Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers
match 27 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 8 Jan 2026
Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Stars innings12819.5 overs
Sydney Sixers innings129/417.1 overs · target 129
The worm
Melbourne StarsSydney Sixers
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
Melbourne Starswicket
Sydney Sixerswicket
Melbourne Stars innings 128 (19.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB Harper | b JA Davies | 21 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 123.5 |
| TF Rogers | b BAD Manenti | 23 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 100.0 |
| C Kellaway | c BAD Manenti b JA Davies | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| MP Stoinis | c Babar Azam b BJ Dwarshuis | 33 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 94.3 |
| BD Macdonald | c JR Philippe b BJ Dwarshuis | 33 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 150.0 |
| GJ Maxwell | c Babar Azam b J Edwards | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| HWR Cartwright | c SM Curran b J Edwards | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| MJ Swepson | c SM Curran b J Edwards | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.0 |
| Haris Rauf | c JR Philippe b BJ Dwarshuis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LC Hatcher | c L Shaw b BJ Dwarshuis | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| PM Siddle | not out | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 200.0 |
| Extras | 3 | |||||
| Total | all out, 19.5 overs | 128 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 43-1 (SB Harper, 5.6 ov), 47-2 (TF Rogers, 6.4 ov), 53-3 (C Kellaway, 7.6 ov), 97-4 (BD Macdonald, 13.4 ov), 99-5 (GJ Maxwell, 15.1 ov), 107-6 (HWR Cartwright, 15.6 ov), 116-7 (MP Stoinis, 17.4 ov), 116-8 (Haris Rauf, 17.5 ov), 122-9 (MJ Swepson, 18.5 ov), 128-10 (LC Hatcher, 19.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAD Manenti | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5.00 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| SA Abbott | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| SM Curran | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 15.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J Edwards | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6.75 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| JA Davies | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3.75 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| BJ Dwarshuis | 3.5 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3.39 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43 | 36 | SB Harper 21, TF Rogers 19 |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | TF Rogers 4, C Kellaway 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 8 | C Kellaway 1, MP Stoinis 5 |
| 4 | 44 | 34 | MP Stoinis 11, BD Macdonald 33 |
| 5 | 2 | 9 | MP Stoinis 1, GJ Maxwell 1 |
| 6 | 8 | 5 | MP Stoinis 7, HWR Cartwright 1 |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | MP Stoinis 9, MJ Swepson 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | MJ Swepson 0, Haris Rauf 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 6 | MJ Swepson 5, LC Hatcher 1 |
| 10 | 6 | 6 | LC Hatcher 0, PM Siddle 6 |
Sydney Sixers innings 129/4 (17.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babar Azam | lbw b MP Stoinis | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 82.4 |
| MC Henriques | lbw b PM Siddle | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 171.4 |
| JR Philippe | c TF Rogers b Haris Rauf | 35 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 140.0 |
| SM Curran | c Haris Rauf b MP Stoinis | 17 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 81.0 |
| JC Silk | not out | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 85.0 |
| L Shaw | not out | 24 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 171.4 |
| Extras | 10 | |||||
| Total | 4 wickets, 17.1 overs | 129 | ||||
Did not bat: SA Abbott, JA Davies, BAD Manenti, BJ Dwarshuis, J Edwards
Fall of wickets: 20-1 (MC Henriques, 2.1 ov), 48-2 (Babar Azam, 6.3 ov), 75-3 (JR Philippe, 9.5 ov), 89-4 (SM Curran, 12.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GJ Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LC Hatcher | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| PM Siddle | 3.1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3.79 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Haris Rauf | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| MP Stoinis | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5.00 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Swepson | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C Kellaway | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 13 | Babar Azam 7, MC Henriques 12 |
| 2 | 28 | 26 | Babar Azam 7, JR Philippe 20 |
| 3 | 27 | 20 | JR Philippe 15, SM Curran 11 |
| 4 | 14 | 15 | SM Curran 6, JC Silk 3 |
| Unbroken | 40 | 29 | JC Silk 14, L Shaw 24 |
Match details
- Toss
- Sydney Sixers, chose to field
- Player of the match
- JA Davies
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia
- Season
- 2025/26
- Umpires
- Andrew Crozier, ME Claydon
- Match referee
- RL Parry
- Source
- Cricsheet match 1493264