2021–22 Sydney Thunder season
Big Bash Cricket season
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (C) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 0.926 | Advanced 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
Brisbane Heat 8/140 (20 overs) |
v |
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) |
v |
Sydney Thunder 5/161 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Sydney Thunder 5/151 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 4/155 (17.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder 7/196 (20 overs) |
v |
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) |
v |
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) |
v |
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) |
v |
Adelaide Strikers (H) 7/165 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Sydney Thunder 7/172 (20 overs) |
v |
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) |
v |
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) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades (H) 80 (14.2 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Hobart Hurricanes 6/139 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder 1/140 (17.2 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Hobart Hurricanes 6/177 (20 overs) |
v |
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) |
v |
Sydney Thunder 9/137 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Sydney Thunder 8/170 (20 overs) |
v |
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
Adelaide Strikers 6/184 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder (H) 6/178 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Squad
Each 2021–22 squad was made up of 18 active players. Teams could sign up to five overseas players, with a maximum of three of those being able to play in each match.[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.
- English international Saqib Mahmood signed with the Thunder, but was not available for the start of the tournament due to scheduling
- Callum Ferguson departed the Thunder, with no contract being offered.
The squad for the 2021–22 Big Bash League season.[18]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- Ages are given as of the first match of the tournament, 5 December 2021
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| 18 | Usman Khawaja |  Australia | 18 December 1986 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | Captain |
| 6 | Alex Hales |  England | 5 January 1989 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 9 | Oliver Davies | Australia | 15 October 2000 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 49 | Alex Ross | Australia | 17 April 1992 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 32 | Jason Sangha | Australia | 8 September 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 93 | Chris Green | Australia | 1 October 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right arm off-break | Vice captain |
| 44 | Nathan McAndrew | Australia | 14 July 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| 95 | Daniel Sams | Australia | 27 October 1992 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast medium | |
| 31 | Ben Cutting | Australia | 30 January 1987 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 7 | Sam Billings | England | 15 June 1991 (aged 30) | Right-Handed | Right-arm medium | Visa contract |
| 22 | Matt Gilkes | Australia | 21 August 1999 (aged 22) | Left-Handed | Left-arm medium | |
| 16 | Baxter Holt | Australia | 21 October 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 3 | Sam Whiteman | Australia | 19 March 1992 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Replacement player |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 11 | Saqib Mahmood | England | 25 February 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Visa contract |
| 35 | Brendan Doggett | Australia | 3 May 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| 20 | Chris Tremain | Australia | 10 August 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| 50 | Jono Cook | Australia | 14 December 1989 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
| 28 | Gurinder Sandhu | Australia | 14 June 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 17 | Tanveer Sangha | Australia | 26 November 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |