| Dates | 7 December 2012 (2012-12-07) – 19 January 2013 (2013-01-19)[1] |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Champions | Brisbane Heat (1st title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 35 |
| Attendance | 503,262 (14,379 per match) |
| Player of the series | Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades) |
| Most runs | Shaun Marsh (412), (Perth Scorchers) |
| Most wickets | Ben Laughlin (14), (Hobart Hurricanes) |
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The2012–13 Big Bash League season orBBL|02 was the second season of theBig Bash League, the top-classTwenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The tournament began on 7 December 2012, with the final held on 19 January 2013.
Defending champions,Sydney Sixers were knocked out in the group stage.Melbourne Renegades finished first in the group stage with seven wins.Perth Scorchers,Melbourne Stars andBrisbane Heat were the other teams to reach the semi-finals. In the first semi-final, Brisbane defeated Melbourne Renegades by 15 runs; in the other semi-final, Perth defeated Melbourne Stars by eight wickets in a rain curtailed match to make the final for the second year in a row. In the final, Brisbane beat Perth by 34 runs to win their first title. Perth Scorchers finished runners-up for the second successive year.
The two finalists, Perth Scorchers and Brisbane Heat qualified for the2013 Champions League Twenty20.
The official window for signing players lasted between 9 July and 20 July 2012. Each team had a salary cap of A$1 million and could sign a maximum of 18 players and a minimum of 14, including up to two international players. The minimum playing contract was set at A$20,000.[2] Unlike the inaugural season,Cricket Australia allowed players the opportunity to sign multi-year contracts.[3]
This season featured the same number of teams as the previous season, but included an expanded group stage of 35 matches. Each team played eight group-stage matches with the four best performing teams from the group stage advancing to the semi-final stage.
The rules for the tournament deviated from those in thelaws of cricket where anyno-ball will be followed by afree hit.[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.791 | Advanced tosemi-finals |
| 2 | Perth Scorchers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1.322 | |
| 3 | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.246 | |
| 4 | Brisbane Heat(C) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.464 | |
| 5 | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −0.162 | |
| 6 | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −0.569 | |
| 7 | Sydney Sixers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.380 | |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | −1.360 |
| Visitor team → | ADS | BRH | HBH | MLR | MLS | PRS | SYS | SYT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home team ↓ | ||||||||
| Adelaide Strikers | Heat 3 wickets | Stars 8 runs | Scorchers 98 runs | Strikers 9 wickets | ||||
| Brisbane Heat | Hurricanes 8 wickets | Heat 24 runs | Scorchers 9 wickets | Sixers 5 wickets | ||||
| Hobart Hurricanes | Strikers 38 runs | Heat 8 wickets | Hurricanes 6 wickets | Hurricanes 30 runs | ||||
| Melbourne Renegades | Renegades 48 runs | Renegades 6 wickets | Renegades 7 wickets | Renegades 8 wickets | ||||
| Melbourne Stars | Stars 4 wickets | Renegades 9 wickets | Stars 21 runs | Stars 13 runs | ||||
| Perth Scorchers | Strikers 6 wickets | Scorchers 51 runs | Stars 24 runs | Scorchers 9 wickets | ||||
| Sydney Sixers | Hurricanes 7 wickets | Renegades 29 runs | Scorchers 7 wickets | Sixers 7 wickets | ||||
| Sydney Thunder | Strikers 51 runs | Heat 5 wickets | Renegades 5 wickets | Sixers 4 wickets |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
Melbourne Stars 5/167 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 2/168 (18.2 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets Etihad Stadium,Melbourne Attendance: 23,589 Umpires:Simon Fry &Paul Reiffel Player of the match:Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades) |
Sydney Thunder 5/143 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 3/147 (18.4 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 15,279 Umpires:Ashley Barrow & Tony Ward Player of the match:Brad Haddin (Sydney Sixers) |
(H)Brisbane Heat 6/172 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 2/175 (19 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 wickets The Gabba,Woolloongabba,Brisbane Attendance: 14,057 Umpires:Steve Davis &Damien Mealey Player of the match:Travis Birt (Hobart) |
(H)Perth Scorchers 6/162 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 4/164 (19.2 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets WACA Ground,Perth Attendance: 12,117 Umpires:Ian Lock &Paul Wilson Player of the match:Phillip Hughes (Adelaide) |
(H)Perth Scorchers 69 (15.2 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 0/29 (2.0 overs) |
Luke Wright 23* (11) |
Melbourne Stars won by 10 wickets (D/L) WACA Ground,Perth Attendance: 4,329 Umpires:Ian Lock &John Ward Player of the match:Lasith Malinga (Melbourne Stars) |
(H)Adelaide Strikers 8/185 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 7/186 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 3 wickets Adelaide Oval Attendance: 10,546 Umpires:Damien Mealey &Paul Wilson Player of the match:Luke Pomersbach (Brisbane) |
