2020–21 Melbourne Stars season
Appearance
2020-21 season | |||
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Coach | David Hussey | ||
Captain(s) | Glenn Maxwell | ||
Home ground | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | ||
BBL Season | 7th | ||
Leading Run Scorer | Marcus Stoinis (396) | ||
Leading Wicket Taker | Adam Zampa (19) | ||
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The 2020–21 Melbourne Stars season was the tenth in the club's history. The team was coached by David Hussey and under the captaincy of Glenn Maxwell, they competed in the BBL's 2020–21 season.
Season results and standings
[edit]Ladder
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Sydney Sixers (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 0.257 | Advance to play-off phase |
2 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 0.851 | |
3 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 0.949 | |
4 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 29 | −0.286 | |
5 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 0.105 | |
6 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 | −0.187 | |
7 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 0.140 | |
8 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 16 | −1.727 |
Regular season
[edit]Brisbane Heat
125 (19.5 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars (H)
4/129 (17.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Jack Wood and Xavier Bartlett (Brisbane Heat) made their T20 debuts.
(H) Melbourne Stars
8/169 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
9/147 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Liam Hatcher (Stars) and Tanveer Sangha (Thunder) made their T20 debuts.
Perth Scorchers
6/158 (17 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
1/10 (1.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain stopped play during Perth Scorchers' innings. Melbourne Stars were set a revised target of 76 runs from 6 overs.
- X-factor subs: Ben Dunk (Melbourne Stars) replaced Tom O'Connell.
Sydney Sixers
9/194 (19.5 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
5/193 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder
7/219 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
144 (19.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- X-factor subs: Ben Dunk (Melbourne Stars) replaced Lance Morris.
Hobart Hurricanes
5/164 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
9/143 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- X-factor subs: Lance Morris (Melbourne Stars) replaced Nic Maddinson.
Melbourne Stars
6/183 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
6/173 (20 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Brisbane Heat
3/115 (10 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
5/110 (10 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain. Melbourne Stars were set a revised target of 129 runs.
Adelaide Strikers
5/150 (19 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
7/149 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Stars
2/179 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
68 (14.2 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Renegades
150 (19.5 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
4/153 (19.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Renegades
5/160 (19.4 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
6/158 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Stars
6/171 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
4/182 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars
6/177 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
5/180 (19.5 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Players
[edit]Squad
[edit]The following is the Stars men's squad for the 2020–21 Big Bash League season as of 2 January 2020.[6]
S/N | Name | Nat. | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
10 | Will Pucovski | 2 February 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
36 | Nick Larkin | 1 May 1990 | Right-handed | — | ||
53 | Nic Maddinson | 21 December 1991 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | International Cap | |
All-rounders | ||||||
16 | Marcus Stoinis | 16 August 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | International Cap | |
23 | Clint Hinchliffe | 23 October 1996 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm unorthodox |
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32 | Glenn Maxwell | 14 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-spin | Captain, International Cap | |
35 | Hilton Cartwright | 14 February 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | International Cap | |
Wicketkeepers | ||||||
13 | Seb Gotch | 12 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
21 | Jonny Bairstow | 26 September 1989 | Right-handed | — | Visa Contract and International Cap | |
29 | Nicholas Pooran | 2 October 1995 | Left-handed | — | Visa Contract and International Cap | |
51 | Ben Dunk | 11 March 1987 | Left-handed | Right arm off-break | International Cap | |
72 | Andre Fletcher | 28 November 1987 | Right-handed | — | Visa Contract and International Cap | |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
7 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | 11 October 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | International Cap | |
9 | Jackson Coleman | 18 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | U-19 International Cap | |
19 | Liam Hatcher | 17 September 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | ||
28 | Lance Morris | 28 March 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
37 | Billy Stanlake | 4 November 1994 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | International Cap | |
43 | Sam Rainbird | 5 June 1992 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | International Cap | |
77 | Haris Rauf | 7 November 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Visa Contract and International Cap | |
90 | Dilbar Hussain | 20 February 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Visa Contract | |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
6 | Tom O'Connell | 14 June 2000 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | ||
75 | Zahir Khan | 20 December 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | Visa Contract and International Cap | |
88 | Adam Zampa | 31 March 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | International Cap |
- Player ruled out of season due to injury.
