Big Bash League: Cricket Australia announces tournaments schedule

Cricket Australia (CA), on Thursday, announced the schedule for the upcoming 2020-21 season of their premier T20 tournament Big Bash League.

In the new schedule, the Australian cricket board announced the revised dates, start times, and matchups for all 56 regular-season games.

The venues, however, have been confirmed only for the first 21 matches up until December 31.

CA is hopeful that the matches will be played at all major centers this summer while confirming that the opening rounds of the tournament will take place in Tasmania, Queensland, Canberra, and Adelaide.

Here’s the full schedule

Date	Team 1	Team 2	ACT	IST	Venue
10-Dec	Hobart Hurricanes	Sydney Sixers	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	Blundstone Arena, Hobart
11-Dec	Melbourne Stars	Brisbane Heat	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	Manuka Oval, Canberra
12-Dec	Melbourne Stars	Sydney Thunder	4.05 PM	10.35 IST	Manuka Oval, Canberra
12-Dec	Melbourne Renegades	Perth Scorchers	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	Blundstone Arena, Hobart
13-Dec	Adelaide Strikers	Hobart Hurricanes	2.15 PM	8.45 AM	Blundstone Arena, Hobart
13-Dec	Sydney Sixers	Melbourne Renegades	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	Blundstone Arena, Hobart
14-Dec	Sydney Thunder	Brisbane Heat	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	Manuka Oval, Canberra
15-Dec	Hobart Hurricanes	Adelaide Strikers	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston
16-Dec	Perth Scorchers	Melbourne Stars	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston
19-Dec	Hobart Hurricanes	Melbourne Renegades	11.10 AM	5.40 AM	Blundstone Arena, Hobart
20-Dec	Sydney Sixers	Adelaide Strikers	11.10 AM	5.40 AM	Blundstone Arena, Hobart
22-Dec	Sydney Thunder	Perth Scorchers	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	Manuka Oval, Canberra
23-Dec	Brisbane Heat	Adelaide Strikers	6.15 PM	12.45 PM	The Gabba, Brisbane
26-Dec	Sydney Thunder	Melbourne Renegades	6.15 PM	12.45 PM	Manuka Oval, Canberra
26-Dec	Sydney Sixers	Melbourne Stars	8.20 PM	2.40 PM	Metricon stadium
27-Dec	Brisbane Heat	Hobart Hurricanes	6.15 PM	12.45 PM	The Gabba, Brisbane
28-Dec	Perth Scorchers	Adelaide Strikers	6.45 PM	1.15 PM	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
29-Dec	Melbourne Renegades	Sydney Sixers	5.10 PM	11.40 AM	Metricon stadium
29-Dec	Sydney Thunder	Melbourne Stars	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	Manuka Oval, Canberra
30-Dec	Hobart Hurricanes	Brisbane Heat	6.15 PM	12.45 PM	The Gabba, Brisbane
31-Dec	Adelaide Strikers	Perth Scorchers	6.15 PM	12.45 PM	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
01-Jan	Melbourne Renegades	Sydney Thunder	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
02-Jan	Hobart Hurricanes	Melbourne Stars	5.05 PM	11.35  AM	TBC
02-Jan	Brisbane Heat	Sydney Sixers	8.15 PM	2.35 PM	TBC
03-Jan	Perth Scorchers	Melbourne Renegades	4.05 PM	10.35 AM	TBC
03-Jan	Adelaide Strikers	Sydney Sixers	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
04-Jan	Brisbane Heat	Sydney Thunder	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
05-Jan	Melbourne Stars	Hobart Hurricanes	4.05 PM	10.35 AM	TBC
05-Jan	Melbourne Renegades	Adelaide Strikers	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
06-Jan	Perth Scorchers	Sydney Sixers	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
07-Jan	Hobart Hurricanes	Sydney Thunder	6.10 PM	12.40 PM	TBC
07-Jan	Brisbane Heat	Melbourne Stars	9.20 PM	3.40 PM	TBC
08-Jan	Adelaide Strikers	Melbourne Renegades	6.10 PM	12.40 PM	TBC
09-Jan	Perth Scorchers	Sydney Thunder	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
10-Jan	Sydney Sixers	Brisbane Heat	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
11-Jan	Adelaide Strikers	Melbourne Stars	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
12-Jan	Perth Scorchers	Hobart Hurricanes	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
13-Jan	Sydney Thunder	Sydney Sixers	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
14-Jan	Brisbane Heat	Melbourne Renegades	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
15-Jan	Melbourne Stars	Adelaide Strikers	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
16-Jan	Sydney Sixers	Perth Scorchers	6.10 PM	12.40 PM	TBC
17-Jan	Melbourne Stars	Melbourne Renegades	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
18-Jan	Sydney Thunder	Hobart Hurricanes	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
19-Jan	Perth Scorchers	Brisbane Heat	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
20-Jan	Melbourne Renegades	Melbourne Stars	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
21-Jan	Adelaide Strikers	Brisbane Heat	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
22-Jan	Hobart Hurricanes	Perth Scorchers	4.05 PM	10.35 AM	TBC
22-Jan	Sydney Sixers	Sydney Thunder	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
23-Jan	Melbourne Renegades	Brisbane Heat	4.05 PM	10.35 AM	TBC
23-Jan	Melbourne Stars	Perth Scorchers	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
24-Jan	Sydney Thunder	Adelaide Strikers	4.05 PM	10.35 AM	TBC
24-Jan	Sydney Sixers	Hobart Hurricanes	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
25-Jan	Adelaide Strikers	Sydney Thunder	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
26-Jan	Brisbane Heat	Perth Scorchers	1.05 PM	7.35 AM	TBC
26-Jan	Melbourne Renegades	Hobart Hurricanes	4.15 PM	10.35 AM	TBC
26-Jan	Melbourne Stars	Sydney Sixers	7.50 PM	2.20 PM	TBC
29-Jan	TBC	TBC	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
30-Jan	TBC	TBC	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
31-Jan	TBC	TBC	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
04-Feb	TBC	TBC	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC
04-Feb	TBC	TBC	7.15 PM	1.45 PM	TBC

According to reports in Australian media, the movement restrictions across borders will be eased by December 10. Consequently, the officials have decided to wait before announcing the venues for the games that will take place in the new year.

From December 23-31, there will also be three matches at the Gabba, two at Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast and two at the Adelaide Oval – including the traditional New Year’s Eve game.

The season will start on December 10 with a clash between defending champions Sydney Sixers and Hobart Hurricanes in Hobart. The five-game finals series will start on January 29 and conclude on February 6.

The blockbuster Test series between India and Australia, starting on December 17 will affect the BBL too.

There will be nine matches played before the first Test with the tournament pausing for two days when the Border-Gavaskar series commences.

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There will be no BBL on days one, two, and five of the first Test. The season will then finish in a flurry after the final Australia-India Test, with 11 matches played across six days before the finals series starts.

“We are working through scenarios for the 35 regular season matches and finals series to be played in the new year with our partners and government bodies,” Alistair Dobson, CA’s Head of Big Bash Leagues, said in a statement.

“An announcement on these venues will be made in the coming weeks. This is, without doubt, the most complex fixturing task ever undertaken by the League and we are excited with where it has landed. It has been a difficult year for so many people around Australia and we look forward to bringing the BBL to every state, should border conditions allow us to,” he added.

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