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Sydney Thunder
2021–22 season
CoachTrevor Bayliss
Captain(s)Usman Khawaja
Chris Green
Home groundSydney Showground Stadium
LeagueBBL
Record3rd
FinalsKnockout (4th)
Leading Run ScorerJason Sangha (445)[1]
Leading Wicket TakerDaniel Sams (19)[2]
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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]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L NR BP Pts NRR Qualification
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
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champion

Regular season[edit]

Match 2
6 December 2021
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
8/140 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder (H)
3/141 (17.1 overs)
Ben Duckett 46 (35)
Daniel Sams 3/22 (4 overs)
Alex Ross 61* (46)
Liam Guthrie 2/32 (3 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 7 wickets
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Attendance: 6,824[4]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Alex Ross (Sydney Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • Liam Guthrie (Brisbane Heat) made his T20 debut.
Match 7
10 December 2021
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
4/165 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
5/161 (20 overs)
Nick Larkin 52* (43)
Tanveer Sangha 2/29 (4 overs)
Matthew Gilkes 56 (49)
Nathan Coulter-Nile 2/27 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 4 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 10,888[5]
Umpires: Darren Close and Greg Davidson
Player of the match: Nick Larkin (Melbourne Stars)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Match 10
12 December 2021
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Thunder
5/151 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
4/155 (17.1 overs)
Alex Ross 77* (49)
Qais Ahmad 2/17 (4 overs)
Andre Russell 42* (21)
Tanveer Sangha 2/20 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 4,314[6]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Andre Russell (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Match 14
19 December 2021
18:40 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
7/196 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat (H)
143 (17.3 overs)
Sam Billings 64 (27)
Mitchell Swepson 2/27 (4 overs)
Xavier Bartlett 42* (29)
Saqib Mahmood 4/22 (3 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 53 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 16,189[7]
Umpires: Darren Close and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Saqib Mahmood (Sydney Thunder)
  • Brisbane won the toss and elected to field.
  • X-factor subs: Tom Cooper (Brisbane Heat) replaced Tom Abell.
Match 20
26 December 2021
18:05 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
4/168 (16 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder (H)
142 (15.1 overs)
Daniel Hughes 50 (26)
Daniel Sams 2/29 (3 overs)
Jason Sangha 47 (30)
Hayden Kerr 3/29 (3 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 30 runs (DLS method)
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 10,061[8]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Bruce Oxenford
Player of the match: Dan Christian (Sydney Sixers)
  • 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.
Match 24
28 December 2021
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Thunder
7/200 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
8/166 (20 overs)
Sam Billings 67 (35)
Matthew Kelly 3/30 (4 overs)
Colin Munro 64* (43)
Nathan McAndrew 3/40 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 34 runs
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Attendance: 9,740[9]
Umpires: Donovan Koch and David Taylor
Player of the match: Sam Billings (Sydney Thunder)
Match 28
31 December 2021
18:45 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
3/187 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers (H)
7/165 (20 overs)
Jason Sangha 91* (55)
Fawad Ahmed 1/22 (4 overs)
Jonathan Wells 46 (26)
Daniel Sams 4/33 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 22 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 9,555[10]
Umpires: Darren Close and Greg Davidson
Player of the match: Jason Sangha (Sydney Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 32
2 January 2022
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Thunder
7/172 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
144 (19.1 overs)
Matthew Gilkes 93 (57)
Wes Agar 3/26 (4 overs)
Harry Nielsen 39 (31)
Mohammad Hasnain 3/20 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 28 runs
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Simon Lightbody
Player of the match: Matthew Gilkes (Sydney Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Henry Hunt (Adelaide Strikers) made his T20 debut.
Match 38
6 January 2022
20:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers
9/133 (18 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
4/137 (17 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 30 (31)
Gurinder Sandhu 4/22 (4 overs)
Jason Sangha 34 (26)
Andrew Tye 2/38 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets (DLS method)
Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Troy Penman
Player of the match: Gurinder Sandhu (Sydney Thunder)
  • 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]
Match 40
8 January 2022
18:05 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
7/209 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
80 (14.2 overs)
Daniel Sams 98* (44)
Kane Richardson 2/39 (4 overs)
James Seymour 25 (23)
Mohammad Hasnain 3/22 (3.2 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 129 runs
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 4,351[12]
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Daniel Sams (Sydney Thunder)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Match 43
10 January 2022
14:10
Scorecard
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
6/139 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
1/140 (17.2 overs)
Ben McDermott 38 (34)
Nathan McAndrew 2/31 (4 overs)
Alex Hales 80* (56)
D'Arcy Short 1/9 (3 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 9 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 5,802[13]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and David Taylor
Player of the match: Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 47
13 January 2022
15:45 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
6/177 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder (H)
9/168 (20 overs)
Matthew Wade 83* (54)
Gurinder Sandhu 2/27 (3 overs)
Alex Hales 38 (17)
Jordan Thompson 3/24 (3 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 9 runs
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 10,014[14]
Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Troy Penman
Player of the match: Riley Meredith (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
  • X-factor subs: Mitchell Owen (Hobart Hurricanes) replaced Wil Parker.
Match 50
15 January 2022
18:40 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Sixers
5/197 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
9/137 (20 overs)
Daniel Hughes 66 (48)
Nathan McAndrew 2/30 (3 overs)
Chris Green 50 (31)
Steve O'Keefe 4/18 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 60 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 20,306[15]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Steve O'Keefe (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Match 55
19 January 2022
16:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Thunder
8/170 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
7/169 (20 overs)
Usman Khawaja 77 (51)
Cameron Boyce 5/21 (4 overs)
Aaron Finch 82 (64)
Gurinder Sandhu 3/33 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 1 run
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Cameron Boyce (Melbourne Renegades)
  • 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]

