2024–25 Women's Big Bash League season
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| Dates | 27 October 2024 – 1 December 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and knockout finals |
| Host(s) |  Australia |
| Champions | Melbourne Renegades (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Brisbane Heat |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 43 |
| Most runs | Ellyse Perry (SYS) – 424 |
| Most wickets | Alana King (PRS) – 20 Samantha Bates (SYT) – 20 |
| Official website | WBBL |
The 2024–25 Women's Big Bash League season or WBBL|10 (also known as Weber Women's Big Bash League 2024 for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th season of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), the semi-professional women's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament was played from 27 October 2024, with the final held on 1 December 2024.[1][2][3] Adelaide Strikers were the defending champions.[4][5]
Background
[edit]On 9 July 2024, it was announced that the 10th season of the tournament would begin on 27 October 2024, seven days after the conclusion of the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[1]
In July 2024, Cricket Australia introduces a new domestic Twenty20 Cricket event, called T20 Spring Challenge, that forms part of the Australia domestic cricket season. The league was aimed to make up for the absence of high-profile matches in Australia every year and to expose talented players from Country. The new nine-team T20 features teams aligned with the eight Big Bash clubs along with the ACT Meteors. The T20 Spring Challenge bascially acts as a preseason tournament for the WBBL, with the inaugural winners being Hobart Hurricanes.
Draft
[edit]The 2024–25 season players draft was held on 1 September 2024.[6][7][8][9]
Teams and squads
[edit]
Squads
[edit]| Adelaide Strikers |
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| Brisbane Heat |
| Hobart Hurricanes |
| Melbourne Renegades |
| Melbourne Stars |
| Perth Scorchers |
| Sydney Sixers |
| Sydney Thunder |
Venues
[edit]
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
- Allan Border Field, Brisbane
- The Gabba, Brisbane
- Drummoyne Oval, Sydney
- Bellerive Oval, Hobart
- CitiPower Centre, Melbourne
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- WACA Ground, Perth
- North Sydney Oval, Sydney
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Standing
[edit]Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Renegades (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.527 | Advance to the play-off phase |
| 2 | Brisbane Heat (R) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.384 | |
| 3 | Sydney Thunder (3rd) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.002 | |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes (4th) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.189 | |
| 5 | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | −0.171 | |
| 6 | Sydney Sixers | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | −0.477 | |
| 7 | Adelaide Strikers | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | −0.357 | |
| 8 | Melbourne Stars | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −0.205 |
Win–loss table
[edit]Below is a summary of results for each team's ten regular season matches, plus finals where applicable, in chronological order. A team's opponent for any given match is listed above the margin of victory/defeat.
| Team's results→ | Won | Tied | Lost | N/R |
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Summary
[edit]| Visitor team → | ADS | BRH | HBH | MLR | MLS | PRS | SYS | SYT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home team ↓ | ||||||||
| Adelaide Strikers | Heat 4 wickets | Strikers 38 runs | Renegades 9 wickets | Strikers 30 runs | Thunder 64 runs | |||
| Brisbane Heat | Heat 8 runs | Hurricanes 7 wickets | Heat 28 runs | Heat 9 runs | Heat 5 wickets | |||
| Hobart Hurricanes | Hurricanes 28 runs | Renegades 22 runs | Hurricanes 72 runs | Sixers 6 runs | Hurricanes 31 runs | |||
| Melbourne Renegades | Renegades 2 wickets | Renegades 15 runs | Renegades 6 wickets | Sixers 3 wickets | Renegades 9 wickets | |||
| Melbourne Stars | Match abandoned | Heat 6 wickets | Stars 7 wickets | Renegades 9 runs | Sixers 6 runs (D/L) | |||
| Perth Scorchers | Scorchers 28 runs | Hurricanes 3 wickets | Scorchers 2 runs | Scorchers 13 runs | Thunder 7 wickets | |||
| Sydney Sixers | Strikers 11 runs | Heat 12 runs | Stars 32 runs (D/L) | Match tied | Thunder 18 runs | |||
| Sydney Thunder | Thunder 19 runs | Thunder 33 runs | Thunder 4 wickets | Scorchers 74 runs | Match abandoned |
| 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.
- MATCH REPORT
League stage
[edit]On 9 July 2024, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.[1]
Adelaide Strikers
5/133 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
6/134 (18 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Renegades
8/178 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
7/179 (19 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers
8/122 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
109 (19.2 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Hobart Hurricanes
7/141 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
110 (18 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Adelaide Strikers
171 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Sixers
9/160 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Brisbane Heat
8/169 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Renegades
9/141 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder
5/146 (17 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
8/113 (17 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain.
Sydney Thunder
5/212 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
148 (19.2 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Stars
4/195 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
4/56 (8.3 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Sydney Sixers were 32 runs behind of the DLS par score of 88 from 8.3 overs.
Brisbane Heat
5/173 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
3/176 (19.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Perth Scorchers
140 (19.4 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Renegades
4/145 (17.4 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Hobart Hurricanes
7/133 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Stars
3/136 (17.5 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Adelaide Strikers
5/157 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Renegades
8/158 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Perth Scorchers
8/142 (20 overs) |
v
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Brisbane Heat
114 (18 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Sixers
7/155 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
9/149 (20 overs) |
Danni Wyatt-Hodge 30 (26)
Caoimhe Bray 2/13 (3 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder
5/170 (20 overs) |
v
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Brisbane Heat
151 (19.1 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers
108 (19.5 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Renegades
8/106 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars
7/122 (18 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
1/104 (15 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Sydney Sixers were 6 runs ahead of the DLS par score of 98 from 15 overs.
