Highlights Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars T20 Big Bash League 23.12.2025

SIX! Length ball, outside off. Stoinis pushes forward and pulls for a half dozen runs.

Back of a length from Overton, pitching outside off stump once again. Cartwright moves onto the front foot and defends

FOUR! Good length, outside off once more. Cartwright moves onto the back foot and plays a pull for 4 runs.

Short ball, pitching outside off stump. Cartwright goes back, and is hit on the body while trying a pull

Full ball, pitching outside leg stump. Cartwright moves onto the back foot and finesses a glance

Short, pitching outside off. Stoinis goes back and pulls behind square for 1 run.

Full, on leg stump and angling across. Cartwright goes back and flicks a leg glance back behind square for a single run.

FOUR MORE! On a good length, pitching outside leg stump. Stoinis steps away and edges back behind point for four runs.

FOUR! Good line and length. Stoinis gets forward and plays a sweep for four runs behind square.

On a good length, outside off stump. Cartwright goes back and pulls for a run.

Wide. Pitched up, pitching well down the leg side. Cartwright gets forward but misses while trying a sweep

FOUR! On a good length, pitching near leg stump and angling across. Cartwright moves onto the back foot and pulls behind square for four runs.

Full ball, pitching outside leg stump once again. Stoinis backs away and glances for 1 run.

On a good length, outside leg again. Stoinis backs away and drives

Wide. Pitching well down the leg side.

OUT! Caught. Around the wicket, good length from Hasan Ali, outside off. Kellaway pushes forward and skies a wild drive, and is caught by J Sangha down the ground.

On a good length, pitching outside off. Stoinis goes back and cuts for a run.

DROPPED! On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Stoinis gets forward and outside edges for 2 runs through point. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is dropped.

Good length from Hasan Ali, outside off stump. Stoinis gets forward and skies a drive for two runs on the leg side.

Yorker, on a good line again. Stoinis moves onto the front foot and defends

Back of a length from Hasan Ali, pitching on a good line. Stoinis rocks back and defends

Short comes over the wicket. Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Stoinis gets on the front foot and drives for a run down the ground.

On a good length, outside off once more. Kellaway rocks back and slices a cut for a single run.

Good length from Short, outside off stump. Stoinis gets on the front foot and drives on the on side for a single run.

Good length from Short, pitching outside off. Kellaway moves onto the back foot and drives for one run on the off side.

Short now coming around the wicket. On a good length, pitching outside off stump again. Kellaway rocks back and cuts behind point for 2 runs.

Full toss, outside off once again. Stoinis gets on the front foot and eases a drive for a run through the off side.

Back of a length, outside off stump. Stoinis gets on the back foot and plays a defensive stroke for a single run through the leg side field.

Back of a length from Overton, outside off stump. Kellaway moves onto the back foot and pulls poorly for one run.

FOUR! Overton now coming around the wicket to Kellaway. Length ball, pitching outside off stump once more. Kellaway gets forward and eases a drive for four runs.

Overton comes over the wicket. Dropped in short by Overton, outside off stump. Stoinis goes back and plays a pull for a run.

Full, on a good line. Kellaway backs away and drives for a single run through the off side field.

Back of a length, pitching outside off stump once more. Kellaway gets on the front foot and punches a bad drive past the bowler.

On a good length, outside off. Stoinis rocks back and plays a defensive stroke

Full ball, outside off stump. Kellaway moves onto the back foot and cuts for a run.

Pitched up, on leg stump and angling across Stoinis. He gets on the front foot and eases a drive for one run through the on side field.

Good length, pitching outside leg stump and angling across. Stoinis goes back and defends

Pitched up, outside off again. Stoinis pushes forward and plays a reverse sweep

FOUR! Pope pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Stoinis gets forward and plays a reverse sweep behind point for four runs.

FOUR! Full, outside off stump. Kellaway pushes forward and drives for 4 runs on the off side. The ball is misfielded by J Sangha costing Adelaide Strikers a couple of runs.

