Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars Scorecard, BBL 2025
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 23 December 2025
Adelaide Strikers batting
1st innings, run rate 7.75
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Matthew Short (c)c Marcus Stoinis b Tom Curran |
56 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 133.3 |
 Chris Lynnb Tom Curran |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Jason Sanghab Tom Curran |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Liam Scottlbw b Marcus Stoinis |
25 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 131.6 |
 Alex Rossc Sam Harper b Peter Siddle |
22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 104.8 |
 Jamie Overtonc Hilton Cartwright b Haris Rauf |
11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 110.0 |
| JW Jerrssis Wadiac Campbell Kellaway b Haris Rauf |
7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.8 |
 Hasan Alinot out |
6* | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Harry Nielsen (wk)c Sam Harper b Haris Rauf |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Henry Thorntonnot out |
12* | 6 | 0 | 1 | 200.0 |
| Extras | 12 (lb 7, w 5) | ||||
| Total | 155/8 (20 ov) | ||||
1-7 Chris Lynn 1.2 ov, 2-7 Jason Sangha 1.4 ov, 3-62 Liam Scott 7.5 ov, 4-110 Matthew Short 13.4 ov, 5-123 Alex Ross 15.4 ov, 6-129 Jamie Overton 16.5 ov, 7-141 Jerrssis Wadia 18.4 ov, 8-141 Harry Nielsen 18.5 ov
Did not batMelbourne Stars bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Glenn Maxwell1 wd |
2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 |
 Tom Curran |
4 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 8.75 |
 Peter Siddle1 wd |
4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
 Mitchell Swepson |
4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 |
 Haris Rauf2 wd |
4 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 7.00 |
 Marcus Stoinis1 wd |
2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11.50 |
Melbourne Stars batting
2nd innings, run rate 8.86
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joe Clarkeb Lloyd Pope |
23 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 121.1 |
 Sam Harper (wk)c Matthew Short b Jamie Overton |
55 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 152.8 |
 Campbell Kellawayc Jason Sangha b Hasan Ali |
28 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 127.3 |
| Glenn Maxwellc Matthew Short b Hasan Ali |
2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Marcus Stoinis (c)not out |
32* | 22 | 3 | 1 | 145.5 |
 Hilton Cartwrightnot out |
10* | 7 | 2 | 0 | 142.9 |
| Extras | 11 (b 4, w 6, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 161/4 (18.1 ov) | ||||
1-67 Joe Clarke 6.6 ov, 2-90 Sam Harper 9.5 ov, 3-96 Glenn Maxwell 11.3 ov, 4-133 Campbell Kellaway 15.6 ov
Did not batHaris Rauf, Mitchell Swepson, Peter Siddle, Thomas Fraser Rogers, Tom Curran
Adelaide Strikers bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Short3 wd |
2.1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 12.46 |
| Henry Thornton1 wd, 1 nb |
3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Jamie Overton |
4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 |
| Hasan Ali |
3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8.33 |
| JW Jerrssis Wadia2 wd |
2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 |
 Lloyd Pope |
4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 |
Match details
- Toss
- Stars, bowl
- Ground
- Adelaide Oval
- Start
- Tue 23 Dec, 08:15 UK
- Competition
- BBL 2025
- Next meeting
- Stars v StrikersFri 18 Dec, 08:15 GMT
Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars Questions
When is Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars?
Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars starts at 08:15 UK time (13:45 in India) on Tuesday 23 December 2025, at Adelaide Oval, part of BBL 2025; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars head to head?
Melbourne Stars lead the Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars head to head at 10-9 from 19 T20 meetings, and the latest, on 13 January 2026 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, was won by Melbourne Stars.
What is Adelaide Strikers's recent form?
Adelaide Strikers have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first W L L L W; most recently they beat Melbourne Renegades on 17 Jan, 100/2 to 99.
What is Melbourne Stars's recent form?
Melbourne Stars have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L L W W L; most recently they lost to Hobart Hurricanes on 21 Jan, 81/4 to 114/5.
What is a good score at Adelaide Oval?
A good first-innings score at Adelaide Oval is around 171, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 47% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.