# 2015–16 Big Bash League season

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 fr 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.

## Pre-season

* 5 December 2015 Details
| Canterbury Kings 210/3 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 201/6 (20 overs) |
* Canterbury Kings won by 9 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand
* 13 December 2015
| Melbourne Renegades (H) 146/7 (20 overs) | v | Victorian Invitational XI 97 |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 49 runs Merv Hughes Oval, Footscray
* 11 December 2015 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 231/8 (20 overs) | v | Legends XI 189/6 (20 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 42 runs Aquinas College, Perth Attendance: 6,500
* 11 December 2015 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 144/8 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 147/4 (17.3 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets Simonds Stadium, Geelong Attendance: 10,023

## League stage
### Points table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.544 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 2 | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.366 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.181 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 4 | Sydney Thunder (C) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.375 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 5 | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.041 | |
| 6 | Brisbane Heat | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.204 | |
| 7 | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.955 | |
| 8 | Sydney Sixers | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.330 | |

### Match summary

| Visitor team → | ADS | BRH | HBH | MLR | MLS | PRS | SYS | SYT |
| Home team ↓ | ADS | BRH | HBH | MLR | MLS | PRS | SYS | SYT |
| Adelaide Strikers | | | Strikers 6 wickets | | Strikers 19 runs | Strikers 36 runs | Strikers 5 wickets | |
| Brisbane Heat | Strikers 8 wickets | | Hurricanes 15 runs | Renegades 7 wickets | | | | Heat 6 wickets |
| Hobart Hurricanes | | Hurricanes 20 runs | | Renegades 5 wickets | | Scorchers 1 run | | Hurricanes 11 runs |
| Melbourne Renegades | Strikers 27 runs | | | | Stars 8 wickets | Scorchers 10 wickets | Sixers 3 wickets | |
| Melbourne Stars | | Heat 56 runs | Stars 8 wickets | Stars 7 wickets | | | | Thunder 1 run |
| Perth Scorchers | Strikers 4 wickets | Scorchers 9 wickets | | | Stars 52 runs | | Scorchers 9 wickets | |
| Sydney Sixers | | Heat 6 runs | Sixers 95 runs | | Stars 5 wickets | | | Thunder 46 runs |
| Sydney Thunder | Thunder 7 wickets | | | Renegades 5 wickets | | Scorchers 30 runs | Thunder 36 runs | |
| 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

