The 2021–22 Women's Big Bash League season or WBBL, 07 was the seventh season of the

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(WBBL), the semi-professional

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domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament was played from 14 October to 27 November 2021. The

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entered the season as the defending champions, having won their second title in WBBL06, but failed to qualify for the

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. In the championship decider, played at

Perth Stadium Perth Stadium, commercially known as Optus Stadium due to sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in the Burswood, Western Australia, Burswood suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It was completed during late 2017 and officially opened ...

, the

Perth Scorchers The Perth Scorchers are an Australian men's professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the Big Bash League. The Scorchers wear an orange uniform and are based in Perth in the Australian state of Western Australia. Their home gr ...

defeated the

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by 12 runs.

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was named Player of the Final for her influential all-round performance, scoring 31 * off 23 deliveries and producing bowling figures of 1/25 from four overs to help the Scorchers claim their maiden WBBL title. Indian marquee

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was named Player of the Tournament in her first season with the

Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Renegades are an Australian professional men's Twenty20 franchise cricket club based in Melbourne, the capital city of the Australian state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. They compete in the Australian Twenty20 cricket competit ...

, marking the first time the award was not won by a player from Australia or New Zealand.

Teams

Each squad was made up of 15 active players. Teams could sign up to five 'marquee players', with a maximum of three of those from overseas. Marquees were defined as any overseas player, or a local player who holds a

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national contract at the start of the WBBL, 07 signing period. Due to state border restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, Cricket Australia announced there would be no WBBL, 07 matches played in

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and

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. Consequently, half of the league's teams (the

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and

) were unable to host home games for the season. Due to renovation works on their regular primary ground at

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, the

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played home games in Mackay for the season. The table below lists each team's marquee players and other key details for the season.

Personnel changes

Local players

The table below lists local player movements made ahead of the season.

Overseas players

On 26 September 2021, the

announced the signings of overseas marquees

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and

Deepti Sharma Deepti Sharma (born 24 August 1997) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Uttar Pradesh, UP Warriorz, London Spirit, Melbourne Stars and India. She is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm off break. As of 2018, she was ranke ...

, meaning WBBL, 07 would feature Indian players in the league for the first time since the 2018–19 season. The table below lists changes to overseas player allocations made ahead of the season.

Leadership

Coaching changes made ahead of the season included: *

Simon Helmot Simon Helmot (born 12 February 1972) is an Australian cricket coach, who was formerly the coach of the Melbourne Renegades. Simon Helmot began his coaching career early, taking the reins of the Hawthorn-Monash University Cricket Club in Melb ...

was appointed head coach of the Melbourne Renegades, replacing

Lachlan Stevens Lachlan McRae Stevens (born 31 December 1978) is an Australian former cricketer and current cricket coach. He played as a left-handed batsman for South Australia and Queensland. He is currently the batting and assistant coach at Somerset, and ha ...

. * Jarrad Loughman was appointed head coach of the Melbourne Stars, replacing Trent Woodhill. * On 2 July 2021, the Sydney Sixers announced two-time championship coach

Ben Sawyer Ben Sawyer (born 1978/79) is an Australian cricket coach, who is the current head coach of the New Zealand women's national cricket team. He has previous been head coach of Birmingham Phoenix women's team in The Hundred, Royal Challengers Ba ...

would not return for WBBL, 07, having instead taken on a full-time assistant role for the Australian national women's team. However, on 27 July, it was revealed

agreed to allow Sawyer to coach the Sixers for a seventh and final season.

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changes made ahead of the season included: *

Sophie Molineux Sophie Grace Molineux (born 17 January 1998) is an Australian cricketer from Bairnsdale, Victoria. A left-arm orthodox bowling all-rounder, Molineux has been a member of the national women's team since 2018. At domestic level, she currently pla ...

was appointed captain of the Melbourne Renegades, replacing

Amy Satterthwaite Amy Ella Satterthwaite (born 7 October 1986) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting left-handed and bowling either right-arm medium or off break. She appeared in 145 One Day Internationals and 111 Twenty20 In ...

