2015–16 Big Bash League season

The 2015–16 Big Bash League season (BBL|05) was the fifth season of the Big Bash League (BBL), the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The tournament ran from 17 December 2015 to 24 January 2016.

2015–16 Big Bash League
Dates17 December 2015 (2015-12-17) – 24 January 2016 (2016-01-24)[1]
Administrator(s)Cricket Australia
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Group stage and knockout
ChampionsSydney Thunder (1st title)
Participants8
Matches35
Attendance1,030,495 (29,443 per match)
Player of the seriesChris Lynn (Brisbane Heat)
Most runsChris Lynn (378), (Brisbane Heat)
Most wicketsClint McKay (18), (Sydney Thunder)
Official websitebigbash.com.au

The BBL title was won by the Sydney Thunder, who defeated the Melbourne Stars by three wickets in the final to claim their first title. The Perth Scorchers, who had been seeking a third successive title, lost to the Stars in the semi-final thus making this the only season to date that the Scorchers failed to make the final. Chris Lynn of the Brisbane Heat was the tournament's leading run-scorer, making 378 runs from eight matches, and was named player of the tournament. The leading wicket-taker was Clint McKay of the 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]

Pre-season

Warm up matches
5 December 2015
Details
Canterbury Kings
210/3 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
201/6 (20 overs)
Canterbury Kings won by 9 runs
Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand
13 December 2015
Melbourne Renegades (H)
146/7 (20 overs)
v
Victorian Invitational XI
97
Melbourne Renegades won by 49 runs
Merv Hughes Oval, Footscray
Festival of Cricket matches
11 December 2015
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
231/8 (20 overs)
v
Legends XI
189/6 (20 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 42 runs
Aquinas College, Perth
Attendance: 6,500[4]
11 December 2015 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
144/8 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
147/4 (17.3 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets
Simonds Stadium, Geelong
Attendance: 10,023[5]

Squads

Points Table

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Adelaide Strikers 8 7 1 0 14 0.544 Advance to play-off phase
2   Melbourne Stars 8 5 3 0 10 0.366
3   Perth Scorchers 8 5 3 0 10 0.181
4   Sydney Thunder (C) 8 4 4 0 8 0.375
5   Melbourne Renegades 8 3 5 0 6 −0.041
6   Brisbane Heat 8 3 5 0 6 −0.204
7   Hobart Hurricanes 8 3 5 0 6 −0.955
8   Sydney Sixers 8 2 6 0 4 −0.330
Source: [6]
(C) Champion

Summary

Visitor team →ADS BRH HBH MLR MLS PRS SYS SYT
Home team ↓
Adelaide StrikersStrikers
6 wickets
Strikers
19 runs
Strikers
36 runs
Strikers
5 wickets
Brisbane HeatStrikers
8 wickets
Hurricanes
15 runs
Renegades
7 wickets
Heat
6 wickets
Hobart HurricanesHurricanes
20 runs
Renegades
5 wickets
Scorchers
1 run
Hurricanes
11 runs
Melbourne RenegadesStrikers
27 runs
Stars
8 wickets
Scorchers
10 wickets
Sixers
3 wickets
Melbourne StarsHeat
56 runs
Stars
8 wickets
Stars
7 wickets
Thunder
1 run
Perth ScorchersStrikers
4 wickets
Scorchers
9 wickets
Stars
52 runs
Scorchers
9 wickets
Sydney SixersHeat
6 runs
Sixers
95 runs
Stars
5 wickets
Thunder
46 runs
Sydney ThunderThunder
7 wickets
Renegades
5 wickets
Scorchers
30 runs
Thunder
36 runs
Home team wonVisitor 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.

Round 1

17 December
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Thunder
4/158 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
122 (19.5 overs)
Michael Hussey 80* (59)
Trent Lawford 1/12 (2 overs)
Michael Lumb 34 (27)
Andre Russell 3/13 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 36 runs
Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 18,287[7]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Michael Hussey (Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.

18 December
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Adelaide Strikers
5/187 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
7/168 (20 overs)
Alex Ross 65 (31)
Scott Boland 2/55 (4 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 50 (42)
Kane Richardson 3/23 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 19 runs
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 27,611[8]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Alex Ross (Strikers)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

19 December
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Brisbane Heat
5/180 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
3/184 (19.3 overs)
Chris Lynn 35 (20)
Xavier Doherty 2/29 (4 overs)
Aaron Finch 65 (45)
Andrew Fekete 2/44 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets
The Gabba
Attendance: 26,245[9]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Renegades)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Guy Walker (Renegades) made his T20 debut.

