# 2016–17 Big Bash League season

The 2016–17 Big Bash League season or BBL|06 was the sixth season of the KFC Big Bash League, the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament ran from 20 December 2016 to 28 January 2017. The format of the tournament was identical to previous seasons with each team played eight group-stage matches, four at home and four away, before the top four ranked teams progressed to the semi-finals.
Perth Scorchers won the title, defeating Sydney Sixers by nine wickets in the final to claim their third title. Chris Lynn of Brisbane Heat was named player of the tournament for the second consecutive season, scoring 309 runs from just five matches. The leading run-scorer was Ben Dunk of Adelaide Strikers, who scored 364 runs over the season. The leading wicket-taker was Sean Abbott of Sydney Sixers, who took 20 wickets from ten matches. He was also named the best player under 25 in the tournament.

## Pre-season

* 2 December 2016 Scorecard
| Canterbury Kings 7/172 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 5/152 (20 overs) |
* Canterbury Kings won by 20 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand
* 13 December 2016 Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 8/150 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 6/138 (20 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 12 runs Lavington Sports Ground, Albury
* 13 December 2016 Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Thunder 4/149 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 7/143 (20 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 6 runs Lavington Sports Ground, Albury
* 16 December 2016 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 7/154 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 5/158 (19.2 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 5 wickets Buderim, Queensland
* 17 December 2016 Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 6/188 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 8/140 (20 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 48 runs Buderim, Queensland
* 19 December 2016 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 6/164 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 2/165 (15.3 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets Merv Hughes Oval, Footscray
* 13 December 2016 Scorecard
| Legends XI 5/174 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 3/177 (16.5 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets Aquinas College, Perth

## League stage

A total of 32 matches were played during the group stage.

### Points table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (C) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.618 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 2 | Brisbane Heat | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.516 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 3 | Sydney Sixers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −0.848 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.397 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 5 | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.042 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0.334 | |
| 7 | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.530 | |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.600 | |

### Match summary

| Visitor team → | ADS | BRH | HBH | MLR | MLS | PRS | SYS | SYT |
| Home team ↓ | ADS | BRH | HBH | MLR | MLS | PRS | SYS | SYT |
| Adelaide Strikers | | Heat 10 runs | Strikers 5 wickets | Renegades 6 runs | | | Strikers 48 runs | |
| Brisbane Heat | | | Heat 7 wickets | Renegades 1 run | | Scorchers 27 runs | Sixers 3 wickets | |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Hurricanes 8 wickets | | | | Stars 7 wickets | Scorchers 7 wickets | | Thunder 6 wickets |
| Melbourne Renegades | | | Hurricanes 2 wickets | | Stars 46 runs | Scorchers 4 wickets | | Renegades 49 runs |
| Melbourne Stars | Stars 2 wickets | Heat 7 wickets | | Renegades 7 runs (D/L) | | | Sixers 3 wickets | |
| Perth Scorchers | Scorchers 48 runs | Heat 9 wickets | | | Stars 7 wickets | | | Scorchers 50 runs |
| Sydney Sixers | | | Hurricanes 60 runs | Sixers 6 wickets | | Sixers 6 wickets | | Thunder 8 wickets |
| Sydney Thunder | Strikers 77 runs | Heat 3 wickets | | | Thunder 6 wickets | | Sixers 9 wickets | |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
* Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
* Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.

