The 2019–20 Sydney Sixers Women's season was the fifth in the team's history. Coached by Ben Sawyer, they finished fifth in WBBL05. The Sixers entered the tournament as "hot favourites" and proceeded to win six of their first eight matches. However, after captain Ellyse Perry sustained a shoulder injury, they lost five consecutive games to miss out on qualifying for finals for the first time.
Squad 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 on for their WBBL|05 team.
South African Marizanne Kapp returned for the Sixers to become one of only two foreigners, along with New Zealander Sophie Devine (member of the Adelaide Strikers), to play in each of the first five WBBL seasons with one team.
On 19 November, the Sixers announced the signing of Englishwoman Hollie Armitage, replacing captain Ellyse Perry who would miss five games due to a shoulder injury. Alyssa Healy stood in as acting captain in the absence of Perry.
The table below lists the Sixers players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.
NameBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotesBatters57Hollie Armitage14 June 1997Right-handedRight-arm leg spin554101.88––2–Overseas marquee (replacement)29Erin Burns22 June 1988Right-handedRight-arm off spin14175103.5588.007–7Maddy Darke30 March 2001Right-handedRight-arm off spin112160.00––2–8Ellyse Perry3 November 1990Right-handedRight-arm fast9469112.4745.804–Captain, Australian marqueeAll-rounders6Ashleigh Gardner15 April 1997Right-handedRight-arm off spin14275115.54117.413–Australian marquee14Jodie Hicks19 January 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium8562.50––3–17Marizanne Kapp4 January 1990Right-handedRight-arm fast medium14232118.97156.012–Overseas marqueeWicket-keeper77Alyssa Healy24 March 1990Right-handed–14383155.69––64Australian marqueeBowlers3Sarah Aley3 June 1984Right-handedRight-arm medium142385.1897.413–99Alisha Bates18 March 2002Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox–––––––18Stella Campbell15 June 2002Right-handedRight-arm fast medium13222.2257.202–5Lauren Cheatle6 November 1998Left-handedLeft-arm fast medium–––––––22Emma Hughes13 November 2000Right-handedRight-arm medium–––––––4Hayley Silver-Holmes18 August 2003Right-handedRight-arm fast medium14330.0068.220–2Lauren Smith6 October 1996Right-handedRight-arm off spin139185.8447.833–20Dane van Niekerk14 May 1993Right-handedRight-arm leg spin11125105.0496.714–Overseas marquee
Ladder
Fixtures
All times are local time
Statistics and awards
Most runs: Ellyse Perry – 469 (6th in the league) Highest score in an innings: Alyssa Healy – 106* (53) vs Melbourne Stars, 3 November Most wickets: Marizanne Kapp – 15 (equal 11th in the league) Best bowling figures in an innings: Erin Burns – 3/5 (2 overs) vs Hobart Hurricanes, 13 November Most catches (fielder): Erin Burns – 7 (equal 9th in the league) Player of the Match awards: Ellyse Perry – 3 Alyssa Healy – 2 Marizanne Kapp, Dane van Niekerk – 1 each Sixers Player of the Tournament: Marizanne Kapp WBBL|05 Player of the Tournament: Ellyse Perry (equal 4th) WBBL|05 Team of the Tournament: Marizanne Kapp, Ellyse Perry WBBL|05 Young Gun Award: Stella Campbell (nominated)
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