(H)Sydney Thunder 7/116 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 5/117 (18.2 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets ANZ Stadium,Sydney Attendance: 7,413 Umpires:Ashley Barrow & Tony Ward Player of the match:Aaron O'Brien (Melbourne Renegades) |
Hobart Hurricanes 8/134 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 6/135 (19.1 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 4 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 11,184 Umpires:Geoff Joshua &Mick Martell Player of the match:Clint McKay (Melbourne Stars) |
(H)Sydney Sixers 9/113 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 3/114 (19.2 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 9,057 Umpires:Gerard Abood & Tony Ward Player of the match:Michael Beer (Perth) |
(H)Brisbane Heat 4/109 (13.1 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 1/51 (4.2 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (D/L) The Gabba,Woolloongabba,Brisbane Attendance: 10,600 Umpires:Damien Mealey &Paul Reiffel Player of the match:Nathan Coulter-Nile (Perth) |
Hobart Hurricanes 9/102 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 3/103 (13.2 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets Etihad Stadium,Melbourne Attendance: 7,951 Umpires:Sam Nogajski &John Ward Player of the match:Marlon Samuels (Melbourne Renegades) |
Adelaide Strikers 6/177 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 126 (18.4 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 51 runs ANZ Stadium,Sydney Attendance: 4,101 Umpires:Bruce Oxenford &Paul Reiffel Player of the match:Kane Richardson (Adelaide) |
(H)Melbourne Stars 6/177 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 5/156 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 21 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground,Melbourne Attendance: 14,260 Umpires:Ashley Barrow & Tony Ward Player of the match:Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars) |
Brisbane Heat 7/133 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 4/137 (19.1 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets Etihad Stadium,Melbourne Attendance: 7,023 Umpires:Gerard Abood &Bruce Oxenford Player of the match:Ben Cutting (Brisbane) |
(H)Hobart Hurricanes 4/177 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 9/147 (20 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 30 runs Bellerive Oval,Hobart Attendance: 12,209 Umpires: Tony Ward &John Ward Player of the match:Ricky Ponting (Hobart) |
Sydney Sixers 6/135 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers (H) 1/136 (15.5 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 9 wickets Adelaide Oval Attendance: 11,730 Umpires:Simon Fry &Sam Nogajski Player of the match:Tim Ludeman (Adelaide) |
(H)Sydney Sixers 8/154 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 3/158 (19.5 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 7 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 11,005 Umpires:Steve Davis &Damien Mealey Player of the match:Ricky Ponting (Hobart) |
Melbourne Stars 8/175 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers (H) 4/167 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 8 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 15,344 Umpires:Geoff Joshua &Ian Lock Player of the match:Brad Hodge (Melbourne Stars) |
(H)Sydney Thunder 126 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 5/127 (16.4 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 5 wickets ANZ Stadium,Sydney Attendance: 8,610 Umpires:Steve Davis &Paul Reiffel Player of the match:Daniel Christian (Brisbane) |
(H)Perth Scorchers 3/187 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 136 (19.1 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 51 runs WACA Ground,Perth Attendance: 14,000[6] Umpires:Geoff Joshua &Mick Martell Player of the match:Shaun Marsh (Perth) |
(H)Sydney Thunder 6/132 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 6/136 (19 overs) |
Usman Khawaja 66 (47) Josh Lalor 2/20 (4 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets ANZ Stadium,Sydney Attendance: 20,986 Umpires:Gerard Abood &Ashley Barrow Player of the match:Daniel Hughes (Sydney Sixers) |
Perth Scorchers 8/152 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes (H) 4/153 (18.3 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets Bellerive Oval,Hobart Attendance: 12,110 Umpires:Simon Fry &Paul Wilson Player of the match:Tim Paine (Hobart) |
(H)Melbourne Renegades 6/155 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 107 (18.3 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 48 runs Etihad Stadium,Melbourne Attendance: 14,174 Umpires:Paul Wilson andSam Nogajski Player of the match:Muttiah Muralitharan (Melbourne Renegades) |
(H)Brisbane Heat 5/171 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 9/147 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 24 runs The Gabba,Woolloongabba,Brisbane Attendance: 24,570 Umpires:Ian Lock &Mick Martell Player of the match:James Hopes (Brisbane) |
Sydney Thunder 9/113 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 1/117 (13.2 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets WACA Ground,Perth Attendance: 15,708 Umpires:Damien Mealey &John Ward Player of the match:Jason Behrendorff (Perth) |
