2017–18 Women's Big Bash League season
The 2017–18 Women's Big Bash League season or WBBL|03 was the third season of Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), the semi-professional women's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament was scheduled from 9 December 2017 to 4 February 2018.[1][2]
Logo of the 2017–18 Women's Big Bash League season | |
Dates | 9 December 2017 – 4 February 2018 |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and knockout finals |
Champions | Sydney Sixers (2nd title) |
Participants | 8 |
Matches played | 59 |
Player of the series | Amy Satterthwaite (MLR) |
Most runs | Ellyse Perry (SYS) – 552 |
Most wickets | Katherine Brunt (PRS) – 23 Sarah Aley (SYS) – 23 |
Official website | WBBL |
In the final, Sydney Sixers, the defending champions, beat Perth Scorchers by 9 wickets to retain the title.[3]
Teams
Each squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees are classed as players who made at least ten limited-overs appearances for the national team in the three years prior to the cut-off date (24 April 2017).[4][5]
Points table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Sydney Sixers (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.890 |
2 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.684 |
3 | Perth Scorchers (RU) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.266 |
4 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.250 |
5 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.147 |
6 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.092 |
7 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.634 |
8 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | −1.733 |
- The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.
Win–loss table
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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Fixtures
Week 1
Sydney Thunder 6/200 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 6/189 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Network Ten
Adelaide Strikers 3/183 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes 9/138 (20 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Sydney Sixers 4/242 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars 7/156 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Network Ten
Perth Scorchers 6/188 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat 9/170 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
- Broadcast by Network Ten
Adelaide Strikers 6/176 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes 93 (18.5 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Sydney Thunder 6/142 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers 4/146 (18.4 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
- Broadcast by Network Ten
Sydney Sixers 8/122 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 1/123 (18.2 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Melbourne Stars 8/114 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder 2/115 (14.3 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Week 2
Perth Scorchers 7/112 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat 4/116 (18.5 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Melbourne Stars 4/132 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder 1/135 (15.1 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Adelaide Strikers 6/139 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 8/138 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Sydney Sixers 8/152 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes 8/119 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
- Dane van Niekerk became the fourth player to take a hat-trick in the WBBL
Melbourne Renegades 5/160 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers 9/151 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Week 3
Melbourne Renegades 6/133 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat 125 (19.5 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Hobart Hurricanes 98 (19.4 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers 1/99 (13.5 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
- Broadcast by Network Ten
- Double header with Match 5 of the Men's BBL
Brisbane Heat 66 (16.1 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 0/67 (10.5 overs) |
Sophie Molineux 45* (37) |
Melbourne Stars 4/163 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 1/164 (18.3 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
- Double header with Match 7 of the Men's BBL
Melbourne Stars 6/149 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 4/137 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Week 4
Adelaide Strikers 6/113 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat 1/114 (16 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Sydney Sixers 138 (19.5 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 4/139 (18.5 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Hobart Hurricanes 8/112 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder 3/116 (16.2 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Hobart Hurricanes 97 (19.4 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder 2/99 (15 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Adelaide Strikers 7/119 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat 2/122 (16.2 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Network Ten
