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The Adelaide Strikers are an Australian professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Adelaide , South Australia that compete in the Big Bash League (BBL).[ 2] Adelaide Oval ,[ 3] Southern Redbacks , who played in the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash competition.[ 4] 2017–18 .[ 5]
Over their 11-year history in the BBL, they have had many effective and popular players on their team, from all-rounders such as Johan Botha , Michael Neser , Kieron Pollard , Ryan ten Doeschate and Chris Jordan , to high-scoring batsmen Travis Head , Colin Ingram , Chris Lynn , Mahela Jayawardene , Jonathan Wells , Michael Klinger and Jake Weatherald , to effective bowlers Ben Laughlin , Billy Stanlake , Rashid Khan , Peter Siddle , Adil Rashid and Kane Richardson , and finally keepers Alex Carey and Tim Ludeman .
The Strikers are currently coached by former Australian cricketer Jason Gillespie and captained by Matthew Short .
The Adelaide Strikers were formed in 2011, as a result of the formation of the Big Bash League .[ 4] players , including up to two from overseas.[ 6] South Australia captain, Michael Klinger , and the inaugural coach was Darren Berry, the then coach of the Southern Redbacks .[ 7]
In the 2016/17 Big Bash, the Adelaide Strikers were rated the most entertaining team in the BBL, with a BBEI of 2177.[ 8]
[ edit ] Since BBL03 , Cricket Australia started hosting a Strikers home match on 31 December night every year against different oppositions. It quickly gained popularity among the fans, turning into a tradition and attracting big crowds at the Adelaide Oval throughout the years. It is popularly termed as the New Year's Eve Match or NYE Clash in the media. Up until BBL08 , the Strikers had maintained a clean 6–0 win record in the NYE Big Bash clashes. In season 3, Travis Head scored a brilliant century to take the Strikers home against Sydney Sixers in the NYE clash, which remains one of the most memorable NYE matches in the short history of BBL to date.[ 9] BBL09 , the Strikers finally fell against the Sydney Thunder by 3 runs, the Strikers' first defeat on New Year's Eve.[ 10]
The Strikers haven't won a New Year's Eve game since 2018, currently going on a 5-year losing streak.
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Year
Winner
Loser
Margin
Attendance
Player of the match
2013
Strikers
Scorchers
6 wickets[ 11]
26,030
Michael Klinger
2014
Strikers
Hurricanes
8 wickets[ 12]
43,288
Tim Ludeman
2015
Strikers
Sixers
5 wickets[ 13]
46,389
Travis Head
2016
Strikers
Sixers
48 runs[ 14]
45,471
Sean Abbott
2017
Strikers
Heat
56 runs[ 15]
46,594
Michael Neser
2018
Strikers
Thunder
20 runs[ 16]
41,987
Peter Siddle
2019
Thunder
Strikers
3 runs[ 17]
41,414
Callum Ferguson
2020
Scorchers
Strikers
7 wickets[ 18]
21,636
Jhye Richardson
2021
Thunder
Strikers
22 runs[ 19]
9,555
Jason Sangha
2022
Stars
Strikers
8 runs[ 20]
40,373
Marcus Stoinis
2023
Stars
Strikers
7 Wickets
42,502
Marcus Stoinis
The current squad of the Adelaide Strikers for the 2023–24 Big Bash League season as of 25 September 2023.[ 21]
Players with international caps are listed in bold . Administration and support staff [ edit ] The current administration and support staff of the Sydney Sixers for the 2024–25 Big Bash League season as of 23 June 2024.
Position
Name
Head coach
Tim Paine
Assistant coach
Luke Williams
Assistant coach
Ryan Harris
Batting coach
Bowling coach
Strength & Conditioning oach
Mathew Short is current captain for the Adelaide Strikers and has been since the beginning of the BBL 13 season.
