Tournament format(s)Double round robin and playoffs
ChampionsPerth Scorchers (4th title)
Participants8
Matches61
Attendance437,472 (7,172 per match)
Player of the seriesBen McDermott (Hobart Hurricanes)
Most runsBen McDermott (Hobart Hurricanes) (577)
Most wicketsPeter Siddle (Adelaide Strikers) (30)
Official websitebigbash.com.au
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. Perth Scorchers defeated the defending champions Sydney Sixers by 79 runs in the final to claim their fourth title.
2021–22 Big Bash League season is located in AustraliaA small stand to the left and a two tier stand and scoreboard filled with people in the backdrop of an oval grass playing surface scattered with players. Spectators stand in the foreground.
Background
On 8 November 2021, Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed that the inaugural BBL First Nations round would be played between 8 January and 14 January. The matches were played at the venues in Adelaide, with the players of all teams wearing Indigenous kits designed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. The round was intended to illustrate the tournament's commitment to deepening education and connections with Indigenous People of Australia.
On 30 December 2021, the 27th match of the regular season between Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars was postponed, following a COVID-19 positive case in the Stars' camp. On 5 January 2022, the 36th match of the regular season between Brisbane Heat and Sydney Sixers was postponed, following COVID-19 positive cases in the Heat's camp. The 39th match of the regular season between Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Stars was also postponed.
Visa contracted players
Maximum of 3 visa players permitted in the matchday squad.
INJ Player withdrawn due to injury INT Player withdrawn due to international duties PER Player withdrawn for personal reasons and other commitments
Club
Player 1
Player 2
Player 3
Additional player(s)
Former player(s)
Adelaide Strikers
Ian Cockbain
George Garton INT Rashid KhanINT
Brisbane Heat
Ben Duckett
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Fakhar ZamanPER Tom AbellINJ
Hobart Hurricanes
Harry Brook
Sandeep Lamichhane
Jordan Thompson
Jordan Cox Tom Lammonby
Melbourne Renegades
Mohammad Nabi
Zahir Khan
Unmukt Chand
Reece TopleyINT
Melbourne Stars
Joe Clarke
Syed Faridoun
Ahmed Daniyal
Andre Russell
Haris RaufPERQais AhmadINT
Perth Scorchers
Colin Munro
Laurie Evans
Tymal MillsINTBrydon CarseINJ
Sydney Sixers
James VinceINTChris JordanINTCarlos BrathwaiteINJTom Curran INJShadab KhanPER
Sydney Thunder
Alex Hales
Muhammad Hasnain
Sam BillingsINTSaqib MahmoodINT
Venues
Fourteen venues have been selected to be used for the tournament, including the return of Geelong and Coffs Harbour, while a BBL match was played at the Junction Oval in Melbourne for the first time. Out of Perth Scorchers' seven scheduled home matches, only one match against Brisbane Heat was played at Perth Stadium, with all the other matches were shifted to different venues.
Note: Venues of the matches will be changed at any time by border closures restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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 or defeat.
Last updated: 28 January 2022
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
E
Q
K
C
F
Pos.
