2017–18 Big Bash League season

The 2017–18 Big Bash League season or BBL|07 was the seventh season of the 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-stage.

2017–18 Big Bash League

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
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The title was won by Adelaide Strikers who defeated Hobart Hurricanes at the Adelaide Oval by 25 runs.

Venues

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]

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
Adelaide Alice Springs Brisbane Canberra Geelong Hobart Launceston Melbourne Perth Sydney

League stage

Points

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Perth Scorchers	10	8	2	0	16	0.154	Advanced to semi-finals
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

Source: ^[5]
(C) Champions

Matches

19 December 2017 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Sydney Sixers 9/149 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder (H) 5/150 (20 overs)
Sam Billings 32 (21) Fawad Ahmed 2/11 (4 overs)		Shane Watson 77 (46) Daniel Sams 4/14 (4 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 5 wickets Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 21,589[6] 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.

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20 December 2017 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Brisbane Heat 7/206 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 6/191 (20 overs)
Alex Ross 51 (36) Marcus Stoinis 3/38 (4 overs)		Marcus Stoinis 99 (51) Shadab Khan 2/41 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 15 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 27,433[7] 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.

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21 December 2017 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Hobart Hurricanes 8/164 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 3/165 (18.3 overs)
D'Arcy Short 34 (19) Dwayne Bravo 5/28 (4 overs)		Cameron White 79 (59) Jofra Archer 2/17 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets Bellerive Oval, Hobart Attendance: 11,010[8] 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.

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22 December 2017 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Adelaide Strikers 6/163 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 110 (17.4 overs)
Alex Carey 44 (26) Arjun Nair 3/36 (4 overs)		Kurtis Patterson 48 (37) Ben Laughlin 4/26 (3.4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 53 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 36,278[9] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Adelaide Strikers)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

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23 December 2017 16:10 Scorecard

(H) Sydney Sixers 132 (18.4 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 4/136 (18.1 overs)
Nic Maddinson 31 (33) Andrew Tye 4/21 (3.4 overs)		Ashton Turner 52* (27) Sean Abbott 3/28 (3.1 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 21,692[10] 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.

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23 December 2017 19:25 (D/N) Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 8/132 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 3/137 (18.4 overs)
Alex Ross 48 (44) Jack Wildermuth 3/16 (4 overs)		Tom Cooper 52* (44) Shadab Khan 2/17 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 20,567[11] Umpires: John Ward and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Jack Wildermuth (Melbourne Renegades)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

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26 December 2017 16:10 Scorecard

(H) Perth Scorchers 6/142 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 8/129 (20 overs)
Hilton Cartwright 58 (53) James Faulkner 2/19 (3 overs)		James Faulkner 35* (31) Andrew Tye 5/23 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 13 runs WACA Ground, Perth Attendance: 19,506[12] Umpires: Simon Fry and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Hilton Cartwright (Perth Scorchers)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

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27 December 2017 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 4/149 (17 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 4/153 (16.5 overs)
Shane Watson 56 (34) Shadab Khan 2/27 (4 overs)		Joe Burns 45* (35) Mitchell McClenaghan 2/45 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets (D/L) The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 34,343[13] 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.

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28 December 2017 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 3/167 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers (H) 8/161 (20 overs)
Alex Carey 83* (59) Ben Dwarshuis 2/41 (4 overs)		Jordan Silk 50 (32) Rashid Khan 2/22 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 6 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 25,879[14] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Alex Carey (Adelaide Strikers)

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.

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29 December 2017 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 9/130 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 7/133 (19 overs)
Tom Cooper 34 (24) Mitchell Johnson 3/13 (4 overs)		Michael Klinger 37 (27) Brad Hogg 2/16 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 3 wickets Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 30,018[15] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Mitchell Johnson (Perth Scorchers)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

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30 December 2017 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 5/166 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes (H) 109 (19.3 overs)
Jos Buttler 67 (41) Clive Rose 2/20 (4 overs)		Alex Doolan 34 (32) Fawad Ahmed 2/14 (4 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 57 runs University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston Attendance: 16,734[16] 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.

31 December 2017 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Adelaide Strikers 7/147 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 91 (16.2 overs)
Michael Neser 40* (26) Josh Lalor 3/40 (4 overs)		Cameron Gannon 23 (26) Ben Laughlin 3/11 (2.2 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 56 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 46,594[17] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Michael Neser (Adelaide Strikers)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat

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1 January 2018 18:25 (D/N) Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 3/189 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder (H) 8/180 (20 overs)
D'Arcy Short 97 (63) Fawad Ahmed 1/27 (4 overs)		Jos Buttler 81 (43) Cameron Boyce 2/14 (3 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 9 runs Spotless Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 16,496[18] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: D'Arcy Short (Hobart Hurricanes)

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.

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1 January 2018 18:20 (D/N) Scorecard

Sydney Sixers 4/167 (20 Overs)	v	Perth Scorchers (H) 4/170 (19.1 Overs)
Jordan Silk 45 (33) David Willey 2/30 (4 Overs)		Michael Klinger 83 (61) Daniel Sams 2/25 (3 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.

