2016–17 Big Bash League season

The 2016–17 Big Bash League season or BBL|06 was the sixth season of the KFC Big Bash League, the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament ran from 20 December 2016 to 28 January 2017. The format of the tournament was identical to previous seasons. Each team played eight group stage matches, four at home and four away, before the top four ranked teams progressed to the Semi-finals.

2016–17 Big Bash League

Dates	20 December 2016 – 28 January 2017^[1]
Administrator(s)	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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The Perth Scorchers won the BBL title and defeated the Sydney Sixers by nine wickets in the final to claim their third title. Chris Lynn of the Brisbane Heat was named player of the tournament for the second consecutive season, scoring 309 runs from just five matches. The leading run-scorer was Ben Dunk of the Adelaide Strikers, who scored 364 runs over the season. The leading wicket-taker was Sean Abbott of the Sixers, who took 20 wickets from ten matches. He was also named the best player under 25 in the tournament.

Pre-season

Warm up matches

2 December 2016 Scorecard

Canterbury Kings 7/172 (20 overs)

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Sydney Thunder 5/152 (20 overs)

Canterbury Kings won by 20 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand

13 December 2016 Scorecard

Melbourne Stars 8/150 (20 overs)

v

Sydney Thunder (H) 6/138 (20 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 12 runs Lavington Sports Ground, Albury

13 December 2016 Scorecard

(H) Sydney Thunder 4/149 (20 overs)

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Melbourne Stars 7/143 (20 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 6 runs Lavington Sports Ground, Albury

16 December 2016 Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 7/154 (20 overs)

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Brisbane Heat 5/158 (19.2 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 5 wickets Buderim, Queensland

17 December 2016 Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 6/188 (20 overs)

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Hobart Hurricanes 8/140 (20 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 48 runs Buderim, Queensland

19 December 2016 Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 6/164 (20 overs)

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Melbourne Stars 2/165 (15.3 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets Merv Hughes Oval, Footscray

Festival of Cricket matches

13 December 2016 Scorecard

Legends XI 5/174 (20 overs)

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Perth Scorchers 3/177 (16.5 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets Aquinas College, Perth

Points table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Perth Scorchers (C)	8	5	3	0	10	0.618	Advance to play-off phase
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

Source: ^[2]
(C) Champion

Group stage

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

• Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
• Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.

Fixtures

There are 32 matches scheduled to be played during the group stage of the sixth edition of the Big Bash League.

Round 1

20 December 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Sydney Thunder 8/159 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 1/160 (18 overs)
Ryan Gibson 53 (43) Joe Mennie 2/16 (2 overs)		Moises Henriques 76* (41) Andre Russell 1/27 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 9 wickets Spotless Stadium Attendance: 21,798^[3] Umpires: John Ward and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Moises Henriques (Sixers)

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
• Ryan Gibson (Thunder) made his T20 debut.
• The crowd of 21,798 is the highest ever crowd for a cricket match at Spotless Stadium.

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21 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 5/206 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers (H) 6/196 (20 overs)
Alex Ross 64 (36) Kieron Pollard 2/27 (4 overs)		Ben Dunk 85 (43) Mark Steketee 3/32 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 10 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 38,011^[4] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Brendon McCullum (Heat)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
• Liam O'Connor, Jake Weatherald (Strikers) and Jack Wildermuth (Heat) all made their T20 debuts.

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22 December 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 7/179 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 130 (19.1 overs)
Aaron Finch 63 (37) Andre Russell 2/42 (4 overs)		Ryan Gibson 39 (37) Brad Hogg 2/22 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 49 runs Etihad Stadium Attendance: 23,015^[5] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Simon Fry Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Renegades)

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
• Arjun Nair (Thunder) made his T20 debut.

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23 December 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 6/200 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers (H) 140 (16.2 overs)
Tim Paine 63 (45) Sean Abbott 2/41 (4 overs)		Sam Billings 42 (33) Clive Rose 2/14 (2 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 60 runs Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 21,002^[6] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Paul Wilson Player of the match: D'Arcy Short (Hurricanes)

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
• D'Arcy Short (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.

