2021–22 Big Bash League season

The 2021–22 Big Bash League season or BBL|11 is the eleventh season of the Big Bash League, the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia.[1] The tournament is being played from 5 December 2021 and scheduled to finish on 28 January 2022.[2] The Sydney Sixers are the defending champions.[3]

2021–22 Big Bash League
Dates5 December 2021 – 28 January 2022
Administrator(s)Cricket Australia
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round robin and playoffs
Participants8
Matches61
Official websitebigbash.com.au

On 8 November 2021, Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed that the inaugural BBL First Nations round would be played between January 8 and 14, 2022.[4] The matches will be played at the venues in Adelaide, with the players of all teams wearing Indigenous kits designed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders artists, which are portraying unique stories.[5] The round will be played intending to mark the tournament's commitment to deepening education and meaningful connection with Indigenous People of Australia.[6]

Teams
See also: 2021–22 Big Bash League season squads
Team Home Ground Capacity Captain[7] Head coach[7]
Adelaide Strikers Adelaide Oval 53,583 Travis Head Jason Gillespie
Brisbane Heat The Gabba
Metricon Stadium		 42,000
25,000		 Jimmy Peirson Wade Seccombe
Hobart Hurricanes Blundstone Arena
UTAS Stadium		 20,000
21,000		 Matthew Wade Adam Griffith
Melbourne Renegades Docklands Stadium
GMHBA Stadium		 48,003
34,000		 Nic Maddinson[8] David Saker
Melbourne Stars Melbourne Cricket Ground
Junction Oval		 100,024
7,000		 Glenn Maxwell David Hussey
Perth Scorchers Perth Stadium 60,000 Ashton Turner Adam Voges
Sydney Sixers Sydney Cricket Ground
Coffs Harbour International Stadium		 48,000
20,000		 Moises Henriques Greg Shipperd
Sydney Thunder Sydney Showground Stadium
Manuka Oval		 22,000
16,000		 Usman Khawaja Trevor Bayliss

Visa contracted players
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Additional player(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide Strikers Rashid Khan George Garton
Brisbane Heat Ben Duckett Mujeeb Ur Rahman Tom Abell
Hobart Hurricanes Harry Brook Sandeep Lamichhane Jordan Thompson Jordan Cox[lower-alpha 1]
Tom Lammonby[lower-alpha 2]
Melbourne Renegades Reece Topley Unmukt Chand Mohammad Nabi Zahir Khan [lower-alpha 3]
Melbourne Stars Joe Clarke Qais Ahmad Syed Faridoun Haris Rauf [lower-alpha 4]

Andre Russell [lower-alpha 5]
Perth Scorchers Colin Munro Laurie Evans Tymal Mills Brydon CarseINJ
Sydney Sixers James Vince Tom Curran Chris Jordan Carlos Brathwaite INJ
Sydney Thunder Alex Hales Sam Billings Saqib Mahmood

INJ Player withdrawn due to injury
INT Player withdrawn due to international duties
PER Player withdrawn for personal reasons

  1. Only for matches Jordan Thompson is unavailable for.[9]
  2. Only for matches Harry Brook is unavailable for.[10]
  3. Maximum of 3 Overseas players permitted in the squad of 18. Can only be included if any one of the previous overseas signings are omitted from the matchday squad.[11]
  4. Maximum of 3 Overseas players permitted in the squad of 18. Can only be included if any one of the previous overseas signings are omitted from the matchday squad.[12]
  5. Only for matches Haris Rauf is unavailable for.[13]

Venues

Fourteen venues have been selected to be used for the tournament, including the return of Geelong and Coffs Harbour,[14] while a BBL match will be played at the Junction Oval in Melbourne for the first time.[15]

