Big Bash League 2012/13
The 2012/13 Big Bash League was the second season of this Australian Twenty20 Championship. The winner was the Brisbane Heat , who beat the Perth Scorchers in the final at the WACA Ground with 34 runs .
format
The eight franchises played against each other in a group. In contrast to the previous year, each team played eight instead of seven games in the 2012/13 season, which meant that each team played twice against one team and once against everyone else. The two finalists qualified for the 2013 Champions League Twenty20 .
Group stage
table
| Teams | Sp. | S. | N | NO | P | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Renegades | 8th | 7th | 1 | 0 | 14th | +0.791 |
| Perth Scorchers | 8th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | +1,322 |
| Melbourne Stars | 8th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | +0.246 |
| Brisbane Heat | 8th | 4th | 4th | 0 | 8th | +0.464 |
| Adelaide Strikers | 8th | 4th | 4th | 0 | 8th | −0.162 |
| Hobart Hurricanes | 8th | 4th | 4th | 0 | 8th | −0.569 |
| Sydney Sixers | 8th | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6th | −0.380 |
| Sydney Thunder | 8th | 0 | 8th | 0 | 0 | −1,360 |
Games
Round 1
| December 7th scorecard |
Melbourne |
Melbourne Stars 167-5 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Renegades 168-2 (18.2) |
| Renegades win with 8 wickets | ||||
| December 8th scorecard |
Sydney |
Sydney Thunder 143-5 (20) |
- |
Sydney Sixers 147-3 (18.4) |
| Sixers win with 7 wickets | ||||
| December 9th scorecard |
Brisbane |
Brisbane Heat 172-6 (20) |
- |
Hobart Hurricanes 175-2 (19) |
| Hobart wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| December 9th scorecard |
Perth |
Perth Scorchers 162-6 (20) |
- |
Adelaide Strikers 164-4 (2/19) |
| Adelaide wins with 6 wickets | ||||
round 2
| December 12th scorecard |
Perth |
Perth Scorchers 69 (2/15) |
- |
Melbourne Stars 29-0 (2) |
| Stars win with 24 runs ( D / L method ) | ||||
| December 13th scorecard |
Adelaide |
Adelaide Strikers 185-8 (20) |
- |
Brisbane Heat 186-7 (20) |
| Brisbane wins with 3 wickets | ||||
| December 14th scorecard |
Sydney |
Sydney Thunder 116-7 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Renegades 117-5 (18.2) |
| Renegades win with 5 wickets | ||||
| December 15th scorecard |
Melbourne |
Hobart Hurricanes 134-8 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Stars 135-6 (19.1) |
| Stars win with 4 wickets | ||||
Round 3
| December 16 scorecard |
Sydney |
Sydney Sixers 113-9 (20) |
- |
Perth Scorchers 114-3 (2/19) |
| Perth wins by 7 wickets | ||||
| December 18 scorecard |
Brisbane |
Brisbane Heat 109-4 (13.1) |
- |
Perth Scorchers 51-1 (4.2) |
| Perth wins with 9 wickets ( D / L method ) | ||||
| December 19 scorecard |
Melbourne |
Hobart Hurricanes 102-9 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Renegades 103-3 (13.2) |
| Renegades win with 7 wickets | ||||
| December 20 scorecard |
Sydney |
Adelaide Strikers 177-6 (20) |
- |
Sydney Thunder 126 (18.4) |
| Adelaide wins with 51 runs | ||||
Round 4
| December 21 scorecard |
Melbourne |
Melbourne Stars 177-6 (20) |
- |
Sydney Sixers 156-5 (20) |
| Stars win with 21 runs | ||||
| December 22nd scorecard |
Melbourne |
Brisbane Heat 133-7 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Renegades 137-4 (19.1) |
| Renegades win with 6 wickets | ||||
| December 23rd scorecard |
Hobart |
Hobart Hurricanes 177-4 (20) |
- |
Sydney Thunder 147-9 (20) |
| Hobart wins by 30 runs | ||||
| December 23rd scorecard |
Adelaide |
Sydney Sixers 135-6 (20) |
- |
Adelaide Strikers 136-1 (15.5) |
| Adelaide wins with 9 wickets | ||||
Round 5
| December 26th scorecard |
Sydney |
Sydney Sixers 154-8 (20) |
- |
Hobart Hurricanes 158-3 (19.5) |
| Hobart wins with 7 wickets | ||||
| December 27th scorecard |
Adelaide |
Melbourne Stars 175-8 (20) |
- |
Adelaide Strikers 167-4 (20) |
| Stars win with 8 runs | ||||
