The 2020–21 Women's Big Bash League season or WBBL, 06 was the sixth season of the
Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), the semi-professional
women's Twenty20
Twenty20 (abbreviated T20) is a shortened format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the county cricket, inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two t ...
domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament took place from 25 October to 28 November 2020. It was played entirely in
Sydney
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due to ongoing state border restrictions brought about by the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
The
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 ...
entered the season as double defending champions, having won back-to-back titles in
WBBL04 and
WBBL05. The Heat finished the regular season with seven-straight wins but suffered an "epic meltdown"
in a
twelve-run semi-final loss against the
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, ...
, ending their hunt for a
three-peat
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.
In the
final
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*Final examination or finals, a test given at the end of a course of study or training
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, held at
North Sydney Oval, the Sydney Thunder defeated the
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 ...
by seven wickets with 38 balls remaining to win their second Women's Big Bash League title.
Shabnim Ismail was awarded Player of the Match after taking key early wickets against the top-qualifying Stars team, leading to a "thumping"
victory for the Thunder.
Sophie Devine was named
Player of the Tournament in her first season with the
Perth Scorchers, earning the same award she won in WBBL, 05 while playing for the
Adelaide Strikers
The Adelaide Strikers are an Australian professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia that compete in the Big Bash League (BBL).Cricket Australia (n.d), Teams and Players, Cricket Australia, accessed 1 Decemb ...
.
Teams
Each squad was made up of 15 active players. Teams could sign up to five 'marquee players', with a maximum of three of those from overseas. Marquees were classed as any overseas player, or a local player who holds a
Cricket Australia
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national contract at the start of the WBBL signing period.
The table below lists each team's marquee players and other key details for the season.
Personnel changes
Local players
The table below lists local player movements made ahead of the season.
Overseas players
The table below lists overseas player movements made ahead of the season.
Replacement players
Designed to overcome bio-security rules that prevent fresh players being brought into the hub, the replacement player pool includes four New Zealanders and 16 locals, all living inside the WBBL Village. Each player trains with a host club but can be signed by any team, and they are released back into the pool once the original replaced player returns from their relevant injury or availability issue. It is therefore possible that a player from the replacement pool finds themselves lining up for multiple teams throughout the season.
Replacement players to appear in one game or more during the season included:
* New Zealand's
Rosemary Mair played for the Melbourne Stars on 25 October and 17 November, replacing
Katherine Brunt (managed).
Mair also played five games for the Melbourne Renegades from 3–14 November, replacing
Lea Tahuhu (side strain).
*New Zealand's
Katie Perkins played for the Adelaide Strikers on 26 October, replacing
Suzie Bates (shoulder).
*
Gabby Sutcliffe played for the Sydney Thunder on 1 November, replacing
Hannah Darlington (ankle/shin).
*New Zealand's
Lauren Down played seven matches for the Perth Scorchers from 1–11 November, replacing
Amy Jones (quad injury).
*
Anna Lanning played three games for the Melbourne Stars from 10 to 22 November, replacing
Georgia Gall (finger).
*
Amy Yates played six games for the Melbourne Renegades from 14 to 22 November, replacing
Georgia Wareham (shin).
*
Rebecca Carter played one game for the Melbourne Renegades on 22 November, replacing
Maitlan Brown (hamstring).
Leadership
Coaching changes made ahead of the season included:
*
Shelley Nitschke was appointed head coach of the Perth Scorchers, replacing
Lisa Keightley who departed to take on the role as coach of
England
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.
* As part of
Cricket Victoria's cost-cutting organisational restructure, the Melbourne Renegades did not renew the contract of head coach
Tim Coyle despite achieving two consecutive finals appearances.
Lachlan Stevens, who coached the Renegades in their first two seasons, was announced as Coyle's replacement.
*
David Hemp parted ways with the Melbourne Stars and was initially replaced as head coach by
Leah Poulton. However, a month after her appointment, Poulton resigned from the position to undertake the role of Head of Female Cricket at
Cricket NSW. The Stars then announced Trent Woodhill would take over the top coaching job.
Captaincy
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changes made ahead of the season included:
*
Jess Jonassen was appointed captain of the Brisbane Heat, replacing
Kirby Short (34–19 win–loss record) who retired from cricket at the end of WBBL, 05.
