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2019–20 Women's Big Bash League

Dates	18 October 2019 (2019-10-18) – 8 December 2019 (2019-12-08)
Administrator(s)	Cricket Australia
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Double round robin and knockout finals
Champions	Brisbane Heat (2nd title)
Runners-up	Adelaide Strikers
Participants	8
Matches	59
Player of the series	Sophie Devine (ADS)
Most runs	Sophie Devine (ADS) – 769
Most wickets	Molly Strano (MLR) – 24
Official website	WBBL
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The 2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season or WBBL|05 was the fifth season of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), the semi-professional women's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament moved to a standalone calendar slot, shifting away from the men's BBL, beginning on 18 October and running to 8 December 2019.

The Sydney Sixers entered the season as "hot favourites", but they lost five consecutive games in the back-half of the tournament and missed out on qualifying for finals for the first time after captain Ellyse Perry sustained a shoulder injury. Defending champions Brisbane Heat finished the regular season on top of the ladder, earning the right to host all three playoff matches at Allan Border Field.

The Heat retained their title on 8 December 2019 when they defeated first-time finalist Adelaide Strikers, featuring Player of the Tournament Sophie Devine, by six wickets in the championship decider. Beth Mooney was named Player of the Final for the second consecutive season.

Teams

Each 2019–20 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees were defined as players who held a national women's team contract at the time of signing on for their WBBL|05 team.

The table below lists each team's marquee players and other key details for the season.

Team		Home ground	Secondary grounds	Coach	Captain	Australian representatives	Overseas players
	Adelaide Strikers	Karen Rolton Oval (4)	Centennial Park Oval (1)	Luke Williams	Suzie Bates	Megan Schutt Amanda-Jade Wellington Sarah Coyte Tahlia McGrath	Suzie Bates Sophie Devine Stafanie Taylor Lauren Winfield
	Brisbane Heat	Allan Border Field (5)	Harrup Park (2)	Ashley Noffke	Kirby Short	Jess Jonassen Delissa Kimmince Beth Mooney Grace Harris	Maddy Green Amelia Kerr
	Hobart Hurricanes	Blundstone Arena (2)	West Park Oval (2) Invermay Park (1)	Salliann Briggs	Corinne Hall	Nicola Carey Belinda Vakarewa Tayla Vlaeminck	Heather Knight Chloe Tryon Fran Wilson Hayley Matthews
	Melbourne Renegades	CitiPower Centre (5)	Eastern Oval (1)	Tim Coyle	Jess Duffin	Sophie Molineux Georgia Wareham Jess Duffin Molly Strano	Tammy Beaumont Lea Tahuhu Danielle Wyatt Chamari Atapattu
	Melbourne Stars	CitiPower Centre (6)	N/A	David Hemp	Elyse Villani	Elyse Villani Kristen Beams Holly Ferling Erin Osborne	Mignon du Preez Lizelle Lee Katey Martin
	Perth Scorchers	Lilac Hill Park (4)	WACA Ground (3)	Lisa Keightley	Meg Lanning	Nicole Bolton Meg Lanning Heather Graham	Kim Garth Amy Jones Nat Sciver
	Sydney Sixers	North Sydney Oval (4)	Hurstville Oval (3) Drummoyne Oval (1)	Ben Sawyer	Ellyse Perry	Ashleigh Gardner Alyssa Healy Ellyse Perry Sarah Aley Erin Burns Lauren Cheatle	Dane van Niekerk Marizanne Kapp Hollie Armitage
	Sydney Thunder	Drummoyne Oval (2)	Bankstown Oval (1) Blacktown ISP Oval (1) Manuka Oval (1) North Dalton Park (1) North Sydney Oval (1)	Trevor Griffin	Rachael Haynes	Rachael Haynes Alex Blackwell Rene Farrell Naomi Stalenberg	Nida Dar Shabnim Ismail Rachel Priest

Personnel changes

The pre-season was noted as particularly busy for player transfers which produced some of the biggest recruiting achievements in the tournament's five-year history.

