Updated: 10 July 2023
Big Bash League (BBL) 2023-24: Details, Teams, Venue, and Schedule: On Thursday, July 6, Cricket Australia released the schedule for the 13th season of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2023-24. The competition will pit eight clubs against each other in 44 matches, including 40 league games and four knockout games. Brisbane Heat, last season’s runners-up, will open the season against Melbourne Stars at the Gabba on December 7.
The Big Bash League is an entertaining cricket league played in Australia throughout the summer season. After the IPL, the BBL is the second oldest cricket league, founded in 2011 by Cricket Australia to promote a new style of cricket.
The BBL 2023-24 is set to take place from December 7, 2023 to January 24, 2024. Due to player availability during the BBL, Cricket Australia (CA) has decreased the total number of matches for the 2017 season from 61 to 44. Cricket Australia (CA) wants to exploit the summer season’s potential by lowering the number of matches, which would increase spectator enthusiasm.
The Big Bash League is an exciting, competitive, and highly entertaining aspect of Australian cricket. T20 cricket fans will be ecstatic to learn that the most popular competition, “Big Bash League,” has been renamed.
Every match is highly intense and thrilling, with each franchise striving for a spot in the finals series. The Big Bash League is recognized for helping to mainstream cricket, encouraging a new generation of fans in Australia and throughout the world.
Here are the specifics for BBL 2023-24.
BBL Teams And Current Winner
Perth Scorchers
Adelaide Strikers
Hobart Hurricanes
Melbourne Stars
Sydney Sixers
Brisbane Heat
Melbourne Renegades
Sydney Thunder
Current Winner: Perth Scochers
Also Read: All You Need To Know About T20 World Cup 2024
BBL 2023-24 Venues
13 Stadiums across the country are all set to host the matches of BBL 2023-24
Sydney Showground
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Brisbane, Gabba
Optus Stadium
Manuka Oval
Sydney Cricket Ground
Adelaide Oval
Marvel Stadium
Blundstone Arena/Bellerive Oval
Coffs Harbour International Stadium
University of Tasmania Stadium
Lavington Sports Ground
Simonds Stadium
BBL 2023-24 Schedule
Match | Teams | Date | Day | Time | Venue |
1 | Sydney Thunders VS Melbourne Stars | 7 December 2023 | Thursday | 07:15 PM(local) | Canberra |
2 | Adelaide Strikers VS Sydney Sixers | 8 December 2023 | Friday | 07:15 PM(local) | Adelaide |
3 | Brisbane Heat VS Melbourne Renegades | 9 December 2023 | Saturday | 07:15 PM(local) | Cairns |
4 | Melbourne Stars VS Hobart Hurricanes | 10 December 2023 | Sunday | 06:15 PM(local) | Melbourne |
5 | Sydney Thunder VS Adelaide Strikers | 11 December 2023 | Monday | 07:15 PM(local) | Sydney |
6 | Perth Scorchers VS Sydney Sixers | 12 December 2023 | Tuesday | 06:15 PM(local) | Perth |
7 | Melbourne Renegades VS Sydney Thunder | 13 December 2023 | Wednesday | 07:15 PM(local) | Melbourne (Docklands) |
8 | Hobart Hurricanes VS Perth Scorchers | 14 December 2023 | Thursday | 07:15 PM(local) | Launceston |
9 | Adelaide Strikers VS Sydney Thunder | 15 December 2023 | Friday | 6:45 PM(local) | Adelaide |
10 | Melbourne Renegades VS Brisbane Heat | 16 December 2023 | Saturday | 07:15 PM(local) | Geelong |
