The 2018 Australian Open described in detail, in the form of day-by-day summaries.
Day 1 (15 January)
Matches on Main Courts |
Matches on Rod Laver Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Women's Singles 1st Round |
Jeļena Ostapenko [7] |
Francesca Schiavone |
6–1, 6–4 |
Women's Singles 1st Round |
Belinda Bencic |
Venus Williams [5] |
6–3, 7–5 |
Men's Singles 1st Round |
Grigor Dimitrov [3] |
Dennis Novak [Q] |
6–3, 6–2, 6–1 |
Men's Singles 1st Round |
Rafael Nadal [1] |
Víctor Estrella Burgos |
6–1, 6–1, 6–1 |
Women's Singles 1st Round |
Daria Gavrilova [23] |
Irina Falconi [Q] |
6–1, 6–1 |
Matches on Margaret Court Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Women's Singles 1st Round |
Zhang Shuai |
Sloane Stephens [13] |
2–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
Men's Singles 1st Round |
Matthew Ebden |
John Isner [16] |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Women's Singles 1st Round |
Monica Puig |
Samantha Stosur |
4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Women's Singles 1st Round |
Caroline Wozniacki [2] |
Mihaela Buzărnescu |
6–2, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 1st Round |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [15] |
Kevin King [Q] |
6–4, 6–4, 6–1 |
Matches on Hisense Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Women's Singles 1st Round |
Julia Görges [12] |
Sofia Kenin |
6–4, 6–4 |
Women's Singles 1st Round |
Tímea Babos |
CoCo Vandeweghe [10] |
7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
Men's Singles 1st Round |
Marin Čilić [6] |
Vasek Pospisil [Q] |
6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–5) |
Men's Singles 1st Round |
Nick Kyrgios [17] |
Rogério Dutra Silva |
6–1, 6–2, 6–4 |
Coloured background indicates a night match |
Day matches began at 11 am, whilst Night matches began at 7 pm AEDT |
Day 2 (16 January)
Matches on Main Courts |
Matches on Rod Laver Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Women's Singles 1st Round |
Karolína Plíšková [6] |
Verónica Cepede Royg |
6–3, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 1st Round |
Alexander Zverev [4] |
Thomas Fabbiano |
6–1, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
Women's Singles 1st Round |
Simona Halep [1] |
Destanee Aiava [WC] |
7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
Men's Singles 1st Round |
Roger Federer [2] |
Aljaž Bedene |
6–3, 6–4, 6–3 |
Women's Singles 1st Round |
Ashleigh Barty [18] |
Aryna Sabalenka |
6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–4 |
Matches on Margaret Court Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Women's Singles 1st Round |
Caroline Garcia [8] |
Carina Witthöft |
7–5, 6–3 |
Women's Singles 1st Round |
Maria Sharapova |
Tatjana Maria |
6–1, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 1st Round |
Novak Djokovic [14] |
Donald Young |
6–1, 6–2, 6–4 |
Women's Singles 1st Round |
Garbiñe Muguruza [3] |
Jessika Ponchet [WC] |
6–4, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 1st Round |
Juan Martín del Potro [12] |
Frances Tiafoe |
6–3, 6–4, 6–3 |
Matches on Hisense Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Women's Singles 1st Round |
Johanna Konta [9] |
Madison Brengle |
6–3, 6–1 |
Women's Singles 1st Round |
Angelique Kerber [21] |
Anna-Lena Friedsam [PR] |
6–0, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 1st Round |
Stan Wawrinka [9] |
Ričardas Berankis [PR] |
6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–2) |
Men's Singles 1st Round |
Tomáš Berdych [19] |
Alex de Minaur [WC] |
6–3, 3–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
Coloured background indicates a night match |
Day matches began at 11 am, whilst Night matches began at 7 pm AEDT |
Day 3 (17 January)
Matches on Main Courts |
Matches on Rod Laver Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Women's Singles 2nd Round |
Elina Svitolina [4] |
Kateřina Siniaková |
4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Women's Singles 2nd Round |
Caroline Wozniacki [2] |
