Scorchers’ mammoth blow; Strikers’ shock coup: Every BBL12 squad analysed

Scorchers’ mammoth blow; Strikers’ shock coup: Every BBL12 squad analysed

BBL12 is almost here and Australia’s premier T20 competition is sure to deliver more excitement than ever.

Following the introduction of the BBL draft, there has never been more international talent littered around the franchises including Andre Russell, Rashid Khan and Trent Boult.

Covid hampered last season’s competition but with restrictions lifted, every team will be able to put their best side on the park every day.

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The Scorchers, fresh off their record fourth BBL title have been hit with two brutal injury blows, and the Sydney Thunder and Sixers will both be hot on their tail.

Throw in the exciting Strikers, who signed T20 heavyweight Chris Lynn, alongside the Hurricanes who boast the reigning Player of the Tournament, Ben McDermott — and this edition of the BBL is sure to be a cracker.

Read below for a full preview of every BBL franchise!

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ADELAIDE STRIKERS

Preview: The Strikers won six games to finish fourth in BBL11, but were eventually bundled out of the finals race by the Sixers.

Adelaide were only a single game away from the grand final after winning The Eliminator against the Hurricanes before upsetting the Thunder at the MCG.

The Strikers had several players sitting high on both the runs and wickets leaderboard – and veteran seamer Peter Siddle blitzed his rivals.

The 38-year-old took 30 wickets across his 17 appearances at an average of 17.73, beating Hayden Kerr and AJ Tye by five scalps.

Middle order master Jono Wells also had a tournament to remember, scoring 501 runs to sit second, including five half centuries and a top score of 73 while Matt Short sat third with 493 runs.

In a huge blow the Strikers have lost Wells but were able to retain Siddle.

Adelaide have recruited NZ all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme, who has amassed 41 T20 games for his nation, alongside the ever-present leg-spinner Rashid Khan and batsmen Adam Hose.

Alongside the international imports, former Heat superstar Chris Lynn has made the move and will spearhead a dangerous Strikers batting line-up.

Historically, the Strikers won the BBL once in the competition’s 11 year history and will be desperate to be in the mix in the back-end of the season.

Squad: Wes Agar, Cameron Boyce, Alex Carey, Harry Conway, Colin de Grandhomme (NZ), Ryan Gibson, Travis Head, Adam Hose (ENG), Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Rashid Khan (AFG), Chris Lynn, Harry Nielsen, Matt Short, Jake Weatherald, Henry Thornton, Peter Siddle

Ins: Chris Lynn (Brisbane Heat), Cameron Boyce (Melbourne Renegades), Colin de Grandhomme, Adam Hose

Outs: Matt Renshaw (Brisbane Heat), Jon Wells (Melbourne Renegades), Spencer Johnson (Brisbane Heat)

Unsigned: Daniel Drew, Ian Cockbain (ENG), George Garton (ENG), Liam O’Connor, Liam Scott, Peter Siddle, Daniel Worrall (ENG – played Country Cricket with an English passport), Fawad Ahmed

Player to look out for: Henry Thornton

Across his seven games last season for the Strikers, the 25-year-old quick took an impressive 13 wickets at an average of 15.92.

Thornton has pace to burn and is one to watch in BBL12.

BRISBANE HEAT

Preview: The Heat were disappointing in BBL11 after finishing fourth in a tight ladder during the 10th edition of Australia’s premier T20 tournament.

Coach Wade Seccombe alongside assistant Darren Lehmann went about dismantling their squad and signed some of the most damaging T20 players across the globe.

Ben Duckett, who hasn’t been retained, led the Heat’s run tally with only 302 while Mark Steketee took 12 wickets, 30 behind the leader in Siddle.

Brisbane have signed proven wicketkeeper batsmen Sam Billings, the experienced Usman Khawaja and New Zealand gun Colin Munro hoping to turn their fortunes around in BBL12.

Josh Brown has also been added to the squad as a replacement player after scoring a staggering 447 runs at an average of 55.88 in Brisbane’s KFC T20 Max competition.

