2021–22 Women's Big Bash League season
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The 2021–22 Women's Big Bash League season or WBBL|07 was the seventh season of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), the semi-professional women's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament was played from 14 October to 27 November 2021.[1][2] The Sydney Thunder entered the season as the defending champions, having won their second title in WBBL|06,[3] but failed to qualify for the knockout stage.
Dates | 14 October 2021 (2021-10-14) – 27 November 2021 (2021-11-27) |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and knockout finals |
Champions | Perth Scorchers (1st title) |
Runners-up | Adelaide Strikers |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 59 |
Player of the series | Harmanpreet Kaur (MLR) |
Most runs | Beth Mooney (PRS) – 547 |
Most wickets | Amanda-Jade Wellington (ADS) – 23 |
Official website | WBBL |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
In the championship decider, played at Perth Stadium, the Perth Scorchers defeated the Adelaide Strikers by 12 runs.[4] Marizanne Kapp 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.[5]
Indian marquee Harmanpreet Kaur was named Player of the Tournament in her first season with the Melbourne Renegades, marking the first time the award was not won by a player from Australia or New Zealand.[6]