Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL)

The Women's Big Bash League or the WBBL is the premier Australian women's domestic T20 league. The tournament replaced the Australian Women's T20 Cup that ran from 2007-08 to 2014-15 season. The tournament is organized by Cricket Australia every year.

Before WBBL, Cricket Australia used to conduct the Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup. The final of the competition was played as a double-header alongside the Twenty20 Big Bash and later the Big Bash League. The tournament featuring the Australian players ran from the 2009–10 season to 2014–15.

After the 2014-15 season, Cricket Australia decided to launch the Women's Big Bash League to boost women's cricket. The decision was taken to make women's cricket more popular at the grassroots level and encourage more girls and women to play cricket.

In February 2015, Cricket Australia finally announced the launch of WBBL, stating that the tournament would be played from the 2015-16 season. Each of the women's teams aligned to the current men's competition. The tournament was officially launched on 10 July 2015.

The WBBL has gone from strength to strength with each passing season and at Cricket Addictor we make sure to keep the fans well updated with our extensive coverage. Our dedicated writers provide exclusive and first-hand coverage of Women's Big Bash League news or WBBL news.

From the 2019-20 season which is the fifth edition, the WBBL moved to a fully standalone schedule. Leading female cricketers from all around the world including India participate in the WBBL every year.

Talking about the WBBL team list, the eight teams are - Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder. Five of the eight teams have won the tournament at least once so far.

Sydney Thunder, Sydney Sixers, Brisbane Heat, and Adelaide Strikers have won the competition two times each while Perth Scorchers have won it once. Sydney Thunder won the inaugural WBBL season in 2015-16 before Sydney Sixers won the next two editions.

Brisbane Heat then won the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons before Thunder reclaimed the WBBL title in the 2020-21 season. In the 2021-22 season, Perth Scorchers won their maiden WBBL title before Adelaide Strikers won the following two seasons. With another season just a few months away, make sure to follow Cricket Addictor to remain well-updated on the WBBL schedule and other details.

WBBL is one of the most popular women's competitions in the game and our coverage makes sure that no one misses out on any action. In our pre-match coverage, we cover WBBL teams and squads, fantasy cricket tips, WBBL points table as well as all the important stats and records.