2019–20 Melbourne Stars season

The 2019–20 Melbourne Stars season is the ninth in the club's history. Coached by David Hussey and captained by Glenn Maxwell, they competed in the BBL's 2019–20 season.

Melbourne Stars

2019-20 season
Coach	David Hussey
Captain(s)	Glenn Maxwell
Home ground	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
BBL Season	1st
BBL Playoffs	Runners Up
Leading Run Scorer	Marcus Stoinis (705)
Leading Wicket Taker	Haris Rauf (20) Adam Zampa (20)
Highest home attendance	54,478 vs Renegades (4 January 2020)
Lowest home attendance	6,180 vs Hurricanes (22 December 2019)
Average home attendance	21,446
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

Season

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Melbourne Stars	14	10	4	0	20	0.526	Advanced to play-off phase
2	Sydney Sixers (C)	14	9	4	1	19	0.269
3	Adelaide Strikers	14	8	5	1	17	0.564
4	Hobart Hurricanes	14	6	7	1	13	−0.355
5	Sydney Thunder	14	6	7	1	13	−0.446
6	Perth Scorchers	14	6	8	0	12	−0.023
7	Brisbane Heat	14	6	8	0	12	−0.237
8	Melbourne Renegades	14	3	11	0	6	−0.348

Source: ^[1]
(C) Champions

Regular season

Main article: 2019–20 Big Bash League season

20 December 2019 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Stars 7/167 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 8/145 (20 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 83 (39) Matt Renshaw 1/2 (1 over)		Tom Banton 64 (36) Adam Zampa 3/30 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 22 runs Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast Attendance: 11,969[2] Umpires: Simon Lightbody and John Ward Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

22 December 2019 14:45 Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Stars 4/163 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes 111 (16 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 81* (54) Riley Meredith 3/27 (4 overs)		Clive Rose 32* (18) Haris Rauf 5/27 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 52 runs Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe Attendance: 6,180[3] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Haris Rauf (Melbourne Stars)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

27 December 2019 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 4/174 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 6/169 (20 overs)
Jonathan Wells 68* (46) Sandeep Lamichhane 1/15 (3 overs)		Glenn Maxwell 43 (25) Peter Siddle 3/24 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 5 runs Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast Attendance: 7,421[4] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Jonathan Wells (Adelaide Strikers)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

30 December 2019 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Hobart Hurricanes 5/69 (11 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 3/55 (7.3 overs)
Caleb Jewell 26 (28) Dale Steyn 2/12 (2 overs)		Marcus Stoinis 25 (19) James Faulkner 2/10 (2 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 4 runs (DLS method) University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston Attendance: 8,753[5] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Nathan Coulter-Nile (Melbourne Stars)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain. No further play was possible due to rain.

2 January 2020 15:40 Scorecard

(H) Sydney Thunder 7/142 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 7/143 (19.4 overs)
Alex Ross 40 (32) Haris Rauf 3/24 (4 overs)		Nick Larkin 65 (45) Daniel Sams 3/25 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 3 wickets Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 14,435[6] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Nathan Johnstone Player of the match: Nick Larkin (Melbourne Stars)

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.

4 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 9/142 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 2/143 (18.5 overs)
Shaun Marsh 43 (33) Sandeep Lamichhane 3/26 (4 overs)		Marcus Stoinis 68* (55) Kane Richardson 1/34 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 54,478[7] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Adam Zampa (Melbourne Stars)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

8 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 5/145 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 4/148 (17.5 overs)
Matthew Gilkes 41 (35) Haris Rauf 3/23 (4 overs)		Glenn Maxwell 59* (37) Arjun Nair 2/15 (2 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 21,322[8] Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Haris Rauf (Melbourne Stars)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
• Haris Rauf (Melbourne Stars) took the sixth hat-trick in the BBL.^[9]

10 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades (H) 7/168 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 3/169 (18.4)
Shaun Marsh 63 (43) Nathan Coulter-Nile 2/29 (4 overs)		Glenn Maxwell 83* (45) Samit Patel 1/21 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 30,388[10] Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
• Lance Morris (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.

12 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Stars 1/219 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 7/175 (20 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 147* (79) Tom Curran 1/58 (4 overs)		Ben Dwarshuis 42* (17) Clint Hinchliffe 3/20 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 44 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 21,556[11] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars)

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
• Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars) scored the highest individual score in a BBL match.^[12]

15 January 2020 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Perth Scorchers (H) 86 (13.5 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 2/89 (12 overs)
Josh Inglis 37 (19) Jackson Coleman 3/16 (3 overs)		Marcus Stoinis 39* (31) Mitchell Marsh 1/15 (2 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets Optus Stadium, Perth Attendance: 25,074[13] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Nathan Johnstone Player of the match: Jackson Coleman (Melbourne Stars)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
• Jaron Morgan (Perth Scorchers) made his T20 debut.