MAXIMUM! Hasan Ali now coming around the wicket. Back of a length from Hasan Ali, pitching outside off stump once again. Kellaway gets on the back foot and hooks back behind square for 6 runs.

Back of a length from Hasan Ali, pitching outside off stump once again. Stoinis pushes forward and drives for a single run.

OUT! Caught. Over the wicket, good length from Hasan Ali, outside off. Maxwell gets on the front foot and plays a bad drive, and is caught by Short down the ground.

Hasan Ali comes around the wicket. Back of a length, outside off. Kellaway gets on the back foot and glances for 1 run.

Pitching on a good line and length. Maxwell gets forward and guides a glance for a run through the leg side field.

Good length, pitching on leg. Maxwell gets forward and finesses a glance for one run.

Pope pitches one up, pitching on a good line. Kellaway pushes forward and drives through the leg side field for 1 run.

Pope pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Kellaway moves onto the front foot and inside edges into their pads while trying to play a sweep

Good length from Pope, outside off. Kellaway gets forward and reverse sweeps averagely. Adelaide Strikers appeal for a run out, and it's referred to the third umpire for review. Replays show the batter made it in safely

Pope pitches one up, pitching outside off. Kellaway gets forward and drives through the off side field for a pair of runs.

Good length from Pope, pitching outside off stump. Kellaway moves onto the back foot and cuts sloppily

On a good line and length. Maxwell pushes forward and defends

OUT! Caught. Back of a length from Overton, outside off stump once more. Harper pushes forward and pulls averagely, and is caught by Short down the ground.

DROPPED! Harper brings up his 50 by clearing the rope! Dropped in short by Overton, pitching outside off again. Harper moves onto the front foot and plays a mediocre pull for six runs. A chance for a catch, but it's dropped by J Sangha. That was a tough chance for J Sangha.

Overton comes over the wicket to Harper. On a good length, outside off. Harper goes back and guides a mediocre cut for two runs behind point.

CHANCE! Overton comes around the wicket to Kellaway. Overton drops one in short, outside off stump. Kellaway advances down the pitch and plays a defensive stroke for a single run. A run out chance but Melbourne Stars survive the attempt from Wadia's throw. A really tough chance for Wadia there.

Harper moves onto the front foot and flicks a leg glance behind square for a run.

Full ball, on line. Harper gets forward and drives sloppily for 1 run.

Full, pitching near leg stump and angling across. Harper gets on the front foot and drives averagely

Good length from Pope, pitching outside leg stump again. Harper goes back, and is hit on the pad while attempting a leg glance

Good length from Pope, outside off stump once more. Kellaway goes back and guides a poor cut for one run.

Length ball, outside off again. Harper gets on the back foot and slices a cut back behind point for one run.

Good length, outside off stump. Harper gets forward and plays a sloppy sweep back behind square for a couple of runs.

Thornton comes around the wicket. Very short ball, pitching outside off again. Kellaway ducks under it

Thornton comes over the wicket. Short of a length, pitching outside off stump. Harper goes back and plays a cut for one run behind point.

Short of a length, pitching outside off stump again. Kellaway gets forward and drives for 1 run on the off side.

Wide. Thornton comes around the wicket to Kellaway. Pitching far outside leg. Kellaway gets on the front foot but swings and misses while attempting a leg glance

On a good length, pitching outside leg stump and angling across the batter. Kellaway gets forward and eases a drive

Short of a length, outside off. Harper moves onto the back foot and cuts back through point for one run.

FOUR! Back of a length from Thornton, pitching near leg stump. Harper gets on the back foot and leg glances back behind square for 4 runs.

OUT! Bowled. Good length, outside off stump again. Clarke pushes forward but misses while trying to play a drive, and the ball careens into the stumps

On a good length, outside off stump. Clarke moves onto the back foot and cuts back through point for 1 run.

On a good length, pitching on leg and angling across Clarke. He creates room and outside edges behind point on the off side for 3 runs. Good fielding by Thornton results in 2 runs being saved.

Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Harper gets on the front foot and drives for one run back behind point.

Full ball, on line. Clarke moves onto the front foot and sweeps for 1 run.