The Heat won the second edition of the BBL back in 2012/13 and haven’t featured in a grand final since.

Squad: Sam Billings (ENG), Colin Munro (NZ), Ross Whiteley (ENG) Xavier Bartlett, James Bazley, Max Bryant, Sam Heazlett, Usman Khawaja, Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Renshaw, Mark Steketee, Mitch Swepson, Jack Wildermuth, Spencer Johnson, Will Prestwidge, Josh Brown (replacement player), Sam Hain (ENG)

Ins: Matt Renshaw (Adelaide Strikers), Usman Khawaja (Sydney Thunder), Sam Billings (Sydney Thunder), Colin Munro (Perth Scorchers), Ross Whiteley, Spencer Johnson (Adelaide Strikers), Will Prestwidge (QLD Premier Cricket), Josh Brown (QLD Premier Cricket), Sam Hain

Outs: Chris Lynn (Adelaide Strikers), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Melbourne Renegades), Paddy Dooley (Hobart Hurricanes)

Unsigned: Ben Duckett (ENG), Fakhar Zaman (PAK), Tom Abell (ENG), Tom Cooper, Cameron Gannon, Liam Guthrie, Nathan McSweeney, Connor Sully, Matt Willans

Player to look out for: Spencer Johnson

After being on the fringes of the Strikers squad, the left-arm quick decided to compete in the KFC T20 Max competition in Brisbane and his move paid dividends.

The 26-year-old held an economy rate of only 5 across the tournament and is reportedly highly rated by Test star Marnus Labuschagne.

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HOBART HURRICANES

Preview: The Hurricanes were beaten in The Eliminator by the Strikers last season, despite Ben McDermott’s ridiculous campaign.

The hard-hitting batsmen amassed 577 runs at an average of 48.08, which included two big hundreds on his way to being crowned BBL11’s Player of the Tournament.

Despite his success, Hobart only managed to win seven games to finish in 5th.

Seamer Tom Rogers also stamped his claim with the ball, taking 20 wickets to sit fifth on the overall leaderboard but has since joined the Renegades.

Unfortunately for the Hurricanes, Pakistan international Shadab Khan will miss the second half of the tournament, bringing English batsmen Zak Crawley into the squad as a replacement.

Hobart drafted all three of their overseas players from Pakistan, adding batsmen Asif Ali and bowling all-rounder Faheem Ashraf.

Australian cricketing legend Ricky Ponting has been tasked with delivering a maiden Big Bash title to Tasmania after signing a three-year deal to become the franchise’s head of strategy.

The Hurricanes have featured in the BBL grand final twice but have been bested by the Strikers and Scorchers.

Squad: Asif Ali (PAK), Faheem Ashraf (PAK), Zak Crawley (ENG), Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Nathan Ellis, Caleb Jewell, Shadab Khan (PAK), Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Joel Paris, Wil Parker, D’Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Chris Tremain, Matthew Wade, Mac Wright, Jimmy Neesham (NZ)

Ins: Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan (Sydney Sixers), Billy Stanlake (Melbourne Stars), Chris Tremain (Sydney Thunder), Paddy Dooley (Brisbane Heat), Zak Crawley, Jimmy Neesham

Outs: Tom Rogers (Melbourne Renegades)

Unsigned: Tom Andrews, Scott Boland, Peter Handscomb, Josh Kann, Harry Brook (ENG), Sandeep Lamichhane (NEP), Jordan Thompson (ENG)

Player to look out for: Tim David

Not much has to be said about David’s lethal ball-striking ability and the Hurricanes will be hoping the gun batsmen can fire in BBL12.

The 26-year-old was awarded an Australian T20 debut against India in Mohali.

MELBOURNE RENEGADES

Preview: The Renegades ran dead last in BBL11 and will be desperate to return to the top of the competition in BBL12.

Aaron Finch led the way with the bat, scoring 386 runs at an average of 38.60, while young gun Mackenzie Harvey chipped in with 231 runs in his 12 appearances.