* 17 December 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Thunder 4/158 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 122 (19.5 overs) |
| Michael Hussey 80* (59) Trent Lawford 1/12 (2 overs) | | Michael Lumb 34 (27) Andre Russell 3/13 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 36 runs Spotless Stadium Attendance: 18,287 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Michael Hussey (Thunder)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* 18 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Adelaide Strikers 5/187 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 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 Strikers won by 19 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 27,611 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Alex Ross (Strikers)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* 19 December 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Brisbane Heat 5/180 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 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) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets The Gabba Attendance: 26,245 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Renegades)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
* Guy Walker (Renegades) made his T20 debut.
* 20 December 16:20 Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Sixers 7/186 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 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 Sixers won by 95 runs Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 20,072 Umpires: Simon Fry and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Brad Haddin (Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Sam Rainbird (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
* Phillip Gillespie made his T20 debut as an umpire.
* 20 December 19:25 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 6/178 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 5/177 (20 overs) |
| Usman Khawaja 109* (70) Glenn Maxwell 2/28 (4 overs) | | Kevin Pietersen 76 (42) Andre Russell 2/28 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 1 run Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 18,809 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Thunder)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* 21 December 16:10 Scorecard
| (H) Perth Scorchers 6/151 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 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) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 4 wickets #TheFurnace Attendance: 20,553 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Mick Martell Player of the match: Adil Rashid (Strikers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
* 22 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 3/184 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 8/164 (20 overs) |
| Tim Paine 87* (58) Ben Cutting 1/32 (4 overs) | | Jason Floros 42 (23) Sam Rainbird 3/37 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 20 runs Blundstone Arena Attendance: 14,848 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Tim Paine (Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* 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.
* 23 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 4/172 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 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) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets Etihad Stadium Attendance: 20,850 Umpires: Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Michael Lumb (Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Cameron Stevenson (Renegades) made his T20 debut.
* 26 December 16:10 Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 7/117 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 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) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets #TheFurnace Attendance: 19,225 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: David Willey (Scorchers)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Sixers 6/139 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 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) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 29,104 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogaski Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Stars)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
* The crowd of 29,104 is the highest crowd at the SCG for a non-derby BBL match.
* 28 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 9/117 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 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) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 7 wickets Spotless Stadium Attendance: 21,500 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Andre Russell (Thunder)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
* 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.
* Billy Stanlake (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
* 29 December 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 4/194 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 9/179 (20 overs) |
| Daniel Christian 56* (24) Samuel Badree 2/27 (4 overs) | | Chris Lynn 101 (51) Jake Reed 3/31 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 15 runs The Gabba Attendance: 29,876 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Simon Fry Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* Sam Heazlett (Heat) made his T20 debut.
* 30 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 4/170 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 0/171 (18.4 overs) |
| Aaron Finch 72 (48) Jason Behrendorff 2/14 (4 overs) | | Michael Klinger 90* (58) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 10 wickets Etihad Stadium Attendance: 26,787 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Michael Klinger (Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
* This was the first ever 10-wicket win in a BBL match.
* 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.
* 31 December 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 5/176 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers (H) 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 Strikers won by 5 wickets Adelaide Oval Attendance: 46,389 Umpires: Simon Fry and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Travis Head (Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
* Hamish Kingston (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
* 1 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 6/163 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 9/152 (20 overs) |
| George Bailey 56* (29) Clint McKay 4/28 (3 overs) | | Michael Hussey 71 (51) Shaun Tait 3/16 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 11 runs Blundstone Arena Attendance: 17,151 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Shaun Tait (Hurricanes)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* 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.
* 2 January 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 7/161 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 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 Stars won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 80,883 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Luke Wright (Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* The crowd of 80,883 is the highest ever recorded attendance for a domestic cricket match.
* 2 January 18:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 8/112 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 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) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets #TheFurnace Attendance: 20,444 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Paul Wilson Player of the match: David Willey (Scorchers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
* William Somerville (Sixers) made his T20 debut.
* 3 January 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 5/186 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 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) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets The Gabba Attendance: 27,507 Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
* 4 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 5/140 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 5/144 (14 overs) |
| Daniel Christian 58 (40) Xavier Doherty 2/19 (3 overs) | | Aaron Finch 60 (39) Cameron Boyce 3/34 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets Blundstone Arena Attendance: 16,412 Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Chris Tremain (Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* 5 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Adelaide Strikers 2/174 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 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 Strikers won by 36 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 46,633 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Travis Head (Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jake Lehmann (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
* 6 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 124 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 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 Stars won by 8 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 33,603 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* 7 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 5/175 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 9/145 (20 overs) |
| Cameron Bancroft 72 (53) Andre Russell 2/31 (4 overs) | | Andre Russell 42 (20) Andrew Tye 3/22 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 30 runs Spotless Stadium Attendance: 18,942 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Cameron Bancroft (Scorchers)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* 8 January 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Brisbane Heat 6/175 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 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) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets The Gabba Attendance: 33,783 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
* The crowd of 33,783 is the highest crowd at the Gabba for a BBL match.
* 9 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 6/155 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 2/156 (18 overs) |
| Dwayne Bravo 59* (37) Marcus Stoinis 3/11 (2 overs) | | Kevin Pietersen 67* (43) Cameron Stevenson 1/28 (3 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets Etihad Stadium Attendance: 43,176 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Mick Martell Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Aaron Ayre (Renegades) made his T20 debut.
* The crowd of 43,176 is the highest at Etihad Stadium for a cricket match.
* 10 January 16:20 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 5/173 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes (H) 6/172 (20 overs) |
| Michael Carberry 62 (35) Shaun Tait 2/29 (4 overs) | | Tim Paine 57 (47) Ashton Agar 2/38 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 1 run Blundstone Arena Attendance: 18,149 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Michael Carberry (Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
* The crowd of 18,149 is the highest ever crowd for any sport at Blundstone Arena.
* 10 January 19:25 (D/N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 8/162 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 8/156 (20 overs) |
| Joe Burns 60 (51) Sean Abbott 3/8 (2 overs) | | Michael Lumb 47 (38) Mitchell Swepson 2/26 (3 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 6 runs Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 24,192 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Joe Burns (Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
* Nick Larkin (Sixers) and Mitchell Swepson (Heat) both made their T20 debuts.
* 11 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Thunder 5/173 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 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) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets Spotless Stadium Attendance: 18,602 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Cameron White (Renegades)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 143 (19.3 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers (H) 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 Strikers won by 6 wickets Adelaide Oval Attendance: 49,115 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Adil Rashid (Strikers)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* Greg West (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
* The crowd of 49,115 is the highest at Adelaide Oval for a non-finals BBL match.
* 14 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 7/188 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 9/132 (20 overs) |
| Chris Lynn 56 (24) Adam Zampa 2/31 (4 overs) | | Evan Gulbis 61* (52) Samuel Badree 5/22 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 56 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 30,649 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Samuel Badree (Heat)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* 16 January 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 5/202 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 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 Thunder won by 46 runs Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 38,456 Umpires: Gerard Abood and John Ward Player of the match: Shane Watson (Thunder)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* 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.
* 16 January 18:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 9/146 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 94 (19 overs) |
| David Hussey 36 (25) Matt Dixon 3/32 (4 overs) | | Adam Voges 46* (51) Daniel Worrall 3/15 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 52 runs #TheFurnace Attendance: 20,870 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Ben Hilfenhaus (Stars)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
* Jhye Richardson (Scorchers) made his T20 debut.
* The crowd of 20,870 is the highest crowd for a BBL match at this ground.
* 18 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 5/170 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 143 (15.3 overs) |
| Tim Ludeman 49 (41) Xavier Doherty 2/30 (4 overs) | | Chris Gayle 56 (17) Travis Head 3/16 (2 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 27 runs Etihad Stadium Attendance: 25,227 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Travis Head (Strikers)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* 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)

## Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Adelaide Strikers (H) | 7/159 (20 ov) | | | |
| 4 | Sydney Thunder | 2/160 (17.4 ov) | | | |
| 4 | Sydney Thunder | 2/160 (17.4 ov) | 2 | Melbourne Stars (H) | 9/176 (20 ov) |
| | | | 4 | Sydney Thunder | 7/181 (19.3 ov) |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 7/139 (20 ov) | 4 | Sydney Thunder | 7/181 (19.3 ov) |
| 2 | Melbourne Stars (H) | 3/140 (18.1 ov) | | | |

### Semi-final 1

* Semi-final 1 21 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Adelaide Strikers 7/159 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 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) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets Adelaide Oval Attendance: 48,699 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Simon Fry Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Thunder)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

### Semi-final 2

* Semi-final 2 22 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 7/139 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 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 Stars won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 30,174 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

### Final

* Final 24 January 19:20 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Stars 9/176 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 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) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 3 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 47,672 Umpires: Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Thunder)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* The crowd of 47,672 was the highest crowd for a non-derby BBL match at the MCG, and remains the highest crowd for a Big Bash League final to date

## 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 wickets :
| Player | Team | Wickets |
| Clint McKay | Sydney Thunder | 18 |
| Adil Rashid | Adelaide Strikers | 16 |
| Andre Russell | Sydney Thunder | 16 |
| Andrew Tye | Perth Scorchers | 13 |
| Two players | 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.
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.

## TV audience

Matches were broadcast in Australia by the free-to-air Network Ten. 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.
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. 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.
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.
Following are the television ratings for 2015–16 BBL season in Australia.
| 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 | 1,250,000 | 856,000 | 917,000 |
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars | 999,000 | 1,270,000 | 720,000 | 941,000 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades | 843,000 | 1,100,000 | 642,000 | 853,000 |
| 4 | Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes | 693,000 | 827,000 | 488,000 | 590,000 |
| 5 | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder | 1,170,000 | 1,250,000 | 817,000 | 914,000 |
| 6 | Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers | 898,000 | 1,200,000 | 664,000 | 919,000 |
| 7 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat | 843,000 | 1,170,000 | 597,000 | 831,000 |
| 8 | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers | 864,000 | 1,160,000 | 603,000 | 847,000 |
| 9 | Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat | 708,000 | 857,000 | 511,000 | 614,000 |
| 10 | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars | 686,000 | 952,000 | 479,000 | 675,000 |
| 11 | Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers | 797,000 | 1,030,000 | 575,000 | 758,000 |
| 12 | Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes | 855,000 | 1,130,000 | 608,000 | 790,000 |
| 13 | Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers | 917,000 | 1,170,000 | 677,000 | 864,000 |
| 14 | Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers | 729,000 | 887,000 | 517,000 | 629,000 |
| 15 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder | 902,000 | 1,160,000 | 665,000 | 831,000 |
| 16 | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades | 852,000 | 1,260,000 | 621,000 | 880,000 |
| 17 | Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers | 753,000 | 1,060,000 | 577,000 | 759,000 |
| 18 | Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder | 968,000 | 1,250,000 | 676,000 | 913,000 |
| 19 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades | 1,160,000 | 1,250,000 | 857,000 | 983,000 |
| 20 | Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers | 1,210,000 | 1,270,000 | 878,000 | 983,000 |
| 21 | Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes | 1,120,000 | 1,180,000 | 846,000 | 913,000 |
| 22 | Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers | 1,123,000 | 1,090,000 | 781,000 | 930,000 |
| 23 | Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers | 1,180,000 | 1,040,000 | 765,000 | 887,000 |
| 24 | Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars | 841,000 | 1,070,000 | 599,000 | 777,000 |
| 25 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers | 653,000 | 848,000 | 465,000 | 636,000 |
| 26 | Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat | 1,080,000 | 1,180,000 | 803,000 | 859,000 |
| 27 | Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades | 1,210,000 | 1,240,000 | 868,000 | 904,000 |
| 28 | Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes | 1,040,000 | 1,190,000 | 788,000 | 897,000 |
| 29 | Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat | 1,200,000 | 1,230,000 | 868,000 | 910,000 |
| 30 | Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder | 777,000 | 1,120,000 | 536,000 | 790,000 |
| 31 | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars | 1,020,000 | 667,000 | 769,000 | 540,000 |
| 32 | Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers | 1,110,000 | 1,360,000 | 820,000 | 1,020,000 |
| SF1 | Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder | 1,070,000 | 1,220,000 | 806,000 | 929,000 |
| SF2 | Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers | 1,050,000 | 1,180,000 | 774,000 | 900,000 |
| Final | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder | 1,570,000 | 1,790,000 | 1,130,000 | 1,300,000 |
| Average | | 1,057,414 | 1,057,414 | 776,129 | 776,129 |