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team based in Moore Park,

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. They are one of two teams from

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to compete in the

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, the other being the

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. Having won two championship titles and four minor premierships, the Sixers are the most successful WBBL franchise to date.

History

Formation

One of eight founding WBBL teams, the Sydney Sixers are aligned with the men's team of the same name. At the official WBBL launch on 10 July 2015,

Ellyse Perry Ellyse Alexandra Perry (born 3 November 1990) is an Australian sportswoman who has represented her country in cricket and association football. Having debuted for both the national cricket team and the national soccer team at the age of 16, s ...

was unveiled as the Sixers' first signing. Perry would also become the team's inaugural

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. On 12 November,

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assistant Ben Sawyer was announced as the Sixers' inaugural head coach. The Sixers played their first match against the

at Howell Oval in Penrith on 6 December, losing by nine wickets. It took until their seventh match, a 20 December encounter with the

Perth Scorchers The Perth Scorchers is an Australian domestic Twenty20 franchise cricket team representing the Western Australian city of Perth in the Big Bash League (BBL). The Scorchers are the current BBL Champions, having defeated the Sydney Sixers in the ...

at the

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, to register a win.

Rivalries

Melbourne Renegades

The Sixers and

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have combined to produce some of the most "thrilling" and "controversial" matches in the league's history, particularly revolving around close finishes, including: * 3 January 2018,

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: In "bizarre" scenes, Sixers batter

Sarah Aley Sarah Elizabeth Aley (born 3 June 1984) is a former Australian cricketer. She played domestic cricket for New South Wales in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). In 2017 she pla ...

attempted to score a game-tying run on the last delivery despite Renegades

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Emma Inglis Emma Jane Inglis (born 15 July 1988) is an Australian cricketer. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter for Victorian Spirit and Melbourne Stars. In November 2018, she was named in the Melbourne Renegades' squad for the 2018–1 ...

, having received the ball over the

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from fielder

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and thus believing the match to be over, already celebrating victory. After deliberation, officiating umpires deemed the ball was not

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and the run would be allowed, thereby forcing a super over which the Renegades nevertheless went on to win. * 19 January 2019,

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: In the Renegades' first finals appearance, with three runs required off the last ball for an upset victory,

Sophie Molineux Sophie Grace Molineux (born 17 January 1998) is an Australian cricketer from Bairnsdale, Victoria. A left-arm orthodox bowling all-rounder, Molineux has been a member of the national women's team since 2018. At domestic level, she currently pl ...

was short of her ground attempting the winning run due to a "miracle" piece of team fielding by Sixers players

Erin Burns Erin Alexandra Burns (born 22 June 1988) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She has appeared in one One Day Internationals and five Twenty20 Internationals for Australia, making her de ...

, Sarah Aley and

Alyssa Healy Alyssa Jean Healy (born 24 March 1990) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Australian women's national team and New South Wales in domestic cricket, as well as the Sydney Sixers in the WBBL. She made her international debut in Februa ...

. In the resulting super over, Sixers captain Ellyse Perry hit a

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off

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to eliminate the Renegades from the tournament. The match, in conjunction with the other semi-final played earlier in the day, was hailed as "the irrefutable rise of women's cricket" and "sport with drama, skill and unpredictability – a potent recipe for success". * 17 November 2019, Drummoyne Oval: The Renegades, requiring 28 runs off the last 12 balls with only three wickets in hand, pulled off a "great escape" victory against the Sixers through a last-ball six from Courtney Webb against the bowling of

Marizanne Kapp Marizanne Kapp ( , ; born 4 January 1990) is a South African international cricketer who plays for South Africa national women's cricket team. She was the first cricketer for South Africa to take a hat-trick in a Women's Twenty20 International ...

. It marked the first time a WBBL team had won a match when needing more than four runs off the final legal delivery. The ramifications of the result were season-shaping as the Renegades went on to edge out the Sixers for fourth spot on the ladder, making it the first season the Sixers would fail to qualify for finals.

Sydney Thunder

At the WBBL, 02 season launch,

captain

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said the Sixers "desperately want to beat us and we desperately want to beat them. It's set up to be a really good rivalry." In a joint media conference ahead of WBBL, 05, Sixers

said she considers the Thunder "our biggest rivals" while the Thunder's

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claimed "it was a really intense rivalry right when I started with the team". Noteworthy matches include: * 24 January 2016,

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: Having lost their first six games of the season, the Sixers stormed into the WBBL, 01 final by winning nine consecutive matches. Their streak would come to an end in a low-scoring championship decider plagued by "probably the worst fielding seen all tournament" from both teams. Ultimately the Thunder scraped home by three wickets with three balls remaining to claim the inaugural Women's Big Bash title.