Meanwhile, experienced quick Kane Richardson starred with the ball, sitting sixth on the overall leaderboard with 19 wickets.

Hoping to revitalise their struggling squad, coach David Saker has made a number of smart recruitment decisions.

The Renegades bolstered their middle order by signing Jono Wells, whilst also adding Tom Rogers who is a proven T20 bowler.

Throw gun spinner and Afghanistan international Mujeeb Ur Rahman and West Indies spinner Akeal Hosein into the mix and the Melbourne side could show significant improvement.

Melbourne will likely boast an experienced top-order including Finch, Marsh, Maddinson and Wells – hoping to pile on runs over the New Year period.

The Renegades took English firebrand Liam Livingston with the first pick in the BBL draft but he has since pulled out, with both Andre Russell and Martin Guptill joining the squad as internationals.

Melbourne have only featured in the one grand final and were able to beat their cross-town rivals, the Stars, to win the 2018/19 edition.

Squad: Nic Maddinson (C), Zak Evans, Aaron Finch, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Martin Guptill (NZ), Peter Handscomb, Sam Harper, Marcus Harris, Mackenzie Harvey, Akeal Hosein (WI), Ruwantha Kellapotha (SRI), Shaun Marsh, Jack Prestwidge, Kane Richardson, Corey Rocchiccioli, Tom Rogers, Andre Russell (WI), Will Sutherland, Mujeeb Ur Rahman (AFG), Jon Wells, Peter Handscomb

Ins: Jon Wells (Adelaide Strikers), Tom Rogers (Hobart Hurricanes), Akeal Hosein, Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Brisbane Heat), Ruwantha Kellapotha, Corey Rocchiccioli, Andre Russell (Melbourne Stars), Martin Guptill, Peter Handscomb (Hurricanes)

Outs: Cameron Boyce (Adelaide Strikers), James Pattinson (released)

Unsigned: Mohammad Nabi (AFG), Unmukt Chand (IND), Reece Topley (ENG), Zahir Khan (AFG), James Seymour, Jonathan Merlo, Josh Lalor, Mitch Perry

Player to look out for: Akeal Hosein.

The 29-year-old is yet to feature in the BBL but the left-arm spinner sits seventh in the ICC rankings for T20 bowling.

Hosein has played 61 games in white ball formats for the West Indies and Renegades coaches will be hoping he can spearhead the team’s attack.

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MELBOURNE STARS

Preview: Considering the star-studded list the Stars boast, the green Melbourne outfit were disappointing in BBL11.

The Stars were heavily impacted by Covid throughout the tournament, and star batsmen Marcus Stoinis only featured eight times.

The Stars won only 7 games and were bundled out of the finals by a singular point, but are ready to bounce back in BBL12 with some shrewd recruitment decisions.

Melbourne took Trent Boult as their Platinum Pick, replacing big quick Billy Stanlake who made the move to Hobart.

Boult’s experience and ability to swing the ball will cause opposing batsmen nightmares.

Meanwhile the Stars retained batsmen Joe Clarke during the second round of the BBL after the Englishmen finished equal second with teammate Glenn Maxwell in the Player of the Tournament leaderboard.

Englishmen Luke Wood will also likely spearhead the pace attack alongside Boult, while Clarke, Stoinis and Nick Larkin will be tasked with scoring bulk of the runs.

Maxwell’s shock leg break could see him miss the entire tournament in a huge blow to the Star’s premiership credentials.

Young gun Campbell Kellaway also stamped his mark on Australian cricket, scoring an unbeaten century against the South African team preparing for the upcoming Test series.

The Stars have been the unluckiest team in the competition historically, reaching three grand finals without a premiership to their name.

