BBL 2026 Schedule: Teams, Fixtures, Venues, Time Table, Points

The Big Bash League (BBL) is back, and fans can’t wait for the action to begin. Known for its thrilling finishes, quality players, fast-paced games, and lively atmosphere, the BBL has become one of the most exciting T20 leagues in the world.

Last season, the Hobart Hurricanes claimed their maiden BBL title, thanks to Mitchell Owen’s explosive 108 off just 42 balls in the final against Sydney Thunder. As the new BBL season approaches, fans are eagerly awaiting the BBL15 kick-starting this December.

Here, you will get all the key details regarding BBL 2026 Schedule, match fixtures, time table, start date, venues, points table, team squads, and how to watch the matches live.

Big Bash League 2025-26: Overview

The Big Bash League, often referred to as BBL15, is a premier T20 cricket league in Australia featuring eight city-based teams. Each season consists of a series of matches leading up to the finals, with teams competing for the coveted BBL trophy.

The league is known for its high-octane cricket, international stars, and passionate fanbase.

This year, the number of matches has been reduced to 44, which will be played across famous Australian stadiums like the MCG, SCG, Optus Stadium, and more. Still, we can surely expect the entertainment and electrifying cricketing action to its finest in each of the matches.

Big Bash League 2026 schedule

The league will kick start on December 14^th with the Perth Scorchers locking horns against Sydney Sixers at the famous Perth’s Optus stadium. The last game will get played on January 25^th with January 26^th as a reserve day.

The defending champions, Brisbane Heat, will kick-off their campaign against the Melbourne Renegades at the Simonds Stadium on December 15.

The #BBL15 Draft 🙌

Here's what happened 👇 pic.twitter.com/BDFDV4ZogT

— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) June 19, 2025

The fixtures of BBL 2026 are spread out over a month with multiple doubleheaders and weekend blockbusters to entertain fans. Below is the complete BBL 2026 Schedule with venues and match timings (all in local time):

Date	Match	Venue	Time (IST)
Dec 14	Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers	Perth Stadium	1:45 PM
Dec 15	Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat	Simonds Stadium	1:45 PM
Dec 16	Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder	Bellerive Oval	1:45 PM
Dec 17	Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers	Sydney Cricket Ground	1:45 PM
Dec 18	Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1:45 PM
Dec 19	Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers	The Gabba	1:45 PM
Dec 20	Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers	Sydney Showground Stadium	1:45 PM
Dec 21	Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes	Simonds Stadium	1:45 PM
Dec 22	Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat	Manuka Oval	1:45 PM
Dec 23	Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars	Adelaide Oval	1:45 PM
Dec 26	Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars	Sydney Cricket Ground	12:35 PM
Dec 26	Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes	Perth Stadium	3:45 PM
Dec 27	Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers	The Gabba	1:45 PM
Dec 28	Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder	Manuka Oval	1:45 PM
Dec 29	Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades	Bellerive Oval	1:45 PM
Dec 30	Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers	Sydney Showground Stadium	1:45 PM
Dec 31	Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat	Adelaide Oval	1:45 PM
Jan 1	Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers	Docklands Stadium	10:30 AM
Jan 1	Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers	Bellerive Oval	1:45 PM
Jan 2	Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars	The Gabba	1:45 PM
Jan 3	Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes	Sydney Showground Stadium	1:45 PM
Jan 4	Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades	Melbourne Cricket Ground	12:35 PM
Jan 4	Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers	Perth Stadium	3:45 PM
Jan 5	Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat	International Sports Stadium	1:45 PM
Jan 6	Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder	Adelaide Oval	1:45 PM
Jan 07	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades	Perth Stadium	1:45 PM
Jan 08	Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1:45 PM
Jan 09	Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers	Bellerive Oval	1:45 PM
Jan 10	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder	The Gabba	10:30 AM
Jan 10	Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars	Docklands Stadium	1:45 PM
Jan 11	Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes	Sydney Cricket Ground	8:35 AM
Jan 11	Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers	Adelaide Oval	1:45 PM
Jan 12	Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades	Sydney Showground Stadium	1:45 PM
Jan 13	Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1:45 PM
Jan 14	Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat	Bellerive Oval	1:45 PM
Jan 15	Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers	Docklands Stadium	1:45 PM
Jan 16	Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder	Sydney Cricket Ground	1:45 PM
Jan 17	Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades	Adelaide Oval	11:30 AM
Jan 17	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars	Perth Stadium	2:45 PM
Jan 18	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers	The Gabba	1:45 PM

BBL 2026 Knockouts

Here’s the structure for the knockout stages of the BBL 2026:

Date	Match	Venue	Time
Jan 20th	The Qualifier (TBA vs TBA)	TBC	2:00 PM
Jan 21st	The Knockout (TBA vs TBA)	TBC	2:00 PM
Jan 23rd	The Challenger (TBA vs TBA)	TBC	2:00 PM
Jan 25th	BBL 2026 Final (TBA vs TBA)	TBC	2:00 PM

Note: Please note that 26th Jan will be a reserve day for the last game of BBL 2026, in case the match cannot be completed on the scheduled day due to weather interruptions or other unforeseen circumstances.

