After the action-packed Women's T20 World Cup, the tenth season of the WBBL is soon to start. What's new this season? When does the tournament start? Who's in the squads? Here's everything you need to know. When Does It Start? The Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) will start on this Sunday with a lot of action at stake. Its opening match will be played at the Adelaide Oval, which current champions Adelaide Strikers, will play against Brisbane Heat-the team that defeated them at the final last season. Then there will be a match between Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Sixers; while Perth Scorchers play Melbourne Stars at WACA in the evening. Date of the Tournament The regular season will start on 27th October 2024 and will end on 24th November 2024. Then, finals of one week will lead to the championship decider on December 1. Broadcast Details All the matches of WBBL 2024-25 will be telecasted live on Sony Sports Network in India, while it will be streamed live on Disney+Hotstar. Tournament Structure The WBBL has been reduced to 40 league games. Each team will play 10 games compared to the 14 played last season, which will be able to accommodate the busy women's cricket calendar. The finals structure is the same with top four qualify into finals. The final will be played at the ladder-top side's venue. The knockout on November 27 will be played between the third-placed side and the fourth-placed side. The winner there goes on to the second-placed side for a final chance: the winner gets the opportunity to go into finals this season, unlike previous seasons where the second-placed side hosted both knockouts. Also Read | 10 Most Beautiful Indian Female Cricket Players Overseas Draft Picks Here are the international players for each team: - Adelaide Strikers: Laura Wolvaardt, Orla Prendergast, Smriti Mandhana (pre-sign) - Brisbane Heat: Jemimah Rodrigues, Shikha Pandey, Nadine de Klerk (pre-sign) - Hobart Hurricanes: Danni Wyatt, Lizelle Lee (pre-sign), Chloe Tryon - Melbourne Renegades: Deandra Dottin, Hayley Matthews (pre-sign), Alice Capsey - Melbourne Stars: Deepti Sharma, Marizanne Kapp (pre-sign), Yastika Bhatia - Perth Scorchers: Sophie Devine (pre-sign), D Hemalatha, Amy Jones - Sydney Sixers: Sophie Ecclestone, Amelia Kerr (pre-sign), Hollie Armitage - Sydney Thunder: Heather Knight, Georgia Adams, Shabnim Ismail, Chamari Athapaththu (pre-sign) Player Availability Some players will be arriving late and might also miss the games, including finals. Indian and New Zealand players will join later due to the ODI series. For English and South African players, they may leave early because of the upcoming bilateral series. The squads Adelaide Strikers: Jemma Barsby, Darcie Brown, Maggie Clark, Tahlia McGrath, Bridget Patterson, Madeline Penna, Orla Prendergast, Ellie Johnston, Katie Mack, Eleanor Larosa, Smriti Mandhana, Anesu Mushangwe, Megan Schutt, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Laura Wolvaardt Brisbane Heat: Nadine de Klerk, Sianna Ginger, Lucy Hamilton, Shikha Pandey, Grace Parsons, Georgia Redmayne, Jemimah Rodrigues, Nicola Hancock, Grace Harris, Laura Harris, Jess Jonassen, Charli Knott, Ruby Strange, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Mikayla Wrigley Hobart Hurricanes: Suzie Bates, Kathryn Bryce (Associate Rookie), Hayley Silver-Holmes, Tabatha Saville, Amy Smith, Lauren Smith, Nicola Carey, Zoe Cooke, Heather Graham, Ruth Johnston, Lizelle Lee, Molly Strano, Rachel Trenaman, Chloe Tryon, Elyse Villani, Callie Wilson, Danni Wyatt Melbourne Renegades: Emma de Broughe, Alice Capsey, Milly Illingworth, Hayley Matthews, Sophie Molineux, Tara Norris (Associate Rookie), Georgia Prestwidge, Sarah Coyte, Josie Dooley, Deandra Dottin, Nicole Faltum, Ella Hayward, Naomi Stalenberg, Linsey Smith, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham, Courtney Webb Melbourne Stars: Yastika Bhatia, Sophie Day, Tess Flintoff, Kim Garth, Rhys McKenna, Sasha Moloney, Sophie Reid, Maisy Gibson, Hasrat Gill, Liv Henry, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning, Deepti Sharma, Annabel Sutherland Perth Scorchers: Sophie Devine, Chloe Ainsworth, Stella Campbell, Amy Jones, Alana King, Carly Leeson, Lilly Mills, Beth Mooney, Chloe Piparo, Maddy Darke, Hemalatha Dayalan, Amy Edgar, Mikayla Hinkley, Ebony Hoskin, Ni Made Putri Suwandewi (Associate Rookie) Sydney Sixers: Hollie Armitage, Caoimhe Bray, Maitlan Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy, Amelia Kerr, Isabella Malgioglio, Kate Pelle, Ellyse Perry, Kate Peterson, Courtney Sippel, Sarah Bryce (Associate Rookie), Erin Burns, Mathilda Carmichael, Lauren Cheatle, Sophie Ecclestone, Elsa Hunter (local replacement), Frankie Nicklin (local replacement) Sydney Thunder: Georgia Adams, Chamari Athapaththu, Sam Bates, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Heather Knight, Anika Learoyd, Phoebe Litchfield, Claire Moore, Ella Briscoe, Hannah Darlington, Sienna Eve, Saskia Horley, Shabnim Ismail, Taneale Peschel, Georgia Voll, Tahlia Wilson Also Read | Most Runs in Women's Cricket: Top Scorers Across Formats What's New This Season? WBBL Season 10 will feature the third umpire in every game for the first time and most of the games with the Decision Review System. A total of 33 games will have full DRS out of 43 games, while the remaining 10 games will be done with calls on line decisions such as stumpings and run-outs through the TV umpire. It introduced the innings timer, as done first in the BBL. The teams must prepare themselves to face the first ball of the 20th over within 73 minutes. If they go past time, they incur penalty by getting an extra fielder inside the circle. Players to Watch Phoebe Litchfield The 21-year-old up-and-coming star has been appointed as the captain of Sydney Thunder, making her the youngest full-time captain in WBBL history. Litchfield, the left-hander with an inventive style, had a great last season with 309 runs at a strike rate of 130.37. Fans are keen to see how she leads Thunder this season, especially after being used down the order at the T20 World Cup. Annabel Sutherland Along with Litchfield, Sutherland was promoted to the captaincy where she will lead Melbourne Stars. Having had a superb Hundred season where she made 212 runs at a strike rate of 137.66, Sutherland will be a crucial part of the batting order of the Stars this season as she can bat and bowl all around. Amelia Kerr Fresh off a Player-of-the-World Cup performance, New Zealand's Kerr joins this season for Sydney Sixers, who have made her the transfer from Brisbane Heat after an exceptional display of skills in leading. It is skills and leadership that might usher the team back to winning finals after missing them entirely last season. Deandra Dottin Deandra Dottin returns to the WBBL with Melbourne Renegades and is at a great juncture in her form after the successful outing of the T20 World Cup. A renowned power-hitter, Dottin ended the tournament with a strike rate of 162.16, striking nine sixes during the campaign. Melbourne Renegades, who bottomed the table at the end of the last season, rely on Dottin for redemption this season.