The Big Bash League (BBL) 2018-19 will start on December 19. Defending champions Adelaide Strikers will travel to the Gabba to face the Brisbane Heat in the opening match of BBL 2018-19.
BBL-8 will be expanded to a full home-and-away season in 2018-19, with a total of 59 matches set to be played.
The competition will finish with the final, which is scheduled to be played on February 17.
The Perth Scorchers are the most successful team in the BBL history, winning the title 3 times and remaining runner-up two times. Here’s the full schedule, fixture of BBL season 8.
Big Bash League (BBL) 2018-19 Schedule & Fixtures
| Date | Time in PST | Teams | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed December 19 | 1:15 PM | Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers | The Gabba |
| Thu December 20 | 1:15 PM | Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers | Marvel Stadium |
| Fri December 21 | 1:15 PM | Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars | Manuka Oval |
| Sat December 22 | 10 AM | Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers | SCG |
| Sat December 22 | 1:30 PM | Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes | Metricon Stadium |
| Sun December 23 | 1:15 PM | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades | Adelaide Oval |
| Mon December 24 | 10:15 PM | Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars | Blundstone Arena |
| Mon December 24 | 1:15 PM | Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers | Spotless Stadium |
| Wed December 26 | 1:15 PM | Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers | Optus Stadium |
| Thu December 27 | 1:15 PM | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars | SCG |
| Fri December 28 | 1:15 PM | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder | Blundstone Arena |
| Sat December 29 | 1:00 PM | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers | Marvel Stadium |
| Sun December 30 | 1:15 PM | Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers | UTAS Stadium |
| Mon December 31 | 1:15 PM | Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder | Adelaide Oval |
| Tue January 1 | 8:45 AM | Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers | Metricon Stadium |
| Tue January 1 | 1:15 PM | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades | MCG |
| Wed January 2 | 1:15 PM | Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers | Spotless Stadium |
| Thu January 3 | 1:15 PM | Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers | TBC |
| Fri January 4 | 1:15 PM | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers | Blundstone Arena |
| Sat January 5 | 12:15 PM | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder | Metricon Stadium |
| Sat January 5 | 3:30 PM | Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat | Optus Stadium |
| Sun January 6 | 1:15 PM | Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers | Adelaide Oval |
| Mon January 7 | 1:15 PM | Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes | Marvel Stadium |
| Tue January 8 | 1:15 PM | Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat | Spotless Stadium |
| Wed January 9 | 1:15 PM | Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers | MCG |
| Thu January 10 | 1:15 PM | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades | The Gabba |
| Fri January 11 | 1:00 PM | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars | Adelaide Oval |
| Sun January 13 | 8:45 AM | Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers | Spotless Stadium |
| Sun January 13 | 12:35 PM | Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat | TBC |
| Sun January 13 | 3:35 PM | Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers | Optus Stadium |
| Mon January 14 | 1:15 PM | Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes | MCG |
| Wed January 16 | 1:15 PM | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades | SCG |
| Thu January 17 | 1:15 PM | Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder | The Gabba |
| Fri January 18 | 3:30 PM | Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes | Optus Stadium |
| Sat January 19 | 12:45 PM | Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars | Marvel Stadium |
| Sun January 20 | 1:15 PM | Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat | SCG |
| Mon January 21 | 1:15 PM | Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes | Adelaide Oval |
