# 2019–20 Adelaide Strikers WBBL season

The 2019–20 Adelaide Strikers Women's season was the fifth in the team's history. Coached by Luke Williams and captained by Suzie Bates, the Strikers finished second in the regular season of WBBL|05 and qualified for finals. Propelled by Player of the Tournament Sophie Devine, they reached the championship decider against the Brisbane Heat at Allan Border Field but were defeated by six wickets to ultimately place as runners-up.

## Squad

Each 2019–20 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees are players who held a national women's team contract at the time of signing for their WBBL|05 team.
Notable details for the squad included:
* New Zealand marquee Sophie Devine returned for the Strikers to become one of only two overseas players, along with South African Marizanne Kapp (member of the Sydney Sixers), to play in each of the first five WBBL seasons with one team.
* Luke Williams was appointed as head coach, taking over from Andrea McCauley.
* Katie Mack joined the Strikers after spending four seasons with the Melbourne Stars.
* Overseas marquee Stafanie Taylor moved across from the Sydney Thunder but was unavailable for the middle portion of the season due to national team commitments with the West Indies.
* England marquee Lauren Winfield was signed as a replacement player—initially for 10 games but this tenure was extended due to a knee injury to Taylor. Winfield, however, would be unavailable for finals due to national team commitments, prompting calls from recently appointed CA Board member Mel Jones for greater cooperation between nations and better planning on scheduling.
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 | 16 September 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 16 | 325 | 99.38 | 7 | 7.60 | 7 | – | Captain, overseas marquee |
| 2 | Katie Mack | 14 September 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 16 | 56 | 91.80 | – | – | 5 | – | |
| 5 | Annie O'Neil | 18 February 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 21 | Bridget Patterson | 4 December 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 16 | 319 | 117.71 | – | – | 10 | – | |
| 13 | Tabatha Saville | 13 April 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 58 | Lauren Winfield | 16 August 1990 | Right-handed | – | 12 | 105 | 93.75 | – | – | 4 | – | Overseas marquee (replacement) |
| All-rounders ||||||||||||||
| 77 | Sophie Devine | 1 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 16 | 769 | 130.33 | 19 | 6.77 | 10 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 9 | Tahlia McGrath | 10 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 16 | 327 | 106.86 | 14 | 6.66 | 2 | – | |
| 28 | Stafanie Taylor | 11 June 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2 | 33 | 106.45 | 3 | 7.14 | 1 | – | Overseas marquee |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tegan McPharlin | 7 August 1988 | Right-handed | – | 16 | 38 | 100.00 | – | – | 4 | 5 | |
| Bowlers ||||||||||||||
| 20 | Darcie Brown | 7 March 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 15 | Sarah Coyte | 30 March 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 16 | 26 | 173.33 | 19 | 6.94 | 4 | – | |
| 3 | Ellie Falconer | 3 August 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 12 | Alex Price | 5 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 15 | – | – | 0 | 8.85 | 3 | – | |
| 27 | Megan Schutt | 15 January 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 16 | – | – | 15 | 5.60 | 4 | – | Australian marquee |
| 10 | Amanda-Jade Wellington | 29 May 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 16 | 104 | 157.57 | 16 | 7.01 | 5 | – | Australian marquee |

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Brisbane Heat (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.723 |
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers (RU) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.601 |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.026 |
| 4 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.117 |
| 5 | Sydney Sixers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.076 |
| 6 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.487 |
| 7 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | −0.197 |
| 8 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | −0.734 |
* The four top ranked teams qualified for the semi-finals