( 17–23 win–loss record). *

Rachel Priest Rachel Holly Priest (born 13 June 1985 in New Plymouth, Taranaki) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She played for New Zealand between 2007 and 2020. Career Domestic and franchise In May 2018, ...

was appointed captain of the

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, replacing

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( 7–27 win–loss record). *After

captain

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announced she would be unlikely to participate in the season due to family reasons, Hannah Darlington was appointed to stand in as Haynes' replacement. *

Tahlia McGrath Tahlia May McGrath (born 10 November 1995) is an Australian international cricketer who is the vice-captain of the Australia women's national cricket team. She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut South Africa women's cri ...

was appointed captain of the

, replacing

Suzie Bates Suzannah Wilson Bates (born 16 September 1987) is a New Zealand cricketer and former captain of national women cricket team. Born in Dunedin, she plays domestic cricket for the Otago Sparks, as well as for the White Ferns. She currently holds t ...

( 24–21 win–loss record).

Media coverage

Coverage of the league received a boost from the previous season with subscription channel

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broadcasting an additional 23 matches, marking the first time every match would be televised.

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would again broadcast 24 matches on free-to-air television, while the remaining 35 matches were free to stream live on cricket.com.au and the Cricket Australia Live app. All 59 matches were also available to watch live and on-demand via

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Points table

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.

Fixtures

As per all previous seasons, WBBL, 07 featured a 56-match double round-robin, followed by a finals series featuring the top four qualifiers. The original fixture was released on 8 July 2021, with Cricket Australia (CA) noting the schedule was subject to any changes that may be required in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 16 September, CA announced the opening fortnight of the competition would be shifted to

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. 20 games featuring all eight teams were scheduled to be played at three venues, beginning with

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before moving to

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and its neighbouring Invermay Park in Launceston. On 7 October, CA revealed the revised schedule for the remaining 36 regular season games, which consisted of blocks of matches in

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, Launceston,

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and Mackay. On 8 November, CA confirmed the last week of the regular season (November 17–21) would be the inaugural WBBL First Nations Round, intending to mark the league's commitment to deepening education and meaningful connection with

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of Australia. During the round, teams wore Indigenous kits designed by Aboriginal and

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artists, and observed

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and

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ceremonies.

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Knockout phase

On 7 September 2021, Cricket Australia announced the WBBL would use a new playoffs format for the 2021–22 season. The WBBL, 07 knockout phase would again feature the four highest-ranked teams at the conclusion of the regular season, though it would begin with an 'Eliminator' between the third and fourth seeds. The winner of the Eliminator would then play the second seed in the 'Challenger'. Both the Eliminator and Challenger matches would be played at the home ground of the second seed. The first seed would automatically qualify for the championship decider, simply known as the 'Final', with home ground advantage against the winner of the Challenger. Alistair Dobson, Cricket Australia's General Manager of Big Bash Leagues, said "the League views the Final as a marquee moment in the summer" and the highest-ranked qualifier will not only "have a guaranteed path to the Final, they'll also have the backing of a strong home crowd, with fans given more time to secure their ticket to the Final".

was selected as the venue for the Final after the Perth Scorchers finished the regular season on top of the points table. The second-placed Melbourne Renegades selected

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as the venue for the Eliminator and Challenger due to border restrictions preventing matches from being played in their home state of Victoria.

Eliminator

Challenger

Final

Background

Ending the regular season on top of the points table, the Perth Scorchers qualified for their third championship decider. They previously finished as runners-up in WBBL02 and WBBL03, losing to the Sydney Sixers on both occasions. Coach

Shelley Nitschke Shelley Nitschke (born 3 December 1976) is a female cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. A left-handed batter and left arm orthodox spinner, she was one of the leading all-rounders in the world until her retirement in 2011. In ...