Jana Fett |
3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round |
Rafael Nadal [1] |
Leonardo Mayer |
6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Men's Singles 2nd Round |
Grigor Dimitrov [3] |
Mackenzie McDonald [Q] |
4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 0–6, 8–6 |
Women's Singles 2nd Round |
Elise Mertens |
Daria Gavrilova [23] |
7–5, 6–3 |
Matches on Margaret Court Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Women's Singles 2nd Round |
Marta Kostyuk [Q] |
Olivia Rogowska [WC] |
6–3, 7–5 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [15] |
Denis Shapovalov |
3–6, 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
Women's Singles 2nd Round |
Jeļena Ostapenko [7] |
Duan Yingying |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Women's Singles 2nd Round |
Alizé Cornet |
Julia Görges [12] |
6–4, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round |
Alexandr Dolgopolov |
Matthew Ebden |
7–6(7–0), 6–3, 6–4 |
Matches on Hisense Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Women's Singles 2nd Round |
Kateryna Bondarenko |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [15] |
6–2, 6–4 |
Women's Singles 2nd Round |
Luksika Kumkhum [Q] |
Belinda Bencic |
6–1, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round |
Marin Čilić [6] |
João Sousa |
6–1, 7–5, 6–2 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round |
Nick Kyrgios [17] |
Viktor Troicki |
7–5, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
Coloured background indicates a night match |
Day matches began at 11 am, whilst Night matches began at 7 pm AEDT |
Day 4 (18 January)
Matches on Main Courts |
Matches on Rod Laver Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Women's Singles 2nd Round |
Maria Sharapova |
Anastasija Sevastova [14] |
6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
Women's Singles 2nd Round |
Hsieh Su-wei |
Garbiñe Muguruza [3] |
7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round |
Novak Djokovic [14] |
Gaël Monfils |
4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3 |
Women's Singles 2nd Round |
Ashleigh Barty [18] |
Camila Giorgi |
5–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round |
Roger Federer [2] |
Jan-Lennard Struff |
6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Matches on Margaret Court Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Men's Singles 2nd Round |
Dominic Thiem [5] |
Denis Kudla [Q] |
6–7(6–8), 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 |
Women's Singles 2nd Round |
Angelique Kerber [21] |
Donna Vekić |
6–4, 6–1 |
Women's Singles 2nd Round |
Madison Keys [17] |
Ekaterina Alexandrova |
6–0, 6–1 |
Women's Singles 2nd Round |
Simona Halep [1] |
Eugenie Bouchard |
6–2, 6–2 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round |
Tennys Sandgren |
Stan Wawrinka [9] |
6–2, 6–1, 6–4 |
Matches on Hisense Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Women's Singles 2nd Round |
Caroline Garcia [8] |
Markéta Vondroušová |
6–7(3–7), 6–2, 8–6 |
Women's Singles 2nd Round |
Karolína Plíšková [6] |
Beatriz Haddad Maia |
6–1, 6–1 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round |
Juan Martín del Potro [12] |
Karen Khachanov |
6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(0–7), 6–4 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round |
Alexander Zverev [4] |
Peter Gojowczyk |
6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Coloured background indicates a night match |
Day matches began at 11 am, whilst Night matches began at 7 pm AEDT |
Day 5 (19 January)
Matches on Main Courts |
Matches on Rod Laver Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Women's Singles 3rd Round |
Petra Martić |
Luksika Kumkhum [Q] |
6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
Women's Singles 3rd Round |
Elina Svitolina [4] |
Marta Kostyuk [Q] |
6–2, 6–2 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round |
Grigor Dimitrov [3] |
Andrey Rublev [30] |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round |
