Dates | 19 December 2017 – 4 February 2018 |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
Champions | Adelaide Strikers (1st title) |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 43 |
Attendance | 1,140,835 (26,531 per match) |
Player of the series | D'Arcy Short (Hobart Hurricanes) |
Most runs | D'Arcy Short (572), (Hobart Hurricanes) |
Most wickets | Rashid Khan (18), (Adelaide Strikers) Dwayne Bravo (18), (Melbourne Renegades) |
Official website | bigbash.com.au |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
The 2017–18 Big Bash League seasonorBBL|07 was the seventh season of the KFC Big Bash League, the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 19 December 2017 and finished on 4 February 2018.[1][2] Perth Scorchers were the defending champions. The competition was extended to a total of 40 group games for the first time, each team playing ten matches in the group.
The title was won by Adelaide Strikers (their first ever and sole BBL title until now), who defeated Hobart Hurricanes at the Adelaide Oval.
Thirteen venues were selected to host the matches with Traeger Park, GMHBA Stadium and University of Tasmania Stadium all holding their first BBL match.[3] The newly completed Optus Stadium was also added to the list of host grounds after the Perth Scorchers finished top of the table at the end of the main season, earning the right to host the first semi-final at the new stadium.[4]
Adelaide | Alice Springs | Brisbane | Canberra | Geelong |
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Adelaide Oval | Traeger Park | The Gabba | Manuka Oval | GMHBA Stadium |
Capacity: 53,500 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 42,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 34,000 |
Matches: 4 + 2 Finals | Matches: 1 | Matches: 5 | Matches: 1 | Matches: 1 |
Hobart | Launceston | Melbourne | Melbourne | |
Blundstone Arena | University of Tasmania Stadium | Etihad Stadium | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 21,000 | Capacity: 53,359 | Capacity: 100,024 | |
Matches: 4 | Matches: 1 | Matches: 4 | Matches: 5 | |
Perth | Perth | Sydney | Sydney | |
Optus Stadium | The WACA | Spotless Stadium | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 24,500 | Capacity: 24,000 | Capacity: 46,000 | |
Matches: 1 | Matches: 5 | Matches: 4 | Matches: 5 | |
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Sydney Sixers |
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Sydney Thunder (H) |
Sam Billings 32 (21) |
Shane Watson 77 (46) |
Sydney Thunder won by 5 wickets |
(H) Brisbane Heat |
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Melbourne Stars |
Alex Ross 51 (36) |
Marcus Stoinis 99 (51) |
Brisbane Heat won by 15 runs |
(H) Hobart Hurricanes |
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Melbourne Renegades |
D'Arcy Short 34 (19) |
Cameron White 79 (59) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets |
(H) Adelaide Strikers |
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Sydney Thunder |
Alex Carey 44 (26) |
Kurtis Patterson 48 (37) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 53 runs |
23 December 2017 |
(H) Sydney Sixers |
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Perth Scorchers |
Nic Maddinson 31 (33) |
Ashton Turner52* (27) |
Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets |
Brisbane Heat |
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Melbourne Renegades (H) |
Alex Ross 48 (44) |
Tom Cooper52* (44) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets |
26 December 2017 |
(H) Perth Scorchers |
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Melbourne Stars |
Hilton Cartwright 58 (53) |
James Faulkner35* (31) |
Perth Scorchers won by 13 runs |
Sydney Thunder |
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Brisbane Heat (H) |
Shane Watson 56 (34) |
Joe Burns45* (35) |
Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets (D/L) |
Adelaide Strikers |
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Sydney Sixers (H) |
Alex Carey83* (59) |
Jordan Silk 50 (32) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 runs |
(H) Melbourne Renegades |
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Perth Scorchers |
Tom Cooper 34 (24) |
Michael Klinger 37 (27) |
Perth Scorchers won by 3 wickets |
Sydney Thunder |
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Hobart Hurricanes (H) |
Jos Buttler 67 (41) |
Alex Doolan 34 (32) |
Sydney Thunder won by 57 runs |
(H) Adelaide Strikers |
