 Logo of the 2016–17 Women's Big Bash League season | |
| Dates | 10 December 2016 (2016-12-10) – 28 January 2017 (2017-01-28) |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Doubleround-robin and knockout finals |
| Champions | Sydney Sixers (1st title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 59 |
| Attendance | 121,000 (2,051 per match) |
| Player of the series | Beth Mooney(BRH) |
| Most runs | Meg Lanning(MLS) – 502 |
| Most wickets | Sarah Aley(SYS) – 28 |
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The2016–17 Women's Big Bash League season orWBBL|02 was the second season of theWomen's Big Bash League (WBBL), the semi-professionalwomen'sTwenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament ran from 10 December 2016 to 28 January 2017.[1][2]
TheSydney Sixers finished theround-robin stage of the tournament in first place and, despite a late-season injury to captainEllyse Perry, went on to claim their maiden championship. In the final, held atthe WACA, Sydney defeated thePerth Scorchers by seven runs in a "veritable classic".[3] Sixers medium-pace bowlerSarah Aley was named Player of the Final, managing figures of 4/23 in the decider and also clinching the title of WBBL|02 leading wicket-taker.
Brisbane Heat wicket-keeperBeth Mooney was named Player of the Tournament, whileMelbourne Stars captainMeg Lanning topped the leading run-scorer table for the second-straight season.[4]
Each squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees were defined as players who made at least tenlimited-overs appearances for thenational team between 1 July 2013 and 1 July 2016.[5][6]
The table below lists each team's marquee players and other key details for the season.
The table below lists local player movements made ahead of the season.
| Player | Departed | → | Joined | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Ebsary | Adelaide Strikers | → | Perth Scorchers | Outgoing captain (6–8 win–loss record) | [5][6] |
| Sarah Elliott | Melbourne Renegades | → | Adelaide Strikers | Outgoing captain (3–7 win–loss record) | |
| Kara Sutherland | Sydney Sixers | → | Brisbane Heat | ||
| Ashleigh Barty | Brisbane Heat | → | – | Retired | |
| Jodie Fields | Brisbane Heat | → | – | Retired | |
| Grace Harris | Brisbane Heat | → | Melbourne Renegades | Australian marquee | |
| Megan White | Brisbane Heat | → | – | Retired | |
| Emily Smith | Hobart Hurricanes | → | Perth Scorchers | ||
| Jess Duffin | – | → | Melbourne Stars |
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| Hayley Jensen | – | → | Melbourne Stars |
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| Nicky Shaw | Perth Scorchers | → | – | Retired | |
| Jenny Wallace | Perth Scorchers | → | – | Retired |
The table below lists changes to overseas marquee allocations made ahead of the season.
| Player | Departed | → | Joined | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Edwards | Perth Scorchers | → | Adelaide Strikers | [5][6] | |
| Sarah Taylor | Adelaide Strikers | → | – | ||
| Tammy Beaumont | – | → | Adelaide Strikers | ||
| Stacy-Ann King | Adelaide Strikers | → | – | ||
| Smriti Mandhana | – | → | Brisbane Heat | ||
| Deandra Dottin | Perth Scorchers | → | Brisbane Heat | Replacement player in WBBL|01 | |
| Lauren Winfield | Brisbane Heat | → | – | Returned to the Brisbane Heat as a replacement player during the season | |
| Kate Cross | Brisbane Heat | → | – | ||
| Lea Tahuhu | – | → | Melbourne Renegades | ||
| Shabnim Ismail | Melbourne Renegades | → | – | Replacement player in WBBL|01 | |
| Dane van Niekerk | Melbourne Renegades | → | Sydney Sixers | ||
| Mignon du Preez | Melbourne Stars | → | – | ||
| Hayley Jensen | Melbourne Stars | → | – |
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| Anya Shrubsole | – | → | Perth Scorchers | ||
| Laura Marsh | Sydney Sixers | → | – | ||
| Harmanpreet Kaur | – | → | Sydney Thunder |
Changes made during the season included:
Captaincy changes made ahead of the season included:
Captaincy changes made during the season included:
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Sixers(C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.442 |
| 2 | Perth Scorchers(RU) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.300 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.046 |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | −0.034 |
| 5 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.256 |
| 6 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | −0.046 |
| 7 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 | −0.519 |
| 8 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −0.541 |
Below is a summary of results for each team's fourteen regular season matches, plus finals where applicable, in chronological order. A team's opponent for any given match is listed above the margin of victory/defeat.
| Team's results→ | Won | Tied | Lost | N/R |
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Format of the group stage was a doubleround-robin tournament, with teams playing each other twice. Some matches were played in neutral cities as a result of occasional carnival weekends where as many as all eight teams were scheduled at the same venue. There were 14 double header fixtures with themen's Big Bash League, and the semi-finals and final were also played as a double header.