* The Perth Scorchers appointed new recruit
Sophie Devine as captain, replacing
Meg Lanning (14–10).
*
Amy Satterthwaite resumed her role as captain of the Melbourne Renegades, after
Jess Duffin (7–7) stepped into the position for a season.
* Meg Lanning resumed her role as captain of the Melbourne Stars, taking over from
Elyse Villani
Elyse Jayne Villani (born 6 October 1989) is an Australian cricketer who played for the Australia national women's team from 2009 to 2019. She has also played domestic cricket for various teams in both the Women's National Cricket League (WNC ...
(2–12).
Captaincy changes made during the season included:
*
Megan Schutt stood in as acting captain of the Adelaide Strikers for 13 games, replacing
Suzie Bates who was sidelined with a shoulder injury.
*
Beth Mooney stood in as acting captain of the Perth Scorchers for two games, replacing Sophie Devine who was sidelined with a back 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.
Last updated: 28 November 2020
Fixtures
Cricket Australia
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(CA) released the original fixture for WBBL, 06 on 15 July 2020 with the stipulation that it was subject to any change that may be required as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 4 September, CA announced changes to the schedule which would see the tournament begin a week later, on October 25, and be played entirely in Sydney as a result of ongoing uncertainty surrounding state border restrictions.
On 25 September, CA released the revised schedule, confirming the five venues to be used for all regular season matches:
North Sydney Oval,
Hurstville Oval,
Drummoyne Oval
Drummoyne Oval is a multi-use sports ground in the Sydney inner-west suburb of Drummoyne, New South Wales. The ground has been used for international women's cricket matches, domestic men's cricket matches and first grade rugby league as well ...
,
Sydney Showground Stadium and
Blacktown International Sportspark. CA also revealed it would create a "WBBL Village" in
Sydney Olympic Park
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to accommodate players and staff from all eight teams for the duration of the tournament. As per all previous seasons, WBBL, 06 consisted of a 56-match double
round-robin, followed by a finals series featuring the top four qualifiers.'
On 16 October, admission tickets were released to the public for all weekend games at North Sydney Oval and Sydney Showground Stadium, as well as Wednesday games at Blacktown International Sportspark. All matches held at Drummoyne Oval and Hurstville Oval would remain closed to the general public. CA also announced several minor scheduling changes to five fixtures: the opening day clash between the Renegades and the Stars swapped times and venues with the encounter between the Scorchers and the Heat; the times and venues of the 15 November Renegades–Stars and Hurricanes–Heat matches were altered; the start time of the Thunder–Scorchers match on 15 November was brought forward.
On 28 October, four additional changes to the fixture were announced. The Sixers–Heat and Thunder–Renegades games on 17 November, as well as the Strikers–Renegades and Thunder–Sixers games on 18 November, were moved to Sydney Showground Stadium, allowing the
touring Indian men's team to utilise a bio-secure training environment at Blacktown International Sportspark. The rescheduled matches on 18 November would remain open to the public.
On 11 November, Cricket Australia announced the finals series would be played in prime time TV slots for the first occasion in the league's history. The semi-finals (on 25 and 26 November) and the final (on 28 November) were all scheduled at North Sydney Oval under lights. Additionally, a reserve day on 29 November was allocated in the event of weather preventing a result in the final's original fixture.
''All times are local time''
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In front of a sold out reduced-capacity home crowd, the
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 ...
put on a 104-run opening partnership which came to an end during the 13th over when
Alyssa Healy was
stumped
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by
Josie Dooley off the bowling of
Molly Strano for 63. Two balls later,
Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Perry (born 3 November 1990) is an Australian cricketer and former soccer, soccer player. Having debuted for both the Australia women's national cricket team, national cricket and Australia women's national soccer team, national soccer t ...
was dismissed for 37 by a spectacular diving catch from
Courtney Webb, lauded as a contender for the best of the season.
Marizanne Kapp (22
not out
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Occurrence
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from 17 balls) and
Erin Burns (19 off 11) helped the Sixers finish their innings with a total of 4/166.
