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2015–16 Sydney Thunder season

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Adelaide Strikers 8 7 1 0 14 0.544 Advanced to semi-finals
2   Melbourne Stars 8 5 3 0 10 0.366
3   Perth Scorchers 8 5 3 0 10 0.181
4   Sydney Thunder (C) 8 4 4 0 8 0.375
5   Melbourne Renegades 8 3 5 0 6 −0.041
6   Brisbane Heat 8 3 5 0 6 −0.204
7   Hobart Hurricanes 8 3 5 0 6 −0.955
8   Sydney Sixers 8 2 6 0 4 −0.330
Source: [1]
(C) Champions

Ladder progress

Round12345678
GroundHAHAAHHA
ResultWWWLLLLW
Position12123453
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Regular season

Main article: 2015–16 Big Bash League season
17 December
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Thunder
4/158 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
122 (19.5 overs)
Michael Hussey 80* (59)
Trent Lawford 1/12 (2 overs)
Michael Lumb 34 (27)
Andre Russell 3/13 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 36 runs
Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 18,287[2]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Michael Hussey (Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
20 December
19:25 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
6/178 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
5/177 (20 overs)
Usman Khawaja 109* (70)
Glenn Maxwell 2/28 (4 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 76 (42)
Andre Russell 2/28 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 1 run
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 18,809[3]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Thunder)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
28 December
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
9/117 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder (H)
3/121 (16.3 overs)
Brad Hodge 34 (33)
Clint McKay 2/18 (3 overs)
Jacques Kallis 49* (48)
Ben Laughlin 2/22 (2.3 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 7 wickets
Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 21,500[4]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Greg Davidson
Player of the match: Andre Russell (Thunder)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The crowd of 21,500 is the highest attendance for a cricket match at Spotless Stadium and the second highest attendance for any sport at the stadium.
  • Billy Stanlake (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
1 January
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
6/163 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
9/152 (20 overs)
George Bailey 56* (29)
Clint McKay 4/28 (3 overs)
Michael Hussey 71 (51)
Shaun Tait 3/16 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 11 runs
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 17,151[5]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Shaun Tait (Hurricanes)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • The crowd of 17,151 is the highest crowd at Blundstone Arena for a cricket match and the second highest crowd for any sport at the stadium.[5]
3 January
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
5/186 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat (H)
4/189 (19.3 overs)
Michael Hussey 56 (43)
Samuel Badree 1/26 (4 overs)
Chris Lynn 75 (32)
Andre Russell 2/28 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets
The Gabba
Attendance: 27,507[6]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
7 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
5/175 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder (H)
9/145 (20 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 72 (53)
Andre Russell 2/31 (4 overs)
Andre Russell 42 (20)
Andrew Tye 3/22 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 30 runs
Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 18,942[7]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Cameron Bancroft (Scorchers)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
11 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Thunder
5/173 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
5/176 (19.2 overs)
Usman Khawaja 62 (42)
Dwayne Bravo 2/26 (4 overs)
Cameron White 61 (46)
Andre Russell 2/42 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets
Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 18,602[8]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig
Player of the match: Cameron White (Renegades)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
16 January
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
5/202 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
156 (17.3 overs)
Shane Watson 66 (41)
Sean Abbott 2/41 (4 overs)
Nic Maddinson 70 (40)
Clint McKay 3/16 (2.3 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 46 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 38,456[9]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and John Ward
Player of the match: Shane Watson (Thunder)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Nathan McAndrew (Thunder) made his T20 debut.
  • The crowd of 38,456 is the highest crowd for a domestic cricket game in New South Wales.[9]

Knockout phase

Semifinals Final
      
1 Adelaide Strikers (H) 7/159 (20 ov)
4 Sydney Thunder 2/160 (17.4 ov)
2 Melbourne Stars (H) 9/176 (20 ov)
4 Sydney Thunder 7/181 (19.3 ov)
3 Perth Scorchers 7/139 (20 ov)
2 Melbourne Stars (H) 3/140 (18.1 ov)

Semi-finals

The top four teams from the group stage qualified for the semi-finals.

