Melbourne Stars

The Melbourne Stars, a dynamic force in Australian cricket, sprang to life in 2011 when the Big Bash League (BBL) was inaugurated. Positioned in the heart of Melbourne, Australia, the Stars have gradually etched their name into the annals of T20 cricket with a blend of flair, flamboyance, and finesse, though a title win has thus far eluded them.

While the Stars have not clinched the BBL championship, they have been consistently competitive, reaching the finals multiple times—each occasion sparking a sense of anticipation and hope among their ardent followers. Their best chance came in the 2018–19 season when they surged to the final, only to be narrowly defeated by the Melbourne Renegades. This rivalry with the Renegades, especially during the Melbourne Derby, lights up the cricketing calendar with a distinct intensity and local fervour, drawing in fans from all over the city.

The Stars have boasted a roster of cricketing luminaries through the years. Shane Warne, one of the game's greatest spinners, provided initial star power and mentoring prowess. Glenn Maxwell, with his explosive batting and off-spin bowling, has been a linchpin and crowd favourite due to his audacious playing style, earning the moniker 'The Big Show'. Other notable contributors include the ever-reliable Marcus Stoinis, who holds the record for the highest individual score in a BBL match, and Adam Zampa, whose leg-spin has often turned matches in the Stars' favour.

The Stars are famed for their attacking, crowd-pleasing cricket. Their strategy generally revolves around unleashing a barrage of boundary-hitting up front, often leading to thrilling, high-scoring encounters. The team’s ability to galvanise quick turnarounds with both bat and ball has been a testament to their balanced skill set.

Playing against the verdant backdrop of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the Stars enjoy the patronage of one of the largest fan bases in the BBL. The MCG, steeped in cricketing history, amplifies their home games with an electric atmosphere. Fans dressed in the team’s distinctive green create a visual spectacle, underscoring the club’s deep local roots and widespread appeal.

Culturally, the Stars stand as a testament to Melbourne’s love for cricket—blending sporting excellence and a commitment to community engagement. Despite the absence of silverware, their influence transcends the pitch, highlighted by fan festivities and their undying resolve to claim that elusive BBL crown.

Play Offs, Knockout, Big Bash League - January 21, 2026

Hobart Hurricanes

114/5 (10)

Melbourne Stars

81/4 (7)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 3 runs (DL method)

Player of the Match

Beau Webster

Regular Season, 39th Match, Big Bash League - January 17, 2026

Perth Scorchers

134/4 (16.5)

Melbourne Stars

130/10 (18.2)

Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Jhye Richardson

Regular Season, 34th Match, Big Bash League - January 13, 2026

Melbourne Stars

86/4 (15.1)

Adelaide Strikers

83/10 (19.3)

Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Tom Curran

Regular Season, 30th Match, Big Bash League - January 10, 2026

Melbourne Renegades

166/7 (20)

Melbourne Stars

170/2 (15.5)

Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Sam Harper

Regular Season, 27th Match, Big Bash League - January 8, 2026

Melbourne Stars

128/10 (19.5)

Sydney Sixers

129/4 (17.1)

Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Joel Davies

Regular Season, 22nd Match, Big Bash League - January 4, 2026

Melbourne Stars

173/9 (20)

Melbourne Renegades

177/6 (19.5)

Melbourne Renegades won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

Player of the Match

Josh Brown

Regular Season, 20th Match, Big Bash League - January 2, 2026

Brisbane Heat

199/6 (19.4)

Melbourne Stars

195/6 (20)

Brisbane Heat won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Max Bryant

Regular Season, 14th Match, Big Bash League - December 28, 2025

Melbourne Stars

132/1 (14)

Sydney Thunder

128/10 (20)

Melbourne Stars won by 9 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Haris Rauf

Regular Season, 11th Match, Big Bash League - December 26, 2025

Sydney Sixers

144/10 (20)

Melbourne Stars

145/3 (17.3)

Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Sam Harper

Regular Season, 10th Match, Big Bash League - December 23, 2025

Adelaide Strikers

155/8 (20)

Melbourne Stars

161/4 (18.1)

Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Tom Curran

Ben Dunk
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 39

Travis Dean
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 34

Glenn Maxwell
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 37

Marcus Stoinis
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 36

Evan Gulbis
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 40

Adam Zampa
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 34

Sandeep Lamichhane
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 25

Jackson Coleman
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 34

Michael Beer
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 42

Nick Larkin
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 36

Dwayne Bravo
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 42

Scott Boland
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 37

Peter Handscomb
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 35

Seb Gotch
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 32

Jonathan Merlo
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 27

Liam Plunkett
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 41

Nic Maddinson
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 34

Liam Bowe
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 28

Jackson Bird
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 39

Tom O'Connell
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 25

Daniel Worrall
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 34

Luke Wright
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 41

Kevin Pietersen
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 45

David Hussey
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 48

James Faulkner
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 36

John Hastings
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 40

Ben Hilfenhaus
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 43

Tom Triffitt
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 35

Rob Quiney
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 43

Sam Harper
Position: Top Order Batter
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 29

Cameron Gannon
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 37

Daniel Fallins
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 29

Hilton Cartwright
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 34

Clint Hinchliffe
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 29

Haris Rauf
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 32

Nathan Coulter-Nile
Position: Bowling Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 38

Dale Steyn
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 42

Lance Morris
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 28

Dilbar Hussain
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 33

Cameron White
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 42

Clive Rose
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 36

Alexander Keath
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 34

Clint McKay
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 43

Brad Hodge
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 51

Matthew Wade
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 38

Lasith Malinga
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 42

James Muirhead
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 32

Mohammad Hafeez
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 45

Andre Fletcher
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 38

Billy Stanlake
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 31

Liam Hatcher
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 29

Nicholas Pooran
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Age: 30

Zahir Khan
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 27

Sam Rainbird
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 34

Samuel Elliott
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 26

Ed Newman
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 25

James Seymour
Position: Top Order Batter
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 34

Joe Clarke
Position: Top Order Batter
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 30

Peter Nevill
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 40

Beau Webster
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 32

Brody Couch
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 26

Syed Faridoum Mehmood
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 25

Andre Russell
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 38

Qais Ahmad
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 25

Joe Burns
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 36

Charlie Wakim
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 34

Justin Avendano
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 32

Xavier Crone
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 28

Lachlan Bangs
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast
Age: 27

Patrick Rowe
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 25

Thomas Fraser Rogers
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 27

Ahmed Daniyal
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 28

Luke Wood
Position: Bowling Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 30

Trent Boult
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 36

Campbell Kellaway
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 23

Usama Mir
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 30

Joel Paris
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 33

Liam Dawson
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 36

Olly Stone
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 32

Mark Steketee
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 32

Imad Wasim
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 37

Daniel Lawrence
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 28

Corey Rocchiccioli
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 28

Tom Curran
Position: Bowling Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 31

Hamish Mckenzie
Position: Allrounder
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 26

Adam Milne
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 34

Peter Siddle
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 41

Ben Duckett
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 31

Doug Warren
Position: Bowler
Age: 26

Melbourne Cricket Ground
City: Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria
Country: Australia
Capacity: 90000

Carrara Oval
City: Carrara, Queensland
Country: Australia
Capacity: 15500

Ted Summerton Reserve
City: Moe, Victoria
Country: Australia

Brisbane Cricket Ground
City: Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland
Country: Australia
Capacity: 37000

Docklands Stadium
City: Melbourne
Country: Australia
Capacity: 48000

Manuka Oval
City: Manuka, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Country: Australia
Capacity: 12000

The Gabba
City: Brisbane
Country: Australia
Capacity: 42000

Junction Oval
City: Melbourne
Country: Australia
Capacity: 8000

Lavington Sports Oval
City: Albury, New South Wales
Country: Australia