Adelaide Strikers 4/162 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes (H) 8/124 (20 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 38 runs Bellerive Oval,Hobart Attendance: 12,009 Umpires:Geoff Joshua &Ian Lock Player of the match:Cameron Boyce (Adelaide) |
(H)Melbourne Stars 9/146 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 1/147 (18.5 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 9 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground,Melbourne Attendance: 46,581 Umpires:Sam Nogajski &Simon Fry Player of the match:Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades) |
(H)Brisbane Heat 9/127 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 5/128 (19 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets The Gabba,Woolloongabba,Brisbane Attendance: 14,362 Umpires:Bruce Oxenford &Damien Mealey Player of the match:Michael Lumb (Sydney Sixers) |
(H)Melbourne Stars 8/145 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 132 (19.4 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 13 runs Melbourne Cricket GroundMelbourne Attendance: 13,680 Umpires:Geoff Joshua &Mick Martell Player of the match:Chris Gayle (Sydney Thunder) |
Melbourne Renegades 5/178 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 149 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 29 runs Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 17,801 Umpires:Gerard Abood &Ashley Barrow Player of the match:Alex Hales (Melbourne Renegades) |
Perth Scorchers 4/189 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers (H) 91 (18.3 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 98 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 15,657 Umpires:Paul Wilson andMick Martell Player of the match:Shaun Marsh (Perth) |
(H)Hobart Hurricanes 3/150 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 2/152 (14.1 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 8 wickets Bellerive Oval,Hobart Attendance: 12,098 Umpires:Gerard Abood &Sam Nogajski Player of the match:Luke Pomersbach (Brisbane) |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||
| 15 January —Docklands Stadium,Melbourne | ||||||||
| 1 | Melbourne Renegades | 168/9 (20 overs) | ||||||
| 19 January —WACA Ground,Perth | ||||||||
| 4 | Brisbane Heat | 183/3 (20 overs) | ||||||
| SF1W | Brisbane Heat | 167/5 (20 overs) | ||||||
| 16 January —WACA Ground,Perth | ||||||||
| SF2W | Perth Scorchers | 133/9 (20 overs) | ||||||
| 2 | Perth Scorchers | 142/2 (13 overs) | ||||||
| 3 | Melbourne Stars | 183/2 (18 overs) | ||||||
Melbourne Renegades 168/9 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 183/3 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 15 runs Docklands Stadium,Melbourne Umpires:John Ward andPaul Wilson Player of the match:Luke Pomersbach (Brisbane Heat) |
Melbourne Stars 183/2 (18 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 142/2 (13 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 8 wickets WACA Ground,Perth Umpires:Mick Martell andSimon Fry Player of the match:Shaun Marsh (Perth Scorchers) |
Brisbane Heat 167/5 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 133/9 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 34 runs WACA Ground,Perth Umpires:Mick Martell andSimon Fry Player of the match:Nathan Hauritz (Brisbane Heat) |
Aaron Finch of Melbourne Renegades was named Player of the Tournament after scoring 332 runs, including an unbeaten century.Shaun Marsh of Perth Scorchers finished as the leading run-scorer with 412 runs in nine innings andBen Laughlin ofHobart Hurricanes was the leading wicket-taker with 14 wickets in eight matches. The highest individual score of the tournament was 112not out byLuke Pomersbach of Brisbane Heat in the semi-final game against Melbourne Renegades.Lasith Malinga took the best bowling figures of the tournament, taking six wickets for seven runs for Melbourne Stars against Perth Scorchers. This was the best bowling figures in Twenty20 cricket of Malinga's career and also the best bowling in a Twenty20 game on Australian soil.Xavier Doherty ofHobart Hurricanes took ahat-trick during the tournament.
| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perth Scorchers | 4/189 (20 overs) | Adelaide Strikers | Adelaide Oval |
| Perth Scorchers | 3/187 (20 overs) | Melbourne Renegades | WACA Ground |
| Brisbane Heat | 7/186 (20 overs) | Adelaide Strikers | Adelaide Oval |
| Adelaide Strikers | 8/185 (20 overs) | Brisbane Heat | Adelaide Oval |
| Melbourne Stars | 2/183 (18 overs) | Perth Scorchers | WACA Ground |
| Brisbane Heat | 3/183 (20 overs) | Melbourne Renegades | Etihad Stadium |
| Player | Team | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Shaun Marsh | Perth Scorchers | 412 |
| Luke Pomersbach | Brisbane Heat | 397 |
| Brad Hodge | Melbourne Stars | 342 |
| Aaron Finch | Melbourne Renegades | 332 |
| Ben Rohrer | Melbourne Renegades | 295 |
| Player | Team | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Laughlin | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 |
| Lasith Malinga | Melbourne Stars | 13 |
| Ben Cutting | Brisbane Heat | 13 |
| Alfonso Thomas | Perth Scorchers | 12 |
| Four players | 11 | |
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