Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars Scorecard, Match 5, Big Bash League 2025-26

Result · Dec 18 2025, Thu - 01:45 PM (IST)

HOBART HURRICANES

158/9

MELBOURNE STARS

159/2

Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets with 24 balls remaining

CRR:9.94

Player Of The Match

HOBART HURRICANES - 158/9 (20.0)

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Mitch Owen c Hilton Cartwright b Glenn Maxwell	8	4	-	1	200
Nikhil Chaudhary c Campbell Kellaway b Marcus Stoinis	7	10	-	-	70
Rehan Ahmed c Sam Harper b Tom Curran	1	3	-	-	33.33
Ben McDermott c Mitchell Swepson b Marcus Stoinis	69	52	5	2	132.69
Tim David c Tom Rogers b Peter Siddle	31	31	2	-	100
Matthew Wade (wk) c Glenn Maxwell b Peter Siddle	11	7	1	-	157.14
Chris Jordan c Campbell Kellaway b Haris Rauf	7	6	1	-	116.67
Nathan Ellis (c) c Campbell Kellaway b Haris Rauf	0	1	-	-	-
Rishad Hossain Not out	5	3	1	-	166.67
Riley Meredith c Sam Harper b Peter Siddle	1	2	-	-	50
Billy Stanlake Not out	1	1	-	-	100
Extras	17 ( lb: 1 w: 16)
Total	158 / 9 (20.0 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Glenn Maxwell	3	-	22	1	7.3
Tom Curran	3	-	25	1	8.3
Peter Siddle	4	-	30	3	7.5
Haris Rauf	4	-	33	2	8.3
Mitchell Swepson	3	-	29	0	9.7
Marcus Stoinis	3	-	18	2	6

MELBOURNE STARS - 159/2 (16.0)

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Joe Clarke c Riley Meredith b Rishad Hossain	20	20	2	-	100
Tom Rogers c Nikhil Chaudhary b Rishad Hossain	30	18	6	-	166.67
Campbell Kellaway Not out	41	27	5	-	151.85
Marcus Stoinis (c) Not out	62	31	7	2	200
Sam Harper (wk)	-	-	-	-	-
Glenn Maxwell	-	-	-	-	-
Hilton Cartwright	-	-	-	-	-
Tom Curran	-	-	-	-	-
Mitchell Swepson	-	-	-	-	-
Haris Rauf	-	-	-	-	-
Peter Siddle	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	6 ( lb: 2 w: 4)
Total	159 / 2 (16.0 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Riley Meredith	2	-	18	0	9
Billy Stanlake	3	-	19	0	6.3
Nathan Ellis	3	-	28	0	9.3
Chris Jordan	3	-	41	0	13.7
Rishad Hossain	3	-	33	2	11
Rehan Ahmed	2	-	18	0	9

Fall Of Wickets	Batsman
46/1 (5.3)	Tom Rogers
58/2 (7.3)	Joe Clarke

Match Info

Series:	Big Bash League
Date:	Dec 18 2025, Thu - 01:45 PM (IST)
Country:	Australia
City:	Melbourne
Venue:	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss:	Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bowl.
Melbourne Stars Playing XI:	Tom Rogers, Joe Clarke, Campbell Kellaway, Sam Harper (wk), Marcus Stoinis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Tom Curran, Mitchell Swepson, Haris Rauf, Peter Siddle
Hobart Hurricanes Playing XI:	Mitch Owen, Nikhil Chaudhary, Rehan Ahmed, Ben McDermott, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Chris Jordan, Nathan Ellis (c), Rishad Hossain, Riley Meredith, Billy Stanlake

The Melbourne Stars have won four of their last six BBL matches against the Hobart Hurricanes (L2), including a 40-run victory when they last met earlier this year (19 January 2025); the Stars have won four of their last five meetings against the Hurricanes in Victoria (L1).
The Hobart Hurricanes have won 10 of their last 11 BBL matches (L1), including each of their last three; although, their only defeat in that span came in their most recent meeting against the Melbourne Stars (19 January 2025).
The Melbourne Stars have lost their opening game in each of the last four BBL seasons; the last time they started a campaign with a victory was a six-wicket win against the Brisbane Heat in BBL10 (11 December 2020).
Nathan Ellis (Hobart Hurricanes) has taken 10 wickets at an average of 17.5 across his last six BBL innings, recording at least one wicket in each of those six innings; he’s taken six wickets at an average of 9.5 across his last four innings in the competition against the Melbourne Stars.
Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars) has scored 272 runs at an average of 136 across his last five BBL innings (20*, 58*, 90, 76*, 28) including 76* when he last faced the Hobart Hurricanes (19 January 2025).

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