| December 28th scorecard |
Sydney |
Sydney Thunder 126 (20) |
- |
Brisbane Heat 127-5 (4/16) |
| Brisbane wins with 5 wickets | ||||
| December 29th scorecard |
Perth |
Perth Scorchers 187-3 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Renegades 136 (19.1) |
| Perth wins with 51 runs | ||||
Round 6
| December 30th scorecard |
Sydney |
Sydney Thunder 132-6 (20) |
- |
Sydney Sixers 136-6 (19) |
| Sixers win with 4 wickets | ||||
| January 1st scorecard |
Hobart |
Perth Scorchers 152-8 (20) |
- |
Hobart Hurricanes 153-4 (3/18) |
| Hobart wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| January 2nd scorecard |
Melbourne |
Melbourne Renegades 155-6 (20) |
- |
Adelaide Strikers 107 (3/18) |
| Renegades win with 48 runs | ||||
| January 3 scorecard |
Brisbane |
Brisbane Heat 171-5 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Stars 147-9 (20) |
| Brisbane wins by 24 runs | ||||
Round 7
| January 4th scorecard |
Perth |
Sydney Thunder 113-9 (20) |
- |
Perth Scorchers 117-1 (13.2) |
| Perth wins with 9 wickets | ||||
| January 5th scorecard |
Hobart |
Adelaide Strikers 162-4 (20) |
- |
Hobart Hurricanes 124-8 (20) |
| Adelaide wins with 38 runs | ||||
| January 6th scorecard |
Melbourne |
Melbourne Stars 146-9 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Renegades 147-1 (18.5) |
| Renegades win with 9 wickets | ||||
| January 7th scorecard |
Brisbane |
Brisbane Heat 127-9 (20) |
- |
Sydney Sixers 128-5 (19) |
| Sixers win with 5 wickets | ||||
Round 8
| January 8 scorecard |
Melbourne |
Melbourne Stars 145-8 (20) |
- |
Sydney Thunder 132 (19.4) |
| Stars win with 13 runs | ||||
| January 9 scorecard |
Sydney |
Melbourne Renegades 178-5 (20) |
- |
Sydney Sixers 149 (20) |
| Renegades win with 29 runs | ||||
| January 10th scorecard |
Adelaide |
Perth Scorchers 189-4 (20) |
- |
Adelaide Strikers 91 (3/18) |
| Perth wins with 98 runs | ||||
| January 12th scorecard |
Hobart |
Hobart Hurricanes 150-3 (20) |
- |
Brisbane Heat 152-2 (14.1) |
| Brisbane wins with 8 wickets | ||||
Playoffs
Semifinals
| January 15 scorecard |
Melbourne |
Brisbane Heat 183-3 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Renegades 168-9 (20) |
| Brisbane wins by 15 runs | ||||
| January 16 scorecard |
Perth |
Melbourne Stars 183-2 (18) |
- |
Perth Scorchers 139-2 (13) |
| Perth wins with 8 wickets ( D / L method ) | ||||
final
| January 19th scorecard |
Perth |
Brisbane Heat 167-5 (20) |
- |
Perth Scorchers 133-9 (20) |
| Brisbane wins with 34 runs | ||||
statistics
Runs
Most of the runs of the season were scored by the following players:
| player | team | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Marsh | Perth Scorchers | 9 | 412 | 58.85 | 85 | 0 | 5 |
| Luke Pomersbach | Brisbane Heat | 10 | 397 | 44.11 | 112 * | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Hodge | Melbourne Stars | 8th | 342 | 48.85 | 88 | 0 | 3 |
| Aaron Finch | Melbourne Renegades | 8th | 332 | 66.40 | 111 * | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Rohrer | Melbourne Renegades | 8th | 295 | 49.16 | 57 | 0 | 2 |
Wickets
Most of the season's wickets were scored by the following players:
| player | team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Laughlin | Hobart Hurricanes | 30.0 | 14th | 15.35 | 4/31 | 0 |
| Lasith Malinga | Melbourne Stars | 28.0 | 13 | 10.69 | 6/7 | 1 |
| Ben Cutting | Brisbane Heat | 29.0 | 13 | 14.00 | 3/24 | 0 |
| Alfonso Thomas | Perth Scorchers | 28.4 | 12 | 14.91 | 4/8 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | Melbourne Renegades | 32.0 | 11 | 17.36 | 3/18 | 0 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Explanation of the abbreviations: Col. = games; S = victories; N = defeats; U = tie; NR = No Result; P = points; RR = run rate
- ↑ Big Bash League, 2012/13 / Records / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ↑ Big Bash League, 2012/13 / Records / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 5, 2015.