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Melbourne Stars BBL Cricket Economy Rate Stats

Q: What is Melbourne Stars's economy rate in BBL matches?

Melbourne Stars's bowlers have conceded 8.13 runs an over over their last 40 BBL matches, since January 2023, giving away 6,113 runs in 751.8 overs, while Melbourne Stars have scored at 8.13 an over against them.

Q: How often do Melbourne Stars concede under 8 an over?

Melbourne Stars conceded under 8 an over in 19 of their last 40 BBL matches, since January 2023, 48% of the time, with an economy rate of 8.13 across those games.

Q: Who is Melbourne Stars's most economical bowler?

Nathan Coulter-Nile is Melbourne Stars's most economical bowler over their last 40 BBL matches, since January 2023, at 6.46 an over in 10 spells among those bowling three times or more, ahead of Clint Hinchliffe (6.55) and Adam Zampa (7.09).

How many runs an over Melbourne Stars concede, and who bowls tightest, game by game

Updated 21 January 2026, after the Hobart Hurricanes game

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Player	Avg	Hit %	21 Jan 26 A 81/4114/5	17 Jan 26 A 130134/4	13 Jan 26 H 86/483	10 Jan 26 A 170/2166/7	8 Jan 26 H 128129/4	4 Jan 26 H 173/9177/6	2 Jan 26 A 195/6199/6	28 Dec 25 H 132/1128	26 Dec 25 A 145/3144	23 Dec 25 A 161/4155/8	18 Dec 25 H 159/2158/9	22 Jan 25 A 114135/7	19 Jan 25 H 219/5179	12 Jan 25 A 165123	9 Jan 25 H 156/5140/9	4 Jan 25 A 171/5168/7	1 Jan 25 A 153/5149/7	28 Dec 24 H 164/8182/8	26 Dec 24 A 194/9198/2	20 Dec 24 A 150/9165/6	18 Dec 24 H 162/6163/2	15 Dec 24 A 146/9150/4	15 Jan 24 H 180/4187/8	13 Jan 24 A 137/8139/4	6 Jan 24 H 156/4157/3	2 Jan 24 H 101/297/7	31 Dec 23 A 211/3205/4	28 Dec 23 A 67/3155	26 Dec 23 A 155/6154/8	23 Dec 23 H 172176/5	13 Dec 23 H 101102/3	7 Dec 23 A 111214/3	25 Jan 23 H 119/7120/7	22 Jan 23 A 184/3188/4	16 Jan 23 H 159/7160/7	14 Jan 23 A 156/7162/7	12 Jan 23 H 109/1108	9 Jan 23 A 131/7133/8	6 Jan 23 H 173/5176/4	3 Jan 23 H 108/9141/7
Melbourne Stars total	8.13		11.40	7.96	4.26	8.30	7.51	8.92	10.12	6.40	7.20	7.75	7.90	7.11	9.18	6.20	7.00	8.40	7.45	9.10	10.90	8.25	8.97	8.74	9.35	8.02	8.64	6.93	10.25	7.88	7.70	9.60	7.37	10.70	6.37	9.40	8.00	8.10	5.59	7.53	8.87	7.05
N. Coulter-NileAll-rounder, 10 bowled	6.46	80%8/10																							4.504-18-2	6.254-25-2								8.754-35-1	7.254-29-1	7.254-29-1	5.504-22-1		4.254-17-3	7.333-22-2	5.004-20-1	8.754-35-1