, considered a legend of South Australian cricket, and captain

Sophie Devine Sophie Frances Monique Devine (born 1 September 1989) is a New Zealand sportswoman, who has represented New Zealand in both cricket for the New Zealand national women's cricket team (''White Ferns''), and in field hockey as a member of the Ne ...

each played for the Adelaide Strikers in the league's inaugural and subsequent seasons before joining the Scorchers in WBBL, 06. After emphatic victories in the Eliminator and Challenger, the Adelaide Strikers qualified for their second championship decider. They previously finished as runners-up in WBBL05, losing the final which was defined by a Player of the Match innings from then Brisbane Heat (and now Perth Scorchers) batter

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. Members of the Strikers' squad to have won a WBBL title include Sarah Coyte, who was named Player of the Final when the Sixers defeated the Scorchers in 2017–18. All-rounders

and

Dane van Niekerk Dané van Niekerk ( , ; born 14 May 1993) is a South African cricketer born in Pretoria and educated at Hoërskool Centurion. A right-handed Batting (cricket), batter and leg spin, leg break Bowler (cricket), bowler, she played for South Africa ...

were also contributors to the Sixers' past championships but each player moved to new teams, the Scorchers and Strikers respectively, ahead of WBBL, 07. They would be the first married couple to compete against one another in a WBBL final—a match-up which garnered media attention with van Niekerk, in an interview days beforehand, noting her own trepidation about facing Kapp's bowling. While the smaller

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and

Lilac Hill Park Lilac Hill is a cricket ground in Western Australia in the Perth suburb of Caversham, where the Swan River flows around its southern and eastern sides. The ends of the ground are known as the ''River End'' and the ''Pavilion End''. In 1990 ...

serve as their typical home venues, the Scorchers selected Perth Stadium to host the Final, where only two WBBL matches had previously been played. Although the Strikers held an overall 8–6 head-to-head edge coming into the Final, the Scorchers won both encounters earlier in the season—one via Super Over, and the other by 12 runs.

Match summary

Batting first, the Scorchers made a cautious start, scoring 18 from the opening four overs. With runs beginning to flow—Sophie Devine cutting the leading wicket-taker of the season, Amanda-Jade Wellington, for back-to-back boundaries in the seventh over—Strikers captain

brought herself on to bowl with immediate effect, claiming the prized wicket of Beth Mooney for 19. Then, having just reached the halfway point of the innings with her team at 1/65, Devine was run out from a direct hit by Dane van Niekerk. The following over,

Chloe Piparo Chloe Lee Piparo (born 5 September 1994) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-handed Batting (cricket), batter for Western Australia women's cricket team, Western Australia in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and Perth Scorc ...

was removed for 19, edging a

Darcie Brown Darcie Rose Brown (born 7 March 2003) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a fast bowler for the South Australian Scorpions in the Women's National Cricket League, and for the Adelaide Strikers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). She made ...

outswinger which was caught by wicket-keeper Teagan McPharlin.

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and Marizanne Kapp met at the crease in the 12th over, and they put on a partnership of 40 runs from the next 32 balls, ending when Graham was caught at cover for 23. Kapp, in her unbeaten innings of 31 from 23, proceeded to strike two boundaries in the 18th over against Sarah Coyte.

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managed similar in the 20th to take the Scorchers to a total of 5/146. Beginning the run chase in "disarray", the Strikers scored just 12 runs in the first four overs, which included a maiden bowled by Kapp to van Niekerk who played-and-missed multiple times. The Strikers finished the powerplay at 2/16—their worst start to an innings for the tournament. Tahlia McGrath and

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combined for 61 off the next 45 balls, but the partnership ended in the 14th over when McGrath was caught at point off the bowling of Taneale Peschel. In the 17th over Bridget Patterson, after hitting a six and a four, was dismissed by Kapp on the fourth ball, though Madeline Penna scored another boundary on the sixth ball to take 17 runs from the over. Now needing 36 off the last 18 deliveries, the Strikers "remained a late chance". However, Alana King and Heather Graham only conceded seven runs each in their subsequent overs, greatly reducing the chances of a Strikers victory. With her team requiring 22 from the final over, Penna could only muster one boundary while Peschel repeatedly beat the bat at the death to seal a 12-run win for the Scorchers.

