# 2020–21 Adelaide Strikers WBBL season

The 2020–21 Adelaide Strikers Women's season was the sixth in the team's history. Coached by Luke Williams and captained by Suzie Bates, the Strikers played the entirety of WBBL|06 in a bio-secure Sydney hub due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They finished the regular season in sixth place, missing out on qualifying for the finals.

## Squad

Each 2020–21 squad was made up of 15 active players. Teams could sign up to five 'marquee players', with a maximum of three of those from overseas. Marquees are classed as any overseas player, or a local player who holds a Cricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|06 signing period.
Personnel changes made ahead of, and during, the season included:
* New Zealand marquee Sophie Devine departed the Strikers after five seasons with the team, signing with the Perth Scorchers.
* South Africa marquee Laura Wolvaardt returned to the league after a season's absence, signing with the Strikers. Wolvaardt had previously been a member of two WBBL campaigns with the Brisbane Heat.
* Madeline Penna signed with the Strikers, having played with the Melbourne Stars in WBBL|05 as an injury replacement.
* New Zealand marquee Katie Perkins was signed from the reserve player pool, replacing Suzie Bates (shoulder) for the match on 26 October.
* Megan Schutt stood in as captain for the first seven games of the season, replacing Suzie Bates who was sidelined with a shoulder injury originally sustained a month earlier during New Zealand's tour of Australia. Bates joined the line-up on 10 November against the Melbourne Stars but aggravated her shoulder injury during the match and was forced to the leave the field immediately. She was ruled out for the remainder of the tournament, and Schutt took over as acting captain again for the final six games of the season.
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.
| No. | Name | 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 | 1 | 28 | 121.73 | – | – | 0 | – | Captain, overseas marquee |
| 2 | Katie Mack | 14 September 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 14 | 251 | 109.60 | – | – | 2 | – | |
| 5 | Annie O'Neil | 18 February 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 1 | 2 | 40.00 | – | – | – | – | |
| 21 | Bridget Patterson | 4 December 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 82 | 75.92 | – | – | 5 | – | |
| 31 | Katie Perkins | 7 July 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | Overseas marquee (replacement) |
| 14 | Laura Wolvaardt | 26 April 1999 | Right-handed | – | 14 | 347 | 104.83 | – | – | 4 | – | Overseas marquee |
| All-rounders ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Tahlia McGrath | 10 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 227 | 82.24 | 10 | 6.97 | 5 | – | Australian marquee |
| 8 | Madeline Penna | 30 August 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 14 | 173 | 120.97 | 3 | 9.25 | 4 | – | |
| 28 | Stafanie Taylor | 11 June 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 10 | 226 | 113.00 | 1 | 7.81 | 3 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 10 | Amanda-Jade Wellington | 29 May 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 14 | 164 | 138.98 | 17 | 7.81 | 2 | – | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tegan McPharlin | 7 August 1988 | Right-handed | – | 14 | 80 | 137.93 | – | – | 9 | 5 | |
| Bowlers ||||||||||||||
| 20 | Darcie Brown | 7 March 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 12 | 0 | – | 10 | 5.52 | 1 | – | |
| 15 | Sarah Coyte | 30 March 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 14 | 35 | 175.00 | 18 | 6.51 | 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 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 7.73 | 1 | – | |
| 27 | Megan Schutt | 15 January 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 14 | 11 | 110.00 | 11 | 6.04 | 3 | – | Australian marquee |

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Melbourne Stars (RU) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0.965 |
| 2 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0.543 |
| 3 | Sydney Thunder (C) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 0.344 |
| 4 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0.355 |
| 5 | Sydney Sixers | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | −0.084 |
| 6 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0.135 |
| 7 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | −1.008 |
| 8 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | −1.143 |
* The top 4 teams advance to the knockout phase

