The 2023–24 Women's Big Bash League season or WBBL|09 (also known as Weber Women's Big Bash League 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), the semi-professional women's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament was played from 19 October 2023, with the final held on 2 December 2023. Adelaide Strikers, the defending champions, won the tournament, defeating Brisbane Heat in the final.
Draft The 2023–24 season saw a players draft being held for the first time for Women's Big Bash League on 3 September 2023. + Table of international draft selectionsRoundPickPlayerTeamNational sideNotes11 Sydney Thunder2 Perth ScorchersRetention pick3 Melbourne Renegades4 Melbourne Stars5 Hobart Hurricanes6 Brisbane HeatUnavailable for first four matches7 Sydney Sixers8Passed Adelaide Strikers—29 Sydney Thunder10 Melbourne Renegades11 Perth ScorchersWithdrew12 Adelaide StrikersRetention pick13 Melbourne Stars14 Hobart Hurricanes15Passed Brisbane Heat—16Passed Sydney Sixers—317 Adelaide Strikers18 Sydney Thunder19 Brisbane Heat20Passed Hobart Hurricanes—21Passed Melbourne Stars — 22 Passed Perth Scorchers — 23 Passed Melbourne Renegades — 24 Passed Sydney Sixers — 4 25 Sydney Sixers 26 Passed Melbourne Renegades — 27 Passed Perth Scorchers —28Passed Melbourne Stars—29Passed Hobart Hurricanes—30Passed Brisbane Heat—31Passed Sydney Thunder —32Passed Adelaide Strikers—
Venues
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Allan Border Field, Brisbane Bellerive Oval, Hobart University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay Casey Fields No.4, Melbourne CitiPower Centre, Melbourne Jubilee Park, Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne WACA Ground, Perth Cricket Central, Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney North Sydney Oval, Sydney Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Teams TeamCoachCaptainAustralian representativesOverseas players AdelaideStrikersLuke WilliamsTahlia McGrathAmanda-Jade WellingtonMegan SchuttTahlia McGrathDarcie Brown Laura Wolvaardt Danielle Gibson Georgia Adams BrisbaneHeatAshley NoffkeJess JonassenGrace HarrisJess Jonassen Amelia Kerr Bess Heath Mignon du Preez Sarah Glenn HobartHurricanesJude ColemanElyse VillaniHeather GrahamElyse VillaniNicola Carey Shabnim Ismail Bryony Smith Lizelle Lee MelbourneRenegadesSimon HelmotHayley MatthewsGeorgia WarehamSophie Molineux Hayley Matthews Harmanpreet Kaur Tammy Beaumont MelbourneStarsJonathan BattyMeg LanningMeg LanningAnnabel SutherlandKim Garth Alice Capsey Maia Bouchier Sophia Dunkley PerthScorchersBecky GrundySophie DevineBeth MooneyAlana KingStella Campbell Sophie Devine Danni Wyatt Amy Jones Lauren Winfield-Hill Nat Sciver-Brunt SydneySixersCharlotte EdwardsEllyse PerryAlyssa HealyEllyse PerryAshleigh GardnerErin BurnsMaitlan Brown Chloe Tryon Jess Kerr Linsey Smith Suzie Bates SydneyThunderLisa KeightleyHeather KnightHannah DarlingtonPhoebe Litchfield Marizanne Kapp Heather Knight Lauren Bell Chamari Athapaththu
Squads +TeamsSquads Adelaide Strikers Brisbane Heat Hobart Hurricanes Melbourne Stars Perth Scorchers Sydney Sixers Sydney Thunder
Points table
The top 4 teams advanced to the knockout phase