Nick Kyrgios [17] |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [15] |
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5) |
Women's Singles 3rd Round |
Caroline Wozniacki [2] |
Kiki Bertens [30] |
6–4, 6–3 |
Matches on Margaret Court Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Women's Singles 3rd Round |
Denisa Allertová [Q] |
Magda Linette |
6–1, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round |
Pablo Carreño Busta [10] |
Gilles Müller [23] |
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
Women's Singles 3rd Round |
Magdaléna Rybáriková [19] |
Kateryna Bondarenko |
7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round |
Rafael Nadal [1] |
Damir Džumhur [28] |
6–1, 6–3, 6–1 |
Women's Singles 3rd Round |
Anett Kontaveit [32] |
Jeļena Ostapenko [7] |
6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |
Matches on Hisense Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Men's Doubles 2nd Round |
Bob Bryan [6] Mike Bryan [6] |
Max Mirnyi Philipp Oswald |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4 |
Women's Singles 3rd Round |
Elise Mertens |
Alizé Cornet |
7–5, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round |
Andreas Seppi |
Ivo Karlović |
6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), 6–7(5–7), 9–7 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round |
Marin Čilić [6] |
Ryan Harrison |
7–6(7–4), 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Coloured background indicates a night match |
Day matches began at 11 am, whilst Night matches began at 7 pm AEDT |
Day 6 (20 January)
- The Simona Halep/Lauren Davis match lasted three hours and 45 minutes, equalling the Australian Open's record for most games played in a women's match at 48. The 142-minute third set lasted longer than all but six female singles matches to date in the tournament.[3]
- Chung Hyeon became the first South Korean player (male or female) to reach the fourth round at the Grand Slam.[4]
- Seeds out:
- Schedule of Play
Matches on Main Courts |
Matches on Rod Laver Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Women's Singles 3rd Round |
Simona Halep [1] |
Lauren Davis |
4–6, 6–4, 15–13 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round |
Chung Hyeon |
Alexander Zverev [4] |
5–7, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
Women's Singles 3rd Round |
Angelique Kerber [21] |
Maria Sharapova |
6–1, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round |
Roger Federer [2] |
Richard Gasquet [29] |
6–2, 7–5, 6–4 |
Matches on Margaret Court Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Women's Singles 3rd Round |
Madison Keys [17] |
Ana Bogdan |
6–3, 6–4 |
Women's Singles 3rd Round |
Karolína Plíšková [6] |
Lucie Šafářová [29] |
7–6(8–6), 7–5 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round |
Dominic Thiem [5] |
Adrian Mannarino [26] |
6–4, 6–2, 7–5 |
Women's Singles 3rd Round |
Naomi Osaka |
Ashleigh Barty [18] |
6–4, 6–2 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round |
Novak Djokovic [14] |
Albert Ramos Viñolas [21] |
6–2, 6–3, 6–3 |
Women's Singles 3rd Round |
Hsieh Su-wei |
Agnieszka Radwańska [26] |
6–2, 7–5 |
Matches on Hisense Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Men's Legends' Doubles Round Robin |
Thomas Johansson Mats Wilander |
John McEnroe Patrick McEnroe |
4–3(5–3), 1–4, 4–2 |
Women's Singles 3rd Round |
Caroline Garcia [8] |
Aliaksandra Sasnovich |
6–3, 5–7, 6–2 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round |
Fabio Fognini [25] |
Julien Benneteau |
3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round |
Tomáš Berdych [19] |
Juan Martín del Potro [12] |
6–3, 6–3, 6–2 |
Coloured background indicates a night match |
Day matches began at 11 am, whilst Night matches began at 7 pm AEDT |
Day 7 (21 January)
Matches on Main Courts |
Matches on Rod Laver Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Women's Singles 4th Round |
Carla Suárez Navarro |
Anett Kontaveit [32] |
4–6, 6–4, 8–6 |
Women's Singles 4th Round |
