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The Sydney Thunder have gone from zero to hero and back to zero again over the last few years in the Big Bash League. No team has finished last more often, but can the Green Machine make a finals charge this summer? Here is everything you need to know about the Thunder for the 2023/24 BBL campaign.
Established: | 2011 |
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Home ground: | Spotless Stadium |
Coach: | Trevor Bayliss |
Captain: | Chris Green |
BBL titles: | 1 (BBL05) |
Opponent | Date | Venue | Time (AEDT) |
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Brisbane Heat | Tuesday, December 12 | Manuka Oval, Canberra | 7:15pm |
Adelaide Strikers | Tuesday, December 19 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 7:15pm |
Melbourne Stars | Saturday, December 23 | Lavington Sports Ground, Albury | 3:30pm |
Brisbane Heat | Wednesday, December 27 | The Gabba, Brisbane | 7:15pm |
Sydney Sixers | Saturday, December 30 | Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney | 7:15pm |
Hobart Hurricanes | Monday, January 1 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 4:00pm |
Perth Scorchers | Monday, January 8 | Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney | 7:15pm |
Sydney Sixers | Friday, January 12 | SCG, Sydney | 7:15pm |
Adelaide Strikers | Sunday, January 14 | Manuka Oval, Canberra | 7:15pm |
Melbourne Renegades | Wednesday, January 17 | Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney | 7:15pm |
Cameron Bancroft has made the switch from the Scorchers to the Thunder as one of the best openers in the recent history of the BBL. His ability to play conventional cricket shots with power and precision is unrivalled. Bancroft will provide stability at the top of the innings that will allow his teammates to play with freedom and aggression.
Jason Sangha is finally living up to the hype that has surrounded him for years. To begin the summer, he made strong contributions of 68 not out and 114 not out for a competition-winning Randwick-Petersham side in Sydney Premier Cricket. Sangha has continued to improve with time and BBL13 may be a sign of even bigger things to come.
Tanveer Sangha has developed immensely throughout 2023 in his stint with the Birmingham Phoenix before making his Australian T20I debut against South Africa in Durban and taking 4/31. Sangha has since been in India with the World Cup winning squad where he has no doubt improved, which will bring an enormous boost for the Thunder in BBL13.
Bookmakers have the Thunder as outsiders at $8 to win the title in BBL13 on account of their changing and aging roster. The squad also lacks the depth and pedigree compared to franchises like the Scorchers, Sixers and Heat.
The international star power that the Thunder have enjoyed over the years is some of the best the competition has witnessed. Jaques Kallis was incredible in the early instalments of the BBL and Jos Butler improved to be one of the most dangerous batters in world cricket. Usman Khawaja, Shane Watson, and Callum Ferguson have all scored centuries for their franchise while Michael Hussey also enjoyed success in the back end of his career.
The incredible skill and variation in the bowling attack of Sams, Green, Sandhu, Nannes and Ahmed makes this all-time Thunder bowling attack one of the strongest in the league.
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