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Big Bash League 2026-27

The Big Bash League 2026-27 (BBL|16) is the 16th edition of Cricket Australia’s men’s T20 league, with eight teams — Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder — playing 44 matches (40 league matches plus the Qualifier, Knockout, Challenger and Final) from 12 December 2026 to the Final on Australia Day, 26 January 2027. Defending champions Perth Scorchers open the season against Melbourne Renegades at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, in the first BBL match ever played outside Australia, before the first match on Australian soil (Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers at the Gabba on 15 December 2026); Cricket Australia announced the full fixture in July 2026. Watch BBL matches live on Smartcric.

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Schedule

1st Match — Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers

Sat 12 Dec 2026
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
2:40 PM IST (local; 8:10 PM AEDT)

2nd Match — Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers

Tue 15 Dec 2026
The Gabba, Brisbane
6:15 PM AEST (local)

3rd Match — Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers

Wed 16 Dec 2026
Manuka Oval, Canberra
7:15 PM AEDT (local)

4th Match — Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat

Thu 17 Dec 2026
Ninja Stadium (Bellerive Oval), Hobart
7:15 PM AEDT (local)

5th Match — Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers

Fri 18 Dec 2026
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
7:15 PM AEDT (local)

6th Match — Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers

Sat 19 Dec 2026
ENGIE Stadium (Sydney Showground Stadium), Sydney
7:15 PM AEDT (local)

7th Match — Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes

Sun 20 Dec 2026
Perth Stadium, Perth
4:15 PM AWST (local)

8th Match — Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat

Mon 21 Dec 2026
Junction Oval, Melbourne
7:15 PM LOCAL (AEDT)

9th Match — Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades

Tue 22 Dec 2026
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
7:15 PM AEDT (local)

10th Match — Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder

Wed 23 Dec 2026
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
6:45 PM ACDT (local)

11th Match — Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes

Thu 24 Dec 2026
Junction Oval, Melbourne
7:15 PM LOCAL (AEDT)

12th Match — Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat

Sat 26 Dec 2026
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
6:05 PM AEDT (local)

13th Match — Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars

Sat 26 Dec 2026
Perth Stadium, Perth
6:15 PM AWST (local)

14th Match — Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades

Sun 27 Dec 2026
ENGIE Stadium (Sydney Showground Stadium), Sydney
7:15 PM AEDT (local)

15th Match — Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers

Mon 28 Dec 2026
The Gabba, Brisbane
6:15 PM AEST (local)

16th Match — Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars

Tue 29 Dec 2026
Ninja Stadium (Bellerive Oval), Hobart
7:15 PM AEDT (local)

17th Match — Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder

Wed 30 Dec 2026
Perth Stadium, Perth
4:15 PM AWST (local)

18th Match — Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars

Thu 31 Dec 2026
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
6:45 PM ACDT (local)

19th Match — Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers

Fri 1 Jan 2027
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
4:00 PM AEDT (local)

20th Match — Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes

Fri 1 Jan 2027
The Gabba, Brisbane
6:15 PM AEST (local)

21st Match — Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers

Sat 2 Jan 2027
ENGIE Stadium (Sydney Showground Stadium), Sydney
7:15 PM AEDT (local)

22nd Match — Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers

Sun 3 Jan 2027
Manuka Oval, Canberra
7:15 PM AEDT (local)

23rd Match — Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades

Mon 4 Jan 2027
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
6:05 PM AEDT (local)

24th Match — Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat

Mon 4 Jan 2027
Perth Stadium, Perth
6:15 PM AWST (local)

25th Match — Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder

Tue 5 Jan 2027
Ninja Stadium (Bellerive Oval), Hobart
7:15 PM AEDT (local)

26th Match — Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades

Wed 6 Jan 2027
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
6:45 PM ACDT (local)

27th Match — Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers

Thu 7 Jan 2027
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
7:15 PM AEDT (local)

28th Match — Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers

Fri 8 Jan 2027
The Gabba, Brisbane
6:15 PM AEST (local)

29th Match — Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers

Sat 9 Jan 2027
University of Tasmania Stadium (Aurora Stadium), Launceston
7:15 PM AEDT (local)

