2017–18_Big_Bash_League_season
2017–18 Big Bash League season
Cricket tournament
The 2017–18 Big Bash League season or BBL|07 was the seventh season of the KFC Big Bash League, the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 19 December 2017 and finished on 4 February 2018.[1][2] Perth Scorchers were the defending champions. The competition was extended to a total of 40 group games for the first time, each team playing ten matches in the group.
Quick Facts Dates, Administrator(s) ...
| Dates | 19 December 2017 – 4 February 2018 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Champions | Adelaide Strikers (1st title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 43 |
| Attendance | 1,140,835 (26,531 per match) |
| Player of the series | D'Arcy Short (Hobart Hurricanes) |
| Most runs | D'Arcy Short (572), (Hobart Hurricanes) |
| Most wickets | Rashid Khan (18), (Adelaide Strikers) Dwayne Bravo (18), (Melbourne Renegades) |
| Official website | bigbash.com.au |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
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The title was won by Adelaide Strikers (their first ever and sole BBL title until now), who defeated Hobart Hurricanes at the Adelaide Oval.
More information Team, Home Ground ...
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Thirteen venues were selected to host the matches with Traeger Park, GMHBA Stadium and University of Tasmania Stadium all holding their first BBL match.[3] The newly completed Optus Stadium was also added to the list of host grounds after the Perth Scorchers finished top of the table at the end of the main season, earning the right to host the first semi-final at the new stadium.[4]
More information Adelaide, Alice Springs ...
| Adelaide | Alice Springs | Brisbane | Canberra | Geelong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Oval | Traeger Park | The Gabba | Manuka Oval | GMHBA Stadium |
| Capacity: 53,500 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 42,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 34,000 |
| Matches: 4 + 2 Finals | Matches: 1 | Matches: 5 | Matches: 1 | Matches: 1 |
| Hobart | Launceston | Melbourne | Melbourne | |
| Blundstone Arena | University of Tasmania Stadium | Etihad Stadium | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 21,000 | Capacity: 53,359 | Capacity: 100,024 | |
| Matches: 4 | Matches: 1 | Matches: 4 | Matches: 5 | |
| Perth | Perth | Sydney | Sydney | |
| Optus Stadium | The WACA | Spotless Stadium | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 24,500 | Capacity: 24,000 | Capacity: 46,000 | |
| Matches: 1 | Matches: 5 | Matches: 4 | Matches: 5 | |
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Round 1
Match 1
Sydney Sixers 9/149 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder (H) 5/150 (20 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 5 wickets Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 21,589[5] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Shane Watson (Sydney Thunder) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Daniel Sams (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.
Match 2
(H) Brisbane Heat 7/206 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars 6/191 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 15 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 27,433[6] Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Brendan Doggett (Brisbane Heat) made his T20 debut.
Match 3
(H) Hobart Hurricanes 8/164 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 3/165 (18.3 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets Bellerive Oval, Hobart Attendance: 11,010[7] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (Melbourne Renegades) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Aaron Summers (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
Match 4
(H) Adelaide Strikers 6/163 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder 110 (17.4 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 53 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 36,278[8] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Adelaide Strikers) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 2
Match 5
(H) Sydney Sixers 132 (18.4 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 4/136 (18.1 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 21,692[9] Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Rod Tucker Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Perth Scorchers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Will Bosisto, Josh Philippe and Josh Inglis (Perth Scorchers) all made their T20 debut.
- Andrew Tye (Perth Scorchers) took a hat-trick.
Match 6
Brisbane Heat 8/132 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades (H) 3/137 (18.4 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 20,567[10] Umpires: John Ward and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Jack Wildermuth (Melbourne Renegades) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Match 7
(H) Perth Scorchers 6/142 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars 8/129 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 13 runs WACA Ground, Perth Attendance: 19,506[11] Umpires: Simon Fry and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Hilton Cartwright (Perth Scorchers) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Match 8
Sydney Thunder 4/149 (17 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat (H) 4/153 (16.5 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets (D/L) The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 34,343[12] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Alex Ross (Brisbane Heat) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Both innings were reduced to 17 overs due to a rain delay, with Brisbane Heat set a target of 151 to win by the D/L method.
