2023–24 Women's Big Bash League season
The 2023–24 Women's Big Bash League season or WBBL|09 (also known as Webber Women's Big Bash League 2023 for sponsorship reasons) is the ongoing ninth season of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), the semi-professional women's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament is being played from 19 October 2023, with the final scheduled to be held on 2 December 2023.[1] Adelaide Strikers are the defending champions.[2]
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| Dates | 19 October 2023 – 2 December 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and knockout finals |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 59 |
| Official website | WBBL |
Draft
The 2023–24 season saw a players draft being held for the first time for Women's Big Bash League on 3 September 2023.[3]
Teams
Squads
| Teams | Squads[20] |
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| Adelaide Strikers | |
| Brisbane Heat | |
| Hobart Hurricanes | |
| Melbourne Renegades | |
| Melbourne Stars | |
| Perth Scorchers | |
| Sydney Sixers | |
| Sydney Thunder |
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Brisbane Heat | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.109 |
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.170 |
| 3 | Sydney Thunder | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.100 |
| 4 | Melbourne Renegades | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.875 |
| 5 | Perth Scorchers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.200 |
| 6 | Melbourne Stars | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2.494 |
| 7 | Sydney Sixers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.892 |
| 8 | Hobart Hurricanes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −4.900 |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: ESPNcricinfo
- The top 4 teams advance 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | EF | CF | F | Pos. |
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| Adelaide Strikers (ADS) |
MLS 148 runs |
MLR 81 runs |
MLS 4 wickets |
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| Brisbane Heat (BRH) |
MLR 6 runs |
PRS 50 runs |
SYS 3 wickets |
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| Hobart Hurricanes (HBH) |
PRS 98 runs |
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| Melbourne Renegades (MLR) |
BRH 6 runs |
ADS 81 runs |
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| Melbourne Stars (MLS) |
SYS 2 runs |
ADS 148 runs |
ADS 4 wickets |
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| Perth Scorchers (PRS) |
HBH 98 runs |
BRH 50 runs |
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| Sydney Sixers (SYS) |
MLS 2 runs |
SYT 42 runs |
BRH 3 wickets |
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| Sydney Thunder (SYT) |
SYS 42 runs |
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| Team's results→ | Won | Tied | Lost | N/R |
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Fixtures
On 13 July 2023, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.[1][31][32]
Melbourne Stars 8/165 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers (H) 9/163 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Brisbane Heat 9/187 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades (H) 8/181 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers 4/186 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes (H) 88 (15.5 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Adelaide Strikers 3/177 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars 29 (9.3 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
- Melbourne Stars set a new record for lowest all out WBBL team score.
- Adelaide Strikers set a new record for biggest WBBL winning margin (by runs).
Brisbane Heat 7/229 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 8/179 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder 5/190 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers 9/148 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Renegades 3/167 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers 86 (14.5 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars 6/133 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers 6/134 (19.4 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Sydney Sixers 8/146 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat 7/147 (19 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Match 46 19 November 2023 |
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Match 47 19 November 2023 |
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Match 48 21 November 2023 |
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Match 49 21 November 2023 |
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Match 50 22 November 2023 |
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Match 51 23 November 2023 |
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Match 52 24 November 2023 |
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Match 53 24 November 2023 |
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Match 54 25 November 2023 |
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Knockout phase
| Eliminator | Challenger | Final | |||||||||||
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Statistics
Highest totals
| Team | Score | Against | Venue | Date | |||||
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| Brisbane Heat | 7/229 (20 overs) | Perth Scorchers | North Sydney Oval, Sydney | 22 October 2023 | |||||
| Sydney Thunder | 5/190 (20 overs) | Sydney Sixers | North Sydney Oval, Sydney | 22 October 2023 | |||||
| Brisbane Heat | 9/187 (20 overs) | Melbourne Renegades | CitiPower Centre | 20 October 2023 | |||||
| Perth Scorchers | 4/186 (20 overs) | Hobart Hurricanes | University of Tasmania Stadium | 20 October 2023 | |||||
| Melbourne Renegades | 8/181 (20 overs) | Brisbane Heat | CitiPower Centre | 20 October 2023 | |||||
| Adelaide Strikers | 3/177 (20 overs) | Melbourne Stars | Karen Rolton Oval | 21 October 2023 | |||||
| Melbourne Stars | 8/165 (20 overs) | Sydney Sixers | North Sydney Oval | 19 October 2023 | |||||
| Last Updated: 22 October 2023 | |||||||||
Most runs
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
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Brisbane Heat | 2 | 2 | 185 | 185.00 | 217.64 | 136* | 1 | 0 |
 Sophie Devine |
Perth Scorchers | 2 | 2 | 101 | 101.00 | 174.13 | 87* | 0 | 1 |
| Katie Mack |
Adelaide Strikers | 1 | 1 | 86 | 86.00 | 172.00 | 86 | 0 | 1 |
| Ashleigh Gardner |
Sydney Sixers | 2 | 2 | 84 | 42.00 | 147.36 | 72 | 0 | 1 |
| Beth Mooney |
Perth Scorchers | 2 | 2 | 68 | 34.00 | 183.78 | 60 | 0 | 1 |
| Georgia Redmayne |
Brisbane Heat | 2 | 2 | 64 | 32.00 | 125.49 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Updated: 22 October 2023 | |||||||||
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR |
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| Sophie Day |
Melbourne Stars | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11.75 | 6.71 | 3/24 | 10.5 |
| Chloe Ainsworth |
Perth Scorchers | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12.50 | 7.14 | 2/10 | 10.5 |
| Annabel Sutherland |
Melbourne Stars | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15.75 | 7.87 | 4/27 | 12.0 |
 Sarah Glenn |
Brisbane Heat | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16.00 | 9.14 | 4/23 | 10.5 |
| Courtney Sippel |
Brisbane Heat | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17.00 | 8.50 | 4/27 | 12.0 |
| Lauren Cheatle |
Sydney Sixers | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20.00 | 10.00 | 2/37 | 12.0 |
| Last Updated: 22 October 2023 | ||||||||
Notes
- Player signed directly by their team, rather than entering the draft.
- Replacement player
References
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