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2 January 2018 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Stars 7/141 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 1/144 (14.4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 50 (39) Mitchell Swepson 3/14 (4 overs)		Chris Lynn 63* (46) Liam Bowe 1/21 (2 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 36,834[19] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Mitchell Swepson (Brisbane Heat)

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field

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3 January 2018 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Sydney Sixers 8/111 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 2/112 (15.3 overs)
Johan Botha 32* (23) Dwayne Bravo 3/29 (4 overs)		Aaron Finch 51 (38) Ben Dwarshuis 1/19 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets GMHBA Stadium, Geelong Attendance: 23,586[20] 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.

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4 January 2018 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Hobart Hurricanes 5/183 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers 6/176 (20 overs)
D'Arcy Short 96 (58) Rashid Khan 2/18 (4 overs)		Colin Ingram 66 (44) Jofra Archer 3/15 (4 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

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5 January 2018 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Brisbane Heat 6/191 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 142 (19 overs)
Ben Cutting 46 (20) David Willey 2/40 (4 overs)		Ashton Agar 31 (18) Brendan Doggett 5/35 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 49 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 35,564[21] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Ben Cutting (Brisbane Heat)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

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6 January 2018 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Stars 4/157 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 4/159 (17.5 overs)
Ben Dunk 47 (30) Mohammad Nabi 1/27 (4 overs)		Mohammad Nabi 52 (30) John Hastings 2/24 (3.5 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 48,086[22] 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.

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7 January 2018 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 7/158 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder (H) 9/133 (20 overs)
Colin Ingram 48 (31) Fawad Ahmed 3/31 (4 overs)		Ben Rohrer 29 (13) Michael Neser 3/29 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 25 runs Spotless Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 13,052[23] Umpires: Simon Fry and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Adelaide Strikers)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat

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8 January 2018 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Hobart Hurricanes 6/170 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 4/165 (20 overs)
D'Arcy Short 42 (36) Sean Abbott 3/27 (4 overs)		Sam Billings 61* (31) Tymal Mills 2/42 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 5 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Attendance: 12,896[24] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Sam Billings (Sydney Sixers)

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.

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8 January 2018 18:20 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 3/185 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers (H) 5/186 (19.5 overs)
Cameron White 68* (30) Andrew Tye 2/36 (4 overs)		Ashton Turner 70(32) Mohammed Nabi 1/30 (3.5 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 5 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Attendance: 22,475[25] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith & Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Perth Scorchers)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field

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9 January 2018 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Stars 6/151 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers (H) 2/152 (18.4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 60 (39) Rashid Khan 1/23 (4 overs)		Alex Carey 59* (52) Glenn Maxwell 1/24 (3 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 42,624[26] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Travis Head (Adelaide Strikers)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat

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10 January 2018 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 4/179 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 8/176 (20 overs)
D'Arcy Short 122* (69) Ben Cutting 2/27 (4 overs)		Sam Heazlett 45 (33) Cameron Boyce 2/23 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 3 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 33,017[27] 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.^[28]

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11 January 2018 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Sydney Thunder 4/175 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 4/172 (20 overs)
Usman Khawaja 85 (51) Tim Bresnan 2/38 (4 overs)		Cameron Bancroft 75* (56) Fawad Ahmed 1/19 (4 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 3 runs Spotless Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 14,706[29] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Sydney Thunder)

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat

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12 January 2018 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Stars 4/167 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 9/144 (20 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 74 (46) Mohammad Nabi 2/15 (4 overs)		Dwayne Bravo 26 (18) Jackson Coleman 3/27 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 23 runs Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 44,316[30] 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.

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13 January 2018 16:10 Scorecard

(H) Adelaide Strikers 112 (19.2 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 4/114 (18.2 overs)
Alex Carey 44 (32) Ashton Agar 3/19 (4 overs)		Hilton Cartwright 47* (44) Michael Neser 2/18 (3.2 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets Traeger Park, Alice Springs Attendance: 3,906[31] Umpires: Donovan Koch and John Ward Player of the match: Ashton Agar (Perth Scorchers)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field

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13 January 2018 19:20 (D/N) Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 6/156 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers (H) 2/157 (20 overs)
Chris Green 49 (27) Moises Henriques 2/25 (3 overs)		Daniel Hughes 66* (55) Fawad Ahmed 1/22 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 36,458[32] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Chris Green (Sydney Thunder)

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field

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15 January 2018 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 8/165 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes (H) 4/166 (18.2 overs)
Brendon McCullum 51 (38) Jofra Archer 2/32 (4 overs)		D'Arcy Short 59 (49) Joe Burns 1/10 (1 over)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets Bellerive Oval, Hobart Attendance: 14,873[33] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Dan Christian (Hobart Hurricanes)

