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Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes Scorecard, 5th Match
159/2 (16 ov)
158/9 (20 ov)
Melbourne Stars Stars won by 8 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Thu, 18 Dec, 13:45 IST
- Venue
- Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Data checked
- 05:51:43 IST
Match summary
Melbourne Stars Stars won by 8 wickets (with 24 balls remaining).
5th Match · Big Bash League · Melbourne Cricket Ground · 18 Dec 2025
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bowl.
Hobart Hurricanes: 158/9 (20 ov)
Top score: Ben McDermott, 69 off 52 balls
Best bowling: Peter Siddle, 3 for 30 in 4 overs
Melbourne Stars: 159/2 (16 ov)
Top score: Marcus Stoinis, 62 not out off 31 balls
Best bowling: Rishad Hossain, 2 for 33 in 3 overs
Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes innings158/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Owenc Cartwright b Maxwell | 8 | 4 | 200.0 | ||
| Nikhil Chaudharyc Kellaway b Stoinis | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | ||
| Rehan Ahmedc Harper b Curran | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| Ben McDermottc Swepson b Stoinis | 69 | 52 | 132.7 | ||
| Tim Davidc Rogers b Siddle | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | ||
| Matthew Wadec Maxwell b Siddle | 11 | 7 | 157.1 | ||
| Chris Jordanc Kellaway b Rauf | 7 | 6 | 116.7 | ||
| Nathan Ellisc Kellaway b Rauf | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Rishad Hossainnot out | 5 | 3 | 166.7 | ||
| Riley Meredithc Harper b Siddle | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| Billy Stanlakenot out | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | ||
| Extras | 17 (w 16, nb 0, b 0, lb 1) | ||||
| Total | 158/9 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
9-1 (Mitchell Owen, 0.4 ov) · 10-2 (Rehan Ahmed, 1.1 ov) · 36-3 (Nikhil Chaudhary, 5.2 ov) · 119-4 (Tim David, 15.3 ov) · 140-5 (Ben McDermott, 17.2 ov) · 151-6 (Matthew Wade, 19.1 ov) · 151-7 (Chris Jordan, 18.4 ov) · 151-8 (Nathan Ellis, 18.5 ov) · 157-9 (Riley Meredith, 19.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Maxwell | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 | ||
| Tom Curran | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 | ||
| Peter Siddle | 4 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 7.50 | ||
| Haris Rauf | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 | ||
| Mitchell Swepson | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.67 | ||
| Marcus Stoinis | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 6.00 |
Melbourne Stars innings159/2 (16 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Clarkec Meredith b Hossain | 20 | 20 | 100.0 | ||
| Thomas Fraser Rogersc Chaudhary b Hossain | 30 | 18 | 166.7 | ||
| Campbell Kellawaynot out | 41 | 27 | 151.9 | ||
| Marcus Stoinisnot out | 62 | 31 | 200.0 | ||
| Extras | 6 (w 4, nb 0, b 0, lb 2) | ||||
| Total | 159/2 (16 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
46-1 (Thomas Fraser Rogers, 5.3 ov) · 58-2 (Joe Clarke, 7.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Meredith | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 | ||
| Billy Stanlake | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 | ||
| Nathan Ellis | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 | ||
| Chris Jordan | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 13.67 | ||
| Rishad Hossain | 3 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 11.00 | ||
| Rehan Ahmed | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 |
Line-ups
Melbourne Stars
The ground: Melbourne Cricket Ground
FairPlay holds 12 completed matches in T20 and shorter formats at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria, with a median first-innings score of 160.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 33% and the toss winner won 67%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 83% of the time.
Highest total: 219/5 by Melbourne Stars on 19 Jan 2025.
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