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The 2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season or WBBL, 05 was the fifth season of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), the semi-professional women's
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domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament moved to a standalone calendar slot, shifting away from the men's BBL, beginning on 18 October and running to 8 December 2019. The
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entered the season as "hot favourites", but they lost five consecutive games in the back-half of the tournament and missed out on qualifying for finals for the first time after captain
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sustained a shoulder injury. Defending champions
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finished the regular season on top of the ladder, earning the right to host all three
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matches at
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. The Heat retained their title on 8 December 2019 when they defeated first-time finalist
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, featuring Player of the Tournament
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, by six wickets in the championship decider. Beth Mooney was named Player of the Final for the second consecutive season.


Teams

Each 2019–20 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees were defined as players who held a national women's team contract at the time of signing on for their WBBL, 05 team. The table below lists each team's marquee players and other key details for the season.


Personnel changes

The pre-season was noted as particularly busy for player transfers which produced some of the biggest recruiting achievements in the tournament's five-year history.


Local players

The table below lists local player movements made ahead of the season. Changes made during the season included: * On 18 November 2019, Emily Smith was banned for the remainder of WBBL, 05 after contravening Cricket Australia's anti-corruption policy with a social media post. Under a special exemption,
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member Emma Manix-Geeves was brought into the
Hobart Hurricanes Hobart Hurricanes are an Australian professional men's Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Hobart, Tasmania. They compete in Australia's domestic Big Bash League. The Hurricanes play the majority of their home matches at Ninja Stadium ...
squad as a replacement.


Overseas players

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and Smriti Mandhana did not re-sign for the
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and Hobart Hurricanes respectively on account of a conflicting
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schedule, marking the first WBBL season to not feature any Indian-born players. This fixturing clash followed a dispute between the
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and CA earlier in the year when Australia's top talent (such as
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, Ellyse Perry and
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) were excluded from the
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—an exhibition tournament serving as a potential precursor to a future female equivalent of the
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.
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reported this breakdown was part of a wider disagreement between the two boards that revolved around the BCCI's insistence on CA honouring a touring commitment to play a men's bi-lateral ODI series in India in January 2020. The table below lists changes to overseas player allocations made ahead of the season. Changes made during the season included: * On 19 November, the Sydney Sixers announced the signing of English marquee Hollie Armitage, replacing captain Ellyse Perry who would miss five games due to a shoulder injury. * After scoring a
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for
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against Australia on 29 September 2019, Chamari Atapattu stated in a post-match press conference she had not been offered a contract for the upcoming Women's Big Bash League season despite her eagerness to participate again (she had previously played for the
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in WBBL, 03), underlining the league's fierce competition for marquee signings. However, it was announced on 30 November that Atapattu had signed with the Renegades for their last regular season game and finals. She replaced Tammy Beaumont who—along with
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, Nat Sciver, Amy Jones and Lauren Winfield—would miss out on the WBBL, 05 finals due to national team commitments.


Leadership

Coaching changes made ahead of the season included: *
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was appointed head coach of the Brisbane Heat, replacing Peter McGiffin. *
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was appointed head coach of the Sydney Thunder, replacing
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. * Luke Williams was appointed head coach of the Adelaide Strikers, replacing Andrea McCauley. Captaincy changes made ahead of the season included: *
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reassumed the captaincy of the Hobart Hurricanes, after Sasha Moloney (2–12 win–loss record) stepped into the position for a season. *
Jess Duffin Jessica Evelyn Duffin (; born 27 June 1989) is an Australian sportswoman. In cricket, she has made 117 international appearances and won four world championships as a member of the Australia women's national cricket team, Australian women's te ...
was appointed captain of the Melbourne Renegades, replacing
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. Despite not playing due to maternity leave, the Renegades announced Satterthwaite would continue to contribute off-field in a specialist coaching capacity throughout WBBL, 05. * Rachael Haynes was appointed captain of the Sydney Thunder, replacing
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(36–22). *
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was appointed captain of the Melbourne Stars, replacing Kristen Beams (7–12). Captaincy changes made during the season included: * Alex Blackwell stood in as acting captain of the Sydney Thunder for one game on 10 November, replacing Rachael Haynes who was sidelined with a foot injury. * Molly Strano stood in as acting captain of the Melbourne Renegades for one game on 17 November, replacing Jess Duffin. It was later revealed Duffin was sidelined due to
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. * Alyssa Healy stood in as acting captain of the Sydney Sixers for five games from 20 November to 1 December, replacing Ellyse Perry who was sidelined with a shoulder injury.


Points table


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.