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Brisbane Heat |
Michael Neser40* (26) |
Cameron Gannon 23 (26) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 56 runs |
Hobart Hurricanes |
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Sydney Thunder (H) |
D'Arcy Short 97 (63) |
Jos Buttler 81 (43) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 9 runs |
Sydney Sixers |
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Perth Scorchers (H) |
Jordan Silk 45 (33) |
Michael Klinger 83 (61) |
Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets |
(H) Melbourne Stars |
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Brisbane Heat |
Glenn Maxwell 50 (39) |
Chris Lynn63* (46) |
Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets |
Sydney Sixers |
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Melbourne Renegades (H) |
Johan Botha32* (23) |
Aaron Finch 51 (38) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets |
(H) Hobart Hurricanes |
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Adelaide Strikers |
D'Arcy Short 96 (58) |
Colin Ingram 66 (44) |
Hobart Hurricanes win by 7 runs |
(H) Brisbane Heat |
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Perth Scorchers |
Ben Cutting 46 (20) |
Ashton Agar 31 (18) |
Brisbane Heat won by 49 runs |
(H) Melbourne Stars |
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Melbourne Renegades |
Ben Dunk 47 (30) |
Mohammad Nabi 52 (30) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets |
Adelaide Strikers |
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Sydney Thunder (H) |
Colin Ingram 48 (31) |
Ben Rohrer 29 (13) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 25 runs |
(H) Hobart Hurricanes |
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Sydney Sixers |
D'Arcy Short 42 (36) |
Sam Billings61* (31) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 5 runs |
Melbourne Renegades |
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Perth Scorchers (H) |
Cameron White68* (30) |
Ashton Turner 70(32) |
Perth Scorchers won by 5 wickets |
Melbourne Stars |
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Adelaide Strikers (H) |
Glenn Maxwell 60 (39) |
Alex Carey59* (52) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets |
Hobart Hurricanes |
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Brisbane Heat (H) |
D'Arcy Short 122* (69) |
Sam Heazlett 45 (33) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 3 runs |
(H) Sydney Thunder |
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Perth Scorchers |
Usman Khawaja 85 (51) |
Cameron Bancroft75* (56) |
Sydney Thunder won by 3 runs |
Melbourne Stars |
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Melbourne Renegades (H) |
Kevin Pietersen 74 (46) |
Dwayne Bravo 26 (18) |
Melbourne Stars won by 23 runs |
13 January 2018 |
(H) Adelaide Strikers |
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Perth Scorchers |
Alex Carey 44 (32) |
Hilton Cartwright47* (44) |
Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets |
Sydney Thunder |
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Sydney Sixers (H) |
Chris Green 49 (27) |
Daniel Hughes66* (55) |
Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets |
Brisbane Heat |
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Hobart Hurricanes (H) |
Brendon McCullum 51 (38) |
D'Arcy Short 59 (49) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets |
(H) Melbourne Stars |
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Sydney Sixers |
Glenn Maxwell 28 (16) |
Nic Maddinson 62 (31) |
Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets |
(H) Adelaide Strikers |
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Hobart Hurricanes |
Alex Carey 100 (56) |
Alex Doolan70* (55) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 11 runs |
Brisbane Heat |
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Sydney Sixers (H) |
Alex Ross 15 (21) |
Daniel Hughes 37 (28) |
Sydney Sixers won by 9 wickets |
(H) Melbourne Stars |
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Sydney Thunder |
Peter Handscomb 57 (44) |
Shane Watson49* (28) |
Sydney Thunder won by 7 wickets |
Hobart Hurricanes |
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Perth Scorchers (H) |
Simon Milenko66* (37) |
Cameron Bancroft 54 (36) |
Perth Scorchers won by 5 wickets |
Adelaide Strikers |
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Melbourne Renegades (H) |
Colin Ingram 68 (36) |
Brad Hodge30* (18) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 26 runs |
