Each squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees are classed as players who made at least ten limited-overs appearances for the national team between 1 July 2013 and 1 July 2016.
Points table
Win–loss table
Below is a summary of results for each team's fourteen regular season matches, plus finals where applicable, in chronological order. A team's opponent for any given match is listed above the margin of victory/defeat.
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
SF
F
X
X
8th
X
3rd
X
4th
X
X
7th
X
X
5th
X
X
6th
Fixtures
Format of the group stage was a double round-robin tournament, with teams playing each other twice. Some matches were played in neutral cities as a result of occasional carnival weekends where as many as all eight teams were scheduled at the same venue. There were 14 double header fixtures with the men's Big Bash League, and the semi-finals and final were also played as a double header.
Week 1
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Knockout phase
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Semi-finals
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Final
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Statistics
Highest totals
Most runs
Most wickets
Awards
Player of the tournament
Player of the Tournament votes are awarded on a 3-2-1 basis by the two standing umpires at the conclusion of every match, meaning a player can receive a maximum of six votes per game.
Players under 21 years of age at the start of the season are eligible for the Young Gun Award. Weekly winners are selected over the course of the season by a panel of Cricket Australia officials based on match performance, on-field and off-field attitude, and their demonstration of skill, tenacity and good sportsmanship. Each weekly winner receives a $500 Rebelgift card and the overall winner receives a $5000 cash prize, as well as access to a learning and mentor program. Sydney Sixers all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner was named the Young Gun of WBBL|02, having scored 414 runs with the bat and claiming ten wickets with the ball throughout the season.
Audience
A total of twelve matches were televised on free-to-air in the second season of Women's Big Bash League on Network Ten. Following are the television ratings for 2016–17 WBBL season in Australia.
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