2015–16 Big Bash League season

Cricket tournament December 2018 April 2026 2015–16 Big Bash League 2015 12 17 y 2016 01 24 yhttp://www.cricket.com.au/news/bbl05-big-bash-league-fixture-release-2015-16-final-host-highest-qualifying-team-all-matches-live/2015-07-12 Big Bash League schedule released 14 July 2015 cricketau Cricket Australia Twenty20 Group stage and knockout Sydney Thunder (1st title) 8 35 1030495 Chris Lynn (Brisbane Heat) Chris Lynn (378), (Brisbane Heat) Clint McKay (18), (Sydney Thunder) 2014–15 2014–15 Big Bash League season 2016–17 2016–17 Big Bash League season bigbash.com.au The 2015–16 Big Bash League season (BBL|05) was the fifth season of the Big Bash League (BBL), the top-class Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The tournament ran from 17 December 2015 to 24 January 2016. The title was won by Sydney Thunder, who defeated Melbourne Stars by three wickets in the final to claim their first title. Perth Scorchers, who had been seeking a third successive title, lost to the Stars in the semi-final, failing to reach the final for the first time. Chris Lynn of the Brisbane Heat was the tournament's leading run-scorer, scoring 378 runs from eight matches, and was named player of the tournament. The leading wicket-taker was Clint McKay of Sydney Thunder, who took 18 wickets from ten matches. Travis Head of the Adelaide Strikers was named the best player under 25, scoring 299 runs and taking six wickets.Chris Lynn named player of BBL|05 cricket.com.au. Retrieved on 24 January 2016http://www.espncricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2015-16/engine/series/897689.html?view=records | 26Feb2019 Pre-season Warm up matches background:lightblue; 5 December 2015 Canterbury Kings Sydney Thunder 210/3 (20 overs) 201/6 (20 overs) Canterbury Kings won by 9 runs DetailsDecember 2015 Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand #eee 13 December 2015 Melbourne Renegades (H) Victorian Invitational XI 146/7 (20 overs) 97 Merv Hughes Oval, Footscray Report Melbourne Renegades won by 49 runs Festival of Cricket matches background:lightblue; 11 December 2015 Perth Scorchers Legends XI 231/8 (20 overs) 189/6 (20 overs) Perth Scorchers won by 42 runs Scorecard Aquinas College, PerthAttendance: 6,500Scorchers topple Legends XI in Perth cricket.com.au. Retrieved on 11 December 2015 #eee 11 December 2015 yes Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Stars 144/8 (20 overs) 147/4 (17.3 overs) Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets Scorecard Simonds Stadium, GeelongAttendance: 10,023The crowd is in – 10,023 twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 11 December 2015 Squads 2015–16 Big Bash League season squads League stage Points table Match summary BBL SYT SYS H 36R N ADS MLS H 19R N BRH MLR A 7W N SYS HBH H 95R N MLS SYT A 1R N PRS ADS A 4W N HBH BRH H 20R N MLR SYS A 3W N PRS BRH H 9W N SYS MLS A 5W N SYT ADS H 7W N BRH HBH A 15R N MLR PRS A 10W N ADS SYS H 5W N HBH SYT H 11R N MLS MLR H 7W N PRS SYS H 9W N BRH SYT H 6W N HBH MLR A 5W N ADS PRS H 36R N MLS HBH H 8W N SYT PRS A 30R N BRH ADS A 8W N MLR MLS A 8W N HBH PRS A 1R N SYS BRH A 6R N SYT MLR A 5W N ADS HBH H 6W N MLS BRH A 56R N SYS SYT A 46R N PRS MLS A 52R N MLR ADS A 27R N Matches match1 17 December 19:40 yes (H) Sydney Thunder Sydney Sixers 4/158 (20 overs) 122 (19.5 overs) Michael Hussey 80* (59) Trent Lawford 1/12 (2 overs) Michael Lumb 34 (27) Andre Russell 3/13 (4 overs) Spotless StadiumAttendance: 18,287#SydneySmash breaks ratings record cricket.com.au. Retrieved on 18 December 2015 Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat. Michael Hussey (Thunder) Geoff Joshua and Paul Wilson Scorecard Sydney Thunder won by 36 runs match2 18 December 19:10 yes (H) Adelaide Strikers Melbourne Stars 5/187 (20 overs) 7/168 (20 overs) Alex Ross 65 (31) Scott Boland 2/55 (4 overs) Marcus Stoinis 50 (42) Kane Richardson 3/23 (4 overs) Adelaide OvalAttendance: 27,611Strikers sparkle, Stars fade in BBL cricket.com.au. Retrieved on 18 December 2015 Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field. Alex Ross (Strikers) Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith Scorecard