# 2016–17 Sydney Sixers WBBL season

The 2016–17 Sydney Sixers WBBL season was the second in the team's history. Coached by Ben Sawyer and captained by Ellyse Perry, the team competed in the WBBL|02 tournament.
At the conclusion of the group stage, the Sixers team was at the top of the table. The Sixers then defeated the Hobart Hurricanes in a semi-final, and the Perth Scorchers in the final, to emerge as the WBBL|02 champions.

## Squad

The following is the Sixers women squad for WBBL|02. Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 6 | Ashleigh Gardner | (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 15 | Rhiannon Dick | (1990-09-21) 21 September 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | |
| | Kim Garth | (1995-04-25) 25 April 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Associate Rookie |
| 4 | Jodie Hicks | (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 17 | Marizanne Kapp | (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Overseas international |
| 74 | Carly Leeson | (age 18) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 9 | Emily Leys | (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Left arm medium | |
| 8 | Ellyse Perry | (1990-11-03) 3 November 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Captain |
| 7 | Lisa Sthalekar | (1979-08-13) 13 August 1979 (age 45) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| 20 | Dane van Niekerk | (1993-05-14) 14 May 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | Overseas international |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| 77 | Alyssa Healy | (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | | |
| 28 | Sara McGlashan | (1982-03-28) 28 March 1982 (age 42) | Right-handed | | Overseas international |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 3 | Sarah Aley | (1984-06-03) 3 June 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 2 | Lauren Smith | (1996-10-06) 6 October 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 33 | Angela Reakes | (1990-12-27) 27 December 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
Sources

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Sydney Sixers (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.442 |
| 2 | Perth Scorchers (RU) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.300 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.046 |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | −0.034 |
| 5 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.256 |
| 6 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | −0.046 |
| 7 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 | −0.519 |
| 8 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −0.541 |
* The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.

