2015–16 Sydney Thunder season

Sydney Thunder
2015–16 season
CoachPaddy Upton
Captain(s)Michael Hussey
Home groundSydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
BBL4th
BBL FinalsWinners
Leading Run ScorerUsman Khawaja (345)
Leading Wicket TakerAndre Russell (16)
Highest home attendance21,500 vs Strikers
(28 December 2015)
Lowest home attendance18,287 vs Sixers
(17 December 2015)
Average home attendance19,333

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Adelaide Strikers 8 7 1 0 14 0.544 Advance to play-off phase
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) Champion

Ladder progress

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

Regular 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 HusseyAustralia (1975-05-27) 27 May 1975Left-handedRight arm mediumCaptain
Usman KhawajaAustralia (1986-12-18) 18 December 1986Left-handedRight arm medium
Aiden BlizzardAustralia (1984-06-27) 27 June 1984Left-handedLeft arm medium
Kurtis PattersonAustralia (1993-04-05) 5 April 1993Left-handedRight arm off spin
Ben RohrerAustralia (1981-03-26) 26 March 1981Left-handed
Ahillen BeadleAustralia (1986-08-29) 29 August 1986Left-handedLeft arm orthodox
Jake DoranAustralia (1996-12-02) 2 December 1996Left-handedRight arm medium
All-rounders
Jacques KallisSouth Africa (1975-10-16) 16 October 1975Right-handedRight arm fastOverseas player
Andre RussellJamaica (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988Right-handedRight arm fast mediumOverseas player
Andrew McDonaldAustralia (1981-06-15) 15 June 1981Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Shane WatsonAustralia (1981-06-17) 17 June 1981Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
Chris HartleyAustralia (1982-05-24) 24 May 1982Left-handed
Bowlers
Pat CumminsAustralia (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993Right-handedRight arm fast
Clint McKayAustralia (1983-02-22) 22 February 1983Right-handedRight arm fast medium
Gurinder SandhuAustralia (1993-02-14) 14 February 1993Left-handedRight arm fast medium
Alister McDermottAustralia (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991Right-handedRight arm fast medium
Chris GreenAustralia (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993Right-handedRight arm off spin
Fawad AhmedAustralia (1982-02-05) 5 February 1982Right-handedRight arm leg spin

Home attendance

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