Squad: Trent Boult (NZ), Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke (ENG), Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Luke Wood (ENG), Adam Zampa, Tom O’Connell, Sam Elliott, Cam McClure, Campbell Kellaway

Ins: Trent Boult, Luke Wood, Cam McClure, Campbell Kellaway

Outs: Billy Stanlake (Hobart Hurricanes), Andre Russell (Melbourne Renegades)

Unsigned: Qais Ahmad (AFG), Haris Rauf (PAK), Syed Faridoun (PAK), Ahmed Daniyal (PAK), Sebastian Gotch, Peter Nevill, Sam Rainbird

Player to look out for: Nick Larkin.

Larkin has flown under the radar during his time at both the Stars and Sixers, racking up a healthy average of 30.93 in 38 innings.

In BBL11, Larkin struggled scoring only 88 runs in eight games – but expect the classy strokeplayer to bounce back in BBL12.

PERTH SCORCHERS

Preview: The Scorchers were one of the two dominant teams in BBL11 and ended up winning the tournament to take home their record fourth title.

Perth dominated the Sixers in the grand final, batting first to tally 6-171 before bowling their rivals out for 92.

Kurtis Patterson and Colin Munro led the way with the bat scoring 391 and 390 runs respectively, while Tye was the pick of the bowlers, taking 25 wickets to sit second on the total leaderboard.

While the Scorchers have been a dominant force in the BBL, both Patterson and Munro have departed the franchise.

Perth coaches recruited English International Phil Salt during round three of the BBL draft while also taking Laurie Evans as a retention pick in the second round.

Evans has since had his contract terminated after he tested positive for a banned substance during a routine anti-doping test in August.

Salt has also been ruled out due to injury in a huge blow — but one man’s absence could be a pivotal factor in Perth’s success.

The hard-hitting Mitch Marsh has been ruled out the BBL 12 due to a longstanding ankle injury.

Wicketkeeper Josh Inglis, alongside Cameron Bancroft will spearhead the batting order.

Meanwhile, Tye alongside Jason Behrendorff, Jhye Richardson and English International Tymall Mills will be the pace attack with Ashton Agar the spinner.

Faf du Plessis is a handy addition to the squad and will likely feature in the Scorchers’ first seven games before returning home to compete in South Africa’s new T20 league.

Squad: Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Peter Hatzoglou, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Matt Kelly, Tymal Mills (ENG), Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Faf du Plessis (SA)

Ins: Faf du Plessis

Outs: Colin Munro (Brisbane Heat), Kurtis Patterson (Sydney Sixers), Laurie Evans (terminated), Phil Salt (injured), Mitch Marsh (injured)

Unsigned: Brydon Carse (ENG)

Player to look out for: Aaron Hardie.

The 23-year-old scored an unbeaten 174 in the Sheffield Shield final to steer Western Australia to victory.

In BBL11 the wirey all-rounder featured in nine games, scoring 115 runs and taking three wickets.

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SYDNEY SIXERS

Preview: The Sixers have been one of the most dominant franchises in BBL history and will only be spurred on by a grand final defeat in last season.

The magenta side were embarrassed against the Scorchers who lifted the trophy comfortably, only managing to respond to Perth’s 171 with 92.

Superstar batsmen Moises Henriques and Josh Phillipe led the way with the bat, scoring 440 and 429 runs respectively.

Meanwhile, all-rounder Hayden Kerr shined with the ball taking 25 wickets with an impressive average of only 15.

Kerr was the Sixers’ breakout star in BBL11 and the New South Welshmen scored an impressive 98* to down the Strikers one game before the grand final.

The Sixers have bolstered their batting by signing former Thunder and Scorchers opener Kurtis Patterson, while also retaining James Vince who scored 149 runs in nine games.

Sydney took Chris Jordan once again as their platinum draft pick, while also snaring teenage leg-spinner Izharulhaq Naveed who hails from Afghanistan.

The 19-year-old is relatively unknown in the cricketing world, and his draft selections surprised many — but made his mark as a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore net bowling contingent.

Meanwhile, the Sixers have also signed Steve Smith as a replacement player who will feature once James Vince departs.

Smith is set to play four games in January and could feature in the finals in a huge boost for the Sydney side.

