Sydney Sixers
Australian women's Twenty20 cricket team
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| 2023 | Ashleigh Gardner serves as captain for the Sydney Sixers for a brief period in 2023. |
| November 5 2023 | Ellyse Perry achieved her best bowling figures of 5 wickets for 22 runs in 3.5 overs against Melbourne Renegades |
| October 2022 | Charlotte Edwards replaced Ben Sawyer as coach, but the team struggled, finishing 8th in the league and failing to qualify for finals. |
| September 2022 | In the 2022-23 season, Nike continued as kit manufacturer with Humm maintaining its sponsorship positions |
| September 2021 | Sydney Sixers switched to Nike as kit manufacturer for the 2021-22 season, with Humm becoming both chest and back sponsor |
| November 22 2020 | Completed their highest successful chase, scoring 5/184 in 18.4 overs against Melbourne Stars |
| September 2020 | For the 2020-21 season, Humm replaced Priceline Pharmacy as chest sponsor while maintaining Majestic as kit manufacturer |
| November 20 2019 | Hobart Hurricanes finally broke their losing streak against the Sydney Sixers at North Sydney Oval. Despite the Sixers recovering from 5/30 to 7/134 through Marizanne Kapp's unbeaten 55, the Hurricanes won with five wickets in hand. Nicola Carey scored 55 not out, and Chloe Tryon made a quickfire 29. Belinda Vakarewa was named Player of the Match for her bowling figures of 4/19. |
| November 17 2019 | At Drummoyne Oval, the Renegades achieved a remarkable 'great escape' victory against the Sixers, scoring 28 runs off the last 12 balls with only three wickets remaining. Courtney Webb hit a last-ball six against Marizanne Kapp, marking the first time a WBBL team won when needing more than four runs on the final legal delivery. |
| November 15 2019 | At Drummoyne Oval, the Sydney Sixers defeated Sydney Thunder by 40 runs, completing a season sweep after also winning the season opener. Ellyse Perry top-scored with 81 runs in both matches, marking the first time either team had swept their local rivals in the regular season. |
| November 3 2019 | Ellyse Perry and Alyssa Healy set a record partnership of 199 unbeaten runs against Melbourne Stars |
| October 2019 | Sydney Sixers continued their strong performance, finishing 1st in the league and becoming Runners-up, with Ben Sawyer coaching and Ellyse Perry captaining. |
| October 26 2019 | Marizanne Kapp took a hat-trick against Melbourne Stars in a WBBL match |
| October 19 2019 | At North Sydney Oval, the Brisbane Heat comprehensively defeated the Sydney Sixers in their first match of the 2019–20 season. The Heat scored 6/165 and then bowled out the Sixers for just 73, recording the second-largest defeat for a chasing team in WBBL history and the Sixers' lowest-ever score. |
| September 2019 | Sydney Sixers entered the 2019-20 season with continued sponsorship from Majestic and Priceline Pharmacy, with new back sponsor Ring.com |
| January 26 2019 | In the WBBL|04 final at Drummoyne Oval, the Brisbane Heat defeated the Sydney Sixers, preventing the Sixers' three-peat. Beth Mooney was named Player of the Final, scoring 65 runs off 46 deliveries while battling flu and heat stroke, and notably engaging in on-field psychological tactics against her opponents. |
| January 19 2019 | At Drummoyne Oval, in the Renegades' first finals appearance, a dramatic semi-final saw Sixers captain Ellyse Perry hit a six in the super over to eliminate the Renegades. The match was notable for a 'miracle' piece of fielding by Erin Burns, Sarah Aley, and Alyssa Healy that prevented a potential Renegades victory. |
| October 2018 | The team secured their third consecutive 1st place finish in the WBBL, maintaining Ben Sawyer as coach and Ellyse Perry as captain. |
| September 2018 | Sydney Sixers began the 2018-19 Women's Big Bash League season with Majestic as kit manufacturer and Priceline Pharmacy as chest sponsor |
| February 4 2018 | Sydney Sixers won their second consecutive WBBL title at Adelaide Oval by defeating Perth Scorchers. The Scorchers were bowled out for just 99 runs, and the Sixers chased down the target with nine wickets in hand and 30 balls remaining. Sarah Coyte earned Player of the Final honours with bowling figures of 3/17 off four overs. |
| January 3 2018 | In a controversial match at GMHBA Stadium, Sarah Aley attempted to score a game-tying run on the last delivery, leading to a super over after umpires ruled the ball was not dead. Despite the dramatic finish, the Renegades ultimately won the match. |
| 2017 | Alyssa Healy takes over captaincy of the Sydney Sixers for a period, leading the team from 2017 to 2019. |
| December 23 2017 | Achieved their largest victory while batting second, defeating Hobart Hurricanes with 37 balls remaining |
| December 17 2017 | Dane van Niekerk took a hat-trick against Hobart Hurricanes in a WBBL match |
| December 9 2017 | Ashleigh Gardner scored her highest innings score of 114 runs (from 52 balls) against Melbourne Stars |
| December 9 2017 | Set their highest score in an innings with 4/242 in 20 overs against Melbourne Stars |
| October 2017 | Sydney Sixers repeated their success, winning the WBBL championship again, finishing 1st in the league with Ben Sawyer as coach and Ellyse Perry as captain. |
| January 28 2017 | Recorded their lowest successful defence, scoring 5/124 in 20 overs against Perth Scorchers |
| January 28 2017 | Sydney Sixers defeated Perth Scorchers in the WBBL championship at WACA Ground, winning by a narrow seven-run margin. Captain Ellyse Perry was sidelined due to a hamstring injury. Sarah Aley was named Player of the Final with impressive bowling figures of 4/23 off four overs, helping the team claim their maiden title. |
| January 25 2017 | Sydney Sixers defeated Hobart Hurricanes at The Gabba, with acting captain Alyssa Healy scoring 77 runs off 45 balls. The Sixers set a WBBL record with a 103-run margin of victory, and Hobart was bowled out for just 66 runs, establishing a new WBBL record for lowest all-out total. |
| January 14 2017 | In a dramatic match at Sydney Cricket Ground, the Sixers tied with Sydney Thunder after Lauren Smith conceded seven runs in the last over. The Thunder won via the boundary count back rule in the subsequent super over. The match was notable for Thunder captain Alex Blackwell's sporting gesture of withdrawing an appeal that would have dismissed Sixers' Sara McGlashan. |
| October 2016 | The team won their first WBBL championship, finishing 1st in the league and becoming Champions under Ben Sawyer's coaching and Ellyse Perry's captaincy. |
| January 24 2016 | Sydney Sixers played in the WBBL|01 final at Melbourne Cricket Ground, losing a low-scoring championship decider to Sydney Thunder by three wickets. Despite winning nine consecutive matches after losing their first six games of the season, the Sixers fell just short of the title. Erin Osborne was named Player of the Final for her bowling performance of 3/21 off four overs. |
| January 22 2016 | End of the Sydney Sixers' longest winning streak of 9 matches, which began on 20 December 2015 |
| January 22 2016 | Sydney Sixers defeated Hobart Hurricanes in a rain-affected semi-final at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Lisa Sthalekar was named Player of the Match for her bowling figures of 3/9 from three overs. The Sixers won with all ten wickets in hand and ten balls remaining. |
| December 20 2015 | Start of the Sydney Sixers' longest winning streak of 9 matches, beginning on this date |
| October 2015 | Sydney Sixers competed in their first WBBL season, finishing 3rd and reaching the Runners-up position under coach Ben Sawyer, with Ellyse Perry as captain and top performer. |
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