As of 22nd of December 2023 [1]
List of overseas players [ edit ] Chart of yearly table positions for Adelaide Strikers in BBL
Season
League position
Finals position
Table
2011–12
6th
Did not qualify
[2]
2012–13
5th
Did not qualify
[3]
2013–14
7th
Did not qualify
[4]
2014–15
1st
Semi-finals (lost to Sydney Sixers)
[5]
2015–16
1st
Semi-finals (lost to Sydney Thunder)
[6]
2016–17
6th
Did not qualify
[7]
2017–18
2nd
Champions
[8]
2018–19
7th
Did not qualify
[9]
2019–20
3rd
Lost the Knockout match against Sydney Thunder
[10]
2020–21
5th
Lost the Eliminator match against Brisbane Heat
[11]
2021–22
4th
Lost the Challenger match against Sydney Sixers
[12]
2022–23
7th
Did not qualify
[13]
2023-24
4th
Lost the Challenger match against Brisbane Heat
Result summary v. opponent [ edit ] As of 3 February 2024 Highest innings score [ edit ] As of 22 December 2023 [ 23] As of 22 December 2023 [ 24] As of 30 August 2023 [ 25] As of 22 December 2023
Highest Strike Rate [ edit ] As of 22 December 2023
Highest partnerships by wicket [ edit ] As of 22 December 2023 [ 26] Most career wickets [ edit ] As of 30 August 2023 [ 27] As of 30 August 2023 [ 28]
^ Voss, Cameron (29 March 2014). "Adelaide Oval ready for showdown ". Austadiums.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014
^ Cricket Australia (n.d), Teams and Players, Cricket Australia, accessed 1 December 2013, <"Teams" . Big Bash League. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013 .
^ Cricket Australia(n.d),Adelaide Strikers,Cricket Australia, accessed 1 December 2013, <http://www.adelaidestrikers.com.au >
^ a b Jelstad, J (2011), South Australia's Big Bash team to be renamed the Adelaide Strikers, The Advertiser, accessed 1 December 2013,<http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/big-bash-becomes-the-adelaide-strikers/story-e6frea6u-1226024720133 >
^ "Big Bash League 2017 Table, Matches, win, loss, points for Big Bash League" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 8 January 2021 .^ Big Bash League timeline. Cricket Australia. Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine ^ "Adelaide Strikers Schedule - Adelaide Strikers Team Squad" . Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2013 .^ Stead, Chris (15 December 2017). "Big Bash T20 Statistics – Most entertaining BBL teams, stadiums and games revealed" . Finder.com.au. Retrieved 18 December 2017 . ^ "Adelaide Strikers defeat Brisbane Heat: Billy Stanlake fires as Heat rue dropped catches, touchy umpire call" . Fox Sports . 1 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018 .^ "Full Scorecard of Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder, Big Bash League, Innings - Score Report" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 13 January 2020 .^ Scorecard 31 December 2013 , CricInfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023^ Scorecard 31 December 2014 , CricInfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023^ Scorecard 31 December 2015 , CricInfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023^ Scorecard 31 December 2016 , CricInfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023^ Scorecard 31 December 2017 , CricInfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023^ Scorecard 31 December 2018 , CricInfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023^ Scorecard 31 December 2019 , CricInfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023^ Scorecard 31 December 2020 , CricInfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023^ Scorecard 31 December 2021 , CricInfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023^ Scorecard 31 December 2022 , CricInfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023^ "Players" . Adelaide Strikers. Retrieved 4 December 2020 .^ "Adelaide Strikers Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com" . Cricinfo . Retrieved 31 December 2022 .^ "Cricket Records | Adelaide Strikers | Records | Twenty20 matches | Highest totals | ESPN Cricinfo" . Stats.espncricinfo.com . Retrieved 8 February 2018 .^ "Cricket Records | Adelaide Strikers | Records | Twenty20 matches | Most runs | ESPN Cricinfo" . Stats.espncricinfo.com . Retrieved 17 December 2019 .^ "Cricket Records | Adelaide Strikers | Records | Twenty20 matches | High scores | ESPN Cricinfo" . Stats.espncricinfo.com . Retrieved 9 February 2018 .^ "Highest Partnership for each wicket for Adelaide Strikers" . CricketArchive . Retrieved 30 August 2023 .^ "Cricket Records | Adelaide Strikers | Records | Twenty20 matches | Most wickets | ESPN Cricinfo" . Stats.espncricinfo.com . Retrieved 9 February 2018 .^ "Cricket Records | Adelaide Strikers | Records | Twenty20 matches | Best bowling figures in an innings | ESPN Cricinfo" . Stats.espncricinfo.com . Retrieved 9 February 2018 .
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