C. HinchliffeAll-rounder, 4 bowled	6.55	75%3/4																																			9.003-27-1	6.002-12-1	4.673-14-1	6.333-19-1
A. ZampaBowler, 8 bowled	7.09	75%6/8																																	6.504-26-3	9.504-38-0	8.004-32-2	6.754-27-1	5.004-20-2	7.504-30-0	9.004-36-0	4.504-18-1
M. SwepsonBowler, 11 bowled	7.30	64%7/11	6.002-12-0	10.592.5-30-0	5.504-22-3	8.003-24-0	12.002-24-0	5.004-20-1	10.003-30-2	4.504-18-2	6.502-13-0	6.254-25-0	9.673-29-0
U. MirBowler, 13 bowled	7.32	62%8/13												6.504-26-2	7.754-31-2	10.003-30-0	4.754-19-2	7.004-28-1	5.673-17-1	9.254-37-2	10.754-43-1									6.004-24-1	4.754-19-3	9.333-28-0	5.504-22-1	10.002-20-0
B. WebsterAll-rounder, 17 bowled	7.45	65%11/17													-DNB	9.133.5-35-1	8.673-26-0			10.504-42-3		-DNB	6.502-13-0	-DNB	-DNB	4.001-4-0	7.333-22-1	4.001-4-1	-DNB	16.001-16-0	6.002-12-0	7.254-29-4	-DNB		2.673-8-1	5.254-21-0	11.002-22-0	6.003-18-0	3.001-3-0	-DNB	9.673-29-1	7.504-30-1
P. SiddleBowler, 21 bowled	7.51	57%12/21	9.502-19-0	7.754-31-1	3.001-3-1	8.004-32-1	3.793.1-12-1	9.754-39-2	9.504-38-2	5.504-22-1	5.754-23-3	5.754-23-1	7.504-30-3	9.673-29-1	14.673-44-0	3.254-13-1	6.504-26-2	9.004-36-2	8.504-34-1	8.254-33-2	7.003-21-0	5.254-21-2		9.163.1-29-1
L. HatcherBowler, 7 bowled	7.63	57%4/7					9.333-28-0																												4.504-18-0	13.504-54-0	7.254-29-2	8.504-34-2	4.504-18-2	6.254-25-3
M. StoinisAll-rounder, 28 bowled	7.96	50%14/28	6.001-6-1	11.502-23-0	2.293.3-8-2	8.254-33-3	5.254-21-2	12.002.5-34-0	9.002-18-0	8.333-25-2	6.254-25-2	11.502-23-1	6.003-18-2	6.003-18-1	4.001-4-1	5.001-5-0	7.504-30-2	11.502-23-0	7.004-28-0	-DNB	9.504-38-0	5.502-11-0	5.004-20-1	-DNB	14.001-14-0	13.002-26-0	-DNB	12.001-12-0	14.502-29-0	14.001-14-0	6.502-13-1	7.002-14-0	9.502-19-0	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB					-DNB	-DNB
G. MaxwellAll-rounder, 22 bowled	8.09	59%13/22	9.001-9-1	-DNB	4.502-9-0	10.001-10-0	10.001-10-0	7.502-15-0	6.673-20-0	12.001-12-0	9.002-18-0	7.002-14-0	7.333-22-1	3.001-3-0	7.001-7-0	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	11.001-11-0	15.502-31-0	6.002-12-1			11.002-22-0	6.001-6-0	7.673-23-0	2.673-8-1	7.003-21-2	7.254-29-3	-DNB	-DNB		14.673-44-1
D. LawrenceAll-rounder, 5 bowled	8.10	60%3/5															-DNB	12.002-24-0	6.001-6-1						8.754-35-4	-DNB	8.001-8-0	4.002-8-2	-DNB