Perth Scorchers 6/119 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 5/120 (19 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) North Sydney Oval No. 2 Umpires: Glen Stubbings and Marc Nickl Player of the match:Hayley Matthews (Hurricanes) |
Adelaide Strikers 116 (19.3 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 102 (19.1 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 14 runs North Sydney Oval Umpires:Simon Lightbody andClaire Polosak Player of the match:Sophie Devine (Strikers) |
Melbourne Stars 8/147 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 4/141 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 6 runs North Sydney Oval Umpires:Claire Polosak andTony Wilds Player of the match:Emma Inglis (Stars) |
Adelaide Strikers 6/128 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 3/131 (19.3 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) North Sydney Oval No. 2 Umpires: Mark Nickl and Glen Stubbings Player of the match:Sophie Molineux (Renegades) |
Perth Scorchers 4/142 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 9/125 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 17 runs North Sydney Oval Umpires:Donovan Koch andSimon Lightbody Player of the match:Elyse Villani (Scorchers) |
Sydney Sixers 6/138 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 5/142 (19.2 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) North Sydney Oval Umpires:Claire Polosak andTony Wilds Player of the match:Deandra Dottin (Heat) |
Brisbane Heat 9/83 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 2/86 (16 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets (with 24 balls remaining) Drummoyne Oval,Sydney Umpires: Ben Treloar and Glen Stubbings Player of the match:Ellyse Perry (Sixers) |
Melbourne Stars 9/116 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 2/121 (18.5 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) Lavington Sports Ground,Albury Umpires: Kumar Jeyakkumar and Deanne Young Player of the match:Harmanpreet Kaur (Stars) |
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Brisbane Heat 9/101 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 2/102 (17.1 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 8 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) WACA Ground,Perth Umpires: Hennie Botes and John Taylor Player of the match:Nicole Bolton (Scorchers) |
Sydney Sixers 8/122 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 3/124 (17.2 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining) Casey Fields No.4,Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland andDavid Shepard Player of the match:Meg Lanning (Stars) |
Sydney Thunder 5/102 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 4/103 (17.5 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining) Howell Oval,Sydney Umpires: T Penman andClaire Polosak Player of the match:Sophie Devine (Strikers) |
Hobart Hurricanes 4/133 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 5/130 (20 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 3 runs Queen Elizabeth Oval,Bendigo Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Stephen Brne Player of the match:Amy Satterthwaite (Hurricanes) |
Sydney Sixers 8/111 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 3/115 (16.5 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets (with 19 balls remaining) Casey Fields No.4,Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland and David Shepard Player of the match:Danielle Hazell (Stars) |
Hobart Hurricanes 5/121 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 6/121 (20 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won in thesuper over Queen Elizabeth Oval,Bendigo Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Stephen Brne Player of the match:Amy Satterthwaite (Hurricanes) |
Perth Scorchers 9/94 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 2/95 (12.5 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 8 wickets (with 43 balls remaining) WACA Ground,Perth Umpires: Trent Steenholdt and John Taylor Player of the match:Beth Mooney (Heat) |
Melbourne Stars 2/148 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 7/94 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 54 runs Allan Border Field,Brisbane Umpires: S Farrell and Murray Branch Player of the match:Meg Lanning (Stars) |
Melbourne Renegades 4/110 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 2/114 (15.5 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets (with 25 balls remaining) Blacktown International Sportspark,Sydney Umpires:Anthony Hobson and Dinusha Bandara Player of the match:Alex Blackwell (Thunder) |
Hobart Hurricanes 3/143 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 3/146 (16.3 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 7 wickets (with 21 balls remaining) Gliderol Stadium,Adelaide Umpires: Luke Uthenwoldt and Cain Kemp Player of the match:Sophie Devine (Strikers) |
