BBL 2025-26 AS vs MS Highlights: Marcus Stoinis-led Melbourne Stars secured a 6-wicket victory against Matthew Short-led Adelaide Strikers on December 23 at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide.
| Tournament | Big Bash League 2025-26 |
| Team | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars, 10th match |
| Date | Tuesday, December 23, 2026 |
| Toss | Melbourne Stars won the toss and opted to bowl |
| Venue | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| Result | Melbourne Stars won by 6 Wickets |
| Points Table | BBL 2025-26 Points Table, Team Standing, NRR and Points |
BBL 2025-26 AS vs MS Playing 11
Adelaide Strikers
Matthew Short (c), Chris Lynn, Jason Sangha, Liam Scott, Alex Ross, Jamie Overton, Harry Nielsen (wk), Jerrssis Wadia, Hasan Ali, Henry Thornton, Lloyd Pope
Melbourne Stars
Joe Clarke, Thomas Fraser Rogers, Campbell Kellaway, Marcus Stoinis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Sam Harper (wk), Hilton Cartwright, Tom Curran, Mitchell Swepson, Haris Rauf, Peter Siddle
BBL 2025-26 AS vs MS Scoreboard
| Team | Score |
| Adelaide Strikers | 155-8 (20 Ov) |
| Melbourne Stars | 161-4 (18.1 Ov) |
BBL 2025-26 AS vs MS Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers Batting
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Matthew Short (c) | c Stoinis b Curran | 56 | 42 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Chris Lynn | b Curran | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Jason Sangha | b Curran | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Scott | lbw b Stoinis | 25 | 19 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 131.57 |
| Alex Ross | c †Harper b Siddle | 22 | 21 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 104.76 |
| Jamie Overton | c Cartwright b Haris Rauf | 11 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 110 |
| Jerrssis Wadia | c Kellaway b Haris Rauf | 7 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 77.77 |
| Hasan Ali | not out | 6 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Harry Nielsen † | c †Harper b Haris Rauf | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Thornton | not out | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 200 |
Melbourne Stars Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Glenn Maxwell | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Curran | 4 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 8.75 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Siddle | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitchell Swepson | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haris Rauf | 4 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Melbourne Stars Batting
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Joe Clarke | b Pope | 23 | 19 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 121.05 |
| Sam Harper † | c Short b Overton | 55 | 36 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 152.77 |
| Campbell Kellaway | c Sangha b Hasan Ali | 28 | 22 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 127.27 |
| Glenn Maxwell | c Short b Hasan Ali | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Marcus Stoinis (c) | not out | 32 | 22 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 145.45 |
| Hilton Cartwright | not out | 10 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 142.85 |
Adelaide Strikers Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Matthew Short | 2.1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 12.46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Henry Thornton | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jamie Overton | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hasan Ali | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8.33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerrssis Wadia | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lloyd Pope | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BBL 2025-26 AS vs MS Highlights
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Player of the Match
Tom Curran | Melbourne Stars
I was happy with those. Look, it’s always an important over, really. That’s the new ball, trying to set the tone. Haven’t done too much of it in my white ball career. Tend to bowl when it’s harder.
So trying to take opportunity when there’s a bit of swing on offer. And luckily tonight I did that. I feel like we’ve got a lot of bases covered. You know, still want to think when you’ve got off the road, you’ve only got two overs tonight.
But, you know, quality of Haris Rauf at the end there. Peter Siddle bowling unbelievably. And Swepson and the Stoiny doing their thing in the middle, so yeah. (on Siddle) I couldn’t have enough good words to say about Peter Siddle.
He’s, you know, as an example for any young cricketer, doesn’t get any better. He looks after himself. He’s an ultimate professional. And I guess, you know, that’s just speaking for the work he does behind the scenes.
A great man. An unbelievable performer. So hopefully he can continue being the massive weapon that he is for us tonight.
(on winning their first two this year compared to last year) Definitely feels a lot better. I think we had a bit easier preparation as well this year, which was nice. So last year we sort of landed foot to Perth and played two days later after that, before we know it, we had five games gone.
So to have sort of three games of preparation once the tournament has started and other people have games. Yeah, get a win, obviously that helps. And then to come and back it up here is a nice start to our road trip for the next couple of weeks.
