2023–24 Sydney Sixers season

The 2023–24 Sydney Sixers season was the eleventh in the club's history. Coached by Greg Shipperd and captained by Moises Henriques they had competed in the BBL's 2023–24 season.[1]

Sydney Sixers
2023–24 season
CoachGreg Shipperd
Captain(s)Moises Henriques
Home groundSydney Cricket Ground
BBL Season2nd
BBL finalsRunner-up
Leading Wicket TakerBen Dwarshuis (17)

Squad information

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The current squad of the Sydney Sixers for the 2023–24 Big Bash League season as of 10 October 2023.

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
9 James Vince   England (1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium Visa contract & International Cap
41 Kurtis Patterson   Australia (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 31) Left-handed International
14 Jordan Silk   Australia (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right arm medium
16 Daniel Hughes   Australia (1989-02-16) 16 February 1989 (age 35) Left-handed Right arm medium Vice-captain
18 Jack Edwards   Australia (2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right arm medium
All-rounders
21 Moises Henriques   Australia (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Captain & International Cap
50 Hayden Kerr   Australia (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
77 Sean Abbott   Australia (1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium International Cap
Wicket-keepers
22 Josh Philippe   Australia (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Pace bowlers
27 Ben Dwarshuis   Australia (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 30) Left-handed Left arm fast-medium
33 Jackson Bird   Australia (1986-12-11) 11 December 1986 (age 37) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium International Cap
59 Tom Curran   England (1995-03-12) 12 March 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium Visa contract & International Cap
78 Mickey Edwards   Australia (1994-12-23) 23 December 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers
7 Lloyd Pope   Australia (1999-12-01) 1 December 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right arm leg break
Joel Davies   Australia (2003-10-28) 28 October 2003 (age 21) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
36 Todd Murphy   Australia (2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 24) Left-handed Right arm off break International
Rehan Ahmed   England (2004-08-13) 13 August 2004 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm leg spin Overseas Draft Pick (Bronze) & International
72 Steve O'Keefe   Australia (1984-12-09) 9 December 1984 (age 39) Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox International Cap

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Brisbane Heat (C) 10 7 1 2 16 0.972 Advance to Qualifier
2   Sydney Sixers 10 6 2 2 14 0.339
3   Perth Scorchers 10 6 3 1 13 0.725 Advance to Knockout
4   Adelaide Strikers 10 5 4 1 11 0.331
5   Hobart Hurricanes 10 4 6 0 8 −0.268
6   Melbourne Stars 10 4 6 0 8 −1.051
7   Melbourne Renegades 10 2 6 2 6 −0.289
8   Sydney Thunder 10 1 7 2 4 −0.652
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champion

Regular season

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Match 2
8 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
6/175 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
7/167 (20 overs)
Steve Smith 61 (42)
Will Sutherland 2/21 (4 overs)
Will Sutherland 51* (30)
Ben Dwarshuis 3/36 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 8 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 13,089[2]
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Steve Smith (Sydney Sixers)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

Match 5
11 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
8/135 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
4/139 (19.2 overs)
Caleb Jewell 42 (24)
Tom Curran 3/19 (4 overs)
Daniel Hughes 60* (50)
Corey Anderson 2/10 (3.3 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets
York Park, Launceston
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Nathan Johnstone
Player of the match: Daniel Hughes (Sydney Sixers)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 11
22 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
7/155 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
6/154 (20 overs)
Jordan Silk 66* (45)
Jamie Overton 3/23 (4 overs)
Matthew Short 55 (48)
Moises Henriques 2/11 (2 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 1 run
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 18,368[3]
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Gerard Abood
Player of the match: Jordan Silk (Sydney Sixers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 14
26 December 2023
18:05 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
8/154 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
6/155 (19.3 overs)
James Vince 83 (55)
Usama Mir 3/19 (4 overs)
Hilton Cartwright 47* (30)
Sean Abbott 2/32 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 4 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 16,269[4]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Hilton Cartwright (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

Match 19
30 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
7/151 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
1/34 (4 overs)
Alex Ross 44 (39)
Jack Edwards 3/24 (4 overs)
Kurtis Patterson 13* (9)
Chris Green 1/12 (1 over)
No result
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 22,102[5]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Sam Nogajski
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.

Match 22
1 January 2024
18:15 (N)
Scorecard
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Match abandoned without a ball bowled
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: –[6]
Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and Ben Treloar
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

Match 24
3 January 2024
18:05 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
8/141 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
4/104 (14.3 overs)
Josh Philippe 41 (36)
Matthew Kuhnemann 2/19 (4 overs)
Josh Brown 43 (31)
Ben Dwarshuis 1/7 (2 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 3 runs (DLS method)
Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 10,372[7]
Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Paul Walter (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.

Match 28
6 January 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
4/156 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
3/160 (18.1 overs)
Dan Lawrence 36 (34)
Todd Murphy 2/15 (4 overs)
James Vince 79 (57)
Scott Boland 2/38 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: –[8]
Player of the match: James Vince (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 34
12 January 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
7/151 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
132 (19.5 overs)
Josh Philippe 47 (35)
Nathan McAndrew 2/17 (3 overs)
David Warner 37 (39)
Steve O'Keefe 3/13 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 19 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 41,027[9]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Simon Lightbody
Player of the match: Steve O'Keefe (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.

Match 39
16 January 2024
16:40 AWST (D/N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
4/197 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
7/201 (20 overs)
Laurie Evans 72 (34)
Ben Dwarshuis 2/23 (4 overs)
Daniel Hughes 74 (43)
Jason Behrendorff 3/35 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets
Optus Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 33,412[10]
Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Daniel Hughes (Sydney Sixers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.

Play-offs

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Matches

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Qualifier
19 January 2024
18:40 AEST (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
152/8 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
113 (17.5 overs)
Moises Henriques 59 (50)
Michael Neser 3/27 (4 overs)
Jimmy Peirson 26 (25)
Ben Dwarshuis 5/21 (3.5 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 39 runs
Heritage Bank Stadium, Carrara
Attendance: –[11]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Ben Dwarshuis (Sydney Sixers)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

Final
24 January 2024
19:15 AEDT (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
8/166 (20 overs)
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Sydney Sixers
112 (17.3 overs)
Josh Brown 53 (38)
Sean Abbott 4/32 (4 overs)
Moises Henriques 25 (27)
Spencer Johnson 4/26 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 54 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 43,153[12]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Spencer Johnson (Brisbane Heat)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.

References

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  1. ^ "Sydney Sixers blockbuster KFC BBL 13 fixture announced". Sydney Sixer. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. ^ "BBL: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades • SCG • 2023".
  3. ^ "BBL: Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers • SCG • 2023".
  4. ^ "BBL: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars • SCG • 2023".
  5. ^ "BBL: Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers • Engie Stadium • 2023".
  6. ^ "BBL: Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers • Gabba • 2024".
  7. ^ "BBL: Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat • C.ex Coffs International Stadium • 2024".
  8. ^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers • MCG • 2024".
  9. ^ "BBL: Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder • SCG • 2024".
  10. ^ "BBL: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers • Optus Stadium • 2024".
  11. ^ "BBL: Qualifier - Heat v Sixers • People First Stadium • 2024".
  12. ^ "BBL: Final - Sixers v Heat • SCG • 2024".