Caroline Wozniacki [2] |
Magdaléna Rybáriková [19] |
6–3, 6–0 |
Men's Singles 4th Round |
Rafael Nadal [1] |
Diego Schwartzman [24] |
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 4th Round |
Grigor Dimitrov [3] |
Nick Kyrgios [17] |
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(7–4) |
Women's Singles 4th Round |
Elina Svitolina [4] |
Denisa Allertová [Q] |
6–3, 6–0 |
Matches on Margaret Court Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Women's Doubles 3rd Round |
Irina-Camelia Begu [10] Monica Niculescu [10] |
Nadiia Kichenok Anastasia Rodionova |
4–1, ret. |
Men's Singles 4th Round |
Marin Čilić [6] |
Pablo Carreño Busta [10] |
6–7(2–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–0), 7–6(7–3) |
Women's Singles 4th Round |
Elise Mertens |
Petra Martić |
7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
Mixed Doubles 1st Round |
Tímea Babos [5] Rohan Bopanna [5] |
Ellen Perez [WC] Andrew Whittington [WC] |
6–2, 6–4 |
Matches on Hisense Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Men's Legends' Doubles Round Robin |
John McEnroe Patrick McEnroe |
Mansour Bahrami Fabrice Santoro |
2–4, 4–0, 4–3(5–1) |
Men's Doubles 3rd Round |
Bob Bryan [6] Mike Bryan [6] |
Jérémy Chardy Fabrice Martin |
6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Men's Doubles 3rd Round |
Sam Groth [WC] Lleyton Hewitt [WC] |
Pablo Andújar [PR] Albert Ramos Viñolas [PR] |
3–3, ret. |
Men's Singles 4th Round |
Kyle Edmund |
Andreas Seppi |
6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–2, 6–3 |
Mixed Doubles 1st Round |
Demi Schuurs Jean-Julien Rojer |
Monique Adamczak [WC] Matthew Ebden [WC] |
7–5, 6–4 |
Coloured background indicates a night match |
Day matches began at 11 am, whilst Night matches began at 7 pm AEDT |
Day 8 (22 January)
Matches on Main Courts |
Matches on Rod Laver Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Women's Singles 4th Round |
Madison Keys [17] |
Caroline Garcia [8] |
6–3, 6–2 |
Women's Singles 4th Round |
Angelique Kerber [21] |
Hsieh Su-wei |
4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Men's Singles 4th Round |
Roger Federer [2] |
Márton Fucsovics |
6–4, 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
Men's Singles 4th Round |
Chung Hyeon |
Novak Djokovic [14] |
7–6(7–4), 7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
Women's Singles 4th Round |
Karolína Plíšková [6] |
Barbora Strýcová [20] |
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–2 |
Matches on Margaret Court Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Women's Doubles 3rd Round |
Latisha Chan [1] Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková [1] |
Chan Hao-ching [14] Katarina Srebotnik [14] |
6–3, 6–2 |
Men's Singles 4th Round |
Tomáš Berdych [19] |
Fabio Fognini [25] |
6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |
Women's Doubles 3rd Round |
Tímea Babos [5] Kristina Mladenovic [5] |
Viktorija Golubic Nina Stojanović |
7–5, 6–2 |
Women's Singles 4th Round |
Simona Halep [1] |
Naomi Osaka |
6–3, 6–2 |
Matches on Hisense Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Men's Legends' Doubles Round Robin |
Wayne Ferreira Goran Ivanišević |
Thomas Enqvist Todd Woodbridge |
4–2, 4–3(5–2) |
Men's Doubles 3rd Round |
Łukasz Kubot [1] Marcelo Melo [1] |
Rajeev Ram [16] Divij Sharan [16] |
3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Men's Doubles 3rd Round |
Ben McLachlan Jan-Lennard Struff |
Pablo Carreño Busta Guillermo García López |
6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Men's Singles 4th Round |
Tennys Sandgren |
Dominic Thiem [5] |
6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(7–9), 6–3 |
Coloured background indicates a night match |
Day matches began at 11 am, whilst Night matches began at 7 pm AEDT |
Day 9 (23 January)
Matches on Main Courts |
Matches on Rod Laver Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Men's Doubles Quarterfinals |
Bob Bryan [6] Mike Bryan [6] |
Marcin Matkowski [15] Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi [15] |
6–1, 6–4 |
