# 2012–13 Sydney Sixers season

The 2012–13 Sydney Sixers season was the club's second consecutive season in the Big Bash League (BBL).

## Players
### Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 16 | Daniel Hughes | (1979-07-02) 2 July 1979 (age 45) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| 45 | Michael Lumb | (1980-02-12) 12 February 1980 (age 45) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| 53 | Nic Maddinson | (1991-12-21) 21 December 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | Slow Left-arm orthodox | |
| 17 | Kurtis Patterson | (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | New signing, announced 18 July 2012 |
| 31 | David Warner | (1986-10-27) 27 October 1986 (age 38) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 21 | Moisés Henriques | (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Re-signed, announced 18 July 2012 |
| 9 | Jeevan Mendis | (1983-01-15) 15 January 1983 (age 42) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
| 5 | Ian Moran | (1979-08-16) 16 August 1979 (age 45) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast Medium | |
| 27 | Dominic Thornely | (1978-10-01) 1 October 1978 (age 46) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium & off spin | |
| 72 | Stephen O'Keefe | (1984-12-09) 9 December 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Re-signed, announced 18 July 2012 |
| 49 | Steve Smith | (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 24 | Brad Haddin | (1977-10-23) 23 October 1977 (age 47) | Right-handed | – | Captain, Re-signed, announced 18 July 2012 |
| 13 | Daniel Smith | (1982-03-17) 17 March 1982 (age 42) | Right-handed | – | |
| Bowlers |||||||
| 22 | Luke Feldman | (1984-08-01) 1 August 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| 8 | Josh Hazlewood | (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Re-signed, announced 18 July 2012 |
| 2 | Josh Lalor | (1987-11-02) 2 November 1987 (age 37) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | New signing, announced 18 July 2012 |
| 58 | Brett Lee | (1976-11-08) 8 November 1976 (age 48) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 56 | Mitchell Starc | (1990-01-30) 30 January 1990 (age 35) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 74 | Sunil Narine | (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 36) | Left-handed | Right-arm Off Spin | Overseas Player |
Note: This table is for the 2012–13 Big Bash League season squad. See also 2012 Champions League Twenty20 squads#Sydney Sixers.

### Transfers

| Name | Role | Previous team |
| Sunil Narine | Bowler | New player |
| Jeevan Mendis | All-rounder | New player |
| Kurtis Patterson | Batsmen | New player |
| Daniel Hughes | Batsmen | New player |
| David Warner | Batsmen | Sydney Thunder |
| Daniel Smith | Wicket-keeper | Sydney Thunder |
| Josh Lalor | Bowler | Perth Scorchers |
| Luke Feldman | Bowler | Hobart Hurricanes |
| Name | Role | Going to |
| Stuart MacGill | Bowler | Retired |
| Pat Cummins | Bowler | Perth Scorchers |
| Peter Nevill | Wicket-keeper | Melbourne Renegades |
| Ben Rohrer | Batsmen | Melbourne Renegades |
| Dwayne Bravo | All-rounder | Not re-signed |
| Nathan McCullum | All-rounder | Not re-signed |
| Ed Cowan | Batsmen | Hobart Hurricanes |
| Shane Watson | All-rounder | Brisbane Heat |
Note: Transfers occurred after the Champions League Twenty20 tournament. Thus players listed as "Out" (excluding MacGill, Bravo and Cowan) competed in the CLT20 tournament and players listed as "In" did not. See also 2012 Champions League Twenty20 squads#Sydney Sixers.

## Champions League Twenty20

As winners of the 2011–12 Big Bash League, the Sydney Sixers qualified for the 2012 Champions League Twenty20 series held in South Africa. Corey Richards was the caretaker coach of the Sixers for this tournament as Trevor Bayliss's Indian Premier League team, the Kolkata Knight Riders also qualified. The tournament would prove to be successful for the Sixers, winning the tournament in their first attempt.

### Group stage
#### Ladder

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Sydney Sixers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +1.656 |
| Highveld Lions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | +0.140 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -0.049 |
| Mumbai Indians | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -0.471 |
| Yorkshire Carnegie | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1.791 |
Source: Wisden

#### Matches
### Finals
#### Playoff tree

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Delhi Daredevils | 117/9 (20 overs) | | | |
| B2 | Highveld Lions | 139/5 (20 overs) | | | |
| B2 | Highveld Lions | 139/5 (20 overs) | B2 | Highveld Lions | 121 (20 overs) |
| | | | B1 | Sydney Sixers | 124/0 (12.3 overs) |
| A2 | Nashua Titans | 163/5 (20 overs) | B1 | Sydney Sixers | 124/0 (12.3 overs) |
| B1 | Sydney Sixers | 164/8 (20 overs) | | | |

#### Final
## Big Bash League
### Regular season
#### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.791 | Advanced to semi-finals |
| 2 | Perth Scorchers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1.322 | Advanced to semi-finals |
| 3 | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.246 | Advanced to semi-finals |
| 4 | Brisbane Heat (C) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.464 | Advanced to semi-finals |
| 5 | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −0.162 | |
| 6 | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −0.569 | |
| 7 | Sydney Sixers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.380 | |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | −1.360 | |

#### Matches

    Times shown are in Australian Western Standard Time (UTC+08) for Perth, Australian Central Daylight Time (UTC+10:30) for Adelaide, Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00) for Brisbane and Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00) for all remaining venues.

### Finals

The Sixers poor season saw them finish seventh with only three wins. This was not good enough to qualify for the finals series and thus also ensuring they would not be able to defend their Champions League Twenty20 title.