Melbourne Stars |
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Sydney Sixers (H) |
Glenn Maxwell 84 (47) |
Joe Denly72* (45) |
Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets |
Melbourne Renegades |
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Sydney Thunder (H) |
Marcus Harris 64 (41) |
Ben Rohrer 48 (21) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 9 runs |
25 January 2018 |
Adelaide Strikers |
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Perth Scorchers (H) |
Jake Weatherald 56 (43) |
Adam Voges56* (45) |
Perth Scorchers won by 4 wickets |
27 January 2018 |
Hobart Hurricanes |
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Melbourne Stars (H) |
Dan Christian 56 (37) |
Kevin Pietersen 46 (23) |
Melbourne Stars won by 3 wickets |
Melbourne Renegades |
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Brisbane Heat (H) |
Tom Cooper65* (36) |
Alex Ross 36 (27) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 26 runs |
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.154 | Advance to play-off phase |
2 | Adelaide Strikers (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.801 | |
3 | Melbourne Renegades | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.297 | |
4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.291 | |
5 | Sydney Sixers | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0.331 | |
6 | Sydney Thunder | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.039 | |
7 | Brisbane Heat | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.437 | |
8 | Melbourne Stars | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | −0.926 |
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
2 | Adelaide Strikers (H) | 5/178 | |||||||
3 | Melbourne Renegades | 4/177 | |||||||
2 | Adelaide Strikers (H) | 2/202 | |||||||
4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 5/177 | |||||||
4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 4/210 | |||||||
1 | Perth Scorchers (H) | 139 |
1 February 2018 |
Hobart Hurricanes |
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Perth Scorchers (H) |
Matthew Wade 71 (45) |
Tim Bresnan 43 (26) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 71 runs |
(H) Adelaide Strikers |
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Melbourne Renegades |
Travis Head85* (57) |
Marcus Harris 45 (27) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 1 run |
4 February 2018 |
(H) Adelaide Strikers |
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Hobart Hurricanes |
Jake Weatherald 115 (70) |
D'Arcy Short 68 (44) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 25 runs |
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
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D'Arcy Short | Hobart Hurricanes | 11 | 11 | 572 | 57.32 | 148.57 | 122* | 1 | 4 |
Alex Carey | Adelaide Strikers | 11 | 11 | 443 | 49.22 | 141.53 | 100 | 1 | 2 |
Jake Weatherald | Adelaide Strikers | 12 | 12 | 383 | 31.91 | 126.82 | 115 | 1 | 3 |
Travis Head | Adelaide Strikers | 9 | 9 | 374 | 53.42 | 133.09 | 85* | 0 | 3 |
Shane Watson | Sydney Thunders | 10 | 10 | 331 | 36.77 | 139.07 | 77 | 0 | 2 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 February 2018
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR |
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Rashid Khan | Adelaide Strikers | 11 | 11 | 18 | 13.83 | 5.65 | 3/20 | 14.6 |
Dwayne Bravo | Melbourne Renegades | 11 | 11 | 18 | 20.86 | 8.47 | 5/28 | 14.2 |
Andrew Tye | Perth Scorchers | 6 | 6 | 16 | 12.00 | 8.11 | 5/23 | 8.8 |
Ben Laughlin | Adelaide Strikers | 12 | 12 | 16 | 23.00 | 8.36 | 4/26 | 16.5 |
Jofra Archer | Hobart Hurricanes | 12 | 12 | 16 | 23.06 | 7.96 | 3/15 | 17.3 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 February 2018
Club | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game | Home Total | Home Games | Home Avg. |
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Adelaide Strikers | 343329 | 12 | 28611 | 246787 | 7 | 35255 |
Brisbane Heat | 306668 | 10 | 30667 | 164900 | 5 | 32980 |
Hobart Hurricanes | 293147 | 12 | 24429 | 67680 | 5 | 13536 |
Melbourne Renegades | 305307 | 11 | 27755 | 141576 | 5 | 28315 |
Melbourne Stars | 309166 | 10 | 30917 | 158142 | 5 | 31628 |
Perth Scorchers | 266400 | 11 | 22175 | 160514 | 6 | 26752 |
Sydney Sixers | 229257 | 10 | 22926 | 124074 | 5 | 24815 |
Sydney Thunder | 228396 | 10 | 22840 | 77162 | 5 | 15432 |
This was the last season BBL games in Australia were broadcast by the free-to-air channel Network Ten.