The Big Bash League 2025-26 Schedule: PDF Download

Fans can download the full KFC BBL schedule in PDF format. This makes it easy to find match dates and times, so you don’t miss a game of this exhilarating T20 season.

Click below to download the schedule:

Big Bash League 2025-26 Teams and Players

Big Bash League teams comprises a mix of international stars, domestic talent, and emerging players. Moreover, Big Bash League teams 2025 will comprise of some of the most prolific players from around the world.

Here are the details of all 8 teams and captains:

Team Name	Captain	Full Squad (Players List)
Adelaide Strikers	Matt Short	Hassan Ali, Cameron Boyce, Jordan Buckingham, Alex Carey, Thomas Kelly, Harry Nielsen, Jamie Overton, Lloyd Pope, Alex Ross, Jason Sangha, Matt Short, Henry Thornton, Luke Wood
Brisbane Heat	Usman Khawaja	Shaheen Afridi, Tom Alsop, Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Lachlan Hearne, Spencer Johnson, Usman Khawaja, Matt Kuhnemann, Nathan McSweeney, Colin Munro, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Matt Renshaw, Callum Vidler, Hugh Weibgen, Jack Wildermuth
Hobart Hurricanes	Nathan Ellis	Rehan Ahmed, Iain Carlisle, Nikhil Chaudhary, Nathan Ellis, Rishad Hossain, Chris Jordan, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Matthew Wade, Jake Weatherald, Beau Webster, Mac Wright
Melbourne Renegades	Will Sutherland	Jason Behrendorff, Josh Brown, Harry Dixon, Brendan Doggett, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Caleb Jewell, Hassan Khan, Nathan Lyon, Fergus O’Neill, Mohammad Rizwan, Tom Rogers, Tim Seifert, Will Sutherland, Adam Zampa
Melbourne Stars	Glenn Maxwell	Scott Boland, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke, Tom Curran, Liam Hatcher, Glenn Maxwell, Hamish McKenzie, Haris Rauf, Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle, Mark Steketee, Marcus Stoinis, Mitch Swepson
Perth Scorchers	Asthton Turner	Ashton Agar, Finn Allen, Mahli Beardman, Cooper Connolly, Laurie Evans, Aaron Hardie, Sam Fanning, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Bryce Jackson, Matthew Kelly, Mitch Marsh, Lance Morris, Joel Paris, David Payne, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner
Sydney Sixers	Moises Henriques	Sean Abbott, Babar Azam, Joel Davies, Jafer Chohan, Sam Curran, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques, Todd Murphy, Mitch Perry, Jordan Silk, Steve Smith
Sydney Thunder	David Warner	Wes Agar, Tom Andrews, Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings, Ollie Davies, Lockie Ferguson, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Shadab Khan, Sam Konstas, Nathan McAndrew, Daniel Sams, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner

Grounds and Venues

The KFC BBL 2025-26, which is the 15th edition, will be played across some of the most iconic cricket grounds in Australia. Some of the notable venues include:

Ground	City	Capacity
Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney	48,000
Optus Stadium	Perth	60,000
Adelaide Oval	Adelaide	53,500
Marvel Stadium	Melbourne	53,359
Gabba	Brisbane	42,000
MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground)	Melbourne	100,024

BBL Points Table 2026 and Rankings

The table below for the BBL 2026 season tracks the performance of teams throughout the season, with points awarded for wins, losses, and no results.

Here’s how the points table from the KFC BBL 2025-26 table looks:

No	Team	M	W	L	T	N/R	PTS	Net RR
1	Sydney Sixers	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
2	Hobart Hurricanes	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
3	Sydney Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
4	Brisbane Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
5	Perth Scorchers	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
6	Melbourne Renegades	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
7	Adelaide Strikers	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
8	Melbourne Stars	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Conclusion

The countdown for the BBL 2026 has officially begun. With a full list of matches, star-studded players list, and strong squads, the stage is set for another action-packed season of the BBL 2026.

From the opening match on December 14 to the final on January 25, every game will bring something exciting for fans. Whether you’re cheering for your favorite team from the stadium or watching from home, this season is going to be unforgettable.

Don’t forget to follow the full KFC BBL 2025-26 schedule, keep an eye on the points table, and track your team’s journey through the league.

FAQs about BBL 2026 Schedule