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2015–16 Big Bash League season
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The 2015–16 Big Bash League season (BBL|05) was the fifth season of the Big Bash League (BBL), the top-class Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The tournament ran from 17 December 2015 to 24 January 2016.
The title was won by Sydney Thunder, who defeated Melbourne Stars by three wickets in the final to claim their first title. Perth Scorchers, who had been seeking a third successive title, lost to the Stars in the semi-final, failing to reach the final fr the first time. Chris Lynn of the Brisbane Heat was the tournament's leading run-scorer, scoring 378 runs from eight matches, and was named player of the tournament. The leading wicket-taker was Clint McKay of Sydney Thunder, who took 18 wickets from ten matches. Travis Head of the Adelaide Strikers was named the best player under 25, scoring 299 runs and taking six wickets.[2][3]
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Pre-season
Warm up matches
Canterbury Kings 210/3 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder 201/6 (20 overs) |
Canterbury Kings won by 9 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand |
Festival of Cricket matches
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Squads
League stage
Points table
Match summary
| 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.
Matches
(H) Sydney Thunder 4/158 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers 122 (19.5 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Adelaide Strikers 5/187 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars 7/168 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Brisbane Heat 5/180 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 3/184 (19.3 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Guy Walker (Renegades) made his T20 debut.
(H) Sydney Sixers 7/186 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes 91 (15.5 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sam Rainbird (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
- Phillip Gillespie made his T20 debut as an umpire.[11]
Sydney Thunder 6/178 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars (H) 5/177 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Perth Scorchers 6/151 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers 6/152 (19.1 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Hobart Hurricanes 3/184 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat 8/164 (20 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
- The crowd of 14,848 was the highest in Tasmanian domestic cricket history, beating the previous record of 14,744 set in the previous season between the same teams.[14]
(H) Melbourne Renegades 4/172 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers 7/174 (18.5 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Cameron Stevenson (Renegades) made his T20 debut.
Brisbane Heat 7/117 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers (H) 1/118 (15.1 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Sydney Sixers 6/139 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars 5/143 (18.4 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
- The crowd of 29,104 is the highest crowd at the SCG for a non-derby BBL match.[17]
Adelaide Strikers 9/117 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder (H) 3/121 (16.3 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
- The crowd of 21,500 is the highest attendance for a cricket match at Spotless Stadium and the second highest attendance for any sport at the stadium.
- Billy Stanlake (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
Hobart Hurricanes 4/194 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat (H) 9/179 (20 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sam Heazlett (Heat) made his T20 debut.
(H) Melbourne Renegades 4/170 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 0/171 (18.4 overs) |
Michael Klinger 90* (58) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the first ever 10-wicket win in a BBL match.[21]
- The crowd of 26,787 is the highest crowd at Etihad Stadium for a non-derby BBL match.[21]
- Michael Klinger and Shaun Marsh's unbeaten 171-run partnership is the highest partnership for the Scorchers in their history and the second highest overall.
Sydney Sixers 5/176 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers (H) 5/182 (19.3 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- Hamish Kingston (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
(H) Hobart Hurricanes 6/163 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder 9/152 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- The crowd of 17,151 was the highest crowd at Blundstone Arena for a cricket match and the second highest crowd for any sport at the stadium.[23]
Melbourne Renegades 7/161 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars (H) 3/163 (19.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- The crowd of 80,883 is the highest ever recorded attendance for a domestic cricket match.[25]
Sydney Sixers 8/112 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers (H) 1/114 (14.3 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
- William Somerville (Sixers) made his T20 debut.
Sydney Thunder 5/186 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat (H) 4/189 (19.3 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Hobart Hurricanes 5/140 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 5/144 (14 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Adelaide Strikers 2/174 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 138 (17.3 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jake Lehmann (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
Hobart Hurricanes 124 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars (H) 2/126 (15 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers 5/175 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder (H) 9/145 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Brisbane Heat 6/175 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers 2/179 (18.4 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- The crowd of 33,783 is the highest crowd at the Gabba for a BBL match.[32]
(H) Melbourne Renegades 6/155 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars 2/156 (18 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Aaron Ayre (Renegades) made his T20 debut.
