The 2026–27 Women's Big Bash League season or WBBL|12 will be the 12th season of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). The tournament will start on 29 October 2026 and the final scheduled to be held on 5 December 2026. The Hobart Hurricanes are the defending champions.
Background The Women's Big Bash League is a professional Women's Twenty20 cricket league held in Australia and organised by Cricket Australia. It was first held in 2015–16, following the creation of the men's league a few years prior, with the 2026–27 season marking its twelfth edition. The eleventh edition was won by the Hobart Hurricanes, who defeated the Perth Scorchers in the final.
Format changes "Designated batters" will be implemented for the first time. Similar to the "X-Factor player" from 2020–21, teams will be able to nominate a player who will not be allowed to field or bowl. Over-rate penalty rules will also be changed, enforcing full powerplay restrictions on teams who breach the over-rate timer.
Teams + Team Home ground(s) Captain Head coach Adelaide Strikers Karen Rolton Oval Tahlia McGrath Luke Williams Brisbane Heat Allan Border Field Georgia Redmayne Mark Sorell Hobart Hurricanes Bellerive Oval Jude Coleman Melbourne Renegades Junction Oval Sophie Molineux Gavan Twining Melbourne Stars Junction Oval Annabel Sutherland Richard Pyrah Perth Scorchers WACA Ground Sophie Devine Becky Grundy Sydney Sixers North Sydney Oval Ashleigh Gardner Peter Clarke Sydney Thunder Drummoyne Oval Phoebe Litchfield Lisa Keightley
Personnel changes Coaching changes Peter Clarke became the head coach of the Sydney Sixers in July 2026 following Matthew Mott's move to the men's team. Richard Pyrah was announced as the head coach of the Melbourne Stars in August, following Andy Christie's move to assistant coach. That same month, Gavan Twining was announced as the head coach of the Melbourne Renegades.
Captaincy changes Previous Hobart Hurricanes captain Elyse Villani announced her retirement from the Women's Big Bash League in December 2025. Jess Jonassen stepped down also as captain in March 2026, but will continue to play.
Squads
Each team is allowed to sign an 15-player squad, including a maximum of 10 players signed before 27 August 2026. Teams are allowed to sign additional replacement players in the instance that one of their players is unavailable. Following the removal of the International Player Draft, teams are able to sign foreign players directly.
+Squads contracted for the 2026–27 Women's Big Bash League season Adelaide Strikers Brisbane Heat Hobart Hurricanes Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Stars Perth Scorchers Sydney Sixers Sydney Thunder Tahlia McGrath (c) Maia Bouchier (ENG) Darcie Brown Emma de Broughe Sophie Ecclestone (ENG) Ellie Johnston Eleanor Larosa Bridget Patterson Madeline Penna Megan Schutt Amanda-Jade Wellington Laura Wolvaardt (SA) Georgia Redmayne (c) Lily Bassingthwaighte Bonnie Berry Lucy Bourke Sianna Ginger Sarah Glenn (ENG) Lucy Hamilton Grace Harris Jess Jonassen Charli Knott Annie O'Neil Orla Prendergast (IRL) Mikayla Wrigley Nicola Carey Heather Graham Ella Hayward Chinelle Henry (WIN) Ruth Johnston Lizelle Lee Hayley Silver-Holmes Amy Smith Lauren Smith Linsey Smith (ENG) Molly Strano Rachel Trenaman Callie Wilson Danni Wyatt-Hodge (ENG) Sophie Molineux (c) Deandra Dottin (WIN) Nicole Faltum Tess Flintoff Milly Illingworth Sara Kennedy Hayley Matthews (WIN) Tayla Vlaeminck Georgia Wareham Courtney Webb Annabel Sutherland (c) Sophie Day Charlie Dean (ENG) Kim Garth Dani Gibson (ENG) Amy Jones (ENG) Meg Lanning Rhys McKenna Indigo Noble Sophie Devine (c) (NZL) Chloe Ainsworth Amy Edgar Ebony Hoskin Freya Kemp (ENG) Alana King Katie Mack Lilly Mills Beth Mooney Fatima Sana (PAK) Ruby Strange Ashleigh Gardner (c) Caoimhe Bray Maitlan Brown Erin Burns Alice Capsey (ENG) Lauren Cheatle Maddy Darke Sophia Dunkley (ENG) Elsa Hunter Amelia Kerr (NZL) Frankie Nicklin Ellyse Perry Courtney Sippel Phoebe Litchfield (c) Jemma Barsby Samantha Bates Hannah Darlington Lucy Finn Hasrat Gill Nicola Hancock Laura Harris Heather Knight (ENG) Anika Learoyd Georgia Voll Tahlia Wilson
Notes Unless otherwise specified, all players are Australian.
Venues Eight venues were selected to host the tournament. Adelaide Brisbane Hobart Adelaide Oval Karen Rolton Oval Allan Border Field Bellerive Oval Capacity; 53,500 Capacity; 5,000 Capacity; 6,500 Capacity; 19,500 Melbourne Perth Sydney Junction Oval WACA Ground Drummoyne Oval North Sydney Oval Capacity; 7,000 Capacity; 10,000 Capacity; 5,500 Capacity; 10,000
Teams and standings
Points table
League progression
Win–loss table Below is a summary of results for each team's regular season matches, plus finals where applicable, in chronological order.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 AdelaideStrikers (ADS) BrisbaneHeat (BRH) HobartHurricanes (HBH) MelbourneRenegades (MLR) MelbourneStars (MLS) PerthScorchers (PRS) SydneySixers (SYS) SydneyThunder (SYT)
Team's results→ Won Tied Lost
League stage
Cricket Australia announced the full schedule on 2 July 2026, which included dates for playoff matches.
Knockout stage
Knockout
Challenger
The Final
See also 2026–27 Big Bash League season
References
External links
Series home on Cricinfo