The 2026/27 Big Bash League schedule, and team squad players list are placed here
. The Big Bash League is the official domestic T20 tournament played in Australia in men’s cricket. It was first hosted in the country in 2011 and has been played every single year since then.
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The next edition of the Big Bash League will be held in the 2026-27 season and it will be the 16th edition of the tournament. It will be hosted from December 7 and go all the way through to January 24, the day its final will be held. In this piece, we look at all the information for the upcoming edition of the Big Bash League which includes its schedule and format, ticketing options, live broadcasters and squads..
Big Bash 2026/27 Fixtures
The 16th edition of the Big Bash League will take place over 49 days from December 7. Each team will face the other seven sides at least once with some of the sides playing each other on two occasions as well. The full BBL 13 schedule, dates, and match list are placed below .
| Date | Time | Fixtures | Venue |
| December 7 | 7:15 pm | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars | Gabba |
| December 8 | 7:15 pm | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades | SCG |
| December 9 | 7:15 pm | Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat | Adelaide Oval |
| December 10 | 7:15 pm | Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers | GMHBA Stadium |
| December 11 | 7:15 pm | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers | University of Tasmania Stadium |
| December 12 | 7:15 pm | Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat | Manuka Oval |
| December 13 | 7:15 pm | Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers | MCG |
| December 19 | 7:15 pm | Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder | Adelaide Oval |
| December 20 | 7:15 pm | Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes | Optus Stadium |
| December 21 | 7:15 pm | Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat | Marvel Stadium |
| December 22 | 7:15 pm | Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers | SCG |
| December 23 | 3:30 pm | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder | Lavington Sports Ground |
| December 23 | 7:15 pm | Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades | Blundstone Arena |
| December 26 | 6:05 pm | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars | SCG |
| December 26 | 9:15 pm | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades | Optus Stadium |
| December 27 | 7:15 pm | Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder | Gabba |
| December 28 | 7:15 pm | Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars | Blundstone Arena |
| December 29 | 7:15 pm | Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers | Marvel Stadium |
| December 30 | 7:15 pm | Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers | Sydney Showground |
| December 31 | 7:15 pm | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars | Adelaide Oval |
| January 1 | 4 pm | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder | Blundstone Arena |
| January 1 | 7:15 pm | Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers | Gabba |
| January 2 | 7:15 pm | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades | MCG |
| January 3 | 6:05 pm | Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat | C.ex Coffs International Stadium |
| January 3 | 9:15 pm | Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers | Optus Stadium |
| January 4 | 7:15 pm | Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes | Marvel Stadium |
| January 5 | 7:15 pm | Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers | Adelaide Oval |
| January 6 | 7:15 pm | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers | MCG |
| January 7 | 7:15 pm | Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes | Gabba |
| January 8 | 7:15 pm | Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers | Sydney Showground |
| January 9 | 7:40 pm | Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes | Adelaide Oval |
| January 10 | 7:40 pm | Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers | Gabba |
| January 11 | 7:15 pm | Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers | Blundstone Arena |
| January 12 | 7:15 pm | Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder | SCG |
| January 13 | 4:15 pm | Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat | Optus Stadium |
| January 13 | 7:30 pm | Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars | Marvel Stadium |
| January 14 | 7:15 pm | Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers | Manuka Oval |
| January 15 | 7:15 pm | Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes | MCG |
| January 16 | 7:40 pm | Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers | Optus Stadium |
| January 17 | 7:15 pm | Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades | Sydney Showground |
| January 19 | Qualifier, TBC | ||
| January 20 | Knockout, TBC | ||
| January 22 | Challenger, TBC | ||
| January 24 | Final, TBC |
Big Bash League 2026-27 BBL16 Squads
There is no change in the number of teams participating in this 16th edition of the Big Bash League with eight of them continuing to take part. These include Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Sydney Sixers, Sydney Thunder, Perth Scorchers and Hobart Hurricanes.
Perth Scorchers will start as the defending champions after having won their fifth BBL title last season. Interestingly, there were 61 matches played in the previous season but this time around only 44 matches are expected to be hosted at the BBL 2026-27.
The BBL squads for this 16th edition of the tournament will be announced below. Some of the players who made it to the teams came through direct sign-ups while others were signed up using the BBL Draft. The full BBL13 player list for all teams is placed below .