21 January
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Adelaide Strikers
7/159 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
2/160 (17.4 overs)
Alex Ross 47 (38)
Clint McKay 3/44 (4 overs)
Usman Khawaja 104* (59)
Ben Laughlin 1//21 (3 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 48,699[10]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Simon Fry
Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Thunder)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

Final
24 January
19:20 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
9/176 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
7/181 (19.3 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 74 (39)
Shane Watson 2/17 (3 overs)
Usman Khawaja 70 (40)
Marcus Stoinis 3/30 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 3 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 47,672[11]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.

2015/16 squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Michael Hussey Australia (1975-05-27) 27 May 1975 (age 49) Left-handed Right arm medium Captain
Usman Khawaja Australia (1986-12-18) 18 December 1986 (age 38) Left-handed Right arm medium
Aiden Blizzard Australia (1984-06-27) 27 June 1984 (age 40) Left-handed Left arm medium
Kurtis Patterson Australia (1993-04-05) 5 April 1993 (age 32) Left-handed Right arm off spin
Ben Rohrer Australia (1981-03-26) 26 March 1981 (age 44) Left-handed
Ahillen Beadle Australia (1986-08-29) 29 August 1986 (age 38) Left-handed Left arm orthodox
Jake Doran Australia (1996-12-02) 2 December 1996 (age 28) Left-handed Right arm medium
All-rounders
Jacques Kallis South Africa (1975-10-16) 16 October 1975 (age 49) Right-handed Right arm fast Overseas player
Andre Russell Jamaica (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right arm fast medium Overseas player
Andrew McDonald Australia (1981-06-15) 15 June 1981 (age 43) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Shane Watson Australia (1981-06-17) 17 June 1981 (age 43) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
Chris Hartley Australia (1982-05-24) 24 May 1982 (age 42) Left-handed —
Bowlers
Pat Cummins Australia (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right arm fast
Clint McKay Australia (1983-02-22) 22 February 1983 (age 42) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Gurinder Sandhu Australia (1993-02-14) 14 February 1993 (age 32) Left-handed Right arm fast medium
Alister McDermott Australia (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Chris Green Australia (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right arm off spin
Fawad Ahmed Australia (1982-02-05) 5 February 1982 (age 43) Right-handed Right arm leg spin

Home attendance

Game Opponent Attendance
2 Sydney Sixers 18,287
3 Adelaide Strikers 21,500
6 Perth Scorchers 18,942
8 Melbourne Renegades 18,602
Total Attendance 77,331
Average Attendance 19,333

References

  1. ^ "Big Bash League Table – 2015–16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ #SydneySmash breaks ratings record cricket.com.au. Retrieved on 18 Dec, 2015
  3. ^ Early rain didn't shy away the 18,809 Stars fans twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved 20 Dec, 2015
  4. ^ IT'S A SELL OUT AT SPOTLESS STADIUM! 21,500 people are in & the full house sign has gone up. #ThunderNation Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 28 Dec, 2015
  5. ^ a b WOW!!! The BIGGEST EVER crowd for a cricket match @BlundstoneArena twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 1 January 2016
  6. ^ Another great crowd of 27,507 in the house to watch a grandstand finish. 39 needed from 22 balls. #TurnUpTheHeat #BBL05 twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 3 Jan, 2016
  7. ^ Final Crowd Figure for tonight's game v @ScorchersBBL is 18, 942. Thankyou #ThunderNation for showing your support again #BBL05 twitter.com/ThunderBBL. Retrieved on 8 Jan, 2016
  8. ^ Official attendance for tonight's game is 18, 602, thank you again for your support #ThunderNation #BBL05 twitter.com/ThunderBBL. Retrieved 11 Jan, 2015
  9. ^ a b 38,456 people at the @scg tonight! A new record for Domestic Cricket in NSW! Sydney, you look incredible! #BBL05 twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 16 January 2016
  10. ^ Not going all our way on the field at the moment, but another incredible turnout from the #strikeforce! twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 21 January 2016
  11. ^ 47,672 in the house for the #BBLFinal, 47,000 of them wanting to see #TeamGreen win! Thunder need 25 from 18 balls... twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 25 January 2016