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
Sam Konstas
Batter, batted 1
18 11 balls
2
Matthew Gilkes
Keeper, batted 2
2 3 balls
3
Cameron Bancroft
Keeper, batted 3
17 18 balls
4
Sam Billings
Keeper, batted 4
33 27 balls
5
Nic Maddinson
Batter, batted 5
30* 17 balls
6
Daniel Sams
All-rounder, batted 6
0 1 balls
7
David Willey
All-rounder, batted 7
1 2 balls
8
Chris Green
All-rounder, batted 8
34* 13 balls
9
Tom Andrews
All-rounder
0-31 bowling
10
R
Ryan Hadley
Bowler
2-37 bowling
11
Wes Agar
Bowler
2-23 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 | 34.0 | 139.3 | S. Konstas (5), D. Warner (3) |
| 2David Warner | 7 | 57.8 | 154.5 | A. Hales (6), M. Gilkes (6) |
| 3Matthew Gilkes | 3 | 13.0 | 118.2 | C. Bancroft (3), R. Rossouw (3) |
| 4Oliver Davies | 7 | 27.0 | 144.3 | S. Billings (4), J. Sangha (2) |
| 5Alex Ross | 6 | 14.2 | 88.5 | S. Billings (4), N. Maddinson (2) |
| 6Daniel Sams | 8 | 7.4 | 104.0 | M. Gilkes (2), A. Ross (2) |
| 7Chris Green | 5 | 20.0 | 140.4 | B. Cutting (3), O. Davies (2) |
| 8Nathan McAndrew | 7 | 14.2 | 134.0 | C. Green (6), D. Sams (2) |
| 9Nathan McAndrew | 4 | 2.8 | 137.5 | T. Andrews (2), G. Sandhu (2) |
| 10Brendan Doggett | 3 | 2.5 | 62.5 | T. Sangha (2), Z. Khan (1) |
| 11Reece Topley | 2 | 5.0 | 90.9 | T. Sangha (2), B. Doggett (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 | 8 | XI |
| Matthew Gilkes | 19/20 | 1 | XI |
| Daniel Sams | 18/20 | 6 | XI |
| Nathan McAndrew | 16/20 | 8 | - |
| Oliver Davies | 13/20 | 4 | - |
| David Warner | 12/20 | 2 | - |
| Sam Billings | 9/20 | 4 | XI |
| Alex Ross | 9/20 | 5 | - |
| Tanveer Sangha | 9/20 | 10 | - |
| Alex Hales | 8/20 | 2 | - |
| Cameron Bancroft | 8/20 | 3 | XI |
| Sam Konstas | 7/20 | 1 | XI |
| Brendan Doggett | 7/20 | 10 | - |
| Usman Qadir | 6/20 | 11 | - |
| Ben Cutting | 5/20 | 7 | - |
| Tom Andrews | 5/20 | 9 | XI |
| Shadab Khan | 4/20 | 7 | - |
| Gurinder Sandhu | 4/20 | 9 | - |
| Wes Agar | 4/20 | - | XI |
| Rilee Rossouw | 3/20 | 3 | - |
| Jason Sangha | 3/20 | 4 | - |
| Reece Topley | 3/20 | 11 | - |
| Hugh Weibgen | 2/20 | 2 | - |
| Sherfane Rutherford | 2/20 | 3 | - |
| Sam Whiteman | 2/20 | 3 | - |
| Nic Maddinson | 2/20 | 5 | XI |
| George Garton | 2/20 | 6 | - |
| Lockie Ferguson | 2/20 | 10 | - |
| Liam Hatcher | 2/20 | 10 | - |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 2/20 | 11 | - |
| Joel Davies | 2/20 | - | - |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | 1/20 | 3 | - |
| David Willey | 1/20 | 7 | XI |
| Zaman Khan | 1/20 | 10 | - |
| Ryan Hadley | 1/20 | - | XI |
| Mohammad Hasnain | 1/20 | - | - |
| Ross Pawson | 1/20 | - | - |
| Blake Nikitaras | 1/20 | - | - |
| Toby Gray | 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 12 Jan 2026 against Melbourne Renegades: Sam Konstas, Matthew Gilkes, Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings, Nic Maddinson, Daniel Sams, David Willey, Chris Green, Tom Andrews, Ryan Hadley, Wes Agar.
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 7 times.
Who bats at three for Sydney Thunder?
Matthew Gilkes, 3 times in the last 20 BBL matches, then Cameron Bancroft (3).
Who has played every BBL match for Sydney Thunder recently?
Chris Green played all of Sydney Thunder's last 20 BBL matches.