Adelaide Strikers won by 19 runs match3 19 December 18:10 yes (H) Brisbane Heat Melbourne Renegades 5/180 (20 overs) 3/184 (19.3 overs) Chris Lynn 35 (20) Xavier Doherty 2/29 (4 overs) Aaron Finch 65 (45) Andrew Fekete 2/44 (4 overs) The GabbaAttendance: 26,24526,245 fans in the Gabba this evening! twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 19 December 2015 Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat. Aaron Finch (Renegades) Ashley Barrow and Sam Nogajski Scorecard Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets Guy Walker (Renegades) made his T20 debut. match4 20 December 16:20 (H) Sydney Sixers Hobart Hurricanes 7/186 (20 overs) 91 (15.5 overs) Brad Haddin 72 (45) Cameron Boyce 2/25 (4 overs) George Bailey 62* (45) Nathan Lyon 5/23 (3.5 overs) Sydney Cricket GroundAttendance: 20,072A massive thanks to the 20,072 Sixers fans that flocked to the scg today! twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 20 December 2015 Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat. Brad Haddin (Sixers) Simon Fry and Phillip Gillespie Scorecard Sydney Sixers won by 95 runs Sam Rainbird (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut. Phillip Gillespie made his T20 debut as an umpire.List of Twenty20 matches umpired by Phillip Gillespie subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1260/1260519/Umpire_in_Twenty20_Matches.html CricketArchive 26 February 2017 match5 20 December 19:25 yes Sydney Thunder Melbourne Stars (H) 6/178 (20 overs) 5/177 (20 overs) Usman Khawaja 109* (70) Glenn Maxwell 2/28 (4 overs) Kevin Pietersen 76 (42) Andre Russell 2/28 (4 overs) Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 18,809Early rain didn't shy away the 18,809 Stars fans twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved 20 December 2015 Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field. Usman Khawaja (Thunder) Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson Scorecard Sydney Thunder won by 1 run match6 21 December 16:10 (H) Perth Scorchers Adelaide Strikers 6/151 (20 overs) 6/152 (19.1 overs) Shaun Marsh 47 (35) Ben Laughlin 2/20 (3 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 42 (40) David Willey 2/24 (4 overs) #TheFurnaceAttendance: 20,553Final crowd numbers: 20 553 people! twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 21 December 2015 Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat. Adil Rashid (Strikers) Gerard Abood and Mick Martell Scorecard Adelaide Strikers won by 4 wickets match7 22 December 19:10 yes (H) Hobart Hurricanes Brisbane Heat 3/184 (20 overs) 8/164 (20 overs) Tim Paine 87* (58) Ben Cutting 1/32 (4 overs) Jason Floros 42 (23) Sam Rainbird 3/37 (4 overs) Blundstone ArenaAttendance: 14,848TAKE A BOW TASMANIA.... A RECORD crowd in just our first home match for #BBL05 twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 22 December 2015 Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat. Tim Paine (Hurricanes) Greg Davidson and Michael Graham-Smith Scorecard Hobart Hurricanes won by 20 runs The crowd of 14,848 was the highest in Tasmanian domestic cricket history, beating the previous record of 14,744 set in the previous season between the same teams. match8 23 December 19:10 yes (H) Melbourne Renegades Sydney Sixers 4/172 (20 overs) 7/174 (18.5 overs) Chris Gayle 46 (33) Johan Botha 1/13 (2 overs) Michael Lumb 63 (35) Nathan Rimmington 4/26 (4 overs) Etihad StadiumAttendance: 20,850We fall by three wickets with seven balls left in front of 20,850 twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 23 December 2015 Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field. Michael Lumb (Sixers) Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski Scorecard Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets Cameron Stevenson (Renegades) made his T20 debut. match9 26 December 16:10 Brisbane Heat Perth Scorchers (H) 7/117 (20 overs) 1/118 (15.1 overs) Chris Lynn 75* (58) Andrew Tye 3/23 (4 overs) Michael Klinger 53* (42) Andrew Fekete 1/16 (2 overs) #TheFurnaceAttendance: 19,225680695585414885376 ScorchersBBL Official numbers are in.... and there are 19 225 people here at #TheFurnace