Result · Round 3 · KFC T20 Big Bash League · 2025/26 · Tue 23 Dec 2025 · Adelaide Oval, NORTH ADELAIDE
Adelaide Strikers BBL 155/8 (20 ov)
Melbourne Stars BBL 161/4 (18.1 ov)
Melbourne Stars BBL won by 6 wickets
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Match report

Melbourne Stars BBL chased down Adelaide Strikers BBL's 155/8 (20 ov), reaching 161/4 (18.1 ov) to win by 6 wickets. For the winners, Sam Harper made a half-century (55 off 36) and Haris Rauf took 3/28 from 4 overs. For Adelaide Strikers BBL, Matt Short made a half-century (56 off 42) and Hassan Ali took 2/25 from 3 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Matt Short (30)
Adelaide Strikers BBL · 56 (42) & 0/27 & 2 dismissals

Top performers

Adelaide Strikers BBL
🏏 Matt Short (30) 56 (42)
🏏 Liam Scott (25) 25 (19)
🎯 Hassan Ali 2/25 (3)
🎯 Lloyd Pope (26) 1/22 (4)
Melbourne Stars BBL
🏏 Sam Harper (29) 55 (36)
🏏 ******** 32* (22)
🎯 Haris Rauf 3/28 (4)
🎯 Thomas Curran 3/35 (4)
Adelaide Strikers BBL · 1st Innings - Adelaide Strikers BBL 155/8 (20 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Matt Short (30) c: ******** b: T Curran 56 42 4 0 133.33
Christopher Lynn (35) b: T Curran 4 4 0 0 100.00
Jason Sangha (26) b: T Curran 0 2 0 0 0.00
Liam Scott (25) lbw: ******** 25 19 2 1 131.57
Alex Ross c: S Harper b: P Siddle 22 21 1 0 104.76
Jamie Overton c: H Cartwright b: H Rauf 11 10 1 0 110.00
Jerrsses Wadia c: C Kellaway b: H Rauf 7 9 1 0 77.77
Hassan Ali not out 6* 6 1 0 100.00
Harry Nielsen (30) c: S Harper b: H Rauf 0 1 0 0 0.00
Henry Thornton (29) not out 12* 6 0 1 200.00
Extras (b 0, lb 7, w 5, nb 0, pen 0) 12
Total 20 Ov (RR 7.75) 155/8
Did not bat: Lloyd Pope (26)
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Christopher Lynn), 2-7 (Jason Sangha), 3-62 (Liam Scott), 4-110 (Matt Short), 5-123 (Alex Ross), 6-129 (Jamie Overton), 7-141 (Jerrsses Wadia), 8-141 (Harry Nielsen)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Glenn Maxwell (37) 2 0 14 0 7.00 1 0
Thomas Curran 4 0 35 3 8.75 0 0
Peter Siddle (41) 4 0 23 1 5.75 1 0
Mitchell Swepson (32) 4 0 25 0 6.25 0 0
Haris Rauf 4 0 28 3 7.00 2 0
******** 2 0 23 1 11.50 1 0
Melbourne Stars BBL · 1st Innings - Melbourne Stars BBL 161/4 (18.1 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Joe Clarke b: L Pope 23 19 2 0 121.05
Sam Harper (29) c: M Short b: J Overton 55 36 5 2 152.77
Campbell Kellaway (23) c: J Sangha b: H Ali 28 22 2 1 127.27
Glenn Maxwell (37) c: M Short b: H Ali 2 4 0 0 50.00
******** (c) not out 32* 22 3 1 145.45
Hilton Cartwright (33) not out 10* 7 2 0 142.85
Extras (b 4, lb 0, w 6, nb 1, pen 0) 11
Total 18.1 Ov (RR 8.86) 161/4
Did not bat: Tom Rogers (26), Peter Siddle (41), Thomas Curran, Mitchell Swepson (32), Haris Rauf
Fall of wickets: 1-67 (Joe Clarke), 2-90 (Sam Harper), 3-96 (Glenn Maxwell), 4-133 (Campbell Kellaway)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Matt Short (30) 2.1 0 27 0 12.46 3 0
Henry Thornton (29) 3 0 24 0 8.00 1 1
Jamie Overton 4 0 39 1 9.75 0 0
Hassan Ali 3 0 25 2 8.33 0 0
Jerrsses Wadia 2 0 20 0 10.00 2 0
Lloyd Pope (26) 4 0 22 1 5.50 0 0

Adelaide Strikers BBL

Melbourne Stars BBL

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Adelaide Strikers BBL 155/8 (20 ov) 7.75 10 2 12 Matt Short 56
Melbourne Stars BBL 161/4 (18.1 ov) 8.86 14 4 11 Sam Harper 55

Partnerships · Adelaide Strikers BBL

  • 1st wkt 7
  • 2nd wkt 0
  • 3rd wkt 55
  • 4th wkt 48
  • 5th wkt 13
  • 6th wkt 6
  • 7th wkt 12
  • 8th wkt 0
  • 9th wkt 14*

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.

Partnerships · Melbourne Stars BBL

  • 1st wkt 67
  • 2nd wkt 23
  • 3rd wkt 6
  • 4th wkt 37
  • 5th wkt 28*

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.