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Sydney Sixers · Sussex

Daniel Hughes

37Australia

Left-handed aggressive opener
Right-arm medium bowler

Batting rating: +2.8; runs versus average over 4 overs
T20 matches: 153; since Dec 2012

Men's T20

BBL rank: 28th; batters
Runs a match: +2.4; above an average player

Last 2 years	Mat	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
T20	36	944	29.5	145.0	–	–	–

Teams

Sydney SixersKFC BBL|16Unsigned · 99 appearances for the club
SussexCounty Championship, T20 BlastLast played Sept 2026

Leagues

	Years	Mat	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Econ
BBL	2012–2026	111	2,493	27.4	122.3	–	–
T20 Blast	2024–2026	42	1,378	36.3	157.8	–	–

Batting style

Aggressive opener

	Player	Par	Below parAbove par
Strike rate	150	135
Boundary %	23.2	18.9
Dot %	35.1	38.6
Sixes, % of boundaries	20	27
Strike rate v pace	152	138
Strike rate v spin	144	130
Strike rate, first 10 balls	128	126
Balls per dismissal	23	20

1,172 balls · Dec 2023 – Jul 2026

Balanced opener

	Player	Par	Below parAbove par
Average	75.8	32.6
Strike rate	88	85
Boundary %	11.2	10.5
Dot %	54.1	56.1
Average v pace	71.6	30.4
Average v spin	87.0	42.9
Strike rate v pace	93	84
Strike rate v spin	74	90

1,117 balls · Sept 2022 – Sept 2024

Balanced opener

Strong against pace

	Player	Par	Below parAbove par
Average	38.2	28.9
Average v pace	37.6	27.4
Average v spin	38.7	37.4
Balls per dismissal	73	57
Dot %	75.3	74.9
Boundary %	7.6	6.7

6,168 balls · Oct 2021 – Sept 2026

Batting

	Mat	Inns	Runs	Balls	Avg	SR	HS	50s	4s	6s	Dot %
T20	153	147	3,871	2,911	30.0	133.0	108	24	411	102	35.6
BBL	111	105	2,493	2,038	27.4	122.3	96	16	230	58	36.0
Last 10	10	10	368	240	46.0	153.3	108	2	43	11	28.3

By phase

	Balls faced	SR	Out	Balls bowled	Econ	Wkts
Powerplay	1,345	129.7	44	0	–	0
Middle overs	1,302	129.4	71	0	–	0
Death (overs 16–20)	211	167.3	10	0	–	0
BBL Power Surge	53	167.9	4	0	–	0

Strengths and weaknesses

Weaknesses

Six-hittingone every 28.5 balls (field 22.8 across BBL and T20 Blast)