Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars Scorecard, Match 27, Big Bash League 2025-26

Result · Jan 08 2026, Thu - 01:45 PM (IST)

MELBOURNE STARS

128

SYDNEY SIXERS

129/4

Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets with 17 balls remaining

CRR:7.51

Player Of The Match

MELBOURNE STARS - 128/10 (19.5)

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sam Harper (wk) b Joel Davies	21	17	2	-	123.53
Tom Rogers b Ben Manenti	23	23	2	1	100
Campbell Kellaway c Ben Manenti b Joel Davies	1	3	-	-	33.33
Marcus Stoinis (c) c Babar Azam b Ben Dwarshuis	33	35	2	1	94.29
Blake Macdonald c Josh Philippe b Ben Dwarshuis	33	22	2	2	150
Glenn Maxwell c Babar Azam b Jack Edwards	1	4	-	-	25
Hilton Cartwright c Sam Curran b Jack Edwards	1	2	-	-	50
Mitchell Swepson c Sam Curran b Jack Edwards	5	4	1	-	125
Haris Rauf c Josh Philippe b Ben Dwarshuis	0	1	-	-	-
Liam Hatcher c Lachlan Shaw b Ben Dwarshuis	1	5	-	-	20
Peter Siddle Not out	6	3	1	-	200
Extras	3 ( lb: 1 w: 2)
Total	128 / 10 (19.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Ben Manenti	3	-	15	1	5
Sean Abbott	3	-	26	0	8.7
Sam Curran	2	-	31	0	15.5
Jack Edwards	4	-	27	3	6.8
Joel Davies	4	-	15	2	3.8
Ben Dwarshuis	3.5	1	13	4	3.4

SYDNEY SIXERS - 129/4 (17.1)

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Babar Azam lbw b Marcus Stoinis	14	17	1	-	82.35
Moises Henriques (c) lbw b Peter Siddle	12	7	1	-	171.43
Josh Philippe (wk) c Tom Rogers b Haris Rauf	35	25	2	2	140
Sam Curran c Haris Rauf b Marcus Stoinis	17	21	2	-	80.95
Jordan Silk Not out	17	20	-	-	85
Lachlan Shaw Not out	24	14	2	1	171.43
Jack Edwards	-	-	-	-	-
Joel Davies	-	-	-	-	-
Ben Dwarshuis	-	-	-	-	-
Ben Manenti	-	-	-	-	-
Sean Abbott	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	10 ( lb: 7 w: 2 Nb: 1)
Total	129 / 4 (17.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Glenn Maxwell	1	-	10	0	10
Liam Hatcher	3	-	28	0	9.3
Peter Siddle	3.1	-	12	1	3.8
Haris Rauf	3	-	22	1	7.3
Marcus Stoinis	4	-	20	2	5
Mitchell Swepson	2	-	24	0	12
Campbell Kellaway	1	-	6	0	6

Match Info

Series:	Big Bash League
Date:	Jan 08 2026, Thu - 01:45 PM (IST)
Country:	Australia
City:	Melbourne
Venue:	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss:	Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bowl.
Melbourne Stars Playing XI:	Tom Rogers, Sam Harper (wk), Campbell Kellaway, Blake Macdonald, Marcus Stoinis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Mitchell Swepson, Liam Hatcher, Haris Rauf, Peter Siddle
Sydney Sixers Playing XI:	Moises Henriques (c), Babar Azam, Josh Philippe (wk), Lachlan Shaw, Sam Curran, Jordan Silk, Jack Edwards, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Ben Manenti, Sean Abbott

The Melbourne Stars have won their last two BBL matches against the Sydney Sixers, including a seven-wicket victory when they last met earlier this season (26 December 2025); the Stars will be aiming to defeat the Sixers twice in a single season for only the second time in the history of the competition (W2 in 2018/19).
The Sydney Sixers have won three of their last four BBL matches (L1) including each of their two games in 2026; the last time the Sixers started a calendar year on a longer winning run was a three-match span in 2020.
Each of the Melbourne Stars’ last six BBL matches have been won by the team bowling first on the day; the Stars have won four of those six games (L2).
Joel Davies (Sydney Sixers) has scored 30+ runs without being dismissed in each of his last two BBL batting innings (34* vs Melbourne Renegades – 1 January 2026 & 35* vs Brisbane Heat – 5 January 2026) and taken eight wickets at an average of 11 across his last five bowling innings in the competition.
Peter Siddle (Melbourne Stars) has taken 13 wickets at a strike rate of 12.5 across his last seven BBL bowling innings, recording at least one wicket in each of those seven innings including figures of 3-23 the last time he faced the Sydney Sixers (26 December 2025).

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