2021–22 Sydney Thunder season explained

Club:	Sydney Thunder
Season:	2021–22
Captain:	Usman Khawaja Chris Green
Coach:	Trevor Bayliss
Home Ground:	Sydney Showground Stadium
Preseason Comp:	League
Preseason Result:	BBL
Regularseason Result:	3rd
Finals Series:	Finals
Finals Result:	Knockout (4th)
Leading Runscorer:	Jason Sangha (445)^[1]
Leading Wicket Taker:	Daniel Sams (19)^[2]
Prevseason:	2020–21
Nextseason:	2022–23

The 2021–22 Sydney Thunder season was the eleventh in the team's history. Coached by Trevor Bayliss, the Thunder entered BBL11 placing in fourth in BBL10.^[3]

Regular season

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Squad information

See also: 2021–22 Big Bash League season squads. Each 2021–22 squad is made up of 18 active players. Teams can sign up to five overseas players, with a maximum of three of those being able to play in a matchday.^[4]

Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:

English internationals Alex Hales and Sam Billings opted to re-sign with the Thunder for the season.
New Zealand international Adam Milne opted not to re-sign with the Thunder for the season.
English international Saqib Mahmood signed with the Thunder, but will not be available for the start of the tournament due to scheduling
Callum Ferguson departed the Thunder, with no contract being offered.

The current squad of the Sydney Thunder for the 2021–22 Big Bash League season as of 7 December 2021.^[5]

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

	Name	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
18	Usman Khawaja	18 December 1986	Left-handed	Right-arm off-break	Captain
6	Alex Hales	5 January 1989	Right-handed
9		15 October 2000	Right-handed
49		17 April 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
32		8 September 1999	Right-handed
All-rounders
93		1 October 1993	Right-handed		Vice captain
44		14 July 1993	Right-handed
95	Daniel Sams	27 October 1992	Right-handed
31	Ben Cutting	30 January 1987	Right-handed
Wicket-keepers
7	Sam Billings	15 June 1991	Right-Handed		Visa contract
22		21 August 1999	Left-Handed
16		21 October 1999	Right-handed
3		19 March 1992	Left-handed		Replacement player
Bowlers
11	Saqib Mahmood	25 February 1997	Right-handed		Visa contract
35		3 May 1994	Right-handed
20	Chris Tremain	10 August 1991	Right-handed
50		14 December 1989	Right-handed
28	Gurinder Sandhu	14 June 1993	Right-handed
17		26 November 2001	Right-handed

Notes and References

Web site: Sydney Thunder most runs in 2021–22. ESPNcricinfo. 1 February 2022.
Web site: Sydney Thunder most wickets in 2021–22. ESPNcricinfo. 1 February 2022.
Web site: Big Bash squads: How each team is shaping up. Cricket Australia. 16 September 2021.
Web site: Thunder sign rising English pace star for BBL. 2021-11-18. cricket.com.au. en.
Web site: Players. Sydneythunder.com.au. 13 January 2022.