## Fixtures

All times are local time

### Regular season

* Match 3 19 October 2019 14:00 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 8/117 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 4/120 (15.2 overs) |
| Jess Duffin 44 (32) Stafanie Taylor 3/26 (4 overs) | | Sophie Devine 72* (45) Maitlan Brown 2/15 (3 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining) Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Harry Singh and Craig Thomas Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Match 7 20 October 2019 14:10 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 5/152 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 5/154 (19 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 48 (30) Maitlan Brown 2/20 (4 overs) | | Danielle Wyatt 61 (37) Sophie Devine 2/32 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Eloise Sheridan and Mary Waldron Player of the match: Danielle Wyatt (Melbourne Renegades)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Match 9 26 October 2019 09:40 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 8/113 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 7/110 (20 overs) |
| Sarah Coyte 24 (13) Maisy Gibson 2/15 (4 overs) | | Nicola Carey 39 (37) Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/18 (3 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 3 runs Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Darren Close and Stephen Dionysius Player of the match: Sarah Coyte (Adelaide Strikers)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Match 13 27 October 2019 09:40 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 9/115 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 3/116 (14.4 overs) |
| Nicole Bolton 41 (43) Sarah Coyte 3/18 (4 overs) | | Tahlia McGrath 65* (46) Kim Garth 2/25 (3 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 7 wickets (with 32 balls remaining) Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Steven Farrell and Ben Treloar Player of the match: Tahlia McGrath (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Match 20 2 November 2019 18:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 139 (19.1 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 2/143 (19 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 73 (49) Sophie Devine 2/21 (3 overs) | | Bridget Patterson 57* (43) Amelia Kerr 1/24 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) Harrup Park, Mackay Umpires: Steven Farrell and David Taylor Player of the match: Bridget Patterson (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Match 22 3 November 2019 15:00 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 8/141 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 1/142 (17.1 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 65 (53) Georgia Prestwidge 3/29 (4 overs) | | Beth Mooney 77* (51) Amanda Wellington 1/16 (2.1 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) Harrup Park, Mackay Umpires: Steven Farrell and David Taylor Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Brisbane Heat)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Match 25 9 November 2019 13:40 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 3/173 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 4/171 (20 overs) |
| Amy Jones 80 (58) Sophie Devine 1/28 (4 overs) | | Bridget Patterson 60 (32) Taneale Peschel 1/29 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 2 runs Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Claire Polosak and Eloise Sheridan Player of the match: Amy Jones (Perth Scorchers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Match 29 10 November 2019 13:40 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 4/164 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 8/147 (20 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 85* (56) Madeline Penna 3/50 (4 overs) | | Mignon du Preez 70 (51) Amanda Wellington 3/31 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 17 runs Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 1,569 Umpires: Craig Thomas and Darren Close Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Sophie Devine set a new WBBL record for the most sixes scored off consecutive deliveries (five)
* Madeline Penna suffered a new WBBL record for the most expensive over bowled (31 runs)
* Match 35 16 November 2019 14:00 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 2/153 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 8/96 (20 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 77* (58) Holly Ferling 1/11 (3 overs) | | Nicola Hancock 26* (23) Sophie Devine 3/13 (3 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 57 runs Centennial Park Oval, Nuriootpa Attendance: 1,831 Umpires: Craig Thomas and Mary Waldron Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Match 40 20 November 2019 14:30 Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 4/112 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 4/113 (19.1 overs) |
| Rachael Haynes 33 (27) Amanda-Jade Wellington 1/10 (2 overs) | | Sophie Devine 62* (58) Nida Dar 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining) North Dalton Park, Wollongong Attendance: 892 Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Bede Sajowitz Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Match 45 23 November 2019 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 3/143 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 7/141 (20 overs) |
| Suzie Bates 64 (54) Heather Knight 1/22 (4 overs) | | Chloe Tryon 44* (22) Amanda-Jade Wellington 3/23 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 2 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Troy Penman and Muhammad Qureshi Player of the match: Suzie Bates (Adelaide Strikers)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Hobart Hurricanes eliminated from finals contention
* Match 46 24 November 2019 10:00 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 6/161 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 6/161 (20 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 88 (56) Hannah Darlington 3/29 (4 overs) | | Rachel Priest 48 (20) Amanda-Jade Wellington 3/17 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won in a super over Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi and Jeremiah Matibiri Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Adelaide Strikers qualified for finals
* Match 51 30 November 2019 14:00 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 9/93 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 2/94 (15.1 overs) |
| Marizanne Kapp 20 (20) Sarah Coyte 3/9 (4 overs) | | Sophie Devine 46* (43) Marizanne Kapp 1/8 (3 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets (with 29 balls remaining) Hurstville Oval, Sydney Umpires: Roberto Howard and Marc Nickl Player of the match: Sarah Coyte (Adelaide Strikers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Perth Scorchers qualified for finals
* Adelaide Strikers defeated Sydney Sixers for the first time in WBBL history
* Match 54 1 December 2019 14:00 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 7/177 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 7/164 (20 overs) |
| Alyssa Healy 84 (38) Sarah Coyte 2/27 (4 overs) | | Sophie Devine 60 (38) Stella Campbell 2/12 (3 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 13 runs Hurstville Oval, Sydney Umpires: Roberto Howard and Marc Nickl Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Cricket Network

### Knockout phase

* Semi-final 1 7 December 2019 10:10 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 7/126 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 2/130 (18.1 overs) |
| Georgia Redmayne 51 (42) Megan Schutt 2/14 (4 overs) | | Sophie Devine 65* (46) Kim Garth 1/33 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Darren Close and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Final 8 December 2019 13:40 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 7/161 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 4/162 (18.1 overs) |
| Amanda-Jade Wellington 55 (33) Jess Jonassen 2/30 (4 overs) | | Beth Mooney 56* (45) Tahlia McGrath 2/34 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) Allan Border Field, Brisbane Attendance: 2,700 Umpires: Claire Polosak and Ben Treloar Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Brisbane Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Brisbane Heat won their second WBBL title

## Statistics and awards

* Most runs: Sophie Devine – 769 (1st in the league)
* Highest score in an innings: Sophie Devine – 88 (56) vs Sydney Thunder, 24 November
* Most wickets: Sarah Coyte, Sophie Devine – 19 each (equal 4th in the league)
* Best bowling figures in an innings: Sarah Coyte – 3/9 (4 overs) vs Sydney Sixers, 30 November
* Most catches (fielder): Sophie Devine, Bridget Patterson – 10 each (equal 1st in the league)
* Player of the Match awards:
** Sophie Devine – 6
** Sarah Coyte – 2
** Suzie Bates, Tahlia McGrath, Bridget Patterson – 1 each
* Strikers Most Valuable Player: Sophie Devine
* WBBL|05 Player of the Tournament: Sophie Devine (winner)
* WBBL|05 Team of the Tournament: Sophie Devine, Megan Schutt