| Tue January 22 | 1:15 PM | Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades | Spotless Stadium |
| Wed January 23 | 8:45 AM | Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers | TBC |
| Wed January 23 | 1:15 PM | Sydney Sixers Hobart Hurricanes | SCG |
| Thu January 24 | 3:40 PM | Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder | Optus Stadium |
| Sun January 27 | 1:15 PM | Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat | MCG |
| Mon January 28 | 3:15 PM | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades | Optus Stadium |
| Tue January 29 | 10:00 PM | Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat | Blundstone Arena |
| Tue January 29 | 1:00 PM | Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers | SCG |
| Wed January 30 | 1:15 PM | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder | Marvel Stadium |
| Thu January 31 | 1:30 PM | Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers | UTAS Stadium |
| Fri February 1 | 2:40 PM | Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers | The Gabba |
| Sat February 2 | 1:00 PM | Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder | SCG |
| Sun February 3 | 11:45 AM | Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat | Adelaide Oval |
| Sun February 3 | 3:15 PM | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars | Optus Stadium |
| Thu February 7 | 1:30 PM | Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades | Blundstone Arena |
| Fri February 8 | 2:40 PM | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars | The Gabba |
| Sat February 9 | 9:00 AM | Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers | Traeger Park, Alice Springs |
| Sat February 9 | 12:15 PM | Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes | Manuka Oval |
| Sun February 10 | 8:45 AM | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers | MCG |
Big Bash League (BBL) 2018-19: Squads
Brisbane Heat: Max Bryant, Joe Burns, Ben Cutting, Brendan Doggett, Sam Heazlett, Chris Lynn (C), Marnus Labuschagne, Brendon McCullum, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, James Pattinson, Jimmy Peirson, Jack Prestwidge, Matt Renshaw, Alex Ross, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson
Melbourne Renegades: Aaron Finch (C), Cameron Boyce, Daniel Christian, Tom Cooper, Zak Evans, Marcus Harris, Mackenzie Harvey, Jon Holland, Tim Ludeman, Joe Mennie, Mohammad Nabi, Kane Richardson, Will Sutherland, Chris Tremain, Samiullah Shenwari, Beau Webster, Cameron White, Jack Wildermuth
Sydney Thunder: Fawad Ahmed, Jos Buttler, Pat Cummins, Callum Ferguson, Ryan Gibson, Chris Green, Liam Hatcher, Usman Khawaja, Jay Lenton, Nathan McAndrew, Arjun Nair, Kurtis Patterson, Joe Root, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Shane Watson (C), Anton Devcich, Chris Jordan
Hobart Hurricanes: Jofra Archer, George Bailey, Johan Botha, Jake Doran, James Faulkner, Caleb Paul Jewell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Simon Milenko, Tymal Mills, David Moody, Tim Paine, Thomas Rogers, Clive Rose, D Arcy Short, Aaron Summers, Matthew Wade(C)
Perth Scorchers: Mitchell Marsh (C), Hilton Cartwright, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Josh Inglis, Michael Klinger, Cameron Green, Ashton Agar, Shaun Marsh, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Joel Paris, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman, David Willey
Melbourne Stars: Michael Beer, Jackson Bird, Scott Boland, Liam Bowe, Dwayne Bravo, Jackson Coleman, Travis Dean, Ben Dunk, Seb Gotch, Evan Gulbis, Peter Handscomb, Sandeep Lamichhane, Nic Maddinson, Glenn Maxwell (C), Jonathan Merlo, Marcus Stoinis, Daniel Worrall, Adam Zampa, Matthew Parkinson
Sydney Sixers: Joe Denly, Jack Edwards, Sean Abbott, Justin Avendano, Ben Dwarshuis, Tom Curran, Mickey Edwards, Daniel Fallins, Moises Henriques (C), Daniel Hughes, Nathan Lyon, Steve OKeefe, Josh Philippe, Lloyd Pope, Jordan Silk, Henry Thornton, Peter Nevill
Adelaide Strikers: Travis Head (C), Wes Agar, Alex Carey, Michael Cormack, David Grant, Colin Ingram, Ben Laughlin, Jake Lehmann, Michael Neser, Liam O Connor, Rashid Khan, Matthew Short, Peter Siddle, Billy Stanlake, Jake Weatherald, Jonathan Wells, Nick Winter, Cameron Valente
Big Bash League (BBL) 2018-19: Live Streaming and where to watch on TV
Live TV broadcast of all the BBL matches will be available on Sony Network in India. The free online streaming of all BBL matches will be available on Sony Liv app.