I. WasimAll-rounder, 7 bowled	8.12	43%3/7																							8.754-35-2	9.333-28-0	7.004-28-0	7.333-22-1	10.004-40-0	5.333-16-1	8.504-34-0
H. RaufBowler, 15 bowled	8.16	60%9/15	13.502-27-2	5.754-23-3	5.004-20-0	7.754-31-2	7.333-22-1	11.004-44-2	10.913.4-40-1	7.254-29-3	9.254-37-1	7.004-28-3	8.254-33-2																	8.003-24-3	9.504-38-3	6.673-20-0	7.002-14-0
J. ParisBowler, 15 bowled	8.23	33%5/15													10.004-40-2	3.254-13-3	10.002-20-0	5.754-23-2	5.004-20-1	7.254-29-1					10.502-21-0	6.673-20-1	10.152.1-22-0	13.002-26-1	9.754-39-1	8.453.4-31-1	8.754-35-0		8.502-17-1	11.504-46-1
T. CurranAll-rounder, 16 bowled	8.33	44%7/16	18.002-36-1	5.754-23-0	2.504-10-4	7.754-31-1		8.333-25-0	11.754-47-1	5.504-22-2	6.504-26-3	8.754-35-3	8.333-25-1	6.504-26-2	8.673-26-1						13.003-39-1	11.504-46-0	10.743.1-34-0	6.254-25-1
M. SteketeeBowler, 9 bowled	8.49	56%5/9												12.001-12-0	6.863.3-24-4	4.254-17-5	4.673-14-3	8.004-32-1	10.504-42-2									6.002-12-1	10.504-42-0			15.673-47-0
A. MilneBowler, 3 bowled	8.70	33%1/3																				8.004-32-2	8.333-25-0	10.003-30-1
D. WarrenBowler, 3 bowled	8.84	33%1/3												6.003-18-1							11.082.1-24-0	9.754-39-1
L. DawsonBowler, 3 bowled	8.85	33%1/3																														10.503.2-35-1	7.833.5-30-1	8.333-25-0
L. WoodAll-rounder, 8 bowled	8.90	25%2/8																																	8.613.5-33-1	9.504-38-2	9.003-27-0	7.254-29-1	9.903.2-33-1	9.273.4-34-1	10.703.5-41-1	7.254-29-2
C. KellawayBatter, 4 bowled	9.00	25%1/4		-DNB	10.001-10-0	-DNB	6.001-6-0	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB										11.001-11-0												-DNB	-DNB					9.001-9-0	-DNB
S. BolandBowler, 3 bowled	9.97	0%0/3																							12.673-38-0	8.103.2-27-1	9.504-38-2
B. CouchBowler, 4 bowled	10.30	0%0/4																		8.333-25-0			11.001-11-0	9.003-27-1														13.333-40-2
T. BoultBowler, 2 bowled	7.75	50%1/2																																							9.754-39-1	5.754-23-2
O. StoneBowler, 1 bowled	9.50	0%0/1																																9.504-38-0
H. MckenzieAll-rounder, 2 bowled	9.63	0%0/2																					10.504-42-1	8.754-35-0
C C. RocchiccioliBowler, 1 bowled	10.00	0%0/1																											10.003-30-1
J. MerloAll-rounder, 1 bowled	12.00	0%0/1									-DNB									-DNB	-DNB						12.001-12-0	-DNB			-DNB	-DNB	-DNB