Good length from Pope, outside off stump once more. Harper rocks back and plays a pull for a run.

Back of a length, outside off again. Clarke gets on the back foot but makes no contact while trying a pull

Short of a length, pitching outside off stump again. Clarke advances and drives

Full, outside off again. Harper pushes forward and drives over the off side for 1 run.

Back of a length, outside off once more. Clarke moves onto the front foot and inside edges back behind square for 1 run.

Back of a length, outside off stump. Harper gets on the back foot and glances for a single run.

On a good line and length from Thornton once again. Clarke moves onto the front foot and drives on the leg side for one run.

On a good line and length from Wadia. Harper moves onto the back foot and finesses a glance

Full ball, pitching outside off. Clarke gets forward and drives for a run on the off side.

On a good length, on leg stump and angling across. Clarke rocks back and drives

Good length, outside off. Harper goes back and glances for one run.

Good length from Wadia, pitching outside leg stump and angling across the batter. Clarke moves onto the front foot and glances through the on side field for 1 run.

Pitching on a good line and length. Harper rocks back and glances for one run through the on side field.

Back of a length, outside off stump. Clarke steps back and drives down the ground.

FOUR! Back of a length, outside off stump once again. Clarke pushes forward and glances on the on side for 4 runs.

Very short, pitching outside off stump again. Clarke shuffles down the pitch but swings and misses while attempting to play a pull, and the ball trickles away for 4 byes.

Short of a length, pitching outside off stump once more. Harper goes back and glances for a single run through the on side field.

Good length from Hasan Ali, outside off once again. Harper pushes forward and defends

Length ball, pitching outside off stump again. Harper pushes forward and skies a poor drive over the off side field for a pair of runs.

Dropped in short by Overton, outside off. Harper goes back and pulls for a run behind square.

And again! Good length from Overton, outside leg. Harper moves onto the front foot and drives for four runs.

FOUR! Full, pitching on a good line again. Harper pushes forward and drives for 4 runs over the leg side field.

Short of a length, on a good line. Clarke creates room and inside edges onto the body while attempting a cut for a single run. Adelaide Strikers appeal, however Clarke is given not out.

Yorker, on line. Harper goes back and defends straight down the ground for one run.

FOUR! On a good line and length. Harper pushes forward and plays a flick for four runs.

Back of a length, outside off once more. Harper moves onto the back foot and inside edges onto their body while trying a pull for a single run.

Back of a length from Thornton, outside off stump. Harper gets on the front foot but misses while attempting to play a pull

FOUR! Short of a length, on line. Harper rocks back and flicks a leg glance for 4 runs back behind square.

MAXIMUM! Short of a length, pitching outside off stump once more. Harper moves onto the back foot and hooks for 6 runs.

Free hit, but Harper doesn't take advantage of it. On a good length, outside off stump once more. Harper gets on the front foot but makes no contact while trying a pull

Back of a length from Thornton, pitching outside off once more. Harper goes back but swings and misses while attempting to play a cut

Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Harper rocks back but swings and misses while attempting to play a cut

Full ball, pitching outside leg stump. Clarke creates space and lofts a drive over the off side field for two runs.

On a good length, pitching on leg and angled across Clarke. He gets on the front foot, and is hit on the pads while attempting to play a sweep. Adelaide Strikers appeal, however Clarke is given not out.

Full, pitching outside leg stump. Clarke creates room and glances for a couple of runs back behind square.

FOUR! Good length from Short, pitching outside off. Clarke moves onto the front foot and drives for four runs down the ground.

Wide. Too wide outside leg. Clarke backs away but misses while trying to play a leg glance

On a good line and length. Clarke pushes forward and flicks a glance for 2 runs through the leg side field.

On a good length, pitching outside off. Harper rocks back and flicks a glance for 1 run.

Wide. Pitching far outside leg. It beats Nielsen and runs away for a couple of wides.

Full toss, on leg stump and angling across the batter. Thornton moves onto the front foot and punches a drive on the leg side for 2 runs.

