# 2017–18 Big Bash League season

The 2017–18 Big Bash League season or BBL|07 was the seventh season of the Big Bash League, the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 19 December 2017 and finished on 4 February 2018. Perth Scorchers were the defending champions. The competition was extended to a total of 40 group games for the first time, each team playing ten matches in the group-stage.
The title was won by Adelaide Strikers who defeated Hobart Hurricanes at the Adelaide Oval by 25 runs.

## Venues

Thirteen venues were selected to host the matches with Traeger Park, GMHBA Stadium and University of Tasmania Stadium all holding their first BBL match. The newly completed Optus Stadium was also added to the list of host grounds after the Perth Scorchers finished top of the table at the end of the main season, earning the right to host the first semi-final at the new stadium.
| Adelaide | Alice Springs | Brisbane | Canberra | Geelong |
| Adelaide Oval | Traeger Park | The Gabba | Manuka Oval | GMHBA Stadium |
| Capacity: 53,500 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 42,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 34,000 |
| Matches: 4 + 2 Finals | Matches: 1 | Matches: 5 | Matches: 1 | Matches: 1 |
| Hobart | Launceston | Melbourne | Melbourne | |
| Blundstone Arena | University of Tasmania Stadium | Etihad Stadium | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 21,000 | Capacity: 53,359 | Capacity: 100,024 | |
| Matches: 4 | Matches: 1 | Matches: 4 | Matches: 5 | |
| Perth | Perth | Sydney | Sydney | |
| Optus Stadium | The WACA | Spotless Stadium | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 24,500 | Capacity: 24,000 | Capacity: 46,000 | |
| Matches: 1 | Matches: 5 | Matches: 4 | Matches: 5 | |
| Adelaide Alice Springs Brisbane Canberra Geelong Hobart Launceston Melbourne Perth Sydney |||||

## League stage
### Points

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.154 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.801 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 3 | Melbourne Renegades | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.297 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.291 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 5 | Sydney Sixers | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0.331 | |
| 6 | Sydney Thunder | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.039 | |
| 7 | Brisbane Heat | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.437 | |
| 8 | Melbourne Stars | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | −0.926 | |