A green cell is at or under the line. The line under an economy rate is the bowler's overs, runs and wickets; DNB did not bowl.

Melbourne Stars Team Economy

Line8

Avg8.138.13

Hit48%

11.40

7.96

4.26

8.30

7.51

8.92

10.12

6.40

7.20

7.75

7.90

7.11

9.18

6.20

7.00

8.40

7.45

9.10

10.90

8.25

8.97

8.74

9.35

8.02

8.64

6.93

10.25

7.88

7.70

9.60

7.37

10.70

6.37

9.40

8.00

8.10

5.59

7.53

8.87

7.05

11.57

7.09

5.67

10.74

6.45

8.65

9.75

9.43

8.29

8.86

9.94

6.33

10.95

8.25

7.80

8.69

8.42

8.20

9.70

7.50

8.10

7.30

9.00

6.85

7.80

8.30

11.11

10.31

7.95

8.60

5.27

7.32

5.95

9.20

7.95

7.80

7.52

6.55

8.65

5.40

21 Jan 26

A 81/4114/5

17 Jan 26

A 130134/4

13 Jan 26

H 86/483

10 Jan 26

A 170/2166/7

8 Jan 26

H 128129/4

4 Jan 26

H 173/9177/6

2 Jan 26

A 195/6199/6

28 Dec 25

H 132/1128

26 Dec 25

A 145/3144

23 Dec 25

A 161/4155/8

18 Dec 25

H 159/2158/9

22 Jan 25

A 114135/7

19 Jan 25

H 219/5179

12 Jan 25

A 165123

9 Jan 25

H 156/5140/9

4 Jan 25

A 171/5168/7

1 Jan 25

A 153/5149/7

28 Dec 24

H 164/8182/8

26 Dec 24

A 194/9198/2

20 Dec 24

A 150/9165/6

18 Dec 24

H 162/6163/2

15 Dec 24

A 146/9150/4

15 Jan 24

H 180/4187/8

13 Jan 24

A 137/8139/4

6 Jan 24

H 156/4157/3

2 Jan 24

H 101/297/7

31 Dec 23

A 211/3205/4

28 Dec 23

A 67/3155

26 Dec 23

A 155/6154/8

23 Dec 23

H 172176/5

13 Dec 23

H 101102/3

7 Dec 23

A 111214/3

25 Jan 23

H 119/7120/7

22 Jan 23

A 184/3188/4

16 Jan 23

H 159/7160/7

14 Jan 23

A 156/7162/7

12 Jan 23

H 109/1108

9 Jan 23

A 131/7133/8

6 Jan 23

H 173/5176/4

3 Jan 23

H 108/9141/7

Melbourne Stars Economy Match by Match

The last 40 BBL matches and how often Melbourne Stars kept under the line

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Opponent	Result	For	Ag	<8
Avg		8.16	8.23	48%
Hobart Hurricanes (A)21 Jan	Lby 3 runs	11.40	11.57
Perth Scorchers (A)17 Jan	Lby 6 wickets	7.96	7.09
Adelaide Strikers (H)13 Jan	Wby 6 wickets	4.26	5.67
Melbourne Renegades (A)10 Jan	Wby 8 wickets	8.30	10.74
Sydney Sixers (H)8 Jan	Lby 6 wickets	7.51	6.45
Melbourne Renegades (H)4 Jan	Lby 4 wickets	8.92	8.65
Brisbane Heat (A)2 Jan	Lby 4 wickets	10.12	9.75
Sydney Thunder (H)28 Dec 2025	Wby 9 wickets	6.40	9.43
Sydney Sixers (A)26 Dec 2025	Wby 7 wickets	7.20	8.29
Adelaide Strikers (A)23 Dec 2025	Wby 6 wickets	7.75	8.86
Hobart Hurricanes (H)18 Dec 2025	Wby 8 wickets	7.90	9.94
Sydney Thunder (A)22 Jan 2025	Lby 21 runs	7.11	6.33
Hobart Hurricanes (H)19 Jan 2025	Wby 40 runs	9.18	10.95
Melbourne Renegades (A)12 Jan 2025	Wby 42 runs	6.20	8.25
Sydney Sixers (H)9 Jan 2025	Wby 16 runs	7.00	7.80
Melbourne Renegades (A)4 Jan 2025	Wby 5 wickets	8.40	8.69
Brisbane Heat (A)1 Jan 2025	Wby 5 wickets	7.45	8.42
Sydney Thunder (H)28 Dec 2024	Lby 18 runs	9.10	8.20
Sydney Sixers (A)26 Dec 2024	Lby 8 wickets	10.90	9.70
Adelaide Strikers (A)20 Dec 2024	Lby 15 runs	8.25	7.50
Brisbane Heat (H)18 Dec 2024	Lby 8 wickets	8.97	8.10
Perth Scorchers (A)15 Dec 2024	Lby 6 wickets	8.74	7.30
Hobart Hurricanes (H)15 Jan 2024	Lby 7 runs	9.35	9.00
Melbourne Renegades (A)13 Jan 2024	Lby 6 wickets	8.02	6.85
Sydney Sixers (H)6 Jan 2024	Lby 7 wickets	8.64	7.80
Melbourne Renegades (H)2 Jan 2024	Wby 8 wickets	6.93	8.30
Adelaide Strikers (A)31 Dec 2023	Wby 7 wickets	10.25	11.11
Hobart Hurricanes (A)28 Dec 2023	Wby 7 wickets	7.88	10.31
Sydney Sixers (A)26 Dec 2023	Wby 4 wickets	7.70	7.95
Sydney Thunder (H)23 Dec 2023	Lby 5 wickets	9.60	8.60
Perth Scorchers (H)13 Dec 2023	Lby 7 wickets	7.37	5.27
Brisbane Heat (A)7 Dec 2023	Lby 103 runs	10.70	7.32
Sydney Thunder (H)25 Jan 2023	Lby 3 wickets	6.37	5.95
Brisbane Heat (A)22 Jan 2023	Lby 4 runs	9.40	9.20
Brisbane Heat (H)16 Jan 2023	Lby 3 wickets	8.00	7.95
Melbourne Renegades (A)14 Jan 2023	Wby 6 runs	8.10	7.80
Adelaide Strikers (H)12 Jan 2023	Wby 9 wickets	5.59	7.52
Hobart Hurricanes (A)9 Jan 2023	Lby 2 wickets	7.53	6.55
Sydney Sixers (H)6 Jan 2023	Lby 6 wickets	8.87	8.65
Melbourne Renegades (H)3 Jan 2023	Lby 33 runs	7.05	5.40