Erin Osborne Erin Alyse Osborne (born 27 June 1989) is an Australian former cricketer and current cricket coach and commentator, who appeared in 2 Test matches, 60 One Day Internationals and 59 Twenty20 Internationals for Australia between 2009 and 2016. ...

earned Player of the Final honours for her bowling figures of 3/21 off four overs. * 14 January 2017,

: Defending a first innings total of 138, Sixers

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Lauren Smith conceded seven runs in the last over to tie the game. With scores still level after the subsequent super over, the Thunder were awarded the win on the boundary count back rule. Despite the intense rivalry between the two teams, the match was noted for a sporting gesture by Thunder captain Alex Blackwell who, suspecting she interfered with the batter, withdrew an

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that would have led to the

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of the Sixers'

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. * 15 November 2019, Drummoyne Oval: The Sixers cruised to a comfortable 40-run victory, having also defeated the Thunder by 49 runs in the season opener—Perry top-scoring with 81 on both occasions. This marked the first time either team would

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their fellow Sydneysiders in the regular season.

Hobart Hurricanes

The Sixers and the

Hobart Hurricanes The Hobart Hurricanes are an Australian professional men's T20 franchise cricket team based in Tasmania, Australia. They compete in Australia's domestic T20 cricket competition known as the Big Bash League, which is a league where many in ...

have met in two semi-finals: * 22 January 2016, Melbourne Cricket Ground: In a match initially shortened to 14 overs per side due to rain, the higher-ranked Hurricanes struggled in the first innings, managing a score of just 8/86. Further rain delays meant the Sixers' target was revised to 55 runs from eight overs, under the

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. Sydney cruised to victory with all ten wickets in hand and ten balls remaining. Veteran off-spinner

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was named Player of the Match for her bowling figures of 3/9 from three overs. * 25 January 2017,

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: Acting captain Alyssa Healy belted 77 runs off 45 balls to help the Sixers to 6/169 in the first innings. In reply, the Hurricanes were skittled for a miserly 66 runs, setting a new WBBL record for lowest all out total. The 103-run margin also set a new WBBL record for the largest victory by a team batting first. The Sixers defeated the Hurricanes in their first eleven encounters, setting a WBBL record for the longest head-to-head winning streak. The Hurricanes finally defeated the Sixers on their twelfth attempt: * 20 November 2019,

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: With Ellyse Perry sidelined due to a shoulder injury, the Sixers faltered early to a score of 5/30. A resurgence, led by Marizanne Kapp's unbeaten 55 off 40 balls, helped Sydney to a total of 7/134. Hobart's chase got off to a shaky start as they found themselves down 4/22 after five overs. A healthy partnership between batters

Nicola Carey Nicola Jane Carey (born 10 September 1993) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the national cricket team as an all-rounder, batting left-handed and bowling right-arm medium pace. At the domestic level, she plays in the Women's National Cri ...

and

Corinne Hall Corinne Louise Hall (born 12 October 1987) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and occasional right-arm off break bowler for Sydney Thunder in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). She has previously played for New Sou ...

came to an end in the 15th over when Hall was spectacularly caught by former Hurricanes player Erin Burns in the outfield. With 44 runs required from the final 33 deliveries, Carey went on to make 55 not out while a quickfire 29 by

Chloe Tryon Chloe-Lesleigh Tryon (born 25 January 1994) is a South African cricketer. She has appeared for South Africa in all formats of the game. Career On her debut for South Africa, a Twenty20 International against West Indies in the 2010 Women's Worl ...

sealed victory for the Hurricanes with five wickets in hand and ten balls remaining. In addition to snapping their elongated head-to-head losing streak, the win set a new mark for Hobart's highest successful run chase.

Belinda Vakarewa Belinda Waimakare Vakarewa (born 22 January 1998) is an Australian cricketer from Griffith, New South Wales. She plays as a fast bowler for the Sydney Thunder in the Women's Big Bash League. Vakarewa has also made one international appearance f ...

, who sliced through the Sixers' top-order, was named Player of the Match for her bowling figures of 4/19.

Perth Scorchers

The Sixers have met, and defeated, the

in two championship deciders: * 28 January 2017,

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: With captain Ellyse Perry sidelined due to a

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, the Sixers posted a modest total of 5/124 in the first innings. An unbeaten knock of 35 from 30 balls by

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was not enough to secure victory for the Scorchers, as the Sixers "fielded like demons and bowled dry" in a "veritable classic" to win by a narrow seven-run margin and claim their maiden title. Sarah Aley earned Player of the Final honours for her bowling figures of 4/23 off four overs. * 4 February 2018,

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: Electing to bat first, the Scorchers were steamrolled for 99 all out. The Sixers experienced little difficulty in the run chase, mowing down the required target with nine wickets in hand and 30 balls remaining to claim a second consecutive WBBL title.

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earned Player of the Final honours for her bowling figures of 3/17 off four overs.