20 December
16:20
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Sixers
7/186 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
91 (15.5 overs)
Brad Haddin 72 (45)
Cameron Boyce 2/25 (4 overs)
George Bailey 62* (45)
Nathan Lyon 5/23 (3.5 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 95 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 20,072[10]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Brad Haddin (Sixers)

Round 2

20 December
19:25 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
6/178 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
5/177 (20 overs)
Usman Khawaja 109* (70)
Glenn Maxwell 2/28 (4 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 76 (42)
Andre Russell 2/28 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 1 run
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 18,809[12]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Thunder)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

21 December
16:10
Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers
6/151 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
6/152 (19.1 overs)
Shaun Marsh 47 (35)
Ben Laughlin 2/20 (3 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 42 (40)
David Willey 2/24 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 4 wickets
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 20,553[13]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Mick Martell
Player of the match: Adil Rashid (Strikers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.

22 December
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
3/184 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
8/164 (20 overs)
Tim Paine 87* (58)
Ben Cutting 1/32 (4 overs)
Jason Floros 42 (23)
Sam Rainbird 3/37 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 20 runs
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 14,848[14]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Tim Paine (Hurricanes)
  • 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]

23 December
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
4/172 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
7/174 (18.5 overs)
Chris Gayle 46 (33)
Johan Botha 1/13 (2 overs)
Michael Lumb 63 (35)
Nathan Rimmington 4/26 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets
Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 20,850[15]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Michael Lumb (Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Cameron Stevenson (Renegades) made his T20 debut.

Round 3

26 December
16:10
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
7/117 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers (H)
1/118 (15.1 overs)
Chris Lynn 75* (58)
Andrew Tye 3/23 (4 overs)
Michael Klinger 53* (42)
Andrew Fekete 1/16 (2 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 19,225[16]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: David Willey (Scorchers)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

27 December
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Sixers
6/139 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
5/143 (18.4 overs)
Moisés Henriques 41* (34)
Ben Hilfenhaus 2/25 (3 overs)
Peter Handscomb 52 (40)
Doug Bollinger 2/31 (3.4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 29,104[17]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogaski
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Stars)
  • 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]

28 December
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
9/117 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder (H)
3/121 (16.3 overs)
Brad Hodge 34 (33)
Clint McKay 2/18 (3 overs)
Jacques Kallis 49* (48)
Ben Laughlin 2/22 (2.3 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 7 wickets
Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 21,500[18]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Greg Davidson
Player of the match: Andre Russell (Thunder)
  • 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.

29 December
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
4/194 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat (H)
9/179 (20 overs)
Daniel Christian 56* (24)
Samuel Badree 2/27 (4 overs)
Chris Lynn 101 (51)
Jake Reed 3/31 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 15 runs
The Gabba
Attendance: 29,876[19]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Simon Fry
Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sam Heazlett (Heat) made his T20 debut.

Round 4

30 December
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
4/170 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
0/171 (18.4 overs)
Aaron Finch 72 (48)
Jason Behrendorff 2/14 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 10 wickets
Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 26,787[20]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Michael Klinger (Scorchers)
  • 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.

31 December
18:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
5/176 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers (H)
5/182 (19.3 overs)
Brad Haddin 54* (35)
Adil Rashid 3/34 (4 overs)
Travis Head 101* (53)
Ben Dwarshuis 3/25 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 5 wickets
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 46,389[22]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Travis Head (Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Hamish Kingston (Strikers) made his T20 debut.

1 January
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
6/163 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
9/152 (20 overs)
George Bailey 56* (29)
Clint McKay 4/28 (3 overs)
Michael Hussey 71 (51)
Shaun Tait 3/16 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 11 runs
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 17,151[23]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Shaun Tait (Hurricanes)
  • 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]

2 January
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
7/161 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
3/163 (19.1 overs)
Cameron White 54 (39)
John Hastings 4/29 (4 overs)
Luke Wright 109* (63)
Chris Tremain 1/22 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 80,883[24]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Luke Wright (Stars)
  • 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]

Round 5

2 January
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
8/112 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers (H)
1/114 (14.3 overs)
Michael Lumb 47 (45)
David Willey 3/22 (4 overs)
Shaun Marsh 63* (54)
Sean Abbott 1/11 (1 over)
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 20,444[26]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: David Willey (Scorchers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • William Somerville (Sixers) made his T20 debut.