Adelaide Brisbane Canberra Geelong Melbourne
Adelaide Oval The Gabba Manuka Oval GHMBA Stadium Junction Oval
Capacity: 53,583 Capacity: 42,000 Capacity: 14,000 Capacity: 34,000 Capacity: 7,000
Matches: 7 Matches: 5 Matches: 2 Matches: 2 Matches: 1
Perth
Gold Coast
Perth Stadium Metricon Stadium
Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 25,000
Matches: 6 Matches: 2
Hobart Launceston
Blundstone Arena UTAS Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 21,000
Matches: 5 Matches: 2
Melbourne Sydney Coffs Harbour
Docklands Stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground Sydney Showground Stadium Sydney Cricket Ground Coffs Harbour International Stadium
Capacity: 54,003 Capacity: 100,024 Capacity: 22,000 Capacity: 48,000 Capacity: 20,000
Matches: 5 Matches: 6 Matches: 6 Matches: 5 Matches: 2

Note: Venues of the matches will be changed at any time by border closures restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Pre-season
30 November 2021
Summary
Melbourne Renegades Academy
7/149 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars Academy
6/152 (19 overs)
Melbourne Stars Academy won by 4 wickets
CitiPower Centre, Melbourne
30 November 2021
Summary
Melbourne Stars Academy
4/175 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades Academy
7/165 (20 overs)
Melbourne Stars Academy won by 10 runs
CitiPower Centre, Melbourne
1 December 2021
Summary
Melbourne Renegades
6/143 (18 overs)
v
3 December 2021
Summary
Melbourne Renegades
5/208 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
9/156 (20 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 52 runs
CitiPower Centre, Melbourne

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L NR BP Pts NRR
1 Sydney Sixers 4 3 1 0 2 11 1.666
2 Perth Scorchers 3 3 0 0 1 10 1.800
3 Melbourne Stars 4 2 2 0 1 7 −1.643
4 Adelaide Strikers 3 1 2 0 3 6 −0.033
5 Hobart Hurricanes 3 1 2 0 3 6 −0.397
6 Sydney Thunder 3 1 2 0 2 5 −0.122
7 Brisbane Heat 3 1 2 0 1 4 −0.061
8 Melbourne Renegades 3 1 2 0 0 3 −1.210
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2021. Source: ESPNcricinfo
  •   The top five teams will advance to play-off phase.

Win-loss table

Below is a summary of results for each team's fourteen regular season matches, plus finals where applicable, in chronological order. A team's opponent for any given match is listed above the margin of victory/defeat.

Team vs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 E Q K C F Pos.
Adelaide Strikers (ADS) MLR
2 runs		 MLR
49 runs		 PRS
49 runs		 SYS
Mat 16		 BRH
Mat 18		 HBH
Mat 22		 SYT
Mat 28		 SYT
Mat 32		 HBH
Mat 35		 MLS
Mat 39		 MLS
Mat 43		 BRH
Mat 46		 PRS
Mat 49		 SYS
Mat 53
Brisbane Heat (BRH) SYT
7 wickets		 PRS
6 runs		 MLR
5 wickets		 SYT
Mat 14		 ADS
Mat 18		 MLS
Mat 23		 SYS
Mat 25		 HBH
Mat 29		 SYS
Mat 34		 MLR
Mat 37		 HBH
Mat 41		 ADS
Mat 46		 MLS
Mat 51		 PRS
Mat 54
Hobart Hurricanes (HBH) SYS
14 runs		 SYS
44 runs (DLS)		 PRS
53 runs		 PRS
Mat 15		 MLS
Mat 19		 ADS
Mat 22		 MLR
Mat 26		 BRH
Mat 29		 ADS
Mat 35		 BRH
Mat 41		 SYT
Mat 44		 SYT
Mat 47		 MLR
Mat 52		 MLS
Mat 56
Melbourne Renegades (MLR) ADS
2 runs		 ADS
49 runs		 BRH
5 wickets		 PRS
Mat 17		 PRS
Mat 21		 HBH
Mat 26		 SYS
Mat 30		 MLS
Mat 33		 BRH
Mat 37		 SYT
Mat 40		 SYS
Mat 45		 MLS
Mat 48		 HBH
Mat 52		 SYT
Mat 55
Melbourne Stars (MLS) SYS
152 runs		 SYT
4 runs		 SYT
6 wickets		 SYS
7 wickets		 HBH
Mat 19		 BRH
Mat 23		 PRS
Mat 27		 PRS
Mat 31		 MLR
Mat 33		 ADS
Mat 39		 ADS
Mat 43		 MLR
Mat 48		 BRH
Mat 51		 HBH
Mat 56
Perth Scorchers (PRS) BRH
6 runs		 ADS
49 runs		 HBH
53 runs		 HBH
Mat 15		 MLR
Mat 17		 MLR
Mat 21		 SYT
Mat 24		 MLS
Mat 27		 MLS
Mat 31		 SYT
Mat 36		 SYS
Mat 38		 SYS
Mat 42		 ADS
Mat 49		 BRH
Mat 54
Sydney Sixers (SYS) MLS
152 runs		 HBH
14 runs		 HBH
44 runs (DLS)		 MLS
7 wickets		 ADS
Mat 16		 SYT
Mat 20		 BRH
Mat 25		 MLR
Mat 30		 BRH
Mat 34		 PRS
Mat 38		 PRS
Mat 42		 MLR
Mat 45		 SYT
Mat 50		 ADS
Mat 53
Sydney Thunder (SYT) BRH
7 wickets		 MLS
4 runs		 MLS
6 wickets		 BRH
Mat 14		 SYS
Mat 20		 PRS
Mat 24		 ADS
Mat 28		 ADS
Mat 32		 PRS
Mat 36		 MLR
Mat 40		 HBH
Mat 44		 HBH
Mat 47		 SYS
Mat 50		 MLR
Mat 55
Team's results→ Won Lost N/R