Round 2

23 December 18:15 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Perth Scorchers 7/197 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers 9/149 (20 overs)
Ian Bell 61 (42) Michael Neser 2/37 (4 overs)		Brad Hodge 56 (33) Mitchell Johnson 3/33 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 48 runs #TheFurnace Attendance: 20,430^[7] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Mick Martell Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Scorchers)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

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26 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Hobart Hurricanes 4/188 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 3/191 (17.4 overs)
Tim Paine 91 (61) Ben Hilfenhaus 3/38 (4 overs)		Rob Quiney 75 (43) Stuart Broad 2/35 (3.4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets Blundstone Arena Attendance: 18,079^[8] Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Rob Quiney (Stars)

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
• Sam Harper (Stars) made his T20 debut.

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27 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 8/130 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers (H) 4/132 (18 overs)
Mitchell Marsh 31* (29) William Somerville 2/10 (2 overs)		Sam Billings 40 (30) Andrew Tye 3/15 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 30,013^[9] Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Johan Botha (Sixers)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.

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28 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Sydney Thunder 7/157 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 7/160 (19.4 overs)
Eoin Morgan 52 (43) Samuel Badree 2/20 (4 overs)		Chris Lynn 85* (48) Fawad Ahmed 2/19 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 3 wickets Spotless Stadium Attendance: 20,234^[10] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Damien Mealey Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

Round 3

29 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 8/148 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 6/152 (20 overs)
Cameron White 37 (29) David Willey 2/15 (3 overs)		Michael Klinger 72 (55) Sunil Narine 2/20 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 4 wickets Etihad Stadium Attendance: 26,112^[11] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Mick Martell Player of the match: Michael Klinger (Scorchers)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

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30 December 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 9/173 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 3/174 (16.2 overs)
Daniel Christian 33 (23) Jack Wildermuth 2/26 (3 overs)		Chris Lynn 84* (50) Stuart Broad 1/24 (3 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets The Gabba Attendance: 34,601^[12] Umpires: John Ward and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

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31 December 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Adelaide Strikers 9/152 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 104 (18.2 overs)
Ben Dunk 37 (20) Sean Abbott 5/16 (4 overs)		Sam Billings 40 (30) Billy Stanlake 3/17 (3.2 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 48 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 45,471^[13] Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Sean Abbott (Sixers)

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
• Tom Andrews (Strikers) made his T20 debut.

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1 January 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 4/171 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 9/151 (18 overs)
Cameron White 64* (43) James Faulkner 1/19 (4 overs)		Luke Wright 45 (40) Brad Hogg 3/22 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 7 runs (D/L) Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 71,162^[14] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Brad Hogg (Renegades)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain reduced the Stars innings to 18 overs with a revised target of 159.

Round 4

1 January 18:15 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Perth Scorchers 4/177 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 8/127 (20 overs)
Ian Bell 45 (38) Shane Watson 1/18 (2 overs)		Pat Cummins 39 (26) David Willey 2/21 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 50 runs #TheFurnace Attendance: 20,220^[15] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Mitchell Marsh (Scorchers)

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
• Jay Lenton (Thunder) made his T20 debut.

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2 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 143 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes (H) 2/144 (17.4 overs)
Brad Hodge 55 (45) Daniel Christian 5/14 (4 overs)		D'Arcy Short 60 (39) Billy Stanlake 1/17 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 wickets Blundstone Arena Attendance: 16,815^[16] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and John Ward Player of the match: Daniel Christian (Hurricanes)

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
• Beau Webster (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.

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3 January 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Brisbane Heat 6/186 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 7/191 (19.4 overs)
Joe Burns 51* (33) Sean Abbott 3/38 (4 overs)		Daniel Hughes 85 (55) Mitchell Swepson 2/25 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets The Gabba Attendance: 32,371^[17] Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Mick Martell Player of the match: Daniel Hughes (Sixers)

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
• Henry Thornton (Sixers) made his T20 debut.