### Matches

* 19 December 2017 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 9/149 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 5/150 (20 overs) |
| Sam Billings 32 (21) Fawad Ahmed 2/11 (4 overs) | | Shane Watson 77 (46) Daniel Sams 4/14 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 5 wickets Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 21,589 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Shane Watson (Sydney Thunder)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Daniel Sams (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.
* 20 December 2017 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Brisbane Heat 7/206 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 6/191 (20 overs) |
| Alex Ross 51 (36) Marcus Stoinis 3/38 (4 overs) | | Marcus Stoinis 99 (51) Shadab Khan 2/41 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 15 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 27,433 Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Brendan Doggett (Brisbane Heat) made his T20 debut.
* 21 December 2017 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 8/164 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 3/165 (18.3 overs) |
| D'Arcy Short 34 (19) Dwayne Bravo 5/28 (4 overs) | | Cameron White 79 (59) Jofra Archer 2/17 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets Bellerive Oval, Hobart Attendance: 11,010 Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
* Aaron Summers (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
* 22 December 2017 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Adelaide Strikers 6/163 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 110 (17.4 overs) |
| Alex Carey 44 (26) Arjun Nair 3/36 (4 overs) | | Kurtis Patterson 48 (37) Ben Laughlin 4/26 (3.4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 53 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 36,278 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
* 23 December 2017 16:10 Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Sixers 132 (18.4 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 4/136 (18.1 overs) |
| Nic Maddinson 31 (33) Andrew Tye 4/21 (3.4 overs) | | Ashton Turner 52* (27) Sean Abbott 3/28 (3.1 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 21,692 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Rod Tucker Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
* Will Bosisto, Josh Philippe and Josh Inglis (Perth Scorchers) all made their T20 debut.
* Andrew Tye (Perth Scorchers) took a hat-trick.
* 23 December 2017 19:25 (D/N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 8/132 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 3/137 (18.4 overs) |
| Alex Ross 48 (44) Jack Wildermuth 3/16 (4 overs) | | Tom Cooper 52* (44) Shadab Khan 2/17 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 20,567 Umpires: John Ward and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Jack Wildermuth (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* 26 December 2017 16:10 Scorecard
| (H) Perth Scorchers 6/142 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 8/129 (20 overs) |
| Hilton Cartwright 58 (53) James Faulkner 2/19 (3 overs) | | James Faulkner 35* (31) Andrew Tye 5/23 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 13 runs WACA Ground, Perth Attendance: 19,506 Umpires: Simon Fry and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Hilton Cartwright (Perth Scorchers)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* 27 December 2017 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 4/149 (17 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 4/153 (16.5 overs) |
| Shane Watson 56 (34) Shadab Khan 2/27 (4 overs) | | Joe Burns 45* (35) Mitchell McClenaghan 2/45 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets (D/L) The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 34,343 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Alex Ross (Brisbane Heat)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Both innings were reduced to 17 overs due to a rain delay, with Brisbane Heat set a target of 151 to win by the D/L method.
* 28 December 2017 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 3/167 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 8/161 (20 overs) |
| Alex Carey 83* (59) Ben Dwarshuis 2/41 (4 overs) | | Jordan Silk 50 (32) Rashid Khan 2/22 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 6 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 25,879 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Alex Carey (Adelaide Strikers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* 29 December 2017 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 9/130 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 7/133 (19 overs) |
| Tom Cooper 34 (24) Mitchell Johnson 3/13 (4 overs) | | Michael Klinger 37 (27) Brad Hogg 2/16 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 3 wickets Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 30,018 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Mitchell Johnson (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
* 30 December 2017 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 5/166 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes (H) 109 (19.3 overs) |
| Jos Buttler 67 (41) Clive Rose 2/20 (4 overs) | | Alex Doolan 34 (32) Fawad Ahmed 2/14 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 57 runs University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston Attendance: 16,734 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Fry Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Sydney Thunder)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* Tom Rogers (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
* 31 December 2017 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Adelaide Strikers 7/147 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 91 (16.2 overs) |
| Michael Neser 40* (26) Josh Lalor 3/40 (4 overs) | | Cameron Gannon 23 (26) Ben Laughlin 3/11 (2.2 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 56 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 46,594 Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Michael Neser (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* 1 January 2018 18:25 (D/N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 3/189 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 8/180 (20 overs) |
| D'Arcy Short 97 (63) Fawad Ahmed 1/27 (4 overs) | | Jos Buttler 81 (43) Cameron Boyce 2/14 (3 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 9 runs Spotless Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 16,496 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: D'Arcy Short (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* 1 January 2018 18:20 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 4/167 (20 Overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 4/170 (19.1 Overs) |
| Jordan Silk 45 (33) David Willey 2/30 (4 Overs) | | Michael Klinger 83 (61) Daniel Sams 2/25 (3 Overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets The WACA, Perth Attendance: 20,982 Umpires: Donovan Koch and John Ward Player of the match: Michael Klinger (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
* Tim David (Perth Scorchers) made his T20 debut.
* 2 January 2018 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Stars 7/141 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 1/144 (14.4 overs) |
| Glenn Maxwell 50 (39) Mitchell Swepson 3/14 (4 overs) | | Chris Lynn 63* (46) Liam Bowe 1/21 (2 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 36,834 Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Mitchell Swepson (Brisbane Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* 3 January 2018 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 8/111 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 2/112 (15.3 overs) |
| Johan Botha 32* (23) Dwayne Bravo 3/29 (4 overs) | | Aaron Finch 51 (38) Ben Dwarshuis 1/19 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets GMHBA Stadium, Geelong Attendance: 23,586 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Fry Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
* Mickey Edwards (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.
* 4 January 2018 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 5/183 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 6/176 (20 overs) |
| D'Arcy Short 96 (58) Rashid Khan 2/18 (4 overs) | | Colin Ingram 66 (44) Jofra Archer 3/15 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes win by 7 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Attendance: 12,167 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: D'Arcy Short (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
* 5 January 2018 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Brisbane Heat 6/191 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 142 (19 overs) |
| Ben Cutting 46 (20) David Willey 2/40 (4 overs) | | Ashton Agar 31 (18) Brendan Doggett 5/35 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 49 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 35,564 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Ben Cutting (Brisbane Heat)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
* 6 January 2018 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Stars 4/157 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 4/159 (17.5 overs) |
| Ben Dunk 47 (30) Mohammad Nabi 1/27 (4 overs) | | Mohammad Nabi 52 (30) John Hastings 2/24 (3.5 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 48,086 Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward Player of the match: Mohammad Nabi (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
* Jackson Coleman (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
* 7 January 2018 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 7/158 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 9/133 (20 overs) |
