BBL 2026
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Joburg Super Kings123/7
Result
SA20
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 runs
Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder Scorecard, BBL 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 6 January 2026
Adelaide Strikers batting
1st innings, run rate 8.25
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Chris Lynnc Daniel Sams b Nathan McAndrew |
15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 250.0 |
 Matthew Short (c)c Matthew Gilkes b David Willey |
4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Jason Sanghac David Warner b Daniel Sams |
31 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 134.8 |
 Mackenzie Harvey (wk)c David Willey b Wes Agar |
38 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 111.8 |
 Liam Scottnot out |
49* | 32 | 7 | 0 | 153.1 |
 Jamie Overtonc Nic Maddinson b Nathan McAndrew |
13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 118.2 |
 Harry Manentirun out (Daniel Sams) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| JW Jerrssis Wadiab Wes Agar |
7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 175.0 |
 Luke Woodc Fielder b Wes Agar |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Hasan Alinot out |
1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 4 (lb 1, w 3) | ||||
| Total | 165/8 (20 ov) | ||||
1-11 Matthew Short 0.6 ov, 2-19 Chris Lynn 1.4 ov, 3-87 Jason Sangha 10.3 ov, 4-94 Mackenzie Harvey 12.2 ov, 5-139 Jamie Overton 16.6 ov, 6-144 Harry Manenti 17.5 ov, 7-163 Jerrssis Wadia 19.3 ov, 8-163 Luke Wood 19.5 ov
Did not batSydney Thunder bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  David Willey |
4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.50 |
 Nathan McAndrew |
3 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 10.67 |
 Chris Green |
2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.50 |
 Tanveer Sangha |
4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.75 |
 Wes Agar1 wd |
3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
 Daniel Sams2 wd |
4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.50 |
Sydney Thunder batting
2nd innings, run rate 7.95
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matthew Gilkesc Mackenzie Harvey b Jamie Overton |
43 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 130.3 |
 David Warner (c)not out |
67* | 51 | 7 | 1 | 131.4 |
 Sam Billings (wk)c Jamie Overton b Lloyd Pope |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
 Sam Konstasc Liam Scott b Hasan Ali |
2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
 Nic Maddinsonb Jamie Overton |
21 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 150.0 |
| Daniel Samsb Lloyd Pope |
7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 233.3 |
| Chris Greenrun out (Liam Scott) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| David Willeyc Matthew Short b Jamie Overton |
8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 200.0 |
| Nathan McAndrewnot out |
5* | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.7 |
| Extras | 2 (lb 2) | ||||
| Total | 159/7 (20 ov) | ||||
1-73 Matthew Gilkes 9.4 ov, 2-74 Sam Billings 10.1 ov, 3-78 Sam Konstas 11.2 ov, 4-121 Nic Maddinson 15.5 ov, 5-128 Daniel Sams 16.2 ov, 6-142 Chris Green 17.4 ov, 7-153 David Willey 18.5 ov
Did not batAdelaide Strikers bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Wood |
4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
| Liam Scott |
1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Hasan Ali |
4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 |
| Matthew Short |
3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Jamie Overton |
4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 |
 Lloyd Pope |
4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.25 |
Match details
- Toss
- Thunder, bowl
- Ground
- Adelaide Oval
- Start
- Tue 6 Jan, 08:15 UK
- Competition
- BBL 2026
- Next meeting
- Thunder v StrikersWed 16 Dec, 08:15 GMT
Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder Questions
When is Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder?
Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder starts at 08:15 UK time (13:45 in India) on Tuesday 6 January 2026, at Adelaide Oval, part of BBL 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder head to head?
Adelaide Strikers lead the Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder head to head at 12-9 from 23 T20 meetings, with 2 no results, and the latest, on 6 January 2026 at Adelaide Oval, was won by Adelaide Strikers.
What is Adelaide Strikers's recent form?
Adelaide Strikers have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first W L L L W; most recently they beat Melbourne Renegades on 17 Jan, 100/2 to 99.
What is Sydney Thunder's recent form?
Sydney Thunder have won 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L W L L L; most recently they lost to Sydney Sixers on 16 Jan, 189/6 to 191/5.
What is a good score at Adelaide Oval?
A good first-innings score at Adelaide Oval is around 171, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 47% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.