2015–16 Sydney Thunder season

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Sydney Thunder
2015–16 season
Coach Paddy Upton
Captain(s) Michael Hussey
Home ground Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
BBL 4th
BBL FinalsWinners
Leading Run Scorer Usman Khawaja (345)
Leading Wicket Taker Andre 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

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1  Adelaide Strikers 8710140.544Advance to play-off phase
2  Melbourne Stars 8530100.366
3  Perth Scorchers 8530100.181
4  Sydney Thunder (C)844080.375
5  Melbourne Renegades 83506−0.041
6  Brisbane Heat 83506−0.204
7  Hobart Hurricanes 83506−0.955
8  Sydney Sixers 82604−0.330
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.

Contents

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.

NameNatBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
Michael Hussey Flag of Australia (converted).svg 27 May 1975 (age 48)Left-handedRight arm medium Captain
Usman Khawaja Flag of Australia (converted).svg 18 December 1986 (age 37)Left-handedRight arm medium
Aiden Blizzard Flag of Australia (converted).svg 27 June 1984 (age 39)Left-handedLeft arm medium
Kurtis Patterson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 5 April 1993 (age 30)Left-handedRight arm off spin
Ben Rohrer Flag of Australia (converted).svg 26 March 1981 (age 42)Left-handed
Ahillen Beadle Flag of Australia (converted).svg 29 August 1986 (age 37)Left-handed Left arm orthodox
Jake Doran Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2 December 1996 (age 27)Left-handedRight arm medium
All-rounders
Jacques Kallis Flag of South Africa.svg 16 October 1975 (age 48)Right-handedRight arm fast Overseas player
Andre Russell Flag of Jamaica.svg 29 April 1988 (age 35)Right-handedRight arm fast medium Overseas player
Andrew McDonald Flag of Australia (converted).svg 15 June 1981 (age 42)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Shane Watson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 17 June 1981 (age 42)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
Chris Hartley Flag of Australia (converted).svg 24 May 1982 (age 41)Left-handed
Bowlers
Pat Cummins Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8 May 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight arm fast
Clint McKay Flag of Australia (converted).svg 22 February 1983 (age 40)Right-handedRight arm fast medium
Gurinder Sandhu Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14 February 1993 (age 30)Left-handedRight arm fast medium
Alister McDermott Flag of Australia (converted).svg 7 June 1991 (age 32)Right-handedRight arm fast medium
Chris Green Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1 October 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight arm off spin
Fawad Ahmed Flag of Australia (converted).svg 5 February 1982 (age 41)Right-handedRight arm leg spin

Home attendance