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 40 BBL matches, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matthew Gilkes | 15 | 27.5 | 124.7 | C. Bancroft (8), S. Konstas (7) |
| 2David Warner | 19 | 59.4 | 143.8 | A. Hales (12), M. Gilkes (6) |
| 3Matthew Gilkes | 9 | 15.2 | 124.5 | C. Bancroft (7), J. Sangha (5) |
| 4Oliver Davies | 20 | 24.2 | 129.4 | S. Billings (10), C. Bancroft (3) |
| 5Alex Ross | 13 | 19.9 | 125.8 | S. Billings (8), N. Maddinson (5) |
| 6Daniel Sams | 18 | 12.6 | 133.1 | C. Green (5), S. Khan (3) |
| 7Chris Green | 11 | 13.1 | 138.8 | B. Cutting (6), N. McAndrew (5) |
| 8Chris Green | 11 | 30.8 | 153.8 | N. McAndrew (11), D. Sams (3) |
| 9Nathan McAndrew | 6 | 7.0 | 133.3 | T. Andrews (4), C. Green (4) |
| 10Liam Hatcher | 3 | 13.0 | 152.9 | L. Ferguson (3), T. Sangha (2) |
| 11Tanveer Sangha | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | R. Topley (2), U. Qadir (2) |
Sydney Thunder Selections
Every player Sydney Thunder picked in the last 40 BBL matches, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Green | 40/40 | 8 | XI |
| Matthew Gilkes | 33/40 | 1 | XI |
| Daniel Sams | 33/40 | 6 | XI |
| Nathan McAndrew | 31/40 | 8 | XI |
| Oliver Davies | 28/40 | 4 | - |
| David Warner | 27/40 | 2 | XI |
| Tanveer Sangha | 22/40 | 11 | XI |
| Sam Billings | 21/40 | 4 | XI |
| Cameron Bancroft | 18/40 | 1 | - |
| Alex Ross | 16/40 | 5 | - |
| Sam Konstas | 13/40 | 1 | XI |
| Alex Hales | 13/40 | 2 | - |
| Wes Agar | 13/40 | - | XI |
| Tom Andrews | 11/40 | 9 | - |
| Usman Qadir | 11/40 | 11 | - |
| Ben Cutting | 9/40 | 7 | - |
| Brendan Doggett | 8/40 | 10 | - |
| Jason Sangha | 7/40 | 3 | - |
| Liam Hatcher | 7/40 | 10 | - |
| Gurinder Sandhu | 7/40 | 10 | - |
| Shadab Khan | 6/40 | 6 | - |
| Hugh Weibgen | 6/40 | 6 | - |
| Sherfane Rutherford | 6/40 | 6 | - |
| Lockie Ferguson | 6/40 | 10 | - |
| Nic Maddinson | 5/40 | 5 | XI |
| George Garton | 5/40 | 7 | - |
| Joel Davies | 5/40 | 8 | - |
| Reece Topley | 5/40 | 11 | - |
| Blake Nikitaras | 4/40 | 1 | - |
| Zaman Khan | 4/40 | 10 | - |
| Ryan Hadley | 4/40 | 11 | XI |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | 3/40 | 3 | - |
| Sam Whiteman | 3/40 | 3 | - |
| Rilee Rossouw | 3/40 | 3 | - |
| David Willey | 3/40 | 8 | - |
| Toby Gray | 3/40 | 9 | - |
| Daniel Christian | 2/40 | 7 | - |
| Mohammad Hasnain | 2/40 | - | - |
| Aidan O’Connor | 1/40 | - | XI |
| Ross Pawson | 1/40 | - | - |
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 40 BBL matches, Matthew Gilkes batted at one 15 times and David Warner at two 19 times.
Who bats at three for Sydney Thunder?
Matthew Gilkes, 9 times in the last 40 BBL matches, then Cameron Bancroft (7).
Who has played every BBL match for Sydney Thunder recently?
Chris Green played all of Sydney Thunder's last 40 BBL matches.