Local players

The table below lists local player movements made ahead of the season.

Player	Departed	→	Joined	Notes	Ref(s)
Nicola Carey	Sydney Thunder	→	Hobart Hurricanes	Australian marquee
Belinda Vakarewa	Sydney Thunder	→	Hobart Hurricanes
Maisy Gibson	Sydney Thunder	→	Hobart Hurricanes
Tayla Vlaeminck	Melbourne Renegades	→	Hobart Hurricanes
Josie Dooley	Brisbane Heat	→	Melbourne Renegades
Jemma Barsby	Brisbane Heat	→	Perth Scorchers
Elyse Villani	Perth Scorchers	→	Melbourne Stars	Australian marquee
Katie Mack	Melbourne Stars	→	Adelaide Strikers
Emily Smith	Perth Scorchers	→	Hobart Hurricanes	Returning to the Hobart Hurricanes
Georgia Redmayne	Hobart Hurricanes	→	Perth Scorchers
Mikayla Hinkley	Hobart Hurricanes	→	Brisbane Heat	Fourth WBBL team (previously played for the Sydney Thunder and Perth Scorchers)
Lauren Ebsary	Perth Scorchers	→	–	Retired
Veronica Pyke	Hobart Hurricanes	→	–	Retired
Samantha Betts	Adelaide Strikers	→	Perth Scorchers
Tahlia Wilson	Sydney Sixers	→	Sydney Thunder
Carly Leeson	Sydney Sixers	→	Melbourne Renegades

Changes made during the season included:

• On 18 November 2019, Emily Smith was banned for the remainder of WBBL|05 after contravening Cricket Australia's anti-corruption policy with a social media post. Under a special exemption, Tasmanian Tigers member Emma Manix-Geeves was brought into the Hobart Hurricanes squad as a replacement.

Overseas players

Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana did not re-sign for the Sydney Thunder and Hobart Hurricanes respectively on account of a conflicting national team schedule, marking the first WBBL season to not feature any Indian-born players. This fixturing clash followed a dispute between the BCCI and CA earlier in the year when Australia's top talent (such as Meg Lanning, Ellyse Perry and Alyssa Healy) were excluded from the 2019 Women's T20 Challenge—an exhibition tournament serving as a potential precursor to a future female equivalent of the Indian Premier League. ESPNcricinfo reported this breakdown was part of a wider disagreement between the two boards that revolved around the BCCI's insistence on CA honouring a touring commitment to play a men's bi-lateral ODI series in India in January 2020.

The table below lists changes to overseas player allocations made ahead of the season.

Player	Departed	→	Joined	Notes	Ref(s)
Tammy Beaumont	–	→	Melbourne Renegades	Previously played for the Adelaide Strikers
Chloe Tryon	–	→	Hobart Hurricanes
Fran Wilson	–	→	Hobart Hurricanes	Previously played for the Sydney Thunder
Nat Sciver	–	→	Perth Scorchers	Returning to the Perth Scorchers
Kim Garth	–	→	Perth Scorchers	Previously played for the Sydney Sixers
Maddy Green	–	→	Brisbane Heat
Amelia Kerr	–	→	Brisbane Heat
Stafanie Taylor	Sydney Thunder	→	Adelaide Strikers
Lauren Winfield	–	→	Adelaide Strikers	Replacement player Third WBBL team (previously played for the Brisbane Heat and Hobart Hurricanes)
Nida Dar	–	→	Sydney Thunder	First Pakistani woman to sign with an international cricket league
Shabnim Ismail	–	→	Sydney Thunder	Previously played for the Melbourne Renegades
Danielle Hazell	Adelaide Strikers	→	–
Suné Luus	Brisbane Heat	→	–
Laura Wolvaardt	Brisbane Heat	→	–
Smriti Mandhana	Hobart Hurricanes	→	–
Alex Hartley	Hobart Hurricanes	→	–
Amy Satterthwaite	Melbourne Renegades	→	–	Maternity leave
Georgia Elwiss	Melbourne Stars	→	–
Kate Cross	Perth Scorchers	→	–
Hayley Jensen	Perth Scorchers	→	–
Sara McGlashan	Sydney Sixers	→	–	Retired
Harmanpreet Kaur	Sydney Thunder	→	–

