# 2016–17 Sydney Thunder WBBL season

The 2016–17 Sydney Thunder WBBL season was the second in the team's history. Coached by Joanne Broadbent and captained by Alex Blackwell, the team competed in the WBBL|02 tournament.
At the conclusion of the group stage, the Thunder team was sixth on the table, and therefore did not qualify for the knockout phase.

## Squad

The following is the Thunder women squad for WBBL|02. Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| | Alex Blackwell | (1983-08-31) 31 August 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Team's Captain |
| | Mikayla Hinkley | (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| | Konio Oala | | | | Associate Rookie |
| All-rounders |||||||
| | Nicola Carey | (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | |
| | Stefanie Daffara | (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| | Rachael Haynes | (1986-12-26) 26 December 1986 (age 37) | Left-handed | Left arm medium | |
| | Naomi Stalenberg | (1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| | Stafanie Taylor | (1991-06-11) 11 June 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | Overseas international |
| | Harmanpreet Kaur | (1989-03-08) 8 March 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Overseas international |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| | Claire Koski | (1991-03-13) 13 March 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| | Lauren Cheatle | (1998-11-06) 6 November 1998 (age 25) | Left-handed | Left arm fast medium | |
| | Rene Farrell | (1987-01-13) 13 January 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| | Belinda Vakarewa | (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| | Samantha Bates | | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | |
| | Maisy Gibson | (1996-09-14) 14 September 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Leg spin | |
| | Erin Osborne | (1989-06-27) 27 June 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
Sources

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Sydney Sixers (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.442 |
| 2 | Perth Scorchers (RU) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.300 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.046 |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | −0.034 |
| 5 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.256 |
| 6 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | −0.046 |
| 7 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 | −0.519 |
| 8 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −0.541 |
* The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.

## Fixtures
### Group stage

* Match 3 10 December 18:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 4/141 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 8/147 (20 overs) |
| Harmanpreet Kaur 47* (28) Alana King 2/21 (4 overs) | | Emma Inglis 46 (28) Erin Osborne 3/27 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 6 runs North Sydney Oval Umpires: Claire Polosak and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Emma Inglis (Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au; broadcast by Network Ten
* Match 8 13 December 10:00 Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 9/116 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 2/121 (18.5 overs) |
| Jess Cameron 36 (39) Harmanpreet Kaur 4/27 (4 overs) | | Rachael Haynes 35 (31) Gemma Triscari 1/10 (3 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) Lavington Sports Ground, Albury Umpires: Kumar Jeyakkumar and Deanne Young Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 9 16 December 14:00 Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder | v | Adelaide Strikers |
* Match abandoned Howell Oval, Sydney
* Persistent rain meant the match was abandoned without a ball bowled.
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 12 17 December 14:00 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 4/103 (17.5 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 5/102 (20 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 44 (33) Suzie Bates 2/14 (4 overs) | | Rene Farrell 29* (26) Tahlia McGrath 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining) Howell Oval, Sydney Umpires: T Penman and Claire Polosak Player of the match: Sophie Devine
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 18 26 December 14:00 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 4/110 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 2/114 (15.5 overs) |
| Kate Britt 50 (52) Samantha Bates 2/22 (4 overs) | | Alex Blackwell 61* (38) Lea Tahuhu 1/14 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets (with 25 balls remaining) Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney Umpires: Anthony Hobson and Dinusha Bandara Player of the match: Alex Blackwell (Thunder)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 21 27 December 14:00 Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 2/96 (11.4 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 6/93 (20 overs) |
| Danielle Wyatt 26 (21) Erin Osborne 3/23 (4 overs) | | Stafanie Taylor 48 (37) Molly Strano 3/15 (3 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets (with 56 balls remaining) Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney Umpires: Anthony Hobson and Yohan Ramasundara Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Thunder)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 23 28 December 14:35 Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 7/131 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 3/164 (20 overs) |
| Erin Osborne 32 (30) Marizanne Kapp 2/29 (4 overs) | | Alyssa Healy 55 (38) Rachael Haynes 1/11 (2 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 33 runs Spotless Stadium, Sydney Umpires: Mark Nickl and T Penman Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sixers)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to field
* Double header with BBL game
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 28 2 January 13:00 Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 9/129 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 8/132 (20 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 34 (40) Nicola Carey & Samantha Bates 2/18 (4 overs) | | Rachael Haynes 40 (29) Haidee Birkett 2/25 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 3 runs Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney Umpires: Marc Nickl and T Penman Player of the match: Samantha Bates (Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Sydney Thunder was penalised 1 point for slow over rate
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 30 3 January 13:00 Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 8/115 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 1/117 (18.5 overs) |
| Alex Blackwell 43 (49) Kara Sutherland 3/5 (2 overs) | | Beth Mooney 75* (66) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney Umpires: Marc Nickl and T Penman Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Heat)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 34 5 January 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 9/127 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 3/171 (20 overs) |
| Harmanpreet Kaur 32 (32) Brooke Hepburn 2/20 (4 overs) | | Heather Knight 47 (29) Rene Farrell 1/19 (3 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 44 runs University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston Umpires: Darren Close and Muhammad Qureshi Player of the match: Heather Knight (Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 44 14 January 13:45 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 7/138 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 6/138 (20 overs) |
| Ashleigh Gardner 54 (41) Rene Farrell 3/26 (4 overs) | | Stafanie Taylor 68 (51) Lisa Sthalekar 2/19 (2 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won in Super Over Sydney Cricket Ground Umpires: Claire Polosak and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Thunder)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
* Double header with BBL game
* Broadcast by Network Ten
* Match 48 16 January 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 4/117 (18.2 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 9/115 (20 overs) |
| Erin Burns 38 (33) Harmanpreet Kaur 2/18 (4 overs) | | Alex Blackwell 49 (50) Amy Satterthwaite 5/17 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi and Harvey Wolff Player of the match: Amy Satterthwaite (Hurricanes)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed by cricket.com.au
* Match 50 20 January 14:00 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 5/149 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 6/145 (20 overs) |
| Elyse Villani 74 (55) Nicola Carey 2/15 (2 overs) | | Harmanpreet Kaur 64* (37) Piepa Cleary 3/16 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 4 runs Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: James Hewitt and Todd Rann Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed by cricket.com.au
* Match 56 21 January 14:00 Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 5/134 (19.1 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 4/131 (20 overs) |
| Stafanie Taylor 62 (54) Elyse Villani 3/16 (2.1 overs) | | Nicole Bolton 53 (43) Nicola Carey 2/30 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining) Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: James Hewitt and A Kovalevs Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Thunder)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed by cricket.com.au