2016–17 Women's Big Bash League season
The 2016–17 Women's Big Bash League season or WBBL|02 was the second season of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), the semi-professional women's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament ran from 10 December 2016 to 28 January 2017.
Logo of the 2016–17 Women's Big Bash League season | |
| Dates | 10 December 2016 – 28 January 2017 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and knockout finals |
| Champions | Sydney Sixers (1st title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 59 |
| Attendance | 121,000 (2,051 per match) |
| Player of the series | Beth Mooney (BRH) |
| Most runs | Meg Lanning (MLS) – 502 |
| Most wickets | Sarah Aley (SYS) – 28 |
The Sydney Sixers finished the round-robin stage of the tournament in first place and, despite a late-season injury to captain Ellyse Perry, went on to claim their maiden championship. In the final, held at the WACA, Sydney defeated the Perth Scorchers by seven runs in a "veritable classic". Sixers medium-pace bowler Sarah Aley was named Player of the Final, managing figures of 4/23 in the decider and also clinching the title of WBBL|02 leading wicket-taker.
Brisbane Heat wicket-keeper Beth Mooney was named Player of the Tournament, while Melbourne Stars captain Meg Lanning topped the leading run-scorer table for the second-straight season.