BBL Sydney Sixers Players Dominant Cricket Glory

The Sydney Sixers players in the Big Bash League are an absolute powerhouse, one of the most successful teams of this league. Steven Smith, a modern day legend of Australian cricket has been a part of the successful journey of this team in the Big Bash League.

Sixers have won the BBL three times and were runners up for as many times. This speaks volumes about the sheer dominance and performance of this team in the Big Bash League over the years.

In this blog, we will go through the details of Sixers past achievements, current squad for upcoming BBL season, teams preparation and challenges, and our prediction how Sixers will fare in the Big Bash League starting on December 7, 2023.

Sydney Sixers statistical Analysis in BBL History:

Being a successful team in the BBL history, Sixers have played a modern brand of cricket and they have been phenomenal throughout. The following tabel shows the performance of Sixers in each edition of Big Bash League since its inception.

Season	Matches Played	Win	Loss	No Result	Points	NRR	Position	Finals
2011–12	7	5	2	0	10	+0.262	3rd	Champions
2012–13	8	3	5	0	6	–0.380	7th	—
2013–14	8	6	2	0	12	–0.218	2nd	Semifinals
2014–15	8	5	3	0	10	–0.014	4th	Runners-Up
2015–16	8	2	6	0	4	–0.330	8th	—
2016–17	8	5	3	0	10	–0.848	3rd	Runners-Up
2017–18	10	4	6	0	8	+0.331	5th	—
2018–19	14	8	6	0	16	+0.047	3rd	—
2019–20	14	9	4	1	19	+0.269	2nd	Champions
2020–21	14	9	5	0	36	+0.257	1st	Champions
2021–22	17	10	6	1	35	+1.027	2nd	Runner up
2022–23	14	10	3	1	21	+0.846	2nd	Third

Sydney Smash:

Sydney Smash is actually a term used for the BBL match between both teams of Sydney City, i.e, Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunders. As most of the players in both teams originate from the New South Wales Cricket Team, therefore a healthy competition and rivalry is developed among them.

Furthermore, fans also play a part in growing up this rivalry. Sydney Sixers have clearly dominated the Sydney Smash in first 4 seasons with Thunders could not manage to win a single game. Here is the head to head record of both teams.

Sydney Thunder	Head to Head	Sydney Sixers
24	Total matches	24
15	Won	9
171	Highest Team Total	208
57	Lowest Team Total	108
Glenn Maxwell (547)	Most Runs	Aaron Finch (622)
Adam Zampa (18)	Most Wickets	Kane Richardson (14)

Sydney Sixers Preliminary Squad for BBL 2023-24:

Here is the Sixers squad announced for the Big Bash Season 13 starting on December 7, 2023.

Name	Role	Nationality	Batting style	Bowling style
Jack Edwards	Batsman	Australia	Right-handed	Nil
Daniel Hughes	Batsman	Australia	Left-handed	Nil
Kurtis Patterson	Batsman	Australia	Left-handed	Nil
Jordan Silk	Batsman	Australia	Right-handed	Nil
Steve Smith	Batsman	Australia	Right-handed	Right arm leg break
James Vince	Batsman	England	Right-handed	Right arm medium
Sean Abbott	All-Rounder	Australia	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium
Rehan Ahmed	All-Rounder	England	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin
Tom Curran	All-Rounder	England	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Moises Henriques (C)	All-Rounder	Australia	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium
Hayden Kerr	All-Rounder	Australia	Right-handed	Left arm fast-medium
Steve O'Keefe	All-Rounder	Australia	Right-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
Josh Philippe	Batsman/WK	Australia	Right-handed	Nil
Jackson Bird	Bowler	Australia	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium
Ben Dwarshuis	Bowler	Australia	Left-handed	Left arm fast-medium
Joel Davies	Bowler	Australia	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
Todd Murphy	Bowler	Australia	Left-handed	Right arm off break

Key players for the Sixers in the upcoming Big Bash League:

The Sixers have got some seriously talented players on their squad. The squad includes the likes of Steven Smith, Josh Philippe, Moisis Henriques, Daniel Hughes, and Sean Abbott.

These players have been playing for Sixers over the years and have contributed to their success in the recent past.

In the overseas picks, James Vince and Rehan Ahmad from England are great choices that can add more value in the batting and spin bowling of this team respectively.

So, these are the major players that bring a ton of talent and excitement to the team and to look forward to for the Sydney Sixers campaign in this year BBL season 13.

Preparation and Challenges for Sixers in BBL 2024:

The Sixers management have done really well in the BBL 13 Drafts picking up the right players according to team position.

The idea to open the innings with Steve Smith worked out really well for them in the last season where the opener scored 347 runs with an average of 85.

The top order has become even more stronger with Vince coming at number 3 and the middle order looked solid with Jordan Silk and Captain Moisis Henriques doing exceptionally well for the team.

The fast bowling lead by Sean Abbot and Ben Dwarshius has been on solid for the team. This team is electric in the field and currently has no weak links in the team and looking forward to another wonderful Big Bash season.

Home Ground & Fans Support For Sixers:

Now, the Sixers call Sydney, New South Wales, their home. And when it's game time, they hit the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) which is their home ground. The atmosphere at the SCG is electric, especially when the Sixers are playing.

This stadium has a seating capacity of around 48,000 and is loaded with amazing facilities so that fans can have a true cricketing match experience. The fans go wild, cheering and supporting their team in magenta.

Big Bash League 2023-24 Winning Prediction about Sixers:

The Sixers have had some epic success in the Big Bash League. They've clinched the title three times, have been runners up for 3 times and their dominance on the field is truly impressive.

They're known for playing smart cricket, making strategic moves, and putting on some incredible performances. So looking at the current form and squad depth, Sixers are among the hot favourites to clinch the title for the 4th time.