Clad in lime green and never far away from producing stunning highlights on-field, the Sydney Thunder have always made for an exciting watch.
One of two Sydney-based sides in the Big Bash, the Thunder were instantly compared against their more successful Sydney counterparts as they languished in their early seasons. Despite a fair sizzle reel which included a David Warner century in their very first outing, with three bottom-of-the-table campaigns to begin its life as a club, something needed to change.
The savvy recruitment of 'Mr Cricket' Michael Hussey and the arrival of one of the world's greatest ever players across all formats, Jacques Kallis, steadily turned the ship around in the Thunder's favour.
By BBL|05, they were at long last champions. Conversely, the side's WBBL outfit fired from the get-go under the leadership of Aussie champion Alex Blackwell, who led the Thunder to the WBBL's inaugural title.
After five years of waiting, the Thunder Nation had two trophies to their name in one historic day.
While the Sixers' best players have been largely classy and more traditional players, the Thunder's best recruits have stood in stark contrast to that through their explosiveness and theatricality.
The powerful striking of Warner has been on full display since BBL|01 and continues to be a major factor in the Thunder's successes, while Phoebe Litchfield's vast array of reverse sweeps, scoops and slashes have made her just as enthralling to watch. There's still been room for the classical through the likes of Hussey, Kallis, Heather Knight and Shane Watson, however the rollicking style of cricket has always been within the Thunder's wheelhouse.
The Thunder were again champions in WBBL|06, but have yet to add to their tally, despite coming incredibly close in BBL|14, if not for the record swashbuckling century of Mitch Owen in the BBL|14 final.