Last updated: 15 December 2021

Regular season

On 14 July 2021, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.[2] 45 of the 61 games – including all of the finals – will be shown on Channel Seven, while Fox Cricket and Kayo Sports will broadcast all of the matches.

Week 1
Match 1
5 December 2021
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Sixers
4/213 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
61 (11.1 overs)
Josh Philippe 83 (47)
Brody Couch 2/36 (3 overs)
Peter Nevill 18 (14)
Steve O'Keefe 4/14 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 152 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 10,013[16]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Josh Philippe (Sydney Sixers)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Brody Couch, Sam Elliott and Syed Faridoun (Melbourne Stars) all made their T20 debuts.
  • The Sydney Sixers' winning margin of 152 runs was the largest in a BBL match,[17] bettering the previous record of 145 runs which also was set by the Sixers.[18]
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[19]
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 3
7 December 2021
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
9/153 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
8/151 (20 overs)
Mackenzie Harvey 56 (46)
Peter Siddle 3/42 (4 overs)
Harry Nielsen 30 (30)
Zahir Khan 3/24 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 2 runs
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 8,932[20]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Zahir Khan (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
  • James Seymour (Melbourne Renegades) and Daniel Drew (Adelaide Strikers) both made their T20 debuts.
Match 4
8 December 2021
18:35 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
9/144 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes (H)
8/130 (20 overs)
Moises Henriques 73 (48)
Tom Rogers 3/28 (4 overs)
Peter Handscomb 47 (31)
Tom Curran 3/27 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 14 runs
University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston
Umpires: Darren Close and Bruce Oxenford
Player of the match: Moises Henriques (Sydney Sixers)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Match 5
8 December 2021
18:35 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers
6/157 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
151 (19.5 overs)
Kurtis Patterson 55 (30)
Cameron Gannon 2/32 (4 overs)
Xavier Bartlett 34* (25)
Matthew Kelly 4/28 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 6 runs
Perth Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 16,108[21]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Greg Davidson
Player of the match: Matthew Kelly (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 6
9 December 2021
18:45 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Adelaide Strikers
149 (19 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
100 (18.4 overs)
Jonathan Wells 37 (30)
Kane Richardson 4/32 (4 overs)
Sam Harper 33 (31)
Wes Agar 3/17 (3 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 49 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Wes Agar (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
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
Umpires: Darren Close and Greg Davidson
Player of the match: Nick Larkin (Melbourne Stars)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Match 8
11 December 2021
18:35 (N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
2/213 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
4/151 (18 overs)
Matthew Wade 93 (46)
Tom Curran 1/46 (3 overs)
Josh Philippe 72 (46)
Joel Paris 3/35 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 44 runs (DLS method)
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Bruce Oxenford
Player of the match: Matthew Wade (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sydney Sixers were set a revised target of 196 runs from 18 overs due to rain.
  • Josh Kann (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
  • X-factor subs: Josh Kann (Hobart Hurricanes) replaced Tom Lammonby.
Match 9[lower-alpha 1]
11 December 2021
21:30 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers
1/195 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
146 (17.5 overs)
Colin Munro 114* (73)
Matthew Short 63 (47)
Andrew Tye 3/21 (3 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 49 runs
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Colin Munro (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Thomas Kelly (Adelaide Strikers) made his T20 debut.
  • X-factor subs: Liam Scott (Adelaide Strikers) replaced Wes Agar.