Fixtures

''All times are local time''


Week 1

---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Thunder batters
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Phoebe Litchfield Phoebe Elizabeth Susan Litchfield (born 18 April 2003) is an Australian international cricketer who plays as a left-handed Batting (cricket), batter who represents Australia in all three formats of the game. She plays for the New South Wales Br ...
set a new WBBL record for highest fourth-wicket
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in their pursuit of the Heat's 9/150. The unbeaten 97-run stand, which got the Thunder over the line with seven balls to spare, was noted for the 20-year age gap between the two batting partners. At 16 years and 185 days, Litchfield also set a new WBBL record as the youngest player to score a half-century. ---- ----


Week 2

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Week 3

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Week 4

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Week 5

---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- The Renegades, requiring 28 runs off the last 12 deliveries with only three wickets in hand, pulled off a "great escape" victory against the Sixers through a last-ball
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from Courtney Webb against the bowling of
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. It marked the first time a WBBL team had won a match when needing more than four runs off the final legal delivery. The ramifications of the result were season-shaping as the Renegades went on to edge out the Sixers for fourth spot on the ladder, making it the first season the Sixers would fail to qualify for finals. ---- ----


Week 6

---- ---- ---- ---- The Sixers entered the match having defeated the Hurricanes in their first eleven encounters, holding a WBBL record for the longest head-to-head winning streak. With captain
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sidelined due to a shoulder injury, they faltered early to a score of 5/30. A resurgence, led by
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's unbeaten 55 off 40 balls, helped Sydney to a total of 7/134. Hobart's chase got off to a shaky start as they found themselves down 4/22 after five overs. A healthy partnership between batters Nicola Carey and
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came to an end in the 15th over when Hall was spectacularly caught by former Hurricanes player Erin Burns in the outfield. With 44 runs required from the final 33 deliveries, Carey went on to make 55 not out while a quickfire 29 by
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sealed victory for the Hurricanes with five wickets in hand and ten balls remaining. In addition to snapping their elongated head-to-head losing streak, the win set a new mark for Hobart's highest successful run chase.
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, who sliced through the Sixers' top-order, was named Player of the Match for her bowling figures of 4/19. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----


Week 7

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Knockout phase

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Semi-finals

---- ---- In the first-ever semi-final encounter between the two teams, the Renegades batted first and were slow out of the blocks to be down 2/59 in the ninth over. An ensuing 80-run partnership from 58 balls between Josie Dooley and
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ended when the latter was
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by Beth Mooney off the bowling of
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. A quickfire cameo of 22 off 8 by Georgia Wareham finished the innings promisingly while Dooley, having won a championship with the Brisbane Heat in the previous season, top-scored for the Renegades with 50 not out. The Heat top-order batters of Maddy Green, Jess Jonassen and Grace Harris then "produced fireworks," collectively scoring 126 runs while only facing 79 balls. Molly Strano picked up wickets throughout the second innings, although Brisbane only required 15 runs with 27 balls remaining by the time she claimed her (and the Renegades') fourth. Despite a mini-collapse late in the chase, the Heat hauled in the target of 164 with a comfortable buffer of twelve balls to spare, knocking the Renegades out of the tournament. ----


Final

---- The Heat gained early ascendancy through quick bowler Georgia Prestwidge, who dismissed Player of the Tournament
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for just five. A "superb" knock of 55 runs from 33 balls by Amanda-Jade Wellington helped the Strikers to recover to a competitive score of 7/161. The match swung heavily toward Brisbane's favour in the fifth over of the run chase when Sammy-Jo Johnson hit four sixes against the bowling of Devine, though Johnson would be out caught-and-bowled on the last ball of the over. When Devine returned to bowl the eleventh over of the innings, Heat batter
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was dropped by Wellington at extra cover. Jonassen then scored a boundary from each of the next three deliveries she faced, taking Brisbane's required scoring rate down to less than a run a ball. The Heat went on to win with six wickets in hand and eleven balls remaining, claiming their second consecutive championship. For her contribution of 56 not out, Beth Mooney was named Player of the Final. ----


Statistics


Highest totals

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Most runs

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Most wickets

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Awards


Player of the tournament

Player of the Tournament votes are awarded on a 3-2-1 basis by the two standing umpires at the conclusion of every match, meaning a player can receive a maximum of six votes per game. Source
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Team of the tournament

