WBBL 2024 season will start on October 27 [Source: @WBBL/x]
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The 2024-25 season of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) will launch on October 27 with a match between Brisbane Heat and defending champions Adelaide Strikers at the Adelaide Oval. The upcoming season marks the tenth edition of Australia’s premier T20 competition.
As Australian fans and worldwide T20 enthusiasts brace themselves for the next WBBL chapter, here we take a complete look at the entire schedule, all squads as well as the live streaming details of the 2024 season.
WBBL 2024 Format and Teams
Eight teams will be participating in the WBBL 2024 season, namely Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Stars, Melbourne Renegades, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers, Sydney Thunder and defending champions Adelaide Strikers.
The top four teams at the end of the opening round of the competition will advance into the knockout stage.
WBBL 2024 Venue
The WBBL 2024 season will be hosted by 11 different venues in Australia, with the most prominent of them being the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, The Gabba in Brisbane, the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide and the WACA in Perth. Cricket Australia is yet to unveil the names of the venues for the knockout stage of the tournament.
WBBL 2024 Full Schedule and Match Timings
Number
Date
Match
Venue
Time (IST)
1
October 27
Adelaide Strikers Women vs Brisbane Heat Women
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
8:10 AM
2
October 27
Melbourne Renegades Women vs Sydney Sixers Women
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
11:40 AM
3
October 27
Perth Scorchers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
3:00 PM
4
October 28
Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Sydney Thunder Women
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
12:40 PM
5
October 29
Sydney Sixers Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
12:40 PM
6
October 30
Brisbane Heat Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
1:40 PM
7
October 31
Sydney Thunder Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
1:45 PM
8
November 1
Adelaide Strikers Women vs Sydney Thunder Women
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
10:15 AM
9
November 1
Sydney Sixers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
1:45 PM
10
November 2
Brisbane Heat Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women
Junction Oval, Melbourne
6:00 AM
11
November 2
Melbourne Renegades Women vs Perth Scorchers Women
Junction Oval, Melbourne
9:30 AM
12
November 3
Melbourne Stars Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women
Junction Oval, Melbourne
4:40 AM
13
November 3
Melbourne Renegades Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women
Junction Oval, Melbourne
8:10 AM
14
November 5
Perth Scorchers Women vs Brisbane Heat Women
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
2:40 PM
15
November 6
Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Sydney Sixers Women
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
12:40 PM
16
November 7
Sydney Thunder Women vs Brisbane Heat Women
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
11:35 AM
17
November 7
Perth Scorchers Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
3:05 PM
18
November 8
Melbourne Stars Women vs Sydney Sixers Women
Junction Oval, Melbourne
5:30 AM
19
November 9
Melbourne Renegades Women vs Melbourne Stars Women
Junction Oval, Melbourne
9:30 AM
20
November 9
Brisbane Heat Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women
The Gabba, Brisbane
1:45 PM
21
November 10
Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Perth Scorchers Women
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
4:40 AM
22
November 10
Sydney Sixers Women vs Sydney Thunder Women
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
8:10 AM
23
November 11
Adelaide Strikers Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide, South Australia
12:40 PM
24
November 12
Sydney Thunder Women vs Perth Scorchers Women
Drummoyne Oval, Sydney
12:40 PM
25
November 13
Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
12:40 PM
26
November 14
Sydney Sixers Women vs Brisbane Heat Women
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
10:00 AM
27
November 15
Perth Scorchers Women vs Sydney Thunder Women
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
10:15 AM
28
November 15
Melbourne Stars Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
1:45 PM
29
November 16
Adelaide Strikers Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
10:00 AM
30
November 17
Melbourne Stars Women vs Brisbane Heat Women
Drummoyne Oval, Sydney
8:25 AM
31
November 17
Sydney Thunder Women vs Sydney Sixers Women
Drummoyne Oval, Sydney
11:55 AM
32
November 19
Adelaide Strikers Women vs Perth Scorchers Women
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide, South Australia
12:40 PM
33
November 20
Sydney Thunder Women vs Melbourne Stars Women
Drummoyne Oval, Sydney
12:40 PM
34
November 21
Sydney Sixers Women vs Perth Scorchers Women
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
10:15 AM
35
November 21
Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
1:45 PM
36
November 22
Brisbane Heat Women vs Melbourne Stars Women
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
2:40 PM
37
November 23
Melbourne Renegades Women vs Sydney Thunder Women
Junction Oval, Melbourne
4:30 AM
38
November 23
Perth Scorchers Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
3:00 PM
39
November 24
Melbourne Stars Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women
Junction Oval, Melbourne
4:30 AM
40
November 24
Brisbane Heat Women vs Sydney Sixers Women
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
2:35 PM
41
November 27
Knockout
TBD
5:30 AM
42
November 29
Challenger
TBD
5:30 AM
43
December 1
Final
TBD
5:30 AM
WBBL 2024 Live Streaming and Telecast details
The Women’s Big Bash League 2024 season will be telecasted live on the Star Sports Network in India. Moreover, Indian fans can also access the competition through live streaming on the Disney+ Hotstar app.
Sydney Sixers Women: Hollie Armitage, Maitlan Brown, Erin Burns, Mathilda Carmichael, Lauren Cheatle, Sophie Ecclestone, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy, Amelia Kerr, Kate Pelle, Ellyse Perry, Kate Peterson and Courtney Sippel.
Perth Scorchers Women: Chloe Ainsworth, Stella Campbell, Piepa Cleary, Maddy Darke, Dayalan Hemalatha, Sophie Devine, Amy Edgar, Mikayla Hinkley, Amy Jones, Alana King, Lilly Mills, Beth Mooney and Chloe Piparo.
Melbourne Stars Women: Yastika Bhatia, Sophie Day, Kim Garth, Maisy Gibson, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning, Sasha Moloney, Sophie Reid, Deepti Sharma, Annabel Sutherland, Tess Flintoff, Hasrat Gill, Olivia Henry and Rhys McKenna.
Melbourne Renegades Women: Alice Capsey, Sarah Coyte, Emma de Broughe, Josie Dooley, Deandra Dottin, Nicole Faltum, Ella Hayward, Milly Illingworth, Hayley Matthews, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Prestwidge, Naomi Stalenberg, Georgia Wareham, Courtney Webb, Tara Norris and Linsey Smith.