Women's Big Bash audience skyrocketsMARK BRAKE/GETTY IMAGES White Ferns captain Suzie Bates of the Adelaide Strikers bats during the Women's Big Bash League WBBL match between the Strikers and the Hurricanes at Gliderol Stadium on Sunday. The Women's Big Bash , which features several White Ferns, dashed record viewers in Australia for the opening weekend. An average of 422,500 national viewers tuned in on Saturday night to watch the Sydney Sixers' blast a Big Bash record 6-242 against the Melbourne Stars. Big Bash head Kim McConnie was delighted with the opening weekend. "It was also wonderful to see that hundreds of thousands more fans across the country enjoyed the Big Bash action from the comfort of their homes.

Source: Stuff December 11, 2017 05:15 UTC