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat

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16 January 2018 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Stars 7/128 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 2/129 (15.1 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 28 (16) Nathan Lyon 3/18 (4 overs)		Nic Maddinson 62 (31) Jackson Coleman 1/14 (1.1 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 26,130[34] Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward Player of the match: Nathan Lyon (Sydney Sixers)

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field

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17 January 2018 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Adelaide Strikers 4/187 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes 4/176 (20 overs)
Alex Carey 100 (56) Jofra Archer 3/27 (4 overs)		Alex Doolan 70* (55) Peter Siddle 1/18 (3 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 11 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 40,355[35] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Alex Carey (Adelaide Strikers)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat

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18 January 2018 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 73 (16.4 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers (H) 1/74 (10 overs)
Alex Ross 15 (21) Sean Abbott 4/11 (4 overs)		Daniel Hughes 37 (28) Yasir Shah 1/37 (4 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.

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20 January 2018 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Stars 6/147 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 3/149 (16.1 overs)
Peter Handscomb 57 (44) Chris Green 2/27 (4 overs)		Shane Watson 49* (28) Liam Bowe 2/30 (4 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 27,421[36] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Shane Watson (Sydney Thunder)

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field

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20 January 2018 18:20 (D/N) Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 5/167 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers (H) 5/168 (19.2 overs)
Simon Milenko 66* (37) Ashton Agar 2/14 (4 overs)		Cameron Bancroft 54 (36) Tymal Mills 1/25 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 5 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Attendance: 22,236[37] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Ashton Agar (Perth Scorchers)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

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22 January 2018 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 5/173 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 7/147 (20 overs)
Colin Ingram 68 (36) Dwayne Bravo 2/30 (4 overs)		Brad Hodge 30* (18) Ben Laughlin 2/18 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 26 runs Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 23,089[38] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Colin Ingram (Adelaide Strikers)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field

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23 January 2018 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Stars 5/189 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers (H) 5/190 (17.3 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 84 (47) Carlos Brathwaite 2/31 (4 overs)		Joe Denly 72* (45) Evan Gulbis 2/22 (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

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24 January 2018 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 6/189 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder (H) 180 (20 overs)
Marcus Harris 64 (41) Gurinder Sandhu 2/37 (4 overs)		Ben Rohrer 48 (21) Kane Richardson 4/22 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 9 runs Manuka Oval, Canberra Attendance: 11,319[39] Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward Player of the match: Kane Richardson (Melbourne Renegades)

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field

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25 January 2018 16:40 Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 6/137 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers (H) 6/141 (19.3 overs)
Jake Weatherald 56 (43) Jhye Richardson 2/23 (4 overs)		Adam Voges 56* (45) Rashid Khan 3/20 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 4 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Attendance: 22,355[40] 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 Big Bash League game at the WACA as all future Scorchers home games will be played at Optus Stadium

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27 January 2018 16:10 Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 7/185 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 7/186 (19.1 overs)
Dan Christian 56 (37) John Hastings 2/41 (4 overs)		Kevin Pietersen 46 (23) Tymal Mills 2/56 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 3 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 19,671[41] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Melbourne Stars)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field

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27 January 2018 18:20 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 3/187 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 161 (19.5 overs)
Tom Cooper 65* (36) Mitchell Swepson 1/27 (4 overs)		Alex Ross 36 (27) Kane Richardson 4/35 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 26 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 34,543[42] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Tom Cooper (Melbourne Renegades)

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field

Play-offs

	Semifinals					Final
	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-final 1

1 February 2018 16:40 Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 4/210 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers (H) 139 (17.5 overs)
Matthew Wade 71 (45) Tim Bresnan 2/40 (4 overs)		Tim Bresnan 43 (26) Dan Christian 4/17 (3.5 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.

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Semi-final 2

2 February 2018 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Adelaide Strikers 5/178 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 4/177 (20 overs)
Travis Head 85* (57) Joe Mennie 1/21 (4 overs)		Marcus Harris 45 (27) Travis Head 1/27 (4 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.

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Final

4 February 2018 16:00 Scorecard

(H) Adelaide Strikers 2/202 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes 5/177 (20 overs)
Jake Weatherald 115 (70) Daniel Christian 1/38 (4 overs)		D'Arcy Short 68 (44) Peter Siddle 3/17 (4 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.

Statistics

Most runs

Player	Team	Runs
D'Arcy Short	Hobart Hurricanes	572
Alex Carey	Adelaide Strikers	443
Jake Weatherald	Adelaide Strikers	383
Travis Head	Adelaide Strikers	374
Shane Watson	Sydney Thunder	331

• Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

Player	Team	Wickets
Rashid Khan	Adelaide Strikers	18
Dwayne Bravo	Melbourne Renegades	18
Andrew Tye	Perth Scorchers	16
Ben Laughlin	Adelaide Strikers	16
Jofra Archer	Hobart Hurricanes	16

• Source: ESPNcricinfo

TV audience

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]

Match No	Teams	Average TV Ratings
		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