- The crowd of 43,176 is the highest at Etihad Stadium for a cricket match.
Perth Scorchers 5/173 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes (H) 6/172 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
- The crowd of 18,149 is the highest ever crowd for any sport at Blundstone Arena.[34]
Brisbane Heat 8/162 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers (H) 8/156 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nick Larkin (Sixers) and Mitchell Swepson (Heat) both made their T20 debuts.
(H) Sydney Thunder 5/173 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 5/176 (19.2 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Hobart Hurricanes 143 (19.3 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers (H) 4/146 (20 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
- Greg West (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
- The crowd of 49,115 is the highest at Adelaide Oval for a non-finals BBL match.
Brisbane Heat 7/188 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars (H) 9/132 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder 5/202 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers (H) 156 (17.3 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Nathan McAndrew (Thunder) made his T20 debut.
- The crowd of 38,456 is the highest crowd for a domestic cricket game in New South Wales.[39]
Melbourne Stars 9/146 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers (H) 94 (19 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Jhye Richardson (Scorchers) made his T20 debut.
- The crowd of 20,870 is the highest crowd for a BBL match at this ground.[40]
Adelaide Strikers 5/170 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades (H) 143 (15.3 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Chris Gayle (Renegades) equaled the world record for the fastest fifty in a T20 match (12 balls, set by Yuvraj Singh during India vs. England in the 2007 World Twenty20) [42]
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Play-offs
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||
| 1 | Adelaide Strikers (H) | 7/159 (20 ov) | ||||||
| 4 | Sydney Thunder | 2/160 (17.4 ov) | ||||||
| 2 | Melbourne Stars (H) | 9/176 (20 ov) | ||||||
| 4 | Sydney Thunder | 7/181 (19.3 ov) | ||||||
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 7/139 (20 ov) | ||||||
| 2 | Melbourne Stars (H) | 3/140 (18.1 ov) | ||||||
Semi-final 1
(H) Adelaide Strikers 7/159 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder 2/160 (17.4 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Semi-final 2
Perth Scorchers 7/139 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars (H) 3/140 (18.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Final
(H) Melbourne Stars 9/176 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder 7/181 (19.3 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- The crowd of 47,672 was the highest crowd for a non-derby BBL match at the MCG, and remains the highest crowd for a Big Bash League final to date
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Statistics
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
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Notable events
The opening Sydney Derby match was played for the "Batting for Change Trophy" at Spotless Stadium. During the match money was raised for the Batting for Change charity after every six which was hit.[46][47]
The January 2 match between Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers at the WACA Ground saw the clubs wearing Batman and Superman playing gear as a part of a league partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures.[48]
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TV audience
Summarize
Perspective
Matches were broadcast in Australia by the free-to-air Network Ten.[49] Network Ten's BBL coverage has become a regular feature of Australian summers and attracted an average audience of 1.13 million for each match in Australia this season, an 18% increase on the previous season. A cumulative audience of 9.65 million watched the BBL matches in Australia, out of which 39% were females.[50][51]
The opening Sydney Derby match attracted more a peak audience of 1.53 million. A peak audience of 1.05 million watched the second innings of the match in the five major capital cities, making it then the highest-rating non-finals match in BBL history.[52] This record was broken in the last match between Renegades and Strikers when Session 2 was watched by an average audience of 1.36 million, which peaked at 1.67 million.[53]
The BBL Final was watched by an average audience of 1.79 million, which peaked at 2.24 million viewers. This was the first time that the ratings for a BBL match crossed the 2 million mark.[54]
Following are the television ratings for 2015–16 BBL season in Australia.[55]
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References
External links
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