The 12th edition of the Big Bash League (BBL) is scheduled to be commencing on December 13, 2022, with the grand finale being scheduled to be taking place on February 4, 2023. A total of 56 matches will be played in the group stage and the games will be hosted by several venues across Australia and the fans will get to experience what they missed in the Covid-hit period. T20 specialists from several zones will be locking horns with each other to win the coveted cup and thus the tournament is going to be much anticipated.
The first match of the 2022-23 season will be played between Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Stars on December 13 at the Manuka Oval. Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers locked horns with each other in the final of the tournament in the last couple of seasons. Sixers defeated Scorchers to lift the title in the 10th edition and the exact opposite happened in the previous season as Perth lifted the cup by defeating Sixers.
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Perth Scorchers, the defending champions will be commencing their campaign on December 17 against Sydney Sixers. Just like the previous edition of the competition, eight franchises, namely Adelaide Strikers, Melbourne Stars, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Thunder, Brisbane Heat, and Sydney Sixers will be facing each other at least twice to lift the prized trophy.
Between December 13th to January 25th of the group stage fixtures, there will be just one day off that is on the 25th of December owing to Christmas. Thus, there will be at least one clash on all other days throughout the scheduled period. The eliminator will be played on January 27, whereas the Qualifier and the Knockout game are scheduled for January 28 and January 29 respectively. The Challenger will be played on February 2nd and the finals will be played on February 4.
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Describing the same, general manager of Big Bash League, Alistair Dobson, as per the quotes in ESPNCrinfo said, “We’ve been clear since the end of last season given the disruption of two years that rebounding really strongly this season is such a critical thing for us to achieve. This season is one of if not the most important seasons we’ve had in recent years.”
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