Adelaide Strikers: Travis Head (captain), Wes Agar, James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Ben Manenti, D’Arcy Short, Matt Short, Henry Thornton, Rashid Khan (withdrawn due to minor back surgery) , Jamie Overton, Adam Hose, Jake Weatherald, Harry Nielsen
Coach: Jason Gillespie
Brisbane Heat: Usman Khawaja (captain), Xavier Bartlett, Josh Brown, Max Bryant, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Will Prestwidge, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Colin Munro, Sam Billings, Paul Walter, Jack Wildermuth
Coach: Wade Seccombe
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, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Joe Clarke, Harry Dixon
Coach: David Saker
Melbourne Stars: Glen Maxwell (Captain), Scott Boland, Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Sam Harper, Nick Larkin, Joel Paris, Tom Rogers, Mark Steketee, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Harry Brook (withdrawn), Haris Rauf, Usama Mir
Coach: Peter Moores
Sydney Sixers: Moises Henriques (captain), Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Todd Murphy, Steve O’Keefe, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, Tom Curran, James Vince, Rehan Ahmed
Coach: Greg Shipperd
Sydney Thunder: Chris Green (captain), Cameron Bancroft, Ollie Davies, Matt Gilkes, Liam Hatcher, Nathan McAndrew, Blake Nikitaras, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Alex Hales, Zaman Khan
Coach: Trevor Bayliss
Perth Scorchers: Ashton Turner (captain), Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kelly, Mitch Marsh, Hamish McKenzie, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman, Zak Crawley, Laurie Evans
Coach: Adam Voges
Hobart Hurricanes: Nathan Ellis (captain), Iain Carlisle, Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Peter Hatzoglou, Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Wade, Mac Wright, Chris Jordan, Sam Hain, Corey Anderson, Liam Guthrie, Nikhil Chaudhary, Sam Heazlett
Coach: Adam Griffith
BBL 2026-27 Venues
The main venues for the teams are as follows :
- Adelaide Oval for Adelaide Strikers
- The Gabbs for Brisbane Heat
- Bellerive Oval for Hobart Hurricanes
- Melbourne Cricket Ground for Melbourne Stars
- Marvel Stadium for Melbourne Renegades
- Sydney Cricket Ground for Sydney Sixers
- Sydney Showground Stadium for Sydney Thunder
- Perth Stadium for Perth
There are other smaller venues which will host some of the matches too. These include:
- Lavington Sports Oval in Albury
- Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour
- GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
- Manuka Oval, Canberra
- University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston
BBL Playoffs
Last year, the top five teams made it to the playoffs. This format saw the teams ranked fourth and fifth face off in an Eliminator, with the winner taking on the team placed third in the group in a knock-out qualifier. The teams played first and second, faced off in a qualifier with the winner making the final while the losing team took on the winner of the knock-out qualifier in what was called the Challenger.
The winner of the Challenger faced the winner of the match between the number one and two sides.
The Big Bash League playoffs format for this season is expected to see the top four teams make it to the finals with the top two facing off in the first match and the teams ranked third and fourth taking on each other in a knockout eliminator. The winner of the first playoff makes the final while the losing team will take on the winner of the Eliminator to decide the second finalist.
How to buy the BBL tickets?
The Big Bash League tickets can be purchased online on Ticketek Australia .
2026/27 Big Bash Live Broadcast in India, Pakistan, USA, UK, Australia
How to watch the Big Bash League this season?
The Big Bash League can be watched worldwide using various options.
In Australia , the tournament will be broadcast live with Fox Sports and the Seven Network. Last season, 61 matches were broadcast with Fox, including 16 telecast exclusively, while the Seven Network had rights to 45 matches. If you were looking to listen to the live radio commentary of the tournament you could do that using SEN Radio.
The tournament was also streamed live online with Kayo Sport in Australia.
Indian fans watched the BBL live last year with the Sony TV network including the Sony LIV app to stream live on their devices. Sky Sports Cricket was in charge of telecasting the tournament live in the UK while in the USA , fans could watch it with Willow TV.
Other broadcasters of the BBL included BeIN Sports in the MENA Region , Sky Sport NZ in New Zealand , Ten Sports in Pakistan , CBN and ATN Cricket Plus in Canada , Fox Sports Asia in South East Asia , Sports Max in the Caribbean and LIVENow in Europe .