Sydney Sixers 7/128 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 92 (19 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Melbourne Renegades 7/120 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers 7/120 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Adelaide Strikers 5/144 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars 9/122 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Week 5
Melbourne Renegades 6/142 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars 3/145 (19 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Hobart Hurricanes 4/111 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat 2/114 (14.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Sydney Thunder 6/145 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 6/144 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Brisbane Heat 4/168 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes 126 (18.5 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Sydney Thunder 4/134 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 2/136 (18.1 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Melbourne Stars 5/132 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers 9/134 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
The Adelaide Strikers recorded the first-ever one-wicket victory in WBBL history,[8] defeating the Melbourne Stars on the last ball of the match.[9] Requiring three runs with one delivery remaining, Tabatha Saville scored a boundary off leg-spinning Stars captain Kristen Beams to clinch a narrow win for the Strikers.[10]
Melbourne Stars 3/133 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat 5/134 (18.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Week 6
Perth Scorchers 9/87 (16 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers 4/88 (15.5 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
- Match reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain delay
- Broadcast by Network Ten
Sydney Sixers 113 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder 6/114 (19 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Brisbane Heat 8/93 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars 4/94 (17.2 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Hobart Hurricanes 100 (18.5 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 0/102 (17.2 overs) |
Sophie Molineux 53* (39) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Adelaide Strikers 7/107 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 76 (17.3 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Hobart Hurricanes 9/120 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 6/116 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Sydney Sixers 5/160 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat 151 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Week 7
Sydney Sixers 7/144 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat 4/126 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Melbourne Stars 6/118 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 6/118 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
- Broadcast by Network Ten
Sydney Thunder 4/148 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers 111 (19.2 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Hobart Hurricanes 4/122 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 1/126 (16 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Hobart Hurricanes 7/130 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 4/134 (18.5 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Melbourne Stars 7/106 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers 5/107 (18 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Adelaide Strikers 5/114 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder 4/114 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Melbourne Renegades 68 (15.5 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder 6/69 (16 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Week 8
Hobart Hurricanes 7/107 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars 3/108 (18 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Network Ten
Adelaide Strikers 4/149 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 3/150 (19.2 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Perth Scorchers 7/124 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 6/125 (19.2 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Sydney Thunder 5/145 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 4/146 (18 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Hobart Hurricanes 6/130 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 7/128 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Melbourne Renegades 9/112 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 6/113 (16.1 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
- Former Australian player Kris Britt made her last WBBL appearance[11]