Week 2
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
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Andre Russell (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Match 11
13 December 2021
18:15 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
6/140 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat (H)
5/141 (16.5 overs)
Mackenzie Harvey 71* (56)
James Bazley 3/28 (4 overs)
Sam Heazlett 44* (29)
Zahir Khan 2/27 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 5 wickets
Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and David Taylor
Player of the match: James Bazley (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Match 12
14 December 2021
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
5/182 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes (H)
129 (19 overs)
Mitchell Marsh 100* (60)
Nathan Ellis 2/33 (4 overs)
Ben McDermott 41 (29)
Tymal Mills 3/23 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 53 runs
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Mitchell Marsh (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 13
15 December 2021
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
5/177 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
3/182 (19.4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 103 (57)
Dan Christian 1/17 (2 overs)
Josh Philippe 99* (61)
Brody Couch 1/22 (3 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Bruce Oxenford
Player of the match: Josh Phillipe (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • X-factor subs: Hayden Kerr (Sydney Sixers) replaced Lloyd Pope.

Week 3
Match 14
19 December 2021
18:40 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 15
20 December 2021
16:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match 16
21 December 2021
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 17
22 December 2021
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 18
23 December 2021
18:45 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 19
24 December 2021
15:30
Scorecard
v

Week 4
Match 20
26 December 2021
18:05 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match 21
26 December 2021
18:15 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 22
27 December 2021
18:05 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 23
27 December 2021
20:05 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 24
28 December 2021
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 25
29 December 2021
18:05 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 26
29 December 2021
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 27
30 December 2021
16:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match 28
31 December 2021
18:45 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 29
1 January 2022
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Week 5
Match 31
2 January 2022
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match 34
4 January 2022
18:15 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 35
5 January 2022
17:35 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 36
5 January 2022
18:15 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 37
6 January 2022
18:05 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 38
6 January 2022
18:15 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 39
7 January 2022
18:45 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 40
8 January 2022
18:05 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 41
8 January 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v

Week 6
Match 45
11 January 2022
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 46
12 January 2022
18:15 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 48
13 January 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 49
14 January 2022
19:45 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 50
15 January 2022
19:40 (N)
Scorecard
v

Week 7
Match 52
17 January 2022
19:40 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 53
18 January 2022
18:45 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 54
19 January 2022
12:30
Scorecard
v

Play-offs
  Eliminator   Qualifier   Challenger   Final
                                     
1    
2          
         
             
  Knockout              
              
    3    
     
  4    
  5  
Eliminator
21 January 2022
TBD
Scorecard
(H) 4th placed team
v
5th placed team
TBD
Qualifier
22 January 2022
TBC
Scorecard
(H) 1st placed team
v
2nd placed team
TBD
Knockout
23 January 2022
TBD
Scorecard
(H) 3rd placed team
v
Winner of Eliminator
TBD
Challenger
26 January 2022
TBD
Scorecard
(H) Loser of Qualifier
v
Winner of Knockout
TBD
Final
28 January 2022
TBD
Scorecard
(H) Winner of Qualifier
v
Winner of Challenger
TBD

Notes
  1. The match was shifted from Perth Stadium due to border restrictions.[22]

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