Big Bash League 2015/16
The 2015/16 Big Bash League was the fifth season of this Australian Twenty20 Championship. The winners were the Sydney Thunder , who beat the Melbourne Stars with 3 wickets in the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground .
format
The eight franchises play in a group against each other team once, and against another team once more. The first four of this group qualify for the playoffs, in which the winner is determined in the semifinals and finals.
Group stage
table
Teams | Sp. | S. | N | NO | P | RR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adelaide Strikers | 8th | 7th | 1 | 0 | 14th | +0.544 |
Melbourne Stars | 8th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | +0.366 |
Perth Scorchers | 8th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | +0.181 |
Sydney Thunder | 8th | 4th | 4th | 0 | 8th | +0.375 |
Melbourne Renegades | 8th | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6th | -0.041 |
Brisbane Heat | 8th | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6th | –0.204 |
Hobart Hurricanes | 8th | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6th | -0.955 |
Sydney Sixers | 8th | 2 | 6th | 0 | 4th | -0.330 |
Games
Round 1
December 17th scorecard |
Sydney (SSS) |
Sydney Thunder 158-4 (20) |
- |
Sydney Sixers 122 (19.5) |
Sydney Thunder wins with 36 runs |
December 18 scorecard |
Adelaide |
Adelaide Strikers 187-5 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Stars 168-7 (20) |
Adelaide wins with 19 runs |
December 19 scorecard |
Brisbane |
Brisbane Heat 180-5 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Renegades 184-3 (3/19) |
Melbourne Renegades wins with 7 wickets |
December 20 scorecard |
Sydney (SCG) |
Sydney Sixers 186-7 (20) |
- |
Hobart Hurricanes 91 (15.5) |
Sydney Sixers wins with 95 runs |
round 2
December 20 scorecard |
Melbourne (MCG) |
Sydney Thunder 178-6 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Stars 177-5 (20) |
Sydney Thunder wins by 1 run |
December 21 scorecard |
Perth |
Perth Scorchers 151-6 (20) |
- |
Adelaide Strikers 152-6 (19.1) |
Adelaide Strikers wins with 4 wickets |
December 22nd scorecard |
Hobart |
Hobart Hurricanes 184-3 (20) |
- |
Brisbane Heat 164-8 (20) |
Hobart Hurricanes wins by 20 runs |
December 23rd scorecard |
Melbourne (ES) |
Melbourne Renegades 172-4 (20) |
- |
Sydney Sixers 174-7 (18.5) |
Sydney Sixers wins with 3 wickets |
Round 3
December 26th scorecard |
Perth |
Brisbane Heat 117-7 (20) |
- |
Perth Scorchers 118-1 (15.1) |
Perth Scorchers wins with 9 wickets |
December 27th scorecard |
Sydney (SCG) |
Sydney Sixers 139-6 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Stars 143-5 (18.4) |
Melbourne Stars wins with 5 wickets |
December 28th scorecard |
Sydney (SSS) |
Adelaide Strikers 117-9 (20) |
- |
Sydney Thunder 121-3 (16.3) |
Sydney Thunder wins with 7 wickets |
December 29th scorecard |
Brisbane |
Hobart Hurricanes 194-4 (20) |
- |
Brisbane Heat 179-9 (20) |
Hobart Hurricanes wins by 15 runs |
Round 4
December 30th scorecard |
Melbourne (ES) |
Melbourne Renegades 170-4 (20) |
- |
Perth Scorchers 171-0 (4/18) |
Perth Scorchers wins with 10 wickets |
December 31 scorecard |
Adelaide |
Sydney Sixers 176-5 (20) |
- |
Adelaide Strikers 182-5 (3/19) |
Adelaide Strikers wins with 5 wickets |
January 1st scorecard |
Hobart |
Hobart Hurricanes 163-6 (20) |
- |
Sydney Thunder 152-9 (20) |
Hobart Hurricanes wins by 11 runs |
January 2nd scorecard |
Melbourne (MCG) |
Melbourne Renegades 161-7 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Stars 163-3 (19.1) |
Melbourne Stars wins with 7 wickets |
Round 5
January 2nd scorecard |
Perth |
Sydney Sixers 112-8 (20) |
- |
Perth Scorchers 114-1 (14.3) |
Perth Scorchers wins with 9 wickets |
January 3 scorecard |
Brisbane |
Sydney Thunder 186-5 (20) |
- |
Brisbane Heat 189-4 (19.3) |
Brisbane Heat wins with 6 wickets |
January 4th scorecard |
Hobart |
Hobart Hurricanes 140-5 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Renegades 144-5 (14) |
Melbourne Renegades wins with 5 wickets |
Chris Gayle , who plays for the Melbourne Renegades, was fined by his team for improper behavior towards a reporter during an interview on the sidelines.
