Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars, 10th Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) (Adelaide Strikers 155/8, Melbourne Stars 161/4).
- Adelaide Strikers: 155/8 (20 ov)
- Melbourne Stars: 161/4 (18.1 ov)
Match report
Adelaide Strikers (AS) faced Melbourne Stars (MLS) in the 10th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide. Play began on Tuesday, 23 December 2025 at 08:15 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski, with Simon Fry as match referee.
Adelaide Strikers made 155/8 in 20 overs, with Matthew Short top-scoring on 56 from 42 balls. Haris Rauf was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 28. Melbourne Stars made 161/4 in 18.1 overs, with Sam Harper top-scoring on 55 from 36 balls. Hasan Ali was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 25.
Result: Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining). Tom Curran was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Adelaide Strikers · 1st innings: 155/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Short | c Marcus Stoinis b Tom Curran | 56 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Chris Lynn | b Tom Curran | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Jason Sangha | b Tom Curran | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Scott | lbw b Marcus Stoinis | 25 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 131.58 |
| Alex Ross | c Sam Harper b Peter Siddle | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 104.76 |
| Jamie Overton | c Hilton Cartwright b Haris Rauf | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 110 |
| Jerrssis Wadia | c Campbell Kellaway b Haris Rauf | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Hasan Ali | not out | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Harry Nielsen | c Sam Harper b Haris Rauf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Thornton | not out | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 200 |
Extras: 12 · Did not bat: Lloyd Pope
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Maxwell | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| Tom Curran | 4 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 8.75 |
| Peter Siddle | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
| Mitchell Swepson | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Haris Rauf | 4 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 7 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11.5 |
Melbourne Stars · 1st innings: 161/4 (18.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Clarke | b Lloyd Pope | 23 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 121.05 |
| Sam Harper | c Matthew Short b Jamie Overton | 55 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 152.78 |
| Campbell Kellaway | c Jason Sangha b Hasan Ali | 28 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 127.27 |
| Glenn Maxwell | c Matthew Short b Hasan Ali | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Marcus Stoinis | not out | 32 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 145.45 |
| Hilton Cartwright | not out | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 142.86 |
Extras: 11 · Did not bat: Thomas Fraser Rogers, Tom Curran, Mitchell Swepson, Haris Rauf, Peter Siddle
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Short | 2.1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 12.46 |
| Henry Thornton | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8 |
| Jamie Overton | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 |
| Hasan Ali | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8.33 |
| Jerrssis Wadia | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Lloyd Pope | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.5 |
Latest overs
- Over 19 (MLS, Matthew Short): 6 runs, 158/4 – 6
- Over 18 (MLS, Jamie Overton): 6 runs, 152/4 – • 4 • • 1 1
- Over 17 (MLS, Jerrssis Wadia): 16 runs, 146/4 – 4 4 1 wd 4 1 • wd
- Over 16 (MLS, Hasan Ali): 5 runs, 130/4 – W 1 2 2 • •
- Over 15 (MLS, Matthew Short): 7 runs, 125/3 – 1 1 1 1 2 1
- Over 14 (MLS, Jamie Overton): 8 runs, 118/3 – 1 1 4 1 1 •