The 2017–18 Big Bash League season or BBL, 07 was the seventh season of the

Big Bash League The Big Bash League (BBL), also known as the KFC Big Bash League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Australia. Established in 2011 by Cricket Australia, the Big Bash League replaced the previous competitio ...

, the professional men's

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domestic

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competition in Australia. The tournament started on 19 December 2017 and finished on 4 February 2018.

Perth Scorchers The Perth Scorchers are an Australian men's professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the Big Bash League. The Scorchers wear an orange uniform and are based in Perth in the Australian state of Western Australia. Their home gr ...

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 The Adelaide Strikers are an Australian professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia that compete in the Big Bash League (BBL).Cricket Australia (n.d), Teams and Players, Cricket Australia, accessed 1 Decemb ...

who defeated Hobart Hurricanes at the

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by 25 runs.

Venues

Thirteen venues were selected to host the matches with

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, 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

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.

League stage

Points

Matches

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Play-offs

Semi-final 1

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Semi-final 2

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Final

Statistics

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ESPNcricinfo
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TV audience

This was the last season BBL games in Australia were broadcast by the free-to-air channel

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. Following are the television ratings for 2017–18 BBL season in Australia.Mediaweek Australia
twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 20 December 2017

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 Big Bash League season Big Bash League seasons

2017–18 Big Bash League