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 31 BBL matches, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matthew Gilkes | 16 | 18.7 | 114.1 | C. Bancroft (5), J. Sangha (2) |
| 2Alex Hales | 13 | 30.8 | 140.3 | D. Warner (12), S. Konstas (2) |
| 3Jason Sangha | 10 | 39.4 | 122.1 | M. Gilkes (7), C. Bancroft (4) |
| 4Oliver Davies | 14 | 24.1 | 123.4 | S. Billings (10), D. Sams (1) |
| 5Alex Ross | 9 | 23.0 | 147.2 | O. Davies (6), D. Sams (5) |
| 6Daniel Sams | 13 | 14.2 | 140.6 | C. Green (4), A. Ross (3) |
| 7Nathan McAndrew | 7 | 9.6 | 160.0 | C. Green (6), B. Cutting (4) |
| 8Chris Green | 9 | 40.7 | 156.4 | N. McAndrew (6), D. Willey (2) |
| 9Gurinder Sandhu | 4 | 7.7 | 121.1 | C. Green (2), N. McAndrew (2) |
| 10Liam Hatcher | 2 | 26.0 | 173.3 | L. Ferguson (2), T. Sangha (1) |
| 11Brendan Doggett | 1 | - | 100.0 | U. Qadir (1), R. Hadley (1) |
Sydney Thunder Selections
Every player Sydney Thunder picked in the last 31 BBL matches, the most first
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 31 BBL matches, Matthew Gilkes batted at one 16 times and Alex Hales at two 13 times.
Who bats at three for Sydney Thunder?
Jason Sangha, 10 times in the last 31 BBL matches, then Matthew Gilkes (7).
Who has played every BBL match for Sydney Thunder recently?
Nobody played all of Sydney Thunder's last 31 BBL matches. Chris Green played the most, 29.