The Sixers have taken the trophy home on three occasions and won back-to-back titles in 2019/20 and 2020/21 to go with the title in the first ever BBL season.

Squad: Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Dan Christian, Ben Dwarshuis, Moises Henriques, Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Nathan Lyon, Izharulhaq Naveed (AFG), Chris Jordan (ENG), Steve O’Keefe, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, James Vince (ENG), Todd Murphy, Mickey Edwards, Jack Edwards, Steve Smith (replacement player)

Ins: Kurtis Patterson (Perth Scorchers), Izharulhaq Naveed (Afghanistan)

Outs: Shadab Khan (Hobart Hurricanes)

Unsigned: Carlos Brathwaite (WI), Tom Curran (ENG), Lloyd Pope, Ben Manenti

Player to look out for: Todd Murphy

While this 22-year-old off-spinner may not find a spot in this strong Sixers line-up initially, expect him to stamp his claim once he is thrown the ball.

Murphy earned a call-up to the Australia A squad in June this year after playing only two Sheffield Shield games and clearly is of a classy pedigree.

SYDNEY THUNDER

Preview: The Thunder were hopeful of progressing through to the Challenger Final last season, but were bundled out by the Strikers after failing to chase their hefty 184.

Alex Ross starred in that chase with 56, but ultimately the Sydney side only managed 178.

The Thunder finished third after the regular season and equalled their Sydney rival’s win total, coming away with nine victories.

Dangerous all-rounder Daniel Sams starred with the ball in hand, taking 19 wickets in 15 games while Gurinder Sandhu took an impressive 18 in only 11.

Young gun Jason Sangha stamped his mark on the competition with a breakout season, scoring 445 runs at an average of 49.44 — in only 12 games.

Meanwhile, Alex Hales was also impressive, tallying 383.

The Thunder have lost important wicketkeeper batsmen Sam Billings after he was picked up by the Heat in the first round of the draft.

They retained Hales, whilst also picking up South African Rilee Rossouw and Afghanistan bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi after their platinum pick, David Willey, withdrew from the tournament.

While they drafted well, their biggest inclusion is undoubtedly Australian legend David Warner and the opening batsmen will likely join the team after January 8.

The Thunder have been largely overshadowed by their cross-town rivals, but were able to win a premiership in the 2015/16 season.

Squad: Jason Sangha (C), Ben Cutting, Ollie Davies, Brendan Doggett, Fazalhaq Farooqi (AFG), Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales (ENG), Baxter Holt, Nathan McAndrew, Usman Qadir (PAK), Alex Ross, Rilee Rossouw (RSA), Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Sam Whiteman

Ins: David Warner, Rilee Rossouw, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Usman Qadir

Outs: Sam Billings (Brisbane Heat), Chris Tremain (Hobart Hurricanes), Usman Khawaja (Brisbane Heat)

Unsigned: Muhammad Hasnain (PAK), Saqib Mahmood (ENG), Arjun Nair, Jono Cook

Player to look out for: Tanveer Sangha.

The young leg-spinner has already played 27 games, taking 37 wickets and sat equal third on the wickets leaderboard in his debut season in BBL10.

Last season he took 16 wickets, but expect the impressive 21-year-old to be amongst the BBL’s best this campaign.

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THE SCHEDULE (All times in AEDT)

Tuesday, December 13: Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars, Manuka Oval, Canberra (7.15pm)

Wednesday, December 14: Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers, Adelaide Oval (7.15pm)

Thursday, December 15: Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Renegades, Cazalys Stadium, Cairns (7.15pm)

Friday, December 16: Melbourne Stars v Hobart Hurricanes, MCG (5.05pm)

Friday, December 16: Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers, Sydney Showground (8.15pm)

Saturday, December 17: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers, Optus Stadium, Perth (7.05pm)

Sunday, December 18: Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Thunder, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne (7.15pm)

Monday, December 19: Hobart Hurricanes v Perth Scorchers, University of Tasmania Stadium (7.15pm)