Brisbane Heat 5/129 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 6/124 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 5 runs Allan Border Field,Brisbane Umpires: Stephen Dionysuis andDonovan Koch Player of the match:Beth Mooney (Heat) |
Melbourne Renegades 6/93 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 2/96 (11.4 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets (with 56 balls remaining) Blacktown International Sportspark,Sydney Umpires:Anthony Hobson and Yohan Ramasundara Player of the match:Stafanie Taylor (Thunder) |
Sydney Sixers 3/164 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 7/131 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 33 runs Spotless Stadium,Sydney Umpires: Mark Nickl and T Penman Player of the match:Alyssa Healy (Sixers) |
Hobart Hurricanes 8/106 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 3/110 (18.2 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) Hurstville Oval,Sydney Umpires:Anthony Hobson and T Penman Player of the match:Sarah Aley (Sixers) |
Perth Scorchers 5/155 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 7/123 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 32 runs Etihad Stadium,Melbourne Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Dale Ireland Player of the match:Elyse Villani (Scorchers) |
Adelaide Strikers 9/82 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 4/85 (15.5 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets (with 25 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Luke Uthenwoldt Player of the match:Katherine Brunt (Scorchers) |
Melbourne Stars 3/127 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 1/52 (5.3 overs) |
Meg Lanning 64 (53) Nicole Goodwin 1/29 (4 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 9 wickets (D/L method) Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 24,547 Umpires: Stephen Brne and David Shepard Player of the match:Rachel Priest (Renegades) |
Sydney Thunder 8/132 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 9/129 (20 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 3 runs Blacktown International Sportspark,Sydney Umpires: Marc Nickl and T Penman Player of the match:Samantha Bates (Thunder) |
Sydney Sixers 3/161 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 5/142 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 19 runs Adelaide Oval Umpires: Craig Thomas and Luke Uthenwoldt Player of the match:Alyssa Healy (Sixers) |
Sydney Thunder 8/115 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 1/117 (18.5 overs) |
Beth Mooney 75* (66) |
Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) Blacktown International Sportspark,Sydney Umpires: Marc Nickl and T Penman Player of the match:Beth Mooney (Heat) |
Adelaide Strikers 94 (19.5 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 6/97 (17.5 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets (with 13 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval Umpires: Cain Kemp and Craig Thomas Player of the match:Ellyse Perry (Sixers) |
Perth Scorchers 7/131 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 5/132 (18.1 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) Camberwell Sports Ground,Melbourne Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Stephen Brne Player of the match:Grace Harris (Renegades) |
Melbourne Stars 6/117 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 1/118 (16.1 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 23 balls remaining) Toorak Park,Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland andDavid Shepard Player of the match:Elyse Villani (Scorchers) |
Hobart Hurricanes 3/171 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 9/127 (20 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 44 runs University of Tasmania Stadium,Launceston Umpires:Darren Close and Muhammad Qureshi Player of the match:Heather Knight (Hurricanes) |
Melbourne Stars 7/127 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 5/128 (19.3 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) Etihad Stadium,Melbourne Umpires: Stephan Brne and Dale Ireland Player of the match:Danielle Wyatt (Renegades) |
Brisbane Heat 2/153 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 8/138 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 15 runs Blundstone Arena,Hobart Umpires:Darren Close and Simon Lightbody Player of the match:Beth Mooney (Heat) |
Sydney Sixers 6/132 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 6/120 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 12 runs Hurstville Oval,Sydney Umpires: T Pennman andTony Wilds Player of the match:Ashleigh Gardner (Sixers) |
Perth Scorchers 9/129 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 6/133 (19.3 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) Sydney Cricket Ground Umpires: G Stubbings and Ben Treloar Player of the match:Alyssa Healy (Sixers) |
Brisbane Heat 122 (19.4 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 2/123 (18.2 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) Blundstone Arena,Hobart Umpires:Darren Close and Muhammad Qureshi Player of the match:Hayley Matthews (Hurricanes) |