On the first ball of the run chase,
Lizelle Lee was dropped at
backward point off the bowling of Perry. At just 3/70 in the 11th over, Webb joined Lee in the middle for the
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 ...
to form a rapid 73-run stand from 33 deliveries. Sixers veteran
Sarah Aley eventually broke through in the 16th over, removing Lee for 79 via a Burns catch in the outfield. Requiring 24 runs from the remaining 26 balls, Webb (46 not out off 28) saw the Renegades across the line with six wickets in hand inside the last over, mirroring her finishing heroics of a similarly tight encounter between the two teams in
WBBL05. The loss dramatically decreased the Sixers' chances of qualifying for finals heading into the final day of the regular season.
The match was also shrouded in controversy, and the outcome potentially affected, due to an "administration error" self-reported by the Sixers before the commencement of the second innings.
Hayley Silver-Holmes, who had missed several previous games due to injury, was named in the team line-up despite not having yet been granted approval by the W/BBL Technical Committee to be added back into the official squad. Upon discovering the mistake, the Sixers ensured Silver-Holmes took no active part in the game and
Maddy Darke replaced her as a
substitute fielder, leaving them a bowler short in what was essentially a must-win game.
Cricket Australia
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(CA) fined the Sixers $25,000 ($15,000 suspended for twelve months) with CA's Head of Integrity and Security stating that the breach, "while serious in nature," had a "reduced impact due to the Club's actions" during the game.
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Knockout phase
Semi-finals
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Tammy Beaumont launched the
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, ...
off to a fast start with 27 runs from 20 deliveries, though she was brought undone by a
Nicola Hancock slower ball during the last over of the
powerplay. The Thunder struggled throughout the middle portion of the innings, especially troubled by
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 ...
bowlers
Nadine de Klerk and
Amelia Kerr
Amelia Charlotte Kerr (born 13 October 2000) is a New Zealand cricketer who currently plays for Wellington Blaze, Wellington and New Zealand women's national cricket team, New Zealand. She is the youngest female cricketer to score a List of One ...
who collectively managed
economical figures of 3/30 from seven overs. Instead of choosing to bowl the 20th over herself, Heat captain
Jess Jonassen turned to the medium pace of
Delissa Kimmince to close out the innings. Thunder captain
Rachael Haynes ensured a respectable total for her team, finishing on 48
not out
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Occurrence
At least one batter is not out at ...
, as Sydney scored 15 from the final over and set Brisbane a target of 144 for victory.
Thunder spinner
Samantha Bates struck early in the run chase, bowling
Grace Harris for six, before being hit for three consecutive boundaries in the fourth over by
Georgia Redmayne
Georgia Prue Redmayne (born 8 December 1993) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a Wicket-keeper-batsman, wicket-keeper-batter for Queensland Fire and Brisbane Heat (WBBL), Brisbane Heat. She has also previously played for Worcestershire Wo ...
. Soon after
playing-and-missing three times in a row to
Shabnim Ismail, Redmayne was caught for 25 by Haynes at
mid-on off the bowling of
Sammy-Jo Johnson. Promoted up the
batting order to number three, de Klerk formed a steady partnership with Jonassen, putting on 46 runs together in little more than six overs. When Jonassen fell for 19 (
caught-and-bowled by
Hannah Darlington) the Heat required a manageable task of 64 runs from 52 balls with seven wickets in hand. In the following over, de Klerk was
run out by a direct hit from Beaumont for a run-a-ball 27. Facing her first delivery,
Laura Kimmince survived an extremely close call, playing a flighted Bates delivery on to leg stump—the ball, however, did not connect with enough force to dislodge the
bails. Kimmince quickly took advantage of her luck, manically compiling 37 runs from her next 15 balls. Although her aggressive strokeplay led to a plummeting
required run rate, she was involved in two
running-between-the-wickets mix-ups which led to the run outs of
Georgia Voll and Amelia Kerr, keeping the door ajar for a miraculous Sydney comeback.
On the last delivery of the 17th over, with the Brisbane Heat needing just 16 runs to win, Laura Kimmince attempted a high-risk
reverse slog against Samantha Bates, only to miss the ball which deflected off her thigh before crashing into the stumps—the bails, this time, were sent airborne. Taking the ball in the 18th over, Hannah Darlington struck twice in two balls to put the Heat in the precarious position of needing 14 runs with only one wicket in hand. Sammy-Jo Johnson completed the Thunder's remarkable resurrection on the third ball of the 19th over, removing Delissa Kimmince for a
golden duck via caught-and-bowled, sealing a twelve-run victory and cementing Sydney's spot in Saturday's final. Brisbane's sudden "horror"
collapse consisted of losing six wickets for twelve runs, ultimately ending their seven-match winning streak and quest for a
three-peat
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. Media outlets described the match and its unlikely outcome as "chaotic,"
a "rollercoaster" and "one of the best comebacks in the WBBL's short history."
