# 2017–18 Sydney Thunder season

The 2017–18 Sydney Thunder Season will be the 7th season in the club's history. Coached by Paddy Upton and captained by Shane Watson, the Thunder will compete in the 2017–18 Big Bash League.

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.154 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.801 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 3 | Melbourne Renegades | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.297 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.291 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 5 | Sydney Sixers | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0.331 | |
| 6 | Sydney Thunder | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.039 | |
| 7 | Brisbane Heat | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.437 | |
| 8 | Melbourne Stars | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | −0.926 | |

## Squad

| Num | Name | State | Batting Style | Bowling Style |
| Batsmen |||||
| 6 | Aiden Blizzard | | Left-Handed | Left-Arm Medium |
| TBC | Callum Ferguson | | Right-Handed | Right-Arm Medium |
| 77 | Ryan Gibson | | Right-Handed | Right-Arm Medium |
| 18 | Usman Khawaja | | Left-Handed | Right-Arm Medium |
| 17 | Kurtis Patterson | | Left-Handed | Right-Arm Off Spin |
| 99 | Ben Rohrer | | Left-Handed | Right-Arm Medium |
| | All-Rounders | All-Rounders | All-Rounders | All-Rounders |
| 7 | Arjun Nair | | Right-Handed | Right-Arm Off Spin |
| 33 | Shane Watson (c) | | Right-Hander | Right-Arm Fast-Medium |
| | Wicket Keepers | Wicket Keepers | Wicket Keepers | Wicket Keepers |
| 63 | Jos Buttler (os) | | Right-Handed | Left-Arm Medium |
| | Bowlers | Bowlers | Bowlers | Bowlers |
| 52 | Fawad Ahmed | | Right Handed | Right-Arm Leg Spin |
| 30 | Pat Cummins | | Right-Handed | Right-Arm Fast |
| 11 | Andrew Fekete | | Right-Handed | Right-Arm Fast-Medium |
| 93 | Chris Green | | Right-Handed | Right-Arm Off Spin |
| 44 | Nathan McAndrew | | Right-Handed | Right-Arm Fast-Medium |
| 81 | Mitchell McClenaghan (os) | | Left-Handed | Left-Arm Fast-Medium |
| 27 | Clint McKay | | Right-Handed | Right-Arm Fast-Medium |
| 28 | Gurinder Sandhu | | Left-Handed | Right-Arm Fast-Medium |
* (c) = Captain
* (os) = Overseas Player

## Matches
### Match 1

* 19 December 2017 7:45pm (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 9/149 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 5/150 (20 overs) |
| Sam Billings 32 (21) Fawad Ahmed 2/11 (4 overs) | | Shane Watson 77 (46) Daniel Sams 4/14 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 5 wickets Spotless Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 21,589 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Shane Watson (Thunder)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Daniel Sams (Sixers) made his T20 debut.

### Match 2

* 22 December 2017 7:10pm (D/N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers (H) 6/163 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 110 (17.4 overs) |
| Alex Carey 44 (26) Arjun Nair 3/36 (4 overs) | | Kurtis Patterson 48 (37) Ben Laughlin 4/26 (3.4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 53 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 36,278 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

### Match 3

* 27 December 2017 6:10pm (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 4/149 (17 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 4/153 (16.5 overs) |
| Shane Watson 56 (34) Shadab Khan 2/27 (4 overs) | | Joe Burns 45* (35) Mitchell McClenaghan 2/45 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets (D/L) The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 34,343 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Alex Ross (Heat)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Both innings were reduced to 17 overs due to a rain delay, with Brisbane Heat set a target of 151 to win by the D/L method.

### Match 4

* 30 December 2017 7:10pm (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 5/166 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes (H) 109 (19.3 overs) |
| Jos Buttler 67 (41) Clive Rose 2/20 (4 overs) | | Alex Doolan 34 (32) Fawad Ahmed 2/14 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 57 runs University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston Attendance: 16,734 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Fry Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Thunder)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* Tom Rogers (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.

### Match 5

* 1 January 2018 6:10pm (D/N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 3/189 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) |
| D'Arcy Short 97 (63) Fawad Ahmed 1/27 (4 overs) | | |
* Innings Break Spotless Stadium, Sydney
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.

### Match 6

* 7 January 2018 7:10pm (D/N)
| Sydney Thunder | v | Adelaide Strikers |
* Spotless Stadium, Sydney

### Match 7

* 11 January 2018 7:40pm (D/N)
| Sydney Thunder | v | Perth Scorchers |
* Spotless Stadium, Sydney

### Match 8

* 13 January 2018 7:20pm (D/N)
| Sydney Sixers | v | Sydney Thunder |
* Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

### Match 9

* 20 January 2018 6:10pm (D/N)
| Melbourne Stars | v | Sydney Thunder |
* Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

### Match 10

* 24 January 2018 7:40pm (D/N)
| Sydney Thunder | v | Melbourne Renegades |
* Manuka Oval, Canberra