Adelaide Strikers 9/111 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers 2/112 (18.1 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Sydney Thunder 8/117 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat 115 (17.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Knockout phase
All knockout phase matches were played as double headers with the men's tournament, hence the venues for both semi-finals and the final were determined using the standings of the BBL|07 points table.
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
2 | Sydney Thunder | 8/121 | |||||||
3 | Perth Scorchers | 2/148 | |||||||
3 | Perth Scorchers | 99 | |||||||
1 | Sydney Sixers | 1/100 | |||||||
1 | Sydney Sixers | 5/138 | |||||||
4 | Adelaide Strikers | 9/121 | |||||||
Semi-finals
Perth Scorchers 2/148 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder 8/121 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
- Played as a double header with BBL semi-final 1
- Broadcast by Network Ten
Sydney Sixers 5/138 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers 9/121 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
- Played as a double header with BBL semi-final 2
- Broadcast by Network Ten
Final
Perth Scorchers 99 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers 1/100 (15 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
- Sydney Sixers won their second WBBL title
- Played as a double header with BBL final
- Broadcast by Network Ten
Statistics
Highest totals
Team | Score | Against | Venue | Date | |||||
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Sydney Sixers | 4/242 (20 overs) | Melbourne Stars | North Sydney Oval | 9 December 2017 | |||||
Sydney Thunder | 6/200 (20 overs) | Melbourne Renegades | North Sydney Oval | 9 December 2017 | |||||
Melbourne Renegades | 6/189 (20 overs) | Sydney Thunder | North Sydney Oval | 9 December 2017 | |||||
Perth Scorchers | 6/188 (20 overs) | Brisbane Heat | North Sydney Oval | 10 December 2017 | |||||
Adelaide Strikers | 3/183 (20 overs) | Hobart Hurricanes | Gliderol Stadium | 9 December 2017 | |||||
Last Updated: 4 February 2018 |
Most runs
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
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Ellyse Perry | Sydney Sixers | 16 | 16 | 552 | 46.00 | 98.57 | 91* | 0 | 3 |
Elyse Villani | Perth Scorchers | 16 | 16 | 535 | 41.15 | 125.88 | 84* | 0 | 5 |
Nicole Bolton | Perth Scorchers | 16 | 16 | 482 | 32.13 | 101.47 | 71 | 0 | 3 |
Beth Mooney | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 14 | 465 | 42.27 | 143.51 | 86* | 0 | 5 |
Suzie Bates | Adelaide Strikers | 15 | 15 | 434 | 31.00 | 109.59 | 102 | 1 | 1 |
Last Updated: 4 February 2018 |
Most wickets
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR |
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Katherine Brunt | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 14 | 23 | 11.34 | 4.83 | 3/11 | 14 |
Sarah Aley | Sydney Sixers | 16 | 16 | 23 | 15.69 | 6.13 | 4/18 | 15.3 |
Dane van Niekerk | Sydney Sixers | 12 | 12 | 20 | 11.70 | 5.57 | 4/13 | 12.6 |
Sophie Devine | Adelaide Strikers | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17.52 | 6.20 | 2/10 | 16.9 |
Nicola Carey | Sydney Thunder | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20.58 | 6.70 | 3/10 | 18.3 |
Last Updated: 4 February 2018 |
Awards
Player of the tournament
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 |
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1st | Amy Satterthwaite | Melbourne Renegades | 35 |
2nd | Elyse Villani | Perth Scorchers | 28 |
3rd | Ellyse Perry | Sydney Sixers | 27 |
=4th | Beth Mooney | Brisbane Heat | 25 |
=4th | Suzie Bates | Adelaide Strikers | 25 |
Source: WBBL|03 Player of the tournament
Team of the tournament
An honorary XI recognising the standout performers of WBBL|03 was named by bigbash.com.au:
- Elyse Villani (Perth Scorchers)
- Beth Mooney (Brisbane Heat)
- Ellyse Perry (Sydney Sixers)
- Nicole Bolton (Perth Scorchers)
- Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)
- Dane van Niekerk (Sydney Sixers)
- Amy Satterthwaite (Melbourne Renegades)
- Katherine Brunt (Perth Scorchers)
- Rene Farrell (Sydney Thunder)
- Sarah Aley (Sydney Sixers)
- Lea Tahuhu (Melbourne Renegades)
Young gun award
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 of Cricket 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 $500 Rebel gift card and the overall winner receives a $5000 cash prize, as well as access to a learning and mentor program.[12]
Melbourne Renegades all-rounder Sophie Molineux was named the Young Gun of WBBL|03 after scoring 318 runs and taking 6 wickets. The other nominees for the award were Sydney Sixers’ Ashleigh Gardner (who took out the accolade in WBBL|02), Renegades teammates Georgia Wareham and Maitlan Brown, Adelaide Strikers batter Tabatha Saville, as well as bowlers Annabel Sutherland from the Melbourne Stars and Belinda Vakarewa from the Sydney Thunder.[13]
Audience
A total of twelve matches were televised on free-to-air in the third season of Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) on Network Ten, including four on the opening weekend.[14] The remaining 47 matches were live streamed on the Cricket Australia or MamaMia website as well as the Cricket Australia Live App for mobile.