Adelaide Strikers (ADS)
MLR2 runs
MLR49 runs
PRS49 runs
SYS4 wickets
BRH39 runs
HBH7 wickets
SYT22 runs
SYT28 runs
HBH7 wickets
MLS23 runs
MLS5 wickets
BRH71 runs
PRS6 wickets
SYS8 wickets
HBH22 runs
→
SYT6 runs
SYS4 wickets
X
3rd(CM)
Brisbane Heat (BRH)
SYT7 wickets
PRS6 runs
MLR5 wickets
SYT53 runs
ADS39 runs
MLS20 runs
SYS2 wickets
HBH14 runs
SYS27 runs
MLR5 wickets
HBH8 wickets
ADS71 runs
MLS8 wickets
PRS6 wickets
X
X
X
X
X
7th(DNQ)
Hobart Hurricanes (HBH)
SYS14 runs
SYS44 runs*
PRS53 runs
PRS42 runs
MLS24 runs
ADS7 wickets
MLR85 runs
BRH14 runs
ADS7 wickets
BRH8 wickets
SYT9 wickets
SYT9 runs
MLR6 runs
MLS106 runs
ADS22 runs
X
X
X
X
5th(EM)
Melbourne Renegades (MLR)
ADS2 runs
ADS49 runs
BRH5 wickets
PRS21 runs
PRS8 wickets
HBH85 runs
SYSNo Result
MLS5 wickets
BRH5 wickets
SYT129 runs
SYS45 runs
MLS6 wickets
HBH6 runs
SYT1 run
X
X
X
X
X
8th(DNQ)
Melbourne Stars (MLS)
SYS152 runs
SYT4 runs
SYT6 wickets
SYS7 wickets
HBH24 runs
BRH20 runs
PRS47 runs
PRS50 runs
MLR5 wickets
ADS23 runs
ADS5 wickets
MLR6 wickets
BRH8 wickets
HBH106 runs
X
X
X
X
X
6th(DNQ)
Perth Scorchers (PRS)
BRH6 runs
ADS49 runs
HBH53 runs
HBH42 runs
MLR21 runs
MLR8 wickets
SYT34 runs
MLS47 runs
MLS50 runs
SYS10 runs
SYT6 wickets*
SYS5 wickets
ADS6 wickets
BRH6 wickets
→
SYS48 runs
→
→
SYS79 runs
1st(C)
Sydney Sixers (SYS)
MLS152 runs
HBH14 runs
HBH44 runs*
MLS7 wickets
ADS4 wickets
SYT30 runs*
BRH2 wickets
MLRNo Result
PRS10 runs
BRH27 runs
PRS5 wickets
MLR45 runs
SYT60 runs
ADS8 wickets
→
PRS48 runs
→
ADS4 wickets
PRS79 runs
2nd(RU)
Sydney Thunder (SYT)
BRH7 wickets
MLS4 runs
MLS6 wickets
BRH53 runs
SYS30 runs*
PRS34 runs
ADS22 runs
ADS28 runs
PRS6 wickets*
MLR129 runs
HBH9 wickets
HBH9 runs
SYS60 runs
MLR1 run
→
→
ADS6 runs
X
X
4th(KM)
Team's results→
Won
Lost
N/R
Match summary
Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams., Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
Visitor team →
ADS
BRH
HBH
MLR
MLS
PRS
SYS
SYT
Home team ↓
Adelaide Strikers
Heat39 runs
Strikers7 wickets
Strikers49 runs
Strikers23 runs
Strikers6 wickets
Strikers8 wickets
Thunder22 runs
Brisbane Heat
Strikers71 runs
Hurricanes8 wickets
Heat5 wickets
Stars20 runs
Scorchers6 wickets
Sixers27 runs
Thunder53 runs
Hobart Hurricanes
Hurricanes7 wickets
Heat14 runs
Hurricanes6 runs
Hurricanes24 runs
Scorchers53 runs
Sixers14 runs
Thunder9 wickets
Melbourne Renegades
Renegades2 runs
Renegades5 wickets
Hurricanes85 runs
Stars6 wickets
Scorchers21 runs
Sixers45 runs
Thunder129 runs
Melbourne Stars
Stars5 wickets
Stars8 wickets
Stars106 runs
Renegades5 wickets
Scorchers50 runs
Sixers7 wickets
Stars4 runs
Perth Scorchers
Scorchers49 runs
Scorchers6 runs
Scorchers42 runs
Scorchers8 wickets
Scorchers47 runs
Scorchers10 runs
Thunder6 wickets
Sydney Sixers
Sixers4 wickets
Sixers2 wickets
Hurricanes44 runs
Matchabandoned
Sixers152 runs
Scorchers5 wickets
Sixers60 runs
Sydney Thunder
Thunder28 runs
Thunder7 wickets
Hurricanes9 runs
Thunder1 run
Stars6 wickets
Thunder34 runs
Sixers30 runs
Home team won
Visitor team won
League stage
On 14 July 2021, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament. 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
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, bettering the previous record of 145 runs which also was set by the Sixers.
Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field. , Liam Guthrie (Brisbane Heat) made his T20 debut.
Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat. , James Seymour (Melbourne Renegades) and Daniel Drew (Adelaide Strikers) both made their T20 debuts.
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
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.
