| Club: | Adelaide Strikers |
| Season: | 2019–20 |
| Coach: | Luke Williams |
| Captain: | Suzie Bates |
| Home Ground: | Karen Rolton Oval |
| Preseason Comp: | League |
| Preseason Result: | WBBL |
| Regularseason Result: | 10–4 (2nd) |
| Finals Series: | Finals |
| Finals Result: | Runners-up |
| Leading Runscorer: | Sophie Devine – 769 |
| Leading Wicket Taker: | Sarah Coyte – 19 Sophie Devine – 19 |
| Player Of The Season: | Sophie Devine |
| Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
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 WBBL05 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.
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.[1]
Notable details for the squad included:
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.[9] [10] [11]
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | 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 |
All times are local time
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