Round 3
Match 9
Adelaide Strikers 3/167 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers (H) 8/161 (20 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 25,879[13] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Alex Carey (Adelaide Strikers) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Match 10
(H) Melbourne Renegades 9/130 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 7/133 (19 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 3 wickets Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 30,018[14] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Mitchell Johnson (Perth Scorchers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Match 11
Sydney Thunder 5/166 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes (H) 109 (19.3 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 57 runs University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston Attendance: 16,734[15] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Fry Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Sydney Thunder) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- Tom Rogers (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
Match 12
(H) Adelaide Strikers 7/147 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat 91 (16.2 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 56 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 46,594[16] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Michael Neser (Adelaide Strikers) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
Round 4
Match 13
Hobart Hurricanes 3/189 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder (H) 8/180 (20 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 9 runs Spotless Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 16,496[17] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: D'Arcy Short (Hobart Hurricanes) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Match 14
Sydney Sixers 4/167 (20 Overs) |
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Perth Scorchers (H) 4/170 (19.1 Overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets The WACA, Perth Attendance: 20,982 Umpires: Donovan Koch and John Ward Player of the match: Michael Klinger (Perth Scorchers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Tim David (Perth Scorchers) made his T20 debut.
Match 15
(H) Melbourne Stars 7/141 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat 1/144 (14.4 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 36,834[18] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Mitchell Swepson (Brisbane Heat) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
Match 16
Sydney Sixers 8/111 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades (H) 2/112 (15.3 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets GMHBA Stadium, Geelong Attendance: 23,586[19] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Fry Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Mickey Edwards (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.
Round 5
Match 17
(H) Hobart Hurricanes 5/183 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers 6/176 (20 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes win by 7 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Attendance: 12,167 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: D'Arcy Short (Hobart Hurricanes) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
Match 18
(H) Brisbane Heat 6/191 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 142 (19 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 49 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 35,564[20] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Ben Cutting (Brisbane Heat) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Match 19
(H) Melbourne Stars 4/157 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 4/159 (17.5 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 48,086[21] Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward Player of the match: Mohammad Nabi (Melbourne Renegades) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Jackson Coleman (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
Match 20
Adelaide Strikers 7/158 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder (H) 9/133 (20 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 25 runs Spotless Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 13,052[22] Umpires: Simon Fry and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Adelaide Strikers) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
Round 6
Match 21
(H) Hobart Hurricanes 6/170 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers 4/165 (20 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 5 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Attendance: 12,896[23] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Sam Billings (Sydney Sixers) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 22
Melbourne Renegades 3/185 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers (H) 5/186 (19.5 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 5 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Attendance: 22,475[24] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith & Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Perth Scorchers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
Match 23
Melbourne Stars 6/151 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers (H) 2/152 (18.4 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 42,624[25] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Travis Head (Adelaide Strikers) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
Match 24
Hobart Hurricanes 4/179 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat (H) 8/176 (20 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 3 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 33,017[26] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Fry Player of the match: D'Arcy Short (Hobart Hurricanes) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
- D'Arcy Short (Hobart Hurricanes) scored the highest individual score in a BBL match.[27]
Round 7
Match 25
(H) Sydney Thunder 4/175 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 4/172 (20 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 3 runs Spotless Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 14,706[28] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Sydney Thunder) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
Match 26
Melbourne Stars 4/167 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades (H) 9/144 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 23 runs Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 44,316[29] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Melbourne Stars) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Daniel Fallins (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
- The crowd of 44,316 is the highest ever for a cricket match at Etihad Stadium.
Match 27
(H) Adelaide Strikers 112 (19.2 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 4/114 (18.2 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets Traeger Park, Alice Springs Attendance: 3,906[30] Umpires: Donovan Koch and John Ward Player of the match: Ashton Agar (Perth Scorchers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
Match 28
Sydney Thunder 6/156 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers (H) 2/157 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 36,458[31] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Chris Green (Sydney Thunder) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field
Round 8
Match 29
Brisbane Heat 8/165 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes (H) 4/166 (18.2 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets Bellerive Oval, Hobart Attendance: 14,873[32] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Dan Christian (Hobart Hurricanes) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
Match 30
(H) Melbourne Stars 7/128 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers 2/129 (15.1 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 26,130[33] Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward Player of the match: Nathan Lyon (Sydney Sixers) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field
