2017/18 Big Bash League fixture
The 2017/18 Big Bash League season starts on Tuesday, December 19 with a blockbuster Sydney derby between the Sixers and Thunder and ends with the Grand Final on Sunday, February 4.
Eight teams will compete over 47 days, playing 43 games in six states across Australia.
Add in all the action from the Ashes tests, ODIs and T20’s and you have one hell of a cricket season ahead.
After the round-robin fixture, the top four teams on the ladder will compete in semi-finals, with the two winning teams advancing to the Grand Final – the highest-ranked team earning the right to host.
We’ve taken a look at each team’s 10-game fixture:
Melbourne Stars fixture
| Opponent | Date | Venue | Time |
| Brisbane Heat | Wednesday, December 20, 2017 | Gabba | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Perth Scorchers | Tuesday, December 26, 2017 | WACA | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Brisbane Heat | Tuesday, January 2, 2018 | MCG | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Melbourne Renegades | Saturday, January 6, 2018 | MCG | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Adelaide Strikers | Tuesday, January 9, 2018 | Adelaide Oval | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Melbourne Renegades | Friday, January 12, 2018 | Etihad Stadium | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Sydney Sixers | Tuesday, January 16, 2018 | MCG | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Sydney Thunder | Saturday, January 20, 2018 | MCG | 6.10pm AEDT |
| Sydney Sixers | Tuesday, January 23, 2018 | SCG | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Saturday, January 27, 2018 | MCG | 4.10pm AEDT |
The Melbourne Stars will kick off their season against Chris Lynn and the Brisbane Heat on Wednesday, December 20 at the Gabba.
The Stars have a strong finish home in the race to the finals, playing three of their last four matches at the MCG.
Pencil in the January 6 match against cross-town rivals, the Melbourne Renegades, as the one to watch. These two sides have made a habit of attracting crowds of 80,000-plus to the MCG for the blockbuster.
Melbourne Renegades fixture
| Opponent | Date | Venue | Time |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Thursday, December 21, 2017 | Blundstone Arena | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Brisbane Heat | Saturday, December 23, 2017 | Etihad Stadium | 7.20pm AEDT |
| Perth Scorchers | Friday, December 29, 2017 | Etihad Stadium | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Sydney Sixers | Wednesday, January 3, 2018 | TBC | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Melbourne Stars | Saturday, January 6, 2018 | MCG | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Perth Scorchers | Monday, January 8, 2018 | WACA | 7.20pm AEDT |
| Melbourne Stars | Friday, January 12, 2018 | Eithad Stadium | 7.30pm AEDT |
| Adelaide Strikers | Monday, January 22, 2018 | Etihad Stadium | 7.30pm AEDT |
| Sydney Thunder | Wednesday, January 24, 2018 | TBC | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Brisbane Heat | Saturday, January 27, 2018 | Gabba | 7.20pm AEDT |
The Renegades open up their season at Blundstone Arena against the Hobart Hurricanes on Thursday, December 21.
Desperate to make an impact on finals after some disappointing seasons, the Renegades will play four of their five home games at Etihad Stadium. A venue for the match against the Sydney Sixers on Wednesday, January 3 is yet to be announced, but could see the side travel to Geelong.
Adelaide Strikers fixture
| Opponent | Date | Venue | Time |
| Sydney Thunder | Friday, December 22, 2017 | Adelaide Oval | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Sydney Sixers | Thursday, December 28, 2017 | SCG | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Brisbane Heat | Sunday, December 31, 2017 | Adelaide Oval | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Thursday, January 4, 2018 | Blundstone Arena | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Sydney Thunder | Sunday, January 7, 2018 | Spotless Stadium | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Melbourne Stars | Tuesday, January 9, 2018 | Adelaide Oval | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Perth Scorchers | Saturday, January 13, 2018 | TBC | 4.10pm AEDT |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Wednesday, January 17, 2018 | Adelaide Oval | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Melbourne Renegades | Monday, January 22, 2018 | Etihad Stadium | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Perth Scorchers | Thursday, January 25, 2018 | WACA | 7.40pm AEDT |
Can the Adelaide Strikers win their first ever BBL title after seven attempts?
The Strikers will open the season up against last year’s bottom-placed side, the Sydney Thunder, on Friday, December 22 at Adelaide Oval.
They were second in average crowd numbers in the 2016/17 BBL season, attracting 41,275 to their matches. Expect more of the same this summer.
A match against the Melbourne Stars at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday, January 9 should tip in more than 50,000 fans.
Hobart Hurricanes fixture
| Opponent | Date | Venue | Time |
| Melbourne Renegades | Thursday, December 21, 2017 | Blundstone Arena | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Sydney Thunder | Saturday, December 30, 2017 | US | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Sydney Thunder | Monday, January 1, 2018 | Spotless Stadium | 6.10pm AEDT |
| Adelaide Strikers | Thursday, January 4, 2018 | Blundstone Arena | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Sydney Sixers | Monday, January 8, 2018 | Blundstone Arena | 6.10pm AEDT |
| Brisbane Heat | Wednesday, January 10, 2018 | Gabba | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Brisbane Heat | Monday, January 15, 2018 | Blundstone Arena | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Adelaide Strikers | Wednesday, January 17, 2018 | Adelaide Oval | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Perth Scorchers | Saturday, January 20, 2018 | WACA | 9.20pm AEDT |
| Melbourne Stars | Saturday, January 27, 2018 | MCG | 4.10pm AEDT |
Can the Hurricanes recover from a lacklustre seventh-place finish in 2016/17 and climb back up the ladder?