Below are the television ratings for every game that was broadcast by Network Ten during the season.[15]
The Super Over of match 42 drew ratings of 296,000 nationally, and 185,000 in the 5 metro cities.[16]
Match No | Teams | Average TV Ratings | |||
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National | 5 metro cities | ||||
Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 2 | ||
1 | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder [17] | 226,000 | 331,000 | 146,000 | 241,000 |
3 | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars [18] | 376,000 | 469,000 | 249,000 | 297,000 |
4 | Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat [19] | 159,000 | 251,000 | 99,000 | 150,000 |
6 | Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers [20] | 335,000 | 421,000 | 210,000 | 275,000 |
15 | Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes [21] | 186,000 | 307,000 | 110,000 | 182,000 |
23 | Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat [22] | 179,000 | 275,000 | 106,000 | 172,000 |
34 | Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers [23] | 193,000 | 343,000 | 113,000 | 223,000 |
42 | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades [16] | 107,000 | 172,000 | 62,000 | 97,000 |
49 | Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes [24] | 143,000 | 229,000 | 88,000 | 149,000 |
Semi-final 1[lower-alpha 6] | Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers [25] | 100,000 | 75,000 | 63,000 | 48,000 |
Semi-final 2[lower-alpha 6] | Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers [26] | 68,000 | 113,000 | 41,000 | 73,000 |
Final | Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers [27] | 198,000 | 313,000 | 119,000 | 190,000 |
References
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- "BBL expands into first week of February". ESPN Cricinfo. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- "Superb Sixers go back-to-back". Cricket Australia. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
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- "Melbourne Renegades rout Brisbane Heat for equal lowest score in WBBL history". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- "Women's Big Bash League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- Cherny, Daniel (9 January 2018). "Annabel Sutherland makes stunning Melbourne Stars debut but Adelaide Strikers win off last ball". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- "Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Melbourne Stars Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women 32nd Match 2018 | ESPNcricinfo.com". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- "All the WBBL squads so far". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- "Rebel renews as naming rights partner of WBBL | Cricket Australia". www.cricketaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "Molineux named Rebel Young Gun". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "Expanded Big Bash season announced". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- Mediaweek Australia twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 9 December 2017
- Saturday #TEN #Rebel #WBBL03 @tensporttv Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 22 January 2018
- Sat TV #WBBL03 #TEN Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 10 December 2017
- Sat TV #WBBL03 #TEN Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 10 December 2017
- Sun TV #WBBL03 #TEN Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 11 December 2017
- Sun TV #WBBL03 #TEN Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 11 December 2017
- Sat TV #TEN #Rebel #WBBL @tensporttv Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 24 December 2017
- NYE TV #TEN #Rebel #WBBL03 @tensporttv Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane Heat twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 1 January 2018
- Saturday TV #TEN #Rebel #WBBL03 @tensporttv Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 14 January 2018
- Saturday #TEN #Rebel #WBBL @tensporttv Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 28 January 2018
- Thursday #ONE #Rebel #WBBL03 @tensporttv First semi final: Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 2 February 2018
- Friday #ONE #Rebel #WBBL03 @tensporttv Second semi final: Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 4 February 2018
- Sunday #ONE #Rebel #WBBL03 @tensporttv #WBBLFinal: Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 5 February 2018
Further reading
- Collins, Adam; Lemon, Geoff (8 December 2017). "World Cup stars set to light up third WBBL season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- Collins, Adam; Lemon, Geoff (13 December 2017). "Of runs, records and astounding TV numbers". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- Collins, Adam; Lemon, Geoff (19 December 2017). "Sydney rivals dominate; Stars, Hurricanes in sharp decline". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- Collins, Adam; Lemon, Geoff (28 December 2017). "Renegades gather pace; Villani shines for Scorchers". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- Collins, Adam; Lemon, Geoff (11 January 2018). "Last-gasp finishes, first-rate batting". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- Collins, Adam; Lemon, Geoff (16 January 2018). "Indigenous theme, Sydney's rise and fall, and the final frantic". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- Collins, Adam; Lemon, Geoff (25 January 2018). "Satterthwaite, (super) Saturday and the qualifying puzzle". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- Konstantopoulos, Mary (8 December 2017). "Women's sport weekly wrap: WBBL03 Preview". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- Konstantopoulos, Mary (22 December 2017). "Mary's Wonder Women: Merry cricketmas from women in cricket". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- Lane, Daniel (2017). Official Big Bash Book 2017–18. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 9781760631253.
Notes
- Number of games hosted at each venue is indicated in brackets
- Only includes players who debuted for Australia before the tournament
- New Zealander Hayley Jensen was classed as a local player for the Renegades in WBBL|03 due to her permanent residence in Australia and a lack of recent international cricket appearances
- Did not qualify as a marquee player
- Replacement player
- Broadcast on Network Ten’s secondary channel ONE