Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder Scorecard, BBL 2025
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 28 December 2025
Sydney Thunder batting
1st innings, run rate 6.40
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Sam Konstasb Mitchell Swepson |
11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 73.3 |
 Matthew Gilkesc Marcus Stoinis b Haris Rauf |
24 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 184.6 |
 David Warner (c)c Campbell Kellaway b Marcus Stoinis |
10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 83.3 |
 Cameron Bancroftlbw b Mitchell Swepson |
10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 76.9 |
 Sam Billings (wk)c Glenn Maxwell b Haris Rauf |
23 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 121.1 |
 Shadab Khanc Hilton Cartwright b Peter Siddle |
25 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 104.2 |
 Daniel Samsb Marcus Stoinis |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Chris Greenc Thomas Fraser Rogers b Haris Rauf |
12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 109.1 |
 Tanveer Sanghac Thomas Fraser Rogers b Tom Curran |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
 Reece Topleynot out |
5* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| RH Ryan Hadleyc Sam Harper b Tom Curran |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Extras | 3 (w 3) | ||||
| Total | 128 (all out, 20 ov) | ||||
1-33 Matthew Gilkes 3.5 ov, 2-39 Sam Konstas 5.1 ov, 3-55 David Warner 8.2 ov, 4-63 Cameron Bancroft 9.5 ov, 5-90 Sam Billings 13.6 ov, 6-103 Daniel Sams 15.3 ov, 7-112 Shadab Khan 17.2 ov, 8-122 Chris Green 18.4 ov, 9-124 Tanveer Sangha 19.2 ov, 10-128 Ryan Hadley 19.6 ov
Melbourne Stars bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Glenn Maxwell1 wd |
1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 |
 Tom Curran |
4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 |
 Peter Siddle |
4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 |
 Haris Rauf |
4 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 7.25 |
 Marcus Stoinis2 wd |
3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8.33 |
 Mitchell Swepson |
4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.50 |
Melbourne Stars batting
2nd innings, run rate 9.43
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joe Clarkec Matthew Gilkes b Chris Green |
60 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 162.2 |
 Sam Harper (wk)not out |
29* | 27 | 2 | 0 | 107.4 |
| Glenn Maxwellnot out |
39* | 20 | 5 | 2 | 195.0 |
| Extras | 4 (b 1, lb 2, w 1) | ||||
| Total | 132/1 (14 ov) | ||||
1-86 Joe Clarke 9.4 ov
Did not batCampbell Kellaway, Haris Rauf, Hilton Cartwright, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Peter Siddle, Thomas Fraser Rogers, Tom Curran
Sydney Thunder bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RH Ryan Hadley1 wd |
3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.67 |
| Reece Topley |
1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Daniel Sams |
2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 15.50 |
| Shadab Khan |
4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Chris Green |
2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Tanveer Sangha |
2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.50 |
Match details
- Toss
- Stars, bowl
- Start
- Sun 28 Dec, 08:15 UK
- Competition
- BBL 2025
- Next meeting
- Thunder v StarsMon 11 Jan, 08:15 GMT
Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder Questions
When is Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder?
Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder starts at 08:15 UK time (13:45 in India) on Sunday 28 December 2025, at Manuka Oval, Manuka, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, part of BBL 2025; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder head to head?
Sydney Thunder lead the Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder head to head at 11-10 from 21 T20 meetings, and the latest, on 28 December 2025 at Manuka Oval, was won by Melbourne Stars.
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 Sydney Thunder's recent form?
Sydney Thunder have won 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L W L L L; most recently they lost to Sydney Sixers on 16 Jan, 189/6 to 191/5.
What is a good score at Manuka Oval?
A good first-innings score at Manuka Oval is around 165, the average over its last 29 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 41% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.