The 2021–22 Sydney Thunder season was the eleventh in the team's history. Coached by Trevor Bayliss, the Thunder entered BBL|11 placing in fourth in BBL|10.[3]
2021–22 season | |||
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Coach | Trevor Bayliss | ||
Captain(s) | Usman Khawaja Chris Green | ||
Home ground | Sydney Showground Stadium | ||
League | BBL | ||
Record | 3rd | ||
Finals | Knockout (4th) | ||
Leading Run Scorer | Jason Sangha (445)[1] | ||
Leading Wicket Taker | Daniel Sams (19)[2] | ||
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Standings edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Perth Scorchers (C) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 0.926 | Advance to play-off phase |
2 | Sydney Sixers | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 1.027 | |
3 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 0.725 | |
4 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 0.237 | |
5 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 | −0.332 | |
6 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 26 | −0.222 | |
7 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 16 | −0.910 | |
8 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 16 | −1.477 |
Regular season edit
Brisbane Heat
8/140 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder (H)
3/141 (17.1 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Liam Guthrie (Brisbane Heat) made his T20 debut.
(H) Melbourne Stars
4/165 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
5/161 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Sydney Thunder
5/151 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
4/155 (17.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder
7/196 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat (H)
143 (17.3 overs) |
- Brisbane won the toss and elected to field.
- X-factor subs: Tom Cooper (Brisbane Heat) replaced Tom Abell.
Sydney Sixers
4/168 (16 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder (H)
142 (15.1 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain stopped play during Sydney Sixers innings. Sydney Thunder were set a revised target of 173 runs from 16 overs.
- Todd Murphy (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.
- X-factor subs: Mickey Edwards (Sydney Sixers) replaced Todd Murphy.
(H) Sydney Thunder
7/200 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
8/166 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- X-factor subs: Lance Morris (Perth Scorchers) replaced Peter Hatzoglou.
Sydney Thunder
3/187 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers (H)
7/165 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Sydney Thunder
7/172 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
144 (19.1 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Henry Hunt (Adelaide Strikers) made his T20 debut.
(H) Perth Scorchers
9/133 (18 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
4/137 (17 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain stopped play during Perth Scorchers innings. Sydney Thunder were set a revised target of 135 runs from 18 overs due to rain.
- Gurinder Sandhu became the first player to take a hat-trick for the Sydney Thunder.[11]
Sydney Thunder
7/209 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades (H)
80 (14.2 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
6/139 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
1/140 (17.2 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Hobart Hurricanes
6/177 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder (H)
9/168 (20 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
- X-factor subs: Mitchell Owen (Hobart Hurricanes) replaced Wil Parker.
(H) Sydney Sixers
5/197 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
9/137 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Sydney Thunder
8/170 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
7/169 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Cameron Boyce (Melbourne Renegades) became the first bowler to take four wickets in four consecutive deliveries in the BBL.[16]
Playoffs edit
Adelaide Strikers
6/184 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder (H)
6/178 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Squad information edit
Each 2021–22 squad is made up of 18 active players. Teams can sign up to five overseas players, with a maximum of three of those being able to play in a matchday.[17]
Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:
- English internationals Alex Hales and Sam Billings opted to re-sign with the Thunder for the season.
- New Zealand international Adam Milne opted not to re-sign with the Thunder for the season.
- English international Saqib Mahmood signed with the Thunder, but will not be available for the start of the tournament due to scheduling
- Callum Ferguson departed the Thunder, with no contract being offered.
The current squad of the Sydney Thunder for the 2021–22 Big Bash League season as of 7 December 2021.[18]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
S/N | Name | Nat. | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batters | ||||||
18 | Usman Khawaja | Australia | 18 December 1986 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | Captain |
6 | Alex Hales | England | 5 January 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
9 | Oliver Davies | Australia | 15 October 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
49 | Alex Ross | Australia | 17 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
32 | Jason Sangha | Australia | 8 September 1999 | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
All-rounders | ||||||
93 | Chris Green | Australia | 1 October 1993 | Right-handed | Right arm off-break | Vice captain |
44 | Nathan McAndrew | Australia | 14 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
95 | Daniel Sams | Australia | 27 October 1992 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast medium | |
31 | Ben Cutting | Australia | 30 January 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
7 | Sam Billings | England | 15 June 1991 | Right-Handed | Right-arm medium | Visa contract |
22 | Matt Gilkes | Australia | 21 August 1999 | Left-Handed | Left-arm medium | |
16 | Baxter Holt | Australia | 21 October 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
3 | Sam Whiteman | Australia | 19 March 1992 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Replacement player |
Bowlers | ||||||
11 | Saqib Mahmood | England | 25 February 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Visa contract |
35 | Brendan Doggett | Australia | 3 May 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
20 | Chris Tremain | Australia | 10 August 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
50 | Jono Cook | Australia | 14 December 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
28 | Gurinder Sandhu | Australia | 14 June 1993 | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
17 | Tanveer Sangha | Australia | 26 November 2001 | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin |
References edit
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- ^ "Sydney Thunder most wickets in 2021–22". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Big Bash squads: How each team is shaping up". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Big Bash League: Heat vs Thunder". Austadiums. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder - Melbourne Cricket Ground". Austadiums. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "BBL: Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars - Sydney Showground Stadium". Austadiums. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "BBL: Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder - Gabba". Austadiums. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "BBL: Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers - Sydney Showground Stadium". Austadiums. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "BBL: Sydney Thunder v Perth Scorchers - Manuka Oval". Austadiums. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "BBL: Sydney Thunder Vs Adelaide Strikers -Adelaide Oval". Austadiums. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "BBL hat tricks list: Gurinder Sandhu becomes 1st Sydney Thunder bowler to perform a Big Bash League hat-trick". The Sports Rush. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Thunder - Marvel Stadium". Austadiums. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "BBL: Stars v Strikers | Hurricanes v Thunder - Melbourne Cricket Ground". Austadiums. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "BBL: Renegades v Stars | Thunder v Hurricanes - Marvel Stadium". Austadiums. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "BBL: Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder - Sydney Cricket Ground". Austadiums. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Cameron Boyce hat-trick in vain as Sydney Thunder snatch win by one run". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Thunder sign rising English pace star for BBL". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Players". Sydneythunder.com.au. Retrieved 13 January 2022.