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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 8.40 runs an over over their last 32 BBL matches, since December 2021, giving away 5,142 runs in 612.0 overs, while Melbourne Stars have scored at 8.17 an over against them.

Q: How often do Melbourne Stars concede under 8.5 an over?

Melbourne Stars conceded under 8.5 an over in 20 of their last 32 BBL matches, since December 2021, 63% of the time, with an economy rate of 8.40 across those games.

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

Qais Ahmad is Melbourne Stars's most economical bowler over their last 32 BBL matches, since December 2021, at 6.65 an over in 5 spells among those bowling three times or more, ahead of Trent Boult (6.93) and Nathan Coulter-Nile (7.03).

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	10 Jan 26 A 170/2166/7	2 Jan 26 A 195/6199/6	26 Dec 25 A 145/3144	23 Dec 25 A 161/4155/8	22 Jan 25 A 114135/7	12 Jan 25 A 165123	4 Jan 25 A 171/5168/7	1 Jan 25 A 153/5149/7	26 Dec 24 A 194/9198/2	20 Dec 24 A 150/9165/6	15 Dec 24 A 146/9150/4	13 Jan 24 A 137/8139/4	31 Dec 23 A 211/3205/4	28 Dec 23 A 67/3155	26 Dec 23 A 155/6154/8	7 Dec 23 A 111214/3	22 Jan 23 A 184/3188/4	14 Jan 23 A 156/7162/7	9 Jan 23 A 131/7133/8	31 Dec 22 A 186/7178/5	29 Dec 22 A 135136/4	26 Dec 22 A 150/5151/3	13 Dec 22 A 122/8123/9	14 Jan 22 A 132/8155/6	13 Jan 22 A 123/4122/7	11 Jan 22 A 149/9196/3	27 Dec 21 A 207/9187/9	24 Dec 21 A 156/9180/6	12 Dec 21 A 155/4151/5	5 Dec 21 A 61213/4
Melbourne Stars total	8.40		11.40	7.96	8.30	10.12	7.20	7.75	7.11	6.20	8.40	7.45	10.90	8.25	8.74	8.02	10.25	7.88	7.70	10.70	9.40	8.10	7.53	8.90	7.77	7.88	6.15	7.75	6.10	9.80	9.35	9.00	7.55	10.65
Q. AhmadBowler, 5 bowled	6.65	60%3/5																											3.754-15-2	10.004-40-0	6.504-26-3	8.754-35-0	4.254-17-2
T. BoultBowler, 4 bowled	6.93	50%2/4																						8.504-34-1	4.673-14-0	8.754-35-0	5.254-21-2
N. Coulter-NileAll-rounder, 9 bowled	7.03	78%7/9														6.254-25-2				8.754-35-1	7.254-29-1		7.333-22-2		6.004-24-1		4.754-19-3				10.673-32-1	5.504-22-2	7.754-31-0
B. WebsterAll-rounder, 10 bowled	7.32	60%6/10								9.133.5-35-1				-DNB	-DNB	4.001-4-0	-DNB	16.001-16-0	6.002-12-0		5.254-21-0	6.003-18-0	-DNB	10.502-21-1	-DNB	7.583.1-24-1	4.754-19-2	-DNB	-DNB	13.001-13-0	-DNB	-DNB		-DNB
U. MirBowler, 8 bowled	7.39	63%5/8							6.504-26-2	10.003-30-0	7.004-28-1	5.673-17-1	10.754-43-1					6.004-24-1	4.754-19-3	10.002-20-0
P. SiddleBowler, 13 bowled	7.40	54%7/13	9.502-19-0	7.754-31-1	8.004-32-1	9.504-38-2	5.754-23-3	5.754-23-1	9.673-29-1	3.254-13-1	9.004-36-2	8.504-34-1	7.003-21-0	5.254-21-2	9.163.1-29-1
J. ParisBowler, 8 bowled	7.40	50%4/8								3.254-13-3	5.754-23-2	5.004-20-1				6.673-20-1	9.754-39-1	8.453.4-31-1	8.754-35-0	11.504-46-1
A. ZampaBowler, 13 bowled	7.67	46%6/13																			9.504-38-0	6.754-27-1	7.504-30-0	6.254-25-1	9.004-36-0	5.254-21-1	6.754-27-2	8.754-35-0	4.504-18-2	8.504-34-1	9.254-37-1		9.673-29-0	8.504-34-0