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4 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Stars 8/166 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder (H) 4/168 (20 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 60 (37) Shane Watson 3/23 (4 overs)		Eoin Morgan 71* (50) Ben Hilfenhaus 2/39 (4 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets Spotless Stadium Attendance: 20,076^[18] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Simon Fry Player of the match: Eoin Morgan (Thunder)

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.

Round 5

5 January 16:10 Scorecard

(H) Perth Scorchers 6/173 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 1/174 (14.4 overs)
Mitchell Marsh 70 (41) Mitchell Swepson 2/27 (4 overs)		Chris Lynn 98* (49) David Willey 1/30 (2 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets #TheFurnace Attendance: 20,446^[19] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and John Ward Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
• Chris Lynn equaled the record for the most number of sixes hit a BBL innings (11).^[20]

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6 January 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 8/161 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers (H) 5/164 (18.2 overs)
Beau Webster 67* (43) Chris Jordan 3/24 (4 overs)		Ben Dunk 79* (49) Daniel Christian 2/24 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 5 wickets Adelaide Oval Attendance: 39,229^[21] Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Ben Dunk (Strikers)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

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7 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Stars 7/200 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 9/154 (20 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 73 (46) James Pattinson 3/44 (4 overs)		Cameron White 38 (29) Adam Zampa 3/19 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 46 runs Etihad Stadium Attendance: 44,189^[22] Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Adam Zampa (Stars)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
• The crowd of 44,189 is the highest ever for a cricket match at Etihad Stadium.

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8 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Hobart Hurricanes 8/161 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 4/162 (16.5 overs)
George Bailey 69* (54) Carlos Brathwaite 2/31 (3 overs)		Shane Watson 55 (31) Cameron Boyce 2/28 (3.5 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets Blundstone Arena Attendance: 17,939^[23] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Mick Martell Player of the match: Shane Watson (Thunder)

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.

Round 6

9 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 6/170 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers (H) 4/171 (19.3 overs)
Aaron Finch 57 (44) Ben Dwarshuis 3/35 (4 overs)		Daniel Hughes 41 (29) Thisara Perera 2/26 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 30,702^[24] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Brad Haddin (Sixers)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
• The crowd of 30,702 is the highest crowd for a non-derby BBL match at the SCG.

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10 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 8/152 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 8/153 (19.3 overs)
Ben Dunk 35 (25) Scott Boland 4/30 (4 overs)		Ben Hilfenhaus 32* (24) Ben Laughlin 3/19 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 2 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 40,254^[25] Umpires: John Ward and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Ben Hilfenhaus (Stars)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
• Liam Bowe (Stars) and Wes Agar (Strikers) both made their T20 debuts.

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11 January 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 5/156 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 129 (19.2 overs)
Michael Klinger 81 (54) Mitchell Swepson 2/22 (4 overs)		Alex Ross 39 (40) Andrew Tye 4/22 (3.2 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 27 runs The Gabba Attendance: 34,677^[26] Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Michael Klinger (Scorchers)

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
• Andrew Tye (Scorchers) took a hat-trick.^[27]

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12 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 4/222 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes 8/223 (20 overs)
Aaron Finch 63 (40) Jake Reed 2/54 (4 overs)		Ben McDermott 114 (52) Sunil Narine 3/27 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 2 wickets Etihad Stadium Attendance: 26,816^[28] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Ben McDermott (Hurricanes)

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
• The Renegades score of 222 was the highest ever score in BBL history. This was then surpassed by the Hurricanes in the second innings.^[29]
• The combined total of 445 runs, including a record 58 boundaries, is the highest ever in a BBL match.^[30]
• Ben McDermott scored the second-highest individual BBL score, as well as the third-fastest BBL century (47 balls).^[29]
• The crowd of 26,816 is the highest crowd for a non-derby BBL match at Etihad Stadium.

Round 7

14 January 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Sydney Sixers 9/99 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 2/100 (10 overs)
Daniel Hughes 20 (19) Fawad Ahmed 4/14 (4 overs)		Kurtis Patterson 38* (26) Sean Abbott 2/36 (4 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 39,756^[31] Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Fawad Ahmed (Thunder)

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
• The crowd of 39,756 is the highest crowd for any domestic match in New South Wales.

