[3] Melbourne Stars captain Meg Lanning was the leading run-scorer of WBBL|01 and was consequently named Player of the Tournament, although her team narrowly missed out on qualifying for finals.

[4] Teams were aligned with franchises in the men's Big Bash League and each squad consisted of 14 players,[5] with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas.

[4][19] An honorary XI recognising the standout performers of WBBL|01 was named by bigbash.com.au: Players under 21 years of age at the start of the season are eligible for the Young Gun Award.

Weekly winners are selected over the course of the season by a panel of Cricket Australia officials based on match performance, on-field and off-field attitude, and their demonstration of skill, tenacity and good sportsmanship.

[20] The WBBL|01 Young Gun title was awarded to Sydney Thunder fast bowler Lauren Cheatle, who claimed 18 wickets at an economy rate of 5.81 across the season.