Jerrssis Wadia is an Australian cricketer with Indian roots. He was born on December 3, 2001, in Mumbai. He is right-handed batsman in the middle order and right-arm medium-fast bowler. He plays for the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025/26 season.
Early Career
- Wadia moved to Australia at 17. He played for South Australia’s under-19 team and the Adelaide Strikers Academy. He returned to Mumbai because of COVID-19 but moved back to Adelaide in 2022.
- He joined South Australian club cricket teams like East Torrens and Tea Tree Gully starting in the 2022–23 season. Tim Paine, coach of Australia A and the Adelaide Strikers, mentored him. After a talk in Melbourne, Wadia felt more confident and worked hard on power shots like ramps and sixes.
BBL and Domestic Rise
- Wadia made his Big Bash League debut for the Adelaide Strikers against the Melbourne Stars on December 23, 2025.
- In the 2025-26 BBL season so far, he’s scored 52 runs with the bat. He’s also bowled well, taking 2 wickets for 11 runs against the Melbourne Renegades on January 17, 2026.
Key Stats and Records
In T10 cricket, he played 1 match, scored 2 runs, and took 0 wickets while conceding 17 runs. Play Cricket records list 25 matches with 741 runs at an average of 41.17 (highest score 123) and 22 wickets at 36.41 average (best figures 3/13).
In BBL 2025/26 (up to early January 2026), Wadia played 7 T20 matches across formats:
| Format | Matches | Runs | HS | Average | Strike-rate | Wickets |
| T20Is | 7 | 52 | 34 | 8.66 | 137 | 2 |
Notable performances include 34(16) with 3 fours and 3 sixes vs Brisbane Heat, and recent bowling impacts like 2 wickets on January 17, 2026, vs Melbourne Renegades.
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Relationship
Jerrssis Wadia is an Australian cricketer of Indian origin who plays for the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League. He keeps his personal life very private. There is no public info about a current girlfriend.