Adelaide Strikers 9/94 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 4/96 (16.5 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets (with 19 balls remaining) Melbourne Cricket Ground Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Stephen Brne Player of the match:Kristen Beams (Stars) |
Sydney Sixers 6/134 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 8/118 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 16 runs North Sydney Oval Umpires: G Stubbings and Ben Treloar Player of the match:Ellyse Perry (Sixers) |
Melbourne Stars 125 (19.3 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 88 (17.4 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 37 runs Lilac Hill,Perth Umpires: A Kovalevs and Todd Rann Player of the match:Jess Cameron (Stars) |
Melbourne Renegades 102 (18.5 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 5/105 (17.5 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining) Allan Border Field,Brisbane Umpires: Murray Branch and Steven Farrell Player of the match:Jemma Barsby (Heat) |
Sydney Sixers 7/138 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 6/138 (20 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won onboundary count[23] Sydney Cricket Ground Umpires:Claire Polosak andTony Wilds Player of the match:Stafanie Taylor (Thunder) |
Adelaide Strikers 6/120 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 3/122 (18 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) WACA Ground,Perth Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Trent Steenholdt Player of the match:Heather Graham (Scorchers) |
Brisbane Heat 8/125 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 3/102 (14 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) (D/L method) Allan Border Field,Brisbane Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and David Taylor Player of the match:Rachel Priest (Renegades) |
Perth Scorchers 4/130 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 9/97 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 33 runs Lilac Hill,Perth Umpires: Hennie Botes and Nathan Johnstone Player of the match:Katherine Brunt (Scorchers) |
Sydney Thunder 9/115 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 4/117 (18.2 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) Blundstone Arena,Hobart Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi and Harvey Wolff Player of the match:Amy Satterthwaite (Hurricanes) |
Adelaide Strikers 5/139 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 1/142 (15 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets (with 30 balls remaining) The Gabba,Brisbane Umpires: Murray Branch and Stephen Dionysius Player of the match:Beth Mooney (Heat) |
Perth Scorchers 5/149 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 6/145 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 4 runs Lilac Hill,Perth Umpires: James Hewitt and Todd Rann Player of the match:Elyse Villani (Scorchers) |
Hobart Hurricanes 3/115 (14 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 6/98 (12 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 4 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) (D/L method) Blundstone Arena,Hobart Umpires: Darren Close and Harvey Wolff Player of the match:Emma Inglis (Stars) |
Sydney Sixers 5/148 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 4/150 (18.4 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining) North Sydney Oval Umpires: Anthony Hobson and Ben Treloar Player of the match:Maitlan Brown (Renegades) |
Brisbane Heat 6/127 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 8/127 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won inSuper Over The Gabba,Brisbane Umpires: Steven Farrell and David Taylor Player of the match:Deandra Dottin (Heat) |
Melbourne Stars 8/135 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 6/136 (19.5 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) Blundstone Arena,Hobart Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi andDavid Shepard Player of the match:Meg Lanning (Stars) |
Sydney Sixers 5/158 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 9/123 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 35 runs North Sydney Oval Umpires: Anthony Hobson and Ben Treloar Player of the match:Alyssa Healy (Sixers) |
Perth Scorchers 4/131 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 5/134 (19.1 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining) Lilac Hill,Perth Umpires: James Hewitt and A Kovalevs Player of the match:Stafanie Taylor (Thunder) |
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Sydney Sixers | 6/169 | |||||||
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 66 | |||||||
| 2 | Perth Scorchers | 7/117 | |||||||
| 1 | Sydney Sixers | 5/124 | |||||||
| 2 | Perth Scorchers | 1/125 | |||||||
| 3 | Brisbane Heat | 5/124 | |||||||
Brisbane Heat 5/124 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 1/125 (15.4 overs) |
Elyse Villani 52 (48) |
