Eight teams will participate in the competition, which returns to its traditional mid-December starting window after two years of Covid-19 disruption. The Perth Scorchers are the reigning champions after they beat the Sydney Sixers in last year’s final to claim their fourth BBL trophy. After the round-robin stage of the competition there will be four knock out matches to decide which two teams will contest the final, with the top-five placed teams from the first round all in with a chance of making it.

There are plenty of international stars who have been drafted into the competition, including the likes of Shadab Khan and Alex Hales. Some overseas players have withdrawn from the competition due to the pressures of the international schedule, such as Liam Livingstone and Phil Salt, who withdrew from playing for the Perth Scorchers due to injury.

Big Bash League 2022/23: Where to watch the BBL on TV channels and live streaming

India: Viewers in India can watch all Big Bash matches live on the Sony Sports Network and on live stream through the SonyLiv app.

Australia: Fox Sports will broadcast the tournament live on TV, with all 61 matches available on the platform and 16 exclusively broadcast. Seven Network will also broadcast the tournament in the host country, showing 45 matches on free-to-air television.

Kayo Sports and the Foxtel App will provide live streaming services for the tournament.

UK: In England and the British Isles, Sky Sports Cricket has the rights to broadcast the BBL, all games will be shown live on TV as well as streamed on the SkyGo app.

US: Viewers in the US and North America can watch live streams of the matches on Willow TV.