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14 January 18:15 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Perth Scorchers 7/134 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 3/137 (17.2 overs)
Andrew Tye 42 (33) Michael Beer 2/12 (4 overs)		Kevin Pietersen 44* (42) Jhye Richardson 2/26 (3 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets #TheFurnace Attendance: 21,171^[32] Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Damien Mealey Player of the match: Michael Beer (Stars)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.

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16 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 9/171 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers (H) 8/165 (20 overs)
Marcus Harris 85 (53) Kieron Pollard 3/30 (3 overs)		Ben Dunk 32 (25) Thisara Perera 4/25 (3 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 6 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 42,388^[33] Umpires: John Ward and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Marcus Harris (Renegades)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

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17 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Stars 7/138 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 3/139 (18.1 overs)
Luke Wright 60* (55) Mitchell Swepson 2/14 (4 overs)		Alex Ross 46* (40) Evan Gulbis 1/8 (1 over)

Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 40,225^[34] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Mitchell Swepson (Heat)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
• Marnus Labuschagne (Heat) made his T20 debut.

Round 8

18 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 5/178 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder (H) 101 (15.3 overs)
Ben Dunk 65 (40) Shane Watson 2/42 (4 overs)		Shane Watson 39 (26) Ish Sodhi 6/11 (3.3 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 77 runs Spotless Stadium Attendance: 20,642^[35] Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Mick Martell Player of the match: Ish Sodhi (Strikers)

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
• Alex Carey (Strikers) made his T20 debut.

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20 January 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 5/199 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 198 (19.5 overs)
Aaron Finch 71 (35) Mark Steketee 2/37 (4 overs)		Brendon McCullum 64 (40) Thisara Perera 2/27 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 1 run The Gabba Attendance: 35,112^[36] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Renegades)

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
• Andrew Harriott (Renegades) made his T20 debut.

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21 January 16:20 Scorecard

(H) Hobart Hurricanes 6/134 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 3/135 (13.5 overs)
D'Arcy Short 36 (24) Mitchell Johnson 2/15 (4 overs)		Shaun Marsh 57 (34) Clive Rose 1/28 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets Blundstone Arena Attendance: 17,445^[37] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Scorchers)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

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21 January 19:25 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Stars 8/156 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 7/160 (19 overs)
Luke Wright 62 (47) Ben Dwarshuis 3/25 (4 overs)		Daniel Hughes 34 (33) Scott Boland 3/37 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 46,671^[38] Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Sean Abbott (Sixers)

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.

Knockout phase

	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)

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1 24 January 16:40 Scorecard

Melbourne Stars 8/136 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers (H) 3/139 (16.5 overs)
Seb Gotch 48 (47) Mitchell Johnson 3/3 (4 overs)		Shaun Marsh 56* (44) Evan Gulbis 1/9 (1 over)

Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets #TheFurnace Attendance: 19,977 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Mitchell Johnson (Scorchers)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
• Mitchell Johnson's figures of 3/3 is the most economical completed spell in BBL history.

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Semi-final 2 25 January 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Brisbane Heat 9/167 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 8/167 (20 overs)
Brendon McCullum 46 (27) Nathan Lyon 4/23 (4 overs)		Moises Henriques 64 (34) Mark Steketee 2/21 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won in the Super Over The Gabba Attendance: 35,116^[39] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Moises Henriques (Sixers)

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
• The crowd of 35,116 is the highest ever for a BBL match at the Gabba.

Final

Final 28 January 16:15 Scorecard

Sydney Sixers 9/141 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers (H) 1/144 (15.5 overs)
Brad Haddin 38 (25) Jhye Richardson 3/30 (4 overs)		Michael Klinger 71* (49) Nathan Lyon 1/28 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets #TheFurnace Attendance: 21,832^[40] Umpires: Mick Martell and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Jhye Richardson (Scorchers)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
• The crowd of 21,832 was the highest ever for a BBL match at the WACA.

