2022-23 Big Bash League: Sydney Thunder to take on Melbourne Stars in opener on December 13
India Today
Three new venues - Lavington Sports Ground in Albury, Cazalys Stadium in Cairns and North Sydney Oval - will stage home matches for Sydney Thunder, Brisbane Heat and Sydney Sixers respectively.
Sydney Thunder will take on Melbourne Stars in the curtain raiser of the 12th edition of the Big Bash League (BBL), Cricket Australia announced on Thursday.
The final of the tournament has been scheduled for February 4 as the Australian cricket board has said that it is prioritising the return of spectators to grounds after two Covid-hit years.
As many as 17 venues will host the upcoming season, including three new venues - Lavington Sports Ground in Albury, Cazalys Stadium in Cairns and North Sydney Oval to stage home matches for Sydney Thunder, Brisbane Heat and Sydney Sixers respectively.
#BBL12 SCHEDULEThe 12th instalment of the Big Bash is coming your way this summer! pic.twitter.com/npDQAd7U7c
"The 12th season is setting up to have everything we love about the Big Bash - great players, full stadiums of home fans and the best nights of entertainment anywhere this summer," Alistair Dobson, Cricket Australia's General Manager of Big Bash Leagues, said in a statement.
