# 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.

## Season
### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.526 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 2 | Sydney Sixers (C) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.269 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 3 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.564 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.355 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 5 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.446 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 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 | |

### Regular 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
* 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 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 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.
* 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
| S/N | Name | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 36 | Nick Larkin | (1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | - | |
| 53 | Nic Maddinson | (1991-12-21) 21 December 1991 (age 32) | 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 35) | 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 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | International Cap |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| 13 | Seb Gotch | (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 51 | Ben Dunk | (1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 (age 37) | Left-handed | Right arm off-break | International Cap |
| 54 | Peter Handscomb | (1991-04-26) 26 April 1991 (age 33) | 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 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 28 | Lance Morris | (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 (age 26) | 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 31) | 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 24) | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | |
| 25 | Sandeep Lamichhane | (2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | Visa Contract and International Cap |
| 88 | Adam Zampa | (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32) | 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 |
| 14 April 2019 | All-rounder | 35 | Hilton Cartwright | Perth Scorchers | International Cap |
| 14 August 2019 | Pace Bowler | 7 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | Perth Scorchers | International Cap |
| 14 August 2019 | All-rounder | 23 | Clint Hinchliffe | Perth Scorchers | |
| 14 August 2019 | Pace Bowler | 28 | Lance Morris | Perth Scorchers | |
| 8 October 2019 | Pace Bowler | 8 | Dale Steyn | International Player | Visa Contract and International Cap |
| 6 November 2019 | Pace Bowler | 40 | Pat Brown | International Player | Visa Contract and International Cap |
| 19 December 2019 | Pace Bowler | 77 | Haris Rauf | International Player | Visa Contract, Injury Replacement for Dale Steyn |
| 24 January 2020 | Pace Bowler | 72 | Dilbar Hussain | International Player | Visa Contract, International Replacement for Haris Rauf |

#### Outgoing Players

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

## 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 | Total Attendance | 193,017 |
| Average Attendance | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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) |