2019–20 Adelaide Strikers WBBL season

The 2019–20 Adelaide Strikers Women's season was the fifth in the team's history. Coached by Luke Williams and captained by Suzie Bates, they finished second in the regular season of WBBL|05 and qualified for finals. Propelled by Player of the Tournament Sophie Devine, the Strikers reached the championship decider against the Brisbane Heat at Allan Border Field but were defeated by six wickets to ultimately place as runners-up.

Adelaide Strikers
2019–20 season
Adelaide Strikers 2019–20 cap logo
CoachLuke Williams
Captain(s)Suzie Bates
Home groundKaren Rolton Oval
LeagueWBBL
Record10–4 (2nd)
FinalsRunners-up
Leading Run ScorerSophie Devine – 769
Leading Wicket TakerSarah Coyte – 19
Sophie Devine – 19
Player of the SeasonSophie Devine

Squad

Each 2019–20 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees are players who held a national women's team contract at the time of signing for their WBBL|05 team.[1]

Notable details for the squad included:

The table below lists the Strikers players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[9][10][11]

No. Name Nat. Birth date Batting style Bowling style G R SR W E C S Notes
Batters
11 Suzie Bates 16 September 1987 Right-handed Right-arm medium 16 325 99.38 7 7.60 7 Captain, overseas marquee
2 Katie Mack 14 September 1993 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 16 56 91.80 5
5 Annie O'Neill 18 February 1999 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 3 1
21 Bridget Patterson 4 December 1994 Right-handed Right-arm medium 16 319 117.71 10
58 Lauren Winfield 16 August 1990 Right-handed 12 105 93.75 4 Overseas marquee (replacement)
All-rounders
77 Sophie Devine 2 September 1989 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 16 769 130.33 19 6.77 10 Overseas marquee
9 Tahlia McGrath 10 November 1995 Right-handed Right-arm medium 16 327 106.86 14 6.66 2
13 Tabatha Saville 13 August 1998 Right-handed Right-arm off spin
28 Stafanie Taylor 11 June 1991 Right-handed Right-arm off spin 2 33 106.45 3 7.14 1 Overseas marquee
Wicket-keepers
7 Tegan McPharlin 7 August 1988 Right-handed 16 38 100.00 4 5
Bowlers
20 Darcie Brown 7 March 2003 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast
15 Sarah Coyte 30 March 1991 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 16 26 173.33 19 6.94 4
3 Ellie Falconer 3 August 1999 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast
12 Alex Price 5 November 1995 Right-handed Right-arm off spin 15 0 8.85 3
27 Megan Schutt 15 January 1993 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 16 15 5.60 4 Australian marquee
10 Amanda-Jade Wellington 29 May 1997 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 16 104 157.57 16 7.01 5 Australian marquee

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Brisbane Heat (C) 14 10 4 0 20 0.723
2 Adelaide Strikers (RU) 14 10 4 0 20 0.601
3 Perth Scorchers 14 9 5 0 18 0.026
4 Melbourne Renegades 14 8 6 0 16 0.117
5 Sydney Sixers 14 7 7 0 14 −0.076
6 Sydney Thunder 14 5 8 1 11 −0.487
7 Hobart Hurricanes 14 4 9 1 9 −0.197
8 Melbourne Stars 14 2 12 0 4 −0.734
Source: [12]
  •   The four top ranked teams qualified for the semi-finals

Fixtures

All times are local time

Regular season


Match 3
19 October 2019
14:00
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
8/117 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
4/120 (15.2 overs)
Jess Duffin 44 (32)
Stafanie Taylor 3/26 (4 overs)
Sophie Devine 72* (45)
Maitlan Brown 2/15 (3 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Harry Singh and Craig Thomas
Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network

Match 7
20 October 2019
14:10
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
5/152 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
5/154 (19 overs)
Sophie Devine 48 (30)
Maitlan Brown 2/20 (4 overs)
Danielle Wyatt 61 (37)
Sophie Devine 2/32 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Eloise Sheridan and Mary Waldron
Player of the match: Danielle Wyatt (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network

Match 9
26 October 2019
09:40
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
8/113 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
7/110 (20 overs)
Sarah Coyte 24 (13)
Maisy Gibson 2/15 (4 overs)
Nicola Carey 39 (37)
Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/18 (3 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 3 runs
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: Darren Close and Stephen Dionysius
Player of the match: Sarah Coyte (Adelaide Strikers)

Match 13
27 October 2019
09:40
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
9/115 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
3/116 (14.4 overs)
Nicole Bolton 41 (43)
Sarah Coyte 3/18 (4 overs)
Tahlia McGrath 65* (46)
Kim Garth 2/25 (3 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 7 wickets (with 32 balls remaining)
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: Steven Farrell and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Tahlia McGrath (Adelaide Strikers)

