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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matthew Gilkes | 7 | 17.0 | 112.3 | C. Bancroft (5), J. Sangha (2) |
| 2David Warner | 12 | 60.2 | 138.6 | A. Hales (5), S. Konstas (2) |
| 3Matthew Gilkes | 6 | 16.3 | 127.3 | C. Bancroft (4), J. Sangha (4) |
| 4Oliver Davies | 11 | 20.1 | 118.8 | S. Billings (6), C. Bancroft (1) |
| 5Alex Ross | 7 | 16.9 | 124.2 | S. Billings (4), N. Maddinson (3) |
| 6Daniel Sams | 11 | 10.5 | 123.5 | C. Green (4), S. Khan (2) |
| 7Chris Green | 6 | 7.6 | 135.7 | N. McAndrew (4), D. Sams (3) |
| 8Chris Green | 6 | 30.5 | 148.8 | N. McAndrew (4), D. Willey (2) |
| 9Chris Green | 2 | 12.5 | 100.0 | G. Sandhu (2), N. McAndrew (2) |
| 10Liam Hatcher | 2 | 26.0 | 173.3 | L. Ferguson (2), U. Qadir (1) |
| 11Brendan Doggett | 1 | - | 100.0 | U. Qadir (1), R. Hadley (1) |
Sydney Thunder Selections
Every player Sydney Thunder picked in the last 20 BBL matches, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Green | 20/20 | 7 | XI |
| Daniel Sams | 16/20 | 6 | XI |
| David Warner | 15/20 | 2 | XI |
| Oliver Davies | 15/20 | 4 | - |
| Matthew Gilkes | 14/20 | 1 | XI |
| Nathan McAndrew | 13/20 | 8 | XI |
| Tanveer Sangha | 13/20 | 9 | XI |
| Sam Billings | 12/20 | 4 | XI |
| Cameron Bancroft | 10/20 | 1 | - |
| Wes Agar | 9/20 | - | XI |
| Alex Ross | 7/20 | 5 | - |
| Sam Konstas | 6/20 | 1 | XI |
| Jason Sangha | 6/20 | 3 | - |
| Tom Andrews | 6/20 | 9 | - |
| Alex Hales | 5/20 | 2 | - |
| Liam Hatcher | 5/20 | 10 | - |
| Hugh Weibgen | 4/20 | 5 | - |
| Sherfane Rutherford | 4/20 | 5 | - |
| Gurinder Sandhu | 4/20 | 9 | - |
| Lockie Ferguson | 4/20 | 10 | - |
| Blake Nikitaras | 3/20 | 1 | - |
| Nic Maddinson | 3/20 | 5 | XI |
| George Garton | 3/20 | 7 | - |
| Ben Cutting | 3/20 | 7 | - |
| Zaman Khan | 3/20 | 10 | - |
| Ryan Hadley | 3/20 | 11 | XI |
| Usman Qadir | 3/20 | 11 | - |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | 2/20 | 4 | - |
| Shadab Khan | 2/20 | 6 | - |
| Daniel Christian | 2/20 | 7 | - |
| David Willey | 2/20 | 8 | - |
| Joel Davies | 2/20 | 8 | - |
| Reece Topley | 2/20 | 10 | - |
| Sam Whiteman | 1/20 | 3 | - |
| Toby Gray | 1/20 | 9 | - |
| Brendan Doggett | 1/20 | 11 | - |
| Aidan O’Connor | 1/20 | - | XI |
| Mohammad Hasnain | 1/20 | - | - |
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, Matthew Gilkes batted at one 7 times and David Warner at two 12 times.
Who bats at three for Sydney Thunder?
Matthew Gilkes, 6 times in the last 20 BBL matches, then Cameron Bancroft (4).
Who has played every BBL match for Sydney Thunder recently?
Chris Green played all of Sydney Thunder's last 20 BBL matches.