Match 31
(H) Adelaide Strikers 4/187 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes 4/176 (20 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 11 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 40,355[34] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Alex Carey (Adelaide Strikers) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
Match 32
Brisbane Heat 73 (16.4 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers (H) 1/74 (10 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 9 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 22,900 Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Sean Abbott (Sydney Sixers) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Round 9
Match 33
(H) Melbourne Stars 6/147 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder 3/149 (16.1 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 27,421[35] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Shane Watson (Sydney Thunder) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
Match 34
Hobart Hurricanes 5/167 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers (H) 5/168 (19.2 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 5 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Attendance: 22,236[36] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Ashton Agar (Perth Scorchers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Match 35
Adelaide Strikers 5/173 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades (H) 7/147 (20 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 26 runs Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 23,089[37] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Colin Ingram (Adelaide Strikers) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
Match 36
Melbourne Stars 5/189 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers (H) 5/190 (17.3 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 17,145 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Joe Denly (Sydney Sixers) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field
Round 10
Match 37
Melbourne Renegades 6/189 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder (H) 180 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 9 runs Manuka Oval, Canberra Attendance: 11,319[38] Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward Player of the match: Kane Richardson (Melbourne Renegades) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
Match 38
Adelaide Strikers 6/137 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers (H) 6/141 (19.3 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 4 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Attendance: 22,355[39] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Adam Voges (Perth Scorchers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- This was the last ever Big Bash League game at the WACA as all future Scorchers home games will be played at Optus Stadium
Match 39
Hobart Hurricanes 7/185 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars (H) 7/186 (19.1 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 3 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 19,671[40] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Melbourne Stars) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
Match 40
Melbourne Renegades 3/187 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat (H) 161 (19.5 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 26 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 34,543[41] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Tom Cooper (Melbourne Renegades) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.154 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.801 | |
| 3 | Melbourne Renegades | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.297 | |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.291 | |
| 5 | Sydney Sixers | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0.331 | |
| 6 | Sydney Thunder | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.039 | |
| 7 | Brisbane Heat | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.437 | |
| 8 | Melbourne Stars | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | −0.926 |
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| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers (H) | 5/178 | |||||||
| 3 | Melbourne Renegades | 4/177 | |||||||
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers (H) | 2/202 | |||||||
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 5/177 | |||||||
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 4/210 | |||||||
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (H) | 139 | |||||||
Semi-finals
Semi-final 1
Hobart Hurricanes 4/210 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers (H) 139 (17.5 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 71 runs Optus Stadium, Perth Attendance: 52,960[43] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Matthew Wade (Hobart Hurricanes) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Riley Meredith (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
- Double header with Semi-final 1 of the Women's BBL.
Semi-final 2
(H) Adelaide Strikers 5/178 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 4/177 (20 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 1 run Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 36,298[44] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Travis Head (Adelaide Strikers) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
- Harry Nielsen (Adelaide Strikers) made his T20 debut.
- Double header with Semi-final 2 of the Women's BBL.
Final
(H) Adelaide Strikers 2/202 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes 5/177 (20 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 25 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 40,732 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Jake Weatherald (Adelaide Strikers) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
- Adelaide Strikers won their first title
- Double header with the Final of the Women's BBL.
Most runs
More information Player, Team ...
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
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| D'Arcy Short | Hobart Hurricanes | 11 | 11 | 572 | 57.32 | 148.57 | 122* | 1 | 4 |
| Alex Carey | Adelaide Strikers | 11 | 11 | 443 | 49.22 | 141.53 | 100 | 1 | 2 |
| Jake Weatherald | Adelaide Strikers | 12 | 12 | 383 | 31.91 | 126.82 | 115 | 1 | 3 |
| Travis Head | Adelaide Strikers | 9 | 9 | 374 | 53.42 | 133.09 | 85* | 0 | 3 |
| Shane Watson | Sydney Thunders | 10 | 10 | 331 | 36.77 | 139.07 | 77 | 0 | 2 |
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 February 2018
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More information Player, Team ...
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR |
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| Rashid Khan | Adelaide Strikers | 11 | 11 | 18 | 13.83 | 5.65 | 3/20 | 14.6 |
| Dwayne Bravo | Melbourne Renegades | 11 | 11 | 18 | 20.86 | 8.47 | 5/28 | 14.2 |
| Andrew Tye | Perth Scorchers | 6 | 6 | 16 | 12.00 | 8.11 | 5/23 | 8.8 |
| Ben Laughlin | Adelaide Strikers | 12 | 12 | 16 | 23.00 | 8.36 | 4/26 | 16.5 |
| Jofra Archer | Hobart Hurricanes | 12 | 12 | 16 | 23.06 | 7.96 | 3/15 | 17.3 |
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 February 2018
More information Club, Total ...
| Club | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game | Home Total | Home Games | Home Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Strikers | 343329 | 12 | 28611 | 246787 | 7 | 35255 |
| Brisbane Heat | 306668 | 10 | 30667 | 164900 | 5 | 32980 |
| Hobart Hurricanes | 293147 | 12 | 24429 | 67680 | 5 | 13536 |
| Melbourne Renegades | 305307 | 11 | 27755 | 141576 | 5 | 28315 |
| Melbourne Stars | 309166 | 10 | 30917 | 158142 | 5 | 31628 |
| Perth Scorchers | 266400 | 11 | 22175 | 160514 | 6 | 26752 |
| Sydney Sixers | 229257 | 10 | 22926 | 124074 | 5 | 24815 |
| Sydney Thunder | 228396 | 10 | 22840 | 77162 | 5 | 15432 |
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This was the last season BBL games in Australia were broadcast by the free-to-air channel Network Ten.
