WBBL 2026, all you need to know: Full schedule, squads, venues and match timings for Women's Big bash League 2026

The WBBL 2026 is set to begin on Thursday, October 29 with a double-header. Here is the full schedule, squads, and all you need to know.

The 12th edition of the Women's Big Bash League will kick off with Melbourne Renegades taking on Sydney Thunder at Junction Oval, Melbourne in an afternoon fixture. Melbourne Stars will then meet the defending champions Hobart Hurricanes at the same venue.

The Hurricanes had lifted their maiden trophy in the previous season, beating Perth Scorchers in the final by eight wickets. They will be led by Nicola Carey after Ellyse Villani retired from all forms. Danni Wyatt-Hodge, ruled out for this season, has been replaced by Chamari Athapaththu.

There will be 40 matches in the league stage, with the top team advancing through to the final. The third- and fourth-placed teams will face off in the knockout, whose winner will facing the second-placed side in the Challenger for the other finalist spot. The final is scheduled for December 5.

WBBL 2026: Full schedule, venues and match timings

The timings of the matches differ quite a bit in local times due to different time zones. The season opener in Melbourne begins at 3:40pm AEDT (10:10am IST, 5:40am UK) while the night game starts at 7:10am AEDT (1:40pm IST, 9:10am UK).

Squads for Women's Big Bash League 2026

Adelaide Strikers

Tahlia McGrath (c), Maia Bouchier, Darcie Brown, Emma de Broughe, Maggie Clark, Sophie Ecclestone, Ellie Johnston, Eleanor Larosa, Anesu Mushangwe, Bridget Patterson, Maddie Penna, Megan Schutt, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Ella Wilson, Laura Wolvaardt

Brisbane Heat

Georgia Redmayne (c), Lily Bassingthwaighte, Bonnie Berry, Yastika Bhatia, Lucinda Bourke, Sianna Ginger, Sarah Glenn, Lucy Hamilton, Grace Harris, Charli Knott, Annie O'Neil, Grace Parsons, Orla Prendergast, Catherine White, Mikayla Wrigley

Hobart Hurricanes

Nicola Carey (c), Chamari Athapaththu, Heather Graham, Ella Hayward, Chinelle Henry, Ruth Johnston, Lizelle Lee, Kate Pelle, Hayley Silver-Holmes, Amy Smith, Lauren Smith, Linsey Smith, Molly Strano, Rachel Trenaman, Callie Wilson

Melbourne Renegades

Sophie Molineux (c), Deandra Dottin, Nicole Faltum, Tess Flintoff, Milly Illingworth, Sara Kennedy, Hayley Matthews, Olivia Porter, Sophie Reid, Chloe Tryon, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham, Courtney Webb, Annie Wikman

Melbourne Stars

Annabel Sutherland (c), Sophie Day, Charlie Dean, Kim Garth, Dani Gibson, Maisy Gibson, Amy Jones, Meg Lanning, Carly Leeson, Rhys McKenna, Indigo Noble, Georgia Prestwidge, Zoe Samuel, Naomi Stalenberg

Perth Scorchers

Sophie Devine (c), Chloe Ainsworth, Amy Edgar, Mikayla Friday, Ebony Hoskin, Freya Kemp, Alana King, Katie Mack, Ines McKeon, Lilly Mills, Beth Mooney, Taneale Peschel, Chloe Piparo, Fatima Sana, Ruby Strange

Sydney Sixers

Ellyse Perry (c), Caoimhe Bray, Maitlan Brown, Erin Burns, Alice Capsey, Lauren Cheatle, Sarah Coyte, Sophia Dunkley, Ash Gardner, Elsa Hunter, Amelia Kerr, Grace Lyons, Frankie Nicklin, Eva Ragg, Courtney Sippel

Sydney Thunder

Phoebe Litchfield (c), Jemma Barsby, Sam Bates, Lauren Bell, Hannah Darlington, Nadine de Klerk, Lucy Finn, Hasrat Gill, Nicola Hancock, Laura Harris, Heather Knight, Anika Learoyd, Claire Moore, Georgia Voll, Tahlia Wilson

Note: indicates an overseas player.