2022–23 Women's Big Bash League season
| Dates | 13 October 2022 – 26 November 2022 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and knockout finals |
| Champions | Adelaide Strikers (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Sydney Sixers |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 59 |
| Player of the series | Ashleigh Gardner (SYS) |
| Most runs | Beth Mooney (PRS) – 434 |
| Most wickets | Megan Schutt (ADS) – 27 |
| Official website | WBBL |
The 2022–23 Women's Big Bash League season or WBBL|08 was the eighth 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 13 October to 26 November 2022.[1][2] The Perth Scorchers entered the season as the defending champions, having won their maiden title in WBBL|07, but failed to qualify for the finals.[3]
The Sydney Sixers won eleven games during the regular season—a new WBBL record—and finished on top of the points table for the fourth time in the team's history, thereby automatically qualifying (and earning host rights) for the Final. In the championship decider, played at North Sydney Oval, the Sixers were defeated in an upset by the Adelaide Strikers.[4] Making a second-consecutive Final appearance, the Strikers won by ten runs to claim their first WBBL title. All-rounder Deandra Dottin was pivotal in her team's victory, contributing an unbeaten 52 runs with the bat and two wickets with the ball, and was subsequently named Player of the Match.[5]
For the third-straight season, Perth Scorchers batter Beth Mooney was the competition's leading run-scorer. Adelaide Strikers fast bowler Megan Schutt led the league for wickets taken, and Sydney Sixers all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner became the first past-winner of the Young Gun Award to be named Player of the Tournament.
Teams
Each squad is made up of 15 active players. Teams can sign up to five 'marquee players', with a maximum of three of those from overseas. Marquees are defined as any overseas player, or a local player who holds a Cricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|08 signing period.[6]
The table below lists each team's marquee players and other key details for the season.[7][8][9]
Personnel changes
Local players
The table below lists local player movements made ahead of the season.
| Player | Departed | → | Joined | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Osborne | Melbourne Stars | → | – | Retired | [13] |
| Belinda Vakarewa | Hobart Hurricanes | → | Sydney Thunder | Returning to the Sydney Thunder | [14][15] |
| Tayla Vlaeminck | Hobart Hurricanes | → | Melbourne Renegades |
|
[16] |
| Heather Graham | Perth Scorchers | → | Hobart Hurricanes | [17] | |
| Sasha Moloney | Hobart Hurricanes | → | Melbourne Stars | [18] | |
| Elyse Villani | Melbourne Stars | → | Hobart Hurricanes | Third WBBL team (previously played for the Perth Scorchers) | [19] |
| Jess Duffin | Melbourne Renegades | → | – | Unavailable for the season | [20] |
| Hayley Silver-Holmes | Sydney Sixers | → | Hobart Hurricanes | [21] | |
| Sarah Coyte | Adelaide Strikers | → | Melbourne Renegades | Third WBBL team (previously played for the Sydney Sixers) | [22] |
| Angelina Genford | Hobart Hurricanes | → | Sydney Sixers | [23] | |
| Holly Ferling | Melbourne Renegades | → | Perth Scorchers | Fourth WBBL team (previously played for the Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Stars) | [24] |
| Georgia Prestwidge | Brisbane Heat | → | Melbourne Renegades | [24] | |
| Maddy Darke | Melbourne Stars | → | Perth Scorchers | Third WBBL team (previously played for the Sydney Sixers) | [25] |
| Kate Peterson | Sydney Thunder | → | Sydney Sixers | [26] | |
| Saskia Horley | – | → | Sydney Thunder |
|
[12] |
Overseas players
The table below lists changes to overseas player allocations made before and during the season.
