Adelaide Strikers 2022-23 Squad Preview & Match Schedule
Strikers became the BBL Champions in the 2017-18 season but since then it has been a struggle for them to achieve consistent results at the Big Bash. Last year, although they did qualify for the playoffs but were knocked off by the Sixers. In the BBL 12 draft event, there was no surprise that Skrikers utilized their retention card to hold on to Rashid Khan who is their key all-rounder option for the franchise to produce consistent results.
Adelaide Strikers 2022-23 Team Preview
Jason Gillespie, the big fast-bowling legend has been retained by the franchise as the head coach along with his other supporting coaching staff. Travis Head is also named Adelaide Strikers 2022-23 captain just like last year so it is good to see continuity in the leadership group that produced good results in the last season.
Although Travis has been named as the captain he will be unavailable for some matches due to their International commitments for the South African test series. Alex Carey will also be unavailable for the same reason. Rashid Khan their champion cricketer is available for only the half-BBL 12 season because of his commitments with the new South Africa T20 league.
The @StrikersBBL squad for KFC BBL|12 is complete 🔒💙
— Adelaide Strikers Fans (@StrikersBBLFans) December 9, 2022
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Complete Squad
Wes Agar, Cameron Boyce, Alex Carey, Harry Conway, Ryan Gibson, Colin de Grandhomme, Travis Head, Adam Hose, Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Rashid Khan, Chris Lynn, Ben Manenti, Harry Nielsen, Matt Short, Peter Siddle, Henry Thornton, Jake Weatherald
In BBL 2022/23 draft event where the complete Adelaide Strikers 2022-23 team squad was finalized, it was somewhat shocking for many cricket fans and experts when they called out the name of New Zealand allrounder Colin de Grandhomme who has just very recently announced his International retirement. Another exciting prospect they choose in the draft is Adam Hose who has performed brilliantly in T20 Blast and Hundred.
Strikers pulled the plug on many of their last season players which were Spencer Johnson, Liam O’Connor, Matthew Renshaw, Liam Scott, Jon Wells, Daniel Worrall, George Garton, and Fawad Ahmad who couldn’t deliver as much as they would have liked in BBL 11.
The newly selected Adelaide Strikers players for BBL 12 are Cameron Boyce, Colin de Grandhomme, Adam Hose, Chris Lynn, and Ben Manenti.
In the last season, once Alex Carey & Travis Head joined the team they got the momentum back after the dreadful start of six defeats upfront. They will be hoping for the same as both their experienced International stars are again going to be busy with International commitments in a series against South Africa.
Rashid Khan Adelaide Strikers
ICC ranked # 2 bowler in the T20I rankings, Rashid Khan will again try his level best to provide his team an advantage right from the start of BBL 12. Rashid Khan, however, this time is only available for half the season because of his involvement in the South Africa T20 League which is scheduled to be started on January 10, 2023.
Rashid Khan in BBL has picked 92 wickets in 62 matches he played so far with an economy of just 6.44 at a great bowling strike rate of 15.54. His best bowling figures as an Adelaide Strikers player came last year when he dismantled Brisbane Heat by six wickets for only 17 runs.
Adelaide Strikers Fixtures 2022-23
The complete Adelaide Strikers fixtures 2022-23 have been officially announced by Cricket Australia in which we can see Strikers will be starting their BBL 12 journey on the 14th of December against Sixers. Check out BBL 2022-23 schedule Adelaide Strikers below.
| Date and Time | Match Details |
| Wed, Dec 14 08:15 AM GMT | 07:15 PM LOCAL | Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers, 2nd Match Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| Fri, Dec 16 09:15 AM GMT | 08:15 PM LOCAL | Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers, 5th Match Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney |
| Tue, Dec 20 08:15 AM GMT | 07:15 PM LOCAL | Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder, 9th Match Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| Fri, Dec 23 08:00 AM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL | Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers, 13th Match The Gabba, Brisbane |
| Mon, Dec 26 10:15 AM GMT | 06:15 PM LOCAL | Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers, 16th Match Perth Stadium, Perth |
| Sat, Dec 31 08:00 AM GMT | 06:30 PM LOCAL | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars, 23rd Match Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| Mon, Jan 02 08:15 AM GMT | 07:15 PM LOCAL | Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers, 26th Match Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| Thu, Jan 05 08:15 AM GMT | 06:45 PM LOCAL | Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes, 30th Match Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| Tue, Jan 10 08:15 AM GMT | 07:15 PM LOCAL | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades, 36th Match Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| Thu, Jan 12 08:15 AM GMT | 07:15 PM LOCAL | Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers, 38th Match Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
| Sat, Jan 14 05:00 AM GMT | 03:30 PM LOCAL | Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat, 40th Match Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| Tue, Jan 17 08:15 AM GMT | 07:15 PM LOCAL | Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers, 45th Match International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour |
| Fri, Jan 20 05:30 AM GMT | 04:00 PM LOCAL | Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers, 48th Match Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| Tue, Jan 24 08:15 AM GMT | 07:15 PM LOCAL | Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers, 54th Match Docklands Stadium, Melbourne |
Key Players This Season
Strikers will heavily rely on their experience in the bowling department to restrict the opponent teams for targets they can easily achieve. Peter Siddle, Colin de Grandhomme & Rashid Khan are among the top bowling options they have who can dent the opponent team through their skillful bowling. Adam Hose & Thomas Kelly are two young strikers who have shown they can score runs at a rapid pace in the last overs and they will be best suitable to utilize the last 2 overs as part of a power surge that can be taken after the 11th over of the innings.