Tuesday, December 20: Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Thunder, Adelaide Oval (7.15pm)

Wednesday, December 21: Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat, GMHBA Stadium, Melbourne (7.15pm)

Thursday, December 22: Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes, SCG (7.15pm)

Friday, December 23: Melbourne Stars v Perth Scorchers, CitiPower Centre, Melbourne (3.30pm)

Friday, December 23: Brisbane Heat v Adelaide Strikers, The Gabba (7pm)

Saturday, December 24: Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades, Blundstone Arena, Tasmania (3.30pm)

Monday, December 26: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars, SCG (6.05pm)

Monday December 26: Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers, Optus Stadium (9:15pm)

Tuesday, December 27: Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat, Sydney Showground (7.15pm)

Wednesday, December 28: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades, SCG (7.15pm)

Thursday, December 29: Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder, Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast (6.05pm)

Thursday December 29: Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars, Optus Stadium (9.15pm)

Friday, December 30: Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Sixers, GMHBA Stadium, Geelong (6.30pm)

Saturday, December 31: Sydney Thunder v Hobart Hurricanes, Lavington Sports Ground, Albury NSW (3.30pm)

Saturday December 31: Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars, Adelaide Oval (7pm)

Sunday, January 1: Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne (1.40pm),

Sunday, January 1: Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers, The Gabba (7.15pm)

Monday, January 2: Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers, Blundstone Arena, Hobart (7.15pm)

Tuesday, January 3: Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades, MCG (7.15pm)

Wednesday, January 4: Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat, North Sydney Oval (6.05pm),

Wednesday, January 4: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Thunder, Optus Stadium (9.15pm)

Thursday, January 5: Adelaide Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes, Adelaide Oval (7.15pm)

Friday, January 6: Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers, MCG (6.30pm)

Saturday, January 7: Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne (6.05pm),

Saturday, January 7: Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat, Optus Stadium (9.15pm)

Sunday, January 8: Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers, Sydney Showground (7.15pm)

Monday, January 9: Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Stars, Blundstone Arena, Hobart (7.15pm)

Tuesday, January 10: Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Renegades, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)

Wednesday, January 11: Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers, The Gabba (7.40pm)

Thursday, January 12: Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers, MCG (7.15pm)

Friday, January 13: Sydney Thunder v Perth Scorchers, Sydney Showground (6.30pm)

Saturday, January 14: Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane Heat, Adelaide Oval (4pm),

Saturday, January 14: Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne (7.30pm)

Sunday, January 15: Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Thunder, Blundstone Arena, Hobart (1.40pm)

Sunday, January 15: Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers, SCG (7.15pm)

Monday, January 16: Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat, MCG (7.15pm)

Tuesday, January 17: Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers, C.ex Coffs International Stadium, Coffs Harbour (7.5pm)

Wednesday, January 18: Perth Scorchers v Hobart Hurricanes, Optus Stadium (7.40pm)

Thursday, January 19: Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades, Manuka Oval, Canberra (7.15pm)

Friday, January 20: Adelaide Strikers v Perth Scorchers, Adelaide Oval (4.30pm)

Friday, January 20: Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes, The Gabba (8pm)

Saturday, January 21: Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder, SCG (7.05pm)

Sunday, January 22: Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars, The Gabba (1.40pm)

Sunday, January 22: Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades, Optus Stadium (7.15pm)

Monday, January 23: Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Sixers, Blundstone Arena, Hobart (7.15pm)

Tuesday, January 24: Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne (7.15pm)

Wednesday, January 25: Hobart Hurricanes v Brisbane Heat, University of Tasmania Stadium (1.40pm)

Wednesday, January 25: Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder, MCG (7.15pm)

Friday, January 27: Eliminator (7.15pm)

Saturday, January 28: Qualifier (7.15pm)

Sunday, January 29: Knockout (7.15pm)

Thursday, February 2: Challenger (7.15pm)

Saturday, February 4: Final (7.15pm)