Match 20
2 November 2019
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
139 (19.1 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
2/143 (19 overs)
Beth Mooney 73 (49)
Sophie Devine 2/21 (3 overs)
Bridget Patterson 57* (43)
Amelia Kerr 1/24 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Harrup Park, Mackay
Umpires: Steven Farrell and David Taylor
Player of the match: Bridget Patterson (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network

Match 22
3 November 2019
15:00
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
8/141 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
1/142 (17.1 overs)
Sophie Devine 65 (53)
Georgia Prestwidge 3/29 (4 overs)
Beth Mooney 77* (51)
Amanda Wellington 1/16 (2.1 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
Harrup Park, Mackay
Umpires: Steven Farrell and David Taylor
Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Brisbane Heat)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network

Match 25
9 November 2019
13:40
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
3/173 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
4/171 (20 overs)
Amy Jones 80 (58)
Sophie Devine 1/28 (4 overs)
Bridget Patterson 60 (32)
Taneale Peschel 1/29 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 2 runs
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Claire Polosak and Eloise Sheridan
Player of the match: Amy Jones (Perth Scorchers)

Match 29
10 November 2019
13:40
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
4/164 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
8/147 (20 overs)
Sophie Devine 85* (56)
Madeline Penna 3/50 (4 overs)
Mignon du Preez 70 (51)
Amanda Wellington 3/31 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 17 runs
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 1,569[13]
Umpires: Craig Thomas and Darren Close
Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)

Match 35
16 November 2019
14:00
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
2/153 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
8/96 (20 overs)
Sophie Devine 77* (58)
Holly Ferling 1/11 (3 overs)
Nicola Hancock 26* (23)
Sophie Devine 3/13 (3 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 57 runs
Centennial Park Oval, Nuriootpa
Attendance: 1,831[15]
Umpires: Craig Thomas and Mary Waldron
Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network

Match 40
20 November 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
4/112 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
4/113 (19.1 overs)
Rachael Haynes 33 (27)
Amanda-Jade Wellington 1/10 (2 overs)
Sophie Devine 62* (58)
Nida Dar 2/21 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
North Dalton Park, Wollongong
Attendance: 892[16]
Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Bede Sajowitz
Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network

Match 45
23 November 2019
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
3/143 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
7/141 (20 overs)
Suzie Bates 64 (54)
Heather Knight 1/22 (4 overs)
Chloe Tryon 44* (22)
Amanda-Jade Wellington 3/23 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 2 runs
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Umpires: Troy Penman and Muhammad Qureshi
Player of the match: Suzie Bates (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
  • Hobart Hurricanes eliminated from finals contention

Match 46
24 November 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
6/161 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
6/161 (20 overs)
Sophie Devine 88 (56)
Hannah Darlington 3/29 (4 overs)
Rachel Priest 48 (20)
Amanda-Jade Wellington 3/17 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won in a super over
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi and Jeremiah Matibiri
Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network
  • Adelaide Strikers qualified for finals

Match 51
30 November 2019
14:00
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
9/93 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
2/94 (15.1 overs)
Marizanne Kapp 20 (20)
Sarah Coyte 3/9 (4 overs)
Sophie Devine 46* (43)
Marizanne Kapp 1/8 (3 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
Hurstville Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Roberto Howard and Marc Nickl
Player of the match: Sarah Coyte (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network
  • Perth Scorchers qualified for finals
  • Adelaide Strikers defeated Sydney Sixers for the first time in WBBL history[17]

Match 54
1 December 2019
14:00
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
7/177 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
7/164 (20 overs)
Alyssa Healy 84 (38)
Sarah Coyte 2/27 (4 overs)
Sophie Devine 60 (38)
Stella Campbell 2/12 (3 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 13 runs
Hurstville Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Roberto Howard and Marc Nickl
Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network

Knockout phase


Semi-final 1
7 December 2019
10:10
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
7/126 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
2/130 (18.1 overs)
Georgia Redmayne 51 (42)
Megan Schutt 2/14 (4 overs)
Sophie Devine 65* (46)
Kim Garth 1/33 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: Darren Close and Simon Lightbody
Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)

Final
8 December 2019
13:40
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
7/161 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
4/162 (18.1 overs)
Amanda-Jade Wellington 55 (33)
Jess Jonassen 2/30 (4 overs)
Beth Mooney 56* (45)
Tahlia McGrath 2/34 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Attendance: 2,700[18]
Umpires: Claire Polosak and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
  • Brisbane Heat won their second WBBL title

Statistics and awards

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