Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers Scorecard, Match 25, Big Bash League 2025-26

Result · Jan 06 2026, Tue - 01:45 PM (IST)

ADELAIDE STRIKERS

165/8

SYDNEY THUNDER

159/7

Adelaide Strikers won by 6 runs

CRR:7.95

Player Of The Match

ADELAIDE STRIKERS - 165/8 (20.0)

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Chris Lynn c Daniel Sams b Nathan McAndrew	15	6	2	1	250
Matt Short (c) c Matthew Gilkes b David Willey	4	4	1	-	100
Mackenzie Harvey (wk) c David Willey b Wes Agar	38	34	6	-	111.76
Jason Sangha c David Warner b Daniel Sams	31	23	4	-	134.78
Liam Scott Not out	49	32	7	-	153.13
Jamie Overton c Nic Maddinson b Nathan McAndrew	13	11	2	-	118.18
Harry Manenti Run out (David Willey)	3	3	-	-	100
Jerrssis Wadia b Wes Agar	7	4	1	-	175
Luke Wood c Daniel Sams b Wes Agar	0	2	-	-	-
Hasan Ali Not out	1	1	-	-	100
Lloyd Pope	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	4 ( lb: 1 w: 3)
Total	165 / 8 (20.0 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
David Willey	4	-	38	1	9.5
Nathan McAndrew	3	-	32	2	10.7
Chris Green	2	-	21	0	10.5
Tanveer Sangha	4	-	19	0	4.8
Wes Agar	3	-	16	3	5.3
Daniel Sams	4	-	38	1	9.5

SYDNEY THUNDER - 159/7 (20.0)

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Matthew Gilkes c Mackenzie Harvey b Jamie Overton	43	33	4	2	130.3
David Warner (c) Not out	67	51	7	1	131.37
Sam Billings (wk) c Jamie Overton b Lloyd Pope	1	3	-	-	33.33
Sam Konstas c Liam Scott b Hasan Ali	2	6	-	-	33.33
Nic Maddinson b Jamie Overton	21	14	-	2	150
Daniel Sams b Lloyd Pope	7	3	-	1	233.33
Chris Green Run out (Jerrssis Wadia)	3	3	-	-	100
David Willey c Matt Short b Jamie Overton	8	4	-	1	200
Nathan McAndrew Not out	5	3	1	-	166.67
Tanveer Sangha	-	-	-	-	-
Wes Agar	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	2 ( lb: 2)
Total	159 / 7 (20.0 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Luke Wood	4	-	37	0	9.3
Liam Scott	1	-	9	0	9
Hasan Ali	4	1	22	1	5.5
Matt Short	3	-	27	0	9
Jamie Overton	4	-	25	3	6.3
Lloyd Pope	4	-	37	2	9.3

Match Info

Series:	Big Bash League
Date:	Jan 06 2026, Tue - 01:45 PM (IST)
Country:	Australia
City:	Adelaide
Venue:	Adelaide Oval
Toss:	Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bowl.
Adelaide Strikers Playing XI:	Matt Short (c), Chris Lynn, Mackenzie Harvey (wk), Jason Sangha, Liam Scott, Harry Manenti, Jamie Overton, Jerrssis Wadia, Luke Wood, Hasan Ali, Lloyd Pope
Sydney Thunder Playing XI:	David Warner (c), Matthew Gilkes, Sam Konstas, Sam Billings (wk), Nic Maddinson, Daniel Sams, David Willey, Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, Tanveer Sangha, Wes Agar

The Sydney Thunder defeated the Adelaide Strikers by two wickets when they last met in the BBL (17 December 2024), snapping a five-match losing run against them; the Thunder will be aiming for consecutive wins against the Strikers in the competition for the first time since January 2022.
This is set to be the Adelaide Strikers’ first BBL match at Adelaide Oval in 2026; the Strikers have won each of their last five matches at the ground to begin a calendar year – their last defeat in such fixtures was a two-wicket loss in 2020 against the Sydney Sixers (8 January).
The Sydney Thunder have won only one of their last seven BBL matches (L6) – a 34-run victory against the Brisbane Heat (22 December 2025); the Thunder have lost each of their three games since then, the last time they recorded a longer losing run was a five-match span from December 2023 to January 2024.
Matt Short (Adelaide Strikers) has scored 961 runs at an average of 45.8 (23 batting innings) and taken 15 wickets at an average of 28 (21 bowling innings) across his last 23 BBL matches.
David Warner (Sydney Thunder) scored 130* in the BBL last time out (3 January 2026 vs Hobart Hurricanes); the last time he recorded consecutive 50+ scores in the competition was in January 2025 (50 and 88*).

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