Hobart’s job will not be made easy by the amount of travel the team must complete, playing its last three matches in Adelaide, the WACA and MCG on the final run home to the finals.
Perth Scorchers fixture
| Opponent | Date | Venue | Time |
| Sydney Sixers | Saturday, December 23, 2017 | SCG | 4.10pm AEDT |
| Melbourne Stars | Tuesday, December 26, 2017 | WACA | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Melbourne Renegades | Friday, December 29, 2017 | Etihad Stadium | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Sydney Sixers | Monday, January 1, 2018 | WACA | 9.20pm AEDT |
| Brisbane Heat | Friday, January 5, 2018 | Gabba | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Melbourne Renegades | Monday, January 8, 2018 | WACA | 9.20pm AEDT |
| Sydney Thunder | Thursday, January 11, 2018 | Spotless Stadium | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Adelaide Strikers | Saturday, January 13, 2018 | TBC | 4.10pm AEDT |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Saturday, January 20, 2018 | WACA | 9.20pm AEDT |
| Adelaide Strikers | Thursday, January 25, 2018 | WACA | 7.40pm AEDT |
Can the Scorchers do it again?
Perth has won the BBL championship three times and finished second twice in the league’s six-year history, establishing a powerhouse club that is the envy of the competition.
A healthy schedule with a good run home at the WACA will put the Scorchers in a nice position to have another tilt at a fourth title.
Brisbane Heat fixture
| Opponent | Date | Venue | Time |
| Melbourne Stars | Wednesday, December 20, 2017 | Gabba | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Melbourne Renegades | Saturday, December 23, 2017 | Etihad Stadium | 7.20pm AEDT |
| Sydney Thunder | Wednesday, December 27, 2017 | Gabba | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Adelaide Strikers | Sunday, December 31, 2017 | Adelaide Oval | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Melbourne Stars | Tuesday, January 2, 2018 | MCG | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Perth Scorchers | Friday, January 5, 2018 | Gabba | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Wednesday, January 10, 2018 | Gabba | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Monday, January 15, 2018 | Blundstone Arena | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Sydney Sixers | Thursday, January 18, 2018 | SCG | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Melbourne Renegades | Saturday, January 27, 2018 | Gabba | 7.20pm AEDT |
After being hurt by injuries and player ineligibility as they finished second on the ladder in 2016/17, the Brisbane Heat will be a big contender this season.
Opening up against the Melbourne Stars at home will be an excellent barometer for the side’s aspirations – much will still lie with big hitters Chris Lynn and Brendon McCullum.
Sydney Sixers fixture
| Opponent | Date | Venue | Time |
| Sydney Thunder | Tuesday, December 19, 2017 | Spotless Stadium | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Perth Scorchers | Saturday, December 23, 2017 | SCG | 4.10pm AEDT |
| Adelaide Strikers | Thursday, December 28, 2017 | SCG | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Perth Scorchers | Monday, January 1, 2018 | WACA | 9.20pm AEDT |
| Melbourne Renegades | Wednesday, January 3, 2018 | TBC | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Monday, January 8, 2018 | Blundstone Arena | 6.10pm AEDT |
| Sydney Thunder | Saturday, January 13, 2018 | SCG | 7.20pm AEDT |
| Melbourne Stars | Tuesday, January 16, 2018 | MCG | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Brisbane Heat | Thursday, January 18, 2018 | SCG | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Melbourne Stars | Tuesday, January 23, 2018 | SCG | 7.40pm AEDT |
After jumping from bottom of the ladder to runners-up last season, the Sydney Sixers will be looking to go one better again in BBL 2017/18.
The Sixers open their season against the Sydney Thunder in a blockbuster at Spotless Stadium and have a nice run home, playing three of their last four games at the SCG.
Sydney Thunder fixture
| Opponent | Date | Venue | Time |
| Sydney Sixers | Tuesday, December 19, 2017 | Spotless Stadium | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Adelaide Strikers | Friday, December 22, 2017 | Adelaide Oval | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Brisbane Heat | Wednesday, December 27, 2017 | Gabba | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Saturday, December 30, 2017 | US | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Monday, January 1, 2018 | Spotless Stadium | 6.10pm AEDT |
| Adelaide Strikers | Sunday, January 7, 2018 | Spotless Stadium | 7.10pm AEDT |
| Perth Scorchers | Thursday, January 11, 2018 | Spotless Stadium | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Sydney Sixers | Saturday, January 13, 2018 | SCG | 7.20pm AEDT |
| Melbourne Stars | Saturday, January 20, 2018 | MCG | 6.10pm AEDT |
| Melbourne Renegades | Wednesday, January 24, 2018 | TBC | 7.40pm AEDT |
After winning the 2015/16 BBL title, the Sydney Thunder struggled badly in pursuit of back-to-back gongs and finished dead last in ’16/17.
Can the Thunder bounce back into finals? The key could be in how they perform in a first month with games against the Sixers, Strikers, Heat and Hurricanes.
2018 Big Bash League finals dates
| Match | Opponents | Venue | Date | Time |
| Semi Final #1 | 1st place v 4th place | TBA | Thursday, February 1, 2018 | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Semi Final #2 | 2nd place v 3rd place | TBA | Friday, February 2, 2018 | 7.40pm AEDT |
| Grand Final | semi-final winners | TBA | Sunday, February 4, 2018 | 4.30pm AEDT |
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