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Sixers ride on Aley's four-for to clinch WBBL title

The Sydney Sixers did not appear to have made enough, but they fielded like demons and bowled in miserly fashion to beat the Perth Scorchers by seven runs

28-Jan-2017•Will Macpherson at the WACA

A title clash between the strongest teams of the competition

The Sydney Sixers and the Perth Scorchers, the top two teams from the league stages of the second Women's Big Bash League, etched out dominant wins in the semi-finals

27-Jan-2017•The Preview by Will Macpherson in Perth

Hunter retires from all forms of cricket

Julie Hunter, who was part of two World T20 winning squads - in 2012 and 2014 - and the victorious World Cup winning team of 2013, had retired from ODIs in October last year

25-Jan-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sixers storm into final with 103-run win

Stand-in captain Alyssa Healy's 77 was the backbone of the Sydney Sixers' match-winning total of 169, with supporting roles from Sara McGlashan, Marizanne Kapp and Ashleigh Gardner

25-Jan-2017•The Report by Will Macpherson at the Gabba

Scorchers make light work of Heat in semi-final

The Scorchers avoided a repeat of last year's semi-final to chase down a modest 124 and storm into the final

24-Jan-2017•Will Macpherson at the WACA

Blessed be the ties that bind

A look back at the week that was in the WBBL, ahead of the week that will be the final leg of the tournament

19-Jan-2017•Geoff Lemon and Adam Collins

Thunder seal derby via boundary count

The Sydney Thunder and the Sydney Sixers could not be separated on runs even after the Super Over. So it all came down to the boundary aggregate

14-Jan-2017•The Report by Will Macpherson at the SCG

BCCI, CSA pull players out of WBBL

Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana will be withdrawn from the WBBL before the competition has finished, in order to participate in a training camp ahead of their 2017 World Cup qualification tournament

13-Jan-2017•Adam Collins

Beams bags three as Stars saunter home

Melbourne Stars ended their run of four straight defeats by beating Adelaide Strikers in a low-quality game at the MCG, despite losing their captain Meg Lanning to injury shortly before the game began

10-Jan-2017•The Report by Will Macpherson at the MCG

Healy, bowlers lead Sixers to sixth straight win

Considering their bowlers had limited Perth Scorchers to only 129, even a mid-innings wobble did not prevent Sydney Sixers from winning their sixth match on the trot

09-Jan-2017•The report by Will Macpherson

Wyatt, Britt ensure Renegades' derby win

Renegades won their second-consecutive match against their local rivals as they beat Stars by five wickets with three balls to spare

07-Jan-2017•The Report by Will Macpherson in Melbourne

Holidaymaker Winfield replaces Dottin in WBBL

Lauren Winfield, the England opening batsman, has cut short her holiday in Australia to replace Deandra Dottin in Brisbane Heat's WBBL squad.

06-Jan-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Brunt, Graham set up Scorchers' six-wicket victory

Katherine Brunt dented Strikers early in their innings and Heather Graham follow up her two wickets with a brisk unbeaten 27 to take Scorchers to an easy victory against the Strikers

31-Dec-2016•The report by Will Macpherson

Elyse Villani fifty sets up Scorchers' win

Suzie Bates was out hit wicket for 1, but contributed in the field and with the ball to send the Renegades crashing to their sixth loss

29-Dec-2016•The Report by Will Macpherson at Docklands Stadium

$Deandra Dottin suffers cheekbone fractures$

Deandra Dottin suffers cheekbone fractures

Despite sustaining multiple cheek fractures, West Indies allrounder Deandra Dottin said "all is going to be fine"

27-Dec-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Mandhana signs with Brisbane Heat for Women's BBL

India Women's opener Smriti Mandhana has signed a one-year deal with Brisbane Heat for the second edition of the Women's Big Bash League, the franchise announced on Tuesday

27-Sep-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Harmanpreet Kaur signs with Sydney Thunder for WBBL

Harmanpreet Kaur became the first India Women's cricketer to be signed by an overseas Twenty20 franchise after inking a deal with WBBL champions Sydney Thunder for the 2016-17 season

31-Jul-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Booming WBBL grows television footprint

The Women's Big Bash League 2016-17 kicks off with a "carnival weekend" in Sydney on December 10 and 11 with six matches, of which four will be telecast on free-to-air television

07-Jun-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

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