Siddle three-for, all-round Stoinis give Stars a winning start
Stoinis complemented his two-for in the first innings with an unbeaten 31-ball 62 in the chase
18/12Result
5th Match (N), Big Bash League at Melbourne, Dec 18 2025
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![Hobart Hurricanes]( "Hobart Hurricanes")
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![Melbourne Stars]( "Melbourne Stars")
159/2 (16/20 ov)
Player of the Match
18/12Result
5th Match (N), Big Bash League at Melbourne, Dec 18 2025
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![Hobart Hurricanes]( "Hobart Hurricanes")
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![Melbourne Stars]( "Melbourne Stars")
159/2 (16/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
BR McDermott
69(52) 5x4 - 2x6
Control %72%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 17 runs
- 1x4 - 1x6
MP Stoinis
62(31) 7x4 - 2x6
Control %87%
- Productive Shot
- cover drive
- 15 runs
- 2x4 - 1x6
Best performances - Bowlers
PM Siddle
- O4
- M0
- R30
- W3
- Eco7.5
| 1W | ||||
| 1W |
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
MP Stoinis
- O3
- M0
- R18
- W2
- Eco6
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Match Details
Series
Toss
Melbourne Stars , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
18 December 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Melbourne Stars 2, Hobart Hurricanes 0
Scorecard Summary
HOBART HURRICANES 158/9 (20 OVERS)
- Ben McDermott69 (52)
- Tim David31 (31)
- Peter Siddle3/30 (4)
- Marcus Stoinis2/18 (3)
MELBOURNE STARS 159/2 (16 OVERS)
- Marcus Stoinis*62 (31)
- Campbell Kellaway*41 (27)
- Chris Jordan0/41 (3)
- Rishad Hossain2/33 (3)
Scorer: Chetan Kumar | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar
END OF OVER:16 | 22 Runs | MS: 159/2 | RR: 9.93
- Marcus Stoinis62 (31b)
- Campbell Kellaway41 (27b)
- Chris Jordan3-0-41-0
- Nathan Ellis3-0-28-0
10:45pm That will be all from us for this game. We hope you enjoyed our coverage and stay tuned to ESPNcricinfo for all the cricketing action from around the world. Until next time, from all of us here, it is goodbye!
Marcus Stoinis, Player of the Match: (On starting with a win) Big relief. To be honest, schedule has been nice to us. We have had five days leading into it, nice system in place. (Chat from Wade when he walked out to bat) We are so close. It is not even a sledge. Love him, so it is good banter. That was a really good wicket. Good T20 wicket. (On Kellaway) He has had a good start to the domestic season. The way he has been striking in the nets, I do not want to say anything (for fear of jinxing). He was really good, really composed and he is going to be a star.
10:38pm Clinical and comfortable - two words that encapsulate that run-chase. At the half-way stage, it felt the Stars had things under control and that is how it panned out, with Stoinis the star of the batting show. He blazed his way to an unbeaten 62 off 31 balls, with Kellaway alongside him at every step. Clarke and Rogers also played their parts at the top of the order.
A bad day at the office overall for the defending champions. They could not put enough runs on the board and struggled for incision with the new ball. And once they went through the first few overs without any substantial inroads, it was a long way back for them.
15.6
6
Jordan to Stoinis, SIX, that is exactly what Stoinis gets! Finishes things off in style and the Stars are on the board! Slower ball that lands in the slot on off. Stoinis winds up and wallops it clean over long on to seal the deal!
Stars one hit away now
15.5
4
Jordan to Stoinis, FOUR, Stoinis in a hurry now! Full ball outside off. Stoinis leans forward, shows the full face of the bat and creams it between extra cover and mid off!
15.4
4
Jordan to Stoinis, FOUR, fifty up for the skipper! Slow, short, wide and begging to be hit. Stoinis obliges and thunders it between cover point and backward point!
15.3
2
Jordan to Stoinis, 2 runs, back of a length outside off. Stoinis waits on it and dabs it past short third. Not the greatest effort in the world, it must be said
15.2
2
Jordan to Stoinis, 2 runs, back of a length just outside off. Stoinis gets up on his toes and dinks it to the edge of the ring in the mid wicket region. Back for a brace comfortably
15.1
4
Jordan to Stoinis, FOUR, four more! Shortish on the hips and that is easy pickings, with fine leg up. Stoinis uses the pace on offer and clips it to short fine leg's left!
Just 22 more needed now. Jordan to bowl
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Stoinis complemented his two-for in the first innings with an unbeaten 31-ball 62 in the chase
