# 2017–18 Adelaide Strikers WBBL season

The 2017–18 Adelaide Strikers Women's season was the third in the team's history. Coached by Andrea McCauley and captained by Suzie Bates, the Strikers finished the regular season of WBBL|03 in fourth place. They were subsequently knocked out of the tournament via a 17-run semi-final loss to the Sydney Sixers at Adelaide Oval.

## Squad

Each WBBL|03 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees were defined as players who made at least ten limited-overs appearances for the national team in the three years prior to the cut-off date (24 April 2017).
Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:
* New Zealand marquee Suzie Bates signed with the Strikers, departing the Perth Scorchers. Bates was also appointed captain of the team, taking over the role from Tegan McPharlin (3–9 win–loss record).
* Sarah Coyte departed the Strikers, initially retiring from cricket before returning later in the season with the Sydney Sixers.
* England marquee Charlotte Edwards retired from cricket after WBBL|02 and took on assistant coaching role for the team.
* Former Australian players Sarah Elliott and Shelley Nitschke also retired from cricket after WBBL|02.
* Rhiannon Dick signed with the Strikers, departing the Sydney Sixers.
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 | (1987-09-16)16 September 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 15 | 434 | 109.59 | 7 | 7.70 | 12 | – | Captain, overseas marquee |
| 2 | Tammy Beaumont | (1991-03-11)11 March 1991 | Right-handed | – | 15 | 301 | 90.39 | – | – | 2 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 5 | Annie O'Neil | 18 February 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 21 | Bridget Patterson | (1994-12-04)4 December 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 15 | 213 | 109.79 | – | – | 3 | – | |
| 13 | Tabatha Saville | 13 April 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 15 | 109 | 81.34 | – | – | 5 | – | |
| All-rounders ||||||||||||||
| | Kathryn Bryce | (1997-11-17)17 November 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Associate rookie |
| 77 | Sophie Devine | (1989-09-01)1 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 15 | 355 | 117.54 | 17 | 6.20 | 5 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 22 | Rhiannon Dick | (1990-09-21)21 September 1990 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | 3 | 6 | 60.00 | 1 | 8.25 | 1 | – | |
| 9 | Tahlia McGrath | (1995-11-10)10 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 15 | 229 | 106.01 | 13 | 6.12 | 5 | – | |
| Wicket-keeper ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tegan McPharlin | (1988-08-07)7 August 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 15 | 7 | 77.27 | – | – | 4 | 10 | |
| Bowlers ||||||||||||||
| 14 | Samantha Betts | (1996-02-16)16 February 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 5 | 5 | 166.66 | 2 | 10.24 | 2 | – | |
| 3 | Ellie Falconer | 3 August 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 18 | Katelyn Pope | 29 March 1996 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | 9 | 8 | 160.00 | 0 | 5.70 | 0 | – | |
| 12 | Alex Price | (1995-11-05)5 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 13 | 41 | 97.61 | 7 | 6.16 | 4 | – | |
| 27 | Megan Schutt | (1993-01-15)15 January 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 15 | 91 | 118.18 | 12 | 5.74 | 2 | – | Australian marquee |
| 10 | Amanda-Jade Wellington | (1997-05-29)29 May 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 15 | 52 | 110.63 | 17 | 6.53 | 3 | – | |

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Sydney Sixers (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.890 |
| 2 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.684 |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers (RU) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.266 |
| 4 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.250 |
| 5 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.147 |
| 6 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.092 |
| 7 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.634 |
| 8 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | −1.733 |
* The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.

