The 2021–22 Sydney Thunder season was the eleventh in
the team's history. Coached by
Trevor Bayliss
Trevor Harley Bayliss (born 21 December 1962) is an Australian cricket coach and former first class cricketer. He played for New South Wales between 1985 and 1997 before becoming a coach.
Bayliss was coach of England from 2015 to 2019. He co ...
, the Thunder entered
BBL11 placing in fourth in
BBL10.
Standings
Regular season
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Playoffs
Squad
Each 2021–22 squad was made up of 18 active players. Teams could sign up to five overseas players, with a maximum of three of those being able to play in each match.
Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:
* English internationals
Alex Hales
Alexander Daniel Hales (born 3 January 1989) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batter who represented the England cricket team across all formats and played domestically for Nottinghamshire. He made his One Day International ...
and
Sam Billings
Samuel William Billings (born 15 June 1991) is an English professional cricketer. Billings is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Pembury in Kent and has played for Kent County Cricket Club sides since he was ei ...
opted to re-sign with the Thunder for the season.
* New Zealand international
Adam Milne
Adam Fraser Milne (born 13 April 1992) is a New Zealand professional cricketer who plays limited overs cricket for the New Zealand national cricket team. He is a right-arm fast bowler. He was also a part of the New Zealand squad to finish as r ...
opted not to re-sign.
* English international
Saqib Mahmood signed with the Thunder, but was not available for the start of the tournament due to scheduling
*
Callum Ferguson departed the Thunder, with no contract being offered.
The squad for the
2021–22 Big Bash League season
The 2021–22 Big Bash League season or BBL, 11 was the eleventh season of the Big Bash League, the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament was played from 5 December 2021 until 28 January 2022. Per ...
.
* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* Ages are given as of the first match of the tournament, 5 December 2021
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:2020-21 Sydney Thunder season
Sydney Thunder seasons
2021–22 Australian cricket season