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appointed a panel of experts to select a Team of the Tournament that recognises the standout performers of WBBL, 05. The team is intended to mimic regular conditions such as a maximum of three overseas players, a realistic mix of batters and bowlers, as well as a
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. The members of the selection panel were cricket.com.au journalist Laura Jolly, Head of Big Bash Leagues Alistair Dobson,
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head coach
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, former Australian captain Belinda Clark, former players
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commentator Alister Nicholson. *
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Young gun award

Players under 21 years of age at the start of the season are eligible for the Young Gun Award. Weekly winners are selected over the course of the season by a panel of
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officials based on match performance, on-field and off-field attitude, and their demonstration of skill, tenacity and good sportsmanship. Each weekly winner receives a $500
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gift card and the overall winner receives a $5000 cash prize, as well as access to a learning and mentor program. The nominees for the WBBL, 05 Young Gun were: *Week 1:
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) *Week 2:
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) *Week 3: Hannah Darlington (
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) – ''winner'' *Week 4: Tahlia Wilson (
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) *Week 5: Courtney Webb (
Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Renegades are an Australian professional men's Twenty20 franchise cricket club based in Melbourne, the capital city of the Australian state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. They compete in the Australian Twenty20 cricket competit ...
) *Week 6: Annabel Sutherland (
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) *Week 7:
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Sydney Thunder The Sydney Thunder is an Australian franchise professional cricket team, competing in Australia's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition, the Big Bash League. Along with the Sydney Sixers, the Thunder is the successor to the Speed Blitz Blues, ...
medium-pacer Hannah Darlington took out the overall award on the back of a standout debut season in which she claimed 16 wickets at an
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of 21.31 and
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of 6.82.


Most valuable players

Each team designated an award to adjudge and recognise their most outstanding contributor for the season. *
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Most Valuable Player:
Sophie Devine Sophie Frances Monique Devine (born 1 September 1989) is a New Zealand sportswoman, who has represented New Zealand in both cricket for the New Zealand national women's cricket team (''White Ferns''), and in field hockey as a member of the Ne ...
*
Brisbane Heat The Brisbane Heat are an Australian professional franchise men's and women's cricket team, competing in Australia's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition, the Big Bash League (BBL). The Heat are the successors of the Queensland Bulls who playe ...
Most Valuable Player:
Jess Jonassen Jessica Louise Jonassen (born 5 November 1992) is an Australian cricketer from Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland. A left-arm orthodox Bowler (cricket), bowler, Jonassen has been a member of the Australia women's national cricket team, nationa ...
*
Hobart Hurricanes Hobart Hurricanes are an Australian professional men's Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Hobart, Tasmania. They compete in Australia's domestic Big Bash League. The Hurricanes play the majority of their home matches at Ninja Stadium ...
Player of the Tournament:
Belinda Vakarewa Belinda Waimakare Vakarewa (born 22 January 1998) is an Australian cricketer from Griffith, New South Wales. She plays as a fast bowler. Vakarewa has made one international appearance for the national women's team. Early life Vakarewa atten ...
*
Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Renegades are an Australian professional men's Twenty20 franchise cricket club based in Melbourne, the capital city of the Australian state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. They compete in the Australian Twenty20 cricket competit ...
Player of the Season:
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*
Melbourne Stars Melbourne Stars are an Australian Twenty20 franchise cricket team, based in Melbourne, Victoria that competes in Australia's Twenty20 competition, the Big Bash League. The Stars wear a green uniform and play their home matches at the Melbou ...
Player of the Season:
Lizelle Lee Lizelle Lee (born 2 April 1992) is a South African cricketer who played for the South Africa women's national cricket team from 2013 to 2022. She has played for Western Storm and Surrey Stars in the Women's Cricket Super League, as well as Melb ...
*
Perth Scorchers The Perth Scorchers are an Australian men's professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the Big Bash League. The Scorchers wear an orange uniform and are based in Perth in the Australian state of Western Australia. Their home gr ...
Player of the Year: Nat Sciver *
Sydney Sixers The Sydney Sixers is an Australian professional franchise men's cricket team, competing in Australia's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition, the Big Bash League (BBL). Along with the Sydney Thunder, the Sixers are the successors of the Spee ...
Player of the Tournament:
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*
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Alex Blackwell Medal: Hannah Darlington


Audience

A total of 23 matches are to be televised on free-to-air by the
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, and simulcast on
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in the fifth season of the Women's Big Bash. The remaining 36 matches will be live streamed on th
Cricket Australia
website. All 59 matches are available to watch live or on demand via the streaming service
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. Below are the television ratings for every game that was broadcast on television during the season.Mediaweek Australia
twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 19 October 2019


See also

* 2019–20 Big Bash League season


References


Further reading

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Notes


External links


Official fixtures

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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