David Payne has re-joined the Adelaide Strikers squad ahead of the first game against his old side, the Perth Scorchers, this Wednesday night.
Adelaide will play the Scorchers in back-to-back matches, starting with their clash at Optus Stadium on Wednesday before both teams fly to Adelaide to play for the Jason Gillespie Trophy on Friday evening.
The addition of Payne, who was in the winning Scorchers side in KFC BBL|12, is the only change to the squad from the Strikers' last match on New Year's Eve.
Squad of 14 v Scorchers: Matthew Short (c), Wes Agar, James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Brendan Doggett, Adam Hose, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Ben Manenti, Harry Nielsen (wk), Jamie Overton, David Payne, D’Arcy Short, Henry Thornton
Both matches against the Scorchers are part of First Nations Round, where the men will wear their new Indigenous kits for the first time.
During Friday's home match, Budjerah will perform live and you can get your tickets here.
Wednesday's match between the Strikers and the Scorchers will be broadcast live on Channel 7 Adelaide, Foxtel and Kayo Sports, with first ball at 8:45pm ACDT.
Match-worn First Nations Round shirts from both our BBL and WBBL teams are being auctioned off, with the funds raised to go towards SACA's Junior Aboriginal Cricket Academy. Bid on the BBL playing shirts here and the Championship-winning WBBL ones here.