Womens Big Bash League 2026 WBBL
🗓️ · 📍 W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
Perth Scorchers Women won by 4 wkts
Brisbane Heat beat Melbourne Stars by 8 wickets with seven balls to spare in WBBL|12 at Junction Oval for their third win in a row. Player of the Match Georgia Redmayne hit 12 fours in 74 not out, and Orla Prendergast made 52 not out, after Amy Jones (74) and Meg Lanning (52) had opened with 108 for the Stars.
Sydney Sixers beat Melbourne Renegades by 11 runs in WBBL|12 at Junction Oval to stay unbeaten. Player of the Match Melie Kerr made 53 off 34, and captain Ashleigh Gardner took three wickets in the final over as the Renegades lost their last five wickets for 6 runs, despite Tess Flintoff's 44.
Full WBBL 2026 schedule: all 40 league matches and three finals from October 29 to December 5, with venues and start times in Australian local time, IST and ET.
Namibia Women beat Rwanda Women by 39 runs in the Victoria Series 2026 at Entebbe. Player of the Match Kayleen Green top-scored with 39 and took 3 for 10 as Rwanda were bowled out for 59 chasing 99. Namibia go top of the table on net run rate.
Yas Lions beat Arabian Aces by 29 runs in the Abu Dhabi T10 2026 at Zayed Cricket Stadium for their third win in a row. Player of the Match Jason Holder hit 21 off 7 and took 3 for 11, including Paul Walter, as the Aces slipped to 14 for 3 chasing 133. Dasun Shanaka made 38 not out.
Adelaide Strikers beat Hobart Hurricanes by 4 wickets off the last ball in WBBL|12 at Bellerive Oval. Player of the Match Emma de Broughe made 41, and Sophie Ecclestone hit two fours in 9 not out off 3 balls as the Strikers needed 10 from the last four. Nicola Carey's 66 not out was in vain.
Perth Scorchers beat Sydney Thunder by 4 wickets with nine balls to spare in WBBL|12 at the WACA Ground to stay unbeaten. Sophie Devine (37) and Katie Mack (31) set up the chase of 160, and Chloe Piparo and Chloe Ainsworth finished it, after Heather Knight's 71 and Anika Learoyd's 53 for the Thunder.
Sydney Sixers beat Melbourne Stars by just 1 run in WBBL|12 at Junction Oval. Player of the Match Ellyse Perry carried her bat for 84 not out off 57, with 13 fours, and took 1 for 5. The Stars needed 7 from the last four balls but fell one short. The Sixers go top of the table.
Perth Scorchers beat Melbourne Renegades by 9 wickets with 39 balls to spare in WBBL|12 at the WACA. Beth Mooney made 58 not out and Sophie Devine 47 not out after the Renegades slumped to 20 for 4. Georgia Wareham's 62 was in vain.
Sydney Thunder beat Brisbane Heat by 6 wickets with 20 balls to spare in WBBL|12 at Drummoyne Oval. Heather Knight made 54 not out off 29, Phoebe Litchfield 41 off 19 and Laura Harris 35 off 16 as the Thunder chased 179. Grace Harris and Georgia Redmayne hit fifties for the Heat.
Perth Scorchers beat Sydney Thunder by 17 runs in WBBL|12 at Drummoyne Oval in a clash of unbeaten teams. Player of the Match Beth Mooney made 80 not out off 55, Sophie Devine retired hurt on 42, and Alana King took 4 for 35, including three wickets in the final over.
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Sydney Sixers beat Sydney Thunder by 9 runs on the DLS method in a rain-reduced 16-over WBBL|12 derby at North Sydney Oval. Player of the Match Ashleigh Gardner hit 64 not out off 25 and took 2 for 37, Ellyse Perry made 59 not out, and Caoimhe Bray took 4 for 28. The Sixers have won all four games.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
c and b Jemma Barsby | 31 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 114.81 |
Ines McKeon lbw b Samantha Bates | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 300.00 |
Sophie Devine (c) b Nadine de Klerk | 37 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 115.63 |
c Laura Harris b Lauren Bell | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 125.00 |
Mikayla Hinkley (wk) run out (Nadine de Klerk) | 24 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 150.00 |
Chloe Piparo not out | 20* | 16 | 2 | 0 | 125.00 |
b HJ Darlington | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
not out | 15* | 8 | 2 | 0 | 187.50 |
| Extras (b 0, lb 6, w 11, nb 0, p 0) | 17 | ||||
| Total (6 wkts, 18.3 Ov, RR 8.65) | 160 | ||||
Did not bat: Alana King, Lilly Mills, Amy Edgar
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Bates | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.00 |
| Lauren Bell | 3.3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7.43 |
| Hannah Darlington | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9.67 |
| Nadine de Klerk | 4 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7.50 |
| Georgia Voll | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Jemma Barsby | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.50 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
c Freya Kemp b Fatima Sana | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 92.86 |
c Mikayla Hinkley b Chloe Ainsworth | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b Sophie Devine | 53 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 120.45 |
b Alana King | 71 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 154.35 |
c Freya Kemp b Amy Edgar | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
not out | 8* | 5 | 1 | 0 | 160.00 |
Tahlia Wilson (wk) not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras (b 1, lb 4, w 4, nb 1, p 0) | 10 | ||||
| Total (5 wkts, 20 Ov, RR 7.95) | 159 | ||||
Did not bat: Jemma Barsby, Hannah Darlington, Lauren Bell, Samantha Bates
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chloe Ainsworth | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.33 |
| Lilly Mills | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.67 |
| Fatima Sana | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.50 |
| Alana King | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Sophie Devine | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.67 |
| Amy Edgar | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
Katie MackBatter
Ines McKeonWK-Batter
Sophie Devine (c)Batting Allrounder
Freya KempBowling Allrounder
Mikayla Hinkley (wk)Batter
Chloe PiparoBatter
Fatima SanaBowling Allrounder
Chloe AinsworthBowling Allrounder
Alana KingBowler
Lilly MillsBowler
Amy EdgarBatter
Beth MooneyWK-Batter
Ebony HoskinBowler
Ruby StrangeBowler
Phoebe Litchfield (c)Batter
Georgia VollBatter
Anika LearoydBatter
Heather KnightBatter
Nadine de KlerkBatting Allrounder
Tahlia Wilson (wk)WK-Batter
Laura HarrisBatter
Jemma BarsbyBowler
Hannah DarlingtonBowler
Lauren BellBowler
Samantha BatesBowler
Nicola HancockBowling Allrounder
Claire MooreBatter
Lucy FinnBowling Allrounder
Hasrat GillBowling Allrounder