Following are the television ratings for 2017–18 BBL season in Australia.[45]
Match No | Teams | Average TV Ratings | |||
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1 | Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers[46] | 1,180,000 | 1,160,000 | 786,000 | 819,000 |
2 | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars[47] | 1,200,000 | 1,240,000 | 826,000 | 860,000 |
3 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades[48] | 1,100,000 | 1,230,000 | 747,000 | 856,000 |
4 | Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder[49] | 989,000 | 1,130,000 | 684,000 | 779,000 |
5 | Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers[50] | 631,000 | 767,000 | 429,000 | 511,000 |
6 | Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat[51] | 975,000 | 1,090,000 | 660,000 | 765,000 |
7 | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars[52] | 765,000 | 1,050,000 | 520,000 | 731,000 |
8 | Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder[53] | 845,000 | 1,190,000 | 574,000 | 827,000 |
9 | Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers[54] | 737,000 | 1,060,000 | 507,000 | 727,000 |
10 | Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers[55] | 865,000 | 1,100,000 | 600,000 | 788,000 |
11 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder[56] | 843,000 | 950,000 | 560,000 | 655,000 |
12 | Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat[57] | 763,000 | 858,000 | 544,000 | 626,000 |
13 | Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes[58] | 771,000 | 1,200,000 | 529,000 | 800,000 |
14 | Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers[59] | 977,000 | 657,000 | 687,000 | 475,000 |
15 | Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat[60] | 1,030,000 | 1,340,000 | 701,000 | 945,000 |
16 | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers[61] | 916,000 | 1,170,000 | 594,000 | 771,000 |
17 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers[62] | 751,000 | 1,160,000 | 491,000 | 785,000 |
18 | Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers[63] | 919,000 | 1,190,000 | 640,000 | 823,000 |
19 | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades[64] | 876,000 | 1,120,000 | 620,000 | 789,000 |
20 | Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers[65] | 886,000 | 1,150,000 | 625,000 | 798,000 |
21 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers[66] | 571,000 | 1,060,000 | 374,000 | 714,000 |
22 | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades[67] | 971,000 | 621,000 | 687,000 | 452,000 |
23 | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars[68] | 1,130,000 | 1,170,000 | 786,000 | 832,000 |
24 | Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes[69] | 1,070,000 | 1,210,000 | 710,000 | 830,000 |
25 | Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers[70] | 1,070,000 | 1,120,000 | 715,000 | 785,000 |
26 | Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars[71] | 1,040,000 | 1,120,000 | 670,000 | 751,000 |
27 | Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers[72] | 618,000 | 726,000 | 440,000 | 513,000 |
28 | Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder[73] | 891,000 | 1,040,000 | 602,000 | 714,000 |
29 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat[74] | 1,040,000 | 1,190,000 | 667,000 | 794,000 |
30 | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers[75] | 928,000 | 982,000 | 615,000 | 673,000 |
31 | Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes[76] | 980,000 | 1,160,000 | 648,000 | 799,000 |
32 | Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat[77] | 778,000 | 873,000 | 516,000 | 587,000 |
33 | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder[78] | 540,000 | 849,000 | 329,000 | 533,000 |
34 | Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes[79] | 763,000 | 602,000 | 514,000 | 439,000 |
35 | Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers[80] | 883,000 | 853,000 | 603,000 | 607,000 |
36 | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars[81] | 937,000 | 868,000 | 638,000 | 586,000 |
37 | Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades[82] | 808,000 | 873,000 | 532,000 | 597,000 |
38 | Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers[83] | 827,000 | 1,040,000 | 569,000 | 738,000 |
39 | Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes[84] | 564,000 | 666,000 | 362,000 | 431,000 |
40 | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades[85] | 742,000 | 797,000 | 481,000 | 553,000 |
SF1 | Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes[86] | 1,190,000 | 1,270,000 | 788,000 | 866,000 |
SF2 | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades[87] | 1,050,000 | 1,340,000 | 739,000 | 991,000 |
Final | Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes[88] | 1,190,000 | 1,520,000 | 806,000 | 1,040,000 |
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