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      <title>Australia’s Big Bash League to be shortened from 2023-24</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL) will be shortened to a 44-game season from 2023-24, Cricket Australia announced on Friday as it brought forward changes in the tournament structure set to be implemented under the new broadcast deal.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Twenty20 competition will be cut by 17 matches, featuring 40 home-and-away matches plus four finals from the next edition.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The changes come 12 months in advance of a seven-year broadcast deal agreed between Cricket Australia and media partners Seven Network and Foxtel.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cricket Australia’s general manager of Big Bash Leagues, Alistair Dobson, said a shorter BBL would allow the league “greater flexibility” to deliver the “best possible fixture for clubs and fans”.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Women’s Big Bash will remain unchanged from its 59-game season.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL) will be shortened to a 44-game season from 2023-24, Cricket Australia announced on Friday as it brought forward changes in the tournament structure set to be implemented under the new broadcast deal.</strong></p>
<p>The Twenty20 competition will be cut by 17 matches, featuring 40 home-and-away matches plus four finals from the next edition.</p>
<p>The changes come 12 months in advance of a seven-year broadcast deal agreed between Cricket Australia and media partners Seven Network and Foxtel.</p>
<p>Cricket Australia’s general manager of Big Bash Leagues, Alistair Dobson, said a shorter BBL would allow the league “greater flexibility” to deliver the “best possible fixture for clubs and fans”.</p>
<p>The Women’s Big Bash will remain unchanged from its 59-game season.</p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 12:07:18 +0500</pubDate>
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