Women’s Big Bash League shortened as Cricket Australia launches new state-based T20 competition cricket news

The Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) season will be abbreviated, and a new state-based T20 competition will be introduced as Cricket Australia launches a 10-year plan to invest in women’s cricket, boost grassroots participation and increase commercial revenue. The action plan has been unveiled. The WBBL, which has had a 56-game regular season in each of the nine seasons since its inception in 2015–16, has now changed to a 40-game season, aligning it with the men’s BBL Finals. Teams will now compete in 10 regular season matches instead of 14. The salary cap for clubs will remain unchanged.

The new state-based T20 competition, some details of which are still to be finalised, is expected to run alongside the 50-over Women’s National Cricket League.

According to the cricket.com.au website, the introduction of the new competition means there will be no overall reduction in the women’s game with the tournament providing more top-level playing opportunities for domestic cricketers.

Next season, the new competition will increase salaries for female domestic players. The average salary for female domestic players will increase by eight per cent to AU$163,322 for those holding contracts in both the WBBL and state competitions.

CA has pledged to increase the number of matches held in major stadiums across Australia, with a focus on maximizing women’s international and WBBL attendances at key venues.

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