2021–22 Big Bash League season
| Dates | 5 December 2021 – 28 January 2022 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and playoffs |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 61 |
| Official website | bigbash.com.au |
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]
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
| Team | Home Ground | Capacity | Captain[7] | Head coach[7] |
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| 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
INJ Player withdrawn due to injury
INT Player withdrawn due to international duties
PER Player withdrawn for personal reasons
Venues
Fourteen venues have been selected to be used for the tournament, including the return of Geelong and Coffs Harbour,[10] while a BBL match will be played at the Junction Oval in Melbourne for the first time.[11]
| Adelaide | Brisbane | Canberra | Geelong | Melbourne |
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| 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 |
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| Perth | Gold Coast | |||
| Perth Stadium | Metricon Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | |||
| Matches: 6 | Matches: 2 | |||
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| Hobart | Launceston | |||
| Blundstone Arena | UTAS Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 21,000 | |||
| Matches: 5 | Matches: 2 | |||
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| 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 |
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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) |
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Melbourne Stars Academy
6/152 (19 overs) |
30 November 2021
Summary |
Melbourne Stars Academy
4/175 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades Academy
7/165 (20 overs) |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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's results→ | Won | Lost | N/R |
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Last updated: 5 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
(H) Sydney Sixers
4/213 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
61 (11.1 overs) |
- 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,[12] bettering the previous record of 145 runs which also was set by the Sixers.[13]
Brisbane Heat
8/140 (20 overs) |
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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.
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Playoffs
Template:5TeamBracket-BBLPlayoffs
Notes
- ^ The match was shifted from Perth Stadium due to border restrictions.[14]
References
- ^ "BBL draft postponed again, tournament to finish in late January". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ a b "BBL draft scrapped, schedule reveals Ashes 'mega days'". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Sixers crown SCG celebration with BBL10 title". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Long-awaited First Nations round vital: Gardner". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Indigenous culture to be celebrated as WBBL launches inaugural First Nations Round". ABC News. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Inaugural First Nations Rounds to be held in WBBL07 and BBL11". Perth Scorchers. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Big Bash squads: How each team is shaping up". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Nic Maddinson to captain Melbourne Renegades after Aaron Finch stands down". ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Renegades add to spin stocks with Afghan international". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Sixers back for Coffs Harbour Double in BBL11". Sydney Sixers. 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Stars make CITIPOWER Centre debut as BBL11 Fixture confirmed". Melbourne Stars. 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Philippe and Henriques light up Sydney Sixers as Melbourne Stars slumped to heaviest ever loss". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Sixers down woeful Stars in BBL|11 opener". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Ashes finale won't be played in Perth". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
External links
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