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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 , after the Hobart Hurricanes game

Match lineups →
1 Thomas Fraser Rogers Melbourne Stars Thomas Fraser Rogers Batter, batted 1 4 6 balls 2 Sam Harper Melbourne Stars Sam Harper Batter, batted 2 10 6 balls 3 Joe Clarke Melbourne Stars Joe Clarke Batter, batted 3 31 17 balls 4 Marcus Stoinis Melbourne Stars Marcus Stoinis All-rounder, batted 4 9 5 balls 5 Glenn Maxwell Melbourne Stars Glenn Maxwell All-rounder, batted 5 9* 4 balls 6 Hilton Cartwright Melbourne Stars Hilton Cartwright Batter, batted 6 15* 4 balls 7 Tom Curran Melbourne Stars Tom Curran All-rounder 1-36 bowling 8 Peter Siddle Melbourne Stars Peter Siddle Bowler 0-19 bowling 9 Haris Rauf Melbourne Stars Haris Rauf Bowler 2-27 bowling 10 Mitchell Swepson Melbourne Stars Mitchell Swepson Bowler 0-12 bowling
Last BBL match: Hobart Hurricanes won by 3 runs (DL method), 21 Jan 2026. The scorecard →

Melbourne Stars Batting Order

Who batted where over the last 20 BBL matches, and the runs there

PositionInnsAvgSRAlso
1Sam Harper 9 29.0 136.5 J. Clarke (4), T. Fraser Rogers (4)
2Thomas Fraser Rogers 9 19.9 124.3 S. Harper (7), B. Duckett (4)
3Campbell Kellaway 6 24.6 119.4 M. Stoinis (4), B. Webster (3)
4Glenn Maxwell 5 18.8 159.6 M. Stoinis (4), D. Lawrence (3)
5Marcus Stoinis 8 43.7 129.7 G. Maxwell (5), B. Macdonald (1)
6Hilton Cartwright 8 22.2 133.7 G. Maxwell (5), B. Webster (1)
7Hilton Cartwright 7 20.7 119.2 T. Curran (4), B. Webster (1)
8Tom Curran 3 24.0 160.0 U. Mir (2), B. Macdonald (1)
9Mitchell Swepson 2 8.5 141.7 U. Mir (2), M. Steketee (1)
10Doug Warren 3 6.5 86.7 H. Rauf (3), B. Couch (1)
11Peter Siddle 6 31.0 155.0 -
Inns is how often each batted there. A player who did not bat is left out.

Melbourne Stars Selections

Every player Melbourne Stars picked in the last 20 BBL matches, the most first

PlayerXIBatsLast
Sam Harper 20/20 1 XI
Marcus Stoinis 20/20 5 XI
Glenn Maxwell 20/20 5 XI
Peter Siddle 20/20 11 XI
Hilton Cartwright 19/20 6 XI
Thomas Fraser Rogers 16/20 2 XI
Tom Curran 14/20 7 XI
Mitchell Swepson 11/20 9 XI
Haris Rauf 11/20 10 XI
Campbell Kellaway 10/20 3 -
Usama Mir 8/20 8 -
Ben Duckett 7/20 2 -
Joe Clarke 6/20 1 XI
Joel Paris 6/20 8 -
Mark Steketee 6/20 9 -
Beau Webster 5/20 3 -
Blake Macdonald 5/20 4 -
Jonathan Merlo 3/20 4 -
Daniel Lawrence 3/20 4 -
Doug Warren 3/20 10 -
Peter Handscomb 1/20 3 -
Liam Hatcher 1/20 9 -
Adam Milne 1/20 9 -
Brody Couch 1/20 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 20 BBL matches, Sam Harper batted at one 9 times and Thomas Fraser Rogers at two 9 times.

Who bats at three for Melbourne Stars?

Campbell Kellaway, 6 times in the last 20 BBL matches, then Marcus Stoinis (4).

Who has played every BBL match for Melbourne Stars recently?

Sam Harper, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Siddle played all of Melbourne Stars' last 20 BBL matches.