The format of eight-team city-based competition has been modified this season and there won’t be any groups unlike last year. The tournament will consist of 35 matches. Each team will play seven games and top four teams on the points table will qualify for the knock-out stage.
The eight teams participating in the tournament are Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Thunder and Sydney Sixers.
Melbourne Renegades and Melbourne Stars will come head-to-head at Docklands Stadium to kick-off the tournament.
Big Bash League 2012-13 is the second edition of Australia’s premier domestic competition. Sydney Sixers had been emerged victorious of the inaugural season of tournament.
Date
Match Details
TimeVenue
Dec 7 Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars 08:00 GMT | 19:00 local Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Dec 8 Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder 08:00 GMT | 19:00 local Sydney Cricket Ground
Dec 9 Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes 07:00 GMT | 17:00 local Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Dec 9 Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers 10:00 GMT | 18:00 local WACA Ground, Perth
Dec 12 Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars 09:00 GMT | 17:00 local WACA Ground, Perth
Dec 13 Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane Heat 08:30 GMT | 19:00 local Adelaide Oval
Dec 14 Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades 08:00 GMT | 19:00 local Stadium Australia, Sydney
Dec 15 Melbourne Stars v Hobart Hurricanes 08:00 GMT | 19:00 local Melbourne Cricket Ground
Dec 16 Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers 08:00 GMT | 19:00 local Sydney Cricket Ground
Dec 18 Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers 08:30 GMT | 18:30 local Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Dec 19 Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes 08:00 GMT | 19:00 local Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Dec 20 Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers 08:00 GMT | 19:00 local Stadium Australia, Sydney
Dec 21 Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers 08:00 GMT | 19:00 local Melbourne Cricket Ground
Dec 22 Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat 08:00 GMT | 19:00 local Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Dec 23 Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Thunder 05:30 GMT | 16:30 local Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Dec 23 Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers 08:30 GMT | 19:00 local Adelaide Oval
Dec 26 Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes 08:00 GMT | 19:00 local Sydney Cricket Ground
Dec 27 Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars 08:00 GMT | 18:30 local Adelaide Oval
Dec 28 Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat 08:00 GMT | 19:00 local Stadium Australia, Sydney
Dec 29 Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades 10:00 GMT | 18:00 local WACA Ground, Perth
Dec 30 Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers 08:00 GMT | 19:00 local Stadium Australia, Sydney
Jan 1 Hobart Hurricanes v Perth Scorchers 08:00 GMT | 19:00 local Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Jan 2 Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers 08:00 GMT | 19:00 local Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Jan 3 Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars 08:00 GMT | 18:00 local Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Jan 4 Perth Scorchers v Sydney Thunder 10:00 GMT | 18:00 local WACA Ground, Perth
Jan 5 Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers 08:00 GMT | 19:00 local Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Jan 6 Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades 08:00 GMT | 19:00 local Melbourne Cricket Ground
Jan 7 Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers 08:00 GMT | 18:00 local Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Jan 8 Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder (1 v 4) 08:00 GMT | 19:00 local Melbourne Cricket Ground
Jan 10 Adelaide Strikers v Perth Scorchers 08:30 GMT | 19:00 local Adelaide Oval
Jan 12 Hobart Hurricanes v Brisbane Heat 08:00 GMT | 19:00 local Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Jan 15 1st semi-final – TBC v TBC TBC TBC
Jan 16 2nd semi-final – TBC v TBC TBC TBC
Jan 19 Final – TBC v TBC TBC TBC