Women’s Big Bash League 2022/23 will begin on October 13 – here is the schedule, containing the full list of fixtures and match timings for  WBBL 08.

The eighth edition of the Women’s Big Bash League shall get underway from October 13, when Brisbane Heat will host Sydney Sixers at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay under the lights. The two teams, along with defending champions Perth Scorchers, Melbourne Stars, Melbourne Renegades, Sydney Thunder, Adelaide Strikers, and Hobart Hurricanes, will first feature in the usual double round-robin league that will last until November 20. These will be followed by the three playoff matches – the Eliminator, the Challenger, and the Final.

Perth Scorchers are the defending champions, having won their maiden title last season. The others to win the trophy are Sydney Thunder (2015/16 and 2020/21), Sydney Sixers (2016/17 and 2017/18), and Brisbane Heat (2018/19 and 2019/20). The two Melbourne teams – Stars and Renegades – are yet to win a title between them; neither have the Adelaide Strikers or the Hobart Hurricanes.

Key overseas signings of the season include Danni Wyatt, Eve Jones, Alice Capsey, Sophie Ecclestone, Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Winfield-Hill, and Amy Jones (England); Pooja Vastrakar, Jemimah Rodrigues, Poonam Yadav, and Richa Ghosh (India); Amelia Kerr, Maddy Green, Rachel Priest, Suzie Bates, and Hayley Jensen (New Zealand); Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka); Lizelle Lee, Shabnim Ismail, Dane van Niekerk, Anneke Bosch, Nadine de Klerk, and Chloe Tryon (South Africa); and Deandra Dottin and Hayley Matthews (West Indies).

Women’s Big Bash 2022/23 schedule: Full list of fixtures for the WBBL 08

(All timings are in local time)

