2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season
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The 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season or WBBL|04 was the fourth season of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), the semi-professional women's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament ran from 1 December 2018 to 26 January 2019.[1]
Dates | 1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) – 26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and knockout finals |
Champions | Brisbane Heat (1st title) |
Runners-up | Sydney Sixers |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 57 |
Attendance | 135,861 (2,384 per match) |
Player of the series | Ellyse Perry (SYS) |
Most runs | Ellyse Perry (SYS) – 778 |
Most wickets | Heather Graham (PRS) – 22 Delissa Kimmince (BRH) – 22 |
Official website | WBBL |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
Double-defending champions, the Sydney Sixers, ended the regular season on top of the ladder, while captain Ellyse Perry broke the scoring record for a sole WBBL campaign and was named Player of the Tournament.
In the two semi-finals at Drummoyne Oval on 19 January, the Brisbane Heat eliminated the Sydney Thunder before the Sydney Sixers knocked out the Melbourne Renegades. Both matches, notable for their "miracle"[2] endings, were hailed as a showcase of "the irrefutable rise of women's cricket"[3] and "sport with drama, skill and unpredictability – a potent recipe for success".[4]
In the final, also at Drummoyne Oval, the Heat caused an upset by defeating the Sixers with three wickets in hand and four balls remaining to claim their maiden title.[5] Despite suffering from the flu and heat stroke, Beth Mooney managed to play a pivotal innings of 65 runs from 46 balls and was named Player of the Final.[6]