| Colin Ingram 48 (31) Fawad Ahmed 3/31 (4 overs) | | Ben Rohrer 29 (13) Michael Neser 3/29 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 25 runs Spotless Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 13,052 Umpires: Simon Fry and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* 8 January 2018 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 6/170 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 4/165 (20 overs) |
| D'Arcy Short 42 (36) Sean Abbott 3/27 (4 overs) | | Sam Billings 61* (31) Tymal Mills 2/42 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 5 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Attendance: 12,896 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Sam Billings (Sydney Sixers)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* 8 January 2018 18:20 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 3/185 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 5/186 (19.5 overs) |
| Cameron White 68* (30) Andrew Tye 2/36 (4 overs) | | Ashton Turner 70(32) Mohammed Nabi 1/30 (3.5 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 5 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Attendance: 22,475 Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith & Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
* 9 January 2018 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 6/151 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers (H) 2/152 (18.4 overs) |
| Glenn Maxwell 60 (39) Rashid Khan 1/23 (4 overs) | | Alex Carey 59* (52) Glenn Maxwell 1/24 (3 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 42,624 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Travis Head (Adelaide Strikers)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
* 10 January 2018 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 4/179 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 8/176 (20 overs) |
| D'Arcy Short 122* (69) Ben Cutting 2/27 (4 overs) | | Sam Heazlett 45 (33) Cameron Boyce 2/23 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 3 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 33,017 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Fry Player of the match: D'Arcy Short (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* D'Arcy Short (Hobart Hurricanes) scored the highest individual score in a BBL match.
* 11 January 2018 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Thunder 4/175 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 4/172 (20 overs) |
| Usman Khawaja 85 (51) Tim Bresnan 2/38 (4 overs) | | Cameron Bancroft 75* (56) Fawad Ahmed 1/19 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 3 runs Spotless Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 14,706 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Sydney Thunder)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
* 12 January 2018 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 4/167 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 9/144 (20 overs) |
| Kevin Pietersen 74 (46) Mohammad Nabi 2/15 (4 overs) | | Dwayne Bravo 26 (18) Jackson Coleman 3/27 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 23 runs Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 44,316 Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Melbourne Stars)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
* Daniel Fallins (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
* The crowd of 44,316 is the highest ever for a cricket match at Etihad Stadium.
* 13 January 2018 16:10 Scorecard
| (H) Adelaide Strikers 112 (19.2 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 4/114 (18.2 overs) |
| Alex Carey 44 (32) Ashton Agar 3/19 (4 overs) | | Hilton Cartwright 47* (44) Michael Neser 2/18 (3.2 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets Traeger Park, Alice Springs Attendance: 3,906 Umpires: Donovan Koch and John Ward Player of the match: Ashton Agar (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
* 13 January 2018 19:20 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 6/156 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 2/157 (20 overs) |
| Chris Green 49 (27) Moises Henriques 2/25 (3 overs) | | Daniel Hughes 66* (55) Fawad Ahmed 1/22 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 36,458 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Chris Green (Sydney Thunder)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field
* 15 January 2018 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 8/165 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes (H) 4/166 (18.2 overs) |
| Brendon McCullum 51 (38) Jofra Archer 2/32 (4 overs) | | D'Arcy Short 59 (49) Joe Burns 1/10 (1 over) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets Bellerive Oval, Hobart Attendance: 14,873 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Dan Christian (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
* 16 January 2018 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Stars 7/128 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 2/129 (15.1 overs) |
| Glenn Maxwell 28 (16) Nathan Lyon 3/18 (4 overs) | | Nic Maddinson 62 (31) Jackson Coleman 1/14 (1.1 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 26,130 Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward Player of the match: Nathan Lyon (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field
* 17 January 2018 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Adelaide Strikers 4/187 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 4/176 (20 overs) |
| Alex Carey 100 (56) Jofra Archer 3/27 (4 overs) | | Alex Doolan 70* (55) Peter Siddle 1/18 (3 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 11 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 40,355 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Alex Carey (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* 18 January 2018 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 73 (16.4 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 1/74 (10 overs) |
| Alex Ross 15 (21) Sean Abbott 4/11 (4 overs) | | Daniel Hughes 37 (28) Yasir Shah 1/37 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 9 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 22,900 Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Sean Abbott (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* 20 January 2018 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Stars 6/147 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 3/149 (16.1 overs) |
| Peter Handscomb 57 (44) Chris Green 2/27 (4 overs) | | Shane Watson 49* (28) Liam Bowe 2/30 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 27,421 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Shane Watson (Sydney Thunder)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
* 20 January 2018 18:20 (D/N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 5/167 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 5/168 (19.2 overs) |
| Simon Milenko 66* (37) Ashton Agar 2/14 (4 overs) | | Cameron Bancroft 54 (36) Tymal Mills 1/25 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 5 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Attendance: 22,236 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Ashton Agar (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
* 22 January 2018 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 5/173 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 7/147 (20 overs) |
| Colin Ingram 68 (36) Dwayne Bravo 2/30 (4 overs) | | Brad Hodge 30* (18) Ben Laughlin 2/18 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 26 runs Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 23,089 Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Colin Ingram (Adelaide Strikers)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
* 23 January 2018 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 5/189 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 5/190 (17.3 overs) |
| Glenn Maxwell 84 (47) Carlos Brathwaite 2/31 (4 overs) | | Joe Denly 72* (45) Evan Gulbis 2/22 (3 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 17,145 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Joe Denly (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field
* 24 January 2018 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 6/189 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 180 (20 overs) |
| Marcus Harris 64 (41) Gurinder Sandhu 2/37 (4 overs) | | Ben Rohrer 48 (21) Kane Richardson 4/22 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 9 runs Manuka Oval, Canberra Attendance: 11,319 Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward Player of the match: Kane Richardson (Melbourne Renegades)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
* 25 January 2018 16:40 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 6/137 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 6/141 (19.3 overs) |
| Jake Weatherald 56 (43) Jhye Richardson 2/23 (4 overs) | | Adam Voges 56* (45) Rashid Khan 3/20 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 4 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Attendance: 22,355 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Adam Voges (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
* This was the last Big Bash League game at the WACA as all future Scorchers home games will be played at Optus Stadium
* 27 January 2018 16:10 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 7/185 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 7/186 (19.1 overs) |
| Dan Christian 56 (37) John Hastings 2/41 (4 overs) | | Kevin Pietersen 46 (23) Tymal Mills 2/56 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 3 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 19,671 Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Melbourne Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
* 27 January 2018 18:20 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 3/187 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 161 (19.5 overs) |
| Tom Cooper 65* (36) Mitchell Swepson 1/27 (4 overs) | | Alex Ross 36 (27) Kane Richardson 4/35 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 26 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 34,543 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Tom Cooper (Melbourne Renegades)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field

## Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers (H) | 5/178 | | | |
| 3 | Melbourne Renegades | 4/177 | | | |
| 3 | Melbourne Renegades | 4/177 | 2 | Adelaide Strikers (H) | 2/202 |
| | | | 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 5/177 |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 4/210 | 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 5/177 |
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (H) | 139 | | | |

### Semi-final 1

* 1 February 2018 16:40 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 4/210 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 139 (17.5 overs) |
| Matthew Wade 71 (45) Tim Bresnan 2/40 (4 overs) | | Tim Bresnan 43 (26) Dan Christian 4/17 (3.5 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 71 runs Optus Stadium, Perth Attendance: 52,960 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Matthew Wade (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
* Riley Meredith (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
* Double header with Semi-final 1 of the Women's BBL.

### Semi-final 2

* 2 February 2018 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Adelaide Strikers 5/178 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 4/177 (20 overs) |
| Travis Head 85* (57) Joe Mennie 1/21 (4 overs) | | Marcus Harris 45 (27) Travis Head 1/27 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 1 run Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 36,298 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Travis Head (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* Harry Nielsen (Adelaide Strikers) made his T20 debut.
* Double header with Semi-final 2 of the Women's BBL.

### Final

* 4 February 2018 16:00 Scorecard
| (H) Adelaide Strikers 2/202 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 5/177 (20 overs) |
| Jake Weatherald 115 (70) Daniel Christian 1/38 (4 overs) | | D'Arcy Short 68 (44) Peter Siddle 3/17 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 25 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 40,732 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Jake Weatherald (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* Adelaide Strikers won their first title
* Double header with the Final of the Women's BBL.

