Hot on the heels of a momentous Women’s T20 World Cup, the tenth season of the WBBL is about to begin. What remains intact this season? When is the start of the event? What are squads? We already have you covered.
When is there a rush to park?
The WBBL begins on Sunday with a triple-header start with back-to-back matches at Adelaide Oval. Reigning champions Adelaide Strikers, aiming for a hat-trick of titles, and Brisbane Warmth meet in a replay of the season finale before Melbourne Renegades take on Sydney Sixers. Perth Scorchers play Melbourne Stars at WACA in the next fixture.
The regular season ends on November 24 before a month of finals concludes with the decider on December 1.
What is the construction of the event?
This season’s WBBL has been reduced to a final 40 games to fit in with the BBL and have compatibility within a burgeoning women’s cricket calendar. Each club will play 10 games, from 14 at the end of the season, to the regular season.
The structure of the 3-match finals deteriorated since 2021 remains in the park with the management of 4 groups of the usual season to qualify.
The team that finishes managing the regular season later will host the general. The 0.33 and fourth ranked teams will meet in the Knockout on November 27 and the winner will go on and face the team that finished second in the standings two days later for a park in last.
The Knockout Finals will be hosted by the third-place team in an adjustment from previous years where the second-place team hosted both elimination games on consecutive days.
How the draft unfolded in a foreign country
Adelaide Strikers: Laura Wolvaardt, Smriti Mandhana (pre-signing), Orla Prendergast
Brisbane Warmth: Jemimah Rodrigues, Shikha Pandey, Nadine de Klerk (pre-signed)
Hobart Hurricanes: Danni Wyatt, Chloe Tryon, Lizelle Lee (pre-signed)
Melbourne Renegades: Deandra Dottin, Hayley Matthews (pre-signed), Alice Capsey
Melbourne Stars: Deepti Sharma, Marizanne Kapp (pre-signed), Yastika Bhatia
Perth Scorchers: Sophie Devine (pre-signed), Amy Jones, D Hemalatha
Sydney Sixers: Sophie Ecclestone, Amelia Kerr (pre-signed), Hollie Armitage
Sydney Thunder: Heather Knight, Shabnim Ismail, Chamari Athapaththu (pre-signed), Georgia Adams
What about your availability?
There is a slight crunch at the beginning and end. Players from the Republic of India and Pristine Zealand will be sidelined due to their ongoing ODI order, while England, and some South African players, will be sidelined in the final phases, including the finals, due to their bilateral order.
the squads
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Adelaide Strikers: Jemma Barsby, Darcie Brown, Maggie Clark, Ellie Johnston, Katie Mack, Eleanor Larosa, Smriti Mandhana, Anesu Mushangwe, Tahlia McGrath, Bridget Patterson, Madeline Penna, Orla Prendergast, Megan Schutt, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Laura Wolvaardt
Brisbane Warmth: Nadine de Klerk, Sianna Ginger, Lucy Hamilton, Nicola Hancock, Grace Harris, Laura Harris, Jess Jonassen, Charli Knott, Shikha Pandey, Grace Parsons, Georgia Redmayne, Jemimah Rodrigues, Ruby Ordinary, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Mikayla Wrigley
Hobart Hurricanes: Suzie Bates, Kathryn Bryce (newbie colleague), Nicola Carey, Zoe Cooke, Heather Graham, Ruth Johnston, Lizelle Lee, Hayley Silver-Holmes, Tabatha Saville, Amy Smith, Lauren Smith, Molly Strano, Rachel Trenaman, Chloe Tryon, Elyse Villani, Callie Wilson, Danni Wyatt
Melbourne Renegades: Emma de Broughe, Alice Capsey, Sarah Coyte, Josie Dooley, Deandra Dottin, Nicole Faltum, Ella Hayward, Milly Illingworth, Hayley Matthews, Sophie Molineux, Tara Norris (newbie colleague), Georgia Prestwidge, Naomi Stalenberg, Linsey Smith, Tayla Vlaeminck , Georgia Wareham, Courtney Webb
Melbourne Stars: Yastika Bhatia, Sophie Life, Tess Flintoff, Kim Garth, Maisy Gibson, Hasrat Gill, Liv Henry, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning, Rhys McKenna, Sasha Moloney, Sophie Reid, Deepti Sharma, Annabel Sutherland
Perth Scorchers: Sophie Devine, Chloe Ainsworth, Stella Campbell, Maddy Darke, Hemalatha Dayalan, Amy Edgar, Mikayla Hinkley, Ebony Hoskin, Amy Jones, Alana King, Carly Leeson, Lilly Generators, Beth Mooney, Chloe Piparo, Ni Made Putri Suwandewi (newbie colleague )
Sydney Sixers: Hollie Armitage, Caoimhe Bray, Maitlan Brown, Sarah Bryce (newbie colleague), Erin Burns, Mathilda Carmichael, Lauren Cheatle, Sophie Ecclestone, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy, Amelia Kerr, Isabella Malgioglio, Kate Pelle, Ellyse Perry, Kate Peterson, Courtney Sippel, Elsa Hunter (native substitute), Frankie Nicklin (native substitute)
Sydney Thunder: Georgia Adams, Chamari Athapaththu, Sam Bates, Ella Briscoe, Hannah Darlington, Sienna Eve, Saskia Horley, Shabnim Ismail, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Heather Knight, Anika Learoyd, Phoebe Litchfield, Claire Moore, Taneale Peschel, Georgia Voll, Tahlia Wilson
Is there anything else left intact regarding the season?
For the first time, a third referee will be available in each match, when there is an increase in demands with all DRS. In total, 33 of the 43 suits will have DRS technology for the ten games without it, the television referee will be able to rule on form decisions such as stumps and runouts.
There will also be an innings timer in operation so that the tournament mirrors the BBL with 73 minutes available to bowl the first ball of the 20th over; otherwise, a fielding penalty is applied that requires a leftover fielder on the field. circle.
Who are the players to follow?
Tristan Lavalette is a journalist based primarily in Perth.