18 January 2020 15:40 Scorecard

Melbourne Stars (H) 6/141 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 9/131 (20 overs)
Hilton Cartwright 58 (56) Matthew Kelly 3/27 (4 overs)		Cameron Bancroft 32 (44) Nic Maddinson 3/24 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 10 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 28,042[14] Umpires: Darren Close and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat

20 January 2020 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Sydney Sixers (H) 4/143 (14 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 5/125 (14 overs)
Moises Henriques 72 (31) Sandeep Lamichhane 2/38 (3 overs)		Marcus Stoinis 62 (37) Ben Dwarshuis 2/20 (3 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 21 runs (DLS method) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Gerard Abood and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Moises Henriques (Sydney Sixers)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.

22 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers (H) 4/162 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 8/151 (20 overs)
Jonathan Wells 55* (36) Clint Hinchliffe 3/19 (3 overs)		Peter Handscomb 65* (39) Peter Siddle 4/33 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 11 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 23,014[15] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Jonathan Wells (Adelaide Strikers)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

25 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 5/186 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 115 (17.4 overs)
AB de Villiers 71 (37) Adam Zampa 3/27 (4 overs)		Peter Handscomb 27 (18) Mitchell Swepson 3/31 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 71 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 27,676[16] Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Brisbane Heat)

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
• Dilbar Hussain (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.

Playoffs

Qualifier

31 January 2020 19:15 (D/N) Scorecard

Sydney Sixers 7/142 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 99 (18 overs)
Josh Philippe 34 (28) Adam Zampa 3/21 (4 overs)		Clint Hinchliffe 25* (25) Sean Abbott 3/23 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 43 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 13,275[17] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Steve O'Keefe (Sydney Sixers)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

The Challenger

6 February 2020 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Stars 2/194 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 8/166 (20 overs)
Nick Larkin 83* (49) Chris Morris 2/30 (4 overs)		Alex Ross 58 (38) Haris Rauf 3/17 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 28 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 13,067[18] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Nick Larkin (Melbourne Stars)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

The Final

8 February 2020 19:15 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Sydney Sixers 5/116 (12 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 6/97 (12 overs)
Josh Philippe 52 (29) Glenn Maxwell 2/17 (2 overs)		Nick Larkin 38* (26) Nathan Lyon 2/19 (2 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 19 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 10,121[19] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Josh Philippe (Sydney Sixers)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 12 overs per side due to rain.

Players

Squad

The following is the Stars men's squad for the 2019–20 Big Bash League season as of 27 January 2020.^[20]

S/N	Name	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
36	Nick Larkin		(1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 (age 35)	Right-handed	-
53	Nic Maddinson		(1991-12-21) 21 December 1991 (age 33)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox	International Cap
All-rounders
12	Jonathan Merlo		(1998-12-15) 15 December 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
16	Marcus Stoinis		(1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	International Cap
23	Clint Hinchliffe		(1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 28)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox
32	Glenn Maxwell		(1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm off-spin	Captain, International Cap
35	Hilton Cartwright		(1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	International Cap
Wicketkeepers
13	Seb Gotch		(1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
51	Ben Dunk		(1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 (age 38)	Left-handed	Right arm off-break	International Cap
54	Peter Handscomb		(1991-04-26) 26 April 1991 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	Vice-Captain, International Cap
Pace bowlers
7	Nathan Coulter-Nile		(1987-10-11) 11 October 1987 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	International Cap
8	Dale Steyn		26 August 1983 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Visa Contract and International Cap
9	Jackson Coleman		(1991-12-18) 18 December 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	U-19 International Cap
17	Daniel Worrall		(1991-07-10) 10 July 1991 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
28	Lance Morris		(1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
40	Pat Brown		(1998-08-23) 23 August 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Visa Contract and International Cap
72	Dilbar Hussain		(1993-02-20) 20 February 1993 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Visa Contract
77	Haris Rauf		(1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Visa Contract and International Cap
Spin bowlers
6	Tom O'Connell		(2000-06-14) 14 June 2000 (age 25)	Right-handed	Left-arm orthodox
25	Sandeep Lamichhane		(2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	Visa Contract and International Cap
88	Adam Zampa		(1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	International Cap

•   Player ruled out of season due to injury.

