The Strikers will again be without the enigmatic Rashid Khan, however they have made some key signings. Maybe the most important is the re-signing of import Jamie Overton. The Adelaide squad will be pushing for a spot in the finals, particularly in the last two weeks of the comp with Alex Carey and Travis Head coming back from the test series. Check out the Adelaide Strikers GameDay Squad team preview for the must have players, potential break out star and Most Valuable Player ahead of the 2024/25 Aus Cricket season.
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Must-Have Wicket Keeper / Batsman
Chris Lynn - 34
Chris Lynn’s hamstrings are both now 34 years old, but he doesn’t really need to use them when he’s seeing the ball well. When in-form, he’s one of the purest strikers of the ball in Australian cricket, and is the type of player to make or break your GDS round.
Must-Have Bowler
Jordan Buckingham - 24
A relatively unknown in Aus Cricket but, Buckingham comes into this year’s tournament with some great form with the ball. The Strikers signed him from the Brisbane Heat in the off season and he should find his way straight into the starting 11.
Must-Have All-Rounder
Jamie Overton - 30
Jamie Overton is looking like a must have now that he’s back bowling and bowling well for England. Despite being poor with the bat last season, he still averaged over 60 GDS points, so coming in as high as number 6 may even see that average rise a little in 2024.
Breakout Star + Team MVP
Breakout Star - Ollie Pope - 26
Team MVP - Matt Short - 29
Team Ins and Outs
Ins
Fabian Allen, Ollie Pope, Jordan Buckingham (Brisbane Heat), Alex Ross (Sydney Thunder)
Outs
Rashid Khan, Wes Agar (Sydney Thunder), David Payne, Adam Hose, Ben Manenti (Sydney Sixers)
Predicted Round 1 Squad
1 Matt Short - ALL
2 D'arcy Short - ALL
3 Chris Lynn - BAT
4 Ollie Pope - BAT
5 Jake Weatherald - BAT
6 Jamie Overton - ALL
7 Fabian Allen - ALL
8 Brendan Doggett - BWL
9 Jordan Buckingham- BWL
10 Henry Thornton - BWL
11 Cameron Boyce - BWL
Team Fixtures
Rd 1- @ Sydney Thunder
Rd 2- Double Game: Vs Melbourne Stars, @ Brisbane Heat
Rd 3- Vs Hobart Hurricanes
Rd 4- Double Game: Vs Perth Scorchers, @Melbourne Renegades
Rd 5- @ Hobart Hurricanes
Rd 6- BYE
Rd 7- Vs Brisbane Heat
Rd 8- Vs Sydney Sixers
Rd 9- @ Perth Scorchers
2023-2024 GameDay Squad Scores + Rankings
Player Name | Games Played | GDS Points | GDS Average | Positional Rank | Overall Rank |
Matt Short | 11 | 884 | 80.36 | 1 | 1 |
Jamie Overton | 9 | 554 | 61.56 | 6 | 7 |
Chris Lynn | 7 | 395 | 56.43 | 3 | 20 |
Cameron Boyce | 11 | 364 | 33.09 | 8 | 23 |
D'arcy Short | 11 | 341 | 31.00 | 14 | 30 |
Lloyd Pope | 6 | 318 | 53.00 | 10 | 34 |
Jake Weatherald | 7 | 278 | 39.71 | 14 | 46 |
Henry Thornton | 7 | 242 | 34.57 | 16 | 56 |
Alex Ross | 7 | 170 | 24.29 | 24 | 76 |
Thomas Kelly | 7 | 153 | 21.86 | 26 | 80 |
James Bazley | 7 | 109 | 15.57 | 26 | 91 |
Harry Nielsen | 10 | 91 | 9.10 | 10 | 97 |
Alex Carey | 1 | 46 | 46.00 | 11 | 113 |
*Does not include players who did not play in the BBL during the 2023/24 season.
