2025–26 Women's Big Bash League season
| Dates | 9 November – 13 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and knockout finals |
| Champions | Hobart Hurricanes (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Perth Scorchers |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 43 |
| Player of the series | Georgia Wareham (MLR) |
| Most runs | Meg Lanning (MLS) – 579 |
| Most wickets | Ashleigh Gardner (SYS) – 19 Georgia Wareham (MLR) – 19 |
| Official website | WBBL |
The 2025–26 Women's Big Bash League season or WBBL|11 (also known as Weber Women's Big Bash League 2025 for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th season of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), the semi-professional women's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament was started on 9 November 2025, with the Hobart Hurricanes victorious in the final held on 13 December 2025.[1]
The Melbourne Renegades were the defending champions, but failed to qualify during the regular season.[2]
Background
On 11 July 2025, it was announced that the 11th season of the tournament would begin on 9 November 2024, six days after the conclusion of the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup.
Draft
The 2024–25 season players draft was held on 19 June 2025.[3][4][5]
Squads
Unless otherwise specified, all players are Australian.
- As of 7 November 2025
| Adelaide Strikers Coach: Luke Williams |
Brisbane Heat Coach: Mark Sorell |
Hobart Hurricanes Coach: Jude Coleman |
Melbourne Renegades Coach: Simon Helmot |
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| Melbourne Stars Coach: Andrew Christie |
Perth Scorchers Coach: Becky Grundy |
Sydney Sixers Coach: Matthew Mott |
Sydney Thunder Coach: Lisa Keightley |
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- Source: Cricket Australia
Venues
| 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 | |
| CitiPower Centre | WACA Ground | Drummoyne Oval | North Sydney Oval |
| Capacity; 7,000 | Capacity; 10,000 | Capacity; 5,500 | Capacity; 10,000 |
Teams and standings
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hobart Hurricanes (C) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0.662 | Advanced to the play-off phase |
| 2 | Sydney Sixers | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −0.313 | |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers (RU) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −0.132 | |
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0.629 | |
| 5 | Melbourne Renegades | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0.121 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Strikers | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0.077 | |
| 7 | Sydney Thunder | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | −0.126 | |
| 8 | Brisbane Heat | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | −0.869 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
League progression
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
Win–loss table
Below is a summary of results for each team's ten regular season matches, plus finals where applicable, in chronological order. A team's opponent for any given match is listed above the margin of victory/defeat.
| Team's results→ | Won | Tied | Lost | N/R |
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League stage
On 11 July 2025, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.[10]
Brisbane Heat
133 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
3/66 (7.3 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Melbourne Renegades were set a revised target of 66 runs from 8 overs due to rain.
Sydney Thunder
8/181 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
4/182 (19.3 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers
109 (19.3 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
0/112 (12.5 overs) |
Sophia Dunkley 61* (40)
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- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Stars
5/184 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
1/32 (4.2 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
Sydney Thunder
7/148 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
6/151 (18.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers
3/172 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
149 (19.1 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Sixers
9/152 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
4/154 (16.5 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars
4/173 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
8/78 (9 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Perth Scorchers were set a revised target of 95 runs from 9 overs due to rain.
Melbourne Renegades
9/141 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
3/143 (17.4 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Hobart Hurricanes
1/114 (12 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
9/108 (12 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 12 overs per side due to rain.
- Brisbane Heat were set a revised target of 125 runs.
Sydney Sixers
9/142 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
8/118 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Adelaide Strikers
112 (17.4 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
2/55 (9.1 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
- Perth Scorchers were 9 runs ahead of the DLS par score when rain interrupted the match.
Melbourne Stars
7/141 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
6/145 (18.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Adelaide Strikers
7/134 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
6/136 (19.4 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers
7/150 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
1/154 (18.2 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Renegades
155 (19.3 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
4/106 (12 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- Hobart Hurricanes were set a revised target of 106 runs from 13 overs due to rain.
