Big Bash League 2025/26, Match 27

Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers

Melbourne Stars 128 19.5 ov
Sydney Sixers 129/4 17.1 ov

Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets

Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Date
Thu, 8 January 2026
Toss
Sydney Sixers won the toss and chose to field
Player of the match
JA Davies

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made Melbourne Stars 52% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field. They lost.

Melbourne Stars win

Sydney Sixers win

Melbourne Stars batSydney Sixers chase 129

Turning point +10 to Melbourne Stars. 2.3, first innings: Sam Curran to Thomas Rogers, 6 runs, 22/0. Melbourne Stars went from 52% to 62%.

Moved it most Benjamin Dwarshuis +26.1 · JA Davies +25.6 · Sam Curran −20.2 · Glenn Maxwell −19.9

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Samuel Harperb JA Davies211720123.5−3.7
Thomas Rogersb BAD Manenti232321100.0−0.6
C Kellawayc BAD Manenti b JA Davies130033.3−4.2
Marcus Stoinisc Babar Azam b BJ Dwarshuis33352194.3−14.7
BD Macdonaldc JR Philippe b BJ Dwarshuis332222150.0+4.5
Glenn Maxwellc Babar Azam b J Edwards140025.0−9.6
Hilton Cartwrightc SM Curran b J Edwards120050.0−5.7
Mitchell Swepsonc SM Curran b J Edwards5410125.0−0.4
Haris Raufc JR Philippe b BJ Dwarshuis01000.0−2.0
Liam Hatcherc L Shaw b BJ Dwarshuis150020.0−3.0
Peter Siddlenot out6*310200.0+3.8
Extras lb 1, w 23
Total 19.5 ov, 6.45 an over128

Fall of wickets 43-1 (Harper, 6), 47-2 (Rogers, 6.4), 53-3 (Kellaway, 8), 97-4 (Macdonald, 13.4), 99-5 (Maxwell, 15.1), 107-6 (Cartwright, 16), 116-7 (Stoinis, 17.4), 116-8 (Rauf, 17.5), 122-9 (Swepson, 18.5), 128-10 (Hatcher, 19.5)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Ben Manenti301515.001100+6.8
Sean Abbott302608.67800−13.1
Sam Curran2031015.50110−21.3
Jack Edwards402736.751010+8.7
JA Davies401523.751100+25.6
Benjamin Dwarshuis3.511343.391700+26.1

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The balls that decided it