Personnel Changes

Incoming Players

Entry date	Role	No.	Player	From team	Notes	Ref.
14 April 2019	All-rounder	35	Hilton Cartwright	Perth Scorchers	International Cap	[21]
14 August 2019	Pace Bowler	7	Nathan Coulter-Nile	Perth Scorchers	International Cap	[22]
14 August 2019	All-rounder	23	Clint Hinchliffe	Perth Scorchers		[23]
14 August 2019	Pace Bowler	28	Lance Morris	Perth Scorchers		[24]
8 October 2019	Pace Bowler	8	Dale Steyn	International Player	Visa Contract and International Cap	[25]
6 November 2019	Pace Bowler	40	Pat Brown	International Player	Visa Contract and International Cap	[26]
19 December 2019	Pace Bowler	77	Haris Rauf	International Player	Visa Contract, Injury Replacement for Dale Steyn	[27]
24 January 2020	Pace Bowler	72	Dilbar Hussain	International Player	Visa Contract, International Replacement for Haris Rauf	[28]

Outgoing Players

Exit date	Role	No.	Player	To team	Notes	Ref.
8 February 2019	Spin Bowler	19	Michael Beer	Retired	International Cap	[29]
1 March 2019	All-rounder	4	Evan Gulbis	Released		[30]
1 March 2019	Batsman	28	Travis Dean	Released		[31]
1 March 2019	Pace Bowler	33	Liam Plunkett	Released	Visa Contract and International Cap	[32]
3 May 2019	All-rounder	47	Dwayne Bravo	Released	Visa Contract and International Cap	[33]
31 August 2019	Pace Bowler	22	Jackson Bird	Sydney Sixers	International Cap	[34]
23 October 2019	Pace Bowler	25	Scott Boland	Hobart Hurricanes	International Cap	[35]
5 January 2020	Spin Bowler	23	Liam Bowe	Sydney Thunder		[36]

Season statistics

Attendance

Home attendance

Match	Opponent	Attendance
2	Hobart Hurricanes	6,180
3	Adelaide Strikers	7,421
6	Melbourne Renegades	54,478
7	Sydney Thunder	21,322
9	Sydney Sixers	21,556
10	Perth Scorchers	28,042
14	Brisbane Heat	27,676
QF	Sydney Sixers	13,275
CH	Sydney Thunder	13,067
Total Attendance		193,017
Average Attendance		21,446

Batting

Most runs

Batsman	Matches	Innings	Runs	BF	Average	SR
Marcus Stoinis	17	17	705	516	54.23	136.62
Glenn Maxwell	17	16	398	268	39.80	148.50
Nick Larkin	14	11	297	217	37.12	136.86
Hilton Cartwright	9	8	230	182	38.33	126.37
Peter Handscomb	12	10	188	146	31.33	128.76

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Last updated: 8 February 2020

Highest scores

Batsman	Score	Opp
Marcus Stoinis	147*	Sixers
Glenn Maxwell	83*	Renegades
Nick Larkin	83*	Thunder
Glenn Maxwell	83	Heat
Marcus Stoinis	83	Thunder

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Last updated: 6 February 2020

Best strike rates

Batsman	Mat	SR
Jonathan Merlo	1	200.00
Nathan Coulter-Nile	12	150.00
Glenn Maxwell	17	148.50
Nick Larkin	14	136.86
Marcus Stoinis	17	136.62

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Last updated: 8 February 2020

Most sixes

Batsman	6's
Marcus Stoinis	28
Glenn Maxwell	20
Nick Larkin	8
Hilton Cartwright	6
Peter Handscomb	5

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Last updated: 8 February 2020

Bowling

Most wickets

Bowler	Matches	Wkts	Balls	RC	BBI	Econ
Haris Rauf	10	20	237	267	5/27	7.05
Adam Zampa	12	20	270	324	3/21	7.20
Sandeep Lamichhane	13	15	270	335	3/26	7.44
Glenn Maxwell	17	10	222	260	3/19	7.02
Nathan Coulter-Nile	12	10	228	286	2/14	7.52

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Last updated: 8 February 2020

Best bowling figures in an innings

Bowler	Ovr	BBI	Opp
Haris Rauf	4.0	5/27	Hurricanes
Jackson Coleman	3.0	3/16	Scorchers
Haris Rauf	4.0	3/17	Thunder
Clint Hinchliffe	3.0	3/19	Strikers
Clint Hinchliffe	4.0	3/20	Sixers

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Last updated: 86 February 2020

Best economy rates

Batsman	Mat	Econ
Jackson Coleman	1	5.33
Dale Steyn	4	6.23
Nic Maddinson	14	6.50
Glenn Maxwell	17	7.02
Haris Rauf	10	7.05

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Last updated: 8 February 2020

Hat-tricks

Hat-trick No.	Player	Opp	Dismissals
1	Haris Rauf	Sydney Thunder	Matthew Gilkes (c) Callum Ferguson (b) Daniel Sams (lbw)