Melbourne Stars
4/219 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
42 (7.4 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Sydney Sixers were set a revised target of 154 runs from 10 overs due to rain.
Sydney Thunder
6/200 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
159 (19.1 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Sixers
9/147 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
136 (18.4 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
Perth Scorchers
4/159 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
158 (19.5 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder
64 (17 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
2/68 (11.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars
8/171 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
9/153 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Brisbane Heat
5/169 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
4/170 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars
6/151 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
114 (16.2 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Renegades
150 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
6/151 (18.4 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Brisbane Heat were eliminated as a result of this match.[11]
Adelaide Strikers
2/45 (5 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
0/43 (2.5 overs) |
Phoebe Litchfield 38* (15)
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- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 5 overs per side due to rain.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
Melbourne Stars
5/160 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
115 (16.3 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers
5/186 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
3/189 (19.1 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Brisbane Heat
9/149 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
4/151 (19.4 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder
6/174 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
4/176 (19.1 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Hobart Hurricanes
4/176 (17 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
98 (15.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain.
- Melbourne Stars were set a revised target of 180 runs.
Perth Scorchers
5/184 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
9/154 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Sydney Thunder were eliminated as a result of this match.[11]
Sydney Sixers
5/164 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
8/148 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
Sydney Thunder
7/153 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
6/130 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Sixers
9/130 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
4/134 (16.2 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Hobart Hurricanes advanced to the Final as a result of this match.[12]
Adelaide Strikers
4/167 (20 overs) |
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- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to a ball being inadvertently rolled into the pitch, causing a large divot and a significant change to the pitch conditions.
Melbourne Stars
6/66 (10 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
1/79 (7.1 overs) |
Rhys McKenna 24 (22)
Lucy Finn 2/10 (2 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain.
- Sydney Thunder were set a revised target of 76 runs.
Brisbane Heat
7/164 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
3/165 (19.2 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Melbourne Renegades were eliminated as a result of this match.[11]
Sydney Sixers
4/173 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
7/172 (20 overs) |
Play-offs
| Knockout | Challenger | The Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Hobart Hurricanes | 2/141 (15 overs) | |||||||||||
| 2 | Sydney Sixers | 8/183 (20 overs) | CW | Perth Scorchers | 5/137 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 5/173 (20 overs) | KW | Perth Scorchers | 6/172 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 9/145 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
Knockout
Perth Scorchers
5/173 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
9/145 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Challenger
Perth Scorchers
8/183 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
6/172 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
The Final
Perth Scorchers
5/137 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
2/141 (15 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Highest team totals
| Score | Team | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219/4 (20 overs) | Melbourne Stars | Sydney Sixers | North Sydney Oval, Sydney | 20 November 2025 |
| 200/6 (20 overs) | Sydney Thunder | Brisbane Heat | Allan Border Field, Brisbane | 21 November 2025 |
| 189/3 (19.1 overs) | Hobart Hurricanes | Perth Scorchers | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 29 November 2025 |
| 186/5 (20 overs) | Perth Scorchers | Hobart Hurricanes | ||
