The 2024–25 Women's Big Bash League season or WBBL|10 (also known as Weber Women's Big Bash League 2024 for sponsorship reasons) will be the 10th season of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), the semi-professional women's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament will be played from 27 October 2024, with the final scheduled to be held on 1 December 2024.[1][2] Adelaide Strikers are the defending champions.[3][4]
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| Dates | 27 October 2024 – 1 December 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and knockout finals |
| Host(s) |  Australia |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 43 |
| Official website | WBBL |
Background
editOn 9 July 2024, it was announced that the 10th season of the tournament would begin on 27 October 2024, seven days after the conclusion of the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[1]
In July 2024, Cricket Australia introduces a new domestic Twenty20 Cricket event, called T20 Spring Challenge, that forms part of the Australia domestic cricket season. The league was aimed to make up for the absence of high-profile matches in Australia every year and to expose talented players from Country. The new nine-team T20 features teams aligned with the eight Big Bash clubs along with the ACT Meteors. The T20 Spring Challenge bascially acts as a preseason tournament for the WBBL, with the inaugural winners being [tbd].
Draft
editThe 2024–25 season players draft was held on 1 September 2024.[5][6][7][8]
Teams and squads
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Squads
edit| Teams | Squads[9][7] |
|---|---|
| Adelaide Strikers | |
| Brisbane Heat | |
| Hobart Hurricanes | |
| Melbourne Renegades | |
| Melbourne Stars | |
| Perth Scorchers | |
| Sydney Sixers | |
| Sydney Thunder |
Venues
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Standing
editPoints table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide Strikers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Brisbane Heat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Hobart Hurricanes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Melbourne Renegades | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Perth Scorchers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | Sydney Sixers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
- Top 4 teams advanced to the knockout phase
Win–loss table
editBelow is a summary of results for each team's fourteen regular season matches, plus finals where applicable, in chronological order. A team's opponent for any given match is listed above the margin of victory/defeat.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | K | C | F | Pos. |
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| Adelaide Strikers (ADS) | ||||||||||||||
| Brisbane Heat (BRH) | ||||||||||||||
| Hobart Hurricanes (HBH) | ||||||||||||||
| Melbourne Renegades (MLR) | ||||||||||||||
| Melbourne Stars (MLS) | ||||||||||||||
| Perth Scorchers (PRS) | ||||||||||||||
| Sydney Sixers (SYS) | ||||||||||||||
| Sydney Thunder (SYT) |
| Team's results→ | Won | Tied | Lost | N/R |
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- MATCH REPORT
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
Fixtures
editOn 9 July 2024, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.[1]
Knockout Stage
edit| Knockout | Challenger | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1st placed team | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 2nd placed team | CW | Winner of Challenger | ||||||||||
| 3 | 3rd placed team | EW | Winner of Eliminator | ||||||||||
| 4 | 4th placed team | ||||||||||||
Knockout
editChallenger
editThe Final
editSee also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "T20 World Cup puts squeeze on WBBL overseas stars". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "WBBL's prime time boost for milestone 10th season". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Strikers win back-to-back WBBL titles after inspired fightback". cricket.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "WBBL 2024: Schedule revealed for 2024/25 season, women's Big Bash fixtures, dates, venues, times, cricket news, video". foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Hobart Hurricanes get first pick in WBBL overseas draft". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "The #BBL14Draft & #WBBL10Draft are coming to your screens September 1! 🤝".
- ^ a b "Full squads: Every club's list (so far) for WBBL10". Cricket Australia.
- ^ "WBBL and BBL drafts - all you need to know". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "All the BBL and WBBL squads for 2024-25 season". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2024.