# 2015–16 Sydney Thunder season
## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.544 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 2 | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.366 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.181 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 4 | Sydney Thunder (C) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.375 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 5 | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.041 | |
| 6 | Brisbane Heat | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.204 | |
| 7 | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.955 | |
| 8 | Sydney Sixers | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.330 | |

### Ladder progress

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | W |
| Position | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 |

### Regular season

* 17 December 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Thunder 4/158 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 122 (19.5 overs) |
| Michael Hussey 80* (59) Trent Lawford 1/12 (2 overs) | | Michael Lumb 34 (27) Andre Russell 3/13 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 36 runs Spotless Stadium Attendance: 18,287 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Michael Hussey (Thunder)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* 20 December 19:25 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 6/178 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 5/177 (20 overs) |
| Usman Khawaja 109* (70) Glenn Maxwell 2/28 (4 overs) | | Kevin Pietersen 76 (42) Andre Russell 2/28 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 1 run Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 18,809 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Thunder)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* 28 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 9/117 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 3/121 (16.3 overs) |
| Brad Hodge 34 (33) Clint McKay 2/18 (3 overs) | | Jacques Kallis 49* (48) Ben Laughlin 2/22 (2.3 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 7 wickets Spotless Stadium Attendance: 21,500 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Andre Russell (Thunder)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
* The crowd of 21,500 is the highest attendance for a cricket match at Spotless Stadium and the second highest attendance for any sport at the stadium.
* Billy Stanlake (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
* 1 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 6/163 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 9/152 (20 overs) |
| George Bailey 56* (29) Clint McKay 4/28 (3 overs) | | Michael Hussey 71 (51) Shaun Tait 3/16 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 11 runs Blundstone Arena Attendance: 17,151 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Shaun Tait (Hurricanes)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* The crowd of 17,151 is the highest crowd at Blundstone Arena for a cricket match and the second highest crowd for any sport at the stadium.
* 3 January 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 5/186 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 4/189 (19.3 overs) |
| Michael Hussey 56 (43) Samuel Badree 1/26 (4 overs) | | Chris Lynn 75 (32) Andre Russell 2/28 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets The Gabba Attendance: 27,507 Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
* 7 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 5/175 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 9/145 (20 overs) |
| Cameron Bancroft 72 (53) Andre Russell 2/31 (4 overs) | | Andre Russell 42 (20) Andrew Tye 3/22 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 30 runs Spotless Stadium Attendance: 18,942 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Cameron Bancroft (Scorchers)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* 11 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Thunder 5/173 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 5/176 (19.2 overs) |
| Usman Khawaja 62 (42) Dwayne Bravo 2/26 (4 overs) | | Cameron White 61 (46) Andre Russell 2/42 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets Spotless Stadium Attendance: 18,602 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Cameron White (Renegades)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* 16 January 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 5/202 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 156 (17.3 overs) |
| Shane Watson 66 (41) Sean Abbott 2/41 (4 overs) | | Nic Maddinson 70 (40) Clint McKay 3/16 (2.3 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 46 runs Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 38,456 Umpires: Gerard Abood and John Ward Player of the match: Shane Watson (Thunder)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Nathan McAndrew (Thunder) made his T20 debut.
* The crowd of 38,456 is the highest crowd for a domestic cricket game in New South Wales.

## Knockout phase

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Adelaide Strikers (H) | 7/159 (20 ov) | | | |
| 4 | Sydney Thunder | 2/160 (17.4 ov) | | | |
| 4 | Sydney Thunder | 2/160 (17.4 ov) | 2 | Melbourne Stars (H) | 9/176 (20 ov) |
| | | | 4 | Sydney Thunder | 7/181 (19.3 ov) |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 7/139 (20 ov) | 4 | Sydney Thunder | 7/181 (19.3 ov) |
| 2 | Melbourne Stars (H) | 3/140 (18.1 ov) | | | |

### Semi-finals

The top four teams from the group stage qualified for the semi-finals.
* 21 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Adelaide Strikers 7/159 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 2/160 (17.4 overs) |
| Alex Ross 47 (38) Clint McKay 3/44 (4 overs) | | Usman Khawaja 104* (59) Ben Laughlin 1//21 (3 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets Adelaide Oval Attendance: 48,699 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Simon Fry Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Thunder)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

### Final

* Final 24 January 19:20 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Stars 9/176 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 7/181 (19.3 overs) |
| Kevin Pietersen 74 (39) Shane Watson 2/17 (3 overs) | | Usman Khawaja 70 (40) Marcus Stoinis 3/30 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 3 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 47,672 Umpires: Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Thunder)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.

## 2015/16 squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen ||||||
| Michael Hussey | (1975-05-27) 27 May 1975 (age 49) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | Captain |
| Usman Khawaja | (1986-12-18) 18 December 1986 (age 37) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | |
| Aiden Blizzard | (1984-06-27) 27 June 1984 (age 40) | Left-handed | Left arm medium | |
| Kurtis Patterson | (1993-04-05) 5 April 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| Ben Rohrer | (1981-03-26) 26 March 1981 (age 43) | Left-handed | | |
| Ahillen Beadle | (1986-08-29) 29 August 1986 (age 38) | Left-handed | Left arm orthodox | |
| Jake Doran | (1996-12-02) 2 December 1996 (age 27) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | |
| All-rounders ||||||
| Jacques Kallis | (1975-10-16) 16 October 1975 (age 48) | Right-handed | Right arm fast | Overseas player |
| Andre Russell | (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Overseas player |
| Andrew McDonald | (1981-06-15) 15 June 1981 (age 43) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Shane Watson | (1981-06-17) 17 June 1981 (age 43) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||
| Chris Hartley | (1982-05-24) 24 May 1982 (age 42) | Left-handed | — | |
| Bowlers ||||||
| Pat Cummins | (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right arm fast | |
| Clint McKay | (1983-02-22) 22 February 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| Gurinder Sandhu | (1993-02-14) 14 February 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| Alister McDermott | (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| Chris Green | (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| Fawad Ahmed | (1982-02-05) 5 February 1982 (age 42) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |

### Home attendance

| Game | Opponent | Attendance |
| 2 | Sydney Sixers | 18,287 |
| 3 | Adelaide Strikers | 21,500 |
| 6 | Perth Scorchers | 18,942 |
| 8 | Melbourne Renegades | 18,602 |
| Total Attendance | Total Attendance | 77,331 |
| Average Attendance | Average Attendance | 19,333 |