Statistics

Most runs

Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	Ave	SR	HS	100	50
Ben Dunk	Adelaide Strikers	8	8	364	52.00	163.96	85	0	3
Aaron Finch	Melbourne Renegades	8	8	354	44.25	160.90	71	0	4
Michael Klinger	Perth Scorchers	10	10	334	37.11	126.99	81	0	3
Brendon McCullum	Brisbane Heat	8	8	323	46.14	170.89	72	0	3
Chris Lynn	Brisbane Heat	5	5	309	154.50	177.58	98*	0	3

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 January 2017

Most wickets

Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	Ave	Econ	BBI	SR
Sean Abbott	Sydney Sixers	10	10	20	16.15	8.72	5/16	11.1
Mark Steketee	Brisbane Heat	9	9	15	17.66	7.57	3/32	14.0
Scott Boland	Melbourne Stars	9	9	14	20.42	8.37	4/30	14.6
Mitchell Johnson	Perth Scorchers	9	9	13	15.46	5.91	3/3	15.6
Sunil Narine	Melbourne Renegades	8	8	13	19.23	7.81	3/27	14.7

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 January 2017

Attendances

2016–17 BBL Attendances

Club	Total	Games	Avg. Per Game	Home Total	Home Games	Home Avg.
Adelaide Strikers	263240	8	32905	165099	4	41275
Brisbane Heat	290793	9	32310	171877	5	34375
Hobart Hurricanes	191996	8	23991	70278	4	17570
Melbourne Renegades	299496	8	37437	120132	4	30033
Melbourne Stars	321804	9	35756	198312	4	49578
Perth Scorchers	232323	10	23232	124076	6	20679
Sydney Sixers	324732	10	32473	121473	4	30368
Sydney Thunder	183680	8	22960	82750	4	20688

TV audience

BBL games are currently broadcast in Australia by the free-to-air Network 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 vs Sydney Sixers^[43]	1,220,000	1,150,000	834,000	805,000
2	Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat^[44]	1,220,000	1,430,000	865,000	1,040,000
3	Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder^[45]	1,150,000	1,180,000	759,000	798,000
4	Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes^[46]	698,000	1,100,000	475,000	717,000
5	Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers^[47]	1,060,000	707,000	747,000	531,000
6	Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars^[48]	805,000	1,040,000	542,000	709,000
7	Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers^[49]	905,000	1,130,000	638,000	803,000
8	Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat^[50]	799,000	1,160,000	542,000	796,000
9	Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers^[51]	932,000	1,290,000	650,000	880,000
10	Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes^[52]	803,000	1,170,000	550,000	773,000
11	Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers^[53]	723,000	858,000	471,000	580,000
12	Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades^[54]	925,000	1,270,000	608,000	868,000
13	Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder^[55]	1,030,000	613,000	686,000	449,000
14	Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers^[56]	968,000	1,130,000	636,000	754,000
15	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers^[57]	972,000	1,190,000	632,000	794,000
16	Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars^[58]	943,000	1,140,000	618,000	756,000
17	Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat^[59]	896,000	1,330,000	572,000	906,000
18	Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes^[60]	752,000	1,070,000	511,000	737,000
19	Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars^[61]	947,000	1,150,000	625,000	784,000
20	Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder^[62]	1,010,000	1,200,000	665,000	806,000
21	Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades^[63]	1,040,000	1,130,000	709,000	808,000
22	Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers^[64]	1,120,000	1,260,000	774,000	907,000
23	Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers^[65]	1,230,000	1,270,000	823,000	886,000
24	Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes^[66]	1,160,000	1,280,000	794,000	907,000
25	Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder^[67]	703,000	1,000,000	476,000	662,000
26	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars^[68]	1,040,000	823,000	736,000	628,000
27	Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades^[69]	1,000,000	1,100,000	692,000	768,000
28	Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat^[70]	1,090,000	1,140,000	755,000	814,000
29	Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers^[71]	901,000	946,000	617,000	674,000
30	Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades^[72]	1,050,000	1,290,000	716,000	906,000
31	Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers^[73]	462,000	657,000	315,000	444,000
32	Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers^[74]	1,004,000	1,110,000	683,000	788,000
SF1	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars^[75]	1,190,000	1,290,000	821,000	913,000
SF2	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers^[42]	1,200,000	1,390,000	833,000	987,000
Final	Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers^[76]	1,190,000	1,480,000	834,000	1,030,000