today! #MADETOUGH Perth Scorchers 26 December 2015 26 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305141003/https://twitter.com/ScorchersBBL/status/680695585414885376 5 March 2016 live Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat. David Willey (Scorchers) Shawn Craig and Michael Graham-Smith Scorecard Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets match10 27 December 19:10 yes (H) Sydney Sixers Melbourne Stars 6/139 (20 overs) 5/143 (18.4 overs) Moisés Henriques 41* (34) Ben Hilfenhaus 2/25 (3 overs) Peter Handscomb 52 (40) Doug Bollinger 2/31 (3.4 overs) Sydney Cricket GroundAttendance: 29,104681066577517740032 SixersBBL Sydney, you're beautiful! A big thanks to those who made tonight our biggest EVER non-derby crowd! #smashemsixers Sydney Sixers 27 December 2015 27 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305162017/https://twitter.com/SixersBBL/status/681066577517740032 5 March 2016 live Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat. Glenn Maxwell (Stars) Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogaski Scorecard Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets The crowd of 29,104 is the highest crowd at the SCG for a non-derby BBL match. match11 28 December 19:10 yes Adelaide Strikers Sydney Thunder (H) 9/117 (20 overs) 3/121 (16.3 overs) Brad Hodge 34 (33) Clint McKay 2/18 (3 overs) Jacques Kallis 49* (48) Ben Laughlin 2/22 (2.3 overs) Spotless StadiumAttendance: 21,500IT'S A SELL OUT AT SPOTLESS STADIUM! 21,500 people are in & the full house sign has gone up. #ThunderNation Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 28 December 2015 Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat. Andre Russell (Thunder) Gerard Abood and Greg Davidson Scorecard Sydney Thunder won by 7 wickets Billy Stanlake (Strikers) made his T20 debut. The crowd of 21,500 is the highest attendance for a cricket match at Spotless Stadium and the second highest attendance for any sport at the stadium. match12 29 December 18:10 yes Hobart Hurricanes Brisbane Heat (H) 4/194 (20 overs) 9/179 (20 overs) Daniel Christian 56* (24) Samuel Badree 2/27 (4 overs) Chris Lynn 101 (51) Jake Reed 3/31 (4 overs) The Gabba Attendance: 29,876Final crowd tonight is 29,876 – our 2nd biggest in BBL history! twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved 29 December 2015 Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat. Chris Lynn (Heat) Ashley Barrow and Simon Fry Scorecard Hobart Hurricanes won by 15 runs Sam Heazlett (Heat) made his T20 debut. match13 30 December 19:10 yes (H) Melbourne Renegades Perth Scorchers 4/170 (20 overs) 0/171 (18.4 overs) Aaron Finch 72 (48) Jason Behrendorff 2/14 (4 overs) Michael Klinger 90* (58) Etihad StadiumAttendance: 26,787Official Crowd: 26,787 – our highest non-Derby attendance ever in the BBL twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 30 December 2015 Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field. Michael Klinger (Scorchers) Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie Scorecard Perth Scorchers won by 10 wickets This was the first ever 10-wicket win in a BBL match.http://www.espncricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2015-16/content/story/956545.html Klinger, Marsh set up first ever 10-wicket win in BBL 30 December 2015 ESPN Cricinfo The crowd of 26,787 is the highest crowd at Etihad Stadium for a non-derby BBL match. Michael Klinger and Shaun Marsh's unbeaten 171-run partnership is the highest partnership for the Scorchers in their history and the second highest overall. match14 31 December 18:40 yes Sydney Sixers Adelaide Strikers (H) 5/176 (20 overs) 5/182 (19.3 overs) Brad Haddin 54* (35) Adil Rashid 3/34 (4 overs) Travis Head 101* (53) Ben Dwarshuis 3/25 (4 overs) Adelaide OvalAttendance: 46,389Adelaide, you rock! A huge crowd of 46,389 at the Adelaide Oval to watch this New Year's Eve clash! twitter.com/BBL. Retrieved on 31 December 2015 Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field. Travis Head (Strikers) Simon Fry and Paul Wilson Scorecard Adelaide Strikers won by 5 wickets Hamish Kingston (Strikers) made his T20 debut. match15 1 January 19:10 yes (H) Hobart Hurricanes Sydney Thunder 6/163 (20 overs) 9/152 (20 overs) George Bailey 56* (29) Clint McKay 4/28 (3 overs) Michael Hussey 71 (51) Shaun Tait 3/16 (4 overs) Blundstone ArenaAttendance: 17,151WOW!!! The BIGGEST EVER crowd for a cricket match @BlundstoneArena twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 1 January 2016 Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field. Shaun Tait (Hurricanes) Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua Scorecard Hobart Hurricanes won by 11 runs The crowd of 17,151 was the highest crowd at Blundstone Arena for a cricket match and the second highest crowd for any sport at the stadium. match16 2 January 18:10 yes Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Stars (H) 7/161 (20 overs) 3/163 (19.1 overs) Cameron White 54 (39) John Hastings 4/29 (4 overs) Luke Wright 109* (63) Chris Tremain 1/22 (4 overs) Melbourne Cricket GroundAttendance: 80,883Rollicking Wright shoots Stars to win cricket.com.au. Retrieved 2 January 2015 Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field. Luke Wright (Stars) Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski Scorecard Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets The crowd of 80,883 is the highest ever recorded attendance for a domestic cricket match.Five incredible facts from BBL record crowd at MCG for Stars-Renegades foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2 January 2016 match17 2 January 18:15 yes Sydney Sixers Perth Scorchers (H) 8/112 (20 overs) 1/114 (14.3 overs) Michael Lumb 47 (45) David Willey 3/22 (4 overs) Shaun Marsh 63* (54) Sean Abbott 1/11 (1 over) #TheFurnaceAttendance: 20,444Big Bash League 2016: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers — live scores, updates, live blog foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2 January 2016 Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat. David Willey (Scorchers) Ashley Barrow and Paul Wilson Scorecard Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets William Somerville (Sixers) made his T20 debut. 3 January 18:10 yes Sydney Thunder Brisbane Heat (H) 5/186 (20 overs) 4/189 (19.3 overs) Michael Hussey 56 (43) Samuel Badree 1/26 (4 overs) Chris Lynn 75 (32) Andre Russell 2/28 (4 overs) The GabbaAttendance: 27,507Another great crowd of 27,507 in the house to watch a grandstand finish. 39 needed from 22 balls. #TurnUpTheHeat #BBL05 twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 3 January 2016 Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field. Chris Lynn (Heat) Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith Scorecard Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets match19 4 January 19:40 yes (H) Hobart Hurricanes Melbourne Renegades 5/140 (20 overs) 5/144 (14 overs) Daniel Christian 58 (40) Xavier Doherty 2/19 (3 overs) Aaron Finch 60 (39) Cameron Boyce 3/34 (4 overs) Blundstone ArenaAttendance: 16,412Another huge crowd tonight well done Tasmania, official attendance is 16,412 #BBL05 twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 4 January 2016 Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field. Chris Tremain (Renegades) Sam Nogajski and Paul Wilson Scorecard Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets match20 5 January 19:10 yes (H) Adelaide Strikers Perth Scorchers 2/174 (20 overs) 138 (17.3 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 57 (37) Ashton Agar 1/12 (2 overs) David Willey 31 (17) Adil Rashid 3/23 (4 overs) Adelaide OvalAttendance: 46,633Best fans in the league. Period. #BBL05 #StrikersvScorchers twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 5 January 2016 Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat. Travis Head (Strikers) Shawn Craig and Greg Davidson Scorecard Adelaide Strikers won by 36 runs Jake Lehmann (Strikers) made his T20 debut. match21 6 January 19:40 yes Hobart Hurricanes Melbourne Stars (H) 124 (20 overs) 2/126 (15 overs) George Bailey 55 (40) Adam Zampa 2/18 (4 overs) Glenn Maxwell 56* (32) Sam Rainbird 1/25 (4 overs) Melbourne Cricket GroundAttendance: 33,60333,603 the official @MCG crowd tonight, the highest ever total for a match between the Hurricanes and us. #BBL05 twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 6 January 2016 Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field. Glenn Maxwell (Stars) Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski Scorecard Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets match22 7 January 19:40 yes Perth Scorchers Sydney Thunder (H) 5/175 (20 overs) 9/145 (20 overs) Cameron Bancroft 72 (53) Andre Russell 2/31 (4 overs) Andre Russell 42 (20) Andrew Tye 3/22 (4 overs) Spotless StadiumAttendance: 18,942Final Crowd Figure for tonight's game v @ScorchersBBL is 18, 942. Thankyou #ThunderNation for showing your support again #BBL05 twitter.com/ThunderBBL. Retrieved on 8 January 2016 Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field. Cameron Bancroft (Scorchers) Greg Davidson and Paul Wilson Scorecard Perth Scorchers won by 30 runs match23 8 January 18:40 yes (H) Brisbane Heat Adelaide Strikers 6/175 (20 overs) 2/179 (18.4 overs) Jimmy Peirson 51 (36) Adil Rashid 2/17 (4 overs) Tim Ludeman 57* (49) Samuel Badree 1/25 (4 overs) The GabbaAttendance: 33,783Official crowd for tonight is 33,783. A Gabba @BBL record twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 8 January 2016 Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field. Mahela Jayawardene (Strikers) Ashley Barrow and Phillip Gillespie Scorecard Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets The crowd of 33,783 is the highest crowd at the Gabba for a BBL match. match24 9 January 19:10 yes (H) Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Stars 6/155 (20 overs) 2/156 (18 overs) Dwayne Bravo 59* (37) Marcus Stoinis 3/11 (2 overs) Kevin Pietersen 67* (43) Cameron Stevenson 1/28 (3 overs) Etihad StadiumAttendance: 43,176BBL: Stars d Renegades austadiums.com.au. Retrieved 9 January 2016 Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field. Marcus Stoinis (Stars) Geoff Joshua and Mick Martell Scorecard Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets Aaron Ayre (Renegades) made his T20 debut. The crowd of 43,176 is the highest at Etihad Stadium for a cricket match. match25 10 January 16:20 Perth Scorchers Hobart Hurricanes (H) 5/173 (20 overs) 6/172 (20 overs) Michael Carberry 62 (35) Shaun Tait 2/29 (4 overs) Tim Paine 57 (47) Ashton Agar 2/38 (4 overs) Blundstone ArenaAttendance: 18,149Well done yet again Tassie!! Biggest EVER crowd @BlundstoneArena today #canetrain twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved 10 January 2016 Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat. Michael Carberry (Scorchers) Ashley Barrow and Paul Wilson Scorecard Perth Scorchers won by 1 run The crowd of 18,149 is the highest ever crowd for any sport at Blundstone Arena. match26 10 January 19:25 yes Brisbane Heat Sydney Sixers (H) 8/162 (20 overs) 8/156 (20 overs) Joe Burns 60 (51) Sean Abbott 3/8 (2 overs) Michael Lumb 47 (38) Mitchell Swepson 2/26 (3 overs) Sydney Cricket GroundAttendance: 24,192OFFICIAL CROWD FOR TONIGHT IS 24,192! Thanks Sydney! twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved 10 January 2016 Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat. Joe Burns (Heat) Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith Scorecard Brisbane Heat won by 6 runs Nick Larkin (Sixers) and Mitchell Swepson (Heat) both made their T20 debuts. match27 11 January 19:40 yes (H) Sydney Thunder Melbourne Renegades 5/173 (20 overs) 5/176 (19.2 overs) Usman Khawaja 62 (42) Dwayne Bravo 2/26 (4 overs) Cameron White 61 (46) Andre Russell 2/42 (4 overs) Spotless StadiumAttendance: 18,602Official attendance for tonight's game is 18, 602, thank you again for your support #ThunderNation #BBL05 twitter.com/ThunderBBL. Retrieved 11 January 2016 Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat. Cameron White (Renegades) Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig Scorecard Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets match28 13 January 19:10 yes Hobart Hurricanes Adelaide Strikers (H) 143 (19.3 overs) 4/146 (20 overs) Tim Paine 45 (39) Michael Neser 3/26 (3.3 overs) Tim Ludeman 57* (58) Simon Milenko 3/25 (4 overs) Adelaide OvalAttendance: 49,115Official attendance, 49,115 – our highest so far of #BBL05. Take