# 2024–25 Melbourne Stars WBBL season

The 2024–25 Melbourne Stars Women's season was their 10th season of the Women's Big Bash League. They were coached by Jonathan Batty and captained by Annabel Sutherland. They finished the regular season in 8th place and failed to qualify for the finals.

## Squad

The 2024–25 season saw the second WBBL Draft held on 1 September 2024 for overseas players. One international pre-signing per team was allowed to combat availability issues.
* Marizanne Kapp, who played for the Thunder the previous season, was pre-signed by the Stars, while Indian pair Deepti Sharma, who had previously played for the Sydney Thunder, and Yastika Bhatia, were also selected in the draft.
* Annabel Sutherland took over the captaincy from Meg Lanning.
* Maisy Gibson, who made the move from the Hobart Hurricanes, Hasrat Gill, and Ines McKeon, who plays for France internationally, were the domestic players added to their squad.
* Nicole Faltum and Milly Illingworth both departed to the Melbourne Renegades, while English international Alice Capsey also departed to the same club.
* International players Maia Bouchier and Sophia Dunkley did not return to the Stars.
2024-25 Melbourne Stars Squad:
* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||||
| 10 | Olivia Henry | 27 January 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | |
| 7 | Meg Lanning | 25 March 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 25 | Tess Flintoff | 31 March 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | |
| 34 | Kim Garth | 25 April 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | |
| 77 | Marizanne Kapp | 4 January 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas Draft Pick (Gold) |
| 42 | Deepti Sharma | 24 August 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | Overseas Draft Pick (Platinum) |
| 3 | Annabel Sutherland | 12 October 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | Captain |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 19 | Yastika Bhatia | 1 November 2000 | Left-handed | – | Overseas Draft Pick (Silver) |
| 55 | Ines McKeon | 19 April 2007 | Right-handed | – | |
| 20 | Sophie Reid | 28 August 1997 | Left-handed | – | |
| Bowlers |||||||
| 6 | Sophie Day | 2 September 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | |
| 26 | Maisy Gibson | 14 September 1996 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |
| 18 | Hasrat Gill | 9 November 2005 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |
| 11 | Rhys McKenna | 17 August 2004 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium fast | |
| 99 | Sasha Moloney | 14 June 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | |

## Standing

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
| 1 | Melbourne Renegades (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.527 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Brisbane Heat (R) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.384 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 3 | Sydney Thunder (3rd) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.002 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes (4th) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.189 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 5 | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | −0.171 | |
| 6 | Sydney Sixers | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | −0.477 | |
| 7 | Adelaide Strikers | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | −0.357 | |
| 8 | Melbourne Stars | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −0.205 | |