Watch live! Women’s Big Bash League 2023-24 starts on October 19 - Get full schedule

Two-time champions Sydney Sixers will take on Melbourne Stars in the opening match of the tournament.

October 16, 2023

The Women’s Big Bash League 2023-24 is set to begin on October 19, with Sydney Sixers clashing against Melbourne Stars in the curtain raiser at the North Sydney Oval in Sydney, Australia.

The Women’s Big Bash League, also known as the WBBL, began in 2015-16 and Sydney Thunder emerged victorious in the inaugural edition. The WBBL returns for its ninth edition in 2023-24.

The participating teams for Australia’s premier domestic T20 cricket tournament for women are Adelaide Strikers, Melbourne Stars, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Thunder, Brisbane Heat and Sydney Sixers.

Sydney Thunder, Sydney Sixers and Brisbane Heat are the most successful teams in WBBL history so far, winning two titles each. In the previous edition, the Adelaide Strikers won the Women’s Big Bash League for the first time in their history by defeating Sydney Sixers in the final.

The league phase, which will be played from October 19 to November 26, comprises 56 matches. Each team will play 14 round-robin fixtures - two each against the other seven sides in the competition.

The teams finishing in the top four will make it to the knockout phase, which will include an Eliminator (3rd vs 4th), Challenger (2nd vs winner of Eliminator). The date and venue for the Eliminator and Challenger are yet to be decided.

The final of the Women’s Big Bash League, contested between the team finishing first in the league stage against the winner of Challenger, will take place on December 2.

Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) 2023-24 schedule and live India match times

All timings as per India Standard Time (IST)

Date	Match	Venue	Time
October 19, Thursday	Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars	Sydney	2:10 PM
October 20, Friday	Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat	Melbourne	9:30 PM
October 20, Friday	Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers	Launceston	1:40 PM
October 21, Saturday	Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars	Adelaide	1:40 PM
October 22, Sunday	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars	Sydney	8:10 AM
October 22, Sunday	Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers	Sydney	11:15 AM
October 23, Monday	Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers	Melbourne	9:30 PM
October 24, Tuesday	Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers	Melbourne	9:00 AM
October 24, Tuesday	Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat	Sydney	12:40 PM
October 25, Wednesday	Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes	Perth	1:40 PM
October 26, Thursday	Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades	Sydney	9:30 AM
October 27, Friday	Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes	Brisbane	11:10 AM
October 27, Friday	Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars	Brisbane	3:00 PM
October 28, Saturday	Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers	Melbourne	6:30 AM
October 29, Sunday	Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers	Melbourne	9:30 AM
October 29, Sunday	Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat	Adelaide	1:40 PM
October 30, Monday	Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder	Launceston	12:40 PM
October 31, Tuesday	Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers	Perth	2:40 PM
November 1, Wednesday	Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder	Melbourne	9:30 AM
November 2, Thursday	Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars	Hobart	1:40 PM
November 3, Friday	Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers	Perth	11:40 AM
November 3, Friday	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades	Perth	3:10 PM
November 4, Saturday	Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder	Melbourne	9:30 AM
November 4, Saturday	Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat	Hobart	1:00 PM
November 5, Sunday	Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades	Perth	8:10 AM
November 5, Sunday	Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers	Perth	11:55 AM
November 6, Monday	Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat	Sydney	12:40 PM
November 8, Wednesday	Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers	Melbourne	9:30 AM
November 8, Wednesday	Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades	Adelaide	1:40 PM
November 9, Thursday	Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes	Sydney	9:30 AM
November 9, Thursday	Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers	Brisbane	1:40 PM
November 10, Friday	Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars	Sydney	9:50 AM
November 10, Friday	Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes	Sydney	1:40 PM
November 11, Saturday	Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers	Melbourne	8:30 AM
November 11, Saturday	Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers	Mackay	1:40 PM
November 12, Sunday	Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder	Melbourne	4:40 AM
November 12, Sunday	Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars	Melbourne	8:10 AM
November 13, Monday	Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers	Hobart	12:40 PM
November 15, Wednesday	Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes	Brisbane	6:30 AM
November 15, Wednesday	Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder	Adelaide	10:00 AM
November 16, Thursday	Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers	Sydney	10:00 AM
November 17, Friday	Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes	Brisbane	10:40 AM
November 17, Friday	Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades	Brisbane	2:10 PM
November 18, Saturday	Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers	Sydney	9:30 AM
November 18, Saturday	Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers	Sydney	1:40 PM
November 19, Sunday	Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes	Melbourne	4:40 AM
November 19, Sunday	Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat	Melbourne	8:10 AM
November 21, Tuesday	Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers	Sydney	9:30 AM
November 21, Tuesday	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers	Brisbane	1:40 PM
November 22, Wednesday	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars	Perth	2:40 PM
November 23, Thursday	Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades	Hobart	1:40 PM
November 24, Friday	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder	Adelaide	10:10 AM
November 24, Friday	Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers	Adelaide	1:40 PM
November 25, Saturday	Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades	Melbourne	12:40 PM
November 26, Sunday	Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers	Sydney	4:40 AM
November 26, Sunday	Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder	Sydney	8:10 AM
TBD	Eliminator	TBD	TBD
TBD	Challenger	TBD	TBD
December 2, Saturday	Final	TBD	1:40 PM