Big Bash League

BBL 2016/17: most runs, most wickets and results

Data through 28 January 2017Last updated 28 January 2017

Big Bash League 2016/17 had 35 matches in the data, from 20 Dec 2016 to 28 Jan 2017. Perth Scorchers won the final: Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets. Ben Dunk (Adelaide Strikers) scored the most runs, 364 in 8 innings at a strike rate of 164.0. Sean Abbott took the most wickets, 20 at an economy rate of 8.73.

Matches

20 Dec 2016 – 28 Jan 2017

Champion

Perth Scorchers

won the final

Most runs

364

Ben Dunk

Most wickets

Sean Abbott

BBL 2016/17 final

Perth Scorchers 144/1 (15.5 ov)

Sydney Sixers 141/9 (20 ov)

Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets · 28 Jan 2017 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground

Most runs in BBL 2016/17

Top 10 run scorers
Player	Team	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	HS	50	6s
Ben Dunk	Adelaide Strikers	8	364	52.00	164.0	85	3	16
Aaron Finch	Melbourne Renegades	8	354	44.25	160.9	71	4	15
Michael Klinger	Perth Scorchers	10	334	37.11	127.0	81	3	11
Brendon McCullum	Brisbane Heat	8	323	46.14	170.9	72	3	19
Chris Lynn	Brisbane Heat	5	309	154.50	177.6	98*	3	26
Daniel Hughes	Sydney Sixers	8	304	43.43	118.3	85	2	8
Bradley Hodge	Adelaide Strikers	8	286	40.86	131.2	56	2	10
Kevin Pietersen	Melbourne Stars	8	268	38.29	128.2	73	2	6
Moises Henriques	Sydney Sixers	10	263	29.22	142.2	76*	2	9
Luke Wright	Melbourne Stars	9	262	32.75	122.4	62	2	4

Most wickets in BBL 2016/17

Top 10 wicket takers
Player	Team	Inns	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best
Sean Abbott	Sydney Sixers	10	20	16.15	8.73	5/16
Mark Steketee	Brisbane Heat	9	15	17.67	7.57	3/32
Scott Boland	Melbourne Stars	9	14	20.43	8.37	4/30
Mitchell Johnson	Perth Scorchers	9	13	15.46	5.91	3/3
Sunil Narine	Melbourne Renegades	8	13	19.23	7.81	3/27
Ben Dwarshuis	Sydney Sixers	10	13	23.69	8.56	3/25
Ben Hilfenhaus	Melbourne Stars	9	12	20.75	8.03	3/38
Mitchell Swepson	Brisbane Heat	9	12	21.25	7.50	2/14
Jhye Richardson	Perth Scorchers	8	11	20.18	8.54	3/30
Andrew Tye	Perth Scorchers	10	10	27.40	7.15	4/22

Most sixes

Best bowling figures

Ish Sodhi v Sydney Thunder6/11
Daniel Christian v Adelaide Strikers5/14
Sean Abbott v Adelaide Strikers5/16
Fawad Ahmed v Sydney Sixers4/14
Andrew Tye v Brisbane Heat4/22

Highest team totals

Top 5 totals this season
Team	Score	Overs	Against	Date	Result
Hobart Hurricanes	223/8	20	Melbourne Renegades	12 Jan 2017	Won
Melbourne Renegades	222/4	20	Hobart Hurricanes	12 Jan 2017	Lost
Brisbane Heat	206/5	20	Adelaide Strikers	21 Dec 2016	Won
Hobart Hurricanes	200/6	20	Sydney Sixers	23 Dec 2016	Won
Melbourne Stars	200/7	20	Melbourne Renegades	7 Jan 2017	Won

Team win–loss record

All matches in the data, including play-offs. This is not the official points table.
Team	Played	Won	Lost	Tied/NR/drawn
Perth Scorchers	10	7	3	0
Brisbane Heat	9	5	3	1
Sydney Sixers	10	5	4	1
Melbourne Renegades	8	4	4	0
Melbourne Stars	9	4	5	0
Adelaide Strikers	8	3	5	0
Hobart Hurricanes	8	3	5	0
Sydney Thunder	8	3	5	0

