Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers, 34th Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria
Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets (with 29 balls remaining) (Melbourne Stars 86/4, Adelaide Strikers 83).
- Melbourne Stars: 86/4 (15.1 ov)
- Adelaide Strikers: 83 (19.3 ov)
Match report
Melbourne Stars (MLS) faced Adelaide Strikers (AS) in the 34th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria. Play began on Tuesday, 13 January 2026 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 Ben Treloar and Gerard Abood, with Kent Hannam as match referee.
Adelaide Strikers made 83 in 19.3 overs, with Cameron Boyce top-scoring on 20 from 18 balls. Tom Curran was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 10. Melbourne Stars made 86/4 in 15.1 overs, with Thomas Fraser Rogers top-scoring on 32 from 40 balls. Liam Scott was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 12.
Result: Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets (with 29 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: 83 (19.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Carey | c Haris Rauf b Tom Curran | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Matthew Short | c Sam Harper b Peter Siddle | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Chris Lynn | lbw b Tom Curran | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Liam Scott | c Sam Harper b Tom Curran | 18 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 90 |
| Jason Sangha | c Campbell Kellaway b Tom Curran | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Jamie Overton | b Mitchell Swepson | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Harry Manenti | lbw b Marcus Stoinis | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 77.78 |
| Hasan Ali | c Hilton Cartwright b Mitchell Swepson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Boyce | c Glenn Maxwell b Marcus Stoinis | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 111.11 |
| Lloyd Pope | st Sam Harper b Mitchell Swepson | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | not out | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
Extras: 8
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Maxwell | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Tom Curran | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2.5 |
| Peter Siddle | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Haris Rauf | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 3.3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2.29 |
| Mitchell Swepson | 4 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 5.5 |
| Campbell Kellaway | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Melbourne Stars · 1st innings: 86/4 (15.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Harper | c Mackenzie Harvey b Liam Scott | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Thomas Fraser Rogers | c Jason Sangha b Jamie Overton | 32 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 80 |
| Campbell Kellaway | c Jamie Overton b Hasan Ali | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Macdonald | c Harry Manenti b Liam Scott | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 84.62 |
| Marcus Stoinis | not out | 23 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 115 |
| Tom Curran | not out | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 225 |
| Hilton Cartwright | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 2 · Did not bat: Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Swepson, Haris Rauf, Peter Siddle
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasan Ali | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 |
| Liam Scott | 2.1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5.54 |
| Jamie Overton | 4 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Lloyd Pope | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
Latest overs
- Over 16 (MLS, Liam Scott): 4 runs, 87/4 – 4
- Over 15 (MLS, Jamie Overton): 5 runs, 83/4 – • • 1 4 • W
- Over 14 (MLS, Hasan Ali): 6 runs, 78/3 – 2 wd • 2 • 1 •
- Over 13 (MLS, Lloyd Pope): 8 runs, 72/3 – • 1 • 1 6 •
- Over 12 (MLS, Jamie Overton): 9 runs, 64/3 – • 1 2 1 1 4
- Over 11 (MLS, Tabraiz Shamsi): 4 runs, 55/3 – • • 2 1 • 1