Melbourne Stars Vs Adelaide Strikers Cricket Scorecard, Match 10 – BBL 2025-26

Result
Match 10, Big Bash League 2025-26 - Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
AS
ADELAIDE STRIKERS 155/8 (20)
MS
MELBOURNE STARS 161/4 (18.1)
Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
Player of the Match
Tom Curran
Batting: Melbourne Stars
BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Joe Clarkeb Lloyd Pope231920121.05
Sam Harper (wk)c Matt Short b Jamie Overton553652152.78
Campbell Kellawayc Jason Sangha b Hasan Ali282221127.27
Glenn Maxwellc Matt Short b Hasan Ali240050.00
Marcus Stoinis (c)not out322231145.45
Hilton Cartwrightnot out10720142.86
Extras11 (w 6, nb 1)
Total161/4 (18.1 Overs)
Bowling: Adelaide Strikers
BowlerOMRWECON
Matt Short2.1027012.5
Henry Thornton3.002408.0
Jamie Overton4.003919.8
Hasan Ali3.002528.3
Jerrssis Wadia2.0020010.0
Lloyd Pope4.002215.5
Batting: Adelaide Strikers
BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Matt Short (c)c Marcus Stoinis b Tom Curran564240133.33
Chris Lynnb Tom Curran4400100.00
Jason Sanghab Tom Curran02000.00
Liam Scottlbw b Marcus Stoinis251921131.58
Alex Rossc Sam Harper b Peter Siddle222110104.76
Jamie Overtonc Hilton Cartwright b Haris Rauf111010110.00
Jerrssis Wadiac Campbell Kellaway b Haris Rauf791077.78
Hasan Alinot out6610100.00
Harry Nielsen (wk)c Sam Harper b Haris Rauf01000.00
Henry Thorntonnot out12601200.00
Extras12 (lb 7, w 5)
Total155/8 (20.0 Overs)
Bowling: Melbourne Stars
BowlerOMRWECON
Glenn Maxwell2.001407.0
Tom Curran4.003538.8
Peter Siddle4.002315.8
Mitchell Swepson4.002506.3
Haris Rauf4.002837.0
Marcus Stoinis2.0023111.5
Match Information & Lineups
SeriesBig Bash League 2025-26
DateDec 23 2025, Tue
VenueAdelaide Oval, Adelaide
TossMelbourne Stars (Bowl)
Time01:45 PM IST
CountryAustralia
Adelaide Strikers Playing XI
Matt Short (c), Chris Lynn, Jason Sangha, Liam Scott, Alex Ross, Jamie Overton, Jerrssis Wadia, Harry Nielsen (wk), Hasan Ali, Henry Thornton, Lloyd Pope
Melbourne Stars Playing XI
Joe Clarke, Tom Rogers, Campbell Kellaway, Sam Harper (wk), Marcus Stoinis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Tom Curran, Mitchell Swepson, Haris Rauf, Peter Siddle

Melbourne Stars Vs Adelaide Strikers – BBL Match 10 Highlight – 23 DEC 2025

This one… yeah, it had that proper Big Bash feel. Bit chaotic, bit unpredictable, and somehow fun all the way. Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers and it kept swinging till the end.

Melbourne Stars batted first and came out with decent intent. A few clean hits early, nothing too wild… just building. But then, like always in T20s, things shifted. Wickets at the wrong time slowed everything down.

Middle overs felt stuck. Not many boundaries, just trying to rotate strike and survive. Still, a late push gave them a fighting total. Not massive, but definitely something.

Adelaide’s chase started confidently. A couple of early boundaries, good tempo… and for a moment, it looked easy. But then came the twist. Quick wickets, pressure rising, and suddenly it wasn’t so comfortable.

From there, it turned into a scrap. Dot balls, tight overs… every run mattered. One steady partnership kept Strikers in the game though, slowly pulling things back.

Final overs? Proper tension. You could feel it.

In the end, Adelaide just edged it. Not smooth at all… but enough.