Following are the television ratings for 2017–18 BBL season in Australia.[45]
More information Match No, Teams ...
| Match No | Teams | Average TV Ratings | |||
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| National | 5 metro cities | ||||
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 2 | ||
| 1 | Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers[46] | 1,180,000 | 1,160,000 | 786,000 | 819,000 |
| 2 | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars[47] | 1,200,000 | 1,240,000 | 826,000 | 860,000 |
| 3 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades[48] | 1,100,000 | 1,230,000 | 747,000 | 856,000 |
| 4 | Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder[49] | 989,000 | 1,130,000 | 684,000 | 779,000 |
| 5 | Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers[50] | 631,000 | 767,000 | 429,000 | 511,000 |
| 6 | Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat[51] | 975,000 | 1,090,000 | 660,000 | 765,000 |
| 7 | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars[52] | 765,000 | 1,050,000 | 520,000 | 731,000 |
| 8 | Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder[53] | 845,000 | 1,190,000 | 574,000 | 827,000 |
| 9 | Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers[54] | 737,000 | 1,060,000 | 507,000 | 727,000 |
| 10 | Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers[55] | 865,000 | 1,100,000 | 600,000 | 788,000 |
| 11 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder[56] | 843,000 | 950,000 | 560,000 | 655,000 |
| 12 | Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat[57] | 763,000 | 858,000 | 544,000 | 626,000 |
| 13 | Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes[58] | 771,000 | 1,200,000 | 529,000 | 800,000 |
| 14 | Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers[59] | 977,000 | 657,000 | 687,000 | 475,000 |
| 15 | Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat[60] | 1,030,000 | 1,340,000 | 701,000 | 945,000 |
| 16 | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers[61] | 916,000 | 1,170,000 | 594,000 | 771,000 |
| 17 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers[62] | 751,000 | 1,160,000 | 491,000 | 785,000 |
| 18 | Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers[63] | 919,000 | 1,190,000 | 640,000 | 823,000 |
| 19 | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades[64] | 876,000 | 1,120,000 | 620,000 | 789,000 |
| 20 | Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers[65] | 886,000 | 1,150,000 | 625,000 | 798,000 |
| 21 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers[66] | 571,000 | 1,060,000 | 374,000 | 714,000 |
| 22 | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades[67] | 971,000 | 621,000 | 687,000 | 452,000 |
| 23 | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars[68] | 1,130,000 | 1,170,000 | 786,000 | 832,000 |
| 24 | Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes[69] | 1,070,000 | 1,210,000 | 710,000 | 830,000 |
| 25 | Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers[70] | 1,070,000 | 1,120,000 | 715,000 | 785,000 |
| 26 | Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars[71] | 1,040,000 | 1,120,000 | 670,000 | 751,000 |
| 27 | Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers[72] | 618,000 | 726,000 | 440,000 | 513,000 |
| 28 | Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder[73] | 891,000 | 1,040,000 | 602,000 | 714,000 |
| 29 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat[74] | 1,040,000 | 1,190,000 | 667,000 | 794,000 |
| 30 | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers[75] | 928,000 | 982,000 | 615,000 | 673,000 |
| 31 | Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes[76] | 980,000 | 1,160,000 | 648,000 | 799,000 |
| 32 | Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat[77] | 778,000 | 873,000 | 516,000 | 587,000 |
| 33 | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder[78] | 540,000 | 849,000 | 329,000 | 533,000 |
| 34 | Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes[79] | 763,000 | 602,000 | 514,000 | 439,000 |
| 35 | Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers[80] | 883,000 | 853,000 | 603,000 | 607,000 |
| 36 | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars[81] | 937,000 | 868,000 | 638,000 | 586,000 |
| 37 | Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades[82] | 808,000 | 873,000 | 532,000 | 597,000 |
| 38 | Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers[83] | 827,000 | 1,040,000 | 569,000 | 738,000 |
| 39 | Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes[84] | 564,000 | 666,000 | 362,000 | 431,000 |
| 40 | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades[85] | 742,000 | 797,000 | 481,000 | 553,000 |
| SF1 | Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes[86] | 1,190,000 | 1,270,000 | 788,000 | 866,000 |
| SF2 | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades[87] | 1,050,000 | 1,340,000 | 739,000 | 991,000 |
| Final | Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes[88] | 1,190,000 | 1,520,000 | 806,000 | 1,040,000 |
Close
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