### Matches

* 20 December 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Thunder 8/159 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 1/160 (18 overs) |
| Ryan Gibson 53 (43) Joe Mennie 2/16 (2 overs) | | Moises Henriques 76* (41) Andre Russell 1/27 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 9 wickets Spotless Stadium Attendance: 21,798 Umpires: John Ward and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Moises Henriques (Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Ryan Gibson (Thunder) made his T20 debut.
* The crowd of 21,798 is the highest ever crowd for a cricket match at Spotless Stadium.
* 21 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 5/206 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers (H) 6/196 (20 overs) |
| Alex Ross 64 (36) Kieron Pollard 2/27 (4 overs) | | Ben Dunk 85 (43) Mark Steketee 3/32 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 10 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 38,011 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Brendon McCullum (Heat)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
* Liam O'Connor, Jake Weatherald (Strikers) and Jack Wildermuth (Heat) all made their T20 debuts.
* 22 December 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 7/179 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 130 (19.1 overs) |
| Aaron Finch 63 (37) Andre Russell 2/42 (4 overs) | | Ryan Gibson 39 (37) Brad Hogg 2/22 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 49 runs Etihad Stadium Attendance: 23,015 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Simon Fry Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Renegades)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Arjun Nair (Thunder) made his T20 debut.
* 23 December 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 6/200 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 140 (16.2 overs) |
| Tim Paine 63 (45) Sean Abbott 2/41 (4 overs) | | Sam Billings 42 (33) Clive Rose 2/14 (2 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 60 runs Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 21,002 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Paul Wilson Player of the match: D'Arcy Short (Hurricanes)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* D'Arcy Short (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
* 23 December 18:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Perth Scorchers 7/197 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 9/149 (20 overs) |
| Ian Bell 61 (42) Michael Neser 2/37 (4 overs) | | Brad Hodge 56 (33) Mitchell Johnson 3/33 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 48 runs #TheFurnace Attendance: 20,430 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Mick Martell Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Scorchers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
* 26 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 4/188 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 3/191 (17.4 overs) |
| Tim Paine 91 (61) Ben Hilfenhaus 3/38 (4 overs) | | Rob Quiney 75 (43) Stuart Broad 2/35 (3.4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets Blundstone Arena Attendance: 18,079 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Rob Quiney (Stars)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* Sam Harper (Stars) made his T20 debut.
* 27 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 8/130 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 4/132 (18 overs) |
| Mitchell Marsh 31* (29) William Somerville 2/10 (2 overs) | | Sam Billings 40 (30) Andrew Tye 3/15 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 30,013 Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Johan Botha (Sixers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
* 28 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Thunder 7/157 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 7/160 (19.4 overs) |
| Eoin Morgan 52 (43) Samuel Badree 2/20 (4 overs) | | Chris Lynn 85* (48) Fawad Ahmed 2/19 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 3 wickets Spotless Stadium Attendance: 20,234 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Damien Mealey Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
* 29 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 8/148 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 6/152 (20 overs) |
| Cameron White 37 (29) David Willey 2/15 (3 overs) | | Michael Klinger 72 (55) Sunil Narine 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 4 wickets Etihad Stadium Attendance: 26,112 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Mick Martell Player of the match: Michael Klinger (Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
* 30 December 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 9/173 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 3/174 (16.2 overs) |
| Daniel Christian 33 (23) Jack Wildermuth 2/26 (3 overs) | | Chris Lynn 84* (50) Stuart Broad 1/24 (3 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets The Gabba Attendance: 34,601 Umpires: John Ward and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
* 31 December 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Adelaide Strikers 9/152 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 104 (18.2 overs) |
| Ben Dunk 37 (20) Sean Abbott 5/16 (4 overs) | | Sam Billings 40 (30) Billy Stanlake 3/17 (3.2 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 48 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 45,471 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Sean Abbott (Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Tom Andrews (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
* 1 January 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 4/171 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 9/151 (18 overs) |
| Cameron White 64* (43) James Faulkner 1/19 (4 overs) | | Luke Wright 45 (40) Brad Hogg 3/22 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 7 runs (D/L) Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 71,162 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Brad Hogg (Renegades)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain reduced the Stars innings to 18 overs with a revised target of 159.
* 1 January 18:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Perth Scorchers 4/177 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 8/127 (20 overs) |
| Ian Bell 45 (38) Shane Watson 1/18 (2 overs) | | Pat Cummins 39 (26) David Willey 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 50 runs #TheFurnace Attendance: 20,220 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Mitchell Marsh (Scorchers)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Jay Lenton (Thunder) made his T20 debut.
* 2 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 143 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes (H) 2/144 (17.4 overs) |
| Brad Hodge 55 (45) Daniel Christian 5/14 (4 overs) | | D'Arcy Short 60 (39) Billy Stanlake 1/17 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 wickets Blundstone Arena Attendance: 16,815 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and John Ward Player of the match: Daniel Christian (Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* Beau Webster (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
* 3 January 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Brisbane Heat 6/186 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 7/191 (19.4 overs) |
| Joe Burns 51* (33) Sean Abbott 3/38 (4 overs) | | Daniel Hughes 85 (55) Mitchell Swepson 2/25 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets The Gabba Attendance: 32,371 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Mick Martell Player of the match: Daniel Hughes (Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Henry Thornton (Sixers) made his T20 debut.
* 4 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 8/166 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 4/168 (20 overs) |
| Kevin Pietersen 60 (37) Shane Watson 3/23 (4 overs) | | Eoin Morgan 71* (50) Ben Hilfenhaus 2/39 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets Spotless Stadium Attendance: 20,076 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Simon Fry Player of the match: Eoin Morgan (Thunder)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* 5 January 16:10 Scorecard
