A new free prime-time slot on Thursday night and avoiding clashes with Australia matches in the Men’s T20 World Cup are two of the main features of the WBBL08 schedule, while the final is set to be played the same weekend. -end that the AFLW comes to a conclusion.
The tournament, which begins on October 13, will return to all states for the first time in three years following the Covid disruption which forced the entire competition to take place in a Sydney bubble in 2020-21, then to cross border closures last season.
This means Brisbane Heat, Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades will be able to play at home for the first time since WBBL05. Perth Scorchers begin their title defense against Sydney Thunder at Blacktown on October 16.
The move of the AFLW season to an August-November window means the two competitions will now face each other. While the overlap did not have a direct impact on the WBBL schedule, the fact that both competitions were broadcast by Seven, avoiding World Cup matches in Australia, and the desire to get more Peak-hour matches led to the Thursday slot with 17 total matches now. during prime time.
“Our first priority is to get more prime time WBBL matches…that’s where the WBBL belongs as the best women’s cricket league in the world,” said Alistair Dobson, chief executive of the Big Bash leagues, at ESPNcricinfo.
“The consideration of the Men’s T20 World Cup was one of the considerations, although we were able to work around that well and it didn’t compromise the WBBL schedule at all given that the sites are usually different.”
The WBBL and AFLW finals are scheduled to be played on the weekend of November 26-27, with the WBBL decider date yet to be set. WBBL Finals week will follow the same structure as last season with the team that finishes first in the table getting a direct route to the decider with the Eliminator and Challenger to confirm the other team.
“Our starting point is what’s good for the WBBL, that’s the schedule that we’ll release, but there’s also a pretty good opportunity about a big sports festival this weekend,” Dobson said. . “So if there are opportunities for each competition to leverage each other, that’s something we would explore, but our starting point is that the WBBL, as Australia’s largest women’s sports league, we will schedule what suits the competition.”
The concept of a festival, where several teams are based in the same place, has been retained but these are now more concentrated on weekends. There are also matches more spread out throughout the week than before.
“I think that’s the balance we’re looking for, which is big weekends of action in one place interspersed with prime-time games throughout the week,” said Dobson.
Regional sites will also be used; the tournament will start in Mackay, Moe and Ballarat in Victoria will host matches, as will Nuriootpa in South Australia.
Free-to-air broadcaster Seven, which recently escalated its largely BBL-centric legal dispute with Cricket Australia, will once again show 24 matches live while all 59 matches will be available on Foxtel and its Kayo streaming platform.
October 13: Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers, Great Barrier Reef Arena
October 14: Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes, Blacktown
October 15: Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers, Great Barrier Reef Arena
October 15: Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars, Great Barrier Reef Arena
October 16: Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers, Great Barrier Reef Arena
October 16: Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars, Great Barrier Reef Arena
October 16: Sydney Thunder v Perth Scorchers, Blacktown
October 17: Hobart Hurricanes v Perth Scorchers, Blacktown
October 18: Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades, Great Barrier Reef Arena
October 18: Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Thunder, Blacktown
October 20: Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars, WACA Ground
October 21: Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat, Karen Rolton Oval
October 21: Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers, Karen Rolton Oval
October 22: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Thunder, WACA Ground
October 23: Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars, WACA Ground
October 23: Perth Scorchers vs. Hobart Hurricanes, WACA Ground
October 24: Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Renegades, Karen Rolton Oval
October 25: Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder, Allan Border Field
October 27: Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers, Allan Border Field
October 28: Adelaide Strikers v Perth Scorchers, Allan Border Field
October 29: Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers, Eastern Oval
October 29: Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars, Eastern Oval
October 29: Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers, Allan Border Field
October 30: Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers, Eastern Oval
October 31: Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder, Eastern Oval
November 2: Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars, Blacktown
November 2: Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers, Blacktown
November 3: Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades, Blundstone Arena
November 4: Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat, Blundstone Arena
November 5: Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers, Lilac Hill
November 5: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers, Lilac Hill
November 6: Hobart Hurricanes v Brisbane Heat, Blundstone Arena
November 6: Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder, Blundstone Arena
November 6: Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers, Lilac Hill
November 7: Melbourne Renegades vs. Hobart Hurricanes, Blundstone Arena
November 9: Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat, Lilac Hill
November 10: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades, CitiPower Center
November 11: Adelaide Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes, Karen Rolton Oval
November 12: Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers, CitiPower Center
November 12: Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers, CitiPower Center
November 12: Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes, Karen Rolton Oval
November 13: Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers, CitiPower Center
November 13: Melbourne Stars vs. Melbourne Renegades, CitiPower Center
November 13: Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Thunder, Centennial Park Oval
November 14: Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane Heat, Karen Rolton Oval
November 15: Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Stars, Latrobe Recreation Ground
November 15: Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades, Manuka Oval
November 16: Melbourne Stars vs. Hobart Hurricanes, Latrobe Recreation Ground
November 16: Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat, North Sydney Oval
November 18: Adelaide Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes, North Sydney Oval
November 18: Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder, North Sydney Oval
November 19: Melbourne Stars v Perth Scorchers, Ted Summerton Reserve
November 20: Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades, Ted Summerton Reserve
November 20: Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes, North Sydney Oval
November 20: Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat, Ted Summerton Reserve
November 20: Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers, North Sydney Oval
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