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BBL 6, 2016

Big Bash League 2016 Schedule released

Melbourne: A New Year's Day blockbuster between the Melbourne Stars and Renegades at the MCG is among the key KFC Big Bash League showdowns unveiled in today's release of the BBL 06 fixture.

Last year's Melbourne derby at the MCG attracted a record crowd of 80,883 and the match-up could be even bigger this summer, with the teams to meet on the evening of Sunday January 1.

Despite some speculation, there will be no Big Bash games played on either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, with Cricket Australia opting to stick with a proven formula that has seen the competition become Australia's best-rating sports competition.

The season will again get underway with reigning champions Thunder hosting the Sixers at Spotless Stadium on Tuesday December 20 in the Sydney Smash, with the season to culminate in the Big Final on Saturday January 28, to be hosted by the highest qualifying team.

The now traditional New Year's Eve fixture will return to the, Adelaide Oval, with the Strikers hosting the Sixers, while the Melbourne Derbies will again be played across the first two weekends in January.

The Stars and Thunder will meet in a replay of last year's final at Spotless Stadium on Wednesday January 4.

The schedule will also feature four prime-time double-headers, but in a change from recent seasons, the Boxing Day action will take place at Blundstone Arena instead of the WACA as the Hurricanes meet the Stars.

The WACA will instead host the second match of the New Year's Day double-header when the Scorchers play the Thunder.

There will be 14 double-headers with the Women's Big Bash League - up from 10 last summer - including the blockbuster New Year's Eve match in Adelaide and the Melbourne derby at the MCG on January 1.

Network Ten's BBL coverage - which won the Logie Award for 'Most Outstanding Sports Coverage' last month - has become a regular feature of Australian summers and all matches will again be broadcast live across the country.

Boasting a national average audience of 1.1 million viewers on Network Ten, the BBL has soared above the Australian Football League and National Rugby League, which average 804,000 and 887,600 per match on free-to-air television respectively.

Sydney Thunder's triumph over Melbourne Stars in the BBL final claimed the highest ratings for BBL|05, with 1.79 million tuning in to see Mike Hussey's men claim their first title.

In total, BBL|06 will feature 35 games in 40 days across the summer school holidays.

Entry level ticket prices remain unchanged for the sixth straight season, with general public tickets to go on sale on Thursday, October 6.

Schedule:
Tue Dec 20: 19:40 local (08:40 GMT)
1st Match - Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers, Sydney Showground Stadium (night)

Wed Dec 21: 19:10 local (08:40 GMT)
2nd Match - Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane Heat, Adelaide Oval (night)

Thu Dec 22: 19:40 local (08:40 GMT)
3rd Match - Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Thunder, Docklands Stadium, Melbourne (night)

Fri Dec 23: 18:10 local (07:10 GMT)
4th Match - Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes, SCG (d/n)

Fri Dec 23: 18:15 local (10:15 GMT)
5th Match - Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers, WACA Perth (d/n)

Mon Dec 26: 19:10 local (08:10 GMT)
6th Match - Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Stars, Bellerive Oval, Hobart (night)

Tue Dec 27: 19:10 local (08:10 GMT)
7th Match - Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers, SCG (night)

Wed Dec 28: 19:10 local (08:10 GMT)
8th Match - Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat, Sydney Showground Stadium (night)

Thu Dec 29: 19:40 local (08:40 GMT)
9th Match - Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers, Docklands Stadium, Melbourne (night)

Fri Dec 30: 18:10 local (08:10 GMT)
10th Match - Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes, Brisbane Cricket Ground (d/n)

Sat Dec 31: 18:40 local (08:10 GMT)
11th Match - Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers, Adelaide Oval (night)

Sun Jan 1: 18:10 local (07:10 GMT)
12th Match - Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades, MCG (d/n)

Sun Jan 1: 18:15 local (10:15 GMT)
13th Match - Perth Scorchers v Sydney Thunder, WACA Perth (d/n)

Mon Jan 2: 19:10 local (08:10 GMT)
14th Match - Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers, Bellerive Oval, Hobart (night)

Tue Jan 3: 18:10 local (08:10 GMT)
15th Match - Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers, Brisbane Cricket Ground (night)

Wed Jan 4: 19:10 local (08:10 GMT)
16th Match - Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars, Sydney Showground Stadium (night)

Thu Jan 5: 16:10 local (08:10 GMT)
17th Match - Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat, WACA Perth (d/n)

Fri Jan 6: 18:40 local (08:10 GMT)
18th Match - Adelaide Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes, Adelaide Oval (night)

Sat Jan 7: 19:10 local (08:10 GMT)
19th Match - Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars, Docklands Stadium, Melbourne (night)

Sun Jan 8: 19:10 local (08:10 GMT)
20th Match - Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Thunder, Bellerive Oval, Hobart (night)

Mon Jan 9: 19:40 local (08:40 GMT)
21st Match - Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades, SCG (night)

Tue Jan 10: 19:40 local (08:40 GMT)
22nd Match - Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers, MCG (night)

Wed Jan 11: 18:40 local (08:40 GMT)
23rd Match - Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers, Brisbane Cricket Ground (night)

Thu Jan 12: 19:40 local (08:40 GMT)
24th Match - Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes, Docklands Stadium, Melbourne (night)

Sat Jan 14: 18:10 local (07:10 GMT)
25th Match - Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers, SCG (d/n)

Sat Jan 14: 18:15 local (10:15 GMT)
26th Match - Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars, WACA Perth (d/n)

Mon Jan 16: 19:10 local (08:40 GMT)
27th Match - Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Renegades, Adelaide Oval (night)

Tue Jan 17: 19:40 local (08:40 GMT)
28th Match - Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat, MCG (night)

Wed Jan 18: 19:40 local (08:40 GMT)
29th Match - Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers, Sydney Showground Stadium (night)

Fri Jan 20: 18:40 local (08:40 GMT)
30th Match - Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Renegades, Brisbane Cricket Ground (night)

Sat Jan 21: 16:20 local (05:20 GMT)
31st Match - Hobart Hurricanes v Perth Scorchers, Bellerive Oval, Hobart (d/n)

Sat Jan 21: 19:25 local (08:25 GMT)
32nd Match - Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers, MCG (night)

Tue Jan 24
1st Semi-Final - TBA v TBA Venue TBC (night)

Wed Jan 25
2nd Semi-Final - TBA v TBA Venue TBC (night)

Sat Jan 28
Final - TBA v TBA Venue TBC (night)


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