| (H) Perth Scorchers 6/173 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 1/174 (14.4 overs) |
| Mitchell Marsh 70 (41) Mitchell Swepson 2/27 (4 overs) | | Chris Lynn 98* (49) David Willey 1/30 (2 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets #TheFurnace Attendance: 20,446 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and John Ward Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Chris Lynn equaled the record for the most number of sixes hit a BBL innings (11).
* 6 January 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 8/161 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers (H) 5/164 (18.2 overs) |
| Beau Webster 67* (43) Chris Jordan 3/24 (4 overs) | | Ben Dunk 79* (49) Daniel Christian 2/24 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 5 wickets Adelaide Oval Attendance: 39,229 Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Ben Dunk (Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
* 7 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 7/200 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 9/154 (20 overs) |
| Kevin Pietersen 73 (46) James Pattinson 3/44 (4 overs) | | Cameron White 38 (29) Adam Zampa 3/19 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 46 runs Etihad Stadium Attendance: 44,189 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Adam Zampa (Stars)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* The crowd of 44,189 is the highest ever for a cricket match at Etihad Stadium.
* 8 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 8/161 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 4/162 (16.5 overs) |
| George Bailey 69* (54) Carlos Brathwaite 2/31 (3 overs) | | Shane Watson 55 (31) Cameron Boyce 2/28 (3.5 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets Blundstone Arena Attendance: 17,939 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Mick Martell Player of the match: Shane Watson (Thunder)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* 9 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 6/170 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 4/171 (19.3 overs) |
| Aaron Finch 57 (44) Ben Dwarshuis 3/35 (4 overs) | | Daniel Hughes 41 (29) Thisara Perera 2/26 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 30,702 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Brad Haddin (Sixers)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
* The crowd of 30,702 is the highest crowd for a non-derby BBL match at the SCG.
* 10 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 8/152 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 8/153 (19.3 overs) |
| Ben Dunk 35 (25) Scott Boland 4/30 (4 overs) | | Ben Hilfenhaus 32* (24) Ben Laughlin 3/19 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 2 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 40,254 Umpires: John Ward and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Ben Hilfenhaus (Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Liam Bowe (Stars) and Wes Agar (Strikers) both made their T20 debuts.
* 11 January 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 5/156 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 129 (19.2 overs) |
| Michael Klinger 81 (54) Mitchell Swepson 2/22 (4 overs) | | Alex Ross 39 (40) Andrew Tye 4/22 (3.2 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 27 runs The Gabba Attendance: 34,677 Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Michael Klinger (Scorchers)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
* Andrew Tye (Scorchers) took a hat-trick.
* 12 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 4/222 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 8/223 (20 overs) |
| Aaron Finch 63 (40) Jake Reed 2/54 (4 overs) | | Ben McDermott 114 (52) Sunil Narine 3/27 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 2 wickets Etihad Stadium Attendance: 26,816 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Ben McDermott (Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* The Renegades score of 222 was the highest ever score in BBL history. This was then surpassed by the Hurricanes in the second innings.
* The combined total of 445 runs, including a record 58 boundaries, is the highest ever in a BBL match.
* Ben McDermott scored the second-highest individual BBL score, as well as the third-fastest BBL century (47 balls).
* The crowd of 26,816 is the highest crowd for a non-derby BBL match at Etihad Stadium.
* 14 January 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Sixers 9/99 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 2/100 (10 overs) |
| Daniel Hughes 20 (19) Fawad Ahmed 4/14 (4 overs) | | Kurtis Patterson 38* (26) Sean Abbott 2/36 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 39,756 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Fawad Ahmed (Thunder)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
* The crowd of 39,756 is the highest crowd for any domestic match in New South Wales.
* 14 January 18:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Perth Scorchers 7/134 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 3/137 (17.2 overs) |
| Andrew Tye 42 (33) Michael Beer 2/12 (4 overs) | | Kevin Pietersen 44* (42) Jhye Richardson 2/26 (3 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets #TheFurnace Attendance: 21,171 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Damien Mealey Player of the match: Michael Beer (Stars)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
* 16 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 9/171 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers (H) 8/165 (20 overs) |
| Marcus Harris 85 (53) Kieron Pollard 3/30 (3 overs) | | Ben Dunk 32 (25) Thisara Perera 4/25 (3 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 6 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 42,388 Umpires: John Ward and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Marcus Harris (Renegades)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
* 17 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Stars 7/138 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 3/139 (18.1 overs) |
| Luke Wright 60* (55) Mitchell Swepson 2/14 (4 overs) | | Alex Ross 46* (40) Evan Gulbis 1/8 (1 over) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 40,225 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Mitchell Swepson (Heat)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Marnus Labuschagne (Heat) made his T20 debut.
* 18 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 5/178 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 101 (15.3 overs) |
| Ben Dunk 65 (40) Shane Watson 2/42 (4 overs) | | Shane Watson 39 (26) Ish Sodhi 6/11 (3.3 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 77 runs Spotless Stadium Attendance: 20,642 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Mick Martell Player of the match: Ish Sodhi (Strikers)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Alex Carey (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
* 20 January 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 5/199 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 198 (19.5 overs) |
| Aaron Finch 71 (35) Mark Steketee 2/37 (4 overs) | | Brendon McCullum 64 (40) Thisara Perera 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 1 run The Gabba Attendance: 35,112 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Renegades)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
* Andrew Harriott (Renegades) made his T20 debut.
* 21 January 16:20 Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 6/134 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 3/135 (13.5 overs) |
| D'Arcy Short 36 (24) Mitchell Johnson 2/15 (4 overs) | | Shaun Marsh 57 (34) Clive Rose 1/28 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets Blundstone Arena Attendance: 17,445 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
* 21 January 19:25 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Stars 8/156 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 7/160 (19 overs) |
| Luke Wright 62 (47) Ben Dwarshuis 3/25 (4 overs) | | Daniel Hughes 34 (33) Scott Boland 3/37 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 46,671 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Sean Abbott (Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.

## Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 8/136 (20 ov) | | | |
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (H) | 3/139 (16.5 ov) | | | |
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (H) | 3/139 (16.5 ov) | 3 | Sydney Sixers | 9/141 (20 ov) |
| | | | 1 | Perth Scorchers (H) | 1/144 (15.5 ov) |
| 2 | Brisbane Heat (H) | 9/167 (20 ov) | 1 | Perth Scorchers (H) | 1/144 (15.5 ov) |
| 3 | Sydney Sixers | 8/167 (20 ov) | | | |

### Semi-final 1

* Semi-final 1 24 January 16:40 Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 8/136 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 3/139 (16.5 overs) |
| Seb Gotch 48 (47) Mitchell Johnson 3/3 (4 overs) | | Shaun Marsh 56* (44) Evan Gulbis 1/9 (1 over) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets #TheFurnace Attendance: 19,977 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Mitchell Johnson (Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
* Mitchell Johnson's figures of 3/3 is the most economical completed spell in BBL history.

### Semi-final 2

* Semi-final 2 25 January 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Brisbane Heat 9/167 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 8/167 (20 overs) |
| Brendon McCullum 46 (27) Nathan Lyon 4/23 (4 overs) | | Moises Henriques 64 (34) Mark Steketee 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won in the Super Over The Gabba Attendance: 35,116 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Moises Henriques (Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* The crowd of 35,116 is the highest ever for a BBL match at the Gabba.

### Final

* Final 28 January 16:15 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 9/141 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 1/144 (15.5 overs) |
| Brad Haddin 38 (25) Jhye Richardson 3/30 (4 overs) | | Michael Klinger 71* (49) Nathan Lyon 1/28 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets #TheFurnace Attendance: 21,832 Umpires: Mick Martell and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Jhye Richardson (Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
* The crowd of 21,832 was the highest ever for a BBL match at the WACA.