## Fixtures
### Group stage

* Match 6 11 December 14:00 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 6/138 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 5/142 (19.2 overs) |
| Alyssa Healy 48 (42) Jess Jonassen 2/25 (4 overs) | | Deandra Dottin 60* (44) Sarah Aley 2/17 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) North Sydney Oval Umpires: Claire Polosak and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Deandra Dottin (Heat)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au; broadcast by Network Ten
* Match 7 12 December 18:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 9/83 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 2/86 (16 overs) |
| Jemma Barsby 26* (31) Ashleigh Gardner 2/7 (3 overs) | | Ellyse Perry 45* (43) Jess Jonassen 1/16 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets (with 24 balls remaining) Drummoyne Oval, Sydney Umpires: Ben Treloar and Glen Stubbings Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Sixers)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 11 17 December 14:00 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 8/122 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 3/124 (17.2 overs) |
| Sara McGlashan 40 (32) Emma Kearney 3/13 (4 overs) | | Meg Lanning 66* (48) Marizanne Kapp 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining) Casey Fields No.4, Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland and David Shepard Player of the match: Meg Lanning
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 14 17 December 10:00 Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 3/115 (16.5 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 8/111 (20 overs) |
| Katie Mack 48* (33) Marizanne Kapp 2/13 (3.5 overs) | | Ashleigh Gardner 43 (32) Danielle Hazell 2/15 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets (with 19 balls remaining) Casey Fields No.4, Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland and David Shepard Player of the match: Danielle Hazell
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 23 28 December 14:35 Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 7/131 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 3/164 (20 overs) |
| Erin Osborne 32 (30) Marizanne Kapp 2/29 (4 overs) | | Alyssa Healy 55 (38) Rachael Haynes 1/11 (2 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 33 runs Spotless Stadium, Sydney Umpires: Mark Nickl and T Penman Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sixers)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to field
* Double header with BBL game
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 24 29 December 14:30 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 3/110 (18.2 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 8/106 (20 overs) |
| Hayley Matthews 27 (33) Sarah Aley 3/13 (3 overs) | | Ellyse Perry 44* (44) Hayley Matthews 2/20 (3.2 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) Hurstville Oval, Sydney Umpires: Anthony Hobson and T Penman Player of the match: Sarah Aley (Sixers)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 29 2 January 12:30 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 3/161 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 5/142 (20 overs) |
| Alyssa Healy 51 (40) Sarah Coyte 2/34 (4 overs) | | Tammy Beaumont 57 (56) Sarah Aley 1/18 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 19 runs Adelaide Oval Umpires: Craig Thomas and Luke Uthenwoldt Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 31 3 January 12:30 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 10/94 (19.5 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 6/97 (17.5 overs) |
| Tammy Beaumont 30 (34) Lisa Sthalekar 3/12 (3.5 overs) | | Ellyse Perry 48* (41) Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/16 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets (with 13 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval Umpires: Cain Kemp and Craig Thomas Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Sixers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 37 8 January 14:30 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 6/120 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 6/132 (20 overs) |
| Suzie Bates 52 (53) Lauren Smith 2/23 (4 overs) | | Ashleigh Gardner 40 (23) Anya Shrubsole 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 12 runs Hurstville Oval, Sydney Umpires: T Pennman and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 38 9 January 14:30 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 6/133 (19.3 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 9/129 (20 overs) |
| Alyssa Healy 46 (31) Katherine Brunt 2/25 (4 overs) | | Lauren Ebsary 37 (28) Lauren Smith 4/23 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) Sydney Cricket Ground Umpires: G Stubbings and Ben Treloar Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sixers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
* Double header with BBL game
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 41 13 January 14:30 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 8/118 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 6/134 (20 overs) |
| Corinne Hall 42 (43) Sarah Aley 3/20 (4 overs) | | Ellyse Perry 60 (54) Julie Hunter 2/13 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 16 runs North Sydney Oval Umpires: G Stubbings and Ben Treloar Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Sixers)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 44 14 January 13:45 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 7/138 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 6/138 (20 overs) |
| Ashleigh Gardner 54 (41) Rene Farrell 3/26 (4 overs) | | Stafanie Taylor 68 (51) Lisa Sthalekar 2/19 (2 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won in Super Over Sydney Cricket Ground Umpires: Claire Polosak and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Thunder)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
* Double header with BBL game
* Broadcast by Network Ten
* Match 52 20 January 14:30 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 5/148 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 4/150 (18.4 overs) |
| Ashleigh Gardner 56 (38) Molly Strano 2/27 (4 overs) | | Rachel Priest 44 (40) Ashleigh Gardner 2/22 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining) North Sydney Oval Umpires: Anthony Hobson and Ben Treloar Player of the match: Maitlan Brown (Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed by cricket.com.au
* Match 55 21 January 14:30 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 9/123 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 5/158 (20 overs) |
| Sophie Molineux 24 (25) Sarah Aley 3/14 (4 overs) | | Alyssa Healy 84 (56) Molly Strano 2/33 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 35 runs North Sydney Oval Umpires: Anthony Hobson and Ben Treloar Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sixers)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed by cricket.com.au

### Knockout phase
#### Semi-final

* 25 January 13:40 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 6/169 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 66 (14.1 overs) |
| Alyssa Healy 77 (45) Erin Burns 2/26 (4 overs) | | Erin Burns 14 (15) Ashleigh Gardner 2/9 (3 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 103 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
* Was played as a double header prior to Semi Final 2 of the Men's BBL. Both matches were broadcast by Network Ten.

#### Final

* 28 January 10:45 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 7/117 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 5/124 (20 overs) |
| Katherine Brunt 35* (30) Sarah Aley 4/23 (4 overs) | | Alyssa Healy 40 (27) Anya Shrubsole 2/17 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 7 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Shawn Craig and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Sarah Aley (Sixers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
* Sydney Sixers won their first WBBL title