The much-awaited Big Bash League (BBL) 2021-22 will begin on December 5 and run until January 28 next year. The opening game of the tournament will be played between Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Stars at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground.
As many as 56 matches will take place in the league stage, and thereafter a five-match finals series will be played, starting with Eliminator, followed by Qualifier, Challenger and The Final.
Here is the full schedule of KFC BBL|11:
All times (IST)
- Sunday, December 5: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars (02:05 pm)
- Monday, December 6: Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat (01:45 pm)
- Tuesday, December 7: Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers (1:45 pm)
- Wednesday, December 8: Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Sixers (1:05 pm),
Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat (4:05 pm) - Thursday, December 9: Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Renegades (1:45 pm)
- Friday, December 10: Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder, (1:45 pm)
- Saturday, December 11: Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes (1:05 pm),
Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers (4:00 pm) - Sunday, December 12: Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars (1:45 pm)
- Monday, December 13: Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Renegades (1:45 pm)
- Tuesday, December 14: Hobart Hurricanes v Perth Scorchers (1:45 pm)
- Wednesday, December 15: Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers (1:45 pm)
- Sunday, December 19: Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder (2:10 pm)
- Monday, December 20: Perth Scorchers v Hobart Hurricanes (1:45 pm)
- Tuesday, December 21: Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers (1:45 pm)
- Wednesday, December 22: Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers (1:45 pm)
- Thursday, December 23: Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane Heat (1:45 pm)
- Friday, December 24: Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Stars (10:00 am)
- Sunday, December 26: Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers (12:35 pm),
Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades (3:45 pm) - Monday, December 27: Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers (12:35 pm),
Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars (3:35 pm) - Tuesday, December 28: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Thunder (1:45 pm)
- Wednesday, December 29: Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat (12:35 pm),
Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes (1:45 pm) - Thursday, December 30: Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars (1:40 pm)
- Friday, December 31: Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Thunder (1:45 pm)
- Saturday, January 1: Hobart Hurricanes Brisbane Heat (10:30 am),
Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades (2:00 pm) - Sunday, January 2: Melbourne Stars v Perth Scorchers (10:00 am),
Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers (1:45 pm) - Monday, January 3: Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades (1:45 pm)
- Tuesday, January 4: Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers (1:45 pm)
- Wednesday, January 5: Adelaide Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes (12:35 pm)
Perth Scorchers v Sydney Thunder (3:45 pm) - Thursday, January 6: Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat (12:35 pm)
Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers (3:45 pm) - Friday, January 7: Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars (1:45 pm)
- Saturday, January 8: Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Thunder (12:35 pm)
Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes (3:00 pm) - Sunday, January 09: Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers (1:45 pm)
- Monday, January 10: Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers (8:40 am)
Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Thunder (1:45 pm) - Tuesday, January 11: Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Sixers (1:45 pm)
- Wednesday, January 12: Brisbane Heat v Adelaide Strikers (1:45 pm)
- Thursday, January 13: Sydney Thunder v Hobart Hurricanes (10:30 am)
Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars (2:00 pm) - Friday, January 14: Adelaide Strikers v Perth Scorchers (2:45 pm)
- Saturday, January 15: Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder (2:10 pm)
- Sunday, January 16: Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat (2:10 pm)
- Monday, January 17: Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades (2:10 pm)
- Tuesday, January 18: Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers (1:45 pm)
- Wednesday, January 19: Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers (8:00 am)
Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades (11:10 am)
Melbourne Stars v Hobart Hurricanes (2:20 pm) - Friday, January 21: Eliminator TBC (5:30 am)
- Saturday, January 22: Qualifier TBC (5:30 am)
- Sunday, January 23: Knockout TBC (5:30 am)
- Wednesday, January 26: Challenger TBC (5:30 am)
- Friday, January 28: The Final TBC (5:30 am)
Teams and Squads of BBL 2021-22:
Adelaide Strikers
Wes Agar, Alex Carey, Harry Conway, Travis Head (c), Spencer Johnson, Harry Nielsen, Liam O’Connor, Matthew Renshaw, Liam Scott, Peter Siddle, Jon Wells, Daniel Worrall, George Garton, Ryan Gibson, Fawad Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Matt Short, Jake Weatherald
Brisbane Heat
Xavier Bartlett, Tom Cooper, Sam Heazlett, Chris Lynn, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Jimmy Pierson (c), Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Williams, Marnus Labuschagne, Michael Neser, Ben Duckett, Tom Abell, Jack Wildermuth, James Bazley, Matt Kuhnemann, Max Bryant, Connor Sully
Hobart Hurricanes
Scott Boland, Tim David. Nathan Ellis, Peter Handscomb, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Wil Parker, D’Arcy Short, Matthew Wade (c), Mac Wright, Sandeep Lamichhane, Caleb Jewell, Joel Paris, Harry Brook, Josh Kann, Tom Rogers
Melbourne Renegades
Cameron Boyce, Zak Evans, Aaron Finch, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sam Harper, Marcus Harris, Mackenzie Harvey, Josh Lalor, Shaun Marsh, James Pattinson, Mitch Perry, Jack Prestwidge, Kane Richardson, Will Sutherland, Nic Maddinson (c), Reece Topley, Unmukt Chand, Mohammad Nabi, Zahir Khan
Melbourne Stars
Hilton Cartwright, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Seb Gotch, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell (c), Tom O’Connell, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Joe Burns, Sam Rainbird, Joe Clarke, Qais Ahmad (joining after the conclusion of Abu Dhabi T10 League), Sam Elliot, Beau Webster
Perth Scorchers
Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Aaron Hardie, Peter Hatzoglou, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kelly, Mitch Marsh, Lance Morris, Kurtis Patterson, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Colin Munro, Brydon Carse, Laurie Evans
Sydney Sixers
Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Carlos Brathwaite, Dan Christian, Tom Curran, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Mickey Edwards, Moises Henriques (c), Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Nathan Lyon, Ben Manenti, Josh Philippe, Lloyd Pope, Jordan Silk, James Vince, Steve O’Keefe
Sydney Thunder
Jonathan Cook, Ben Cutting, Ollie Davies, Brendan Doggett, Matt Gilkes, Chris Green, Baxter Holt, Usman Khawaja, Nathan McAndrew, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Tanveer Sangha, Chris Tremain, Alex Hales, Sam Billings, Baxter Holt, Saqib Mahmood, Jason Sangha
Broadcast and Live Streaming details:
- Australia: Channel 7 (45 matches), Foxtel and Kayo Sports (all 61 matches)
- India: Sony Sports Network
- New Zealand: SKY NZ
- United Kindom: Sky Sports
- Ireland: Sky Sports
- Canada: ATN
- Caribbean Islands: SportsMax
- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka: Sony Sports Network
- Gulf nations: beINSports
- USA: Willow TV
- South Africa, Zimbabwe and other African nations: SuperSport