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.
Match 1 5 December 2021 19:15 (N) Scorecard
(H) Sydney Sixers4/213 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars61 (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 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Josh Philippe (Sydney Sixers)
Match 2 6 December 2021 19:15 (N) Scorecard
Brisbane Heat8/140 (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, CanberraAttendance: 6,824 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Alex Ross (Sydney Thunder)
Match 3 7 December 2021 19:15 (N) Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades9/153 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers8/151 (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, MelbourneAttendance: 8,932 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Zahir Khan (Melbourne Renegades)
Match 4 8 December 2021 18:35 (N) Scorecard
Sydney Sixers9/144 (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, LauncestonAttendance: 3,316 Umpires: Darren Close and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Moises Henriques (Sydney Sixers)
Match 5 8 December 2021 18:35 (N) Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers6/157 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat151 (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, PerthAttendance: 16,108 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Matthew Kelly (Perth Scorchers)
Match 6 9 December 2021 18:45 (N) Scorecard
Week 2
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field. , X-factor subs: Hayden Kerr (Sydney Sixers) replaced Lloyd Pope.
Week 3
Brisbane won the toss and elected to field. , X-factor subs: Tom Cooper (Brisbane Heat) replaced Tom Abell.
Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat. , X-factor subs: Jordan Thompson (Hobart Hurricanes) replaced Riley Meredith.
Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Week 4
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.
Melbourne Renegades won the toss and bat.
Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field. , X-factor subs: Lance Morris (Perth Scorchers) replaced Peter Hatzoglou.
Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat. , X-factor subs: Jack Wildermuth (Brisbane Heat) replaced Matthew Kuhnemann.
Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field. , Ben McDermott (Hobart Hurricanes) became the first player to score two consecutive 100s in the BBL.
Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field. , X-factor subs: Jack Wildermuth (Brisbane Heat) replaced Liam Guthrie.
Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible due to rain.
Week 5
Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat. , Xavier Crone and Tom Rogers (Melbourne Stars) both made their T20 debuts.
Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat. , Henry Hunt (Adelaide Strikers) made his T20 debut.
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat. , Patrick Rowe (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut. , X-factor subs: James Seymour (Melbourne Renegades) replaced Will Sutherland.
Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field. , X-factor subs: Mac Wright (Hobart Hurricanes) replaced Wil Parker.
Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field. , Jack Clayton, David Grant, Ronan McDonald, Steve McGiffin, Lachlan Pfeffer and Will Prestwidge (Brisbane Heat) all made their T20 debuts. , X-factor subs: Mohammad Nabi (Melbourne Renegades) replaced James Pattinson.
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.
Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field. , Paddy Dooley (Brisbane Heat) and Will Sanders (Hobart Hurricanes) both made their T20 debuts. , X-factor subs: Mac Wright (Hobart Hurricanes) replaced Will Sanders.
Week 6
Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat. , Justin Avendano (Sydney Sixers) became the first player to represent multiple clubs in one BBL season, after previously playing for the Melbourne Stars.
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat. , X-factor subs: Clint Hinchliffe (Melbourne Stars) replaced Brody Couch.
Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat. , Ben Dwarshuis (Sydney Sixers) took his maiden five-wicket haul in T20s.
Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat. , X-factor subs: Mitchell Owen (Hobart Hurricanes) replaced Wil Parker.
Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Week 7
Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat. , X-factor subs: Nick Larkin (Melbourne Stars) replaced Brody Couch.
Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat. , Ben Dwarshuis (Sydney Sixers) took his 100th BBL wicket, becoming the first player to do so whilst representing one team and fifth player overall.
Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field. , Chris Lynn (Brisbane Heat) became the first player to score 3,000 runs in the BBL.
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.
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field. , X-factor subs: Jordan Thompson (Hobart Hurricanes) replaced Will Sanders. , Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars) scored the highest individual score in a BBL match. , Melbourne Stars scored the highest team total in a BBL match.
Eliminator
Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Qualifier
Perth Scorchers won by the toss and elected to bat. , Nicholas Bertus (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.
Knockout
Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Challenger
Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field. , Jake Carder (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.
Final
Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field. , X-factor subs: Justin Avendano (Sydney Sixers) replaced Jackson Bird.
