Adelaide Strikers
The Adelaide Strikers are an Australian professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia that compete in the Big Bash League (BBL). 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 Southern Redbacks, who played in the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash competition. Their sole victory in the BBL came in 2017–18.
| Personnel | ||
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| Captain | Matthew Short | |
| Coach | Jason Gillespie | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Adelaide | |
| Colours | Blue | |
| Founded | 2011 | |
| Home ground | Adelaide Oval | |
| Capacity | 53,583 (3,500 standing on hill) | |
| History | ||
| BBL wins | 1: BBL07 | |
| Official website | Official Website | |
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| Current Season As of 30 December 2022 | ||
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Over their 11-year history in the BBL, they have had many effective and popular players on their team, from all-rounders such as Johan Botha, Michael Neser, Kieron Pollard, Ryan ten Doeschate and Chris Jordan, to high-scoring batsmen Travis Head, Colin Ingram, Chris Lynn, Mahela Jayawardene, Jonathan Wells, Michael Klinger and Jake Weatherald, to effective bowlers Ben Laughlin, Billy Stanlake, Rashid Khan, Peter Siddle, Adil Rashid and Kane Richardson, and finally keepers Alex Carey and Tim Ludeman.
The Strikers are currently coached by former Australian cricketer Jason Gillespie and captained by Matthew Short.