2021–22 Sydney Thunder season

Sydney Thunder
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)
Leading Wicket Taker	Daniel Sams (19)
← 2020–21	2022–23 →

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 v t e	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

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)

Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
X-factor subs: Lance Morris (Perth Scorchers) replaced Peter Hatzoglou.

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

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

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 24)	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 31)	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 25)	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.
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^ "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.

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[2] "Sydney Thunder most wickets in 2021–22". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

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[13] "BBL: Stars v Strikers | Hurricanes v Thunder - Melbourne Cricket Ground". Austadiums. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

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Est. 2011 in Sydney, New South Wales Men's team Players Women's team
History	Overview
Home stadium	Sydney Showground Stadium Stadium Australia (2011–2014)
Leagues	Big Bash League Champions League Twenty20 Women's Big Bash League
Seasons (men)	2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Seasons (women)	2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Coaches (men)	Shane Duff (2011) Chandika Hathurusingha (2012–2014) Paddy Upton (2014–2018) Shane Bond (2018–current)
Captains (men)	David Warner (2011, 1 match) Daniel Smith (2011–12, 6 matches) Chris Rogers (2012, 6 matches) Chris Gayle (2012, 2 matches) Michael Hussey (2014–2016, 8 matches) Chris Hartley (2015, 2 matches) Shane Watson (2016–2019, 31 matches) Ben Rohrer (2016, 2 matches) Callum Ferguson (2019–current, 14 matches)
Coaches (women)	Joanne Broadbent (2015–2019) Trevor Griffin (2019–current)
Captains (women)	Alex Blackwell (2015–2019, 60 matches) Rachael Haynes (2019–current, 28 matches) Hannah Darlington (2021, 13 matches)
Rivalries	Sydney Smash Men Women