Brisbane Heat

The Sixers share a "growing rivalry" with the

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. However, ahead of WBBL, 05, Sydney wicket-keeper Alyssa Healy claimed "(Brisbane) have made a bit more of it than we have in the last 12 to 18 months, it's not something we're thinking of too much." Noteworthy matches include: * 26 January 2019, Drummoyne Oval: The Heat pulled off an upset victory in the WBBL, 04 final to deny a Sixers

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, chasing down Sydney's total of 7/131 with just three wickets in hand and four balls remaining.

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was named Player of the Final for her innings of 65 runs off 46 deliveries. Mooney, who had been receiving on-field medical treatment for the

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and

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, revealed in a post-match interview that her ongoing game delays instigated sledging from several opponents: "It was kind of nice to know while I wasn't feeling well, I was going well enough to piss them off and they were getting frustrated at how long I was taking to face up... I've played enough cricket against (the Sixers) to know what gets under their skin and we definitely won that battle." * 19 October 2019,

: In their first match of the 2019–20 season, the Heat posted a total of 6/165 before bowling out the Sixers for just 73. The crushing 92-run deficit was the second-largest defeat for a chasing team in WBBL history, and also the Sixers' lowest-ever score.

Captaincy records

There have been two

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in the Sixers' history, including matches featuring an acting captain. Source:

Season summaries

Home grounds

Players

Current squad

Australian representatives

The following is a list of cricketers who have played for the Sixers after making their debut in the national women's team (the period they spent as both a Sixers squad member and an Australian-capped player is in brackets):

Overseas marquees

Associate rookies

Statistics and awards

Team stats

*Champions: 2 – WBBL02, WBBL03 *Runners-up: 3 – WBBL01, WBBL04, WBBL08 * Minor premiers: 4 – WBBL, 02, WBBL, 03, WBBL, 04, WBBL, 08 * Win–loss Record: * Highest score in an innings: 4/242 (20 overs) vs

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, 9 December 2017 * Highest successful chase: 5/184 (18.4 overs) vs Melbourne Stars, 22 November 2020 * Lowest successful defence: 5/124 (20 overs) vs

, 28 January 2017 * Largest victory: ** Batting first: 103 runs vs

, 25 January 2017 ** Batting second: 37 balls remaining vs Hobart Hurricanes, 23 December 2017 * Longest winning streak: 9 matches (20 December 2015–22 January 2016) * Longest losing streak: 6 matches Source:

Individual stats

* Most runs:

– 3,769 * Highest score in an innings:

Ashleigh Gardner Ashleigh Katherine Gardner (born 15 April 1997) is an Australian cricketer who currently plays for the national women's team as an all-rounder. A right-handed batter and right-arm off spinner, Gardner also plays for New South Wales in the Wome ...

– 114 (52) vs Melbourne Stars, 9 December 2017 * Highest partnership: Ellyse Perry and

– 199 * vs Melbourne Stars, 3 November 2019 * Most wickets:

– 90 * Best bowling figures in an innings:

– 4/8 (3 overs) vs Hobart Hurricanes, 15 January 2016 *

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taken: **

Dane van Niekerk Dané van Niekerk ( , ; born 14 May 1993) is a South African cricketer born in Pretoria and educated at Hoërskool Centurion. leg spin bowler, she has appearances in Test, One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) representi ...

vs Hobart Hurricanes, 17 December 2017 ** Marizanne Kapp vs Melbourne Stars, 26 October 2019 * Most catches (fielder): Ellyse Perry – 48 * Most dismissals (wicket-keeper): Alyssa Healy – 93 (52 catches, 41 stumpings) Source:

Individual awards

* Player of the Match: ** Alyssa Healy, Ellyse Perry – 19 each ** Ashleigh Gardner – 11 **

– 5 ** Sarah Aley, Marizanne Kapp, Dane van Niekerk – 4 each **

– 2 each **

Suzie Bates Suzannah Wilson Bates (born 16 September 1987) is a New Zealand cricketer and former captain of national women cricket team. Born at Dunedin, she plays domestic cricket for the Otago Sparks, as well as playing for the White Ferns. She currently ...

Shafali Verma Shafali Verma (born 28 January 2004) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the India women's national cricket team. In 2019, at the age of 15, she became the youngest cricketer to play in a Women's Twenty20 International match for India. In June 2 ...

– 1 each * WBBL Player of the Tournament: **Ellyse Perry – WBBL04 **Ashleigh Gardner – WBBL08 * WBBL Team of the Tournament: **Ellyse Perry (5) – WBBL01, WBBL02, WBBL03, WBBL04, WBBL05 ** Marizanne Kapp (4) – WBBL, 01, WBBL, 02, WBBL, 04, WBBL, 05 ** Sarah Aley (2) – WBBL, 02, WBBL, 03 ** Ashleigh Gardner (2) – WBBL, 02, WBBL08 ** Alyssa Healy (2) – WBBL, 04, WBBL, 08 ** Erin Burns – WBBL, 08 ** Sara McGlashan – WBBL, 01 ** Dane van Niekerk – WBBL, 03 * WBBL Young Gun Award: Ashleigh Gardner – WBBL02

References

Notes

External links

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