The Big Bash League (BBL) 2023-24 is scheduled to start on December 7 and run till January 24.

Organised by Cricket Australia, the 13th edition of the BBL will see eight teams compete in a total of 44 T20 matches. The BBL 2023-24 will be played in a new format as the number of matches have been reduced from 61 to 44 to shorten the window.

Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder are the eight franchises that will battle for the BBL 2023-24 title.

As per the new BBL format, a total of 40 league matches have been scheduled with each team playing 10 matches. 

The top four teams in the standings after all league matches will qualify for the BBL 2023-24 playoffs. The playoffs format has been restructured with a four-game finals series as compared to the five matches played in previous seasons.

The new BBL playoffs format comprises the Qualifier, the Knockout, the Challenger and the Final. 

The top two teams in the standings after all the league matches will clash in the Qualifier for a place in the final.

Meanwhile, the third-placed and the fourth-placed team will square off in the Knockout. 

The winner of the Knockout will face the loser of the Qualifier in the Challenger to advance to the BBL final.

The BBL 2023-24 final will be played on January 24, 2024.

As per the BBL 2023-24 schedule, Boxing Day and the New Year’s Day will host double headers. 

Perth Scorchers are the defending champions of the Big Bash League after they defeated Brisbane Heat by five wickets in last season’s final to clinch an unprecedented fifth title.

Where to watch the Big Bash League 2023-24 live in India?

The Big Bash League 2023-24 will be telecast live on Star Sports 2 SD and Star Sports 2 HD TV channels in India.

Live streaming of the BBL 2023-24 will be available on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website in India.

Big Bash League 2023-24 schedule and live match start times

All match timings are in India Standard Time (IST)

Day and Date

Match

Venue

Time (IST)

Thursday, December 7

Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars

The Gabba, Brisbane

1:45 PM

Friday, December 8

Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

1:45 PM

Saturday, December 9

Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

1:45 PM

Sunday, December 10

Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers

Simonds Stadium, Geelong

1:45 PM

Monday, December 11

Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers

North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston

1:45 PM

Tuesday, December 12

Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat

Manuka Oval, Canberra

1:45 PM

Wednesday, December 13

Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

1:45 PM

Tuesday, December 19

Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

1:45 PM

Wednesday, December 20

Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes

Perth Stadium, Perth

1:45 PM

Thursday, December 21

Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat

Docklands Stadium, Melbourne

1:45 PM

Friday, December 22

Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

1:45 PM

Saturday, December 23

Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder

Lavington Sports Oval, Albury

10:00 AM

Saturday, December 23

Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades

Bellerive Oval, Hobart

1:45 PM

Tuesday, December 26

Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

12:35 PM

Tuesday, December 26

Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades

Perth Stadium, Perth

3:45 PM

Wednesday, December 27

Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder

The Gabba, Brisbane

1:45 PM

Thursday, December 28

Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars

Bellerive Oval, Hobart

1:45 PM

Friday, December 29

Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers

Docklands Stadium, Melbourne

1:45 PM

Saturday, December 30

Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers

Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney

1:45 PM

Sunday, December 31

Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

1:45 PM

Monday, January 1

Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder

Bellerive Oval, Hobart

10:30 AM

Monday, January 1

Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers

The Gabba, Brisbane

1:45 PM

Tuesday, January 2

Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

1:45 PM

Wednesday, January 3

Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat

International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour

12:35 PM

Wednesday, January 3

Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers

Perth Stadium, Perth

3:45 PM

Thursday, January 4

Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes

Docklands Stadium, Melbourne

1:45 PM

Friday, January 5

Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

1:45 PM

Saturday, January 6

Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

1:45 PM

Sunday, January 7

Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes

The Gabba, Brisbane

1:45 PM

Monday, January 8

Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers

Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney

1:45 PM

Tuesday, January 9

Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

2:10 PM

Wednesday, January 10

Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers

The Gabba, Brisbane

2:10 PM

Thursday, January 11

Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers

Bellerive Oval, Hobart

1:45 PM

Friday, January 12

Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

1:45 PM

Saturday, January 13

Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat

Perth Stadium, Perth

10:45 AM

Saturday, January 13

Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars

Docklands Stadium, Melbourne

2:00 PM

Sunday, January 14

Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers

Manuka Oval, Canberra

1:45 PM

Monday, January 15

Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

1:45 PM

Tuesday, January 16

Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers

Perth Stadium, Perth

2:10 PM

Wednesday, January 17

Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades

Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney

1:45 PM

Friday, January 19

Qualifier 

TBC

1:45 PM

Saturday, January 20

Knockout

TBC

1:45 PM

Monday, January 22

Challenger

TBC

1:45 PM

Wednesday, January 24

BBL 2023-24 final

TBC

1:45 PM

Big Bash League 2023-24 teams and squads

Adelaide Strikers: Travis Head (captain), Wes Agar, James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Alex Carey (wicket-keeper), Brendan Doggett, Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Ben Manenti, D’Arcy Short, Matt Short, Henry Thornton, Jamie Overton, Adam Hose, Jake Weatherald, Harry Nielsen (wicket-keeper), David Payne

Brisbane Heat: Usman Khawaja (captain), Xavier Bartlett, Josh Brown, Max Bryant, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Michael Neser, Marnus Labuschagne, Jimmy Peirson (wicket-keeper), Will Prestwidge, Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Colin Munro, Sam Billings (wicket-keeper), Paul Walter, Jack Wildermuth

Hobart Hurricanes: Nathan Ellis (captain), Iain Carlisle, Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Peter Hatzoglou, Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott (wicket-keeper), Matthew Wade (wicket-keeper), Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Billy Stanlake, Mac Wright, Chris Jordan, Sam Hain, Corey Anderson, Liam Guthrie, Nikhil Chaudhary, Sam Heazlett

Melbourne Renegades: Nic Maddinson (captain), Aaron Finch, Jake Fraser-McGurk, MacKenzie Harvey, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle, Jon Wells, Will Sutherland, Adam Zampa, Quinton de Kock (wicket-keeper), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Joe Clarke (wicket-keeper), Harry Dixon

Melbourne Stars: Glenn Maxwell (captain), Scott Boland, Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Sam Harper (wicket-keeper), Joel Paris, Nick Larkin, Tom Rogers, Mark Steketee, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Liam Dawson 

Perth Scorchers: Ashton Turner (captain), Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis (wicket-keeper), Matthew Kelly, Mitch Marsh, Hamish McKenzie, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman (wicket-keeper), Zak Crawley, Laurie Evans

Sydney Sixers: Moises Henriques (captain), Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Daniel Hughes, Jordan Silk, Hayden Kerr, Todd Murphy, Steve O’Keefe, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe (wicket-keeper), Tom Curran, James Vince, Rehan Ahmed, Steve Smith

Sydney Thunder: Chris Green (captain), Cameron Bancroft, Ollie Davies, Matt Gilkes  (wicket-keeper), Liam Hatcher, Nathan McAndrew, Blake Nikitaras, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Alex Hales, Zaman Khan

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