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 10 BBL matches, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sam Harper | 4 | 42.3 | 162.8 | T. Fraser Rogers (3), J. Clarke (2) |
| 2Sam Harper | 4 | 60.3 | 167.6 | T. Fraser Rogers (4), B. Duckett (2) |
| 3Campbell Kellaway | 3 | 16.3 | 111.4 | J. Clarke (2), S. Harper (2) |
| 4Daniel Lawrence | 2 | 66.0 | 150.0 | C. Kellaway (2), M. Stoinis (2) |
| 5Marcus Stoinis | 5 | 53.8 | 139.6 | G. Maxwell (3), T. Curran (1) |
| 6Hilton Cartwright | 5 | 39.5 | 138.6 | G. Maxwell (3) |
| 7Hilton Cartwright | 3 | 31.0 | 129.2 | T. Curran (2), G. Maxwell (1) |
| 8Blake Macdonald | 1 | - | 308.3 | T. Curran (1), U. Mir (1) |
| 9Mark Steketee | 1 | 18.0 | 138.5 | M. Swepson (1), U. Mir (1) |
| 10Doug Warren | 1 | 7.0 | 87.5 | M. Steketee (1), H. Rauf (1) |
| 11Peter Siddle | 3 | 13.0 | 108.3 | - |
Melbourne Stars Selections
Every player Melbourne Stars picked in the last 10 BBL matches, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Harper | 10/10 | 2 | XI |
| Marcus Stoinis | 10/10 | 5 | XI |
| Glenn Maxwell | 10/10 | 5 | XI |
| Peter Siddle | 10/10 | 11 | XI |
| Hilton Cartwright | 9/10 | 6 | XI |
| Thomas Fraser Rogers | 8/10 | 2 | XI |
| Tom Curran | 7/10 | 7 | XI |
| Mitchell Swepson | 6/10 | 9 | XI |
| Haris Rauf | 6/10 | 10 | XI |
| Campbell Kellaway | 5/10 | 3 | - |
| Joe Clarke | 4/10 | 3 | XI |
| Usama Mir | 4/10 | 8 | - |
| Mark Steketee | 4/10 | 9 | - |
| Ben Duckett | 3/10 | 2 | - |
| Joel Paris | 3/10 | 8 | - |
| Daniel Lawrence | 2/10 | 4 | - |
| Blake Macdonald | 2/10 | 8 | - |
| Peter Handscomb | 1/10 | 3 | - |
| Beau Webster | 1/10 | 3 | - |
| Jonathan Merlo | 1/10 | 4 | - |
| Doug Warren | 1/10 | 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 10 BBL matches, Sam Harper batted at one 4 times and Sam Harper at two 4 times.
Who bats at three for Melbourne Stars?
Campbell Kellaway, 3 times in the last 10 BBL matches, then Joe Clarke (2).
Who has played every BBL match for Melbourne Stars recently?
Sam Harper, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Siddle played all of Melbourne Stars' last 10 BBL matches.