The Strikers will play either Scorchers or Sixers when the BBL|13 finals begin in under a week
BBL|13 run home: Top four locked in, double chance up for grabs
Adelaide Strikers have snapped up fourth spot, confirming their participation in the KFC BBL|13 finals after defeating Sydney Thunder in Canberra on Sunday.
The win locks Matt Short's side into the top four and knocks out Melbourne Stars, who faltered with a loss to the seventh-placed Melbourne Renegades on Saturday.
| Team | M | W | L | T | N/R | NRR | Ded. | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
HEA
|
10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.972 | 0 | 16 |
|
2
SIX
|
10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.339 | 0 | 14 |
|
3
SCO
|
10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.725 | 0 | 13 |
|
4
STR
|
10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.331 | 0 | 11 |
|
5
HUR
|
10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -0.268 | 0 | 8 |
|
6
STA
|
10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1.051 | 0 | 8 |
|
7
REN
|
10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | -0.288 | 0 | 6 |
|
8
THU
|
10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | -0.652 | 0 | 4 |
M: Matches played
W: Wins
L: Losses
T: Ties
N/R: No results
NRR: Net Run Rate
Ded.: Deductions
PTS: Total points
The only regular-season match with any relevance is now the Perth Scorchers-Sydney Sixers clash on Tuesday, with the winner to take second spot and earn a double chance.
The Heat have already locked in top spot and will host the Qualifier final on the Gold Coast after opening up an unassailable lead at the top of the standings.
That match will take place at Carrara Stadium instead of the Gabba due to a venue clash with the second Test between Australia and the West Indies (tickets on sale here).
Check out our team-by-team guide below to see what your club needs to do to play finals.
Strikers | Heat | Hurricanes | Renegades | Stars | Scorchers | Sixers | Thunder
🔒 1. Brisbane Heat (16 points)
P: 10 | W: 7 | L: 1 | N/R: 2 | NRR: 0.972
Despite going down to the Scorchers on Saturday (their first loss of the season), the Heat had already cemented first place and a home Qualifier final with their victory over Perth in front of a pumped-up Gabba crowd on Wednesday. The only club to have completed all 10 regular season matches, the Heat can now prepare for Friday's Qualifier against either the Scorchers or Sixers. They will need to utilise their depth, however, with Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne to return to Test duties (potentially alongside the recalled Matthew Renshaw, whose availability has not been confirmed) and internationals Colin Munro and Sam Billings to depart before the finals get underway. Unfortunately, they'll host their finals on the Gold Coast with the Gabba out of action due to Australia's second Test against the West Indies.
🔒 2. Perth Scorchers (13 points)
P: 9 | W: 6 | L: 2 | N/R: 1 | NRR: 0.837
Still to play: Sixers (January 16)
Victory over the Heat on Saturday not only confirmed the Scorchers' finals spot, but maintained their bid for a second-place finish and with it, the all-important double chance. The home match against the Sixers on Tuesday evening looms as a straight shootout for that spot, with the winner guaranteed to host either the BBL|13 Final or (should they lose the Qualifier against the Heat) The Challenger two days prior. Boasting a formidable list made up of almost exclusively WA talent, the Scorchers are gunning to become the first club to score a BBL three-peat.
🔒 3. Sydney Sixers (12 points)
P: 9 | W: 5 | L: 2 | N/R: 2 | NRR: 0.356
Still to play: Scorchers (January 16)
After a frustrating run of three matches that included two washouts and a narrow DLS loss to the Heat, the Sixers have got their momentum back with two wins on the bounce. Retiring veteran Steve O'Keefe wound back the clock with a sensational three-wicket haul in the Sydney Smash as the Sixers head to Perth for Tuesday's clash with the Scorchers knowing a win will cement second place and a double chance.
🔒 4. Adelaide Strikers (11 points)
P: 10 | W: 5 | L: 4 | N/R: 1 | NRR: 0.331
Adelaide's victory over the Sydney Thunder on Sunday night confirmed their return to the BBL finals this summer. Captain Matt Short's imperious form continued with yet another blazing half-century, paving the way for D'Arcy Short and Jake Weatherald (who has seamlessly replaced Chris Lynn at No.3) to also churn out the runs. The Strikers batting has been on song in BBL|13 and their bowling is now starting to fire towards the end of the season after restricting the Thunder to 140, the Scorchers to 7-153, and Hurricanes to 7-165 and 6-167 in their last four games. Perhaps most pleasingly for Jason Gillespie's team has been the recent performances of their two leg-spinners, with Cameron Boyce and Lloyd Pope both emerging as key figures in this title tilt.
❌ 5. Hobart Hurricanes (8 points)
P: 10 | W: 4 | L: 6 | N/R: 0 | NRR: -0.268
Another season that promised so much has finished in despair for the Hurricanes who have been eliminated from BBL|13 after being soundly beaten by Strikers on Thursday night. After three losses in a row, they finished their season on a positive note with Matthew Wade and Ben McDermott hitting half-centuries as the downed the Stars at the MCG on Monday night, leapfrogging the Melbourne club into fifth.
❌ 6. Melbourne Stars (8 points)
P: 10 | W: 4 | L: 6 | N/R: 0 | NRR: -1.051
It's now four seasons without finals for the Stars, who along with the Hurricanes, are they only clubs yet to taste ultimate success in the men's Big Bash. They'll rue a slow start and a poor finish in BBL|13, with four wins through the middle of the 10-game season bookended by three losses to start and finish the tournament. They also won just one of four games at the MCG this season, no doubt a record they'll need to address if they're to challenge for the title in BBL|14.
❌ 7. Melbourne Renegades (5 points)
P: 9 | W: 2 | L: 6 | N/R: 1 | NRR: -0.288
Still to play: Thunder (January 17)
It's been a case of one step forward and two steps back for the Renegades in 2023-24 after the positives of last summer where they returned to the finals for the first time since their BBL|08 championship, with BBL|13 a season to forget for their ageing list. They did, however, give retiring Australia and club great Aaron Finch a winning send-off in the second Melbourne derby of the season at Marvel Stadium on Saturday night, prevailing in front of 41,205 fans.
❌ 8. Sydney Thunder (3 points)
P: 9 | W: 1 | L: 7 | N/R: 1 | NRR: -0.652
Still to play: Renegades (January 17)
It's been nothing short of a disastrous campaign for the Thunder with only one win from nine matches. Even a return to Canberra could not help them against the Strikers on Sunday, following to a humbling loss to the finals-bound Adelaide. With Daniel Sams among the tournament's top wicket-takers, and Cameron Bancroft among the top run-scorers, the Thunder have showed glimpses in BBL|13 but aside from their win over the Stars in Albury, they've struggled to put a complete game together. They have one final chance to do so against the Renegades on January 17.
KFC BBL|13 standings
| Team | M | W | L | T | N/R | NRR | Ded. | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
HEA
|
10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.972 | 0 | 16 |
|
2
SIX
|
10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.339 | 0 | 14 |
|
3
SCO
|
10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.725 | 0 | 13 |
|
4
STR
|
10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.331 | 0 | 11 |
|
5
HUR
|
10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -0.268 | 0 | 8 |
|
6
STA
|
10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1.051 | 0 | 8 |
|
7
REN
|
10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | -0.288 | 0 | 6 |
|
8
THU
|
10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | -0.652 | 0 | 4 |
M: Matches played
W: Wins
L: Losses
T: Ties
N/R: No results
NRR: Net Run Rate
Ded.: Deductions
PTS: Total points
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