Anticipation is building towards the 2025-26 Big Bash League (BBL) and Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), so naturally, the Australian franchises are securing their respective squads. With some big signings, tactical departures, and overseas firepower, we can expect a monumental summer of elite T20 cricket in both competitions.
BBL Teams 2025-26 and WBBL Teams 2025-26
Adelaide Strikers
BBL Team 2025-26
Players: Cameron Boyce, Jordan Buckingham, Alex Carey, Thomas Kelly, Harry Nielsen, Jamie Overton (Eng), Lloyd Pope, Alex Ross, Jason Sangha, Matt Short, Henry Thorton
In: Jason Sangha
Out: Brendan Doggett (Renegades), Jake Weatherald (Hurricanes)
WBBL Team 2025-26
Players: Darcie Brown, Anesu Mushangwe, Tahlia McGrath, Madeline Penna, Megan Schutt, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Laura Wolvaardt (RSA)
Out: Katie Mack (Scorchers)
Brisbane Heat
BBL Team 2025-26
Players: Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Lachlan Hearne, Spencer Johnson, Usman Khawaja, Matt Kuhnemann, Nathan McSweeney, Colin Munro (NZ), Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Renshaw, Callum Vidler, Hugh Weibgen, Jack Wildermuth
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In: Lachlan Hearne, Hugh Weibgen (Thunder)
Out: Mitchell Swepson (Stars)
WBBL Squad 2025-26
Players: Nadine de Klerk (RSA), Sianna Ginger, Lucy Hamilton, Nicola Hancock, Grace Harris, Jess Jonassen, Charli Knott, Grace Parsons, Georgia Redmayne
Out: Laura Harris (Thunder)
Hobart Hurricanes
BBL Squad 2025-26
Players: Iain Carlisle, Nikhil Chaudhary, Nathan Ellis, Chris Jordan (Eng), Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Matthew Wade, Jake Weatherald, Beau Webster, Mac Wright
In: Jake Weatherald (Strikers), Beau Webster (Stars)
Out: Caleb Jewell (Renegades)
WBBL Squad 2025-26
Players: Heather Graham, Ruth Johnston, Lizelle Lee, Hayley Silver-Holmes, Lauren Smith, Molly Strano, Elyse Villani
Melbourne Renegades
BBL Squad 2025-26
Players: Jason Behrendorff, Josh Brown, Harry Dixon, Brendan Doggett, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Caleb Jewell, Nathan Lyon, Fergus O’Neill, Tom Rogers, Tim Seifert (NZ), Will Sutherland, Adam Zampa
In: Jason Behrendorff (Scorchers), Brendan Doggett (Strikers), Caleb Jewell (Hurricanes)
WBBL Squad 2025-26
Players: Emma de Broughe, Tess Flintoff, Milly Illingworth, Hayley Matthews (WI), Naomi Stalenberg
In: Tess Flintoff (Stars)
Out: Ella Hayward (Stars), Georgia Prestwidge (Stars)
Melbourne Stars
BBL Squad 2025-26
Players: Scott Boland, Hilton Cartwright, Tom Curran (Eng), Liam Hatcher, Glenn Maxwell, Hamish McKenzie, Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle, Mark Steketee, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson
In: Liam Hatcher (Thunder), Mitchell Swepson (Heat)
Out: Beau Webster (Hurricanes), Joel Paris (Scorchers)
WBBL Squad 2025-26
Players: Sophie Day, Kim Garth, Ella Hayward, Marizanne Kapp (RSA), Meg Lanning, Rhys McKenna, Ines McKeon, Georgia Prestwidge, Sophie Reid, Annabel Sutherland
In: Ella Hayward (Renegades), Georgia Prestwidge (Renegades)
Out: Hasrat Gill (Thunder), Tess Flintoff (Renegades)
Perth Scorchers
BBL Squad 2025-26
Players: Mitchell Marsh, Matt Kelly, Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie, Sam Fanning, Cooper Connolly, Mahli Beardman, Finn Allen (NZ), Ashton Agar, Lance Morris, Joel Paris, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner
In: Joel Paris (Stars), Bryce Jackson
Out: Jason Behrendorff (Renegades)
WBBL Squad 2025-26
Players: Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine (NZ), Katie Mack, Alana King, Mikayla Hinkley, Ebony Hoskin, Amy Edgar, Chloe Ainsworth
In: Katie Mack (Strikers)
Sydney Sixers
BBL Squad 2025-26
Players: Sean Abbott, Babar Azam (Pak), Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques, Todd Murphy, Mitch Perry, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, Steven Smith
In: Babar Azam (Pak)
WBBL Squad 2025-26
Players: Caoimhe Bray, Maitlan Brown, Lauren Cheatle, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy, Elsa Hunter, Amelia Kerr (NZ), Ellyse Perry, Courtney Sippel
In: Elsa Hunter
Sydney Thunder
BBL Squad 2025-26
Players: Tom Andrews, Wes Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings (Eng), Ollie Davies, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Sam Konstas, Nathan McAndrew, Daniel Sams, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner
Out: Liam Hatcher (Stars), Jason Sangha (Strikers)
WBBL Squad 2025-26
Players: Chamari Athapaththu (SL), Samantha Bates, Hannah Darlington, Hasrat Gill, Laura Harris, Anika Learoyd, Phoebe Litchfield, Taneale Peschel, Georgia Voll, Tahlia Wilson
In: Laura Harris (Heat), Hasrat Gill (Stars)
The BBL and WBBL 2025-26 teams aim to field among the most competitive and evenly matched line-ups in recent years. Right from international superstars such as Babar Azam and Sophie Devine to emerging Australian stars, this season is likely to provide world-class cricketing action. Keep waiting for more signings to come in before the first matches!
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