Clarification: WBBL Match Dates

17 Dec 2015

The timing of the WBBL matches is confusing, since they are so far from GMT. On our site, we list everything by GMT, so the match between Hobart and Perth, for example, to be played 19 December in Australia is listed on the 18th of December in our listings. It is the only consistent way for us to show the times.

However, we group the matches that have to be set together in Fantasy Cricket by the day on which they are played based on local time (in Australia in this case). So matches 13 through 15 must be set together before the first match starts Friday in Australia. Matches 16 through 20, including the match that starts on Friday in our lists, must be set before the first match (the Hobart-Perth one)starts on Saturday in Australia, although that time is Friday by GMT and points west, such as the U.S. Likewise, matches 21-25 must be set before the first match starts on Sunday, Australia time.

The easiest way to see what matches must be set together is to look at the cricinfo fixtures complete list for the WBBL. Matches on the same day on that list must be set together.