a bow #strikeforce! twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 13 January 2016 Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat. Adil Rashid (Strikers) Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson Scorecard Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets Greg West (Strikers) made his T20 debut. The crowd of 49,115 is the highest at Adelaide Oval for a non-finals BBL match. match29 14 January 19:40 yes Brisbane Heat Melbourne Stars (H) 7/188 (20 overs) 9/132 (20 overs) Chris Lynn 56 (24) Adam Zampa 2/31 (4 overs) Evan Gulbis 61* (52) Samuel Badree 5/22 (4 overs) Melbourne Cricket GroundAttendance: 30,649Total attendance for #BBL05 = 163,944 fans, averaging over 40,000 per match. 30,649 is tonight's official crowd. #ThanksTeamGreen twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 14 January 2016 Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field. Samuel Badree (Heat) Greg Davidson and Sam Nogajski Scorecard Brisbane Heat won by 56 runs match30 16 January 18:10 yes Sydney Thunder Sydney Sixers (H) 5/202 (20 overs) 156 (17.3 overs) Shane Watson 66 (41) Sean Abbott 2/41 (4 overs) Nic Maddinson 70 (40) Clint McKay 3/16 (2.3 overs) Sydney Cricket GroundAttendance: 38,45638,456 people at the @scg tonight! A new record for Domestic Cricket in NSW! Sydney, you look incredible! #BBL05 twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 16 January 2016 Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field. Shane Watson (Thunder) Gerard Abood and John Ward Scorecard Sydney Thunder won by 46 runs Nathan McAndrew (Thunder) made his T20 debut. The crowd of 38,456 is the highest crowd for a domestic cricket game in New South Wales. match31 16 January 18:15 yes Melbourne Stars Perth Scorchers (H) 9/146 (20 overs) 94 (19 overs) David Hussey 36 (25) Matt Dixon 3/32 (4 overs) Adam Voges 46* (51) Daniel Worrall 3/15 (4 overs) #TheFurnaceAttendance: 20,870Final crowd numbers are record-breaking... there's 20,870 people here this evening at #TheFurnace #MADETOUGH twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 16 January 2016 Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field. Ben Hilfenhaus (Stars) Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua Scorecard Melbourne Stars won by 52 runs Jhye Richardson (Scorchers) made his T20 debut. The crowd of 20,870 is the highest crowd for a BBL match at this ground. match32 18 January 19:40 yes Adelaide Strikers Melbourne Renegades (H) 5/170 (20 overs) 143 (15.3 overs) Tim Ludeman 49 (41) Xavier Doherty 2/30 (4 overs) Chris Gayle 56 (17) Travis Head 3/16 (2 overs) Etihad StadiumAttendance: 25,227Official attendance: 25,227. Thanks to all who came out tonight and in #BBL05 to @EtihadStadium; much appreciated! twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 18 January 2016 Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field. Travis Head (Strikers) Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig Scorecard Adelaide Strikers won by 27 runs Chris Gayle (Renegades) equaled the world record for the fastest fifty in a T20 match (12 balls, set by Yuvraj Singh during India vs. England in the 2007 World Twenty20)http://www.espncricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2015-16/content/story/963257.html Chris Gayle blasts 12-ball fifty ESPNcricinfo ESPN Sports Media 18 January 2016 18 January 2016 Play-offs 200 120 Final 1 Adelaide Strikers (H) 7/159 (20 ov) 4 Sydney Thunder 2/160 (17.4 ov) 3 Perth Scorchers 7/139 (20 ov) 2 Melbourne Stars (H) 3/140 (18.1 ov) 2 Melbourne Stars (H) 9/176 (20 ov) 4 Sydney Thunder 7/181 (19.3 ov) Semi-final 1 match33 21 January 19:10 yes (H) Adelaide Strikers Sydney Thunder 7/159 (20 overs) 2/160 (17.4 overs) Alex Ross 47 (38) Clint McKay 3/44 (4 overs) Usman Khawaja 104* (59) Ben Laughlin 1/21 (3 overs) Adelaide OvalAttendance: 48,699Not going all our way on the field at the moment, but another incredible turnout from the #strikeforce! twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 21 January 2016 Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat. Usman Khawaja (Thunder) Gerard Abood and Simon Fry Scorecard Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets