The 12th edition of the Big Bash League is set to begin on December 13, 2022, with the grand finale being scheduled for February 4, 2023.

Big Bash League BBL 2023 : Teams, Schedule, News

A total of 56 matches will be played in the group stage and the fixtures will be hosted by several grounds across the country and the fans will get to experience what they missed in the Covid-hit period.

Big Bash League BBL 2023 : Teams, Schedule, News

Countries Australia
Administrator Cricket Australia
Format Twenty20
First edition 2011–12
Latest edition 2020–21
Next edition 2021–22
Number of teams 8
   Current champion     Sydney Sixers (3rd title)

T20 legends from several zones will battle together to win the coveted cup and thus the tournament is going to be much anticipated.

The first game of this season will be played between Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Stars on December 13 at the Manuka Oval. Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers have made it to the finals of the grand event in the past two years.

Sixers defeated Scorchers to lift the title in the 10th edition and the exact opposite happened in the previous season as Perth lifted the cup by defeating Sixers.

Big Bash League BBL 2023 Teams

Cricket Australia on Thursday released the fixtures for the 56-game regular season, plus five finals matches.

Team City State Debut Home Ground Captain Coach
Adelaide Strikers Adelaide South Australia 2011 Adelaide Oval Travis Head Jason Gillespie
Brisbane Heat Brisbane Queensland 2011 Brisbane Cricket Ground Chris Lynn Darren Lehmann
Hobart Hurricanes Hobart Tasmania 2011 Blundstone Arena Matthew Wade Adam Griffith
Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Victoria 2011 Marvel Stadium Glenn Maxwell David Hussey
Melbourne Stars Melbourne Victoria 2011 Melbourne Cricket Ground Ashton Turner Adam Voges
Perth Scorchers Perth Western Australia 2011 Perth Stadium (Optus) Ashton Turner Adam Voges
Sydney Sixers Sydney New South Wales 2011 Sydney Cricket Ground Moises Henriques Greg Shipperd
Sydney Thunder Sydney New South Wales 2011 Sydney Showground Stadium Callum Ferguson Trevor Bayliss

The season will take place across a whopping 17 different venues, including three new grounds; Lavington Sports Ground in Albury, Cazalys Stadium in Cairns, and North Sydney Oval.

“The KFC BBL|12 season is setting up to have everything we love about the Big Bash – great players, full stadiums of home fans and the best nights of entertainment anywhere this summer,” general manager of the BBL Alistair Dobson said in a statement.

Big Bash League BBL 2023 Schedule 

The 12th edition of BBL will continue as a 8-team tournament with each team playing 14 round robin matches in the league stages.

Big Bash League BBL 2023 : Teams, Schedule, News

Here’s the list of first 12 matches:

Date Day Fixture Time in IST Venue
December 13, 2022 Tuesday Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars 1:45 PM Manuka Oval
December 14, 2022 Wednesday Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers 1:45 PM Adelaide Oval
December 15, 2022 Thursday Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades 1:45 PM Cazalys Stadium (Cairns)
December 16, 2022 Friday Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes 11:35 AM MCG
December 16, 2022 Friday Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers 2:45 PM Sydney Showground Stadium
December 17, 2022 Saturday Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers 1:35 PM Optus Stadium
December 18, 2022 Sunday Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder 1:45 PM Marvel Stadium
December 19, 2022 Monday Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers 1:45 PM University of Tasmania Stadium
December 20, 2022 Tuesday Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder 1:45 PM Adelaide Oval
December 21, 2022 Wednesday Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat 1:45 PM GMHBA Stadium
December 22, 2022 Thursday Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes 1:45 PM SCG
December 23, 2022 Friday Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers 10 AM CitiPower Centre

Sydney Thunder will face Melbourne Stars in the season curtain-raiser, while defending champions will begin their campaign against Sydney Sixers.

News

Perth Scorchers, the defending champions will begin their campaign on December 17 against Sydney Sixers. Just like the previous edition of the competition, eight sides, namely Adelaide Strikers, Melbourne Stars, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Thunder, Brisbane Heat, and Sydney Sixers. will compete against each other to lift the prized trophy.

Big Bash League BBL 2023 : Teams, Schedule, News

Between December 13th to January 25th of the group stage fixtures, only 25th December will be an off day owing to Christmas. Thus, there will be at least one clash on all other days throughout the scheduled period.

The eliminator will be played on January 27, whereas the Qualifier and the Knockout game are scheduled for January 28 and January 29 respectively. The Challenger will be played on February 2nd and the finals will be played on February 4.

“We’ve been clear since the end of last season given the disruption of two years that rebounding really strongly this season is such a critical thing for us to achieve. This season is one of if not the most important seasons we’ve had in recent years,” Alistair Dobson, the general manager of Big Bash League told ESPNCricinfo.

T20 legends from several zones will battle together to win the coveted cup and thus the tournament is going to be much anticipated.

By Rishabh

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