2021–22 Sydney Thunder season
Big Bash Cricket season
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] | ||
|
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
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
(C) Champion
Regular season
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) |
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.
(H) Melbourne Stars 4/165 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 5/161 (20 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.
(H) Sydney Thunder 5/151 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 4/155 (17.1 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.
Sydney Thunder 7/196 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 143 (17.3 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.
Sydney Sixers 4/168 (16 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 142 (15.1 overs) |
Daniel Hughes 50 (26) Daniel Sams 2/29 (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.
(H) Sydney Thunder 7/200 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 8/166 (20 overs) |
Sam Billings 67 (35) Matthew Kelly 3/30 (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) |
- 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) |
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.
(H) Sydney Thunder 7/172 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 144 (19.1 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.
(H) Perth Scorchers 9/133 (18 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 4/137 (17 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]
Sydney Thunder 7/209 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 80 (14.2 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) |
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.
Hobart Hurricanes 6/177 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 9/168 (20 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.
(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.
(H) Sydney Thunder 8/170 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 7/169 (20 overs) |
Usman Khawaja 77 (51) Cameron Boyce 5/21 (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
Adelaide Strikers 6/184 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 6/178 (20 overs) |
Ian Cockbain 65 (38) Tanveer Sangha 2/15 (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
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 25) | 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 31) | 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 33) | Right-Handed | Right-arm medium | Visa contract |
22 | Matt Gilkes | Australia | (1999-08-21) 21 August 1999 (age 25) | 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 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
20 | Chris Tremain | Australia | (1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 (age 33) | 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 31) | 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
- ^ "Sydney Thunder most runs in 2021–22". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "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.