Melbourne Stars Stats
Melbourne Stars Playing XI: Predicted Lineup and Batting Order
Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers, Fri 18 Dec, 08:15: the last XI stands until the toss confirms one
Updated 21 January 2026, after the Hobart Hurricanes game
Thomas Fraser Rogers
Batter, batted 1
4 6 balls
2
Sam Harper
Batter, batted 2
10 6 balls
3
Joe Clarke
Batter, batted 3
31 17 balls
4
Marcus Stoinis
All-rounder, batted 4
9 5 balls
5
Glenn Maxwell
All-rounder, batted 5
9* 4 balls
6
Hilton Cartwright
Batter, batted 6
15* 4 balls
7
Tom Curran
All-rounder
1-36 bowling
8
Peter Siddle
Bowler
0-19 bowling
9
Haris Rauf
Bowler
2-27 bowling
10
Mitchell Swepson
Bowler
0-12 bowling
Melbourne Stars Batting Order
Who batted where over the last 20 BBL matches, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sam Harper | 9 | 29.0 | 136.5 | J. Clarke (4), T. Fraser Rogers (4) |
| 2Thomas Fraser Rogers | 9 | 19.9 | 124.3 | S. Harper (7), B. Duckett (4) |
| 3Campbell Kellaway | 6 | 24.6 | 119.4 | M. Stoinis (4), B. Webster (3) |
| 4Glenn Maxwell | 5 | 18.8 | 159.6 | M. Stoinis (4), D. Lawrence (3) |
| 5Marcus Stoinis | 8 | 43.7 | 129.7 | G. Maxwell (5), B. Macdonald (1) |
| 6Hilton Cartwright | 8 | 22.2 | 133.7 | G. Maxwell (5), B. Webster (1) |
| 7Hilton Cartwright | 7 | 20.7 | 119.2 | T. Curran (4), B. Webster (1) |
| 8Tom Curran | 3 | 24.0 | 160.0 | U. Mir (2), B. Macdonald (1) |
| 9Mitchell Swepson | 2 | 8.5 | 141.7 | U. Mir (2), M. Steketee (1) |
| 10Doug Warren | 3 | 6.5 | 86.7 | H. Rauf (3), B. Couch (1) |
| 11Peter Siddle | 6 | 31.0 | 155.0 | - |
Melbourne Stars Selections
Every player Melbourne Stars picked in the last 20 BBL matches, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Harper | 20/20 | 1 | XI |
| Marcus Stoinis | 20/20 | 5 | XI |
| Glenn Maxwell | 20/20 | 5 | XI |
| Peter Siddle | 20/20 | 11 | XI |
| Hilton Cartwright | 19/20 | 6 | XI |
| Thomas Fraser Rogers | 16/20 | 2 | XI |
| Tom Curran | 14/20 | 7 | XI |
| Mitchell Swepson | 11/20 | 9 | XI |
| Haris Rauf | 11/20 | 10 | XI |
| Campbell Kellaway | 10/20 | 3 | - |
| Usama Mir | 8/20 | 8 | - |
| Ben Duckett | 7/20 | 2 | - |
| Joe Clarke | 6/20 | 1 | XI |
| Joel Paris | 6/20 | 8 | - |
| Mark Steketee | 6/20 | 9 | - |
| Beau Webster | 5/20 | 3 | - |
| Blake Macdonald | 5/20 | 4 | - |
| Jonathan Merlo | 3/20 | 4 | - |
| Daniel Lawrence | 3/20 | 4 | - |
| Doug Warren | 3/20 | 10 | - |
| Peter Handscomb | 1/20 | 3 | - |
| Liam Hatcher | 1/20 | 9 | - |
| Adam Milne | 1/20 | 9 | - |
| Brody Couch | 1/20 | 10 | - |
Melbourne Stars BBL Lineups Questions
What is Melbourne Stars' predicted XI against Adelaide Strikers?
Until the toss, Melbourne Stars' last XI stands as the predicted one, from 21 Jan 2026 against Hobart Hurricanes: Thomas Fraser Rogers, Sam Harper, Joe Clarke, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Tom Curran, Peter Siddle, Haris Rauf, Mitchell Swepson.
Who opens the batting for Melbourne Stars?
Over the last 20 BBL matches, Sam Harper batted at one 9 times and Thomas Fraser Rogers at two 9 times.
Who bats at three for Melbourne Stars?
Campbell Kellaway, 6 times in the last 20 BBL matches, then Marcus Stoinis (4).
Who has played every BBL match for Melbourne Stars recently?
Sam Harper, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Siddle played all of Melbourne Stars' last 20 BBL matches.