January 5th scorecard |
Adelaide |
Adelaide Strikers 174-2 (20) |
- |
Perth Scorchers 138 (17.3) |
Adelaide Strikers wins with 36 runs |
Round 6
January 6th scorecard |
Melbourne (MCG) |
Melbourne Stars 124 (20) |
- |
Hobart Hurricanes 126-2 (15) |
Melbourne Stars wins with 8 wickets |
January 7th scorecard |
Sydney (SSS) |
Perth Scorchers 175-5 (20) |
- |
Sydney Thunder 145-9 (20) |
Perth Scorchers wins by 30 runs |
January 8 scorecard |
Brisbane |
Brisbane Heat 175-6 (20) |
- |
Adelaide Strikers 179-2 (4/18) |
Adelaide Strikers wins with 8 wickets |
January 9 scorecard |
Melbourne (ES) |
Melbourne Renegades 155-6 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Stars 156-2 (18) |
Melbourne Stars wins with 8 wickets |
Round 7
January 10th scorecard |
Hobart |
Perth Scorchers 173-5 (20) |
- |
Hobart Hurricanes 172-6 (20) |
Perth Scorchers wins by 1 run |
January 10th scorecard |
Sydney (SCG) |
Brisbane Heat 162-8 (20) |
- |
Sydney Sixers 156-8 (20) |
Brisbane Heat wins by 6 runs |
January 11th scorecard |
Sydney (SSS) |
Sydney Thunder 173-5 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Renegades 176-5 (19.2) |
Melbourne Renegauds wins with 5 wickets |
January 13th scorecard |
Adelaide |
Hobart Hurricanes 143 (3/19) |
- |
Adelaide Strikers 146-4 (20) |
Adelaide Strikers wins with 6 wickets |
Round 8
January 14th scorecard |
Melbourne (MCG) |
Brisbane Heat 188-7 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Stars 132-9 (20) |
Brisbane Heat wins with 56 runs |
January 16 scorecard |
Sydney (SCG) |
Sydney Thunder 202-5 (20) |
- |
Sydney Sixers 156 (17.3) |
Sydney Thunder wins with 46 runs |
January 16 scorecard |
Perth |
Melbourne Stars 146-9 (20) |
- |
Perth Scorchers 94 (19) |
Melbourne Stars wins with 52 runs |
January 18 scorecard |
Melbourne (ES) |
Adelaide Strikers 170-5 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Renegades 143 (15.3) |
Adelaide Strikers wins with 27 runs |
Semifinals
January 21 scorecard |
Adelaide |
Adelaide Strikers 159-7 (20) |
- |
Sydney Thunder 160-2 (17.4) |
Sydney Thunder wins with 8 wickets |
January 22nd scorecard |
Melbourne (MCG) |
Perth Scorchers 139-7 (20) |
- |
Melbourne Stars 140-3 (18.1) |
Melbourne Stars wins with 7 wickets |
final
January 24th scorecard |
Melbourne Stars 176-9 (20) |
- |
Sydney Thunder 181-7 (19.3) |
|
Sydney Thunder wins with 3 wickets |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Explanation of the abbreviations: Col. = games; S = victories; N = defeats; U = tie; NR = No Result; P = points; RR = run rate
- ↑ Chris Gayle fined in Big Bash League reporter 'sexism' row . BBC. January 5, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ↑ Cricket Star vs. TV reporter: "Don't blush now, baby" . Mirror online. January 5, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.