| Administrator: | New Zealand Cricket |
| Cricket Format: | Twenty20 |
| Fromdate: | 25 November 2016 |
| Todate: | 11 February 2017 |
| Tournament Format: | Round robin and final |
| Champions: | Otago Sparks |
| Count: | 1 |
| Participants: | 6 |
| Matches: | 16 |
| Most Runs: | Frances Mackay (223) |
| Most Wickets: | Leigh Kasperek (8) |
| Previous Year: | 2015–16 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2015–16 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition |
| Next Year: | 2017–18 |
| Next Tournament: | 2017–18 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition |
The 2016–17 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition was the tenth season of the women's Twenty20 cricket competition played in New Zealand. It ran from November 2016 to February 2017, with 6 provincial teams taking part. Otago Sparks beat Canterbury Magicians in a close finish, winning the final by 5 runs and claiming their first Twenty20 title.[1]
The tournament ran alongside the 2016–17 New Zealand Women's One-Day Competition.
Teams played in a round-robin in a group of six, each playing 5 group matches overall. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format. The top two teams in the group advanced to the final.[2]
The group worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:
Win: 4 points
Tie
2 points
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/No Result: 2 points.
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0.438 | ||
| Otago Sparks | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.568 | |
| Auckland Hearts | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.535 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.249 | ||
| Wellington Blaze | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | –0.443 | |
| Central Hinds | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | –1.351 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[3]
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| width=175 | Player | width=125 | Team | width=60 | Matches | width=60 | Innings | width=60 | Runs | width=60 | Average | width=60 | width=60 | 100s | width=60 | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Mackay | Canterbury Magicians | 5 | 5 | 223 | 55.75 | 61 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| Natalie Dodd | Northern Spirit | 5 | 5 | 203 | 67.66 | 70 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| Katie Perkins | Auckland Hearts | 5 | 4 | 162 | 81.00 | 75 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Suzie Bates | Otago Sparks | 4 | 4 | 161 | 40.25 | 74 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Anna Peterson | Auckland Hearts | 5 | 5 | 152 | 30.40 | 48 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| width=125 | Player | width=125 | Team | width=60 | Overs | width=60 | Wickets | width=60 | Average | width=60 | BBI | width=60 | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Kasperek | Otago Sparks | 20.0 | 8 | 15.50 | 3/24 | 0 | |||||||
| Kate Heffernan | Otago Sparks | 8.0 | 6 | 11.00 | 4/26 | 0 | |||||||
| Jacinta Savage | Canterbury Magicians | 8.0 | 6 | 7.50 | 4/26 | 0 | |||||||
| Frances Mackay | Canterbury Magicians | 18.0 | 6 | 16.33 | 2/14 | 0 | |||||||
| Michelle McKay | Central Hinds | 15.0 | 6 | 18.50 | 3/28 | 0 | |||||||