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
Sam Harper
Batter, batted 1
9 9 balls
2
Thomas Fraser Rogers
Batter, batted 2
32 40 balls
3
Campbell Kellaway
Batter, batted 3
0 5 balls
4
B
Blake Macdonald
Batter, batted 4
11 13 balls
5
Marcus Stoinis
All-rounder, batted 5
23* 20 balls
6
Tom Curran
All-rounder, batted 6
9* 4 balls
7
Hilton Cartwright
Batter, batted 7
0* 1 balls
8
Glenn Maxwell
All-rounder
0-9 bowling
9
Peter Siddle
Bowler
1-3 bowling
10
Haris Rauf
Bowler
0-20 bowling
11
Mitchell Swepson
Bowler
3-22 bowling
Melbourne Stars Batting Order
Who batted where over the last 20 BBL matches, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Joe Clarke | 9 | 20.6 | 125.0 | S. Harper (6), T. Fraser Rogers (4) |
| 2Thomas Fraser Rogers | 13 | 25.7 | 109.6 | D. Lawrence (3), S. Harper (3) |
| 3Beau Webster | 8 | 34.1 | 121.9 | C. Kellaway (4), M. Stoinis (3) |
| 4Marcus Stoinis | 7 | 33.2 | 150.8 | G. Maxwell (5), B. Webster (2) |
| 5Marcus Stoinis | 5 | 39.3 | 120.4 | H. Cartwright (5), N. Larkin (2) |
| 6Hilton Cartwright | 5 | 28.7 | 153.6 | B. Webster (3), N. Larkin (3) |
| 7Hilton Cartwright | 4 | 15.5 | 110.7 | C. Kellaway (3), J. Merlo (3) |
| 8Liam Dawson | 2 | 24.0 | 96.0 | N. Coulter-Nile (2), T. Curran (1) |
| 9Luke Wood | 2 | 2.0 | 22.2 | U. Mir (2), M. Swepson (1) |
| 10Trent Boult | 2 | 8.0 | 100.0 | H. Rauf (2), B. Couch (1) |
| 11Haris Rauf | 2 | 8.0 | 50.0 | P. Siddle (2), A. Zampa (1) |
Melbourne Stars Selections
Every player Melbourne Stars picked in the last 20 BBL matches, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton Cartwright | 19/20 | 6 | XI |
| Thomas Fraser Rogers | 18/20 | 2 | XI |
| Marcus Stoinis | 18/20 | 4 | XI |
| Beau Webster | 15/20 | 3 | - |
| Glenn Maxwell | 12/20 | 4 | XI |
| Sam Harper | 11/20 | 1 | XI |
| Campbell Kellaway | 10/20 | 3 | XI |
| Joe Clarke | 9/20 | 1 | - |
| Peter Siddle | 8/20 | 11 | XI |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | 7/20 | 8 | - |
| Joel Paris | 7/20 | 9 | - |
| Haris Rauf | 7/20 | 10 | XI |
| Nick Larkin | 6/20 | 6 | - |
| Tom Curran | 6/20 | 7 | XI |
| Luke Wood | 6/20 | 9 | - |
| Adam Zampa | 6/20 | 11 | - |
| Jonathan Merlo | 5/20 | 7 | - |
| Mitchell Swepson | 5/20 | 8 | XI |
| Usama Mir | 5/20 | 9 | - |
| Daniel Lawrence | 4/20 | 2 | - |
| Liam Hatcher | 4/20 | 9 | - |
| Mark Steketee | 4/20 | 10 | - |
| Blake Macdonald | 3/20 | 4 | XI |
| Trent Boult | 3/20 | 10 | - |
| Imad Wasim | 3/20 | - | - |
| Ben Duckett | 2/20 | 1 | - |
| Liam Dawson | 2/20 | 8 | - |
| Clint Hinchliffe | 2/20 | 8 | - |
| Brody Couch | 2/20 | 10 | - |
| Scott Boland | 2/20 | - | - |
| Peter Handscomb | 2/20 | - | - |
| James Seymour | 1/20 | 7 | - |
| Hamish Mckenzie | 1/20 | 8 | - |
| Adam Milne | 1/20 | - | - |
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 13 Jan 2026 against Adelaide Strikers: Sam Harper, Thomas Fraser Rogers, Campbell Kellaway, Blake Macdonald, Marcus Stoinis, Tom Curran, Hilton Cartwright, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Siddle, Haris Rauf, Mitchell Swepson.
Who opens the batting for Melbourne Stars?
Over the last 20 BBL matches, Joe Clarke batted at one 9 times and Thomas Fraser Rogers at two 13 times.
Who bats at three for Melbourne Stars?
Beau Webster, 8 times in the last 20 BBL matches, then Campbell Kellaway (4).
Who has played every BBL match for Melbourne Stars recently?
Nobody played all of Melbourne Stars' last 20 BBL matches. Hilton Cartwright played the most, 19.