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 28 BBL matches, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matthew Gilkes | 11 | 30.2 | 141.7 | A. Hales (6), S. Konstas (5) |
| 2Alex Hales | 9 | 36.1 | 157.1 | D. Warner (7), M. Gilkes (6) |
| 3Jason Sangha | 7 | 42.4 | 128.5 | M. Gilkes (5), C. Bancroft (3) |
| 4Sam Billings | 9 | 28.3 | 113.6 | O. Davies (7), A. Ross (3) |
| 5Alex Ross | 10 | 30.6 | 116.1 | S. Billings (4), O. Davies (4) |
| 6Daniel Sams | 12 | 10.3 | 132.9 | M. Gilkes (3), A. Ross (2) |
| 7Ben Cutting | 7 | 19.0 | 120.6 | C. Green (6), O. Davies (2) |
| 8Nathan McAndrew | 11 | 15.1 | 139.1 | C. Green (6), D. Sams (2) |
| 9Chris Green | 5 | 7.5 | 125.0 | N. McAndrew (4), G. Sandhu (3) |
| 10Tanveer Sangha | 3 | 13.0 | 76.5 | B. Doggett (3), G. Sandhu (2) |
| 11Tanveer Sangha | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | R. Topley (2), M. Hasnain (1) |
Sydney Thunder Selections
Every player Sydney Thunder picked in the last 28 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 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 28 BBL matches, Matthew Gilkes batted at one 11 times and Alex Hales at two 9 times.
Who bats at three for Sydney Thunder?
Jason Sangha, 7 times in the last 28 BBL matches, then Matthew Gilkes (5).
Who has played every BBL match for Sydney Thunder recently?
Nobody played all of Sydney Thunder's last 28 BBL matches. Matthew Gilkes played the most, 27.