| Player | Departed | → | Joined | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Amelia Kerr
|
– | → | Brisbane Heat | Returning to the Brisbane Heat | [27] |
| Maddy Green
|
– | → | Perth Scorchers | Previously played for the Brisbane Heat | [28] |
 Chamari Athapaththu
|
Perth Scorchers | → | Melbourne Renegades |
|
[7][29] |
 Lizelle Lee
|
– | → | Hobart Hurricanes | Third WBBL team (previously played for the Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades) | [30] |
 Pooja Vastrakar
|
– | → | Brisbane Heat | [31] | |
 Deandra Dottin
|
– | → | Adelaide Strikers | Third WBBL team (previously played for the Perth Scorchers and Brisbane Heat) | [22] |
 Issy Wong
|
Sydney Thunder | → | Hobart Hurricanes | Withdrew due to injury | [32][33] |
| Hayley Matthews
|
– | → | Melbourne Renegades | Previously played for the Hobart Hurricanes | [34] |
| Danni Wyatt
|
– | → | Brisbane Heat | Previously played for the Melbourne Renegades | [35] |
| Shabnim Ismail
|
– | → | Melbourne Renegades |
|
[36] |
| Jemimah Rodrigues
|
Melbourne Renegades | → | Melbourne Stars | [37] | |
| Dane van Niekerk
|
Adelaide Strikers | → | – | [8] | |
| Anneke Bosch
|
Brisbane Heat | → | – | [8] | |
| Nadine de Klerk
|
Brisbane Heat | → | – | [8] | |
| Poonam Yadav
|
Brisbane Heat | → | – | [8] | |
| Rachel Priest
|
Hobart Hurricanes | → | – | Outgoing captain (5–8 win–loss record) | [8] |
| Richa Ghosh
|
Hobart Hurricanes | → | – | [8] | |
| Eve Jones
|
– | → | Melbourne Renegades |
|
[8][12] |
| Alice Capsey
|
– | → | Melbourne Stars | [38] | |
| Sophie Ecclestone
|
– | → | Sydney Sixers | [39] | |
| Tammy Beaumont
|
– | → | Sydney Thunder | Returning to the Sydney Thunder | [40] |
| Suzie Bates
|
– | → | Sydney Sixers | Third WBBL team (previously played for the Perth Scorchers and Adelaide Strikers) | [41] |
| Lauren Winfield-Hill
|
– | → | Melbourne Stars | Fourth WBBL team (previously played for the Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes and Adelaide Strikers) | [42] |
| Chloe Tryon
|
– | → | Sydney Thunder | Previously played for the Hobart Hurricanes | [43] |
| Amy Jones
|
– | → | Sydney Thunder | Third WBBL team (previously played for the Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers) | [44] |
| Hayley Jensen
|
– | → | Hobart Hurricanes |
|
[33] |
| Jess Kerr
|
– | → | Brisbane Heat | Replacement player | [45] |
| Lea Tahuhu
|
– | → | Sydney Thunder |
|
[12] |
| Maia Bouchier
|
Melbourne Stars | → | – | [9] | |
| Linsey Smith
|
Melbourne Stars | → | – | [9] | |
| Shafali Verma
|
Sydney Sixers | → | – | [9] | |
| Radha Yadav
|
Sydney Sixers | → | – | [9] | |
| Smriti Mandhana
|
Sydney Thunder | → | – | [9] | |
| Deepti Sharma
|
Sydney Thunder | → | – | [9] | |
| Bess Heath
|
– | → | Melbourne Stars | Replacement player | [46] |
Leadership
Coaching changes made ahead of the season included:
- Jonathan Batty was appointed head coach of the Melbourne Stars, replacing Jarrad Loughman.[47]
- Charlotte Edwards was appointed head coach of the Sydney Sixers, replacing Ben Sawyer.[48]
- Dan Marsh was appointed head coach the Hobart Hurricanes, replacing Salliann Beams.[9]
Captaincy changes made ahead of the season included:
- Elyse Villani was appointed captain of the Hobart Hurricanes, replacing Rachel Priest (5–8 win–loss record).[19]
- Nicole Faltum was appointed captain of the Melbourne Stars, replacing Meg Lanning (27–25 win–loss record).[49]
Captaincy changes made during the season included:
- Hayley Matthews stood in as acting captain of the Melbourne Renegades for two games, after Sophie Molineux sustained a knee injury.[50]
- Megan Schutt stood in as acting captain of the Adelaide Strikers for two games while Tahlia McGrath was rested with a back complaint.[51][52]
Media coverage
Seven Network were once again scheduled to broadcast 24 matches on free-to-air television, which will be simulcast on Foxtel. The remaining 35 matches will be broadcast by Foxtel, and will also be streamed live on cricket.com.au. All 59 matches will be available to watch live and on-demand via Kayo Sports.[1]
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Sixers (RU) | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0.695 |
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers (C) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.390 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat (CF) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.276 |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes (EF) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0.457 |
| 5 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0.373 |
| 6 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | −0.339 |
| 7 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | −1.042 |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | −1.000 |
- The top 4 teams advanced to the knockout phase
Win–loss table
Below is a summary of results for each team's fourteen 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 |
|---|
Fixtures
As per all previous seasons, WBBL|08 will consist of a 56-match double round-robin, followed by a finals series featuring the top four qualifiers.