Post-match

The Perth Scorchers became the fourth team to hold the WBBL trophy aloft, following the Sydney Thunder, Sydney Sixers and Brisbane Heat. Writing for

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, Tyson Otto said the Scorchers "never really looked like losing" despite "several dramatic moments", and that they were the "clear standout team of the tournament". Owen Leonard of ''

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'' commended the "admirable resistance" of the Strikers' McGrath and Wolvaardt, but claimed the Scorchers' "flawless bowling power play" was "too deep to compensate for". Having overcome illness during the week leading up to the final, Marizanne Kapp was named Player of the Match for her performance with bat and ball. Kapp and Mooney both claimed their third WBBL championships, a feat previously only achieved by Sammy-Jo Johnson and Lauren Smith. The crowd of 15,511 spectators was the fourth-highest attendance for any WBBL match (the top three attendances were for matches played as double-headers with the BBL), and also the highest for a WBBL final. The most-watched game in the league's history, the Final rated a combined average audience of 535,000 across TV and streaming platforms, eclipsing the 506,000 audience for the WBBL04 decider.

Statistics

Highest totals

*Source:
CricInfo

Most runs

The Golden Bat award was introduced to the league in WBBL, 07. Having already been added as a feature of the BBL in 2019–20, the award recognises the leading run-scorer of the tournament, with the top-ranked player at any given time wearing a distinctive gold-coloured cap rather than their official franchise headwear. *Source:
CricInfo

Most wickets

The Golden Arm award was introduced to the league in WBBL, 07. Having already been added as a feature of the BBL in 2019–20, the award recognises the leading wicket-taker of the tournament, with the top-ranked player at any given time wearing a distinctive gold-coloured cap rather than their official franchise headwear. *Source:

Awards

Player of the tournament

Player of the Tournament votes are awarded on a 3-2-1 basis by the two standing umpires at the conclusion of every match, meaning a player can receive a maximum of six votes per game. Source:

Team of the tournament

The selection panel for the Team of the Tournament was made up of former players

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(

) and

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(

), cricket.com.au journalist Laura Jolly and national selector Shawn Flegler. The team is intended to mimic regular WBBL conditions such as a maximum of three overseas players, a realistic mix of batters and bowlers, as well as a

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and coach. *

(Perth Scorchers) *

(Perth Scorchers) – captain *

Georgia Redmayne Georgia Prue Redmayne (born 8 December 1993) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a Wicket-keeper-batsman, wicket-keeper-batter for Queensland Fire and Brisbane Heat (WBBL), Brisbane Heat. She has also previously played for Worcestershire Wo ...

(Brisbane Heat) – wicket-keeper *

(Melbourne Renegades) *

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(Brisbane Heat) *

(Adelaide Strikers) * Amanda-Jade Wellington (Adelaide Strikers) *

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(Brisbane Heat) * Hannah Darlington (Sydney Thunder) *

(Adelaide Strikers) *

Tayla Vlaeminck Tayla Jade Vlaeminck (born 27 October 1998) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-arm Fast bowling, fast Bowling (cricket), bowler and right-handed Batting (cricket), batter for Australia women's national cricket team, Australia, Victo ...

(Hobart Hurricanes) *

(Melbourne Renegades) – coach Source:

Young gun award

Players under 21 years of age at the start of the season were eligible for the Young Gun Award. The winner was chosen by national selector Shawn Flegler. Sydney Thunder batter

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was named the Young Gun for WBBL, 07, having scored 263 runs during the season at an

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of 21.91 and a

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of 109.12.

Most valuable players

Each team designated an award to adjudge and recognise their most outstanding contributor for the season. * Adelaide Strikers: Katie Mack * Brisbane Heat: Grace Harris * Hobart Hurricanes: Tayla Vlaeminck * Melbourne Renegades: Harmanpreet Kaur * Melbourne Stars:

Kim Garth Kimberley Jennifer Garth (born 25 April 1996) is an Irish-Australian cricketer who currently plays for Victoria, Melbourne Stars and Australia. An all-rounder, she plays as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter. Between 2010 and 20 ...

* Perth Scorchers: Sophie Devine * Sydney Sixers:

Nicole Bolton Nicole Elizabeth Bolton is an Australian former cricketer who played as a left-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler for Australia and a number of domestic teams in Australia, New Zealand and England. Early life and education Bolton wa ...

* Sydney Thunder:

Notes

References

External links

Official fixtures

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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