Women’s Big Bash League 2023: Full Schedule, Squads, Venues, Know All

One of the main reasons why the Australian women’s cricket team is such a successful side in international cricket is the presence of a vibrant T20 franchise league in the form of the Women’s Big Bash league.

Started way back in 2015, the Women’s Big Bash League has played a pivotal role in identifying the best talents for the Australians as they rub shoulders with the best cricketers across the globe.

The Women’s Big Bash League 2023 is all slated to kick-start from 19^th October 2023 and the first game will be played between Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Stars. It will be played at the North Sydney Oval Stadium and is slated to begin from 2:10 PM (IST).

Adelaide Strikers are the defending champions of this competition and would be looking to successfully defend their title. They had defeated Sydney Sixers by 10 wickets in the finals on 26^th November 2023.

Sydney Sixers, Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Thunder have won the Women’s Big Bash League on 2 occasions. All of them would be itching to win their 3^rd title and thereby become, the most successful side in the history of this competition.

Several superstars of women’s cricket across the globe will be involved in this cricketing spectacle and the tournament promises to ooze action and entertainment.

In this article, we take a look at the complete schedule, squads of teams and venues of the upcoming Women’s Big Bash League 2023:

Complete Schedule of Women’s Big Bash League 2023

Date	Match	Time
October 19, Thursday	Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars	2:10 PM
October 20, Friday	Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat	9:30 PM
October 20, Friday	Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers	1:40 PM
October 21, Saturday	Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars	1:40 PM
October 22, Sunday	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars	8:10 AM
October 22, Sunday	Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers	11:15 AM
October 23, Monday	Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers	9:30 PM
October 24, Tuesday	Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers	9:00 AM
October 24, Tuesday	Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat	12:40 PM
October 25, Wednesday	Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes	1:40 PM
October 26, Thursday	Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades	9:30 AM
October 27, Friday	Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes	11:10 AM
October 27, Friday	Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars	3:00 PM
October 28, Saturday	Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers	6:30 AM
October 29, Sunday	Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers	9:30 AM
October 29, Sunday	Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat	1:40 PM
October 30, Monday	Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder	12:40 PM
October 31, Tuesday	Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers	2:40 PM
November 1, Wednesday	Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder	9:30 AM
November 2, Thursday	Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars	1:40 PM
November 3, Friday	Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers	11:40 AM
November 3, Friday	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades	3:10 PM
November 4, Saturday	Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder	9:30 AM
November 4, Saturday	Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat	1:00 PM
November 5, Sunday	Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades	8:10 AM
November 5, Sunday	Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers	11:55 AM
November 6, Monday	Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat	12:40 PM
November 8, Wednesday	Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers	9:30 AM
November 8, Wednesday	Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades	1:40 PM
November 9, Thursday	Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes	9:30 AM
November 9, Thursday	Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers	1:40 PM
November 10, Friday	Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars	9:50 AM
November 10, Friday	Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes	1:40 PM
November 11, Saturday	Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers	8:30 AM
November 11, Saturday	Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers	1:40 PM
November 12, Sunday	Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder	4:40 AM
November 12, Sunday	Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars	8:10 AM
November 13, Monday	Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers	12:40 PM
November 15, Wednesday	Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes	6:30 AM
November 15, Wednesday	Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder	10:00 AM
November 16, Thursday	Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers	10:00 AM
November 17, Friday	Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes	10:40 AM
November 17, Friday	Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades	2:  10 PM
November 18, Saturday	Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers	9:30 AM
November 18, Saturday	Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers	1:40 PM
November 19, Sunday	Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes	4:40 AM
November 19, Sunday	Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat	8:10 AM
November 21, Tuesday	Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers	9:30 AM
November 21, Tuesday	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers	1:40 PM
November 22, Wednesday	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars	2:40 PM
November 23, Thursday	Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades	1:40 PM
November 24, Friday	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder	10:10 AM
November 24, Friday	Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers	1:40 PM
November 25, Saturday	Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades	12:40 PM
November 26, Sunday	Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers	4:40 AM
November 26, Sunday	Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder	8:10 AM
TBD	Eliminator	TBD
TBD	Challenger	TBD
December 2, Saturday	Final	1:40 PM

Squads of Women’s Big Bash League 2023

Adelaide Strikers 

Jemma Barsby, Darcie Brown, Katie Mack, Tahlia McGrath, Annie O’Neil, Bridget Patterson, Madeline Penna, Megan Schutt, Amanda Jade-Wellington, Ella Wilson, Laura Wolvaardt, Dani Gibson, Georgia Adams, Anesu Mushangwe, Courtney Neale

Brisbane Heat 

 Nicola Hancock, Grace Harris, Laura Harris, Mikayla Hinkley, Ellie Johnston, Jess Jonassen, Charli Knott, Grace Parsons, Georgia Redmayne, Courtney Sippel, Georgia Voll, Amelia Kerr, Bess Heath, Mignon du Preez, Sarah Glenn (partial replacement for Amelia Kerr), Lucy Hamilton

Hobart Hurricanes 

Nicola Carey, Maisy Gibson, Heather Graham, Ruth Johnston, Hayley Silver-Holmes, Amy Smith, Molly Strano, Rachel Trenaman, Elyse Villani, Shabnim Ismail, Bryony Smith, Emma Manix-Geeves, Lizelle Lee, Naomi Stalenberg

Melbourne Renegades 

Tammy Beaumont, Sarah Coyte, Josie Dooley, Jess Duffin, Ellie Falconer, Ella Hayward, Sophie Molineux, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham, Hayley Matthews, Harmanpreet Kaur, Georgia Prestwidge, Courtney Webb

Melbourne Stars 

 Sophie Day, Nicole Faltum, Tess Flintoff, Kim Garth, Olivia Henry, Milly Illingworth, Meg Lanning, Sasha Moloney, Rhys McKenna, Sophie Reid, Annabel Sutherland, Alice Capsey, Maia Bouchier, Sophia Dunkley, Jas Nevins

Perth Scorchers 

Charis Bekker, Piepa Cleary, Amy Edgar, Alana King, Lilly Mills, Beth Mooney, Taneale Pechel, Sophie Devine, Amy Jones, Stella Campbell, Maddy Darke, Chloe Piparo, Chloe Ainsworth, Lisa Griffith

Sydney Sixers 

Jade Allen, Suzie Bates, Maitlan Brown, Erin Burns, Mathilda Carmichael, Lauren Cheatle, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy, Emma Hughes, Kate Peterson, Ellyse Perry, Chloe Tryon, Jess Kerr

Sydney Thunder 

Hannah Darlington, Ebony Hoskin, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Anika Learoyd, Phoebe Litchfield, Claire Moore, Olivia Porter, Lauren Smith, Marizanne Kapp, Heather Knight, Lauren Bell, Tahlia Wilson, Saskia Horley, Paris Bowdler, Chamari Athapaththu

Venues

1. North Sydney Oval, Sydney
2. Junction Oval, Melbourne
3. Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
4. University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston
5. WACA Ground, Perth
6. Allan Border Field, Brisbane
7. Cricket Central, Sydney Olympic Park
8. Bellerive Oval, Hobart
9. Casey Fields No. 4, Melbourne
10. Jubilee Park, Melbourne
11. Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
12. Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
13. Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

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