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.
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 cases in the Heat's camp. The 39th match of the regular season between Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Stars was also postponed.
Teams
Summary +TeamHome groundCapacityCaptainHead coachAdelaide StrikersAdelaide Oval53,583Travis HeadJason GillespieBrisbane HeatThe GabbaMetricon Stadium42,00025,000Jimmy PeirsonWade SeccombeHobart HurricanesBlundstone ArenaUTAS Stadium20,00021,000Matthew WadeAdam GriffithMelbourne RenegadesDocklands StadiumGMHBA Stadium48,00326,000Nic MaddinsonDavid SakerMelbourne StarsMelbourne Cricket GroundJunction Oval100,0247,000Glenn MaxwellDavid HusseyPerth ScorchersPerth Stadium60,000Ashton TurnerAdam VogesSydney SixersSydney Cricket GroundCoffs Harbour International Stadium48,00020,000Moises HenriquesGreg ShipperdSydney ThunderSydney Showground StadiumManuka Oval22,00016,000Usman KhawajaTrevor Bayliss
Visa contracted players
Maximum of 3 visa players permitted in the matchday squad.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Additional player(s) Former player(s)Adelaide Strikers Ian Cockbain George Garton INT Rashid KhanINTBrisbane Heat Ben Duckett Mujeeb Ur Rahman Fakhar ZamanPER Tom AbellINJHobart Hurricanes Harry Brook Sandeep Lamichhane Jordan Thompson Jordan Cox Tom LammonbyMelbourne Renegades Mohammad Nabi Zahir Khan Unmukt Chand Reece TopleyINT Melbourne Stars Joe Clarke Syed Faridoun Ahmed Daniyal Andre Russell Haris RaufPERQais AhmadINTPerth Scorchers Colin Munro Laurie Evans Tymal MillsINTBrydon CarseINJSydney Sixers James VinceINTChris JordanINTCarlos BrathwaiteINJTom Curran INJShadab KhanPERSydney Thunder Alex Hales Muhammad Hasnain Sam BillingsINTSaqib MahmoodINT INJ Player withdrawn due to injury INT Player withdrawn due to international duties PER Player withdrawn for personal reasons and other commitments
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, and all the other matches were shifted to different venues.
+AdelaideBrisbaneCanberraCoffs HarbourGeelongAdelaide OvalThe GabbaManuka OvalCoffs Harbour International StadiumGHMBA StadiumCapacity: 53,583Capacity: 42,000Capacity: 14,000Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 26,000Matches: 7Matches: 5Matches: 2Matches: 2Matches: 2PerthGold CoastPerth StadiumMetricon StadiumCapacity: 60,000Capacity: 25,000Matches: 1Matches: 4HobartLauncestonBlundstone ArenaUTAS StadiumCapacity: 19,500Capacity: 15,500Matches: 6Matches: 2MelbourneSydneyDocklands StadiumMelbourne Cricket GroundJunction OvalSydney Showground StadiumSydney Cricket GroundCapacity: 54,003Capacity: 100,024Capacity: 7,000Capacity: 22,000Capacity: 48,000Matches: 7Matches: 6Matches: 1Matches: 6Matches: 5 Note: Venues of the matches will be changed at any time by border closures restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Pre-season
Teams and standings Points table
Win–loss table 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.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 →X3rd() XXXXX7th() XXXX5th() XXXXX8th() XXXXX6th() →→→1st() →→2nd() →→XX4th() Team's results→ Won Lost Last updated: 28 January 2022
Match summary
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
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Play-offs
Eliminator
Qualifier
Knockout
Challenger
Final
Notes
References
External links Official website Series home at ESPN Cricinfo