## Fixtures

All times are local time
* Match 2 25 October 2020 10:30 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 84 (16.3 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 2/85 (14 overs) |
| Naomi Stalenberg 28 (28) Darcie Brown 3/13 (4 overs) | | Laura Wolvaardt 51* (42) Chloe Tryon 1/13 (3 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets (with 36 balls remaining) Hurstville Oval Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi and Bede Sajowitz Player of the match: Laura Wolvaardt (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Match 8 26 October 2020 14:30 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 7/68 (9 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 1/47 (5.4 overs) |
| Bridget Patterson 28 (14) Marizanne Kapp 3/14 (2 overs) | | Alyssa Healy 27 (16) Sarah Coyte 1/10 (1 over) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 9 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) (D/L method) North Sydney Oval Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field
* Match reduced to 9 overs per side due to rain
* Sydney Sixers were set a revised target of 46 runs from 6 overs due to further rain delays
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Match 9 31 October 2020 12:15 Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 6/190 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 8/132 (20 overs) |
| Heather Knight 83 (39) Sarah Coyte 3/32 (4 overs) | | Tahlia McGrath 46 (37) Lauren Smith 3/26 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 58 runs Sydney Showground Stadium Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Jeremiah Matibiri Player of the match: Heather Knight (Sydney Thunder)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Match 13 1 November 2020 09:30 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 4/70 (10 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 1/25 (2.5 overs) |
| Stafanie Taylor 30 (16) Taneale Peschel 2/5 (2 overs) | | Beth Mooney 12* (8) Darcie Brown 1/9 (1 over) |
* No result Drummoyne Oval Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi and Jeremiah Matibiri
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
* Match reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain delay
* Perth Scorchers were set a revised target of 52 from 7 overs due to further rain delay
* No further play was possible due to rain
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Match 18 3 November 2020 19:05 (D/N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 6/154 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 3/159 (19.4 overs) |
| Laura Wolvaardt 68 (50) Alana King 2/23 (4 overs) | | Meg Lanning 69 (58) Madeline Penna 2/11 (2 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) Blacktown International Sportspark Umpires: David Taylor and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Melbourne Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Fox Cricket and Cricket Network
* Match 21 7 November 2020 12:15 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 8/153 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 8/135 (20 overs) |
| Katie Mack 50 (37) Jess Jonassen 2/25 (4 overs) | | Georgia Redmayne 65 (47) Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/19 (3 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 18 runs North Sydney Oval Umpires: David Taylor and Jeremiah Matibiri Player of the match: Katie Mack (Adelaide Strikers)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Match 26 8 November 2020 10:20 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 9/127 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 8/121 (20 overs) |
| Stafanie Taylor 60 (48) Sophie Molineux 3/20 (4 overs) | | Georgia Wareham 42 (32) Sarah Coyte 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 6 runs North Sydney Oval Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and David Taylor Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Match 29 10 November 2020 14:30 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 7/140 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 5/144 (19.3 overs) |
| Laura Wolvaardt 46 (40) Nat Sciver 4/29 (4 overs) | | Mignon du Preez 61 (51) Sarah Coyte 2/16 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) Blacktown International Sportspark Umpires: Greg Davidson and Andrew Crozier Player of the match: Nat Sciver (Melbourne Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Fox Cricket and Cricket Network
* Match 34 14 November 2020 14:30 Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 7/136 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 7/122 (20 overs) |
| Laura Kimmince 41 (17) Amanda-Jade Wellington 4/24 (3 overs) | | Tahlia McGrath 52 (62) Grace Harris 4/16 (3 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 14 runs Drummoyne Oval Umpires: David Taylor and Sharad Patel Player of the match: Laura Kimmince (Brisbane Heat)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Match 37 15 November 2020 09:30 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 8/119 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 9/105 (20 overs) |
| Tegan McPharlin 41* (26) Ellyse Perry 3/14 (4 overs) | | Erin Burns 28 (24) Megan Schutt 3/7 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 14 runs Drummoyne Oval Umpires: Tony Wilds and David Taylor Player of the match: Tegan McPharlin (Adelaide Strikers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Ashleigh Gardner (Sydney Sixers) was replaced by Maddy Darke during the match under the concussion sub rule
* Match 41 17 November 2020 09:30 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 6/141 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 77 (16.4 overs) |
| Madeline Penna 56* (33) Brooke Hepburn 2/23 (3 overs) | | Chloe Tryon 17 (17) Sarah Coyte 3/10 (3 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 64 runs Hurstville Oval Umpires: Troy Penman and Ben Treloar Player of the match: Madeline Penna (Adelaide Strikers)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Match 47 18 November 2020 14:30 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 6/122 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 3/123 (17.3 overs) |
| Laura Wolvaardt 36 (40) Carly Leeson 3/14 (4 overs) | | Sophie Molineux 52 (43) Amanda-Jade Wellington 1/19 (2 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining) Sydney Showground Stadium Umpires: Greg Davidson and Eloise Sheridan Player of the match: Carly Leeson (Melbourne Renegades)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* Broadcast by Fox Cricket and Cricket Network
* Venue changed from Blacktown International Sportspark
* Match 50 21 November 2020 14:30 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 6/133 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 5/136 (19.4 overs) |
| Katie Mack 58 (52) Sammy-Jo Johnson 3/25 (4 overs) | | Rachel Trenaman 38 (40) Amanda-Jade Wellington 3/33 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) Drummoyne Oval Umpires: Andrew Crozier and Sharad Patel Player of the match: Sammy-Jo Johnson (Sydney Thunder)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Match 54 22 November 2020 10:20 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 6/159 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 7/156 (20 overs) |
| Amanda-Jade Wellington 48 (25) Sarah Glenn 4/18 (4 overs) | | Beth Mooney 60 (48) Alex Price 1/12 (2 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 3 runs North Sydney Oval Umpires: Ben Treloar and Sharad Patel Player of the match: Amanda-Jade Wellington (Adelaide Strikers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket

## Statistics and awards

* Most runs: Laura Wolvaardt – 347 (11th in the league)
* Highest score in an innings: Laura Wolvaardt – 68 (50) vs Melbourne Stars, 3 November
* Most wickets: Sarah Coyte – 18 (equal 4th in the league)
* Best bowling figures in an innings: Amanda-Jade Wellington – 4/24 (3 overs) vs Brisbane Heat, 14 November
* Most catches: Tahlia McGrath, Bridget Patterson – 5 each (equal 16th in the league)
* Player of the Match awards: Madeline Penna, Katie Mack, Tegan McPharlin, Stafanie Taylor, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Laura Wolvaardt – 1 each
* WBBL|06 Team of the Tournament: Sarah Coyte, Darcie Brown (12th man)
* WBBL|06 Young Gun: Darcie Brown (winner)
* Strikers Most Valuable Player: Sarah Coyte