All BBL 2016/17 results

Every match in the data, in date order
Date	Teams	Result	Ground
20 Dec 2016	Sydney Thunder 159/8 (20 ov) Sydney Sixers 160/1 (18 ov)	Sydney Sixers won by 9 wickets	Sydney Showground Stadium
21 Dec 2016	Adelaide Strikers 196/6 (20 ov) Brisbane Heat 206/5 (20 ov)	Brisbane Heat won by 10 runs	Adelaide Oval
22 Dec 2016	Melbourne Renegades 179/7 (20 ov) Sydney Thunder 130 (19.1 ov)	Melbourne Renegades won by 49 runs	Docklands Stadium
23 Dec 2016	Sydney Sixers 140 (16.2 ov) Hobart Hurricanes 200/6 (20 ov)	Hobart Hurricanes won by 60 runs	Sydney Cricket Ground
23 Dec 2016	Perth Scorchers 197/7 (20 ov) Adelaide Strikers 149/9 (20 ov)	Perth Scorchers won by 48 runs	Western Australia Cricket Association Ground
26 Dec 2016	Hobart Hurricanes 188/4 (20 ov) Melbourne Stars 191/3 (17.4 ov)	Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets	Bellerive Oval
27 Dec 2016	Sydney Sixers 132/4 (18 ov) Perth Scorchers 130/8 (20 ov)	Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets	Sydney Cricket Ground
28 Dec 2016	Sydney Thunder 157/7 (20 ov) Brisbane Heat 160/7 (19.4 ov)	Brisbane Heat won by 3 wickets	Sydney Showground Stadium
29 Dec 2016	Melbourne Renegades 148/8 (20 ov) Perth Scorchers 152/6 (20 ov)	Perth Scorchers won by 4 wickets	Docklands Stadium
30 Dec 2016	Brisbane Heat 174/3 (16.2 ov) Hobart Hurricanes 173/9 (20 ov)	Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets	The Gabba
31 Dec 2016	Adelaide Strikers 152/9 (20 ov) Sydney Sixers 104 (18.2 ov)	Adelaide Strikers won by 48 runs	Adelaide Oval
1 Jan 2017	Melbourne Stars 151/9 (18 ov) Melbourne Renegades 171/4 (20 ov)	Melbourne Renegades won by 7 runs (D/L)	Melbourne Cricket Ground
1 Jan 2017	Perth Scorchers 177/4 (20 ov) Sydney Thunder 127/8 (20 ov)	Perth Scorchers won by 50 runs	Western Australia Cricket Association Ground
2 Jan 2017	Hobart Hurricanes 144/2 (17.4 ov) Adelaide Strikers 143 (20 ov)	Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 wickets	Bellerive Oval
3 Jan 2017	Brisbane Heat 186/6 (20 ov) Sydney Sixers 191/7 (19.4 ov)	Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets	The Gabba
4 Jan 2017	Sydney Thunder 168/4 (20 ov) Melbourne Stars 166/8 (20 ov)	Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets	Sydney Showground Stadium
5 Jan 2017	Perth Scorchers 173/6 (20 ov) Brisbane Heat 174/1 (14.4 ov)	Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets	Western Australia Cricket Association Ground
6 Jan 2017	Adelaide Strikers 164/5 (18.2 ov) Hobart Hurricanes 161/8 (20 ov)	Adelaide Strikers won by 5 wickets	Adelaide Oval
7 Jan 2017	Melbourne Renegades 154/9 (20 ov) Melbourne Stars 200/7 (20 ov)	Melbourne Stars won by 46 runs	Docklands Stadium
8 Jan 2017	Hobart Hurricanes 161/8 (20 ov) Sydney Thunder 162/4 (16.5 ov)	Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets	Bellerive Oval
9 Jan 2017	Sydney Sixers 171/4 (19.3 ov) Melbourne Renegades 170/6 (20 ov)	Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets	Sydney Cricket Ground
10 Jan 2017	Melbourne Stars 153/8 (19.3 ov) Adelaide Strikers 152/8 (20 ov)	Melbourne Stars won by 2 wickets	Melbourne Cricket Ground
11 Jan 2017	Brisbane Heat 129 (19.2 ov) Perth Scorchers 156/5 (20 ov)	Perth Scorchers won by 27 runs	The Gabba
12 Jan 2017	Melbourne Renegades 222/4 (20 ov) Hobart Hurricanes 223/8 (20 ov)	Hobart Hurricanes won by 2 wickets	Docklands Stadium
14 Jan 2017	Sydney Sixers 99/9 (20 ov) Sydney Thunder 100/2 (10 ov)	Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets	Sydney Cricket Ground
14 Jan 2017	Perth Scorchers 134/7 (20 ov) Melbourne Stars 137/3 (17.2 ov)	Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets	Western Australia Cricket Association Ground
16 Jan 2017	Adelaide Strikers 165/8 (20 ov) Melbourne Renegades 171/9 (20 ov)	Melbourne Renegades won by 6 runs	Adelaide Oval
17 Jan 2017	Melbourne Stars 138/7 (20 ov) Brisbane Heat 139/3 (18.1 ov)	Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets	Melbourne Cricket Ground
18 Jan 2017	Sydney Thunder 101 (15.3 ov) Adelaide Strikers 178/5 (20 ov)	Adelaide Strikers won by 77 runs	Sydney Showground Stadium
20 Jan 2017	Brisbane Heat 198 (19.5 ov) Melbourne Renegades 199/5 (20 ov)	Melbourne Renegades won by 1 run	The Gabba
21 Jan 2017	Hobart Hurricanes 134/6 (20 ov) Perth Scorchers 135/3 (13.5 ov)	Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets	Bellerive Oval
21 Jan 2017	Melbourne Stars 156/8 (20 ov) Sydney Sixers 160/7 (19 ov)	Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets	Melbourne Cricket Ground
24 Jan 2017	Perth Scorchers 139/3 (16.5 ov) Melbourne Stars 136/8 (20 ov)	Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets	Western Australia Cricket Association Ground
25 Jan 2017	Brisbane Heat 167/9 (20 ov) Sydney Sixers 167/8 (20 ov)	Match tied (Sydney Sixers won the Super Over)	The Gabba
28 Jan 2017	Perth Scorchers 144/1 (15.5 ov) Sydney Sixers 141/9 (20 ov)	Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets	Western Australia Cricket Association Ground

Frequently asked questions

Who scored the most runs in BBL 2016/17?

Ben Dunk (Adelaide Strikers) with 364 runs in 8 innings (average 52.00, highest 85).

Who took the most wickets in BBL 2016/17?

Sean Abbott (Sydney Sixers) with 20 wickets (best 5/16, economy 8.73).

Who won BBL 2016/17?

Perth Scorchers. Final: Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets on 28 Jan 2017.

What was the highest team score in BBL 2016/17?

223/8 by Hobart Hurricanes against Melbourne Renegades on 12 Jan 2017.

Who hit the most sixes in BBL 2016/17?

Chris Lynn with 26 sixes.

Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Definitions: methodology.