Adelaide Strikers Economy Match by Match

Melbourne Stars's next opponent, their last 40 BBL matches

Adelaide Strikers economy →

Opponent	Result	For	Ag
Avg		8.79	8.52
Melbourne Renegades (H)17 Jan	Wby 8 wickets	5.88	8.45
Melbourne Stars (A)13 Jan	Lby 6 wickets	5.67	4.26
Perth Scorchers (H)11 Jan	Lby 32 runs	11.60	10.00
Hobart Hurricanes (A)9 Jan	Lby 37 runs	8.90	7.05
Sydney Thunder (H)6 Jan	Wby 6 runs	7.95	8.25
Perth Scorchers (A)4 Jan	Lby 33 runs	7.65	6.61
Brisbane Heat (H)31 Dec 2025	Wby 7 wickets	6.15	8.82
Brisbane Heat (A)27 Dec 2025	Lby 7 runs	8.95	8.67
Melbourne Stars (H)23 Dec 2025	Lby 6 wickets	8.86	7.75
Sydney Sixers (A)17 Dec 2025	Wby 3 wickets	7.95	8.28
Perth Scorchers (A)18 Jan 2025	Lby 5 wickets	9.98	8.40
Sydney Sixers (H)15 Jan 2025	Lby 3 wickets	9.23	9.10
Brisbane Heat (H)11 Jan 2025	Wby 56 runs	9.75	12.55
Hobart Hurricanes (A)5 Jan 2025	Lby 5 wickets	10.02	9.30
Melbourne Renegades (A)2 Jan 2025	Wby 5 wickets	7.10	8.33
Perth Scorchers (H)31 Dec 2024	Lby 7 wickets	10.07	7.10
Hobart Hurricanes (H)27 Dec 2024	Lby 11 runs	10.70	10.15
Brisbane Heat (A)22 Dec 2024	Lby 3 wickets	8.75	8.70
Melbourne Stars (H)20 Dec 2024	Wby 15 runs	7.50	8.25
Sydney Thunder (A)17 Dec 2024	Lby 2 wickets	9.31	9.10
Brisbane Heat (A)22 Jan 2024	Lby 54 runs	10.70	8.07
Perth Scorchers (A)20 Jan 2024	Wby 50 runs	6.43	7.75
Sydney Thunder (A)14 Jan 2024	Wby 9 wickets	7.24	8.72
Hobart Hurricanes (A)11 Jan 2024	Wby 8 wickets	8.35	10.67
Hobart Hurricanes (H)9 Jan 2024	Wby 5 wickets	8.25	8.69
Perth Scorchers (H)5 Jan 2024	Wby 9 wickets	7.65	9.53
Perth Scorchers (A)3 Jan 2024	Lby 42 runs	10.55	8.74
Melbourne Stars (H)31 Dec 2023	Lby 7 wickets	11.11	10.25
Melbourne Renegades (A)29 Dec 2023	Lby 4 wickets	9.54	8.85
Sydney Sixers (A)22 Dec 2023	Lby 1 run	7.75	7.70
Sydney Thunder (H)19 Dec 2023	Wby 6 wickets	10.00	10.42
Melbourne Renegades (A)24 Jan 2023	Lby 6 wickets	7.80	7.10
Perth Scorchers (H)20 Jan 2023	Lby 7 wickets	8.42	5.41
Sydney Sixers (A)17 Jan 2023	Lby 59 runs	10.15	7.58
Brisbane Heat (H)14 Jan 2023	Lby 17 runs	7.90	6.85
Melbourne Stars (A)12 Jan 2023	Lby 9 wickets	7.52	5.59
Melbourne Renegades (H)10 Jan 2023	Wby 20 runs	9.10	10.10
Hobart Hurricanes (H)5 Jan 2023	Wby 7 wickets	11.45	11.79
Hobart Hurricanes (A)2 Jan 2023	Lby 7 wickets	10.27	8.85
Melbourne Stars (H)31 Dec 2022	Lby 8 runs	9.30	8.90

