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TheAdelaide Strikers are an Australian men's professional franchise cricket team, competing in Australia's domesticTwenty20 (T20) cricket competition, theBig Bash League (BBL).[ 2] Based inAdelaide , South Australia, their home ground is theAdelaide Oval ,[ 3] and they play in a cornflower blue uniform. The Strikers were formed in 2011 to play in the BBL, succeeding theSouth Australia cricket team , who played in the now-defunctKFC Twenty20 Big Bash competition.[ 4] Since the inaugural BBL |01 , the Strikers' sole title came in BBL |07 .[ 5]
The Adelaide Strikers were formed in 2011, as a result of the formation of theBig 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 18players , including up to two from overseas.[ 6] The team's inaugural captain wasSouth Australia captain,Michael Klinger , and the inaugural coach wasDarren Berry , the then coach of theSouthern 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 match[ edit ] SinceBBL03 , 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 theAdelaide Oval throughout the years. It is popularly termed as theNew Year's Eve Match orNYE Clash in the media. Up untilBBL08 , 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 againstSydney Sixers in the NYE clash, which remains one of the most memorable NYE matches in the short history ofBBL to date.[ 9] Though, inBBL09 , the Strikers finally fell against theSydney Thunder by 3 runs, the Strikers' first defeat on New Year's Eve.[ 10]
List of New Year's Eve matches[ edit ] Year 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 2025 Strikers Heat 7 wickets 40,713 Liam Scott
Chart of yearly table positions for Adelaide Strikers inBBL 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
There have been 10captains in the Strikers' history, including matches featuring an acting captain.
The squad of the Adelaide Strikers for the2025–26 Big Bash League season as of 4 November 2025.[ 52] [ 53]
Players with international caps are listed inbold . Australian representatives [ edit ] The following is a list of cricketers who have played for the Strikers after making their debut in thenational men's team (the period they spent as both a Strikers squad member and an Australian-capped player is in brackets):
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Result summary v. opponent [ edit ] As of 18 January 2025 Highest innings score [ edit ] As of 22 December 2023 [ 56] As of 12 January 2025 [ 57] As of 12 January 2025 [ 58] As of 22 December 2023
Highest Strike Rate [ edit ] As of 22 December 2023
Highest partnerships by wicket [ edit ] As of 11 January 2025 [ 59] Most career wickets [ edit ] As of 30 August 2023 [ 60] Best bowling figures [ edit ] As of 30 August 2023 [ 61] Player of the Match: Travis Head andMatt Short – 8Rashid Khan – 6Jake Weatherald – 5Jonathan Wells – 4Wes Agar ,Alex Carey ,Tim Ludeman ,Lloyd Pope , andPeter Siddle – 3Cameron Boyce ,Ian Cockbain ,Colin Ingram ,Michael Klinger ,Peter Siddle ,Chris Lynn ,Adil Rashid , andHenry Thornton – 2Fawad Ahmed ,Johan Botha ,Tom Cooper ,Ben Dunk ,Ryan Gibson ,Phillip Hughes ,Mahela Jayawardene ,Michael Neser ,Liam O'Connor ,Kane Richardson ,Alex Ross , andIsh Sodhi – 1BBL Player of the Final: BBL Player of the Tournament: BBL Team of the Tournament:
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