Seven Network
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commentator
Trent Copeland said "when Kimmince was flying you thought the game was gone," and
Fox Cricket analyst
Molly Strano commented "I don't think I've seen such massive swings in momentum in a game, ever."
Final
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From the first over of the match, the
Melbourne Stars
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top-order was dominated by a "fiery" spell from
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, ...
pace bowler
Shabnim Ismail, who regularly beat the bat of
Elyse Villani
Elyse Jayne Villani (born 6 October 1989) is an Australian cricketer who played for the Australia national women's team from 2009 to 2019. She has also played domestic cricket for various teams in both the Women's National Cricket League (WNC ...
and created two catching opportunities against
Meg Lanning before dismissing both players for scores of one and 13 respectively. After being dropped on zero by
Tammy Beaumont at
point, as well as surviving a half-chance which
Sammy-Jo Johnson put down at third man, Lanning's seven-ball battle with Ismail came to an end when she edged a
seaming delivery through to wicket-keeper
Tahlia Wilson at the start of the seventh over. Thunder captain
Rachael Haynes was praised for "sensing the moment" by taking the tactical risk of persisting with Ismail, leading to Lanning's wicket which several media outlets described as the defining moment of the match: writing for ''
The Sydney Morning Herald
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'', Tom Decent said "this was the Thunder's night about a quarter of an hour into the contest,"
while the
Australian Associated Press
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AAP employs around 90 journalists who work in bureaus in all states and territories of Australia except the Northern Territory. It al ...
suggested the "Stars' shot at a maiden title was realistically gone inside 37 balls."
Melbourne could not recover from their poor start to post a significant total, slumping further to 5/37 by the halfway mark of the first innings.
Annabel Sutherland scored 20 from as many balls but, like Lanning, did not capitalise on two reprieves afforded to her by the Thunder's underwhelming performance in the field. Wickets continued to flow as every Sydney bowler picked up at least one each. Johnson, having opened the bowling with Ismail and proving similarly difficult to score against, finished with match-best figures of 2/11 off four overs which included claiming the wicket of
Mignon du Preez via
LBW during the
powerplay.
Katherine Brunt, ending the innings on 22
not out
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from 27 deliveries, ensured the Stars lasted the allotted 20 overs but their overall score of 9/86 was nevertheless the lowest-ever in a WBBL final.
In reply, Tammy Beaumont (16 off 15) and
Rachel Trenaman (23 off 26) steadily opened the Thunder's innings, while experienced campaigners
Heather Knight (26 not out) and Rachael Haynes (21 not out) completed the comfortable run chase through a flurry of boundaries. With a lofted drive over long-off that sailed for six, Knight hit the winning runs off the bowling of
Alana King in the 14th over, clinching a seven-wicket victory with 38 balls remaining. The Sydney Thunder consequently claimed their second WBBL championship, having also won the
inaugural title—only Haynes and
Samantha Bates were members of both successful squads, the latter missing the WBBL, 01 final due to a broken wrist injury sustained earlier in the tournament. The triumph also marked an individual
three-peat
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for Sammy-Jo Johnson, who won the
WBBL04 and
WBBL05 titles with the
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 ...
before moving to the Thunder.
Lauren Smith—making her fifth appearance in a WBBL final—earned a third Women's Big Bash League championship as well, having won the
WBBL02 and
WBBL03 titles with the
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 ...
.
A major talking point of the match surrounded the decision made by the Melbourne Stars at the
bat flip
In baseball, a bat flip is the throwing of a baseball bat in such a way that it rotates several times before landing. It is typically done by a batter to show off after hitting a home run. This is in contrast to the usual practice of dropping the ...
.
Stars captain Meg Lanning sent her own team in to bat first, a noticeable departure from the tactics she employed throughout the season. In fact, it was the first time a Lanning-led WBBL team would opt against chasing since the 2016–17 season. Explaining the shock choice, Lanning said: "We just thought our batting line-up was in really good form, and we thought we'd back ourselves in to get a decent score."