October 13, 19:40: Brisbane Heat Women v Sydney Sixers Women, Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
October 14, 15:00: Sydney Thunder Women v Hobart Hurricanes Women, Blacktown Olympic Park Oval, Sydney
October 15, 15:40: Adelaide Strikers Women v Sydney Sixers Women, Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
October 15, 19:05: Brisbane Heat Women v Melbourne Stars Women, Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
October 16, 10:15: Adelaide Strikers Women v Melbourne Renegades Women, Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
October 16, 13:40: Melbourne Stars Women v Sydney Sixers Women, Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
October 16, 17:00: Sydney Thunder Women v Perth Scorchers Women, Blacktown Olympic Park Oval, Sydney
October 17, 19:05: Hobart Hurricanes Women v Perth Scorchers Women, Blacktown Olympic Park Oval, Sydney
October 18, 15:30: Brisbane Heat Women v Melbourne Renegades Women, Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
October 18, 19:05: Hobart Hurricanes Women v Sydney Thunder Women, Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
October 20, 20:10: Perth Scorchers Women v Melbourne Stars Women, Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
October 21, 12:00: Brisbane Heat Women v Melbourne Renegades Women, Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
October 21, 15:25: Adelaide Strikers Women v Sydney Sixers Women, Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
October 22, 14:30: Perth Scorchers Women v Sydney Thunder Women, Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
October 23, 13:40: Melbourne Stars Women v Sydney Thunder Women, Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
October 23, 17:15: Perth Scorchers Women v Hobart Hurricanes Women, Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
October 24, 15:30: Adelaide Strikers Women v Melbourne Renegades Women, Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
October 25, 18:15: Brisbane Heat Women v Sydney Thunder Women, Allan Border Field, Brisbane
October 27, 19:10: Brisbane Heat Women v Adelaide Strikers Women, Allan Border Field, Brisbane
October 28, 15:15: Adelaide Strikers Women v Perth Scorchers Women, Allan Border Field, Brisbane
October 29, 10:15: Hobart Hurricanes Women v Sydney Sixers Women, Eastern Oval, Ballarat
October 29, 14:00: Melbourne Renegades Women v Melbourne Stars Women, Eastern Oval, Ballarat
October 29, 19:10: Brisbane Heat Women v Perth Scorchers Women, Allan Border Field, Brisbane
October 30, 15:00: Melbourne Renegades Women v Sydney Sixers Women, Eastern Oval, Ballarat
October 31, 15:00: Melbourne Stars Women v Sydney Thunder Women, Eastern Oval, Ballarat
November 2, 15:30: Adelaide Strikers Women v Melbourne Stars Women, Blacktown Olympic Park Oval, Sydney
November 2, 19:05: Sydney Thunder Women v Sydney Sixers Women, Blacktown Olympic Park Oval, Sydney
November 3, 19:10: Hobart Hurricanes Women v Melbourne Renegades Women, Blundstone Arena, Hobart
November 4, 15:30: Brisbane Heat Women v Sydney Thunder Women, Blundstone Arena, Hobart
November 5, 13:00: Adelaide Strikers Women v Melbourne Stars Women, Lilac Hill Park, Perth
November 5, 16:25: Perth Scorchers Women v Sydney Sixers Women, Lilac Hill Park, Perth
November 5, 10:15: Hobart Hurricanes Women v Brisbane Heat Women, Blundstone Arena, Hobart
November 6, 13:40: Melbourne Renegades Women v Sydney Thunder Women, Blundstone Arena, Hobart
November 6, 16:50: Adelaide Strikers Women v Perth Scorchers Women, Blundstone Arena, Hobart
November 7, 19:10: Hobart Hurricanes Women v Melbourne Renegades Women, Blundstone Arena, Hobart
November 9, 15:00: Perth Scorchers Women v Brisbane Heat Women, Lilac Hill Park, Perth
November 10, 15:00: Melbourne Renegades Women v Sydney Sixers Women, St Kilda Cricket Ground, Melbourne
November 11, 18:00: Adelaide Strikers Women v Hobart Hurricanes Women, Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
November 11, 10:15: Melbourne Renegades Women v Perth Scorchers Women, St Kilda Cricket Ground, Melbourne
November 12, 13:40: Melbourne Stars Women v Sydney Sixers Women, Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
November 12, 18:00: Brisbane Heat Women v Hobart Hurricanes Women, Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
November 12, 10:15: Perth Scorchers Women v Sydney Sixers Women, St Kilda Cricket Ground, Melbourne
November 13, 13:40: Melbourne Renegades Women v Melbourne Stars Women, St Kilda Cricket Ground, Melbourne
November 13, 15:00: Adelaide Strikers Women v Sydney Thunder Women, Centennial Park, Nuriootpa
November 14, 18:00: Adelaide Strikers Women v Brisbane Heat Women, Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
November 15, 15:00: Hobart Hurricanes Women v Melbourne Stars Women, venue to be confirmed
November 15, 19:10: Sydney Thunder Women v Melbourne Renegades Women, Manuka Oval, Canberra
November 16, 15:00: Melbourne Stars Women v Hobart Hurricanes Women, venue to be confirmed
November 16, 19:10: Sydney Sixers Women v Brisbane Heat Women, North Sydney Oval, Sydney
November 18, 15:40: Adelaide Strikers Women v Hobart Hurricanes Women, North Sydney Oval, Sydney
November 18, 19:05: Sydney Sixers Women v Sydney Thunder Women, North Sydney Oval, Sydney
November 18, 10:40: Melbourne Stars Women v Perth Scorchers Women, Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe
November 19, 10:15: Melbourne Renegades Women v Perth Scorchers Women, Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe
November 20, 13:40: Sydney Sixers Women v Hobart Hurricanes Women, North Sydney Oval, Sydney
November 20, 14:00: Melbourne Stars Women v Brisbane Heat Women, Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe
November 20, 17:15: Sydney Thunder Women v Adelaide Strikers Women, North Sydney Oval, Sydney

TBD, TBD: Eliminator, TBD
TBD, TBD: Challenger, TBD
TBD, TBD: Final, TBD