KFC_Twenty20_Big_Bash_season_2007-08
The 2007–08 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash was the 3rd season of the official Twenty20 domestic cricket in Australia. Six teams representing six states in Australia participated in the competition. The competition began on 31 December 2007 when the Queensland Bulls took on two-time champions the Victorian Bushrangers at the new Tony Ireland Stadium in Thuringowa. Another match between the Western Warriors and the previous year's finalists the Tasmanian Tigers was held on the same day at the WACA Ground.
Quick Facts Administrator(s), Cricket format ...
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
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| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Single round-robin |
| Champions |  Victoria (3rd title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 16 |
| Player of the series | David Hussey (Vic) |
| Most runs | Shaun Marsh (WA) (290) |
| Most wickets | Dirk Nannes (Vic) (12) |
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This season comprised 15 regular matches, instead of twelve from the 2006–07 season. This allowed each team to play every other team once.
Teams received 2 points for a win, 1 for a tie or no result, and 0 for a loss. The top two teams, Western Australia and Victoria, played in the final at the WACA Ground in Perth. These two teams also qualified for the 1st edition of the Champions Twenty20 League, expected to be hosted by India in December 2008.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Western Warriors | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.584 |
| 2 | Victorian Bushrangers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.582 |
| 3 | Tasmanian Tigers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.681 |
| 4 | New South Wales Blues | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.078 |
| 5 | Queensland Bulls | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.294 |
| 6 | Southern Redbacks | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1.719 |
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More information Club, Home Ground ...
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| Victoria won by 47 runs Tony Ireland Stadium, Thuringowa Attendance: 10,024 Umpires: AR Curran and TP Laycock Player of the match: Andrew McDonald |
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 Tasmania won by 5 wickets with 8 balls remainingWACA Ground, Perth, Att: Umpires: IH Lock and MD Martell Player of the match: George Bailey |
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 New South Wales won by 8 wickets with 18 balls remainingAdelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 9,112 Umpires: SD Fry and AD Willoughby Player of the match: Simon Katich |
4 January 2008 16:30 |
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 Western Australia won by 5 wickets with 9 balls remainingWACA Ground, Perth Umpires: AR Craig and IH Lock Player of the match: Sean Ervine |
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| Tasmania won by 5 wickets with 1 ball remaining Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: SG John and BJ Muir Player of the match: George Bailey |
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| Tasmania won by 8 wickets with 57 balls remaining Bellerive Oval, Hobart Attendance: 3,531 Umpires: SG John and GJ Luck Player of the match: Rhett Lockyear |
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| Victoria won by 12 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 15,000 Umpires: AP Ward and JD Ward Player of the match: David Hussey |
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| Western Australia won by 4 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Attendance: 8,000 Umpires: JK Brookes and MD Martell Player of the match: Shaun Marsh |
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| New South Wales won by 6 runs ANZ Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 23,000 Umpires: GA Abood and RD Goodger |
8 January 2008 18:30 |
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| Victoria won by 7 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: PR Reiffel and AP Ward Player of the match: David Hussey |
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| Western Australia won by 5 wickets with 21 balls remaining Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 4,580 Umpires: AR Collins and SJ Davis Player of the match: Ben Edmondson |
10 January 2008 Scorecard |
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| Western Australia won by 6 wickets with 15 balls remaining ANZ Stadium, Sydney Umpires: GA Abood and TJ Keel Player of the match: Luke Ronchi |
10 January 2008 Scorecard |
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| Victoria won by 5 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: SD Fry and AD Willoughby Player of the match: David Hussey |
10 January 2008 Scorecard |
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 Queensland won by 9 wickets with 23 balls remainingBrisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Attendance: 10,558 Umpires: AR Curran and BNJ Oxenford Player of the match: James Hopes |
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| Victoria won by 32 runs WACA Ground, Perth Attendance: 16,589 Umpires: IH Lock and BNJ Oxenford Player of the match: Aiden Blizzard |
Highest Team Totals
More information Team, Total ...
| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground |
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| Victoria | 8/203 | Western Australia | WACA Ground |
| Tasmania | 5/189 | Western Australia | WACA Ground |
| Western Australia | 4/188 | Tasmania | WACA Ground |
| Western Australia | 5/187 | Victoria | WACA Ground |
| Victoria | 7/187 | Queensland | Tony Ireland Stadium |
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Most Runs
More information Player, Runs ...
| Player | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s |
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| Shaun Marsh (Western Australia) | 290 | 6 | 58.00 | 142.15 | 86 | – | 3 |
| David Hussey (Victoria) | 237 | 6 | 47.40 | 153.89 | 70* | – | 3 |
| Luke Pomersbach (Western Australia) | 178 | 6 | 35.60 | 142.40 | 79 | – | 1 |
| Brad Hodge (Victoria) | 172 | 6 | 28.66 | 126.47 | 45 | – | – |
| Aiden Blizzard (Victoria) | 145 | 6 | 24.16 | 185.89 | 47 | – | – |
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Highest Scores
More information Player, Score ...
| Player | Score | Balls | Opponent | Ground | 4s | 6s |
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| Shaun Marsh (Western Australia) | 86 | 55 | Victoria | WACA Ground | 7 | 4 |
| Luke Pomersbach (Western Australia) | 79 | 45 | Tasmania | WACA Ground | 9 | 4 |
| David Hussey (Victoria) | 70* | 40 | New South Wales | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 | 4 |
| Shaun Marsh (Western Australia) | 70 | 49 | Queensland | WACA Ground | 8 | 1 |
| Shane Watson (Queensland) | 69* | 32 | Tasmania | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2 | 7 |
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Most Wickets
More information Player, Wkts ...
| Player | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI |
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| Dirk Nannes (Victoria) | 12 | 6 | 12.33 | 12.0 | 6.16 | 4/23 |
| Steve Smith (New South Wales) | 9 | 4 | 5.33 | 5.6 | 5.64 | 4/15 |
| Aaron Heal (Western Australia) | 9 | 6 | 17.66 | 15.7 | 6.71 | 2/18 |
| Brett Dorey (Western Australia) | 9 | 6 | 20.44 | 15.3 | 8.00 | 3/19 |
| David Hussey (Victoria) | 8 | 6 | 12.00 | 11.2 | 6.40 | 2/10 |
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Best Bowling Figures
More information Player, Overs ...
| Player | Overs | Figures | Opponent | Ground |
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| Ben Edmondson (Western Australia) | 4.0 | 4/14 | South Australia | Adelaide Oval |
| Steve Smith (New South Wales) | 3.3 | 4/15 | Queensland | ANZ Stadium |
| Dirk Nannes (Victoria) | 4.0 | 4/23 | Western Australia | WACA Ground |
| Steve Smith (New South Wales) | 3.3 | 3/18 | Western Australia | ANZ Stadium |
| Brett Dorey (Western Australia) | 4.0 | 3/19 | Queensland | WACA Ground |
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