Big Bash League 2023-24: Squads, Fixtures and All you need to know
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Big Bash League 2023-24: Squads, Fixtures and All you need to know
One of the most awaited tournaments of the year, the 13th edition of Big Bash League kicks off on the 7th of December, with Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Stars facing off. World Cup stars Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis and Marnus Labuschagne have confirmed their availability for the opening match.
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Pakistani players Haris Rauf, Fakhar Zaman and Usama Mir have gotten the NOC's to participate in the competition, making the tournament even more exciting.
After ceding to the pressure from broadcasters, the organizers have decided to shorten the length of the competition. Only 44 games will be played during this edition. Each team will play 10 matches in the league stages before heading on for the Playoffs.
There will be a window of rest between December 14-18, in order to avoid going head to head with the Pakistan's Tour of Australia.
The Final match of the competition will be played on 24th of January.
The matches will be played at these venues:
1. Melbourne - MCG & Marvel Stadium
2. Sydney - SCG & Sydney Showground
3. Adelaide - Adelaide Oval
4. Perth - Optus Stadium (WACA/Perth Stadium)
5. Brisbane - The Gabba
6. Coffs Harbour - Coffs Harbour International Stadium
7. Geelong - GHMBA Stadium
8. Canberra - Manuka Oval
9. Hobart - Blundstone Arena
10. Launceston - University of Tasmania Stadium (UTAS)
Let's take a look at the fixtures:
Match 1
Thursday, December 7, Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars, Gabba, 7:15 pm local time
Match 2
Friday, December 8, Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades, SCG, 7:15 pm local time
Match 3
Saturday, December 9, Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat, Adelaide Oval, 7:15 pm local time
Match 4
Sunday, December 10, Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers, GMHBA Stadium, 7:15 pm local time
Match 5
Monday, December 11, Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers, University of Tasmania Stadium, 7:15 pm local time
Match 6
Tuesday, December 12, Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat, Manuka Oval, 7:15 pm local time
Match 7
Wednesday, December 13, Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers, MCG, 7:15 pm local time
Match 8
Tuesday, December 19, Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder, Adelaide Oval, 7:15 pm local time
Match 9
Wednesday, December 20, Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes, Optus Stadium, 7:15 pm local time
Match 10
Thursday, December 21, Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat, Marvel Stadium, 7:15 pm local time
Match 11
Friday, December 22, Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers, SCG, 7:15 pm local time
Match 12
Saturday, December 23, Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder, Lavington Sports Ground, 3:30 pm local time
Match 13
Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades, Blundstone Arena, 7:15 pm local time
Match 14
Tuesday, December 26, Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars, SCG, 6:05 pm local time;
Match 15
Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades, Optus Stadium, 9:15 pm local time
Match 16
Wednesday, December 27, Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder, Gabba, 7:15 pm local time
Match 17
Thursday, December 28, Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars, Blundstone Arena, 7:15 pm local time
Match 18
Friday, December 29, Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers, Marvel Stadium, 7:15 pm local time
Match 19
Saturday, December 30, Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers Sydney, Showground, 7:15 pm local time
Match 20
Sunday, December 31, Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars, Adelaide Oval, 7:15 pm local time
Match 21
Monday, January 1, Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder Blundstone Arena, 4 pm local time;
Match 22
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers Gabba, 7:15 pm local time
Match 23
Tuesday, January 2, Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades MCG, 7:15 pm local time
Match 24
Wednesday, January 3, Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat C.ex Coffs International Stadium, 6:05 pm local time;
Match 25
Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers Optus Stadium, 9:15 pm local time
Match 26
Thursday, January 4, Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes Marvel Stadium, 7:15 pm local time
Match 27
Friday, January 5, Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers Adelaide Oval, 7:15 pm local time
Match 28
Saturday, January 6, Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers MCG, 7:15 pm local time
Match 29
Sunday, January 7, Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes Gabba, 7:15 pm local time
Match 30
Monday, January 8, Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers Sydney Showground, 7:15 pm local time
Match 31
Tuesday, January 9, Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes Adelaide Oval, 7:40 pm local time
Match 32
Wednesday, January 10, Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers Gabba, 7:40 pm local time
Match 33
Thursday, January 11, Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers Blundstone Arena, 7:15 pm local time
Match 34
Friday, January 12, Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder SCG, 7:15 pm local time
Match 35
Saturday, January 13, Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat Optus Stadium, 4:15 pm local time;
Match 36
Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars Marvel Stadium, 7:30 pm local time
Match 37
Sunday, January 14, Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers Manuka Oval, 7:15 pm local time
Match 38
Monday, January 15, Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes, MCG, 7:15 pm local time
Match 39
Tuesday, January 16, Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers, Optus Stadium, 7:40 pm local time
Match 40
Wednesday, January 17, Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades, Sydney Showground, 7:15 pm local time
Friday, January 19, Qualifier, TBC
Saturday, January 20, Knockout, TBC
Monday, January 22, Challenger, TBC
Wednesday, January 24, Final, TBC
Squads:
Adelaide Strikers - Wes Agar, James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Travis Head, Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Ben Manenti, D'Arcy Short, Matt Short, Henry Thornton, , Jamie Overton, Adam Hose, Jake Weatherald, Harry Nielsen, David Payne (overseas replacement for Rashid Khan)
Brisbane Heat - Usman Khawaja, Xavier Bartlett, Josh Brown, Max Bryant, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Will Prestwidge, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Colin Munro, Sam Billings, Paul Walter, Jack Wildermuth
Hobart Hurricanes - Iain Carlisle, Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Nathan Ellis, Peter Hatzoglou, Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Wade, Mac Wright, Chris Jordan, Sam Hain, Corey Anderson, Liam Guthrie, Nikhil Chaudhary, Sam Heazlett
Melbourne Renegades - Nic Maddinson, Aaron Finch, Jake Fraser-McGurk, MacKenzie Harvey, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle, Jon Wells, Will Sutherland, Adam Zampa, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Joe Clarke, Harry Dixon
Melbourne Stars - Scott Boland, Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Sam Harper, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell, Joel Paris, Tom Rogers, Mark Steketee, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Liam Dawson (overseas replacement for Harry Brook, first three matches only), Imad Wasim (from December 26)
Perth Scorchers - Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kelly, Mitch Marsh, Hamish McKenzie, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman, Zak Crawley, Laurie Evans
Sydney Sixers - Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques, Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Todd Murphy, Steve O'Keefe, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, Tom Curran, James Vince, Steve Smith, Izharulhaq Naveed
Sydney Thunder - Cameron Bancroft, Ollie Davies, Matt Gilkes, Chris Green, Liam Hatcher, Nathan McAndrew, Blake Nikitaras, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Alex Hales, Zaman Khan
Where to watch Big Bash League 2023: the live cricket streaming section enables you to watch live cricket and Cricket World TV - Geo-restrictions apply
*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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