Match 5 · Big Bash League 2025 · Melbourne Cricket Ground · 18 Dec 2025
Hobart Hurricanes 158/9 (20 ov)
Melbourne Stars 159/2 (16 ov)
Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Player of the match: MP Stoinis

Match summary

Hobart Hurricanes played Melbourne Stars in Match 5, Big Bash League 2025 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 18 Dec 2025. Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets.

Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to field first. Hobart Hurricanes made 158/9 in 20 overs, Melbourne Stars made 159/2 in 16 overs.

Ben McDermott top-scored with 69 off 52 balls; Peter Siddle took 3/30; Marcus Stoinis was named player of the match.

Hobart Hurricanes Innings

158/9 (20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
MJ Owen
c HWR Cartwright b GJ Maxwell
c HWR Cartwright b GJ Maxwell 84 01200.00
Nikhil Chaudhary
c C Kellaway b MP Stoinis
c C Kellaway b MP Stoinis 710 0070.00
Rehan Ahmed
c SB Harper b TK Curran
c SB Harper b TK Curran 13 0033.33
BR McDermott
c MJ Swepson b MP Stoinis
c MJ Swepson b MP Stoinis 6952 52132.69
TH David
c TF Rogers b PM Siddle
c TF Rogers b PM Siddle 3131 20100.00
MS Wade
c GJ Maxwell b PM Siddle
c GJ Maxwell b PM Siddle 117 10157.14
CJ Jordan
c C Kellaway b Haris Rauf
c C Kellaway b Haris Rauf 76 10116.67
NT Ellis
c C Kellaway b Haris Rauf
c C Kellaway b Haris Rauf 01 000.00
Rishad Hossain
not out
not out 53 10166.67
RP Meredith
c SB Harper b PM Siddle
c SB Harper b PM Siddle 12 0050.00
B Stanlake
not out
not out 11 00100.00
Extras(b 0, lb 1, w 16, nb 0)17
Total20 Ov (RR: 7.90)158/9

Fall of wickets: 1-9 (MJ Owen, 0.4 ov), 2-10 (Rehan Ahmed, 1.1 ov), 3-36 (Nikhil Chaudhary, 5.2 ov), 4-119 (TH David, 15.3 ov), 5-140 (BR McDermott, 17.2 ov), 6-151 (CJ Jordan, 18.4 ov), 7-151 (NT Ellis, 18.5 ov), 8-151 (MS Wade, 19.1 ov), 9-157 (RP Meredith, 19.5 ov)

BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
GJ Maxwell 3022 17.33 401 20
TK Curran 3025 18.33 630 10
PM Siddle 4030 37.50 830 10
Haris Rauf 4033 28.25 1141 20
MJ Swepson 3029 09.67 401 20
MP Stoinis 3018 26.00 600 30

Melbourne Stars Innings

159/2 (16 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
JM Clarke
c RP Meredith b Rishad Hossain
c RP Meredith b Rishad Hossain 2020 20100.00
TF Rogers
c Nikhil Chaudhary b Rishad Hossain
c Nikhil Chaudhary b Rishad Hossain 3018 60166.67
C Kellaway
not out
not out 4127 50151.85
MP Stoinis
not out
not out 6231 72200.00
Extras(b 0, lb 2, w 4, nb 0)6
Total16 Ov (RR: 9.94)159/2

Did not bat: Haris Rauf, MJ Swepson, SB Harper, HWR Cartwright, GJ Maxwell, PM Siddle, TK Curran

Fall of wickets: 1-46 (TF Rogers, 5.3 ov), 2-58 (JM Clarke, 7.3 ov)

BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
RP Meredith 2018 09.00 640 00
B Stanlake 3019 06.33 910 10
NT Ellis 3028 09.33 440 10
CJ Jordan 3041 013.67 261 00
Rishad Hossain 3033 211.00 431 10
Rehan Ahmed 2018 09.00 220 10

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars match on 18 Dec 2025?

Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets.

Who was player of the match in Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars?

Marcus Stoinis.

Who scored the most runs in Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars?

Ben McDermott (Hobart Hurricanes) with 69 off 52 balls.

Who took the most wickets in Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars?

Peter Siddle, with 3/30.

Who won the toss in Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars?

Melbourne Stars, who chose to field first.

Where was Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars played?

At Melbourne Cricket Ground.