Semi-final 1 Semi-final 2 match34 22 January 19:40 yes Perth Scorchers Melbourne Stars (H) 7/139 (20 overs) 3/140 (18.1 overs) Adam Voges 52 (40) Daniel Worrall 3/25 (4 overs) Kevin Pietersen 62 (36) Brad Hogg 1/20 (4 overs) Melbourne Cricket GroundAttendance: 30,174Official crowd for tonight's Big Semi-final at the @MCG = 30,174. Thanks to all our #TeamGreen fans for your support twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 22 January 2016 Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field. Kevin Pietersen (Stars) Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski Scorecard Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets Semi-final 2 Final match35 24 January 19:20 yes (H) Melbourne Stars Sydney Thunder 9/176 (20 overs) 7/181 (19.3 overs) Kevin Pietersen 74 (39) Shane Watson 2/17 (3 overs) Usman Khawaja 70 (40) Marcus Stoinis 3/30 (4 overs) Melbourne Cricket GroundAttendance: 47,67247,672 in the house for the #BBLFinal, 47,000 of them wanting to see #TeamGreen win! Thunder need 25 from 18 balls... twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 25 January 2016 Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field. Usman Khawaja (Thunder) Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski Scorecard Sydney Thunder won by 3 wickets The crowd of 47,672 was the highest crowd for a non-derby BBL match at the MCG, and remained the highest crowd for a Big Bash League final until the 2022–23 BBL final. Final Statistics +Most runs Player Team Runs Chris Lynn Brisbane Heat 378 Usman Khawaja Sydney Thunder 345 Kevin Pietersen Melbourne Stars 323 Michael Hussey Sydney Thunder 306 Travis Head Adelaide Strikers 299 Source: ESPNcricinfo +Most wicketsPlayer Team Wickets Clint McKay Sydney Thunder 18 Adil Rashid Adelaide Strikers 16 Andre Russell Sydney Thunder 16 Andrew Tye Perth Scorchers 13 Two players 12 Source: ESPNcricinfo Notable events The opening Sydney Derby match was played for the "Batting for Change Trophy" at Spotless Stadium. During the match money was raised for the Batting for Change charity after every six which was hit.Tomorrow we'll also be playing for the @batting4change Trophy twitter.com/ThunderBBL. Retrieved on 16 December 2015Big Bash takes summer's top billing espncricinfo.com. Retrieved on 16 December 2015 The January 2 match between Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers at the WACA Ground saw the clubs wearing Batman and Superman playing gear as a part of a league partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures.Tickets on sale as BBL, Warner Bros team up cricket.com.au. Retrieved on 2 December 2015 TV audience Matches were broadcast in Australia by the free-to-air Network Ten.Cricket – KFC Big Bash League tenplay.com.au. Retrieved on 9 January 2016 Network Ten's BBL coverage has become a regular feature of Australian summers and attracted an average audience of 1.13 million for each match in Australia this season, an 18% increase on the previous season. A cumulative audience of 9.65 million watched the BBL matches in Australia, out of which 39% were females.Season Wrap – BBL|05 https://web.archive.org/web/20190918000601/https://www.bigbash.com.au/news/kfc-big-bash-league-reaches-new-heights-in-bbl05-wbbl01-womens-big-bash/~/media/4AA18022BED84381B18846753425BC84.ashx 18 September 2019 bigbash.com.au. Retrieved on 25 January 2016BBL AND WBBL SOAR TO NEW HIGHS https://web.archive.org/web/20181002142425/https://www.bigbash.com.au/news/kfc-big-bash-league-reaches-new-heights-in-bbl05-wbbl01-womens-big-bash/2016-01-25 2 October 2018 bigbash.com.au. Retrieved on 25 January 2016 The opening Sydney Derby match attracted more a peak audience of 1.53 million. A peak audience of 1.05 million watched the second innings of the match in the five major capital cities, making it then the highest-rating non-finals match in BBL history.