Changes made during the season included:

• On 19 November, the Sydney Sixers announced the signing of English marquee Hollie Armitage, replacing captain Ellyse Perry who would miss five games due to a shoulder injury.
• After scoring a T20I century for Sri Lanka against Australia on 29 September 2019, Chamari Atapattu stated in a post-match press conference she had not been offered a contract for the upcoming Women's Big Bash League season despite her eagerness to participate again (she had previously played for the Melbourne Renegades in WBBL|03), underlining the league's fierce competition for marquee signings. However, it was announced on 30 November that Atapattu had signed with the Renegades for their last regular season game and finals. She replaced Tammy Beaumont who—along with Danni Wyatt, Nat Sciver, Amy Jones and Lauren Winfield—would miss out on the WBBL|05 finals due to national team commitments.

Leadership

Coaching changes made ahead of the season included:

• Ashley Noffke was appointed head coach of the Brisbane Heat, replacing Peter McGiffin.
• Trevor Griffin was appointed head coach of the Sydney Thunder, replacing Joanne Broadbent.
• Luke Williams was appointed head coach of the Adelaide Strikers, replacing Andrea McCauley.

Captaincy changes made ahead of the season included:

• Corinne Hall reassumed the captaincy of the Hobart Hurricanes, after Sasha Moloney (2–12 win–loss record) stepped into the position for a season.
• Jess Duffin was appointed captain of the Melbourne Renegades, replacing Amy Satterthwaite. Despite not playing due to maternity leave, the Renegades announced Satterthwaite would continue to contribute off-field in a specialist coaching capacity throughout WBBL|05.
• Rachael Haynes was appointed captain of the Sydney Thunder, replacing Alex Blackwell (36–22).
• Elyse Villani was appointed captain of the Melbourne Stars, replacing Kristen Beams (7–12).

Captaincy changes made during the season included:

• Alex Blackwell stood in as acting captain of the Sydney Thunder for one game on 10 November, replacing Rachael Haynes who was sidelined with a foot injury.
• Molly Strano stood in as acting captain of the Melbourne Renegades for one game on 17 November, replacing Jess Duffin. It was later revealed Duffin was sidelined due to morning sickness.
• Alyssa Healy stood in as acting captain of the Sydney Sixers for five games from 20 November to 1 December, replacing Ellyse Perry who was sidelined with a shoulder injury.

Points table

•   The four top ranked teams qualified for the play-off 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.

Fixtures

All times are local time

Week 1

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
• Phoebe Litchfield became the youngest player to score a half-century in the WBBL

Thunder batters Alex Blackwell and Phoebe Litchfield set a new WBBL record for highest fourth-wicket partnership in their pursuit of the Heat's 9/150. The unbeaten 97-run stand, which got the Thunder over the line with seven balls to spare, was noted for the 20-year age gap between the two batting partners. At 16 years and 185 days, Litchfield also set a new WBBL record as the youngest player to score a half-century.