M. SwepsonBowler, 6 bowled	7.96	67%4/6	6.002-12-0	10.592.5-30-0	8.003-24-0	10.003-30-2	6.502-13-0	6.254-25-0
C. HinchliffeAll-rounder, 5 bowled	8.33	60%3/5																				6.002-12-1	6.333-19-1					7.003-21-2		13.502-27-0		10.502-21-0
I. WasimAll-rounder, 4 bowled	8.43	25%1/4														9.333-28-0	10.004-40-0	5.333-16-1	8.504-34-0
G. MaxwellAll-rounder, 17 bowled	8.49	59%10/17	9.001-9-1	-DNB	10.001-10-0	6.673-20-0	9.002-18-0	7.002-14-0	3.001-3-0	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	15.502-31-0	6.002-12-1		6.001-6-0	7.003-21-2	7.254-29-3	-DNB	14.673-44-1								6.001-6-0	-DNB	-DNB	7.504-30-0	10.002-20-0	7.001-7-1	8.502-17-1
M. SteketeeBowler, 5 bowled	8.53	40%2/5							12.001-12-0	4.254-17-5	8.004-32-1	10.504-42-2					10.504-42-0
H. RaufBowler, 10 bowled	8.56	50%5/10	13.502-27-2	5.754-23-3	7.754-31-2	10.913.4-40-1	9.254-37-1	7.004-28-3										8.003-24-3	9.504-38-3										7.004-28-2	9.504-38-2
L. WoodAll-rounder, 7 bowled	8.58	29%2/7																			9.504-38-2	7.254-29-1	9.273.4-34-1	10.254-41-0	8.293.3-29-2	6.504-26-1	9.004-36-0
B. CouchBowler, 9 bowled	8.69	44%4/9													9.003-27-1							13.333-40-2					-DNB	6.254-25-0	6.004-24-1	7.001-7-0	11.333-34-3	8.254-33-1	6.504-26-2	12.003-36-2
D. WarrenBowler, 3 bowled	8.84	33%1/3							6.003-18-1				11.082.1-24-0	9.754-39-1
L. HatcherBowler, 5 bowled	8.95	40%2/5																			13.504-54-0	8.504-34-2	6.254-25-3	7.254-29-2		9.254-37-0
T. CurranAll-rounder, 10 bowled	9.03	50%5/10	18.002-36-1	5.754-23-0	7.754-31-1	11.754-47-1	6.504-26-3	8.754-35-3	6.504-26-2				13.003-39-1	11.504-46-0	6.254-25-1
M. StoinisAll-rounder, 18 bowled	9.05	39%7/18	6.001-6-1	11.502-23-0	8.254-33-3	9.002-18-0	6.254-25-2	11.502-23-1	6.003-18-1	5.001-5-0	11.502-23-0	7.004-28-0	9.504-38-0	5.502-11-0	-DNB	13.002-26-0	14.502-29-0	14.001-14-0	6.502-13-1	-DNB	-DNB			12.502-25-0	10.333-31-1		-DNB	-DNB			-DNB	-DNB	-DNB
S. RainbirdBowler, 4 bowled	9.31	50%2/4																										6.254-25-2	8.004-32-0	8.254-33-0				14.754-59-1
A. RussellAll-rounder, 3 bowled	10.80	0%0/3																													11.002-22-0	12.004-48-3	9.504-38-0
S. BolandBowler, 1 bowled	8.10	0%0/1														8.103.2-27-1
L. DawsonBowler, 1 bowled	8.33	0%0/1																		8.333-25-0
H. MckenzieAll-rounder, 1 bowled	8.75	0%0/1													8.754-35-0
A. MilneBowler, 2 bowled	8.86	50%1/2												8.004-32-2	10.003-30-1
S S. Faridoum MehmoodBowler, 1 bowled	9.25	0%0/1																																9.254-37-0
A. DaniyalBowler, 1 bowled	9.25	0%0/1																										9.254-37-1
O. StoneBowler, 1 bowled	9.50	0%0/1																		9.504-38-0
S S. ElliottBowler, 1 bowled	9.67	0%0/1																																9.673-29-0
D. LawrenceAll-rounder, 2 bowled	10.00	50%1/2									12.002-24-0	6.001-6-1				-DNB	-DNB
C C. RocchiccioliBowler, 1 bowled	10.00	0%0/1															10.003-30-1

