match
Manuka Oval, Canberra
1:45 PM
January 15
Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes, 38th Match
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
1:45 PM
January 16
Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers, 39th Match
Perth Stadium, Perth
2:10 PM
January 17
Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades, 40th Match
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
1:45 PM
January 19
TBC vs TBC, Qualifier
TBC
1:45 PM
January 20
TBC vs TBC, Knockout
TBC
1:45 PM
January 22
TBC vs TBC, Challenger
TBC
1:45 PM
January 24
TBC vs TBC, Final
TBC
1:45 PM
Big Bash League 2023/24 Details
Television Broadcasting: Star Sports Network (Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2HD)
Live Streaming: Disney+ Hotstar