3 January
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
5/186 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat (H)
4/189 (19.3 overs)
Michael Hussey 56 (43)
Samuel Badree 1/26 (4 overs)
Chris Lynn 75 (32)
Andre Russell 2/28 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets
The Gabba
Attendance: 27,507[27]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

4 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
5/140 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
5/144 (14 overs)
Daniel Christian 58 (40)
Xavier Doherty 2/19 (3 overs)
Aaron Finch 60 (39)
Cameron Boyce 3/34 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 16,412[28]
Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Chris Tremain (Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

5 January
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Adelaide Strikers
2/174 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
138 (17.3 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 57 (37)
Ashton Agar 1/12 (2 overs)
David Willey 31 (17)
Adil Rashid 3/23 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 36 runs
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 46,633[29]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Greg Davidson
Player of the match: Travis Head (Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jake Lehmann (Strikers) made his T20 debut.

Round 6

6 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
124 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
2/126 (15 overs)
George Bailey 55 (40)
Adam Zampa 2/18 (4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 56* (32)
Sam Rainbird 1/25 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 33,603[30]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

7 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
5/175 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder (H)
9/145 (20 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 72 (53)
Andre Russell 2/31 (4 overs)
Andre Russell 42 (20)
Andrew Tye 3/22 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 30 runs
Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 18,942[31]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Cameron Bancroft (Scorchers)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.

8 January
18:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Brisbane Heat
6/175 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
2/179 (18.4 overs)
Jimmy Peirson 51 (36)
Adil Rashid 2/17 (4 overs)
Tim Ludeman 57* (49)
Samuel Badree 1/25 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets
The Gabba
Attendance: 33,783[32]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (Strikers)
  • 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]

9 January
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
6/155 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
2/156 (18 overs)
Dwayne Bravo 59* (37)
Marcus Stoinis 3/11 (2 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 67* (43)
Cameron Stevenson 1/28 (3 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 43,176[33]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Mick Martell
Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Stars)
  • 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.

Round 7

10 January
16:20
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
5/173 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes (H)
6/172 (20 overs)
Michael Carberry 62 (35)
Shaun Tait 2/29 (4 overs)
Tim Paine 57 (47)
Ashton Agar 2/38 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 1 run
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 18,149[34]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Michael Carberry (Scorchers)
  • 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]

10 January
19:25 (D/N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
8/162 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
8/156 (20 overs)
Joe Burns 60 (51)
Sean Abbott 3/8 (2 overs)
Michael Lumb 47 (38)
Mitchell Swepson 2/26 (3 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 6 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 24,192[35]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Joe Burns (Heat)

11 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Thunder
5/173 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
5/176 (19.2 overs)
Usman Khawaja 62 (42)
Dwayne Bravo 2/26 (4 overs)
Cameron White 61 (46)
Andre Russell 2/42 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets
Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 18,602[36]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig
Player of the match: Cameron White (Renegades)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.

13 January
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
143 (19.3 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers (H)
4/146 (20 overs)
Tim Paine 45 (39)
Michael Neser 3/26 (3.3 overs)
Tim Ludeman 57* (58)
Simon Milenko 3/25 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 49,115[37]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Adil Rashid (Strikers)
  • 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.

Round 8

14 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
7/188 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
9/132 (20 overs)
Chris Lynn 56 (24)
Adam Zampa 2/31 (4 overs)
Evan Gulbis 61* (52)
Samuel Badree 5/22 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 56 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 30,649[38]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Samuel Badree (Heat)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

16 January
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
5/202 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
156 (17.3 overs)
Shane Watson 66 (41)
Sean Abbott 2/41 (4 overs)
Nic Maddinson 70 (40)
Clint McKay 3/16 (2.3 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 46 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 38,456[39]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and John Ward
Player of the match: Shane Watson (Thunder)
  • 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]

16 January
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
9/146 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers (H)
94 (19 overs)
David Hussey 36 (25)
Matt Dixon 3/32 (4 overs)
Adam Voges 46* (51)
Daniel Worrall 3/15 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 52 runs
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 20,870[40]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Ben Hilfenhaus (Stars)
  • 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]

18 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
5/170 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
143 (15.3 overs)
Tim Ludeman 49 (41)
Xavier Doherty 2/30 (4 overs)
Chris Gayle 56 (17)
Travis Head 3/16 (2 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 27 runs
Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 25,227[41]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig
Player of the match: Travis Head (Strikers)

Knockout phase

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-finals

The top four teams from the group stage qualified for the semi-finals.