30th Match — Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers

Sun 10 Jan 2027
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
2:10 PM AEDT (local)

31st Match — Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat

Sun 10 Jan 2027
Junction Oval, Melbourne
7:15 PM LOCAL (AEDT)

32nd Match — Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars

Mon 11 Jan 2027
Manuka Oval, Canberra
7:15 PM AEDT (local)

33rd Match — Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes

Tue 12 Jan 2027
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
6:45 PM ACDT (local)

34th Match — Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades

Wed 13 Jan 2027
Perth Stadium, Perth
4:15 PM AWST (local)

35th Match — Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes

Thu 14 Jan 2027
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
7:15 PM AEDT (local)

36th Match — Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder

Fri 15 Jan 2027
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
7:15 PM AEDT (local)

37th Match — Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers

Sat 16 Jan 2027
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
3:30 PM ACDT (local)

38th Match — Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars

Sat 16 Jan 2027
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
7:15 PM AEDT (local)

39th Match — Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers

Sun 17 Jan 2027
Ninja Stadium (Bellerive Oval), Hobart
1:40 PM AEDT (local)

40th Match — Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder

Sun 17 Jan 2027
The Gabba, Brisbane
7:15 PM AEST (local)

Qualifier — Not Announced Yet vs Not Announced Yet

Tue 19 Jan 2027
Not Announced Yet
Not Announced Yet

Knockout — Not Announced Yet vs Not Announced Yet

Wed 20 Jan 2027
Not Announced Yet
Not Announced Yet

Challenger — Not Announced Yet vs Not Announced Yet

Sat 23 Jan 2027
Not Announced Yet
Not Announced Yet

Final — Not Announced Yet vs Not Announced Yet

Tue 26 Jan 2027
Not Announced Yet
Not Announced Yet

Results

Not Announced Yet

Squads

Sydney Sixers

Oliver Davies, Riley Kingsell, Jordan Silk, Steven Smith, Jack Edwards, Hayden Kerr, Jake Scott, Fergus O Neill, Lachlan Shaw, Josh Philippe, Tim Seifert, Joel Davies, Chris Jordan, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Corey Rocchiccioli

Perth Scorchers

Zak Crawley, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Turner, Calvin Harrison, Will Malajczuk, Joel Curtis, Ashton Agar, Mahli Beardman, Brody Couch, Lance Morris, Joel Paris, Jhye Richardson

Hobart Hurricanes

Tim David, Nick Hobson, Tim Ward, Jake Weatherald, Mitchell Owen, Beau Webster, Nikhil Chaudhary, Shai Hope, Ben McDermott, Marcus Bean, Iain Carlisle, Nathan Ellis, Riley Meredith, Will Prestwidge, Billy Stanlake, Adam Zampa

Melbourne Stars

Finn Allen, Thomas Fraser Rogers, Hilton Cartwright, Campbell Kellaway, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Sam Harper, Austin Anlezark, Liam Hatcher, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Swepson

Brisbane Heat

Max Bryant, Lachlan Hearne, Bevon Jacobs, Usman Khawaja, Matt Renshaw, Tim Robinson, Nathan McSweeney, Tom Curran, Michael Neser, Callum Vidler, Hugh Weibgen, Jack Wildermuth, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann

Adelaide Strikers

Mark Chapman, Mackenzie Harvey, Thomas Kelly, Jason Sangha, Matthew Short, Liam Scott, Ben Stokes, Tom Straker, Jerrssis Wadia, Alex Carey, Lloyd Pope, Henry Thornton

Melbourne Renegades

Josh Brown, Harry Dixon, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Caleb Jewell, Michael Bracewell, Ben Manenti, Oliver Peake, Thomas Stewart Rogers, Will Sutherland, Jonny Bairstow, Michael Archer, Jason Behrendorff, Brendan Doggett, Sam Elliott, Callum Stow

Sydney Thunder

Nic Maddinson, David Warner, Sam Konstas, Chris Green, Aidan O’Connor, Daniel Sams, Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings, Matthew Gilkes, Lockie Ferguson, Ryan Hadley, Tanveer Sangha

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