Week 1
Brisbane Heat
8/141 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Sixers
6/143 (19.5 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Hobart Hurricanes
5/125 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder
9/106 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Sydney Sixers
2/151 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers
9/134 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Brisbane Heat
3/179 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Stars
8/170 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Adelaide Strikers
7/126 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades
6/128 (19.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Sydney Sixers
6/147 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Stars
9/120 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Sydney Thunder
8/88 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers
1/89 (14.5 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Hobart Hurricanes
9/109 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers
2/110 (14.1 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Brisbane Heat
1/180 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades
6/159 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Hobart Hurricanes
7/144 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder
95 (18.1 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Week 2
Melbourne Stars
9/110 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers
8/111 (19.4 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Brisbane Heat
8/163 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades
137 (19 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Adelaide Strikers
6/142 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Sixers
8/139 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
- Ellyse Perry (Sydney Sixers) became the first player to captain 100 WBBL games.[55]
Sydney Thunder
4/166 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers
9/141 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Sydney Thunder
1/102 (13.4 overs) |
v
|
|
Phoebe Litchfield 50* (34)
|
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
- Match reduced to 17 overs due to rain.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
v
|
||
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
- No play was possible due to rain.
Melbourne Renegades
101 (19.5 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers
2/102 (17 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
- Amanda-Jade Wellington (Adelaide Strikers) equalled the WBBL record for best bowling figures in an innings.[56]
Week 3
Sydney Thunder
7/139 (20 overs) |
v
|
Brisbane Heat
5/120 (17.2 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Brisbane Heat innings curtailed at 17.2 overs due to rain; DLS par score was 117.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Adelaide Strikers
8/140 (20 overs) |
v
|
Brisbane Heat
109 (16.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Perth Scorchers
5/111 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers
4/112 (18.3 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Hobart Hurricanes
8/95 (12 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Sixers
2/96 (10.5 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 12 overs per side due to rain.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Melbourne Renegades
91 (19 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Stars
4/92 (17.3 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Perth Scorchers
7/140 (20 overs) |
v
|
Brisbane Heat
7/137 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Sydney Sixers
3/188 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades
9/151 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Sydney Thunder
2/79 (13.5 overs) |
v
|
|
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Melbourne Stars
5/186 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers
8/164 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
- Venue changed from Blacktown ISP Oval to North Sydney Oval[57]
- Tess Flintoff (Melbourne Stars) set a new WBBL record for the fastest half-century (16 balls).[58]
Sydney Sixers
6/163 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder
7/148 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
- Venue changed from Blacktown ISP Oval to North Sydney Oval[57]
Week 4
Melbourne Renegades
5/133 (20 overs) |
v
|
Hobart Hurricanes
6/137 (18.1 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Brisbane Heat
3/163 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder
9/149 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Melbourne Stars
8/112 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers
5/113 (19.1 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Sydney Sixers
5/155 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers
1/158 (18.3 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Hobart Hurricanes
7/164 (20 overs) |
v
|
Brisbane Heat
6/168 (19.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Sydney Thunder
6/121 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades
5/122 (18 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Perth Scorchers
9/119 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers
3/120 (16 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Melbourne Renegades
80 (17.2 overs) |
v
|
Hobart Hurricanes
2/82 (10.4 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Brisbane Heat
7/153 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers
8/120 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Week 5
Melbourne Renegades
1/64 (11 overs) |
v
|
|
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Hobart Hurricanes
4/152 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers
4/129 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Perth Scorchers
4/192 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades
88 (17.3 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
- Perth Scorchers set a new WBBL record for greatest winning margin (by runs).[59]
Sydney Sixers
9/160 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Stars
115 (19.2 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Brisbane Heat
6/100 (13 overs) |
v
|
Hobart Hurricanes
4/101 (12.3 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 13 overs per side due to rain.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Perth Scorchers
4/176 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Sixers
4/180 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Melbourne Renegades
8/148 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Stars
5/149 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
In the 15th meeting between the two Melbourne teams—the first to take place in their home city since 30 November 2019—the Renegades lost three early wickets before Josie Dooley and Courtney Webb formed a 50-run partnership from 39 balls. Sarah Coyte hit two sixes off the bowling of Kim Garth in the 20th over, helping to set a target of 149 for victory.
