| Dates | 20 December 2016 – 28 January 2017[1] |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Champions | Perth Scorchers (3rd title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 35 |
| Attendance | 1,053,997 (30,114 per match) |
| Player of the series | Chris Lynn (Brisbane Heat) |
| Most runs | Ben Dunk (364), (Adelaide Strikers) |
| Most wickets | Sean Abbott (20), (Sydney Sixers) |
| Official website | bigbash.com.au |
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The2016–17 Big Bash League season orBBL|06 was the sixth season of the KFCBig Bash League, the professional men'sTwenty20 domesticcricket competition in Australia. The tournament ran from 20 December 2016 to 28 January 2017. The format of the tournament was identical to previous seasons with each team played eight group-stage matches, four at home and four away, before the top four ranked teams progressed to the semi-finals.
Perth Scorchers won the title, defeatingSydney Sixers by nine wickets inthe final to claim their third title.Chris Lynn ofBrisbane Heat was named player of the tournament for the second consecutive season, scoring 309 runs from just five matches. The leading run-scorer wasBen Dunk ofAdelaide Strikers, who scored 364 runs over the season. The leading wicket-taker wasSean Abbott of Sydney Sixers, who took 20 wickets from ten matches. He was also named the best player under 25 in the tournament.
A total of 32 matches were played during the group stage.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth Scorchers(C) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.618 | Advanced tosemi-finals |
| 2 | Brisbane Heat | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.516 | |
| 3 | Sydney Sixers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −0.848 | |
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.397 | |
| 5 | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.042 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0.334 | |
| 7 | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.530 | |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.600 |
| Visitor team → | ADS | BRH | HBH | MLR | MLS | PRS | SYS | SYT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home team ↓ | ||||||||
| Adelaide Strikers | Heat 10 runs | Strikers 5 wickets | Renegades 6 runs | Strikers 48 runs | ||||
| Brisbane Heat | Heat 7 wickets | Renegades 1 run | Scorchers 27 runs | Sixers 3 wickets | ||||
| Hobart Hurricanes | Hurricanes 8 wickets | Stars 7 wickets | Scorchers 7 wickets | Thunder 6 wickets | ||||
| Melbourne Renegades | Hurricanes 2 wickets | Stars 46 runs | Scorchers 4 wickets | Renegades 49 runs | ||||
| Melbourne Stars | Stars 2 wickets | Heat 7 wickets | Renegades 7 runs(D/L) | Sixers 3 wickets | ||||
| Perth Scorchers | Scorchers 48 runs | Heat 9 wickets | Stars 7 wickets | Scorchers 50 runs | ||||
| Sydney Sixers | Hurricanes 60 runs | Sixers 6 wickets | Sixers 6 wickets | Thunder 8 wickets | ||||
| Sydney Thunder | Strikers 77 runs | Heat 3 wickets | Thunder 6 wickets | Sixers 9 wickets |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
(H)Sydney Thunder 8/159 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 1/160 (18 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 9 wickets Spotless Stadium Attendance: 21,798[3] Umpires:John Ward andPaul Wilson Player of the match:Moises Henriques (Sixers) |
Brisbane Heat 5/206 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers (H) 6/196 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 10 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 38,011[4] Umpires:Shawn Craig andSam Nogajski Player of the match:Brendon McCullum (Heat) |
(H)Melbourne Renegades 7/179 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 130 (19.1 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 49 runs Etihad Stadium Attendance: 23,015[5] Umpires:Gerard Abood andSimon Fry Player of the match:Aaron Finch (Renegades) |
Hobart Hurricanes 6/200 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 140 (16.2 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 60 runs Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 21,002[6] Umpires:Phillip Gillespie andPaul Wilson Player of the match:D'Arcy Short (Hurricanes) |
(H)Perth Scorchers 7/197 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 9/149 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 48 runs #TheFurnace Attendance: 20,430[7] Umpires:Greg Davidson andMick Martell Player of the match:Ashton Turner (Scorchers) |
