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 20 BBL matches, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sam Konstas | 6 | 25.2 | 119.8 | M. Gilkes (5), D. Warner (3) |
| 2David Warner | 12 | 106.9 | 152.0 | M. Gilkes (5), S. Konstas (2) |
| 3Matthew Gilkes | 7 | 19.1 | 135.4 | C. Bancroft (4), S. Konstas (3) |
| 4Sam Billings | 10 | 23.1 | 110.1 | O. Davies (5), C. Bancroft (3) |
| 5Sam Billings | 7 | 28.1 | 162.8 | N. Maddinson (5), O. Davies (3) |
| 6Daniel Sams | 6 | 8.8 | 157.1 | C. Green (5), S. Khan (3) |
| 7Chris Green | 7 | 12.0 | 133.3 | D. Sams (4), G. Garton (2) |
| 8Chris Green | 5 | 22.7 | 158.1 | N. McAndrew (5), D. Willey (2) |
| 9Tom Andrews | 4 | 66.0 | 206.3 | N. McAndrew (2), T. Sangha (1) |
| 10Tanveer Sangha | 2 | - | 78.6 | L. Ferguson (2), R. Topley (1) |
| 11Reece Topley | 2 | 5.0 | 90.9 | R. Hadley (1) |
Sydney Thunder Selections
Every player Sydney Thunder picked in the last 20 BBL matches, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Billings | 20/20 | 4 | XI |
| Chris Green | 20/20 | 7 | XI |
| David Warner | 18/20 | 2 | XI |
| Matthew Gilkes | 18/20 | 3 | XI |
| Daniel Sams | 14/20 | 6 | XI |
| Tanveer Sangha | 13/20 | 10 | XI |
| Wes Agar | 13/20 | - | XI |
| Sam Konstas | 12/20 | 1 | XI |
| Nathan McAndrew | 12/20 | 8 | XI |
| Tom Andrews | 11/20 | 9 | - |
| Cameron Bancroft | 9/20 | 3 | - |
| Oliver Davies | 9/20 | 4 | - |
| Shadab Khan | 6/20 | 6 | - |
| Hugh Weibgen | 6/20 | 6 | - |
| Nic Maddinson | 5/20 | 5 | XI |
| Sherfane Rutherford | 5/20 | 5 | - |
| George Garton | 5/20 | 7 | - |
| Lockie Ferguson | 5/20 | 10 | - |
| Reece Topley | 5/20 | 11 | - |
| Ryan Hadley | 4/20 | 11 | XI |
| Jason Sangha | 3/20 | 1 | - |
| David Willey | 3/20 | 8 | - |
| Blake Nikitaras | 2/20 | 1 | - |
| Daniel Christian | 2/20 | 7 | - |
| Mohammad Hasnain | 2/20 | - | - |
| Aidan O’Connor | 1/20 | - | XI |
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 20 BBL matches, Sam Konstas batted at one 6 times and David Warner at two 12 times.
Who bats at three for Sydney Thunder?
Matthew Gilkes, 7 times in the last 20 BBL matches, then Cameron Bancroft (4).
Who has played every BBL match for Sydney Thunder recently?
Sam Billings, Chris Green played all of Sydney Thunder's last 20 BBL matches.