Win–loss table Below is a summary of results for each team's fourteen regular season matches, plus finals where applicable, in chronological order. A team's opponent for any given match is listed above the margin of victory/defeat. Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 AdelaideStrikers (ADS)MLR81 runsBRH59 runsBRH4 wicketsSYT3 runsPRS5 wicketsHBH77 runs→→1st() BrisbaneHeat (BRH)MLR6 runsPRS50 runsSYS3 wicketsMLS13 runsADS59 runsHBH6 wicketsSYT8 runsPRS39 runsADS4 wicketsHBH53 runsMLR2 runsMLS15 runsSYS6 wicketsSYT22 runsADS3 runs3rd() HobartHurricanes (HBH)PRS98 runsPRS7 wicketsADS7 wicketsSYT24 runsBRH6 wicketsSYTN/RSYS57 runs3 wicketsBRH53 runsMLS8 wicketsMLR93 runsADS77 runsXXX6th ADS81 runsSYT8 wicketsSYS6 runsSYT37 runsPRS6 wicketsSYS7 wicketsADS6 wicketsPRS10 wicketsMLS4 runsBRH2 runsHBH8 wicketsHBH93 runsMLS8 runs (DLS)XXX8th MelbourneStars (MLS)SYS2 runsADS148 runsADS4 wicketsBRH13 runsPRS7 runsHBH6 wicketsSYT9 wicketsSYS4 runs (DLS)SYT4 runsMLR4 runsHBH8 wicketsBRH15 runsPRS33 runsMLR8 runs (DLS)XXX7th PerthScorchers (PRS)HBH98 runsBRH50 runsHBH7 wicketsMLS7 runsSYS36 runsMLR6 WicketsADS6 WicketsBRH39 runsSYT42 runsSYS61 runsSYT9 wicketsMLS33 runsADS5 wickets→BRH67 runsX2nd() SydneySixers (SYS)MLS2 runsSYT42 runsBRH3 wicketsMLR6 runsPRH36 runsADS5 wicketsMLR7 wicketsMLS4 runs (DLS)HBH57 runsHBH3 wicketsPRS61 runsADS7 wicketsXXX5th SydneyThunder (SYT)SYS42 runs24 runsMLR37 runsMLS9 wicketsBRH8 runsHBHN/RMLS4 runsPRS42 runsADS6 wicketsPRS9 wicketsADS3 runsBRH22 runsSYS9 wicketsBRH44 runsXX4th() Team's results→ Won Tied Lost
Fixtures On 13 July 2023, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.
Knockout stage
Eliminator
Challenger
Final
Statistics Highest totals TeamScoreAgainstVenueDateBrisbane Heat7/229 (20 overs)Perth ScorchersNorth Sydney Oval, Sydney22 October 2023Hobart Hurricanes3/212 (20 overs)Melbourne RenegadesBellerive Oval, Hobart23 November 2023Sydney Thunder4/204 (20 overs)Brisbane HeatNorth Sydney Oval, Sydney6 November 2023Brisbane Heat5/197 (20 overs)Perth ScorchersWACA Ground, Perth29 November 20235/196 (20 overs)Sydney ThunderNorth Sydney Oval, Sydney6 November 2023 Source: CricInfo
Most runs PlayerTeamRuns Beth MooneyPerth Scorchers557 Chamari AthapaththuSydney Thunder552 Grace HarrisBrisbane Heat501 Ellyse PerrySydney Sixers496 Sophie DevinePerth Scorchers489 Source: CricInfo
Most wickets PlayerTeamWickets Sophie DayMelbourne Stars27 Jess JonassenBrisbane Heat24 Amanda-Jade WellingtonAdelaide Strikers23 Annabel SutherlandMelbourne Stars23 Nicola HancockBrisbane Heat23 Source: CricInfo
Awards Team of the tournament The team of the tournament was announced on 27 November 2023, as selected by the eight head coaches of the participating teams. Beth Mooney (wk) (Perth Scorchers) Katie Mack (Adelaide Strikers) Chamari Athapaththu (Sydney Thunder) Sophie Devine (c) (Perth Scorchers) Ellyse Perry (Sydney Sixers) Annabel Sutherland (Melbourne Stars) Amanda-Jade Wellington (Adelaide Strikers) Amy Edgar (Perth Scorchers) Chloe Ainsworth (Perth Scorchers) Lauren Cheatle (Sydney Sixers) Sophie Day (Melbourne Stars) 12th: Charli Knott (Brisbane Heat)
See also 2023–24 Big Bash League season
Notes
References
External links
League home at ESPN Cricinfo