## Fixtures

All times are local time

### Regular season

* Match 2 9 December 2017 14:30 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 3/183 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 9/138 (20 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 46 (21) Brooke Hepburn 2/35 (4 overs) | | Hayley Matthews 35 (27) Tahlia McGrath 2/15 (3 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 45 runs Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg Umpires: Steven Farrell and Luke Uthenwoldt Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Strikers)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 5 10 December 2017 12:30 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 6/176 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 93 (18.5 overs) |
| Suzie Bates 102 (65) Veronica Pyke 4/17 (4 overs) | | Veda Krishnamurthy 21 (24) Amanda-Jade Wellington 3/9 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 83 runs Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg Umpires: Craig Thomas and Luke Uthenwoldt Player of the match: Suzie Bates (Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 11 16 December 2017 14:00 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 6/139 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 8/138 (20 overs) |
| Tammy Beaumont 45 (44) Hayley Jensen 1/17 (2 overs) | | Amy Satterthwaite 56 (40) Tahlia McGrath 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 1 run Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg Umpires: Craig Thomas and Luke Uthenwoldt Player of the match: Tahlia McGrath (Strikers)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 13 17 December 2017 14:00 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 5/160 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 9/151 (20 overs) |
| Amy Satterthwaite 49 (37) Sophie Devine 2/25 (4 overs) | | Suzie Bates 63 (38) Lea Tahuhu 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 9 runs Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg Umpires: Craig Thomas and Luke Uthenwoldt Player of the match: Amy Satterthwaite (Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 19 29 December 2017 14:30 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 6/113 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 1/114 (16 overs) |
| Bridget Patterson 32 (30) Deandra Dottin 2/13 (3 overs) | | Beth Mooney 86* (57) Amanda-Jade Wellington 1/24 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets (with 24 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Steven Farrell and Luke Uthenwoldt Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 23 31 December 2017 13:45 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 7/119 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 2/122 (16.2 overs) |
| Bridget Patterson 37 (29) Haidee Birkett 3/15 (3 overs) | | Beth Mooney 81* (48) Amanda-Jade Wellington 1/17 (3.2 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Craig Thomas Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Network Ten
* Match 26 3 January 2018 14:00 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 5/144 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 9/122 (20 overs) |
| Tammy Beaumont 46 (48) Georgia Elwiss 2/22 (4 overs) | | Lizelle Lee 44 (42) Megan Schutt 2/23 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 22 runs Casey Fields No. 4, Melbourne Umpires: Stephen Brne and Dale Ireland Player of the match: Alex Price (Strikers)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 32 6 January 2018 14:20 Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 5/132 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 9/134 (20 overs) |
| Lizelle Lee 52 (52) Sophie Devine 2/28 (4 overs) | | Tabatha Saville 28* (27) Annabel Sutherland 4/20 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 1 wicket (with 0 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval Umpires: David Shepard and Craig Thomas Player of the match: Tabatha Saville (Strikers)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
The Strikers recorded the first-ever one-wicket victory in WBBL history, defeating the Stars on the last ball of the match. Requiring three runs with one delivery remaining, Tabatha Saville scored a boundary off leg-spinner Kristen Beams to clinch a narrow win for her team.
* Match 34 13 January 2018 10:50 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 9/87 (16 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 4/88 (15.5 overs) |
| Heather Graham 19 (17) Tahlia McGrath 3/17 (3 overs) | | Suzie Bates 49* (47) Katherine Brunt 2/17 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) Traeger Park, Alice Springs Umpires: Darren Close and Craig Thomas Player of the match: Tahlia McGrath (Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
* Match reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain delay
* Broadcast by Network Ten
* Match 38 14 January 2018 16:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 7/107 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 76 (17.3 overs) |
| Tahlia McGrath 34 (28) Katherine Brunt 2/15 (4 overs) | | Nicole Bolton 30 (38) Alex Price 2/4 (1.3 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 31 runs Traeger Park, Alice Springs Umpires: Craig Thomas and Ben Treloar Player of the match: Tahlia McGrath (Strikers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 43 20 January 2018 14:00 Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 4/148 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 111 (19.2 overs) |
| Rachel Priest 51 (27) Tahlia McGrath 2/16 (4 overs) | | Bridget Patterson 30 (20) Samantha Bates 3/21 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 37 runs Robertson Oval, Wagga Wagga Umpires: Andrew Scotford and D Young Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Thunder)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 47 21 January 2018 14:00 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 5/114 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 4/114 (20 overs) |
| Suzie Bates 40 (43) Rene Farrell 2/21 (4 overs) | | Naomi Stalenberg 29 (24) Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Match Tied (Adelaide Strikers won the Super Over) Robertson Oval, Wagga Wagga Umpires: Andrew Scotford and D Young Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 50 27 January 2018 14:00 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 4/149 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 3/150 (19.2 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 70 (45) Sarah Coyte 2/14 (4 overs) | | Alyssa Healy 106 (66) Megan Schutt 1/26 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) Hurstville Oval, Sydney Umpires: Anthony Hobson and T Penman Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sixers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 55 28 January 2018 14:00 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 9/111 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 2/112 (18.1 overs) |
| Tammy Beaumont 28 (31) Sarah Coyte 3/18 (4 overs) | | Alyssa Healy 63 (52) Alex Price 1/16 (2 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) Hurstville Oval, Sydney Umpires: T Penman and G Stubbings Player of the match: Sarah Coyte (Sixers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au

### Knockout phase

* Semi-final 2 2 February 2018 14:40 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 5/138 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 9/121 (20 overs) |
| Ashleigh Gardner 72 (45) Sophie Devine 2/21 (4 overs) | | Tammy Beaumont 50 (46) Sarah Aley 4/18 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 17 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and John Ward Player of the match: Sarah Aley (Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
* Played as a double header with BBL semi-final 2
* Broadcast by Network Ten

## Statistics and awards

* Most runs: Suzie Bates – 434 (5th in the league)
* Highest score in an innings: Suzie Bates – 102 (65) vs Hobart Hurricanes, 10 December 2017
* Most wickets: Sophie Devine, Amanda-Jade Wellington – 17 each (equal 4th in the league)
* Best bowling figures in an innings: Amanda-Jade Wellington – 3/9 (4 overs) vs Hobart Hurricanes, 10 December 2017
* Most catches (fielder): Suzie Bates – 12 (2nd in the league)
* Player of the Match awards:
** Tahlia McGrath – 3
** Sophie Devine – 2
** Suzie Bates, Alex Price, Tabatha Saville – 1 each
* Strikers Most Valuable Player: Sophie Devine
* WBBL|03 Player of the Tournament: Suzie Bates (equal 4th)
* WBBL|03 Team of the Tournament: Sophie Devine
* WBBL|03 Young Gun Award: Tabatha Saville (nominated)