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| Dates | 20 December 2013 – 7 February 2014[1] |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Champions | Perth Scorchers (1st title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 35 |
| Attendance | 657,227 (18,778 per match) |
| Player of the series | Ben Dunk (Hobart Hurricanes) |
| Most runs | Ben Dunk (395), (Hobart Hurricanes) |
| Most wickets | Cameron Gannon (18), (Brisbane Heat) |
| Official website | bigbash.com.au |
The 2013–14 Big Bash League season or BBL|03 was the third season of the Big Bash League, the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The tournament began on 20 December 2013 and ended on 7 February 2014. The format remained the same as the previous season but ran for a time-frame that is two weeks longer. The schedule also overlapped with the 2013–14 Ashes series. It was the first season to be broadcast on free-to-air television on Network Ten.[2][3]
The tournament was won by Perth Scorchers and the final was hosted at the WACA Ground in Perth, Australia. The Scorchers beat the Hobart Hurricanes in the final by 39 runs. Ben Dunk from the Hurricanes was named the 'Man of the Tournament' while Jonathan Wells from the same team was named the 'Young Gun of the Tournament'.[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2.189 | Advanced to semi-finals |
| 2 | Sydney Sixers | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −0.218 | |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers (C) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −0.064 | |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0.321 | |
| 5 | Brisbane Heat | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.197 | |
| 6 | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.475 | |
| 7 | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | −0.933 | |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | −0.654 |
| Visitor team → | ADS | BRH | HBH | MLR | MLS | PRS | SYS | SYT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home team ↓ | ||||||||
| Adelaide Strikers | Heat 32 runs | Renegades 1 run | Strikers 6 wickets | Sixers 6 wickets | ||||
| Brisbane Heat | Hurricanes 3 wickets | Stars 3 wickets | Heat 3 wickets | Sixers 4 runs | ||||
| Hobart Hurricanes | Match abandoned | Hurricanes 40 runs | Renegades 51 runs | Hurricanes 73 runs | ||||
| Melbourne Renegades | Renegades 57 runs | Stars 9 wickets | Sixers 2 runs | Thunder 9 wickets | ||||
| Melbourne Stars | Stars 8 wickets | Stars 5 wickets | Stars 76 runs | Stars 20 runs | ||||
| Perth Scorchers | Scorchers 5 runs | Scorchers 6 runs | Scorchers 6 runs | Scorchers 6 wickets | ||||
| Sydney Sixers | Sixers 7 runs | Stars 77 runs | Scorchers Super Over | Sixers 6 wickets | ||||
| Sydney Thunder | Strikers 6 runs | Heat 48 runs | Stars 7 wickets | Sixers 8 wickets |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
(H) Melbourne Stars
7/208 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Renegades
132 (17.3 overs) |
Sydney Thunder
6/166 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Sixers (H)
4/167 (18.2 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers
1/87 (6 overs) |
v
|
|
Alex Hales 49 (19)
|
Perth Scorchers
7/151 (20 overs) |
v
|
Brisbane Heat (H)
7/152 (19.4 overs) |
(H) Perth Scorchers
7/117 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades
8/111 (20 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers
6/153 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder (H)
6/147 (20 overs) |
(H) Brisbane Heat
3/209 (20 overs) |
v
|
Hobart Hurricanes
7/210 (19.2 overs) |
Melbourne Stars
5/200 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Sixers (H)
9/123 (20 overs) |
(H) Melbourne Renegades
3/210 (20 overs) |
v
|
Brisbane Heat
153 (19.2 overs) |
Perth Scorchers
9/159 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers (H)
4/164 (19 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades
8/162 (20 overs) |
v
|
Hobart Hurricanes (H)
111 (17.1 overs) |
(H) Sydney Thunder
6/155 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Stars
3/156 (19.1 overs) |
Sydney Sixers
8/140 (20 overs) |
v
|
Brisbane Heat (H)
7/136 (20 overs) |
Sydney Thunder
6/157 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers (H)
4/161 (19.2 overs) |
(H) Melbourne Renegades
5/163 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Stars
1/167 (16.2 overs) |
(H) Adelaide Strikers
7/149 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Sixers
4/150 (19.1 overs) |
(H) Perth Scorchers
7/153 (20 overs) |
v
|
Hobart Hurricanes
7/147 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat
5/165 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder (H)
117 (17.2 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers
9/90 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Stars (H)
2/91 (7.3 overs) |
Perth Scorchers
5/153 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Sixers (H)
9/153 (20 overs) |
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
5/167 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder
94 (16.4 overs) |
(H) Brisbane Heat
7/144 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Stars
7/149 (19.4 overs) |
(H) Melbourne Renegades
104 (18.3 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder
1/105 (11.3 overs) |
(H) Sydney Sixers
6/179 (20 overs) |
v
|
Hobart Hurricanes
8/172 (20 overs) |
(H) Perth Scorchers
7/203 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers
6/198 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat
7/129 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers (H)
97 (18.2 overs) |
Sydney Sixers
6/151 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades (H)
5/149 (20 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes
9/131 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Stars (H)
5/135 (19.1 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades
6/155 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers (H)
7/154 (20 overs) |
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
7/209 (20 overs) |
v
|
Brisbane Heat
8/169 (20 overs) |
(H) Sydney Thunder
6/128 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Sixers
2/131 (19.2 overs) |
(H) Melbourne Stars
6/161 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers
9/141 (20 overs) |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Melbourne Stars (H) | 8/141 (20 ovs) | |||||||
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 3/142 (18.1 ovs) | |||||||
| 3 | Perth Scorchers (H) | 4/191 (20 ovs) | |||||||
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 7/152 (20 ovs) | |||||||
| 3 | Perth Scorchers (D/L) | 5/193 (20 ovs) | |||||||
| 2 | Sydney Sixers (H) | 6/48 (5 ovs) | |||||||
(H) Melbourne Stars
8/141 (20 overs) |
v
|
Hobart Hurricanes
3/142 (18.1 overs) |
Perth Scorchers
5/193 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Sixers (H)
6/48 (5 overs) |
(H) Perth Scorchers
4/191 (20 overs) |
v
|
Hobart Hurricanes
7/152 (20 overs) |
| Match | Teams | Venue | Date | Attendance | Viewers[9][10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stars v Renegades | MCG | 20 December 2013 | 25,266 | 1.19 million |
| 2 | Sixers v Thunder | SCG | 21 December 2013 | 18,180 | 1.11 million |
| 3 | Hurricanes v Strikers | Hobart | 22 December 2013 | 5,681 | 414,587 |
| 4 | Heat v Scorchers | Brisbane | 22 December 2013 | 19,264 | 1.12 million |
| 5 | Scorchers v Renegades | Perth | 26 December 2013 | 15,953 | |
| 6 | Strikers v Thunder | ANZ | 27 December 2013 | 11,068 | |
| 7 | Heat v Hurricanes | Brisbane | 28 December 2013 | 20,457 | |
| 8 | Sixers v Stars | SCG | 29 December 2013 | 20,368 | 1.21 million[11] |
| 9 | Renegades v Heat | Docklands | 30 December 2013 | 19,832 | 624,000[11] |
| 10 | Strikers v Scorchers | Adelaide | 31 December 2013 | 26,030 | 458,000[11] |
| 11 | Hurricanes v Renegades | Hobart | 1 January 2014 | 10,924 | |
| 12 | Thunder v Stars | ANZ | 1 January 2014 | 10,902 | |
| 13 | Heat v Sixers | Brisbane | 2 January 2014 | 22,324 | |
| 14 | Scorchers v Thunder | Perth | 3 January 2014 | 18,718 | |
| 15 | Renegades v Stars | Docklands | 4 January 2014 | 42,837 | |
| 16 | Strikers v Sixers | Adelaide | 5 January 2014 | 26,506 | |
| 17 | Scorchers v Hurricanes | Perth | 7 January 2014 | 15,355 | |
| 18 | Thunder v Heat | ANZ | 8 January 2014 | 11,767 | |
| 19 | Stars v Strikers | MCG | 9 January 2014 | 24,344 | |
| 20 | Sixers v Scorchers | SCG | 10 January 2014 | 23,843 | 952,000 |
| 21 | Hurricanes v Thunder | Hobart | 11 January 2014 | 10,738 | |
| 22 | Heat v Stars | Brisbane | 11 January 2014 | 32,696 | |
| 23 | Renegades v Thunder | Docklands | 14 January 2014 | 10,896 | |
| 24 | Sixers v Hurricanes | SCG | 15 January 2014 | 17,264 | |
| 25 | Scorchers v Strikers | Perth | 16 January 2014 | 19,495 | |
| 26 | Strikers v Heat | Adelaide | 18 January 2014 | 20,533 | |
| 27 | Renegades v Sixers | Docklands | 18 January 2014 | 14,152 | |
| 28 | Stars v Hurricanes | MCG | 21 January 2014 | 21,443 | |
| 29 | Strikers v Renegades | Adelaide | 22 January 2014 | 21,745 | |
| 30 | Hurricanes v Heat | Hobart | 23 January 2014 | 10,863 | |
| 31 | Thunder v Sixers | ANZ | 25 January 2014 | 25,726 | |
| 32 | Stars v Scorchers | MCG | 27 January 2014 | 16,198 | |
| SF1 | Stars v Hurricanes | MCG | 4 February 2014 | 12,506 | |
| SF2 | Sixers v Scorchers | SCG | 5 February 2014 | 12,570 | |
| Final | Scorchers v Hurricanes | Perth | 7 February 2014 | 20,783 | 1.5 million[12] |
| Total | 657,227 | 32.62 million | |||
| Average | 18,778 | 932,000 |