The Melbourne Stars are set to face the Hobart Hurricanes in the 5th match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, on Thursday, December 18.
Preview
In the fifth game of the BBL 2025-26, Melbourne Stars (STA) are set to face Hobart Hurricanes (HUR). Melbourne Stars had a decent performance in the previous season as they won five games out of the 10 and qualified for the Play-off round. However, they lost the Knockout game against the Sydney Thunder. However, this time the team will be determined to perform well.
On the other hand, the defending champion Hobart Hurricanes have had a brilliant start to this season as they won their first game against the Sydney Thunder. The last match was quite exciting for Hobart, where they achieved a target of 181 runs and won by four wickets with one ball remaining. Moreover, they definitely want to continue their excellent performance in this match as well.
Match Information
Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes, Match 5
Big Bash League, 18 Dec 2025, Thur, 1:45 PM IST ,Melbourne
Probable PlayingXI
Melbourne Stars
JM Clarke, TK Curran, HWR Cartwright, MP Stoinis(C), Campbell Kellaway, GJ Maxwell, SB Harper, Mitchell Swepson, Mark Steketee, Haris Rauf, PM Siddle
Bench: Hamish McKenzie, Liam Hatcher, Tom Rogers, Austin Anlezark, SM Boland
Hobart Hurricanes
N Chaudhary, Billy Stanlake, R Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Riley Meredith, Tim David, Mitchell Owen, BR McDermott, MS Wade, CJ Jordan, Nathan Ellis(C)
Bench: J Weatherald, Iain Carlisle, M Wright, BJ Webster, T Ward, Will Prestwidge, JM Bird, M Bean
Pitch Report
Mitchell Owen HUR | all
Mitchell Owen performed brilliantly in the previous season and became the highest run scorer for Hobart. Moreover, he also performed well in the previous game against the Sydney Thunder and scored 32 runs in 14 balls.
Glenn Maxwell STA | all
Maxwell was the highest run scorer in the previous season for the Stars. He has scored 325 runs in the 9 games. His form will definitely impact the team’s performance this season.
Avoid Player Message- 8.5
Haris Rauf- STA | BOWL- 8.5
Rehan Ahmed- HUR | ALL-ROUNDER
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