The schedule of the next season of the Big Bash league has been released.
The sixth season will kickstart with the prevailing champions Sydney Thunder hosting the Sydney Sixers at Spotless Stadium in Sydney on December 20, 2016, in the Sydney Derby, and the Final would be played on January 28, 2017 (Sunday) which would be hosted by the highest-ranked qualifying team.
A total of 35 games will be played in 40 days during a holiday season in Australia.
A New Year’s Day doubleheader of Big Bash League (BBL) derbies will mark the new T20 season at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
The BBL and WBBL matches on January 1, 2017, between the Melbourne Stars and Renegades were confirmed today.
Despite some contemplation, no BBL games will be played on 24 or 25 December , with administrators at Cricket Australia sticking with the known and tested formula that has made Big Bash League (BBL) Australia’s most rated sports competition on TV.
The now traditional New Year's Eve fixture will return to the Adelaide Oval, with the Strikers hosting the Sixers, while the Melbourne Derbies will again be played across the first two weekends in January.
The traditional New Year's Eve fixture (31st December 2016) will be played at the Adelaide Oval, with the Adelaide Strikers playing host to the Sydney Sixers.
The schedule also features 4 doubleheaders, and the Boxing Day match (December 26, 2016) will take place in Hobart instead of Perth as the Hobart Hurricanes take on the Melbourne Stars, a big change compared to previous seasons.
Also, a total of 14 doubleheaders will be played in this year's Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), up from ten which were played in last summer.
Schedule for the Big Bash League
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Match
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Date
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Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers
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Tuesday, 20 December 2016
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Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane Heat
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Wednesday, 21 December 2016
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Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Thunder
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Thursday, 22 December 2016
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Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes
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Friday, 23 December 2016
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Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers
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Friday, 23 December 2016
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Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Stars
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Monday, 26 December 2016
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Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers
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Tuesday, 27 December 2016
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Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat
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Wednesday, 28 December 2016
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Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers
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Thursday, 29 December 2016
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Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes
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Friday, 30 December 2016
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Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers
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Saturday, 31 December 2016
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Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades
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Sunday, 1 January 2017
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Perth Scorchers v Sydney Thunder
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Sunday, 1 January 2017
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Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers
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Monday, 2 January 2017
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Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers
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Tuesday, 3 January 2017
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Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars
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Wednesday, 4 January 2017
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Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat
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Thursday, 5 January 2017
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Adelaide Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes
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Friday, 6 January 2017
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Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars
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Saturday, 7 January 2017
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Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Thunder
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Sunday, 8 January 2017
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Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades
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Monday, 9 January 2017
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Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers
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Tuesday, 10 January 2017
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Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers
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Wednesday, 11 January 2017
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Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes
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Thursday, 12 January 2017
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Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder
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Saturday, 14 January 2017
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Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars
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Saturday, 14 January 2017
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Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Renegades
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Monday, 16 January 2017
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Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat
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Tuesday, 17 January 2017
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Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers
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Wednesday, 18 January 2017
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Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Renegades
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Friday, 20 January 2017
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Hobart Hurricanes v Perth Scorchers
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Saturday, 21 January 2017
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Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers
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Saturday, 21 January 2017
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BBL Semi Final 1
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Tuesday, 24 January 2017
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BBL Semi Final 2
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Wednesday, 25 January 2017
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BBL Final
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Saturday, 28 January 2017
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