The Stars began the run chase sluggishly, and failed to capitalise on several controversial umpiring decisions in their favour. Alice Capsey survived a close stumping chance but was ultimately dismissed for just eleven, while the Decision Review System overturned an LBW call for Garth who would nevertheless fall to the bowling of Coyte in the following over. Earlier in the innings, Coyte became the eighth player in WBBL history to claim 100 career wickets.[60][61]
Annabel Sutherland breathed life into the contest as the Stars scored 22 runs from the 14th over against the previously economical Ella Hayward. The Renegades created several opportunities to effectively close out the match but put down key catching chances, which included an error in the field by Shabnim Ismail off her own bowling.
Needing an unlikely 23 runs from six balls to win, Sutherland promptly launched two sixes to dramatically shift the game's momentum. While delivering the third ball of the final over, Renegades captain Sophie Molineux suffered a knee injury which forced her from the field. Georgia Prestwidge was subsequently given the task of finishing the over, having not bowled throughout the innings up to that point. Sutherland proceeded to hit another six, and Stars captain Nicole Faltum then scored one run off the last delivery of the match to clinch her team's sixth win against their crosstown rivals.[62]
Adelaide Strikers
3/92 (14.3 overs) |
v
|
|
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Brisbane Heat
6/114 (16 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers
115 (16 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Match reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain.
- Adelaide Strikers were set a revised target of 118 runs.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Week 6
Hobart Hurricanes
8/130 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Stars
6/132 (19.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Sydney Thunder
95 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades
2/98 (14.2 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Hobart Hurricanes
7/152 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Stars
6/114 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Brisbane Heat
5/163 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Sixers
5/164 (19.3 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Hobart Hurricanes
154 (19.4 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers
2/155 (14.5 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Sydney Sixers
6/178 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder
7/160 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Melbourne Stars
8/179 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers
7/173 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Perth Scorchers
2/46 (8 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades
4/58 (7.3 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 8 overs per side due to rain.
- Melbourne Renegades were set a revised target of 57 runs.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Hobart Hurricanes
156 (19.5 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Sixers
2/157 (18.5 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Brisbane Heat
4/105 (10 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Stars
1/49 (3.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Adelaide Strikers
4/144 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder
118 (19.3 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
- Megan Schutt (Adelaide Strikers) set a new WBBL record for best bowling figures in an innings.[63]
- Former Australian player Rachael Haynes (Sydney Thunder) made her last WBBL appearance.[63]
Knockout phase
| Eliminator | Challenger | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Sydney Sixers | 137 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers | 4/156 | 2 | Adelaide Strikers | 5/147 | ||||||||
| 3 | Brisbane Heat | 7/179 | 3 | Brisbane Heat | 8/154 | ||||||||
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 9/135 | |||||||||||
Eliminator
Brisbane Heat
7/179 (20 overs) |
v
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Hobart Hurricanes
9/135 (20 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Challenger
Brisbane Heat
8/154 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers
4/156 (19.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Final
Background
The Sydney Sixers reached their fifth WBBL Final, having appeared in each of the league's first four championship deciders. They became the second team in the competition's history (following the Melbourne Stars in WBBL|06) to reach the Final after finishing the previous season in last place. WBBL|08 Sixers squad members Erin Burns, Lauren Cheatle, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy and Ellyse Perry were all part of the team's title-winning campaign in WBBL|03. Gardner, Healy and Perry were also part of the team's title-winning campaign in WBBL|02.
