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 40 BBL matches, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Joe Clarke | 14 | 20.3 | 115.9 | S. Harper (12), T. Fraser Rogers (11) |
| 2Thomas Fraser Rogers | 21 | 23.4 | 120.9 | S. Harper (9), D. Lawrence (5) |
| 3Beau Webster | 12 | 38.4 | 117.1 | C. Kellaway (8), H. Cartwright (5) |
| 4Glenn Maxwell | 13 | 25.7 | 167.5 | M. Stoinis (11), B. Webster (3) |
| 5Marcus Stoinis | 15 | 38.0 | 137.5 | H. Cartwright (7), G. Maxwell (5) |
| 6Hilton Cartwright | 14 | 36.8 | 147.0 | G. Maxwell (5), B. Webster (4) |
| 7Hilton Cartwright | 7 | 20.7 | 119.2 | T. Curran (6), J. Merlo (3) |
| 8Tom Curran | 3 | 24.0 | 160.0 | U. Mir (3), L. Dawson (2) |
| 9Usama Mir | 4 | 0.5 | 22.2 | M. Swepson (2), J. Paris (2) |
| 10Doug Warren | 3 | 6.5 | 86.7 | H. Rauf (3), B. Couch (2) |
| 11Peter Siddle | 7 | 31.0 | 140.9 | H. Rauf (2), A. Zampa (1) |
Melbourne Stars Selections
Every player Melbourne Stars picked in the last 40 BBL matches, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton Cartwright | 37/40 | 6 | XI |
| Thomas Fraser Rogers | 36/40 | 2 | XI |
| Marcus Stoinis | 36/40 | 5 | XI |
| Glenn Maxwell | 29/40 | 4 | XI |
| Sam Harper | 27/40 | 1 | XI |
| Beau Webster | 24/40 | 3 | - |
| Peter Siddle | 21/40 | 11 | XI |
| Joe Clarke | 16/40 | 1 | XI |
| Tom Curran | 16/40 | 7 | XI |
| Campbell Kellaway | 15/40 | 3 | - |
| Joel Paris | 15/40 | 9 | - |
| Haris Rauf | 15/40 | 10 | XI |
| Usama Mir | 13/40 | 9 | - |
| Mitchell Swepson | 11/40 | 9 | XI |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | 10/40 | 8 | - |
| Mark Steketee | 9/40 | 10 | - |
| Daniel Lawrence | 8/40 | 2 | - |
| Jonathan Merlo | 8/40 | 7 | - |
| Luke Wood | 8/40 | 9 | - |
| Adam Zampa | 8/40 | 11 | - |
| Ben Duckett | 7/40 | 2 | - |
| Nick Larkin | 7/40 | 6 | - |
| Imad Wasim | 7/40 | 7 | - |
| Liam Hatcher | 7/40 | 9 | - |
| Blake Macdonald | 5/40 | 4 | - |
| Peter Handscomb | 4/40 | 3 | - |
| Clint Hinchliffe | 4/40 | 8 | - |
| Brody Couch | 4/40 | 10 | - |
| James Seymour | 3/40 | 6 | - |
| Liam Dawson | 3/40 | 8 | - |
| Adam Milne | 3/40 | 9 | - |
| Doug Warren | 3/40 | 10 | - |
| Scott Boland | 3/40 | - | - |
| Hamish Mckenzie | 2/40 | 8 | - |
| Trent Boult | 2/40 | 10 | - |
| Joe Burns | 1/40 | 3 | - |
| Olly Stone | 1/40 | 10 | - |
| Corey Rocchiccioli | 1/40 | - | - |
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 40 BBL matches, Joe Clarke batted at one 14 times and Thomas Fraser Rogers at two 21 times.
Who bats at three for Melbourne Stars?
Beau Webster, 12 times in the last 40 BBL matches, then Campbell Kellaway (8).
Who has played every BBL match for Melbourne Stars recently?
Nobody played all of Melbourne Stars' last 40 BBL matches. Hilton Cartwright played the most, 37.