Stars coach Trent Woodhill implied the decision was swayed by the
Brisbane Heat's collapse under pressure two days earlier: "We also saw what happened with the Heat and the Thunder (semi-final) the other night."
The following day, Woodhill added: "It was a
sliding door moment. There's no regrets. It was a team decision."
Statistics
Highest totals
*Source:
CricInfo
Most runs
*Source:
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:
Team of the tournament
The selection panel for the Team of the Tournament was made up of former players
Lisa Sthalekar (
Seven Network
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) and
Mel Jones (
Fox Cricket),
cricket.com.au journalist Laura Jolly and national selector
Shawn Flegler. The team is intended to mimic regular WBBL conditions such as a maximum of three overseas players, a realistic mix of batters and bowlers, as well as a
captain
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,
wicket-keeper
In cricket, the wicket-keeper is the Cricket player, player on the fielding (cricket), fielding side who stands behind the wicket, ready to stop Delivery (cricket), deliveries that pass the batsman, and take a Caught, catch, Stumped, stump the ...
,
twelfth man and coach.
*
Beth Mooney (Perth Scorchers) –
wicket-keeper
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*
Sophie Devine (Perth Scorchers)
*
Meg Lanning (Melbourne Stars) –
captain
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*
Heather Knight (Sydney Thunder)
*
Nat Sciver (Melbourne Stars)
*
Laura Kimmince (Brisbane Heat)
*
Alana King (Melbourne Stars)
*
Sarah Coyte (Adelaide Strikers)
*
Hannah Darlington (Sydney Thunder)
*
Taneale Peschel (Perth Scorchers)
*
Samantha Bates (Sydney Thunder)
*
Darcie Brown (Adelaide Strikers) –
twelfth player
*
Ashley Noffke
Ashley Allan Noffke (born 30 April 1977) is a former Australian professional cricketer who played domestically for Queensland (1998–2009) and Western Australia (2009–2010). Noffke, who primarily played as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, als ...
(Brisbane Heat) – coach
Source:
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 the Women's National Selection Panel based on match performance, on-field and off-field attitude, as well as their demonstration of skill, tenacity and good sportsmanship. The overall winner receives a $5000 cash prize and access to the
Rebel Mentor Program, as well as becoming a member of the Rebel Women Program.
The nominees for the WBBL, 06 Young Gun were:
*Week 1:
Darcie Brown (Adelaide Strikers) – winner
*Week 2:
Rachel Trenaman (Sydney Thunder)
*Week 3:
Amy Smith (Hobart Hurricanes)
*Week 4:
Courtney Webb (Melbourne Renegades)
*Week 5:
Phoebe Litchfield (Sydney Thunder)
Adelaide Strikers
fast bowler
Darcie Brown took out the overall award, having claimed ten wickets in her debut season at an
economy rate of 5.52 runs per over.
Most valuable players
Each team designated an award to adjudge and recognise their most outstanding contributor for the season.
* Adelaide Strikers:
Sarah Coyte
* Brisbane Heat:
Amelia Kerr
Amelia Charlotte Kerr (born 13 October 2000) is a New Zealand cricketer who currently plays for Wellington Blaze, Wellington and New Zealand women's national cricket team, New Zealand. She is the youngest female cricketer to score a List of One ...
* Hobart Hurricanes:
Rachel Priest
* Melbourne Renegades:
Courtney Webb
* Melbourne Stars:
Nat Sciver
* Perth Scorchers:
Beth Mooney
* Sydney Sixers:
Alyssa Healy
* Sydney Thunder:
Heather Knight
Media coverage
Television coverage of the competition increased from previous seasons with the
Seven Network
Seven Network (stylised 7Network, and commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is an Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, ...
broadcasting (and
Fox Cricket simulcasting) 24 games, up from the 23 that were aired in
WBBL05. The remaining 35 games were streamed on
Cricket Australia
Cricket Australia (CA) is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the 'Australian Board of Control for International Cricket'. It is incorporated as an Australian Public Company ...
's website and app. All 59 matches were also available to watch live and on-demand via
Kayo. On 15 October, CA announced Fox Cricket would broadcast an additional twelve matches—the mid-week fixtures at Blacktown International Sportspark—bringing the total number of televised WBBL, 06 games to 36.
See also
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2020–21 Big Bash League season
Notes
References
External links
Official fixturesSeries home at ESPN Cricinfo
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