## Statistics

Most runs :
| Player | Team | Runs |
| D'Arcy Short | Hobart Hurricanes | 572 |
| Alex Carey | Adelaide Strikers | 443 |
| Jake Weatherald | Adelaide Strikers | 383 |
| Travis Head | Adelaide Strikers | 374 |
| Shane Watson | Sydney Thunder | 331 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets :
| Player | Team | Wickets |
| Rashid Khan | Adelaide Strikers | 18 |
| Dwayne Bravo | Melbourne Renegades | 18 |
| Andrew Tye | Perth Scorchers | 16 |
| Ben Laughlin | Adelaide Strikers | 16 |
| Jofra Archer | Hobart Hurricanes | 16 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

## TV audience

This was the last season BBL games in Australia were broadcast by the free-to-air channel Network Ten.
Following are the television ratings for 2017–18 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 | 1,180,000 | 1,160,000 | 786,000 | 819,000 |
| 2 | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars | 1,200,000 | 1,240,000 | 826,000 | 860,000 |
| 3 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades | 1,100,000 | 1,230,000 | 747,000 | 856,000 |
| 4 | Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder | 989,000 | 1,130,000 | 684,000 | 779,000 |
| 5 | Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers | 631,000 | 767,000 | 429,000 | 511,000 |
| 6 | Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat | 975,000 | 1,090,000 | 660,000 | 765,000 |
| 7 | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars | 765,000 | 1,050,000 | 520,000 | 731,000 |
| 8 | Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder | 845,000 | 1,190,000 | 574,000 | 827,000 |
| 9 | Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers | 737,000 | 1,060,000 | 507,000 | 727,000 |
| 10 | Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers | 865,000 | 1,100,000 | 600,000 | 788,000 |
| 11 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder | 843,000 | 950,000 | 560,000 | 655,000 |
| 12 | Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat | 763,000 | 858,000 | 544,000 | 626,000 |
| 13 | Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes | 771,000 | 1,200,000 | 529,000 | 800,000 |
| 14 | Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers | 977,000 | 657,000 | 687,000 | 475,000 |
| 15 | Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat | 1,030,000 | 1,340,000 | 701,000 | 945,000 |
| 16 | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers | 916,000 | 1,170,000 | 594,000 | 771,000 |
| 17 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers | 751,000 | 1,160,000 | 491,000 | 785,000 |
| 18 | Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers | 919,000 | 1,190,000 | 640,000 | 823,000 |
| 19 | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades | 876,000 | 1,120,000 | 620,000 | 789,000 |
| 20 | Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers | 886,000 | 1,150,000 | 625,000 | 798,000 |
| 21 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers | 571,000 | 1,060,000 | 374,000 | 714,000 |
| 22 | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades | 971,000 | 621,000 | 687,000 | 452,000 |
| 23 | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars | 1,130,000 | 1,170,000 | 786,000 | 832,000 |
| 24 | Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes | 1,070,000 | 1,210,000 | 710,000 | 830,000 |
| 25 | Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers | 1,070,000 | 1,120,000 | 715,000 | 785,000 |
| 26 | Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars | 1,040,000 | 1,120,000 | 670,000 | 751,000 |
| 27 | Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers | 618,000 | 726,000 | 440,000 | 513,000 |
| 28 | Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder | 891,000 | 1,040,000 | 602,000 | 714,000 |
| 29 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat | 1,040,000 | 1,190,000 | 667,000 | 794,000 |
| 30 | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers | 928,000 | 982,000 | 615,000 | 673,000 |
| 31 | Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes | 980,000 | 1,160,000 | 648,000 | 799,000 |
| 32 | Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat | 778,000 | 873,000 | 516,000 | 587,000 |
| 33 | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder | 540,000 | 849,000 | 329,000 | 533,000 |
| 34 | Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes | 763,000 | 602,000 | 514,000 | 439,000 |
| 35 | Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers | 883,000 | 853,000 | 603,000 | 607,000 |
| 36 | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars | 937,000 | 868,000 | 638,000 | 586,000 |
| 37 | Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades | 808,000 | 873,000 | 532,000 | 597,000 |
| 38 | Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers | 827,000 | 1,040,000 | 569,000 | 738,000 |
| 39 | Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes | 564,000 | 666,000 | 362,000 | 431,000 |
| 40 | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades | 742,000 | 797,000 | 481,000 | 553,000 |
| SF1 | Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes | 1,190,000 | 1,270,000 | 788,000 | 866,000 |
| SF2 | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades | 1,050,000 | 1,340,000 | 739,000 | 991,000 |
| Final | Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes | 1,190,000 | 1,520,000 | 806,000 | 1,040,000 |