# 2021–22 Sydney Sixers WBBL season

The 2021–22 Sydney Sixers Women's season was the seventh in the team's history. Coached by Ben Sawyer and captained by Ellyse Perry, the Sixers were not scheduled to play any WBBL|07 games in their home state of New South Wales due to ongoing border restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. They finished the regular season on the bottom of the ladder, and recorded more losses than wins, for the first time in the league's initial seven editions. The Sixers also ended the tournament with six consecutive losses, mirroring their equal-longest losing streak which occurred at the beginning of WBBL|01.

## Squad

Each 2021–22 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 Cricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|07 signing period.
Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:
* South African marquee Marizanne Kapp departed the Sixers, signing with the Perth Scorchers.
* Sarah Aley departed the Sixers, retiring from cricket after WBBL|06.
* South African marquee Dane van Niekerk departed the Sixers, signing with the Adelaide Strikers.
* Indian marquees Shafali Verma and Radha Yadav signed with the Sixers, marking their first appearances in the league.
* Maitlan Brown signed with the Sixers, departing the Melbourne Renegades.
* Nicole Bolton signed with the Sixers, departing the Perth Scorchers.
* Maddy Darke departed the Sixers, signing with the Melbourne Stars.
* Lisa Griffith departed the Sixers, signing with the Perth Scorchers.
* Claire Moore signed as a replacement player after Hayley Silver-Holmes was ruled out of the tournament due to a hip injury.
* On 2 July 2021, the Sixers announced coach Ben Sawyer 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 Cricket Australia agreed to allow Sawyer to coach the Sixers for a seventh and final season.
Squad details during the season included:
* After electing to spend the beginning of the tournament at home for family reasons, Erin Burns could not secure a government exemption to travel from New South Wales to any of the states hosting WBBL|07 matches (including Tasmania, South Australia and Queensland). Burns was consequently ruled out from participating in the entire season.
The table below lists the Sixers players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.
| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | G | R | SR | W | E | C | S | Notes |
| Batters ||||||||||||||
| 29 | Erin Burns | 22 June 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Unavailable for the season |
| 85 | Claire Moore | 28 October 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 9 | 1 | 33.33 | – | – | 0 | – | Replacement player |
| 30 | Angela Reakes | 27 December 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 13 | 78 | 82.10 | – | – | 3 | – | |
| 17 | Shafali Verma | 28 January 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 13 | 191 | 105.52 | – | – | 5 | – | Overseas marquee |
| All-rounders ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Nicole Bolton | 17 January 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | 13 | 247 | 96.10 | 8 | 7.43 | 6 | – | |
| 6 | Ashleigh Gardner | 15 April 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 12 | 197 | 105.91 | 7 | 6.50 | 8 | – | Australian marquee |
| 8 | Ellyse Perry | 3 November 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 13 | 358 | 91.32 | 5 | 7.95 | 2 | – | Captain, Australian marquee |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||||||||||
| 77 | Alyssa Healy | 24 March 1990 | Right-handed | – | 13 | 231 | 115.50 | – | – | 2 | 1 | Australian marquee |
| 3 | Matilda Lugg | 11 December 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Bowlers ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Jade Allen | 13 November 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 4 | – | – | 0 | 10.50 | 0 | – | |
| 88 | Maitlan Brown | 5 June 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 13 | 79 | 106.75 | 8 | 7.13 | 0 | – | |
| 33 | Stella Campbell | 15 June 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 13 | 15 | 55.55 | 6 | 7.08 | 2 | – | |
| 5 | Lauren Cheatle | 6 November 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast medium | 8 | 34 | 109.67 | 10 | 5.37 | 4 | – | |
| 22 | Emma Hughes | 13 November 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 7 | 2 | 25.00 | 0 | 10.20 | 1 | – | |
| 4 | Hayley Silver-Holmes | 18 August 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Unavailable for the season |
| 21 | Radha Yadav | 21 April 2000 | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | 12 | 43 | 87.75 | 9 | 6.81 | 5 | – | Overseas marquee |

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (C) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0.649 |
| 2 | Melbourne Renegades (CF) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −0.149 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat (EF) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.517 |
| 4 | Adelaide Strikers (RU) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0.707 |
| 5 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | −0.385 |
| 6 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.258 |
| 7 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | −0.301 |
| 8 | Sydney Sixers | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | −0.704 |
* The top 4 teams advanced to the knockout phase