The Adelaide Strikers reached their second-consecutive WBBL Final, and third in four seasons. Suzie Bates, overseas marquee player for the Sydney Sixers in WBBL|08, was the captain of the Strikers in WBBL|05 when they were defeated in the championship decider by the Brisbane Heat. Jemma Barsby and Laura Wolvaardt are the only WBBL|08 Strikers squad members to have previously been part of a title-winning campaign, having played for the Heat when they defeated the Sixers in the WBBL|04 Final.
The Sixers and Strikers had never previously met in a championship decider. The only prior meeting in the knockout phase occurred during WBBL|03, when the Sixers recorded a 17-run semi-final defeat of the Strikers. The WBBL|08 Final would be the 18th overall encounter between the two teams, with the Sixers holding a 12–5 head-to-head edge. It would be the second Final held at North Sydney Oval, following the WBBL|06 Final between the Melbourne Stars and Sydney Thunder, making it the first venue to host multiple championship deciders.[64]
Although the Sydney Sixers and Adelaide Strikers had never met in a WBBL Final before, several players from both sides were involved in the 2015–16 WNCL final between New South Wales (Cheatle, Healy and Perry) and South Australia (Tahlia McGrath, Tegan McPharlin, Bridget Patterson, Megan Schutt and Amanda-Jade Wellington). The match, which South Australia won by 54 runs, was notable for marking the end of New South Wales' ten-year championship streak in the national 50-over competition.[65]
Match summary
Adelaide Strikers
5/147 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
137 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
- Former Australian player Nicole Bolton (Sydney Sixers) made her last WBBL appearance.
- Adelaide Strikers won their first WBBL title.
Laura Wolvaardt and Katie Mack put on a 51-run first-wicket stand for the Strikers, though both players were then removed within the space of six balls. Mack (31 off 26) became just the second batter in WBBL history (following Suzie Bates in WBBL|02) to be dismissed hit wicket.[67] Deandra Dottin survived two close calls in the ninth over off the bowling of Kate Peterson—first a catch put down by Nicole Bolton at point, then a catch taken from a waist-high no ball. The next over Dottin was caught again, but this time she was granted a reprieve due to Ellyse Perry committing a front-foot no ball.[5]
Scoring slowed notably between the 13th and 17th overs of the innings, and the trio of McGrath, Patterson and Madeline Penna all fell in that period. The Sixers were made to pay for their earlier missed opportunities when Dottin launched a six off Gardner in the 18th over, then hit a four and another six off the last two balls of the Peterson-delivered 19th over. Having set the favourites a target of 148 for victory, general consensus among commentators was the Strikers had been restricted to a below-par total.[4][5][68]
The run chase began after an unusual twelve-minute delay, caused by a complaint from Sixers batter Suzie Bates about the setting sun impairing her vision.[68] The Strikers quickly claimed ascendancy in the contest, as the hosts found themselves down 4/16 in the sixth over. Nicole Bolton (32 off 27) and Perry (33 off 32) helped their team recover via a 60-run partnership, though each batter would be bowled by McGrath and Darcie Brown in the 14th and 15th over respectively.
Sophie Ecclestone and Maitlan Brown combined to clear the rope four times late in the innings, while the Strikers made several errors in the field which kept the door ajar.[69] Nevertheless, wickets continued to fall, and the task became too much for the Sixers after Ecclestone was deceived by a Megan Schutt slower ball. Facing Amanda-Jade Wellington's leg spin, Maitlan Brown hit the last delivery of the match in the air to long-on, which Wolvaardt successfully juggled and consequently sealed a ten-run victory for the Strikers.