Knockout
23 January 2022
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
6/184 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder (H)
6/178 (20 overs)
Ian Cockbain 65 (38)
Tanveer Sangha 2/15 (4 overs)
Jason Sangha 61 (43)
Harry Conway 2/33 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Ian Cockbain (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

Squad information[edit]

See also: 2021–22 Big Bash League season squads

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
Batters
18 Usman Khawaja  Australia (1986-12-18) 18 December 1986 (age 37) Left-handed Right-arm off-break Captain
6 Alex Hales  England (1989-01-05) 5 January 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right arm medium
9 Oliver Davies  Australia (2000-10-15) 15 October 2000 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break
49 Alex Ross  Australia (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm off-break
32 Jason Sangha  Australia (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right arm leg spin
All-rounders
93 Chris Green  Australia (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right arm off-break Vice captain
44 Nathan McAndrew  Australia (1993-07-14) 14 July 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
95 Daniel Sams  Australia (1992-10-27) 27 October 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Left-arm fast medium
31 Ben Cutting  Australia (1987-01-30) 30 January 1987 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
Wicket-keepers
7 Sam Billings  England (1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 32) Right-Handed Right-arm medium Visa contract
22 Matt Gilkes  Australia (1999-08-21) 21 August 1999 (age 24) Left-Handed Left-arm medium
16 Baxter Holt  Australia (1999-10-21) 21 October 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium
3 Sam Whiteman  Australia (1992-03-19) 19 March 1992 (age 32) Left-handed Left-arm medium Replacement player
Bowlers
11 Saqib Mahmood  England (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm fast Visa contract
35 Brendan Doggett  Australia (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
20 Chris Tremain  Australia (1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
50 Jono Cook  Australia (1989-12-14) 14 December 1989 (age 34) Right-handed Right arm leg spin
28 Gurinder Sandhu  Australia (1993-06-14) 14 June 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
17 Tanveer Sangha  Australia (2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right arm leg spin

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Sydney Thunder most wickets in 2021–22". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Big Bash squads: How each team is shaping up". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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  10. ^ "BBL: Sydney Thunder Vs Adelaide Strikers -Adelaide Oval". Austadiums. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Thunder - Marvel Stadium". Austadiums. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  13. ^ "BBL: Stars v Strikers | Hurricanes v Thunder - Melbourne Cricket Ground". Austadiums. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  14. ^ "BBL: Renegades v Stars | Thunder v Hurricanes - Marvel Stadium". Austadiums. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  15. ^ "BBL: Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder - Sydney Cricket Ground". Austadiums. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Cameron Boyce hat-trick in vain as Sydney Thunder snatch win by one run". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
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  18. ^ "Players". Sydneythunder.com.au. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Sydney_Thunder_season