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

Week 2

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
• Broadcast by Cricket Network
• Marizanne Kapp became the fifth player to take a WBBL hat-trick, joining Nicole Bolton, Gemma Triscari, Amy Satterthwaite and Dane van Niekerk

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

Week 3

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
• Match reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain delay
• Perth Scorchers' target revised to 73 from 7 overs due to rain delay
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket

• No toss was possible due to rain
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
• Alyssa Healy and Ellyse Perry set a new record for the highest partnership in a domestic women's T20 (199 runs)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

Week 4

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
• Sophie Devine set a new WBBL record for the most sixes scored off consecutive deliveries (five)
• Madeline Penna suffered a new WBBL record for the most expensive over bowled (31 runs)

Week 5

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network
• Beth Mooney became the first player to score 400 runs in five consecutive WBBL seasons

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket

The Renegades, requiring 28 runs off the last 12 deliveries with only three wickets in hand, pulled off a "great escape" victory against the Sixers through a last-ball six from Courtney Webb against the bowling of Marizanne Kapp. It marked the first time a WBBL team had won a match when needing more than four runs off the final legal delivery. The ramifications of the result were season-shaping as the Renegades went on to edge out the Sixers for fourth spot on the ladder, making it the first season the Sixers would fail to qualify for finals.

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

Week 6

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network
• Melbourne Stars eliminated from finals contention

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
• Broadcast by Cricket Network
• Hobart Hurricanes defeated Sydney Sixers for the first time in WBBL history

The Sixers entered the match having defeated the Hurricanes in their first eleven encounters, holding a WBBL record for the longest head-to-head winning streak. With captain Ellyse Perry sidelined due to a shoulder injury, they faltered early to a score of 5/30. A resurgence, led by Marizanne Kapp's unbeaten 55 off 40 balls, helped Sydney to a total of 7/134. Hobart's chase got off to a shaky start as they found themselves down 4/22 after five overs. A healthy partnership between batters Nicola Carey and Corinne Hall came to an end in the 15th over when Hall was spectacularly caught by former Hurricanes player Erin Burns in the outfield. With 44 runs required from the final 33 deliveries, Carey went on to make 55 not out while a quickfire 29 by Chloe Tryon sealed victory for the Hurricanes with five wickets in hand and ten balls remaining. In addition to snapping their elongated head-to-head losing streak, the win set a new mark for Hobart's highest successful run chase. Belinda Vakarewa, who sliced through the Sixers' top-order, was named Player of the Match for her bowling figures of 4/19.

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network
• Brisbane Heat qualified for finals

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
• Hobart Hurricanes eliminated from finals contention

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network
• Adelaide Strikers qualified for finals

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

Week 7

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network
• Melbourne Renegades set a new record for highest successful run chase in WBBL history

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
• Sydney Thunder eliminated from finals contention

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
• Broadcast by Cricket Network
• Perth Scorchers qualified for finals
• Adelaide Strikers defeated Sydney Sixers for the first time in WBBL history

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
• Melbourne Renegades qualified for finals, Sydney Sixers eliminated from finals contention
• Former Australian players Alex Blackwell and Rene Farrell made their last WBBL appearances

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
• Match reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain delay
• Broadcast by Cricket Network
• Former Australian player Kristen Beams made her last WBBL appearance

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Cricket Network

Knockout phase

Semi-finals

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket

In the first-ever semi-final encounter between the two teams, the Renegades batted first and were slow out of the blocks to be down 2/59 in the ninth over. An ensuing 80-run partnership from 58 balls between Josie Dooley and Jess Duffin ended when the latter was stumped by Beth Mooney off the bowling of Jess Jonassen. A quickfire cameo of 22 off 8 by Georgia Wareham finished the innings promisingly while Dooley, having won a championship with the Brisbane Heat in the previous season, top-scored for the Renegades with 50 not out. The Heat top-order batters of Maddy Green, Jess Jonassen and Grace Harris then "produced fireworks," collectively scoring 126 runs while only facing 79 balls. Molly Strano picked up wickets throughout the second innings, although Brisbane only required 15 runs with 27 balls remaining by the time she claimed her (and the Renegades') fourth. Despite a mini-collapse late in the chase, the Heat hauled in the target of 164 with a comfortable buffer of twelve balls to spare, knocking the Renegades out of the tournament.

Final

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
• Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
• Brisbane Heat won their second WBBL title

The Heat gained early ascendancy through quick bowler Georgia Prestwidge, who dismissed Player of the Tournament Sophie Devine for just five. A "superb" knock of 55 runs from 33 balls by Amanda-Jade Wellington helped the Strikers to recover to a competitive score of 7/161. The match swung heavily toward Brisbane's favour in the fifth over of the run chase when Sammy-Jo Johnson hit four sixes against the bowling of Devine, though Johnson would be out caught-and-bowled on the last ball of the over. When Devine returned to bowl the eleventh over of the innings, Heat batter Jess Jonassen was dropped by Wellington at extra cover. Jonassen then scored a boundary from each of the next three deliveries she faced, taking Brisbane's required scoring rate down to less than a run a ball. The Heat went on to win with six wickets in hand and eleven balls remaining, claiming their second consecutive championship. For her contribution of 56 not out, Beth Mooney was named Player of the Final.

Statistics

Highest totals

Most runs

Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	Ave	SR	HS	100	50
Sophie Devine	Adelaide Strikers	16	16	769	76.90	130.33	88	0	9
Beth Mooney	Brisbane Heat	16	16	743	74.30	125.08	86	0	9
Jess Duffin	Melbourne Renegades	14	13	544	68.00	138.77	76*	0	5
Meg Lanning	Perth Scorchers	15	15	531	40.84	118.26	101	1	4
Lizelle Lee	Melbourne Stars	14	14	475	36.53	131.94	103*	1	4
Last Updated: 8 December 2019

Most wickets

Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	Ave	Econ	BBI	SR
Molly Strano	Melbourne Renegades	15	15	24	16.91	7.40	4/28	13.7
Jess Jonassen	Brisbane Heat	16	16	22	18.31	6.83	4/13	16.0
Belinda Vakarewa	Hobart Hurricanes	13	13	20	15.80	6.09	4/19	15.5
Sophie Devine	Adelaide Strikers	16	16	19	20.68	6.77	3/13	18.3
Sarah Coyte	Adelaide Strikers	16	16	19	21.26	6.94	3/9	18.3
Last Updated: 8 December 2019

Awards

Player of the tournament

Player of the Tournament votes are awarded on a 3-2-1 basis by the two standing umpires at the conclusion of every match, meaning a player can receive a maximum of six votes per game.

Pos.	Player	Team	Votes
1st	Sophie Devine	Adelaide Strikers	48
2nd	Beth Mooney	Brisbane Heat	35
3rd	Danielle Wyatt	Melbourne Renegades	33
=4th	Jess Duffin	Melbourne Renegades	31
=4th	Meg Lanning	Perth Scorchers	31
=4th	Ellyse Perry	Sydney Sixers	31
5th	Jess Jonassen	Brisbane Heat	27

Source: WBBL|05 Player of the Tournament

Team of the tournament

Cricket Australia appointed a panel of experts to select a Team of the Tournament that recognises the standout performers of WBBL|05. The team is intended to mimic regular conditions such as a maximum of three overseas players, a realistic mix of batters and bowlers, as well as a captain and a wicket-keeper.

The members of the selection panel were cricket.com.au journalist Laura Jolly, Head of Big Bash Leagues Alistair Dobson, Australian women's cricket team head coach Matthew Mott, former Australian captain Belinda Clark, former players Lisa Sthalekar (Seven Network) and Mel Jones (Fox Cricket) and ABC commentator Alister Nicholson.

• Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)
• Beth Mooney (Brisbane Heat) – wicket-keeper
• Danielle Wyatt (Melbourne Renegades)
• Meg Lanning (Perth Scorchers)
• Ellyse Perry (Sydney Sixers)
• Jess Duffin (Melbourne Renegades) – captain
• Jess Jonassen (Brisbane Heat)
• Marizanne Kapp (Sydney Sixers)
• Molly Strano (Melbourne Renegades)
• Megan Schutt (Adelaide Strikers)
• Belinda Vakarewa (Hobart Hurricanes)
• Ashley Noffke (Brisbane Heat) – coach

Source: WBBL|05 Team of the Tournament

Young gun award

Players under 21 years of age at the start of the season are eligible for the Young Gun Award. Weekly winners are selected over the course of the season by a panel of Cricket Australia officials based on match performance, on-field and off-field attitude, and their demonstration of skill, tenacity and good sportsmanship. Each weekly winner receives a $500 Rebel gift card and the overall winner receives a $5000 cash prize, as well as access to a learning and mentor program.