Post-match
Barbadian marquee Deandra Dottin became the third-consecutive overseas signing to be named Player of the Match in a WBBL Final.[70] The Strikers became the fifth team to win a WBBL title, leaving the Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades and Melbourne Stars as the three remaining teams yet to claim a championship. Wicket-keeper Tegan McPharlin retired from cricket at the conclusion of the match, having played 109 WBBL matches for the Strikers and 86 WNCL matches for South Australia.[71][72][73]
Adding insult to injury for the losing team, the Sixers were deemed to be one over behind the over rate for the match, which triggered an automatic one-game suspension for captain Ellyse Perry (to be served at the beginning of WBBL|09).[74]
Statistics
Highest totals
| Team | Score | Against | Venue | Date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth Scorchers | 4/192 (20 overs) | Melbourne Renegades | CitiPower Centre | 12 November 2022 | |||||
| Sydney Sixers | 3/188 (20 overs) | Melbourne Renegades | Eastern Oval | 30 October 2022 | |||||
| Melbourne Stars | 5/186 (20 overs) | Adelaide Strikers | North Sydney Oval | 2 November 2022 | |||||
| Brisbane Heat | 1/180 (20 overs) | Melbourne Renegades | Great Barrier Reef Arena | 18 October 2022 | |||||
| Sydney Sixers | 4/180 (20 overs) | Perth Scorchers | CitiPower Centre | 13 November 2022 | |||||
| Last Updated: 24 November 2022 | |||||||||
Most runs
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Beth Mooney
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Perth Scorchers | 14 | 13 | 434 | 43.40 | 120.55 | 99* | 0 | 3 |
| Ellyse Perry
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Sydney Sixers | 15 | 13 | 408 | 40.80 | 119.64 | 69* | 0 | 4 |
| Laura Wolvaardt
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Adelaide Strikers | 16 | 16 | 403 | 26.86 | 106.05 | 75* | 0 | 1 |
| Mignon du Preez
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Hobart Hurricanes | 15 | 14 | 380 | 31.66 | 121.40 | 75 | 0 | 3 |
| Deandra Dottin
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Adelaide Strikers | 16 | 16 | 362 | 27.84 | 114.19 | 68 | 0 | 3 |
| Last Updated: 26 November 2022 | |||||||||
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Schutt
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Adelaide Strikers | 15 | 14 | 27 | 13.07 | 6.39 | 6/19 | 12.2 |
| Jess Jonassen
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Brisbane Heat | 16 | 16 | 25 | 15.56 | 6.94 | 4/23 | 13.4 |
| Amanda-Jade Wellington
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Adelaide Strikers | 16 | 15 | 23 | 16.34 | 6.85 | 5/8 | 14.3 |
| Ashleigh Gardner
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Sydney Sixers | 15 | 15 | 23 | 16.43 | 6.63 | 4/23 | 14.8 |
| Nicola Hancock
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Brisbane Heat | 16 | 16 | 22 | 18.54 | 8.41 | 4/32 | 13.2 |
| Last Updated: 26 November 2022 | ||||||||
Awards
Player of the tournament
Player of the Tournament votes are awarded on a 3-2-1 basis by the two standing umpires at the conclusion of every match, meaning a player can receive a maximum of six votes per game.
| Pos. | Player | Team | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ashleigh Gardner
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Sydney Sixers | 33 |
| 2nd | Amelia Kerr
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Brisbane Heat | 25 |
| =3rd | Beth Mooney
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Perth Scorchers | 21 |
| =3rd | Megan Schutt
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Adelaide Strikers | 21 |
| 5th | Ellyse Perry
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Sydney Sixers | 20 |
| =6th | Heather Graham
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Hobart Hurricanes | 18 |
| =6th | Alyssa Healy
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Sydney Sixers | 18 |
| =6th | Mignon du Preez
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Hobart Hurricanes | 18 |
| =9th | Annabel Sutherland
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Melbourne Stars | 16 |
| =9th | Hayley Matthews
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Melbourne Renegades | 16 |
Source: [75]
Team of the tournament
The selection panel for the Team of the Tournament was made up of the head coaches of the eight WBBL clubs.
Beth Mooney (Perth Scorchers)- Georgia Redmayne (Brisbane Heat) – wicket-keeper
- Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers)
- Ashleigh Gardner (Sydney Sixers)
- Annabel Sutherland (Melbourne Stars)
- Erin Burns (Sydney Sixers)
Amelia Kerr (Brisbane Heat)- Jess Jonassen (Brisbane Heat) – captain
- Amanda-Jade Wellington (Adelaide Strikers)
- Nicola Hancock (Brisbane Heat)
- Megan Schutt (Adelaide Strikers)
- Molly Strano (Hobart Hurricanes) – 12th
Source: [76]
Young gun award
Players under 21 years of age at the start of the season were eligible for the Young Gun Award. The winner was chosen by national selector Shawn Flegler.
