# 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.

## Squad information

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 38) | 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 25) | 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 40) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | International Cap |

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to Qualifier |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0.725 | Advance to Knockout |
| 4 | Adelaide Strikers | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0.331 | Advance to Knockout |
| 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 | |

## Regular season

* 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 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 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 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 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
| Brisbane Heat | v | Sydney Sixers |
* Match abandoned without a ball bowled The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: – 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 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: – 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 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 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
### Matches

* 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: – 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) | v | 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 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Spencer Johnson (Brisbane Heat)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.