Cricket Australia has officially released the schedule for the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26, with a record number of Pakistani players set to light up the tournament.
League matches will be held from December 14, 2025, to January 18, 2026, followed by the finals series from January 20 to January 25, 2026.
Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam will make his BBL debut for the Sydney Sixers on December 14. Other top Pakistani cricketers including Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Hasan Ali, and Shaheen Shah Afridi will also feature in the action.
Fans can look forward to high-voltage clashes such as the Sydney Derby and the Boxing Day double-header, while the traditional New Year’s night game between the Adelaide Strikers and Brisbane Heat remains a major highlight.
Below is the full fixture list for the BBL 2025-26 in HTML table format:
Date
Match
Venue
Time
Dec 14 (Sun) Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers Optus Stadium 7:15 pm Dec 15 (Mon) Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat GMHBA Stadium 7:15 pm Dec 16 (Tue) Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder Ninja Stadium 7:15 pm Dec 17 (Wed) Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers SCG 7:15 pm Dec 18 (Thu) Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes MCG 7:15 pm Dec 19 (Fri) Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers Gabba 7:15 pm Dec 20 (Sat) Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers ENGIE Stadium 7:15 pm Dec 21 (Sun) Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes GMHBA Stadium 7:15 pm Dec 22 (Mon) Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat Manuka Oval 7:15 pm Dec 23 (Tue) Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars Adelaide Oval 7:15 pm Dec 26 (Fri) Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars SCG 6:05 pm Dec 26 (Fri) Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes Optus Stadium 9:15 pm Dec 27 (Sat) Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers Gabba 7:15 pm Dec 28 (Sun) Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder Manuka Oval 7:15 pm Dec 29 (Mon) Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades Ninja Stadium 7:15 pm Dec 30 (Tue) Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers ENGIE Stadium 7:15 pm Dec 31 (Wed) Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat Adelaide Oval 7:15 pm Jan 1 (Thu) Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers Marvel Stadium 4:00 pm Jan 1 (Thu) Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers Ninja Stadium 7:15 pm Jan 2 (Fri) Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars Gabba 7:15 pm Jan 3 (Sat) Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes ENGIE Stadium 7:15 pm Jan 4 (Sun) Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades MCG 6:05 pm Jan 4 (Sun) Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers Optus Stadium 9:15 pm Jan 5 (Mon) Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat Coffs Harbour 7:15 pm Jan 6 (Tue) Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder Adelaide Oval 7:15 pm Jan 7 (Wed) Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades Optus Stadium 7:15 pm Jan 8 (Thu) Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers MCG 7:15 pm Jan 9 (Fri) Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers Ninja Stadium 7:15 pm Jan 10 (Sat) Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder Gabba 4:00 pm Jan 10 (Sat) Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars Marvel Stadium 7:15 pm Jan 11 (Sun) Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes SCG 2:05 pm Jan 11 (Sun) Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers Adelaide Oval 7:15 pm Jan 12 (Mon) Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades ENGIE Stadium 7:15 pm Jan 13 (Tue) Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers MCG 7:15 pm Jan 14 (Wed) Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat Ninja Stadium 7:15 pm Jan 15 (Thu) Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers Marvel Stadium 7:15 pm Jan 16 (Fri) Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder SCG 7:15 pm Jan 17 (Sat) Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades Adelaide Oval 5:00 pm Jan 17 (Sat) Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars Optus Stadium 8:15 pm Jan 18 (Sun) Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers Gabba 7:15 pm Jan 20 (Tue) The Qualifier TBA TBA Jan 21 (Wed) The Knockout TBA TBA Jan 23 (Fri) The Challenger TBA TBA Jan 25 (Sun) The Final TBA TBA
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