The WBBL 8 will witness eight prominent Australian T20 clubs vying for the coveted trophy, providing a month of riveting T20 action.
The Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) is about to kick off the women’s domestic calendar for the summer in Australia, with eight WBBL rivals setting the stage for riveting T20 action over a month at the start of the season.
The tournament starts on October 13 and has its league stage running till November 20. Brisbane Heat and Sydney Sixers will play out the opening game of the latest edition of the WBBL.
These two teams will face an intense battle for the coveted prize over the next five weeks from Sydney Thunder, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Adelaide Strikers and Perth Scorchers.
The Scorchers enter the WBBL 8 as its reigning defending champions after defeating runners-up Strikers in the league’s 2021-22 edition during the last Aussie summer.
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
| Oct 13 | Brisbane Heat Women vs Sydney Sixers Women | Mackay | 2:10 PM |
| Oct 14 | Sydney Thunder Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women | Sydney | 9:30 AM |
| Oct 15 | Sydney Thunder Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women | Mackay | 10:10 AM |
| Brisbane Heat Women vs Melbourne Stars Women | Mackay | 1:35 PM | |
| Oct 16 | Melbourne Renegades Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women | Mackay | 4:45 AM |
| Sydney Sixers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women | Mackay | 8:10 AM | |
| Sydney Thunder Women vs Perth Scorchers Women | Sydney | 11:30 AM | |
| Oct 17 | Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Perth Scorchers Women | Sydney | 1:35 PM |
| Oct 18 | Brisbane Heat Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women | Mackay | 10:00 AM |
| Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Sydney Thunder Women | Mackay | 1:35 PM | |
| Oct 20 | Perth Scorchers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women | Perth | 2:40 PM |
| Oct 21 | Melbourne Renegades Women vs Brisbane Heat Women | South Australia | 6:30 AM |
| Sydney Sixers Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women | South Australia | 9:55 AM | |
| Oct 22 | Perth Scorchers Women vs Sydney Thunder Women | Perth | 9:00 AM |
| Oct 23 | Sydney Thunder Women vs Melbourne Stars Women | Perth | 8:10 AM |
| Perth Scorchers Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women | Perth | 11:45 AM | |
| Oct 24 | Adelaide Strikers Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women | South Australia | 10:00 AM |
| Oct 25 | Brisbane Heat Women vs Sydney Thunder Women | Brisbane | 10:45 AM |
| Oct 27 | Brisbane Heat Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women | Brisbane | 1:40 PM |
| Oct 28 | Adelaide Strikers Women vs Perth Scorchers Women | Brisbane | 9:45 AM |
| Oct 29 | Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Sydney Sixers Women | Ballarat | 4:45 AM |
| Melbourne Renegades Women vs Melbourne Stars Women | Ballarat | 8:30 AM | |
| Brisbane Heat Women vs Perth Scorchers Women | Brisbane | 1:40 PM | |
| Oct 30 | Melbourne Renegades Women vs Sydney Sixers Women | Ballarat | 9:30 AM |
| Oct 31 | Melbourne Stars Women vs Sydney Thunder Women | Ballarat | 9:30 AM |
| Nov 2 | Adelaide Strikers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women | Sydney | 10:00 AM |
| Sydney Thunder Women vs Sydney Sixers Women | Sydney | 1:35 PM | |
| Nov 3 | Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women | Hobart | 1:40 PM |
| Nov 4 | Sydney Thunder Women vs Brisbane Heat Women | Hobart | 10:00 AM |
| Nov 5 | Melbourne Stars Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women | Perth | 7:30 AM |
| Perth Scorchers Women vs Sydney Sixers Women | Perth | 10:55 AM | |
| Nov 6 | Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Brisbane Heat Women | Hobart | 4:45 AM |
| Melbourne Renegades Women vs Sydney Thunder Women | Hobart | 8:10 AM | |
| Perth Scorchers Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women | Perth | 11:20 AM | |
| Nov 7 | Melbourne Renegades Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women | Hobart | 1:40 PM |
| Nov 9 | Perth Scorchers Women vs Brisbane Heat Women | Perth | 9:30 AM |
| Nov 10 | Sydney Sixers Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women | Melbourne | 9:30 AM |
| Nov 11 | Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women | South Australia | 12:30 PM |
| Nov 12 | Melbourne Renegades Women vs Perth Scorchers Women | Melbourne | 4:45 AM |
| Melbourne Stars Women vs Sydney Sixers Women | Melbourne | 8:10 AM | |
| Brisbane Heat Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women | South Australia | 12:30 PM | |
| Nov 13 | Sydney Sixers Women vs Perth Scorchers Women | Melbourne | 4:45 AM |
| Melbourne Stars Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women | Melbourne | 8:10 AM | |
| Adelaide Strikers Women vs Sydney Thunder Women | Nuriootpa | 9:30 AM | |
| Nov 14 | Adelaide Strikers Women vs Brisbane Heat Women | South Australia | 12:30 PM |
| Nov 15 | Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Melbourne Stars Women | TBC | 9:30 AM |
| Sydney Thunder Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women | Canberra | 1:40 PM | |
| Nov 16 | Melbourne Stars Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women | TBC | 9:30 AM |
| Sydney Sixers Women vs Brisbane Heat Women | Sydney | 1:40 PM | |
| Nov 18 | Adelaide Strikers Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women | Sydney | 10:10 AM |
| Sydney Sixers Women vs Sydney Thunder Women | Sydney | 1:35 PM | |
| Nov 19 | Melbourne Stars Women vs Perth Scorchers Women | Victoria | 5:10 AM |
| Nov 20 | Perth Scorchers Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women | Victoria | 4:45 AM |
| Sydney Sixers Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women | Sydney | 8:10 AM | |
| Melbourne Stars Women vs Brisbane Heat Women | Victoria | 8:30 AM | |
| Sydney Thunder Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women | Sydney | 11:45 AM |
Dates and Venues for the Eliminator, the Qualifier and the final will be announced by Cricket Australia (CA) in due course.
