Sydney Thunder Stats
Sydney Thunder Playing XI: Predicted Lineup and Batting Order
Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers, Wed 16 Dec, 08:15: the last XI stands until the toss confirms one
Updated 16 January 2026, after the Sydney Sixers game
Matthew Gilkes
Keeper, batted 1
12 12 balls
2
David Warner
Batter, batted 2
110* 65 balls
3
Sam Konstas
Batter, batted 3
6 11 balls
4
Sam Billings
Keeper, batted 4
14 13 balls
5
Nic Maddinson
Batter, batted 5
26 16 balls
6
Chris Green
All-rounder, batted 6
0 1 balls
7
Daniel Sams
All-rounder, batted 7
10 4 balls
8
R
Ryan Hadley
Bowler
0-48 bowling
9
Wes Agar
Bowler
0-25 bowling
10
Nathan McAndrew
Bowler
2-34 bowling
11
A
Aidan O’Connor
All-rounder
1-17 bowling
12
Tanveer Sangha
Bowler
1-33 bowling
Sydney Thunder Batting Order
Who batted where over the last 10 BBL matches, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matthew Gilkes | 5 | 17.0 | 137.1 | S. Konstas (4), D. Warner (1) |
| 2Matthew Gilkes | 5 | 29.4 | 169.0 | D. Warner (4), S. Konstas (1) |
| 3Cameron Bancroft | 3 | 27.3 | 118.8 | S. Konstas (3), S. Billings (2) |
| 4Sam Billings | 5 | 20.8 | 110.6 | C. Bancroft (3), D. Warner (1) |
| 5Nic Maddinson | 5 | 32.0 | 147.1 | S. Billings (3), D. Sams (1) |
| 6Daniel Sams | 5 | 10.5 | 161.5 | S. Khan (3), C. Green (2) |
| 7Daniel Sams | 4 | 12.3 | 185.0 | C. Green (2), S. Khan (1) |
| 8Chris Green | 5 | 22.7 | 158.1 | D. Willey (2), N. McAndrew (1) |
| 9Nathan McAndrew | 2 | 16.0 | 200.0 | T. Sangha (1) |
| 10Tanveer Sangha | 2 | - | 78.6 | R. Topley (1) |
| 11Reece Topley | 2 | 5.0 | 90.9 | R. Hadley (1) |
Sydney Thunder Selections
Every player Sydney Thunder picked in the last 10 BBL matches, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Gilkes | 10/10 | 1 | XI |
| Sam Billings | 10/10 | 4 | XI |
| Daniel Sams | 10/10 | 6 | XI |
| Chris Green | 10/10 | 8 | XI |
| Sam Konstas | 9/10 | 1 | XI |
| David Warner | 8/10 | 2 | XI |
| Tanveer Sangha | 8/10 | 10 | XI |
| Nathan McAndrew | 7/10 | 9 | XI |
| Cameron Bancroft | 6/10 | 3 | - |
| Shadab Khan | 6/10 | 6 | - |
| Nic Maddinson | 5/10 | 5 | XI |
| Reece Topley | 5/10 | 11 | - |
| Wes Agar | 5/10 | - | XI |
| Ryan Hadley | 4/10 | 11 | XI |
| David Willey | 3/10 | 8 | - |
| Tom Andrews | 2/10 | - | - |
| Oliver Davies | 1/10 | 5 | - |
| Aidan O’Connor | 1/10 | - | XI |
| Blake Nikitaras | 1/10 | - | - |
Sydney Thunder BBL Lineups Questions
What is Sydney Thunder's predicted XI against Adelaide Strikers?
Until the toss, Sydney Thunder's last XI stands as the predicted one, from 16 Jan 2026 against Sydney Sixers: Matthew Gilkes, David Warner, Sam Konstas, Sam Billings, Nic Maddinson, Chris Green, Daniel Sams, Ryan Hadley, Wes Agar, Nathan McAndrew, Aidan O’Connor, Tanveer Sangha.
Who opens the batting for Sydney Thunder?
Over the last 10 BBL matches, Matthew Gilkes batted at one 5 times and Matthew Gilkes at two 5 times.
Who bats at three for Sydney Thunder?
Cameron Bancroft, 3 times in the last 10 BBL matches, then Sam Konstas (3).
Who has played every BBL match for Sydney Thunder recently?
Matthew Gilkes, Sam Billings, Daniel Sams, Chris Green played all of Sydney Thunder's last 10 BBL matches.