| 184/5 (20 overs) | Melbourne Stars | Adelaide Strikers | Junction Oval, Melbourne | 10 November 2025 |
| Perth Scorchers | Melbourne Stars | WACA Ground, Perth | 9 December 2025 | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[14] Last updated: 9 December 2025 | ||||
Most individual runs
| Runs | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 549 | Beth Mooney | Perth Scorchers |
| 479 | Meg Lanning | Melbourne Stars |
| 432 | Danni Wyatt-Hodge | Hobart Hurricanes |
| 412 | Ellyse Perry | Sydney Sixers |
| 354 | Sophia Dunkley | Sydney Sixers |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[15] Last updated: 9 December 2025 | ||
Highest individual score
| Runs | Player | Team | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | Meg Lanning | Melbourne Stars | Sydney Sixers |
| 111 | Ellyse Perry | Sydney Sixers | Adelaide Strikers |
| 105 | Beth Mooney | Perth Scorchers | Brisbane Heat |
| 94* | Beth Mooney | Perth Scorchers | Brisbane Heat |
| 93* | Marizanne Kapp | Melbourne Stars | Brisbane Heat |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[16] Last updated: 9 December 2025 | |||
Most wickets
| Wickets | Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Georgia Wareham | Melbourne Renegades | ||
| 19 | Ashleigh Gardner | Sydney Sixers | ||
| 16 | Sophie Day | Melbourne Stars | ||
| 16 | Heather Graham | Hobart Hurricanes | ||
| 15 | Sophie Devine | Perth Scorchers | ||
| 15 | Linsey Smith | Hobart Hurricanes | ||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[17] Last updated: 9 December 2025 | ||||
Awards
Player of the tournament
Player of the Tournament votes are awarded on a 3–2–1 basis by the two standing umpires at the conclusion of every match.[18]
| Pos. | Player | Team | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Wareham | Melbourne Renegades | 25 |
| 2 | Meg Lanning | Melbourne Stars | 24 |
| =3 | Sophie Devine | Perth Scorchers | 22 |
| =3 | Danni Wyatt-Hodge | Hobart Hurricanes | 22 |
| 5 | Beth Mooney | Perth Scorchers | 20 |
Team of the tournament
The team of the tournament was announced on 11 December 2025, as selected by the eight head coaches of the participating teams.[19]
- Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Hobart Hurricanes)
- Meg Lanning (Melbourne Stars)
- Beth Mooney (wk) (Perth Scorchers)
- Ellyse Perry (Sydney Sixers)
- Sophie Devine (Perth Scorchers)
- Ashleigh Gardner (Sydney Sixers)
- Georgia Wareham (c) (Melbourne Renegades)
- Heather Graham (Hobart Hurricanes)
- Kim Garth (Melbourne Stars)
- Shabnim Ismail (Sydney Thunder)
- Sophie Day (Melbourne Stars)
- 12th: Phoebe Litchfield (Sydney Thunder)
Other awards
| Award | Player | Team | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden bat | Meg Lanning | Melbourne Stars | Most runs in regular season |
| Golden arm | Georgia Wareham | Melbourne Renegades | Most wickets in regular season |
| Young gun | Lucy Hamilton | Brisbane Heat | Best performance by player 21 or younger |
| Source:[20] | |||
See also
References
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- ^ "Champions! 'Gades complete fairytale with maiden WBBL title". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ "Sixers overcome long odds as WBBL|11 Draft order, date revealed". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ "🗓️ Mark your calendars 🗓️ Draft Day is coming!".
- ^ "Big Bash drafts moved earlier in bid to secure best overseas players". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ "WBBL draft: Ecclestone moves to Strikers after Sixers pick Dunkley". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "As it happened in the WBBL|11 overseas player draft". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "Renegades recruit English duo for WBBL title defence". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ "Darlington ruled out of WBBL 11 with knee injury". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ "Grand final rematch, triple-header to launch WBBL|11". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "WBBL finals race down to Sunday's virtual quarterfinal". www.cricket.com.au. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "Renegades keep slim hopes alive, 'Canes to host WBBL|11 final". www.cricket.com.au. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ a b c "Sixers make finals in one-run win as Perry smashes 111". www.cricket.com.au. 7 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "2025–26 Women's BBL | Team records | Highest totals | Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
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- ^ "2025–26 Women's BBL | Batting records | Most runs by innings | Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ "2025–26 Women's BBL | Bowling records | Most wickets | Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ Jolly, Laura (9 December 2025). "Wareham crowned WBBL's best after brilliant all-round season". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Wareham to captain of official WBBL|11 Team of the Tournament". Cricket Australia. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ Mason, Luke (8 December 2025). "Teenage prodigy claims WBBL|11 Young Gun award". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 9 December 2025.