(H)Hobart Hurricanes 4/188 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 3/191 (17.4 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets Blundstone Arena Attendance: 18,079[8] Umpires:Geoff Joshua andPaul Wilson Player of the match:Rob Quiney (Stars) |
Perth Scorchers 8/130 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 4/132 (18 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 30,013[9] Umpires:Simon Fry andMichael Graham-Smith Player of the match:Johan Botha (Sixers) |
(H)Sydney Thunder 7/157 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 7/160 (19.4 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 3 wickets Spotless Stadium Attendance: 20,234[10] Umpires:Shawn Craig andDamien Mealey Player of the match:Chris Lynn (Heat) |
(H)Melbourne Renegades 8/148 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 6/152 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 4 wickets Etihad Stadium Attendance: 26,112[11] Umpires:Greg Davidson andMick Martell Player of the match:Michael Klinger (Scorchers) |
Hobart Hurricanes 9/173 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 3/174 (16.2 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets The Gabba Attendance: 34,601[12] Umpires:John Ward andPaul Wilson Player of the match:Chris Lynn (Heat) |
(H)Adelaide Strikers 9/152 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 104 (18.2 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 48 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 45,471[13] Umpires:Ashley Barrow andGreg Davidson Player of the match:Sean Abbott (Sixers) |
Melbourne Renegades 4/171 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 9/151 (18 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 runs (D/L) Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 71,162[14] Umpires:Shawn Craig andGeoff Joshua Player of the match:Brad Hogg (Renegades) |
(H)Perth Scorchers 4/177 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 8/127 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 50 runs #TheFurnace Attendance: 20,220[15] Umpires:Gerard Abood andMichael Graham-Smith Player of the match:Mitchell Marsh (Scorchers) |
Adelaide Strikers 143 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes (H) 2/144 (17.4 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 wickets Blundstone Arena Attendance: 16,815[16] Umpires:Phillip Gillespie andJohn Ward Player of the match:Daniel Christian (Hurricanes) |
(H)Brisbane Heat 6/186 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 7/191 (19.4 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets The Gabba Attendance: 32,371[17] Umpires:Ashley Barrow andMick Martell Player of the match:Daniel Hughes (Sixers) |
Melbourne Stars 8/166 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 4/168 (20 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets Spotless Stadium Attendance: 20,076[18] Umpires:Gerard Abood andSimon Fry Player of the match:Eoin Morgan (Thunder) |
(H)Perth Scorchers 6/173 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 1/174 (14.4 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets #TheFurnace Attendance: 20,446[19] Umpires:Phillip Gillespie andJohn Ward Player of the match:Chris Lynn (Heat) |
Hobart Hurricanes 8/161 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers (H) 5/164 (18.2 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 5 wickets Adelaide Oval Attendance: 39,229[21] Umpires:Simon Fry andMichael Graham-Smith Player of the match:Ben Dunk (Strikers) |
Melbourne Stars 7/200 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 9/154 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 46 runs Etihad Stadium Attendance: 44,189[22] Umpires:Geoff Joshua andSam Nogajski Player of the match:Adam Zampa (Stars) |
(H)Hobart Hurricanes 8/161 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 4/162 (16.5 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets Blundstone Arena Attendance: 17,939[23] Umpires:Greg Davidson andMick Martell Player of the match:Shane Watson (Thunder) |
Melbourne Renegades 6/170 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 4/171 (19.3 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 30,702[24] Umpires:Shawn Craig andTony Wilds Player of the match:Brad Haddin (Sixers) |