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

Line8.5

Avg8.408.17

Hit63%

11.40

7.96

8.30

10.12

7.20

7.75

7.11

6.20

8.40

7.45

10.90

8.25

8.74

8.02

10.25

7.88

7.70

10.70

9.40

8.10

7.53

8.90

7.77

7.88

6.15

7.75

6.10

9.80

9.35

9.00

7.55

10.65

11.57

7.09

10.74

9.75

8.29

8.86

6.33

8.25

8.69

8.42

9.70

7.50

7.30

6.85

11.11

10.31

7.95

7.32

9.20

7.80

6.55

9.30

6.75

7.50

6.10

6.60

8.48

7.45

10.35

7.80

9.03

5.46

21 Jan 26

A 81/4114/5

17 Jan 26

A 130134/4

10 Jan 26

A 170/2166/7

2 Jan 26

A 195/6199/6

26 Dec 25

A 145/3144

23 Dec 25

A 161/4155/8

22 Jan 25

A 114135/7

12 Jan 25

A 165123

4 Jan 25

A 171/5168/7

1 Jan 25

A 153/5149/7

26 Dec 24

A 194/9198/2

20 Dec 24

A 150/9165/6

15 Dec 24

A 146/9150/4

13 Jan 24

A 137/8139/4

31 Dec 23

A 211/3205/4

28 Dec 23

A 67/3155

26 Dec 23

A 155/6154/8

7 Dec 23

A 111214/3

22 Jan 23

A 184/3188/4

14 Jan 23

A 156/7162/7

9 Jan 23

A 131/7133/8

31 Dec 22

A 186/7178/5

29 Dec 22

A 135136/4

26 Dec 22

A 150/5151/3

13 Dec 22

A 122/8123/9

14 Jan 22

A 132/8155/6

13 Jan 22

A 123/4122/7

11 Jan 22

A 149/9196/3

27 Dec 21

A 207/9187/9

24 Dec 21

A 156/9180/6

12 Dec 21

A 155/4151/5

5 Dec 21

A 61213/4

Melbourne Stars Economy Match by Match

The last 32 BBL matches and how often Melbourne Stars kept under the line

Line8.5

Opponent	Result	For	Ag	<8.5
Avg		8.45	8.26	63%
Hobart Hurricanes (A)21 Jan	Lby 3 runs	11.40	11.57
Perth Scorchers (A)17 Jan	Lby 6 wickets	7.96	7.09
Melbourne Renegades (A)10 Jan	Wby 8 wickets	8.30	10.74
Brisbane Heat (A)2 Jan	Lby 4 wickets	10.12	9.75
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
Sydney Thunder (A)22 Jan 2025	Lby 21 runs	7.11	6.33
Melbourne Renegades (A)12 Jan 2025	Wby 42 runs	6.20	8.25
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 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
Perth Scorchers (A)15 Dec 2024	Lby 6 wickets	8.74	7.30
Melbourne Renegades (A)13 Jan 2024	Lby 6 wickets	8.02	6.85
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
Brisbane Heat (A)7 Dec 2023	Lby 103 runs	10.70	7.32
Brisbane Heat (A)22 Jan 2023	Lby 4 runs	9.40	9.20
Melbourne Renegades (A)14 Jan 2023	Wby 6 runs	8.10	7.80
Hobart Hurricanes (A)9 Jan 2023	Lby 2 wickets	7.53	6.55
Adelaide Strikers (A)31 Dec 2022	Wby 8 runs	8.90	9.30
Perth Scorchers (A)29 Dec 2022	Lby 6 wickets	7.77	6.75
Sydney Sixers (A)26 Dec 2022	Lby 7 wickets	7.88	7.50
Sydney Thunder (A)13 Dec 2022	Lby 1 wicket	6.15	6.10
Adelaide Strikers (A)14 Jan 2022	Lby 23 runs	7.75	6.60
Melbourne Renegades (A)13 Jan 2022	Wby 6 wickets	6.10	8.48
Perth Scorchers (A)11 Jan 2022	Lby 47 runs	9.80	7.45
Brisbane Heat (A)27 Dec 2021	Wby 20 runs	9.35	10.35
Hobart Hurricanes (A)24 Dec 2021	Lby 24 runs	9.00	7.80
Sydney Thunder (A)12 Dec 2021	Wby 6 wickets	7.55	9.03
Sydney Sixers (A)5 Dec 2021	Lby 152 runs	10.65	5.46

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 32 BBL matches

Line	Over	Under	Under %
7.5	26	6	19%
8	17	15	47%
8.5	12	20	63%
9	9	23	72%
9.5	7	25	78%

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	12	3	8.29	7.96
Second	20	11	8.54	8.45

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 8.40 runs an over over their last 32 BBL matches, since December 2021, giving away 5,142 runs in 612.0 overs, while Melbourne Stars have scored at 8.17 an over against them.

How often do Melbourne Stars concede under 8.5 an over?

Melbourne Stars conceded under 8.5 an over in 20 of their last 32 BBL matches, since December 2021, 63% of the time, with an economy rate of 8.40 across those games.

Who is Melbourne Stars's most economical bowler?

Qais Ahmad is Melbourne Stars's most economical bowler over their last 32 BBL matches, since December 2021, at 6.65 an over in 5 spells among those bowling three times or more, ahead of Trent Boult (6.93) and Nathan Coulter-Nile (7.03).

Last game11.40v Hobart Hurricanes (A)

Average8.401st of 8 sides

Under 8.563%20 of last 32

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

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Melbourne Stars Economy Hit Leaders

Who reached the line most, last 32 BBL matches

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