#SydneySmash breaks ratings record https://web.archive.org/web/20181002142327/https://www.bigbash.com.au/news/big-bash-league-tv-ratings-bbl-sydney-sixers-sydney-thunder/2015-12-18 2 October 2018 bigbash.com.au. Retrieved on 19 December 2015 This record was broken in the last match between Renegades and Strikers when Session 2 was watched by an average audience of 1.36 million, which peaked at 1.67 million.Session 2: 1.36 mil Peak 1.67 mil Audience up 41% on 2014–15 Session 2 ave #BBL05 Malcolm Conn – Commercial Manager, Cricket Australia. Retrieved on 25 January 2016 The BBL Final was watched by an average audience of 1.79 million, which peaked at 2.24 million viewers. This was the first time that the ratings for a BBL match crossed the 2 million mark.SBIG ratings for BIG #BBL05 #BBLFinal! 1.79 mil watched @ThunderBBL win their first title. Peak 2.24 mil Audience up 17% 2015 final session 2 Malcolm Conn – Commercial Manager, Cricket Australia. Retrieved on 25 January 2016 Following are the television ratings for 2015–16 BBL season in Australia.Big Bash League TV Ratings Retrieved on 22 December 2015 Match NoTeamsAverage TV RatingsNational5 metro citiesSession 1Session 2Session 1Session 21Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers1,220,0001,250,000856,000917,000 2Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars999,0001,270,000720,000941,0003Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades843,0001,100,000642,000853,0004Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes693,000827,000488,000590,0005Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder1,170,0001,250,000817,000914,0006Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers898,0001,200,000664,000919,0007Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat843,0001,170,000597,000831,0008Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers864,0001,160,000603,000847,0009Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat708,000857,000511,000614,00010Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars686,000952,000479,000675,00011Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers797,0001,030,000575,000758,00012Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes855,0001,130,000608,000790,00013Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers917,0001,170,000677,000864,00014Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers729,000887,000517,000629,00015Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder902,0001,160,000665,000831,00016Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades852,0001,260,000621,000880,00017Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers753,0001,060,000577,000759,00018Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder968,0001,250,000676,000913,00019Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades1,160,0001,250,000857,000983,00020Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers1,210,0001,270,000878,000983,00021Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes1,120,0001,180,000846,000913,00022Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers1,123,0001,090,000781,000930,00023Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers1,180,0001,040,000765,000887,00024Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars841,0001,070,000599,000777,00025Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers653,000848,000465,000636,00026Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat1,080,0001,180,000803,000859,00027Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades1,210,0001,240,000868,000904,00028Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes1,040,0001,190,000788,000897,00029Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat1,200,0001,230,000868,000910,00030Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder777,0001,120,000536,000790,00031Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars1,020,000667,000769,000540,00032Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers1,110,0001,360,000820,0001,020,000SF1Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder1,070,0001,220,000806,000929,000SF2Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers1,050,0001,180,000774,000900,000FinalMelbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder1,570,0001,790,0001,130,0001,300,000Average1,057,414776,129 References 30em External links Official fixtures Series home at ESPN Cricinfo Category:Big Bash League seasons Big Bash League Big Bash League Category:2015–16 Big Bash League