2023–24 Adelaide Strikers season

Adelaide Strikers

2023–24 season
Coach	Jason Gillespie
Captain(s)	Travis Head
Home ground	Adelaide Oval
League	BBL
Record	4th
BBL finals	3rd Place
Leading Run Scorer	Matt Short (541)
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Adelaide Strikers season was the eleventh in the club's history. The team was coached by Jason Gillespie and captained by Travis Head, they competed in the BBL's 2023–24 season.[1][2][3][4][5]

The Adelaide Strikers are an Australian men's professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the Big Bash League. The Striker wears a teal uniform and are based in Adelaide in the Australian state of Southern Australia. Their home ground is the Adelaide Oval.[6]

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Brisbane Heat (C)	10	7	1	2	16	0.972	Advance to Qualifier
2	Sydney Sixers	10	6	2	2	14	0.339
3	Perth Scorchers	10	6	3	1	13	0.725	Advance to Knockout
4	Adelaide Strikers	10	5	4	1	11	0.331
5	Hobart Hurricanes	10	4	6	0	8	−0.268
6	Melbourne Stars	10	4	6	0	8	−1.051
7	Melbourne Renegades	10	2	6	2	6	−0.289
8	Sydney Thunder	10	1	7	2	4	−0.652

Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champion

Fixture

Main article: 2023–24 Big Bash League season

Match 3 9 December 2023 19:15 (N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers	v	Brisbane Heat

Match abandoned without a ball bowled Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: TBA[7] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Nathan Johnstone

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

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Match 8 19 December 2023 19:15 (N) Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 7/200 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers 4/205 (19.4 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 74 (54) Jamie Overton 2/29 (4 overs)		Matthew Short 82 (41) Tanveer Sangha 1/33 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 20,748[8] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Matthew Short (Adelaide Strikers)

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 11 22 December 2023 19:15 (N) Scorecard

Sydney Sixers 7/155 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers 6/154 (20 overs)
Jordan Silk 66* (45) Jamie Overton 3/23 (4 overs)		Matthew Short 55 (48) Moises Henriques 2/11 (2 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 1 run Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Donovan Koch and Gerard Abood Player of the match: Jordan Silk (Sydney Sixers)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 18 29 December 2023 19:15 (N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 6/177 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 6/178 (18.4 overs)
Chris Lynn 56 (34) Mujeeb Ur Rahman 3/20 (4 overs)		Jake Fraser-McGurk 70 (37) David Payne 3/37 (3.4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 4 wickets Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Umpires: Gerard Abood and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Jake Fraser-McGurk (Melbourne Renegades)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 20 31 December 2023 19:15 (N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 4/205 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 3/211 (19 overs)
Chris Lynn 83* (42) Glenn Maxwell 2/21 (3 overs)		Beau Webster 66* (48) Cameron Boyce 1/15 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 42,504[9] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 25 3 January 2024 18:15 (N) Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 4/211 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers 169 (19.2 overs)
Laurie Evans 85* (28) Henry Thornton 2/31 (4 overs)		Matthew Short 74 (44) Lance Morris 5/24 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 42 runs Perth Stadium, Perth Attendance: 41,576[10] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Ben Treloar Player of the match: Laurie Evans (Perth Scorchers)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 27 5 January 2024 18:45 (N) Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 7/153 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers 1/154 (16.1 overs)
Josh Inglis 39 (25) David Payne 2/22 (3 overs)		Matthew Short 76* (51) Lance Morris 1/25 (3 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 9 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: –[11] Umpires: Andrew Crozier and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Matthew Short (Adelaide strikers)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 31 9 January 2024 19:10 (N) Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 7/165 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers 5/168 (19.2 overs)
Ben McDermott 95* (61) Jamie Overton 3/23 (4 overs)		Matthew Short 45 (32) Nathan Ellis 2/44 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 5 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: –[12] Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Nathan Johnstone Player of the match: Cameron Boyce (Adelaide Strikers)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 33 11 January 2024 19:15 (N) Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 6/167 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers 2/169 (15.5 overs)
Mac Wright 37 (27) Cameron Boyce 2/17 (4 overs)		Jake Weatherald 80* (32) Nikhil Chaudhary 1/18 (3 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets Blundstone Arena, Hobart Attendance: –[13] Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Sharad Patel Player of the match: Jake Weatherald (Adelaide Strikers)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 37 14 January 2024 19:15 (N) Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 140 (19.2)	v	Adelaide Strikers 1/141 (16.1 overs)
Alex Hales 43 (32) Lloyd Pope 4/22 (3 overs)		Matthew Short 74* (49) Tanveer Sangha 1/27 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 9 wickets Manuka Oval, Canberra Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Lloyd Pope (Adelaide Strikers)

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.

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Play-offs

Matches

Knockout 20 January 2024 16:40 AWST (N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 7/155 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 105 (16.2 overs)
Jake Weatherald 56 (32) Cooper Connolly 2/17 (3 overs)		Sam Fanning 31 (20) Lloyd Pope 4/24 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 50 runs Optus Stadium, Perth Attendance: –[14] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Lloyd Pope (Adelaide Strikers)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

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Challenger 22 January 2024 18:40 AEST (N) Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 7/214 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers 160 (19.5 overs)
Josh Brown 140 (57) David Payne 2/17 (3 overs)		Harry Nielsen 50 (33) Spencer Johnson 3/20 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 54 runs Heritage Bank Stadium, Carrara Attendance: –[15] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Josh Brown (Brisbane Heat)

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

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Current squads

See also: 2023–24 Big Bash League season squads

Teams	Squads
Adelaide Strikers	Travis Head, Wes Agar, James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Ben Manenti, Harry Nielsen, David Payne, D'Arcy Short, Matt Short, Jamie Overton, Adam Hose, Jake Weatherald, Lloyd Pope

The current squad of the Adelaide Strikers for the 2023–24 Big Bash League season as of 25 September 2023.[16]

Squad information

• Players with international caps are listed in bold.

S/N	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
34	Travis Head	Australia	(1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 (age 31)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
21	Adam Hose	England	(1992-10-25) 25 October 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	—	Overseas Draft Pick (Bronze) & International
22	Henry Hunt	Australia	(1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 28)	Right-handed	—
31	Thomas Kelly	Australia	(2000-12-14) 14 December 2000 (age 24)	Right-handed	—
50	Chris Lynn	Australia	(1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Slow left arm orthodox	International
28	D'Arcy Short	Australia	(1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 (age 34)	Left-handed	Left-arm leg spin	International
2	Matthew Short	Australia	(1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Captain & International
28	Jake Weatherald	Australia	(1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 30)	Left-handed	—
All-rounders
26	Ben Manenti	Italy	(1997-03-23) 23 March 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	International
7	James Bazley	Australia	(1995-04-08) 8 April 1995 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
88	Jamie Overton	England	(1994-04-10) 10 April 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Overseas Draft Pick (Gold) & International
Wicket-keepers
5	Alex Carey	Australia	(1991-08-27) 27 August 1991 (age 33)	Left-handed	—	International
4	Harry Nielsen	Australia	(1995-05-03) 3 May 1995 (age 29)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
Spin bowlers
87	Cameron Boyce	Australia	(1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	International
Pace bowlers
9	Wes Agar	Australia	(1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	International
35	Brendan Doggett	Australia	(1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
58	Henry Thornton	Australia	(1996-12-16) 16 December 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium

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