Adelaide Strikers Last updated August 24, 2025 Australian men's cricket team
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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] Their home ground is the Adelaide Oval , [ 3] and they play in a cornflower blue uniform. The Strikers were formed in 2011 to play in the BBL, succeeding the South Australia cricket team , who played in the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash competition. [ 4] Their sole victory in the BBL came in 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 Tim Paine and captained by Matthew Short .
History The Adelaide Strikers were formed in 2011, as a result of the formation of the Big Bash League . [ 4] When the competition was first formed, each team had an opportunity to sign up players and build their lists. The contracting window opened on 30 June 2011 at 9 am and closed on 22 July 2011. Each team was allowed to sign up to 18 players , including up to two from overseas. [ 6] The team's inaugural captain was 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]
New Year's Eve matchSince 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] Though, in 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.
List of New Year's Eve matchesYear 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 2024 Scorchers Strikers 7 wickets 41,624 Cooper Connolly
Season Summaries Chart of yearly table positions for Adelaide Strikers in BBL Legend DNQ Did not qualify CF Lost the Challenger * Led the league EF Lost the Eliminator SF Semi-finalists ^ League record KF Lost the Knockout RU Runners-up C Champions
Captaincy Records There have been 10 captains in the Strikers' history, including matches featuring an acting captain.
Players Australian representatives The following is a list of cricketers who have played for the Strikers after making their debut in the national men's team (the period they spent as both a Strikers squad member and an Australian-capped player is in brackets):
Overseas marquees Source: [ 53]
Records Team records Result summary v. opponent As of 18 January 2025 Highest innings score As of 22 December 2023 [ 55] Batting Most career runs As of 12 January 2025 [ 56] Highest scores As of 12 January 2025 [ 57] Highest Averages As of 22 December 2023
Most Sixes As of 22 December 2023
Highest partnerships by wicket As of 11 January 2025 [ 58] Bowling Most career wickets As of 30 August 2023 [ 59] As of 30 August 2023 [ 60] Awards Player of the Match: Travis Head and Matt Short – 8 Rashid Khan – 6 Jake Weatherald – 5 Jonathan Wells – 4 Wes Agar , Alex Carey , Tim Ludeman , Lloyd Pope , and Peter Siddle – 3 Cameron Boyce , Ian Cockbain , Colin Ingram , Michael Klinger , Peter Siddle , Chris Lynn , Adil Rashid , and Henry Thornton – 2 Fawad Ahmed , Johan Botha , Tom Cooper , Ben Dunk , Ryan Gibson , Phillip Hughes , Mahela Jayawardene , Michael Neser , Liam O'Connor , Kane Richardson , Alex Ross , and Ish Sodhi – 1 BBL Player of the Final: BBL Player of the Tournament: BBL Team of the Tournament: References ↑ 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 > 1 2 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. 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Retrieved 18 February 2025 . ↑ "State awards wrap 2024-25: All the winners" . cricket.com.au . Retrieved 29 April 2025 . ↑ "Full squads: How each club's list is shaping up for BBL|15" . cricket.com.au . Retrieved 28 July 2025 . ↑ "Striking gold: Adelaide's history of BBL imports" . cricket.com.au . Retrieved 16 June 2025 . ↑ "Adelaide Strikers Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 January 2025 . ↑ "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 . External links
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