The nominees for the WBBL|05 Young Gun were:

• Week 1: Phoebe Litchfield (Sydney Thunder)
• Week 2: Tayla Vlaeminck (Hobart Hurricanes)
• Week 3: Hannah Darlington (Sydney Thunder) – winner
• Week 4: Tahlia Wilson (Sydney Thunder)
• Week 5: Courtney Webb (Melbourne Renegades)
• Week 6: Annabel Sutherland (Melbourne Stars)
• Week 7: Stella Campbell (Sydney Sixers)

Sydney Thunder medium-pacer Hannah Darlington took out the overall award on the back of a standout debut season in which she claimed 16 wickets at an average of 21.31 and economy rate of 6.82.

Most valuable players

Each team designated an award to adjudge and recognise their most outstanding contributor for the season.

• Adelaide Strikers Most Valuable Player: Sophie Devine
• Brisbane Heat Most Valuable Player: Jess Jonassen
• Hobart Hurricanes Player of the Tournament: Belinda Vakarewa
• Melbourne Renegades Player of the Season: Jess Duffin
• Melbourne Stars Player of the Season: Lizelle Lee
• Perth Scorchers Player of the Year: Nat Sciver
• Sydney Sixers Player of the Tournament: Marizanne Kapp
• Sydney Thunder Alex Blackwell Medal: Hannah Darlington

"Player of the match" tally

The table below shows the number of Player of the Match awards won by each player throughout the season. The career tally indicates the number of awards won by a player throughout her entire time in the league at the conclusion of the season, including awards won while previously playing for a different WBBL team.

Audience

A total of 23 matches are to be televised on free-to-air by the Seven Network, and simulcast on Fox Cricket in the fifth season of the Women's Big Bash. The remaining 36 matches will be live streamed on the Cricket Australia website. All 59 matches are available to watch live or on demand via the streaming service Kayo Sports.

Below are the television ratings for every game that was broadcast on television during the season.

See also

• 2019–20 Big Bash League season

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Further reading

• Haynes, Rachael (5 December 2019). "Women's cricket has come a long way but this is just the beginning". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
• Konstantopoulos, Mary (17 October 2019). "The ins and outs for WBBL05". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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• —————————— (28 November 2019). "WBBL finals impacted by loss of English players". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
• —————————— (6 December 2019). "Who will take home the WBBL?". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
• Malcolm, Alex; McGlashan, Andrew (16 October 2019). "WBBL previews: squad lists and players to watch". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

Notes

1. ^ Number of games hosted at each venue is indicated in brackets
2. Only includes players who debuted for Australia before the tournament
3. ^ Player did not hold a Cricket Australia contract at the beginning of the WBBL|05 signing period
4. ^ Replacement player
5. Molly Strano stood in as acting captain for one game
6. Alyssa Healy stood in as acting captain for five games
7. Alex Blackwell stood in as acting captain for one game
8. Includes two losses via Super Over
9. Includes one win and one loss via Super Over; does not include future results
10. Includes one win via Super Over
11. In a 20 January 2017 match, the Melbourne Stars initially required 6 runs off the last ball but the Hobart Hurricanes conceded a boundary off a no-ball, and the Stars went on to score just one run off the final legal delivery to secure victory. The bowler was Amy Satterthwaite and the on-strike batter was Jess Duffin—two future Renegades captains who would both coincidentally miss the 17 November 2019 game due to pregnancy-related reasons.

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