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 26 balls remaining) WACA Ground,Perth Umpires:Michael Graham-Smith andDamien Mealey Player of the match:Emma King (Scorchers) |
Sydney Sixers 6/169 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 66 (14.1 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 103 runs The Gabba,Brisbane Umpires:Phillip Gillespie andTony Wilds Player of the match:Alyssa Healy (Sixers) |
Sydney Sixers 5/124 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 7/117 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 7 runs WACA Ground,Perth Umpires:Shawn Craig andGreg Davidson Player of the match:Sarah Aley (Sixers) |
| Team | Score | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart Hurricanes | 3/171 (20 overs) | Sydney Thunder | UTAS Stadium | 5 January 2017 |
| Sydney Sixers | 6/169 (20 overs) | Hobart Hurricanes | The Gabba | 25 January 2017 |
| Sydney Sixers | 3/164 (20 overs) | Sydney Thunder | Spotless Stadium | 28 December 2016 |
| Sydney Sixers | 6/161 (20 overs) | Adelaide Strikers | Adelaide Oval | 2 January 2017 |
| Sydney Sixers | 5/158 (20 overs) | Melbourne Renegades | North Sydney Oval | 21 January 2017 |
| Player | Team | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Meg Lanning | Melbourne Stars | 502 |
| Beth Mooney | Brisbane Heat | 482 |
| Alyssa Healy | Sydney Sixers | 479 |
| Elyse Villani | Perth Scorchers | 442 |
| Ashleigh Gardner | Sydney Sixers | 414 |
| Player | Team | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Aley | Sydney Sixers | 28 |
| Molly Strano | Melbourne Renegades | 21 |
| Hayley Matthews | Hobart Hurricanes | 20 |
| Jess Jonassen | Brisbane Heat | 18 |
| Emma King | Perth Scorchers | 17 |
Player of the Tournament votes are awarded on a 3-2-1 basis by the two standing umpires at the conclusion of every match, meaning a player can receive a maximum of six votes per game.
| Pos. | Player | Team | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Beth Mooney | Brisbane Heat | 34 |
| 2nd | Amy Satterthwaite | Hobart Hurricanes | 29 |
| 3rd | Ashleigh Gardner | Sydney Sixers | 26 |
| =4th | Meg Lanning | Melbourne Stars | 24 |
| =4th | Alyssa Healy | Sydney Sixers | 24 |
Source:WBBL|02 Player of the tournament
An honorary XI recognising the standout performers of WBBL|02 was named bybigbash.com.au:
Players under 21 years of age at the start of the season are eligible for the Young Gun Award. Weekly winners are selected over the course of the season by a panel ofCricket Australia officials based on match performance, on-field and off-field attitude, and their demonstration of skill, tenacity and good sportsmanship. Each weekly winner receives a $500Rebel gift card and the overall winner receives a $5000 cash prize, as well as access to a learning and mentor program.[29]
The nominees for the WBBL|02 Young Gun were:[30]
Sydney Sixersall-rounderAshleigh Gardner was named the Young Gun of WBBL|02, having scored 414 runs with the bat and claiming ten wickets with the ball throughout the season.[31]
There was greater television coverage than theprevious season, with twelve games aired live byNetwork Ten, including four stand-alone games on the opening weekend. This included theSydney Thunder vsMelbourne Stars match, which was shown on Network Ten's primary channel during prime time—a first for a stand-alone women's sporting match in Australia.[1] The remaining 47 games were streamed live throughCricket Australia'sLive app andWebsite, and the WBBL Facebook page.[32]
Below are the Australian television ratings for the season.[33]
| Match No | Teams | Average TV Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5 metro cities | ||||
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 2 | ||
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades[34] | 224,000 | 310,000 | 148,000 | 193,000 |
| 3 | Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars[35] | 340,000 | 432,000 | 222,000 | 286,000 |
| 5 | Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes[36] | 146,000 | 237,000 | 98,000 | 161,000 |
| 6 | Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat[37] | 332,000 | 371,000 | 219,000 | 251,000 |
| 26 | Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers[38] | 179,000 | 247,000 | 126,000 | 159,000 |
| 27 | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades[39] | 242,000 | 320,000 | 151,000 | 223,000 |
| 36 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat[40] | 206,000 | 298,000 | 124,000 | 183,000 |
| 44 | Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder[41] | 179,000 | 268,000 | 112,000 | 180,000 |
| 54 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars[42] | 100,000 | 182,000 | 60,000 | 117,000 |
| SF1 | Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat[43] | 75,000 | 103,000 | 53,000 | 76,000 |
| SF2 | Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes[44] | 94,000 | 100,000 | 66,000 | 70,000 |
| Final | Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers[45] | 325,000 | 500,000 | 210,000 | 339,000 |
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