Adelaide Strikers 8/152 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 8/153 (19.3 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 2 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 40,254[25] Umpires:John Ward andPaul Wilson Player of the match:Ben Hilfenhaus (Stars) |
Perth Scorchers 5/156 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 129 (19.2 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 27 runs The Gabba Attendance: 34,677[26] Umpires:Simon Fry andMichael Graham-Smith Player of the match:Michael Klinger (Scorchers) |
(H)Melbourne Renegades 4/222 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 8/223 (20 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 2 wickets Etihad Stadium Attendance: 26,816[28] Umpires:Phillip Gillespie andPaul Wilson Player of the match:Ben McDermott (Hurricanes) |
(H)Sydney Sixers 9/99 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 2/100 (10 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 39,756[31] Umpires:Ashley Barrow andGreg Davidson Player of the match:Fawad Ahmed (Thunder) |
(H)Perth Scorchers 7/134 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 3/137 (17.2 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets #TheFurnace Attendance: 21,171[32] Umpires:Geoff Joshua andDamien Mealey Player of the match:Michael Beer (Stars) |
Melbourne Renegades 9/171 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers (H) 8/165 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 42,388[33] Umpires:John Ward andTony Wilds Player of the match:Marcus Harris (Renegades) |
(H)Melbourne Stars 7/138 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 3/139 (18.1 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 40,225[34] Umpires:Gerard Abood andMichael Graham-Smith Player of the match:Mitchell Swepson (Heat) |
Adelaide Strikers 5/178 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 101 (15.3 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 77 runs Spotless Stadium Attendance: 20,642[35] Umpires:Ashley Barrow andMick Martell Player of the match:Ish Sodhi (Strikers) |
Melbourne Renegades 5/199 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 198 (19.5 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 1 run The Gabba Attendance: 35,112[36] Umpires:Shawn Craig andSam Nogajski Player of the match:Aaron Finch (Renegades) |
(H)Hobart Hurricanes 6/134 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 3/135 (13.5 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets Blundstone Arena Attendance: 17,445[37] Umpires:Gerard Abood andMichael Graham-Smith Player of the match:Shaun Marsh (Scorchers) |
(H)Melbourne Stars 8/156 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 7/160 (19 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 46,671[38] Umpires:Ashley Barrow andGreg Davidson Player of the match:Sean Abbott (Sixers) |
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 8/136 (20 ov) | ||||||
| 1 | Perth Scorchers(H) | 3/139 (16.5 ov) | ||||||
| 3 | Sydney Sixers | 9/141 (20 ov) | ||||||
| 1 | Perth Scorchers(H) | 1/144 (15.5 ov) | ||||||
| 2 | Brisbane Heat(H) | 9/167 (20 ov) | ||||||
| 3 | Sydney Sixers | 8/167 (20 ov) | ||||||
Melbourne Stars 8/136 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 3/139 (16.5 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets #TheFurnace Attendance: 19,977 Umpires:Shawn Craig andSam Nogajski Player of the match:Mitchell Johnson (Scorchers) |
(H)Brisbane Heat 9/167 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 8/167 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won in theSuper Over The Gabba Attendance: 35,116[39] Umpires:Gerard Abood andGeoff Joshua Player of the match:Moises Henriques (Sixers) |
Sydney Sixers 9/141 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 1/144 (15.5 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets #TheFurnace Attendance: 21,832[40] Umpires:Mick Martell andPaul Wilson Player of the match:Jhye Richardson (Scorchers) |
| Player | Team | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Dunk | Adelaide Strikers | 364 |
| Aaron Finch | Melbourne Renegades | 354 |
| Michael Klinger | Perth Scorchers | 334 |
| Brendon McCullum | Brisbane Heat | 323 |
| Chris Lynn | Brisbane Heat | 309 |
| Player | Team | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Abbott | Sydney Sixers | 20 |
| Mark Steketee | Brisbane Heat | 15 |
| Scott Boland | Melbourne Stars | 14 |
| Three players | 13 | |
BBL games are currently broadcast in Australia by the free-to-airNetwork Ten.
