The Adelaide Strikers are an Australian men's professional franchise cricket team, competing in Australia's domestic Twenty20 (T20) cricket competition, the Big Bash League (BBL). Based in Adelaide, South Australia, their home ground is the Adelaide Oval, and they play in a cornflower blue uniform. The Strikers were formed in 2011 to play in the BBL, succeeding the South Australia cricket team, who played in the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash competition. Since the inaugural BBL |01, the Strikers' sole title came in BBL |07.
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History
The Adelaide Strikers were formed in 2011, as a result of the formation of the Big Bash League. 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 18 players, including up to two from overseas. The team's inaugural captain was South Australia captain, Michael Klinger, and the inaugural coach was Darren Berry, the then coach of the Southern Redbacks.
In the 2016/17 Big Bash, the Adelaide Strikers were rated the most entertaining team in the BBL, with a BBEI of 2177.
New Year's Eve match
Since BBL03, 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 the Adelaide Oval throughout the years. It is popularly termed as the New Year's Eve Match or NYE Clash in the media. Up until BBL08, 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 against Sydney Sixers in the NYE clash, which remains one of the most memorable NYE matches in the short history of BBL to date. Though, in BBL09, the Strikers finally fell against the Sydney Thunder by 3 runs, the Strikers' first defeat on New Year's Eve.
Captaincy Records
There have been 10 captains in the Strikers' history, including matches featuring an acting captain.
Current squad
The squad of the Adelaide Strikers for the 2026–27 Big Bash League season as of 12 September 2026.
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Players
Australian representatives
The following is a list of cricketers who have played for the Strikers after making their debut in the national men's team (the period they spent as both a Strikers squad member and an Australian-capped player is in brackets):
Overseas marquees
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Honours
Champions: 1 – BBL |07
Runners Up: 0
Minor Premiers: 2 – BBL |04, BBL |05
Finals Appearances: 7 – BBL |04, BBL |05, BBL |07, BBL |09, BBL |10, BBL |11, BBL |13
Wooden Spoons: 1 – BBL |14
Records
As of 12 September 2026
Team records
Source: CricInfo
As of 22 December 2023
Batting
As of 12 January 2025
As of 12 January 2025
As of 22 December 2023
As of 22 December 2023
As of 11 January 2025
Bowling
As of 30 August 2023
As of 30 August 2023
Awards
Player of the Match:
Travis Head and Matt Short – 8
Rashid Khan – 6
Jake Weatherald – 5
Jonathan Wells – 4
Wes Agar, Alex Carey, Tim Ludeman, Lloyd Pope, and Peter Siddle – 3
Cameron Boyce, Ian Cockbain, Colin Ingram, Michael Klinger, Peter Siddle, Chris Lynn, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, and Henry Thornton – 2
Fawad Ahmed, Johan Botha, Tom Cooper, Ben Dunk, Ryan Gibson, Phillip Hughes, Mahela Jayawardene, Michael Neser, Liam O'Connor, Kane Richardson, Alex Ross, Liam Scott, Tabraiz Shamsi, and Ish Sodhi – 1
BBL Player of the Final:
Jake Weatherald – BBL|07
BBL Player of the Tournament:
Matt Short (2) – BBL|12, BBL|13
BBL Team of the Tournament:
Rashid Khan (4) – BBL|07, BBL|08, BBL|09, BBL|10
Matt Short (3) – BBL|11, BBL|12, BBL|13
Peter Siddle (2) – BBL|09, BBL|11
Chris Lynn (2) – BBL|12, BBL|13
Jamie Overton (2) – BBL|13, BBL|14
Travis Head – BBL|05
Adil Rashid – BBL|05