WBBL|08 finals schedule, format confirmed
WBBL|08: WBBL | The top two teams will again have a significant advantage. In which the new-look finals system was introduced to return last summer.
WBBL|08 finals schedule, format confirmed-
The format and schedule for this year’s Weber WBBL Final have been called off. This season’s decider will be staged on Saturday, November 26.
The facelift that was unveiled last summer will return to the Final System. A significant advantage will again be given to clubs finishing inside the top two.
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The top five will qualify-
Top Four Once again WBBL | Will advance to the finals. KFC will separate from BBL, where the top five will qualify.
The top-ranked team will directly host and host the final on 26 November.
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The winner will then play the second-ranked team in the Challenger-
The teams finishing third and fourth will meet in The Eliminator on Wednesday, November 23, with the winner then playing the second-ranked team in The Challenger on Thursday, November 24, for a spot in the final.
Both The Eliminator and The Challenger will be played at the home venue of the second-placed team.
Timings for the matches are yet to be confirmed. The preferred home venues of each club. But the midweek Eliminator and Challenger matches are set to be played in prime time in the evening.
Matches will be broadcast-
All finals matches will be broadcast live on Channel 7, Foxtel, and Kayo, with radio coverage from ABC Radio.
In WBBL|Seven, Perth Scorchers finished the season on top of the ladder. With a record standalone WBBL crowd of 15,511 turning up to watch them defeat Adelaide Strikers in the final at Optus Stadium.
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The best possible chance to attend the match and watch it on television-
“The Saturday scheduling for this season’s Final for the third season in a row will give fans the best possible chance to attend the match and watch on television across the country,” Alistair Dobson, Cricket Australia’s General Manager of Big Bash Leagues, said.
“Similarly, midweek prime-time Eliminator and Challenger matches ensure fans around the country will be able to watch the action.”
World-class cricket from the game’s best players over the coming weeks
“It was a massive start to WBBL over the opening weekend in Mackay and Blacktown. And we look forward to seeing more world-class cricket from the game’s best players over the coming weeks.”
The WBBL|08 Finals will also coincide with Australian Cricket’s inaugural Women and Girls Week, which will celebrate the vast contribution of cricket’s amazing female volunteers, coaches, officials, players, and administrators.
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Weber WBBL|08
| Pos. | P | W | L | T | NR | RR | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Perth Scorchers Women | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.253 | 6 |
| 2 |  | Sydney Sixers Women | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.787 | 6 |
| 3 |  | Brisbane Heat Women | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.659 | 6 |
| 4 |  | Hobart Hurricanes Women | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.558 | 4 |
| 5 |  | Melbourne Renegades Women | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.73 | 2 |
| 6 |  | Adelaide Strikers Women | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.504 | 0 |
| 7 |  | Melbourne Stars Women | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.657 | 0 |
| 8 |  | Sydney Thunder Women | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.712 | 0 |