Melbourne Stars all-rounder Tess Flintoff was named the Young Gun for WBBL|08, having scored 116 runs at an average of 23.20 and a strike rate of 165.71, and claimed four wickets during the season.[75]
Most valuable players
Each team designated an award to adjudge and recognise their most outstanding contributor for the season.
- Adelaide Strikers: Megan Schutt[77]
- Brisbane Heat: Amelia Kerr[78]
- Hobart Hurricanes: TBA
- Melbourne Renegades: Sophie Molineux[79]
- Melbourne Stars: Annabel Sutherland[79]
- Perth Scorchers: Marizanne Kapp[80]
- Sydney Sixers: Ashleigh Gardner[81]
- Sydney Thunder: Phoebe Litchfield[81]
"Player of the match" tally
The table below shows the number of Player of the Match awards won by each player throughout the season. The career tally indicates the number of awards won by a player throughout her entire time in the league at the conclusion of the season, including awards won while previously playing for a different WBBL team.
| 08 | Player | Team | Career |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ashleigh Gardner | Sydney Sixers | 11 |
| 3 | Amelia Kerr | Brisbane Heat | 5 |
| 3 | Beth Mooney | Perth Scorchers | 23 |
| 2 | Erin Burns | Sydney Sixers | 6 |
| 2 | Mignon du Preez | Hobart Hurricanes | 4 |
| 2 | Heather Graham | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 |
| 2 | Laura Harris | Brisbane Heat | 6 |
| 2 | Alyssa Healy | Sydney Sixers | 19 |
| 2 | Sophie Molineux | Melbourne Renegades | 11 |
| 2 | Ellyse Perry | Sydney Sixers | 19 |
| 2 | Megan Schutt | Adelaide Strikers | 3 |
| 2 | Annabel Sutherland | Melbourne Stars | 4 |
| 1 | Suzie Bates | Sydney Sixers | 4 |
| 1 | Alice Capsey | Melbourne Stars | 1 |
| 1 | Darcie Brown | Adelaide Strikers | 4 |
| 1 | Sophie Devine | Perth Scorchers | 23 |
| 1 | Deandra Dottin | Adelaide Strikers | 4 |
| 1 | Amy Edgar | Perth Scorchers | 1 |
| 1 | Tess Flintoff | Melbourne Stars | 2 |
| 1 | Maisy Gibson | Hobart Hurricanes | 1 |
| 1 | Maddy Green | Perth Scorchers | 1 |
| 1 | Grace Harris | Brisbane Heat | 11 |
| 1 | Ellie Johnston | Brisbane Heat | 1 |
| 1 | Erica Kershaw | Melbourne Renegades | 1 |
| 1 | Lizelle Lee | Hobart Hurricanes | 4 |
| 1 | Katie Mack | Adelaide Strikers | 6 |
| 1 | Tahlia McGrath | Adelaide Strikers | 8 |
| 1 | Sasha Moloney | Melbourne Stars | 1 |
| 1 | Bridget Patterson | Adelaide Strikers | 3 |
| 1 | Madeline Penna | Adelaide Strikers | 2 |
| 1 | Georgia Prestwidge | Melbourne Renegades | 2 |
| 1 | Georgia Redmayne | Brisbane Heat | 6 |
| 1 | Lauren Smith | Sydney Thunder | 1 |
| 1 | Molly Strano | Hobart Hurricanes | 5 |
| 1 | Georgia Voll | Brisbane Heat | 1 |
| 1 | Amanda-Jade Wellington | Adelaide Strikers | 3 |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Number of games hosted at each venue is indicated in brackets
- ^ Only includes players who debuted for Australia before the tournament
- ^
- Kim Garth was classed as a local player for the Melbourne Stars in WBBL|08 due to her permanent residence in Australia and a lack of recent international cricket appearances for Ireland.[10]
- Anesu Mushangwe was approved as a local player for the Adelaide Strikers due to her permanent residence in Australia, despite having recently played international cricket for Zimbabwe.[11]
- Saskia Horley was approved as a local player for the Sydney Thunder due to her permanent residence in Australia, despite having recently played international cricket for Scotland.[12]
- ^ Megan Schutt stood in as acting captain for two games
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Player did not hold a Cricket Australia national contract at the beginning of the WBBL|08 signing period
- ^ Hayley Matthews stood in as acting captain for two games
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