References

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3. Thank you to the 21,798 fans at tonight's #SydneySmash, a record #BBL crowd for Spotless Stadium. Retrieved on 20 Dec, 2016
4. You've done it again #Strikeforce Tonight is the biggest ever BBL pre-Christmas crowd! #BBL06 twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 21 Dec, 2016
5. Official crowd number tonight is 23,015, thanks to everyone who came out! #BBL06 twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 22 Dec, 2016
6. The final crowd figure for tonight is 21,002. Thank you to everyone for coming out!! #smashemsixers twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 23 Dec, 2016
7. Official crowd sits at 20,430! Decent effort Scorcher fans! #MADETOUGH #BBL06. Retrieved on 24 Dec, 2016
8. .@StarsBBL too good tonight but superb knocks from @tdpaine36 & Bails. Thanks to the 18,079 fans who came out too! Next stop Brisbane... . Retrieved on 26 Dec, 2016
9. Crowd figure tonight is 30,013. THANK YOU SYDNEY! #smashemsixers Retrieved on 27 Dec, 2016
10. Thank you to the 20,234 fans who have packed out Spotless Stadium tonight twitter.com/ThunderBBL. Retrieved on 28 Dec, 2016
11. The final crowd number - 26,112. Thanks to everyone who braved the weather to get here tonight #BBL06. Retrieved on 29 Dec, 2016
12. 34,601 - a record @BBL crowd for the @GabbaBrisbane! Thank you, Brisbane! #TurnUpTheHeat #BBL06. Retrieved on 30 Dec, 2016
13. It almost got lost amongst all the commotion, but another incredible turnout from the #strikeforce tonight!. Retrieved on 1 Jan, 2017
14. What an awesome turnout for our Double-Header Derby at the @MCG today! Thanks for coming along and showing your support #TeamGreen!. Retrieved on 1 Jan, 2017
15. Attendance: 20,220 twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 1 January 2017
16. Another crowd of 16K plus in the house tonight, nice work Tasmania! #canetrain twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 2 January 2017
17. Another great crowd of 32,371 treated to a terrific game of cricket! Thanks for your support again, Brisbane! twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 3 January 2017
18. Thank you to the 20,076 #ThunderNation members and fans who've made it to Spotless Stadium tonight! twitter.com/ThunderBBL. Retrieved on 4 January 2017
19. Thanks to all our fans who came to #TheFurnace tonight, our final crowd number was 20,446! #MADETOUGH twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 5 January 2017
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21. 40+ degrees and we still couldn't keep you away! Unbelievable #strikeforce! twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 6 January 2017
22. Our highest home BBL crowd ever tonight; 44,189! twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 7 January 2017
23. Another HUGE crowd in tonight.17,939.Just shy of the ground record which we set in BBL05... record on Jan 21st!? 3000 tickets left for that! twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 8 January 2017
24. Crowd figure for tonight's game is 30,702. Thanks to everyone for coming along to Girls' Night out #smashemsixers Retrieved on 9 Jan, 2017
25. Over 40,000 for our second home match...and all of them on the edge of their seats #BBL06 Retrieved on 10 Jan, 2017
26. Another record @BBL crowd of 34,677 at the @GabbaBrisbane tonight! Thanks for the support, Brisbane! #TurnUpTheHeat Retrieved on 11 Jan, 2017
27. "Scorchers win big after Tye's hat-trick". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
28. WHAT A GAME! Thanks to the 26,816 fans who came along and created a spectacular atmosphere! Retrieved on 12 Jan, 2017
29. "McDermott 114 in Hurricanes' record last-ball chase". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
30. "Hurricanes' tall chases, and Narine gets to 250". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
31. THANK YOU to the 39,756 @BBL fans who turned up tonight setting a new domestic cricket crowd record for NSW. #smashemsixers Retrieved on 14 Jan, 2017
32. A venue record attendance of 21,171 Thank you to all our fans! #MADETOUGH #BBL06 @BBL @tensporttv @tweetperth Retrieved on 14 Jan, 2017
33. That's 165,099 through the gates this season #strikeforce! The best fans going around. Period. #BBL06 Retrieved on 16 Jan, 2017
34. Official attendance for tonight’s clash between the @StarsBBL and @HeatBBL is 40,225. #BBL06 Retrieved on 17 Jan, 2017
35. Thank you to the 20,642 members and fans at Spotless Stadium this evening What an amazing turn out at home for #BBL06!! Retrieved on 18 Jan, 2017
36. Thanks for the sold out season Brisbane and the record crowd of 35,112 tonight 🔥 #TurnUpTheHeat #BBL06 Retrieved on 20 Jan, 2017
37. Official crowd today is 17,445. Thanks to the Purple Army who have showed up in record numbers and supported us this season!! #canetrain Retrieved on 21 Jan, 2017
38. Tonight's official attendance at the MCG: 46,671 #BBL06 Retrieved on 21 Jan, 2017
39. Thank you for the continued support, Brisbane. Another @BBL record crowd for the Gabba of 35,116 have witnessed a classic match. #BBLSemis Retrieved on 25 Jan, 2017
40. Official crowd numbers are in and... we've got a healthy 21,832 attendees at the #BBLFinal tonight! INCREDIBLE!! #MADETOUGH Retrieved on 28 Jan, 2017
41. Mediaweek Australia twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 21 December 2016
42. Wed TV #BBLSemis #TENsport SF 2: Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 26 January 2017