## Fixtures

All times are local
* Match 1 14 October 2021 19:40 (N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 1/99 (11 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 4/100 (10.2 overs) |
| Elyse Villani 54* (31) | | Alyssa Healy 57 (27) Rhys McKenna 1/9 (1 over) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Roberto Howard and David Taylor Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 5 17 October 2021 10:15 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 9/125 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 5/129 (19.3 overs) |
| Richa Ghosh 46 (46) Ellyse Perry 2/9 (2 overs) | | Shafali Verma 57 (50) Molly Strano 3/19 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Roberto Howard and David Taylor Player of the match: Shafali Verma (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Start time swapped with Match 4
* Match 9 20 October 2021 16:50 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 3/139 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 8/109 (20 overs) |
| Annabel Sutherland 57 (50) Ashleigh Gardner 2/16 (4 overs) | | Ellyse Perry 40 (43) Kim Garth 3/17 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 30 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Roberto Howard and Mattis van Eck Player of the match: Annabel Sutherland (Melbourne Stars)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Match 12 23 October 2021 15:40 Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder | v | Sydney Sixers |
* Match abandoned University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston Umpires: Claire Polosak and Muhammad Qureshi
* No toss
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 15 24 October 2021 13:40 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 4/118 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 3/120 (17 overs) |
| Ellyse Perry 50* (51) Harmanpreet Kaur 2/17 (4 overs) | | Evelyn Jones 38 (30) Radha Yadav 1/12 (2 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets (with 18 balls remaining) University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston Umpires: Shawn Craig and Mattis van Eck Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 21 30 October 2021 10:25 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 7/142 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 9/130 (20 overs) |
| Harmanpreet Kaur 43 (32) Ashleigh Gardner 2/8 (2 overs) | | Maitlan Brown 31 (20) Ellie Falconer 2/28 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 12 runs Lilac Hill Park, Perth Umpires: Trent Steenholdt and Jamie Thomas Player of the match: Jess Duffin (Melbourne Renegades)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Match 28 31 October 2021 13:50 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 3/161 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 9/117 (20 overs) |
| Alyssa Healy 94* (57) Taneale Peschel 2/34 (4 overs) | | Beth Mooney 30 (29) Nicole Bolton 3/11 (2 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 44 runs Lilac Hill Park, Perth Umpires: Jarryd Buscall and Trent Steenholdt Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Match 29 3 November 2021 10:25 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 4/141 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 7/110 (20 overs) |
| Ashleigh Gardner 51 (49) Tayla Vlaeminck 1/22 (4 overs) | | Rachel Priest 27 (29) Maitlan Brown 2/15 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 31 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Trent Steenholdt and Dean Trigg Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Sydney Sixers)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Match 37 9 November 2021 14:05 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 2/159 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 2/162 (18.3 overs) |
| Ashleigh Gardner 86* (52) Georgia Prestwidge 1/23 (3 overs) | | Grace Harris 54 (39) Radha Yadav 1/33 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 8 wickets (with 9 balls remaining) Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Umpires: D Bhatt and David Taylor Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Match 40 10 November 2021 16:20 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 4/142 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 2/148 (18.4 overs) |
| Shafali Verma 53* (43) Darcie Brown 2/34 (4 overs) | | Katie Mack 67* (55) Maitlan Brown 1/30 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets (with 8 balls remaining) Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and David Taylor Player of the match: Katie Mack (Adelaide Strikers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Match 44 13 November 2021 18:05 (N) Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 7/91 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 7/92 (14.1 overs) |
| Nicole Bolton 25 (31) Jess Jonassen 3/15 (4 overs) | | Georgia Redmayne 19 (16) Lauren Cheatle 3/16 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 3 wickets (with 35 balls remaining) Harrup Park, Mackay Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and Eloise Sheridan Player of the match: Courtney Sippel (Brisbane Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Melbourne Renegades qualified for finals.
* Match 46 14 November 2021 12:40 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 6/94 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 4/96 (15.2 overs) |
| Ellyse Perry 40* (40) Hannah Darlington 2/15 (4 overs) | | Smriti Mandhana 45 (39) Lauren Cheatle 3/15 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining) Harrup Park, Mackay Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and David Taylor Player of the match: Issy Wong (Sydney Thunder)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Brisbane Heat qualified for finals.
* Match 52 20 November 2021 13:10 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 82 (19.2 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 2/84 (10.2 overs) |
| Lauren Cheatle 16 (16) Sarah Coyte 3/12 (3.2 overs) | | Dane van Niekerk 33 (22) Maitlan Brown 1/13 (2 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets (with 58 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Harsimran Singh and David Taylor Player of the match: Darcie Brown (Adelaide Strikers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Sydney Sixers were eliminated from finals contention and Adelaide Strikers qualified for finals.
* Match 55 21 November 2021 09:45 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 4/128 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 2/131 (17.1 overs) |
| Ellyse Perry 39* (37) Alana King 3/18 (4 overs) | | Chloe Piparo 50* (39) Nicole Bolton 1/20 (3 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 8 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Dhaval Bhatt and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Alana King (Perth Scorchers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel

## Statistics and awards

* Most runs: Ellyse Perry – 358 (11th in the league)
* Highest score in an innings: Alyssa Healy – 94* (57) vs Perth Scorchers, 31 October 2021
* Most wickets: Lauren Cheatle – 10 (equal 23rd in the league)
* Best bowling figures in an innings: Nicole Bolton – 3/11 (2 overs) vs Perth Scorchers, 31 October 2021
* Most catches (fielder): Ashleigh Gardner – 8 (equal 5th in the league)
* Player of the Match awards:
** Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy – 2 each
** Shafali Verma – 1
* Sixers Most Valuable Player: Nicole Bolton