Facts and Figures
Average Runs Scored batting first: There was an average of 160.43 runs per team that batted first in seven games.
Average Runs Scored batting second: There was an average of 121.71 runs per team that batted second in seven games.
Facts and Figures: There was plenty of action in the first week of BBL 12; there was a team that was all out for 15 runs! From a batting perspective there was a player that scored a century!
Week 1 (In a Nutshell): In week 1 the team that batted first won in five out of seven games. Find out what transpired in week 1; an unpredictable week of T20 cricket!
Game One of Seven (Tue, 13 Dec)
Sydney Thunder (9 for 123 from 20 overs batting second) v Melbourne Stars (8 for 122 from 20 overs batting first): Sydney Thunder won by one wicket
Sydney Thunder wins off last ball of the game!
Facts and Figures: Five of the six bowlers from the Sydney Thunder took at least one wicket. Four out of five of the Melbourne Stars bowlers took at least two wickets. It wasn’t a good evening for batsmen with Nick Larkin top scoring for the Melbourne Stars, with 25 runs. Sydney Thunder leading run scorer Alex Ross, made 28 runs.
Pivotal Moment: Joe Clarke, the Melbourne Stars wicketkeeper conceded a bye off the last ball of the game!
Sydney Thunder Game Changer: Gurinder Sandhu
Melbourne Stars Game Changer: Adam Zampa
Game Two of Seven (Wed, 14 Dec)
Adelaide Strikers (8 for 184 from 20 overs batting first) v Sydney Sixers (7 for 133 from 20 overs batting second: Adelaide Strikers won by 51 runs
Adelaide Strikers outplay the Sixers
Facts and Figures: Matthew Short of the Adelaide Strikers was the top run scorer for the game with 84 runs. Sean Abbott and Izharulhaq Naveed, combined for five of the six wickets that the Sydney Sixers took. Jordan Silk top scored for the Sydney Sixers with 36 runs. Rasheed Khan and Henry Thornton combined for all seven wickets that the Adelaide Strikers took.
Pivotal Moment: Moises Henriques of the Sydney Sixers was the fourth wicket the Sydney Sixers lost, which made the score 4 for 72 off 12.1 overs. The wicket was taken by Rashid Khan, with the catch taken by Matthew Short, of the Adelaide Strikers.
Adelaide Strikers Game Changers: Matthew Short, Henry Thornton
Sydney Sixers Game Changer: Izharulhaq Naveed
Game Three of Seven (Thu, 15 Dec)
Brisbane Heat (6 for 144 from 20 overs batting second) v Melbourne Renegades (7 for 166 from 20 overs batting first): Melbourne Renegades won by 22 runs
Melbourne Renegades simply too good
Facts and Figures: Nic Maddinson, the Melborune Renegades captain top scored for the game with 87 runs from 49 balls. Four of the Brisbane Heat six bowlers used took at least one wicket. Jimmy Peirson top scored for the Brisbane Heat with 43 runs off 30 balls. Akeal Hossein was the best bowler for the Melbourne Renegades as he took 3 for 15 off 4 overs. Three of the six bowlers used by the Melbourne Renegades took at least one wicket.
Pivotal Moment: Jimmy Peirson of the Brisbane Heat was the fifth wicket the Brisbane Heat lost, which made the score 5 for 103 from 14.3 overs. He was bowled by Akeal Hosein of the Brisbane Heat
Brisbane Heat Game Changer: Akeal Hosein, Nic Maddinson
Melbourne Renegades Game Changers: Matthew Kuhnermann, Jimmy Peirson
Game Four of Seven (Fri, 16 Dec)
Melbourne Stars (5 for 183 from 20 overs batting first) v Hobart Hurricanes (9 for 145 from 20 overs batting second: Melbourne Stars won by 38 runs
Melbourne Stars get the chocolates
Facts and Figures: Three of the five Melbourne Stars bowlers took at least one wicket. Joe Clarke of the Sydney Thunder made 101 runs not out in a man of the match performance. Four of the five Melbourne Stars bowlers took at least one wicket. Matthew Wade was the Hobart Hurricanes top scorer with 35 runs.
Pivotal Moment: Matthew Wade of the Hobart Hurricanes was the fourth wicket the Hobart Hurricanes lost, which made the score 4 for 92 from 13.1 overs. The wicket was taken by Nathan Coulter-Nile, with the catch taken by Hilton Cartwright of the Melbourne Stars.
Melbourne Stars Game Changers: Joe Clarke, Luke Wood
Hobart Hurricanes Game Changer: Matthew Wade
Game Five of Seven (Fri, 16 Dec)
Sydney Thunder (All-out for 15 from 5.5 overs batting second) v Adelaide Strikers (9 for 139 from 20 overs batting first): Sydney Thunder won by 124 runs
Sydney Thunder all-out for 15!
Facts and Figures: Chris Lynn of Adelaide Strikers scored 36 runs, which was the highest score for either team. Four of the Sydney Thunder bowlers took at least two wickets. Henry Thornton took 5 for 3 off 2.5 overs. His journey to play for the Adelaide Strikers is inspirational as he has been in the wilderness for a while. Wes Agar was also prolific as he took 4 for 6 from 2 overs. The Adelaide Strikers wicketkeeper, Harry Nielsen took five catches.
Pivotal Moment: Matthew Short of the Adelaide Strikers took an amazing catch off the bowling of Henry Thornton: it meant that Rilee Rossouw of Sydney Thunder was dismissed for three runs and made their score 2 for 5 after 1.2 overs.
Sydney Thunder Game Changer: Brendan Doggett
Adelaide Strikers Game Changers: Wes Agar, Harry Nielsen, Henry Thornton
Game Six of Seven (Sat, 17 Dec)
Perth Scorchers (9 for 155 from 20 overs batting first) v Sydney Sixers (All out for 117 from 20 overs batting second: Perth Scorchers won by 38 runs)
Scorchers outplay a Sixers team in disarray
Facts and Figures: Aaron Hardie top scored for the Perth Scorchers with 55 runs off 32 balls. All six Sydney Sixers bowlers claimed at least one wicket. Hayden Kerr of the Sydney Sixers made 42 runs, just one more run than Jordan Silk. All five Perth Scorchers bowlers claimed at least one wicket, with Jhye Richardson the most impressive with 4 for 9 from 4 overs.
Pivotal Moment: Nick Hobson of the Perth Scorchers took a catch off the bowling of Jhye Richardson that ended a sixth wicket partnership for the Sydney Sixers between Jordan Silk and Hayden Kerr of 75 runs. With Kerr dismissed it made the score 6 for 106 off 16.1 overs.
Perth Scorchers Game Changers: Aaron Hardie, Jhye Richardson
Sydney Sixers Game Changers: Jackson Bird, Jordan Silk
Game Seven of Seven (Sun, 18 Dec)
Melbourne Renegades (6 for 175 from 19.5 overs batting second) v Sydney Thunder (6 for 174 from 20 overs batting first: Melbourne Renegades won by four wickets)
Close call
Facts and Figures: Rilee Rossuw top scored for the Sydney Thunder with 53 runs. Five of the six Melbourne Renegades bowlers took at least one wicket. Aaron Finch top scored for the Melbourne Renegades with 70 not out. Three out of six Sydney Thunder bowlers took at least one wicket.
Pivotal Moment: Aaron Finch hit a six on the third ball of the 20th over, which meant the Melbourne Renegades needed just four runs off three balls.
Melbourne Renegades Game Changer: Aaron Finch
Sydney Thunder Game Changer: Daniel Sams