Melbourne Stars Economy Lines

How often they kept under each line, last 40 BBL matches

Line	Over	Under	Under %
7	33	7	18%
7.5	28	12	30%
8	20	20	50%
8.5	15	25	63%
9	10	30	75%

Line	Over	Under	Under %

Economy Batting First and Chasing

Melbourne Stars's economy rate per game by when they batted

Batting	P	W	For	Ag
First	18	3	8.33	7.87
Second	22	14	8.02	8.53

BBL 2025 Economy Table

Economy rate, this season

Side	P	For	Ag
1Melbourne Stars	11	7.82	8.58
2Sydney Sixers	12	7.97	8.41
3Adelaide Strikers	10	8.04	7.77
4Perth Scorchers	12	8.32	9.38
5Hobart Hurricanes	11	8.92	9.07
6Melbourne Renegades	10	9.22	8.11
7Brisbane Heat	10	9.33	8.91
8Sydney Thunder	10	9.65	8.63

Melbourne Stars BBL Economy Questions

What is Melbourne Stars's economy rate in BBL matches?

Melbourne Stars's bowlers have conceded 8.13 runs an over over their last 40 BBL matches, since January 2023, giving away 6,113 runs in 751.8 overs, while Melbourne Stars have scored at 8.13 an over against them.

How often do Melbourne Stars concede under 8 an over?

Melbourne Stars conceded under 8 an over in 19 of their last 40 BBL matches, since January 2023, 48% of the time, with an economy rate of 8.13 across those games.

Who is Melbourne Stars's most economical bowler?

Nathan Coulter-Nile is Melbourne Stars's most economical bowler over their last 40 BBL matches, since January 2023, at 6.46 an over in 10 spells among those bowling three times or more, ahead of Clint Hinchliffe (6.55) and Adam Zampa (7.09).

Last game11.40v Hobart Hurricanes (A)

Average8.131st of 8 sides

Under 848%19 of last 40

Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers Economy

Last 10 BBL matches each, per game

Per game	MLS	AS
Bowling	8.0	8.0
Opponents bowling	8.7	7.8

Under 8 MLS economy rate

Hit in 6 of MLS's last 10

Match preview Adelaide Strikers economy

Melbourne Stars Economy Hit Leaders

Who reached the line most, last 40 BBL matches

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