Semi-final 1
21 January
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Adelaide Strikers
7/159 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
2/160 (17.4 overs)
Alex Ross 47 (38)
Clint McKay 3/44 (4 overs)
Usman Khawaja 104* (59)
Ben Laughlin 1/21 (3 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 48,699[43]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Simon Fry
Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Thunder)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

Semi-final 2
22 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
7/139 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
3/140 (18.1 overs)
Adam Voges 52 (40)
Daniel Worrall 3/25 (4 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 62 (36)
Brad Hogg 1/20 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 30,174[44]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

Final

Final
24 January
19:20 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
9/176 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
7/181 (19.3 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 74 (39)
Shane Watson 2/17 (3 overs)
Usman Khawaja 70 (40)
Marcus Stoinis 3/30 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 3 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 47,672[45]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Thunder)
  • 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

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerTeam Mat Inns Runs Ave SR HS 100 50
Chris Lynn Brisbane Heat8837854.00173.3910113
Usman Khawaja Sydney Thunder44345172.50163.50109*22
Kevin Pietersen Melbourne Stars9932340.37159.117604
Michael Hussey Sydney Thunder9930643.71131.3380*03
Travis Head Adelaide Strikers9929942.71154.92101*12

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 January 2016

Most wickets

PlayerTeam Mat Inns Wkts Ave Econ BBI SR
Clint McKay Sydney Thunder10101815.228.094/2811.2
Adil Rashid Adelaide Strikers991614.126.513/2313.0
Andre Russell Sydney Thunder10101618.877.743/1314.6
Andrew Tye Perth Scorchers991318.007.053/2215.3
Ben Laughlin Adelaide Strikers991220.168.062/2015.0

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 January 2016.

Notable events

The opening Sydney Derby match was played for the "Batting for Change Trophy" at Spotless Stadium. The match saw both the sides earning money for the Batting for Change charity with every six hit. Players had pledged to donate a total of $775 for each six hit during the match, as part of the Batting for Change cause set up by Sydney Sixers' player Ryan Carters.[46][47]

The January 2 match between Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers at The Furnace saw the clubs wearing Batman and Superman playing gear instead of their original gear as a part of BBL's new partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures.[48]

TV audience

BBL games are currently 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]

Match No Teams Average TV Ratings
National 5 metro cities
Session 1 Session 2 Session 1 Session 2
1 Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers 1,220,000 1,250,000 856,000 917,000
2 Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars 999,000 1,270,000 720,000 941,000
3 Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades 843,000 1,100,000 642,000 853,000
4 Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes 693,000 827,000 488,000 590,000
5 Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder 1,170,000 1,250,000 817,000 914,000
6 Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers 898,000 1,200,000 664,000 919,000
7 Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat 843,000 1,170,000 597,000 831,000
8 Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers 864,000 1,160,000 603,000 847,000
9 Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat 708,000 857,000 511,000 614,000
10 Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars 686,000 952,000 479,000 675,000
11 Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers 797,000 1,030,000 575,000 758,000
12 Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes 855,000 1,130,000 608,000 790,000
13 Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers 917,000 1,170,000 677,000 864,000
14 Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers 729,000 887,000 517,000 629,000
15 Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder 902,000 1,160,000 665,000 831,000
16 Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades 852,000 1,260,000 621,000 880,000
17 Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers 753,000 1,060,000 577,000 759,000
18 Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder 968,000 1,250,000 676,000 913,000
19 Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades 1,160,000 1,250,000 857,000 983,000
20 Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers 1,210,000 1,270,000 878,000 983,000
21 Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes 1,120,000 1,180,000 846,000 913,000
22 Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers 1,123,000 1,090,000 781,000 930,000
23 Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers 1,180,000 1,040,000 765,000 887,000
24 Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars 841,000 1,070,000 599,000 777,000
25 Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers 653,000 848,000 465,000 636,000
26 Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat 1,080,000 1,180,000 803,000 859,000
27 Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades 1,210,000 1,240,000 868,000 904,000
28 Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes 1,040,000 1,190,000 788,000 897,000
29 Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat 1,200,000 1,230,000 868,000 910,000
30 Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder 777,000 1,120,000 536,000 790,000
31 Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars 1,020,000 667,000 769,000 540,000
32 Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers 1,110,000 1,360,000 820,000 1,020,000
SF1 Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder 1,070,000 1,220,000 806,000 929,000
SF2 Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers 1,050,000 1,180,000 774,000 900,000
Final Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder 1,570,000 1,790,000 1,130,000 1,300,000
Average 1,057,414 776,129

Attendances

2015–16 BBL Attendances
Club Total Games Avg. Per Game Home Total Home Games Home Avg.
Adelaide Strikers 319510 9 35501 218447 5 43689
Brisbane Heat 206325 8 25791 117411 4 29353
Hobart Hurricanes 199226 8 24903 66560 4 16640
Melbourne Renegades 258182 8 32273 116040 4 29010
Melbourne Stars 362551 10 36255 241790 6 40298
Perth Scorchers 221777 9 24642 81092 4 20273
Sydney Sixers 217794 8 27224 111824 4 27956
Sydney Thunder 275625 10 27563 77331 4 19333

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