The 2020-21 Big Bash League is set to start on December 10, with reigning champions Sydney Sixers taking on the Hobart Hurricanes at the Blundstone Arena in Bellerive, Australia. The full schedule for BBL 2020 was released on Monday,

Eight teams – Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder – will play each other twice during the course of the league stage. The top five teams will advance to the BBL playoffs.

The 2020-21 BBL season, the tenth of the tournament, will also see the introduction of three new rules changes by the league to help spice up the competition.

The ‘Power Surge' will split the tradition six-over Powerplay into two phases of four overs and two overs, with the latter beginning at the behest of the batting side anytime post the midway mark in their batting effort.

Read: Are the new Big Bash League rules good for the game?

The 'X-Factor' will enable teams to substitute a player into the game after the 10th over mark for a player that hasn’t batted or bowled in the competition, while the 'Bash Boost' will reward one point to the team with more runs at the halfway mark of their innings, irrespective of the result of the match. 

Read: Big Bash League new rules: Why we should not dread the changes

These rule changes have certainly split opinion in the cricket fraternity and it remains to be seen if these ‘advancements' help add to the entertainment or might they complicate the contest on the field.

The final is scheduled to be held on February 6. Here is the full fixture list:

BBL 2020 schedule, fixtures and live times for India

Date Match Time (IST) Venue
10-Dec-20 Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers 1:45 PM Hobart
11-Dec-20 Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat 1:45 PM Canberra
12-Dec-20 Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder 10:35 AM Canberra
12-Dec-20 Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder 1:45 PM Hobart
13-Dec-20 Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes 8:45 AM Hobart
13-Dec-20 Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades 1:45 PM Hobart
14-Dec-20 Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat 1:45 PM Canberra
15-Dec-20 Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers 1:45 PM Launceston
16-Dec-20 Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars 1:45 PM Launceston
19-Dec-20 Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades 5:40 AM Hobart
20-Dec-20 Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers 5:40 AM Hobart
22-Dec-20 Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers 1:45 PM Canberra
23-Dec-20 Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers 1:45 PM Brisbane
26-Dec-20 Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades 12:40 PM Canberra
26-Dec-20 Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars 3:50 PM Queensland
27-Dec-20 Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes 1:45 PM Brisbane
28-Dec-20 Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers 1:45 PM Adelaide
29-Dec-20 Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers 12:40 PM Queensland
29-Dec-20 Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars 1:45 PM Canberra
30-Dec-20 Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat 1:45 PM Brisbane
31-Dec-20 Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers 1:15 PM Adelaide
1-Jan-21 Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder 5:30 AM TBC
2-Jan-21 Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers 5:30 AM TBC
2-Jan-21 Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars 5:30 AM TBC
3-Jan-21 Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades 5:30 AM TBC
3-Jan-21 Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers 5:30 AM TBC
4-Jan-21 Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder 5:30 AM TBC
5-Jan-21 Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes 5:30 AM TBC
5-Jan-21 Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers 5:30 AM TBC
6-Jan-21 Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers 5:30 AM TBC
7-Jan-21 Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars 5:30 AM TBC
7-Jan-21 Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder 5:30 AM TBC
8-Jan-21 Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades 5:30 AM TBC
9-Jan-21 Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder 5:30 AM TBC
10-Jan-21 Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat 5:30 AM TBC
11-Jan-21 Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars 5:30 AM TBC
12-Jan-21 Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes 5:30 AM TBC
13-Jan-21 Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers 5:30 AM TBC
14-Jan-21 Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades 5:30 AM TBC
15-Jan-21 Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers 5:30 AM TBC
16-Jan-21 Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers 5:30 AM TBC
17-Jan-21 Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades 5:30 AM TBC
18-Jan-21 Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes 5:30 AM TBC
19-Jan-21 Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat 5:30 AM TBC
20-Jan-21 Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars 5:30 AM TBC
21-Jan-21 Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat 5:30 AM TBC
22-Jan-21 Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder 5:30 AM TBC
22-Jan-21 Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers 5:30 AM TBC
23-Jan-21 Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat 5:30 AM TBC
23-Jan-21 Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers 5:30 AM TBC
24-Jan-21 Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers 5:30 AM TBC
24-Jan-21 Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes 5:30 AM TBC
25-Jan-21 Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder 5:30 AM TBC
26-Jan-21 Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers 5:30 AM TBC
26-Jan-21 Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes 5:30 AM TBC
26-Jan-21 Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers 5:30 AM TBC
29-Jan-21 TBC vs TBC, Eliminator 5:30 AM TBC
30-Jan-21 TBC vs TBC, Qualifier 5:30 AM TBC
31-Jan-21 TBC vs TBC, Knockout 5:30 AM TBC
4-Feb-21 TBC vs TBC, Challenger 5:30 AM TBC
6-Feb-21 TBC vs TBC, Final 5:30 AM TBC

Where to watch the Big Bash live in India?

The 2020-21 Big Bash League season will be telecast live on Sony Six and Sony Six HD TV channels. The coverage will also be streamed live on Sony Liv.

Feature image courtesy: Twitter.com / @SixersBBL