Melbourne Renegades
6/146 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
9/131 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Brisbane Heat
6/175 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
4/167 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Hobart Hurricanes
3/203 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
131 (19.3 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Lizelle Lee scored the highest individual score in the Women's Big Bash League.[16]
Sydney Thunder
6/158 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
140 (19.4 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Adelaide Strikers
8/185 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
1/186 (17.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers
7/171 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Thunder
97 (19.3 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Hobart Hurricanes
2/191 (20 overs) |
v
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Adelaide Strikers
3/163 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Brisbane Heat
9/139 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Sixers
8/127 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Perth Scorchers
5/170 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Thunder
3/173 (19 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Renegades
6/170 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Stars
8/161 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
Adelaide Strikers
7/140 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
102 (15.2 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Stars
138 (20 overs) |
v
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Brisbane Heat
4/139 (17.3 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder
121 (19.5 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
1/9 (2 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
Adelaide Strikers
6/169 (20 overs) |
v
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Perth Scorchers
8/139 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars
9/108 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
6/112 (19.4 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers
126 (19.2 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
7/126 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Super Over: Sydney Sixers 0/15, Perth Scorchers 1/15
Melbourne Renegades
5/150 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
8/128 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Stars
6/46 (7 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
1/47 (5.2 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 7 overs per side due to rain.
Sydney Thunder
133 (19.1 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
1/137 (14.2 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Perth Scorchers
138 (20 overs) |
v
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Hobart Hurricanes
7/139 (17.4 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
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- No toss.
- Rain prevented any play.
Sydney Sixers
140 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
5/142 (17 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Play-offs
[edit]| Knockout | Challenger | The Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Melbourne Renegades | 9/141 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 2 | Brisbane Heat | 1/134 (15.2 overs) | CW | Brisbane Heat | 6/90 (12 overs) | ||||||||
| 3 | Sydney Thunder | 4/129 (19 overs) | KW | Sydney Thunder | 7/133 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 6/126 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
Knockout
[edit]Hobart Hurricanes
6/126 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
4/129 (19 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Challenger
[edit]Sydney Thunder
7/133 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
1/134 (15.2 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
The Final
[edit]Melbourne Renegades
9/141 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
6/90 (12 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Brisbane Heat were set a revised target of 98 runs in 12 overs due to rain.
Statistics
[edit]Highest totals
[edit]| Score | Team | Against | Venue | Date | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/212 | Sydney Thunder | Adelaide Strikers | North Sydney Oval, Sydney | 1 November 2024 | ||||||
| 3/203 | Hobart Hurricanes | Perth Scorchers | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 10 November 2024 | ||||||
| 4/195 | Melbourne Stars | Sydney Sixers | North Sydney Oval, Sydney | 1 November 2024 | ||||||
| 2/191 | Hobart Hurricanes | Adelaide Strikers | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 13 November 2024 | ||||||
| 1/186 | Melbourne Renegades | Adelaide Strikers | Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide | 11 November 2024 | ||||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo[17]
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Most runs
[edit]| Runs | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 424 | Ellyse Perry | Sydney Sixers | 10 | 10 | 53.00 | 137.21 | 86 | 0 | 4 | |
| 399 | Lizelle Lee | Hobart Hurricanes | 11 | 11 | 39.90 | 155.85 | 150* | 2 | 0 | |
| 386 | Beth Mooney | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 10 | 38.60 | 133.10 | 97 | 0 | 3 | |
| 342 | Phoebe Litchfield | Sydney Thunder | 12 | 12 | 28.50 | 133.07 | 51 | 0 | 1 | |
| 330 | Georgia Voll | Sydney Thunder | 12 | 12 | 30.00 | 144.73 | 97* | 0 | 2 | |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[18]
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Most wickets
[edit]| Wkts | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Alana King | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 10 | 5/16 | 13.30 | 7.06 | 11.30 | ||
| Samantha Bates | Sydney Thunder | 12 | 12 | 4/21 | 13.45 | 6.35 | 12.70 | |||
| 17 | Jess Jonassen | Brisbane Heat | 12 | 12 | 3/8 | 18.23 | 7.04 | 15.52 | ||
| 16 | Sophie Molineux | Melbourne Renegades | 7 | 7 | 4/17 | 12.06 | 7.14 | 10.12 | ||
| Ashleigh Gardner | Sydney Sixers | 10 | 10 | 4/21 | 16.31 | 6.89 | 14.18 | |||
Source: ESPNcricinfo[19]
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Awards
[edit]| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Bat | Ellyse Perry | Sydney Sixers |
| Golden Arm | Alana King | Perth Scorchers |
| Young Gun | Chloe Ainsworth | Perth Scorchers |
Source: Cricket Australia[20]
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Team of the Tournament
[edit]The team of the tournament was announced on 26 November 2024, as selected by the eight head coaches of the participating teams.[21]
- Ellyse Perry (Sydney Sixers)
- Lizelle Lee (Hobart Hurricanes)
- Beth Mooney (wk) (Perth Scorchers)
- Georgia Voll (Sydney Thunder)
- Phoebe Litchfield (Sydney Thunder)
- Hayley Matthews (Melbourne Renegades)
- Sophie Molineux (c) (Melbourne Renegades)
- Alana King (Perth Scorchers)
- Chloe Ainsworth (Perth Scorchers)
- Shikha Pandey (Brisbane Heat)
- Samantha Bates (Sydney Thunder)
- 12th: Georgia Wareham (Melbourne Renegades)
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
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