The fielder every side wants
Silk's fielding is the stuff of Big Bash legend. He has taken catches that no one else in the competition would have attempted, let alone taken — full-length dives, one-handers on the boundary, and run-outs from nowhere. Opposition batters know that hitting the ball near Silk is a risk, and that changes how they play.
It is not a party trick. In T20 cricket, where games are decided by five runs, a fielder who saves ten and takes a catch no one else would is worth as much as a bowler. Silk has done that for the Sixers for years, and he remains the standard every young fielder in the competition is measured against.
He is also a safe pair of hands under the high ball and a sharp thrower from the deep — the complete package, and the reason he is one of the first names on the Sixers' team sheet even on days when his batting has not fired.
The finisher in the middle order
With the bat, Silk is the Sixers' finisher. He bats right-handed in the middle order, where his job is to take an innings from competitive to winning — rotating the strike, finding the boundary when the field comes in, and being there at the end when the game is tight.
His New South Wales career runs alongside it, and his Sixers career has spanned the club's title wins in 2019-20 and 2020-21. He knows what a championship dressing room feels like, and he knows what last season's final felt like too: bowled out for 132, beaten by Perth, a season's work undone in one bad afternoon.
For BBL|16, his batting matters more than ever. The Sixers added Ollie Davies and Tim Seifert to the top order, but it is the middle order — Silk, the Davies brothers, and the all-rounders — that has to finish games. Silk has been finishing them for a decade.
One better than last season
The Sixers finished second in the league stage last season, six wins from ten and 13 points, then lost to Perth in the Qualifier by 48 runs and in the final by six wickets. Silk was there for both defeats, and he will remember them when the new season starts.
The response has been to keep the core together. Abbott, Dwarshuis, Philippe, Smith and Silk are all back, with fresh faces around them — O'Neill with the ball, Davies and Seifert with the bat, Rocchiccioli and Chohan with the spin. It is a squad built to win the final it lost, not to rebuild from scratch.
The first test comes at The Gabba on 15 December, against a Brisbane side that is always dangerous at home.
What's next for Silk
Two away games open the season, then the first home game at the SCG on 22 December. The full list of every BBL fixture is on the BBL Schedule.
- Match 2 — Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers: Tuesday 15 December 2026, 1:45 PM IST (1:15 PM PKT), The Gabba, Brisbane.
- Match 6 — Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Saturday 19 December 2026, 1:45 PM IST (1:15 PM PKT), Sydney Showground Stadium.
- Match 9 — Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades: Tuesday 22 December 2026, 1:45 PM IST (1:15 PM PKT), Sydney Cricket Ground.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Jordan Silk known for?
His fielding — he is widely regarded as one of the best fielders in Big Bash history — and his finishing as a right-handed middle-order batter for the Sydney Sixers.
How many BBL titles has Jordan Silk won with the Sixers?
He was part of the Sixers' title-winning sides in 2019-20 and 2020-21. The club's third title came in 2011-12.
When do the Sixers play first in BBL|16?
Match 2, against Brisbane Heat at The Gabba on Tuesday 15 December 2026, starting at 1:45 PM IST.