43. Tue TV #BBL06 #BigBash2016 #TENsport Session 1: National 1.22m twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 21 December 2016
44. Wed TV #BBL06 #TENsport G2 Adelaide Strikers Vs Brisbane Heat twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 22 December 2016
45. Thu TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 3 Renegades v Thunder twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 23 December 2016
46. Fri TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game4 Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 24 December 2016
47. Fri TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 5 Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 24 December 2016
48. Boxing Day TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 6 twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 27 December 2016
49. Tue TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 7: Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 28 December 2016
50. Wed TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 8: Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 29 December 2016
51. Thu TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 9: Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 30 December 2016
52. Fri TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 10: Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 31 December 2016
53. Sat TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 11: Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 1 January 2017
54. Sun TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 12: Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 2 January 2017
55. Sun TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 13: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Thunder twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 2 January 2017
56. Mon TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 14: Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 3 January 2017
57. Tue TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 15: Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 4 January 2017
58. Wed TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 16: Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 5 January 2017
59. Thu TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 17: Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 6 January 2017
60. Fri TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 18: Adelaide Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 8 January 2017
61. Sat TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 19: Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 8 January 2017
62. Sun TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 20: Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Thunder twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 9 January 2017
63. Mon TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 21: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 10 January 2017
64. Tue TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 22: Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 11 January 2017
65. Wed TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 23: Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 12 January 2017
66. Thu TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 24: Melb Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 13 January 2017
67. Sat TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 25: Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 16 January 2017
68. Sat TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 26: Perth Scorchers v Melbourne twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 16 January 2017
69. Mon TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 27: Adelaide Strikers Vs Melbourne Renegades twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 17 January 2017
70. Tue TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 28: Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 18 January 2017
71. Tue TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 29: Sydney Thunder Vs Adelaide Strikers twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 19 January 2017
72. Fri TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 30: Brisbane Heat Vs Melbourne Renegades twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 21 January 2017
73. Sat TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 31: Hobart Hurricanes v Perth Scorchers twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 22 January 2017
74. Sat TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 32: Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 22 January 2017
75. Tue TV #BBL06 #BBLSemis #TENsport SemiFinal 1: Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 25 January 2017
76. Sat TV #BBLfinal #TENsport Final: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 29 January 2017

Further reading

• Lane, Daniel (2016). 2016-17 Big Bash Book: Go Behind the Scenes, Meet the Teams for the Upcoming Season, and Relive the Best Moments of BBL|05 and WBBL|01. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 9781760291419.

External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
• "Big Bash Live Streaming". BigBashLeague. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
• "Big Bash Live". BigBashLeague. Retrieved 13 January 2021.