WBBL09: All you need to know about Women’s Big Bash League 2023
Women Big Bash League (WBBL) 2023 is a T20 league cricket tournament held across 8 competing teams and is conducted by the Australian cricket board (Cricket Australia). The ninth edition of the WBBL will be held from 19 October to 2 December. The tournament is conducted in a home and away Robin format with each team playing 14 fixtures at 10 neutral venues.
The league matches will be conducted till 26th November and the table topper will directly qualify for the final while the third and fourth place holder will compete to play against the second position holder in the Challenger match to ultimately fight against the table topper in the final game.
WBBL comprises 8 teams, Perth Scorchers, Adelaide Strikers, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Brisbane Heat, Melbourne Stars, Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder. Sydney Thunder, Sydney Sixers, and Brisbane Heat are the most successful teams in the WBBL as they have lifted the title twice each. The defending champions Adelaide Strikers will compete in the game once again after lifting the title in the eighth season of WBBL.
Where can you watch?
The Australian audiences can witness the live action on Fox Sports, while the UK audiences might see some clashes on Sky sports in the WBBL matches because of the ODI World Cup 2023.
Sony will broadcast the Women’s Big Bash league matches live on the Sony six channel and their SonyLIV network. New Zealand and South African fans can watch the WBBL live action on sky sport and SuperSport respectively.
Check out all the Squads of WBBL 2023 :
Adelaide Strikers
Georgia Adams, Jemma Barsby, Darcie Brown, Dani Gibson, Katie Mack, Tahlia McGrath (c), Anesu Mushangwe, Courtney Neale, Annie O’Neil, Bridget Patterson, Maddie Penna, Megan Schutt, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Ella Wilson, Laura Wolvaardt
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 (injured), Elyse Villani, Shabnim Ismail, Bryony Smith, Emma Manix-Geeves, Lizelle Lee, Naomi Stalenberg, Julia Cavanough, Tabatha Saville
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
Chloe Ainsworth, Zoe Britcliffe, Stella Campbell, Piepa Cleary, Maddy Darke, Sophie Devine, Amy Edgar, Lisa Griffith, Amy Jones, Alana King, Lilly Mills, Beth Mooney, Taneale Peschel, Chloe Piparo, Lauren Winfield-Hill
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, Linsey Smith
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
