2017–18 Sydney Thunder season
Thunder Of Sydney
The 2017–18 Sydney Thunder season will be the 7th season in the club's history. Coached by Paddy Upton and captained by Shane Watson, the Thunder will compete in the 2017–18 Big Bash League.
2017–18 season | |
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Coach | Paddy Upton |
Captain(s) | Shane Watson |
Home ground | Spotless Stadium, Sydney |
Ladder
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.154 | Advance to play-off phase |
2 | Adelaide Strikers (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.801 | |
3 | Melbourne Renegades | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.297 | |
4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.291 | |
5 | Sydney Sixers | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0.331 | |
6 | Sydney Thunder | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.039 | |
7 | Brisbane Heat | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.437 | |
8 | Melbourne Stars | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | −0.926 |
Squad
Num | Name | State | Batting Style | Bowling Style |
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Batsmen | ||||
6 | Aiden Blizzard | Left-Handed | Left-Arm Medium | |
TBC | Callum Ferguson | Right-Handed | Right-Arm Medium | |
77 | Ryan Gibson | Right-Handed | Right-Arm Medium | |
18 | Usman Khawaja | Left-Handed | Right-Arm Medium | |
17 | Kurtis Patterson | Left-Handed | Right-Arm Off Spin | |
99 | Ben Rohrer | Left-Handed | Right-Arm Medium | |
All-Rounders | ||||
7 | Arjun Nair | Right-Handed | Right-Arm Off Spin | |
33 | Shane Watson (c) | Right-Hander | Right-Arm Fast-Medium | |
Wicket Keepers | ||||
63 | Jos Buttler (os) | Right-Handed | Left-Arm Medium | |
Bowlers | ||||
52 | Fawad Ahmed | Right Handed | Right-Arm Leg Spin | |
30 | Pat Cummins | Right-Handed | Right-Arm Fast | |
11 | Andrew Fekete | Right-Handed | Right-Arm Fast-Medium | |
93 | Chris Green | Right-Handed | Right-Arm Off Spin | |
44 | Nathan McAndrew | Right-Handed | Right-Arm Fast-Medium | |
81 | Mitchell McClenaghan (os) | Left-Handed | Left-Arm Fast-Medium | |
27 | Clint McKay | Right-Handed | Right-Arm Fast-Medium | |
28 | Gurinder Sandhu | Left-Handed | Right-Arm Fast-Medium |
- (c) = Captain
- (os) = Overseas Player
Matches
Match 1
Sydney Sixers 9/149 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 5/150 (20 overs) |
Shane Watson 77 (46) Daniel Sams 4/14 (4 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 5 wickets Spotless Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 21,589 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Shane Watson (Thunder) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Daniel Sams (Sixers) made his T20 debut.
Match 2
Adelaide Strikers (H) 6/163 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 110 (17.4 overs) |
Alex Carey 44 (26) Arjun Nair 3/36 (4 overs) | Kurtis Patterson 48 (37) Ben Laughlin 4/26 (3.4 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 53 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 36,278 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Strikers) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 3
Sydney Thunder 4/149 (17 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 4/153 (16.5 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets (D/L) The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 34,343 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Alex Ross (Heat) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Both innings were reduced to 17 overs due to a rain delay, with Brisbane Heat set a target of 151 to win by the D/L method.
Match 4
Sydney Thunder 5/166 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes (H) 109 (19.3 overs) |
Jos Buttler 67 (41) Clive Rose 2/20 (4 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 57 runs University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston Attendance: 16,734 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Fry Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Thunder) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- Tom Rogers (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
Match 5
Hobart Hurricanes 3/189 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Match 6
Match 7
Match 8
Match 9
Match 10
References
- ^ "Big Bash League Table – 2017–18". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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