## Statistics

Most runs :
| Player | Team | Runs |
| Ben Dunk | Adelaide Strikers | 364 |
| Aaron Finch | Melbourne Renegades | 354 |
| Michael Klinger | Perth Scorchers | 334 |
| Brendon McCullum | Brisbane Heat | 323 |
| Chris Lynn | Brisbane Heat | 309 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets :
| Player | Team | Wickets |
| Sean Abbott | Sydney Sixers | 20 |
| Mark Steketee | Brisbane Heat | 15 |
| Scott Boland | Melbourne Stars | 14 |
| Three players | Three players | 13 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

## TV audience

BBL games are currently broadcast in Australia by the free-to-air Network Ten.
Following are the television ratings for 2016–17 BBL season in Australia.
The Super Over of the second semi final match drew ratings of 1,720,000 nationally, and 1,250,000 in the 5 metro cities.
| Match No | Teams | Average TV Ratings | Average TV Ratings | Average TV Ratings | Average TV Ratings |
| Match No | Teams | National | National | 5 metro cities | 5 metro cities |
| Match No | Teams | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 2 |
| 1 | Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers | 1,220,000 | 1,150,000 | 834,000 | 805,000 |
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat | 1,220,000 | 1,430,000 | 865,000 | 1,040,000 |
| 3 | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder | 1,150,000 | 1,180,000 | 759,000 | 798,000 |
| 4 | Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes | 698,000 | 1,100,000 | 475,000 | 717,000 |
| 5 | Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers | 1,060,000 | 707,000 | 747,000 | 531,000 |
| 6 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars | 805,000 | 1,040,000 | 542,000 | 709,000 |
| 7 | Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers | 905,000 | 1,130,000 | 638,000 | 803,000 |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat | 799,000 | 1,160,000 | 542,000 | 796,000 |
| 9 | Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers | 932,000 | 1,290,000 | 650,000 | 880,000 |
| 10 | Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes | 803,000 | 1,170,000 | 550,000 | 773,000 |
| 11 | Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers | 723,000 | 858,000 | 471,000 | 580,000 |
| 12 | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades | 925,000 | 1,270,000 | 608,000 | 868,000 |
| 13 | Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder | 1,030,000 | 613,000 | 686,000 | 449,000 |
| 14 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers | 968,000 | 1,130,000 | 636,000 | 754,000 |
| 15 | Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers | 972,000 | 1,190,000 | 632,000 | 794,000 |
| 16 | Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars | 943,000 | 1,140,000 | 618,000 | 756,000 |
| 17 | Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat | 896,000 | 1,330,000 | 572,000 | 906,000 |
| 18 | Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes | 752,000 | 1,070,000 | 511,000 | 737,000 |
| 19 | Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars | 947,000 | 1,150,000 | 625,000 | 784,000 |
| 20 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder | 1,010,000 | 1,200,000 | 665,000 | 806,000 |
| 21 | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades | 1,040,000 | 1,130,000 | 709,000 | 808,000 |
| 22 | Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers | 1,120,000 | 1,260,000 | 774,000 | 907,000 |
| 23 | Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers | 1,230,000 | 1,270,000 | 823,000 | 886,000 |
| 24 | Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes | 1,160,000 | 1,280,000 | 794,000 | 907,000 |
| 25 | Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder | 703,000 | 1,000,000 | 476,000 | 662,000 |
| 26 | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars | 1,040,000 | 823,000 | 736,000 | 628,000 |
| 27 | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades | 1,000,000 | 1,100,000 | 692,000 | 768,000 |
| 28 | Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat | 1,090,000 | 1,140,000 | 755,000 | 814,000 |
| 29 | Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers | 901,000 | 946,000 | 617,000 | 674,000 |
| 30 | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades | 1,050,000 | 1,290,000 | 716,000 | 906,000 |
| 31 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers | 462,000 | 657,000 | 315,000 | 444,000 |
| 32 | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers | 1,004,000 | 1,110,000 | 683,000 | 788,000 |
| SF1 | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars | 1,190,000 | 1,290,000 | 821,000 | 913,000 |
| SF2 | Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers | 1,200,000 | 1,390,000 | 833,000 | 987,000 |
| Final | Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers | 1,190,000 | 1,480,000 | 834,000 | 1,030,000 |