11 | Sydney Sixers VS Hobart Hurricanes | 17 December 2023 | Sunday | 07:15 PM(local) | Sydney |
12 | Melbourne Stars VS Perth Scorchers | 18 December 2023 | Monday | 07:15 PM(local) | Melbourne |
13 | Brisbane Heat VS Adelaide Strikers | 19 December 2023 | Tuesday | 06:45 PM(local) | Brisbane |
14 | Hobart Hurricanes VS Melbourne Renegades | 20 December 2023 | Wednesday | 06:15 PM(local) | Hobart |
15 | Sydney Sixers VS Melbourne Stars | 21 December 2023 | Thursday | 07:15 PM(local) | Sydney |
16 | Perth Scorchers VS Adelaide Strikers | 22 December 2023 | Friday | 06:15 PM(local) | Perth |
17 | Sydney Thunder VS Brisbane Heat | 23 December 2023 | Saturday | 07:15 PM(local) | Sydney |
18 | Sydney Sixers VS Melbourne Renegades | 24 December 2023 | Sunday | 07:15 PM(local) | Sydney |
19 | Brisbane Heat VS Sydney Thunder | 26 December 2023 | Tuesday | 07:15 PM(local) | Carrara |
20 | Perth Scorchers VS Melbourne Stars | 27 December 2023 | Wednesday | 06:15 PM(local) | Perth |
21 | Melbourne Renegades VS Sydney Sixers | 28 December 2023 | Thursday | 07:15 PM(local) | Geelong |
22 | Sydney Thunder VS Hobart Hurricanes | 29 December 2023 | Friday | 07:15 PM(local) | Albury |
23 | Adelaide Strikers VS Melbourne Stars | 30 December 2023 | Saturday | 06:15 PM(local) | Adelaide |
24 | Melbourne Renegades VS Perth Scorchers | 1 January 2024 | Monday | 07:15 PM(local) | Melbourne (Docklands) |
25 | Brisbane Heat VS Sydney Sixers | 2 January 2024 | Tuesday | 07:15 PM(local) | Brisbane |
26 | Hobart Hurricanes VS Adelaide Strikers | 3 January 2024 | Wednesday | 07:15 PM(local) | Hobart |
27 | Melbourne Stars VS Melbourne Renegades | 4 January 2024 | Thursday | 07:15 PM(local) | Melbourne |
28 | Sydney Sixers VS Brisbane Heat | 5 January 2024 | Friday | 07:15 PM(local) | Sydney |
29 | Perth Scorchers VS Sydney Thunder | 6 January 2024 | Saturday | 06:15 PM(local) | Perth |
30 | Adelaide Strikers VS Hobart Hurricanes | 7 January 2024 | Sunday | 06:15 PM(local) | Adelaide |
31 | Melbourne Stars VS Sydney Sixers | 8 January 2024 | Monday | 07:15 PM(local) | Melbourne |
32 | Melbourne Renegades VS Hobart Hurricanes | 9 January 2024 | Tuesday | 07:15 PM(local) | Melbourne (Docklands) |
33 | Perth Scorchers VS Brisbane Heat | 10 January 2024 | Wednesday | 06:15 PM(local) | Perth |
34 | Sydney Thunder VS Sydney Sixers | 11 January 2024 | Thursday | 07:15 PM(local) | Sydney |
35 | Hobart Hurricanes VS Melbourne Stars | 12 January 2024 | Friday | 07:15 PM(local) | Hobart |
36 | Adelaide Strikers VS Melbourne Renegades | 13 January 2024 | Saturday | 06:15 PM(local) | Adelaide |
37 | Brisbane Heat VS Perth Scorchers | 14 January 2024 | Sunday | 07:15 PM(local) | Brisbane |
38 | Melbourne Stars VS Adelaide Strikers | 15 January 2024 | Monday | 07:15 PM(local) | Melbourne |
39 | Sydney Thunder VS Perth Scorchers | 16 January 2024 | Tuesday | 07:15 PM(local) | Sydney |
40 | Adelaide Strikers VS Brisbane Heat | 17 January 2024 | Wednesday | 06:15 PM(local) | Adelaide |
41 | Melbourne Renegades VS Melbourne Stars | 18 January 2024 | Thursday | 06:45 PM(local) | Melbourne (Docklands) |
Knockout 1 | TBD | 20 January 2024 | Saturday | TBD | TBD |
Knockout 2 | TBD | 22 January 2024 | Monday | TBD | TBD |