The much-anticipated Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) is back for its ninth season, which will begin on October 19, 2023. This T20 tournament will feature 59 matches played at 14 venues across Australia.
The WBBL 2023-24 season will be played in a double round-robin format. Teams will face each other twice in the round-robin phase, and then the top four teams from the points table will advance to the knockout stage.
The Sydney Sixers, face the Melbourne Stars in the season opener at the North Sydney Oval in Sydney, Australia.
Harmanpreet Kaur, an Indian cricket sensation, is part of this season’s WBBL. She will be the only Indian player in WBBL Season 9.
Women’s Big Bas League Teams
The 2023–24 Women’s Big Bash League season features 8 teams:
- Adelaide Strikers
- Brisbane Heat
- Hobart Hurricanes
- Melbourne Renegades
- Melbourne Stars
- Perth Scorchers
- Sydney Sixers
- Sydney Thunder
WBBL 2023 Full Team Squads
Adelaide Strikers Women Team Squad
Tahlia McGrath (C), Megan Schutt, Laura Wolvaardt, Jemma Barsby, Darcie Brown, Katie Mack, Annie O’Neil, Madeline Penna, Amanda Jade-Wellington, Ella Wilson, Dani Gibson, Georgia Adams, Anesu Mushangwe, Courtney Neale, Bridget Patterson.
Brisbane Heat Women Team Squad
Jess Jonassen (C), Amelia Kerr, Nicola Hancock, Grace Harris, Laura Harris, Mikayla Hinkley, Ellie Johnston, Charli Knott, Grace Parsons, Georgia Redmayne, Courtney Sippel, Georgia Voll, Bess Heath, Mignon du Preez, Lucy Hamilton, Sarah Glenn (Replacement Player).
Hobart Hurricanes Women Team Squad
Elyse Villani (C), Shabnim Ismail, Heather Graham, Nicola Carey, Maisy Gibson, Ruth Johnston, Hayley Silver-Holmes, Amy Smith, Molly Strano, Rachel Trenaman, Bryony Smith, Emma Manix-Geeves, Lizelle Lee, Julia Cavanough, Tabatha Saville, Naomi Stalenberg.
Melbourne Renegades Women Team Squad
Hayley Matthews (C), Harmanpreet Kaur, Tammy Beaumont, Sarah Coyte, Josie Dooley, Jess Duffin, Ellie Falconer, Ella Hayward, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Georgia Prestwidge, Courtney Webb, Tayla Vlaeminck.
Melbourne Stars Women Team Squad
Meg Lanning (C), Annabel Sutherland, Alice Capsey, Kim Garth, Sophie Day, Nicole Faltum, Tess Flintoff, Sasha Moloney, Rhys McKenna, Sophie Reid, Maia Bouchier, Sophia Dunkley, Jas Nevins, Olivia Henry, Milly Illingworth.
Perth Scorchers Women Team Squad
Sophie Devine (C), Beth Mooney, Charis Bekker, Piepa Cleary, Amy Edgar, Alana King, Lilly Mills, Taneale Pechel, Amy Jones, Maddy Darke, Chloe Piparo, Chloe Ainsworth, Lisa Griffith, Stella Campbell.
Sydney Sixers Women Team Squad
Ellyse Perry (C), Alyssa Healy, Ashleigh Gardner, Jade Allen, Suzie Bates, Maitlan Brown, Erin Burns, Mathilda Carmichael, Lauren Cheatle, Emma Hughes, Chloe Tryon, Jess Kerr, Kate Peterson.
Sydney Thunder Women Team Squad
Heather Knight (C), Marizanne Kapp, Hannah Darlington, Ebony Hoskin, Anika Learoyd, Phoebe Litchfield, Claire Moore, Olivia Porter, Lauren Smith, Lauren Bell, Tahlia Wilson, Saskia Horley, Paris Bowdler, Chamari Athapaththu, Sammy-Jo Johnson.
Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) 2023 Schedule
| Date | Match Details | Time (IST) | Venue |
| October 19, 2023 | Sydney Sixers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women | 2:10 PM | North Sydney Oval, Sydney |
| October 20, 2023 | Melbourne Renegades Women vs Brisbane Heat Women | 9:30 AM | Junction Oval, Melbourne |
| October 20, 2023 | Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Perth Scorchers Women | 1:40 PM | Aurora Stadium, Launceston |
| October 21, 2023 | Adelaide Strikers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women | 1:40 PM | Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide, South Australia |
| October 22, 2023 | Perth Scorchers Women vs Brisbane Heat Women | 8:10 AM | North Sydney Oval, Sydney |
| October 22, 2023 | Sydney Thunder Women vs Sydney Sixers Women | 11:55 AM | North Sydney Oval, Sydney |
| October 23, 2023 | Melbourne Renegades Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women | 9:30 AM | Junction Oval, Melbourne |
| October 24, 2023 | Melbourne Stars Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women | 9:00 AM | Junction Oval, Melbourne |
| October 24, 2023 | Sydney Sixers Women vs Brisbane Heat Women | 12:40 PM | North Sydney Oval, Sydney |
| October 25, 2023 | Perth Scorchers Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women | 1:40 PM | W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth |
| October 26, 2023 | Sydney Thunder Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women | 9:30 AM | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| October 27, 2023 | Adelaide Strikers Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women | 11:10 AM | Allan Border Field, Brisbane |
| October 27, 2023 | Brisbane Heat Women vs Melbourne Stars Women | 3:00 PM | Allan Border Field, Brisbane |
| October 28, 2023 | Melbourne Renegades Women vs Sydney Sixers Women | 6:30 AM | Junction Oval, Melbourne |
| October 29, 2023 | Melbourne Stars Women vs Perth Scorchers Women | 9:30 AM | Junction Oval, Melbourne |
| October 29, 2023 | Adelaide Strikers Women vs Brisbane Heat Women | 1:40 PM | Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide, South Australia |
| October 30, 2023 | Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Sydney Thunder Women | 12:40 PM | Aurora Stadium, Launceston |
| October 31, 2023 | Perth Scorchers Women vs Sydney Sixers Women | 2:40 PM | W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth |
| November 01, 2023 | Melbourne Renegades Women vs Sydney Thunder Women | 9:30 AM | Junction Oval, Melbourne |
| November 02, 2023 | Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Melbourne Stars Women | 1:40 PM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| November 03, 2023 | Adelaide Strikers Women vs Sydney Sixers Women | 11:40 AM | W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth |
| November 03, 2023 | Perth Scorchers Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women | 3:10 PM | W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth |
| November 04, 2023 | Melbourne Stars Women vs Sydney Thunder Women | 9:30 AM | Casey Fields No 4, Melbourne |
| November 04, 2023 | Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Brisbane Heat Women | 1:00 PM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| November 05, 2023 | Sydney Sixers Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women | 8:10 AM | W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth |
| November 05, 2023 | Perth Scorchers Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women | 11:55 AM | W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth |
| November 06, 2023 | Sydney Thunder Women vs Brisbane Heat Women | 12:40 PM | North Sydney Oval, Sydney |
| November 08, 2023 | Melbourne Stars Women vs Sydney Sixers Women | 9:30 AM | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
| November 08, 2023 | Adelaide Strikers Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women | 1:40 PM | Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide, South Australia |
| November 09, 2023 | Sydney Thunder Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women | 9:30 AM | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| November 09, 2023 | Brisbane Heat Women vs Perth Scorchers Women | 1:40 PM | Allan Border Field, Brisbane |
| November 10, 2023 | Sydney Thunder Women vs Melbourne Stars Women | 9:50 AM | North Sydney Oval, Sydney |
| November 10, 2023 | Sydney Sixers Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women | 1:40 PM | North Sydney Oval, Sydney |
| November 11, 2023 | Melbourne Renegades Women vs Perth Scorchers Women | 8:30 AM | Junction Oval, Melbourne |
| November 11, 2023 | Brisbane Heat Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women | 1:40 PM | Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay |
| November 12, 2023 | Perth Scorchers Women vs Sydney Thunder Women | 4:40 AM | Junction Oval, Melbourne |
| November 12, 2023 | Melbourne Renegades Women vs Melbourne Stars Women | 8:10 AM | Junction Oval, Melbourne |
| November 13, 2023 | Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Sydney Sixers Women | 12:40 PM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| November 15, 2023 | Brisbane Heat Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women | 6:30 AM | Allan Border Field, Brisbane |
| November 15, 2023 | Adelaide Strikers Women vs Sydney Thunder Women | 10:00 AM | Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide, South Australia |
| November 16, 2023 | Sydney Sixers Women vs Perth Scorchers Women | 10:00 AM | North Sydney Oval, Sydney |
| November 17, 2023 | Melbourne Renegades Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women | 10:40 AM | Allan Border Field, Brisbane |
| November 17, 2023 | Brisbane Heat Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women | 2:10 PM | Allan Border Field, Brisbane |
| November 18, 2023 | Sydney Thunder Women vs Perth Scorchers Women | 9:30 AM | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| November 18, 2023 | Sydney Sixers Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women | 1:40 PM | North Sydney Oval, Sydney |
| November 19, 2023 | Melbourne Renegades Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women | 4:40 AM | Junction Oval, Melbourne |
| November 19, 2023 | Melbourne Stars Women vs Brisbane Heat Women | 8:10 AM | Junction Oval, Melbourne |
| November 21, 2023 | Sydney Thunder Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women | 9:30 AM | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| November 21, 2023 | Brisbane Heat Women vs Sydney Sixers Women | 1:40 PM | Allan Border Field, Brisbane |
| November 22, 2023 | Perth Scorchers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women | 2:40 PM | W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth |
| November 23, 2023 | Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women | 1:40 PM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| November 24, 2023 | Brisbane Heat Women vs Sydney Thunder Women | 10:10 AM | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| November 24, 2023 | Adelaide Strikers Women vs Perth Scorchers Women | 1:40 PM | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| November 25, 2023 | Melbourne Stars Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women | 12:40 PM | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
| November 26, 2023 | Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women | 4:40 AM | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| November 26, 2023 | Sydney Sixers Women vs Sydney Thunder Women | 8:10 AM | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| TBC | TBC vs TBC, Eliminator | TBC | TBC |
| TBC | TBC vs TBC, Challenger | TBC | TBC |
| December 02, 2023 | TBC vs TBC, Final | 1:40 PM | TBC |
WBBL 2023 Live Telecast And Streaming Details
In India, the 2023–24 Women’s Big Bash League will be telecast live on the Sony Sports Network channel. The Sony LIV app will live stream the WBBL 2023.