Sony Sports Network will provide the live telecast of the WBBL 8 in India. Australian-based viewers can avail the live service for the same on Foxtel channel. 24 of the 59 WBBL 2022-23 matches will be available on Channel 7 and the remaining 35 on cricket.com.au.
The following channels will provide the live telecast for the WBBL in respective territories:
UK: BT Sports
USA: Willow Sports
South Africa: SuperSport
New Zealand: Sky Sport NZ
Canada: CBN and ATN Cricket Plus
Sony’s live streaming application ‘Sony Liv‘ app will be streaming the matches of the WBBL 2022 live in India.
Brisbane Heat: Jess Jonassen, Zoe Cooke (injured, replaced by Lucy Hamilton), Nicola Hancock, Grace Harris, Laura Harris, Mikayla Hinkley, Ellie Johnston, Amelia Kerr, Charli Knott, Grace Parsons, Georgia Redmayne, Courtney Sippel, Georgia Voll, Pooja Vastrakar, Danni Wyatt, Jess Kerr
Adelaide Strikers: Jemma Barsby, Darcie Brown, Deandra Dottin, Tahlia McGrath, Tegan McPharlin, Annie O’Neil, Bridget Patterson, Maddie Penna, Megan Schutt, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Laura Wolvaardt, Ella Wilson, Anesu Mushangwe, Meagan Dixon, Katie Mack
Melbourne Renegades Sophie Molineux, Sarah Coyte, Josie Dooley, Ellie Falconer, Ella Hayward, Shabnim Ismail, Harmanpreet Kaur, Carly Leeson, Hayley Matthews, Rhiann O’Donnell, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham, Courtney Webb, Georgia Prestwidge, Erica Kershaw
Hobart Hurricanes: Nicola Carey, Julia Cavanough, Mignon du Preez, Maisy Gibson, Heather Graham, Ruth Johnston, Lizelle Lee, Emma Manix-Geeves, Hayley Silver-Holmes, Amy Smith, Naomi Stalenberg, Molly Strano, Rachel Trenaman, Elyse Villani, Issy Wong (injured, replaced by Hayley Jensen)
Perth Scorchers: Mathilda Carmichael, Piepa Cleary, Sophie Devine (c), Maddy Green, Marizanne Kapp, Alana King, Lilly Mills, Beth Mooney, Taneale Peschel, Chloe Piparo, Holly Ferling, Amy Edgar, Maddy Darke, Georgia Wyllie, Charis Bekker
Sydney Thunder: Samantha Bates, Hannah Darlington, Jess Davidson, Rachael Haynes, Phoebe Litchfield, Olivia Porter, Lauren Smith, Tahlia Wilson, Tammy Beaumont, Anika Learoyd, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Chloe Tryon, Amy Jones, Corinne Hall, Belinda Vakarewa
Melbourne Stars: Meg Lanning (unavailable – personal reasons), Alice Capsey, Lucy Cripps, Sophie Day, Nicole Faltum (c), Tess Flintoff, Kim Garth, Rhys McKenna, Sasha Moloney, Sophie Reid, Jemimah Rodrigues, Annabel Sutherland, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Hasrat Gill, Olivia Henry
Sydney Sixers: Ellyse Perry (c), Jade Allen, Suzie Bates, Nicole Bolton, Maitlan Brown, Erin Burns, Stella Campbell, Lauren Cheatle, Sophie Ecclestone, Ash Gardner, Angelina Genford, Alyssa Healy, Kate Peterson’