Personnel Changes
[edit]Incoming Players
[edit]Entry date | Role | No. | Player | From team | Notes | Ref. |
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8 September 2020 | Pace Bowler | 37 | International Cap, Traded for Daniel Worrall | [7] | ||
28 October 2020 | Batsman | 10 | [8] | |||
9 November 2020 | Wicket-keeper | 21 | Visa Contract and International Cap | [9] | ||
12 November 2020 | Wicket-keeper | - | Visa Contract and International Cap | [10] | ||
18 November 2020 | Spin Bowler | 75 | Visa Contract and International Cap | [11] | ||
24 November 2020 | Pace Bowler | 19 | [12] | |||
3 December 2020 | Wicket-keeper | 72 | Visa Contract and International Cap | [13] | ||
2 January 2021 | Pace Bowler | 43 | [14] |
Outgoing Players
[edit]Exit date | Role | No. | Player | To team | Notes | Ref. |
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1 March 2020 | Pace Bowler | 8 | Released | Visa Contract and International Cap | [15] | |
1 March 2020 | All-rounder | 12 | Released | [15] | ||
1 March 2020 | Pace Bowler | 40 | Released | Visa Contract and International Cap | [15] | |
8 September 2020 | Pace Bowler | 17 | Traded for Billy Stanlake | [7] | ||
9 September 2020 | Wicket-keeper | 54 | International Cap | [16] | ||
19 November 2020 | Spin Bowler | 25 | Visa Contract and International Cap | [17] | ||
3 December 2020 | Wicket-keeper | 21 | Withdrew | Visa Contract and International Cap | [13] |
Statistics
[edit]Attendance
[edit]Home attendance
[edit]Match | Opponent | Attendance |
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1 | Brisbane Heat | 2,471 |
2 | Sydney Thunder | 3,295 |
6 | Hobart Hurricanes | |
10 | Adelaide Strikers | |
11 | Melbourne Renegades | |
13 | Perth Scorchers | |
14 | Sydney Sixers | |
Total Attendance | ||
Average Attendance |
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches were played with a reduced capacity.
Most runs
[edit]No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0 | 4s | 6s |
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1 | Marcus Stoinis | 13 | 13 | 1 | 396 | 97* | 33.00 | 278 | 142.44 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 17 |
2 | Glenn Maxwell | 14 | 13 | 1 | 379 | 71* | 31.58 | 264 | 143.56 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 17 |
3 | Nick Larkin | 11 | 10 | 3 | 276 | 70 | 39.42 | 218 | 126.60 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 5 |
4 | Hilton Cartwright | 14 | 13 | 5 | 239 | 46* | 29.87 | 166 | 143.97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
5 | Andre Fletcher | 12 | 12 | 2 | 206 | 89* | 20.60 | 158 | 130.37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 9 |
- Last updated: 30 January 2021
- Source:Cricinfo[18]
Most wickets
[edit]No. | Name | Match | Inns | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Ave. | Econ. | SR | 4W | 5W |
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1 | Adam Zampa | 12 | 12 | 45.1 | 0 | 332 | 19 | 5/17 | 17.47 | 7.35 | 14.2 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Liam Hatcher | 9 | 9 | 34.4 | 0 | 308 | 13 | 3/28 | 23.69 | 8.88 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Billy Stanlake | 12 | 12 | 38.5 | 0 | 324 | 13 | 3/25 | 24.92 | 8.34 | 17.9 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | 6 | 6 | 21.5 | 0 | 172 | 11 | 4/10 | 15.63 | 7.87 | 11.9 | 1 | 0 |
5 | Glenn Maxwell | 14 | 12 | 28.5 | 0 | 221 | 7 | 2/12 | 31.57 | 7.66 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 |
- Last updated: 30 January 2021
- Source:Cricinfo[19]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat - Manuka Oval".
- ^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder - Manuka Oval".
- ^ "BBL: Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars - UTAS Stadium".
- ^ "BBL: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars - Metricon Stadium".
- ^ "BBL: Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars - Manuka Oval".
- ^ "Players | Melbourne Stars - BBL". www.melbournestars.com.au.
- ^ a b "Stanlake signs for Stars as Worrall heads to Adelaide". Melbourne Stars.
- ^ "Will Pucovski Joins The Stars". Melbourne Stars.
- ^ "Mitchell Starc returns to the BBL, Jonny Bairstow signs for Melbourne Stars".
- ^ "West Indian batsman Nicholas Pooran joins Melbourne Stars". www.espncricinfo.com.
- ^ "Windies young gun, Afghan spinner join BBL ranks".
- ^ "Stars sign Hatcher, extend Larkin and Coleman deals".
- ^ a b "Bairstow blow for Stars, but Fletcher signed up as cover".
- ^ "Stars name squad for 'Canes clash, two replacements added".
- ^ a b c "All the BBL squads and signings for the 2020-21 season". ESPN.com. 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Hurricanes secure Handscomb". Hobart Hurricanes.
- ^ "Lamichhane completes Hurricanes list for BBL|10".
- ^ "MLS Most Runs in BBL 2020–21". Cricinfo.
- ^ "MLS Most Wickets in BBL 2020–21". Cricinfo.