Following are the television ratings for 2016–17 BBL season in Australia.[41]
The Super Over of the second semi final match drew ratings of 1,720,000 nationally, and 1,250,000 in the 5 metro cities.[42]
| Match No | Teams | Average TV Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5 metro cities | ||||
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 2 | ||
| 1 | Sydney Thunder vsSydney Sixers[43] | 1,220,000 | 1,150,000 | 834,000 | 805,000 |
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers vsBrisbane Heat[44] | 1,220,000 | 1,430,000 | 865,000 | 1,040,000 |
| 3 | Melbourne Renegades vsSydney Thunder[45] | 1,150,000 | 1,180,000 | 759,000 | 798,000 |
| 4 | Sydney Sixers vsHobart Hurricanes[46] | 698,000 | 1,100,000 | 475,000 | 717,000 |
| 5 | Perth Scorchers vsAdelaide Strikers[47] | 1,060,000 | 707,000 | 747,000 | 531,000 |
| 6 | Hobart Hurricanes vsMelbourne Stars[48] | 805,000 | 1,040,000 | 542,000 | 709,000 |
| 7 | Sydney Sixers vsPerth Scorchers[49] | 905,000 | 1,130,000 | 638,000 | 803,000 |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder vsBrisbane Heat[50] | 799,000 | 1,160,000 | 542,000 | 796,000 |
| 9 | Melbourne Renegades vsPerth Scorchers[51] | 932,000 | 1,290,000 | 650,000 | 880,000 |
| 10 | Brisbane Heat vsHobart Hurricanes[52] | 803,000 | 1,170,000 | 550,000 | 773,000 |
| 11 | Adelaide Strikers vsSydney Sixers[53] | 723,000 | 858,000 | 471,000 | 580,000 |
| 12 | Melbourne Stars vsMelbourne Renegades[54] | 925,000 | 1,270,000 | 608,000 | 868,000 |
| 13 | Perth Scorchers vsSydney Thunder[55] | 1,030,000 | 613,000 | 686,000 | 449,000 |
| 14 | Hobart Hurricanes vsAdelaide Strikers[56] | 968,000 | 1,130,000 | 636,000 | 754,000 |
| 15 | Brisbane Heat vsSydney Sixers[57] | 972,000 | 1,190,000 | 632,000 | 794,000 |
| 16 | Sydney Thunder vsMelbourne Stars[58] | 943,000 | 1,140,000 | 618,000 | 756,000 |
| 17 | Perth Scorchers vsBrisbane Heat[59] | 896,000 | 1,330,000 | 572,000 | 906,000 |
| 18 | Adelaide Strikers vsHobart Hurricanes[60] | 752,000 | 1,070,000 | 511,000 | 737,000 |
| 19 | Melbourne Renegades vsMelbourne Stars[61] | 947,000 | 1,150,000 | 625,000 | 784,000 |
| 20 | Hobart Hurricanes vsSydney Thunder[62] | 1,010,000 | 1,200,000 | 665,000 | 806,000 |
| 21 | Sydney Sixers vsMelbourne Renegades[63] | 1,040,000 | 1,130,000 | 709,000 | 808,000 |
| 22 | Melbourne Stars vsAdelaide Strikers[64] | 1,120,000 | 1,260,000 | 774,000 | 907,000 |
| 23 | Brisbane Heat vsPerth Scorchers[65] | 1,230,000 | 1,270,000 | 823,000 | 886,000 |
| 24 | Melbourne Renegades vsHobart Hurricanes[66] | 1,160,000 | 1,280,000 | 794,000 | 907,000 |
| 25 | Sydney Sixers vsSydney Thunder[67] | 703,000 | 1,000,000 | 476,000 | 662,000 |
| 26 | Perth Scorchers vsMelbourne Stars[68] | 1,040,000 | 823,000 | 736,000 | 628,000 |
| 27 | Adelaide Strikers vsMelbourne Renegades[69] | 1,000,000 | 1,100,000 | 692,000 | 768,000 |
| 28 | Melbourne Stars vsBrisbane Heat[70] | 1,090,000 | 1,140,000 | 755,000 | 814,000 |
| 29 | Sydney Thunder vsAdelaide Strikers[71] | 901,000 | 946,000 | 617,000 | 674,000 |
| 30 | Brisbane Heat vsMelbourne Renegades[72] | 1,050,000 | 1,290,000 | 716,000 | 906,000 |
| 31 | Hobart Hurricanes vsPerth Scorchers[73] | 462,000 | 657,000 | 315,000 | 444,000 |
| 32 | Melbourne Stars vsSydney Sixers[74] | 1,004,000 | 1,110,000 | 683,000 | 788,000 |
| SF1 | Perth Scorchers vsMelbourne Stars[75] | 1,190,000 | 1,290,000 | 821,000 | 913,000 |
| SF2 | Brisbane Heat vsSydney Sixers[42] | 1,200,000 | 1,390,000 | 833,000 | 987,000 |
| Final | Perth ScorchersvsSydney Sixers[76] | 1,190,000 | 1,480,000 | 834,000 | 1,030,000 |
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