Women's Singles Quarterfinals |
Elise Mertens |
Elina Svitolina [4] |
6–4, 6–0 |
Men's Singles Quarterfinals |
Kyle Edmund |
Grigor Dimitrov [3] |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Men's Singles Quarterfinals |
Marin Čilić [6] |
Rafael Nadal [1] |
3–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 2–0, retired |
Women's Singles Quarterfinals |
Caroline Wozniacki [2] |
Carla Suárez Navarro |
6–0, 6–7(3–7), 6–2 |
Matches on Margaret Court Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Men's Legends' Doubles Round Robin |
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
Thomas Enqvist Todd Woodbridge |
4–1, 1–4, 4–3(5–4) |
Men's Doubles Quarterfinals |
Ben McLachlan Jan-Lennard Struff |
Łukasz Kubot [1] Marcelo Melo [1] |
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5) |
Women's Doubles Quarterfinals |
Ekaterina Makarova [2] Elena Vesnina [2] |
Gabriela Dabrowski [6] Xu Yifan [6] |
0–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–2) |
Mixed Doubles 2nd Round |
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková [6] Édouard Roger-Vasselin [6] |
Nadiia Kichenok Marcel Granollers |
6–2, 7–5 |
Mixed Doubles 2nd Round |
Gabriela Dabrowski [8] Mate Pavić [8] |
Demi Schuurs Jean-Julien Rojer |
6–1, 6–3 |
Coloured background indicates a night match |
Day matches began at 11 am, whilst Night matches began at 7 pm AEDT |
Day 10 (24 January)
Matches on Main Courts |
Matches on Rod Laver Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Women's Singles Quarterfinals |
Angelique Kerber [21] |
Madison Keys [17] |
6–1, 6–2 |
Men's Singles Quarterfinals |
Chung Hyeon |
Tennys Sandgren |
6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Women's Singles Quarterfinals |
Simona Halep [1] |
Karolína Plíšková [6] |
6–3, 6–2 |
Men's Singles Quarterfinals |
Roger Federer [2] |
Tomáš Berdych [19] |
7–6(7–1), 6–3, 6–4 |
Matches on Margaret Court Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Men's Legends' Doubles Round Robin |
Mansour Bahrami Fabrice Santoro |
Thomas Johansson Mats Wilander |
3–4(2–5), 4–1, 4–3(5–4) |
Women's Doubles Semifinals |
Tímea Babos [5] Kristina Mladenovic [5] |
Hsieh Su-wei [8] Peng Shuai [8] |
6–4, 6–2 |
Men's Doubles Quarterfinals |
Oliver Marach [7] Mate Pavić [7] |
Marcus Daniell Dominic Inglot |
6–4, 6–7(10–12), 7–6(7–5) |
Men's Doubles Quarterfinals |
Juan Sebastián Cabal [11] Robert Farah [11] |
Sam Groth [WC] Lleyton Hewitt [WC] |
6–4, 7–5 |
Coloured background indicates a night match |
Day matches began at 11 am, whilst Night matches began at 7:30 pm AEDT |
Day 11 (25 January)
Matches on Main Courts |
Matches on Rod Laver Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals |
María José Martínez Sánchez Marcelo Demoliner |
Storm Sanders [WC] Marc Polmans [WC] |
7–5, 6–4 |
Women's Singles Semifinals |
Caroline Wozniacki [2] |
Elise Mertens |
6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
Women's Singles Semifinals |
Simona Halep [1] |
Angelique Kerber [21] |
6–3, 4–6, 9–7 |
Men's Singles Semifinals |
Marin Čilić [6] |
Kyle Edmund |
6–2, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
Men's Doubles Semifinals |
Juan Sebastián Cabal [11] Robert Farah [11] |
Bob Bryan [6] Mike Bryan [6] |
7–6(7–1), 7–5 |
Matches on Margaret Court Arena |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
Score |
Men's Legends' Doubles Round Robin |
Henri Leconte Mark Philippoussis |
Thomas Enqvist Todd Woodbridge |
4–3(5–2), 4–2 |
Men's Doubles Semifinals |
Oliver Marach [7] Mate Pavić [7] |
Ben McLachlan Jan-Lennard Struff |
4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals |
Ekaterina Makarova [3] Bruno Soares [3] |
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková [6] Édouard Roger-Vasselin [6] |
6–2, 4–6, [13–11] |
Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals |
Gabriela Dabrowski [8] Mate Pavić [8] |
Johanna Larsson Matwé Middelkoop |
6–3, 7–6(7–0) |
Coloured background indicates a night match |
Day matches began at 11 am, whilst Night matches began at 7:30 pm AEDT |