Half-tracker, pitching outside off stump. Thornton ducks out of the way

Yorker, pitching on leg and angled across. Hasan Ali gets forward and glances for a run through the leg side field.

Wide. Stoinis pitches one up, pitching well down the leg side.

Back of a length, outside off stump again. Thornton goes back and plays a cut for 1 run.

MAXIMUM! Length ball, pitching outside off again. Thornton pushes forward and pulls for a half dozen runs.

Full toss, outside off. Thornton gets on the front foot and drives through the off side for 2 runs.

Back of a length from Haris Rauf, pitching outside off. Thornton moves onto the back foot and defends for 1 run.

OUT! Back-to-back dismissals! Pitching on a good line and length. Nielsen moves onto the front foot and outside edges, and is caught by Harper

OUT! Caught. Good length, outside off stump. Wadia gets forward and drives averagely, and is caught by Kellaway on the off side.

Wide. Haris Rauf pitches one up, too wide outside off. Wadia gets forward but makes no contact while trying to play a drive

Full, outside off. Wadia gets forward but swings and misses while attempting a drive

FOUR! Back of a length, pitching on a good line. Wadia pushes forward and lofts a pull down the ground for 4 runs.

Back of a length from Siddle, pitching on a good line. Wadia pushes forward and plays a pull for one run.

Good length from Siddle, outside off once more. Hasan Ali gets on the front foot and pulls for one run.

Length ball, outside off. Hasan Ali rocks back but misses while trying to play a cut

Full ball, pitching outside leg stump. Hasan Ali steps back but swings and misses while trying a drive

Good length from Siddle, outside off stump. Hasan Ali moves onto the front foot but misses while attempting a drive

Short of a length, pitching outside leg. Wadia advances and plays a pull for a run.

FOUR! Back of a length from Haris Rauf, pitching outside leg. Hasan Ali gets forward and inside edges into their pads while trying to play a leg glance back behind square for 4 runs.

Back of a length, on a good line again. Overton pushes forward, and is struck on the body while trying to play a pull

Short of a length, pitching near leg stump and angling across the batter. Wadia moves onto the front foot and edges behind square for one run.

Dropped in short by Haris Rauf, pitching outside off once more. Overton rocks back and plays a pull for one run.

Good length, pitching outside off. Overton gets forward and plays a drive on the off side for two runs.

Short of a length, on a good line. Wadia pushes forward and eases a drive down the ground.

Dropped in short by Siddle, outside leg and angled across. Wadia goes back, and is hit on the helmet while attempting a pull, resulting in a pair of leg byes back behind point. Good work in the field by Haris Rauf results in 2 runs being saved.

OUT! Siddle breaks through! Short, pitching outside off stump once again. Ross shuffles down the pitch and outside edges, and is caught by Harper

Back of a length from Siddle, outside off stump once again. Overton goes back and skies a mediocre pull for a single run.

FOUR! Good length from Siddle, pitching outside off stump once more. Overton gets on the front foot and edges behind square for 4 runs.

Short ball, pitching outside off once more. Ross moves down the pitch and plays a bad pull for 1 run.

Length ball, outside off stump. Ross rocks back and slices a cut for 1 run.

Good length, pitching on leg. Ross goes back and pulls back behind square.

DROPPED! On a good length, outside off stump. Ross rocks back and drives on the off side for a single run. A chance for a catch, but it's dropped by Stoinis. Not an easy chance for Stoinis.

Good length from Swepson, pitching outside leg stump and angled across. Ross moves onto the front foot and sweeps back behind square.

Back of a length from Curran, pitching outside off stump. Ross rocks back and plays a cut behind point for two runs. Tidy work in the field by Cartwright results in a boundary being saved.

On a good length, pitching outside off once again. Overton moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke for 1 run through the off side.

Short of a length, pitching outside off stump. Short gets forward and defends for one run.

Full ball, pitching outside off. Short gets on the front foot and drives for two runs through the off side field.

Good length from Swepson, outside off. Ross creates space and drives through the off side.

DROPPED! On a good line and length. Short rocks back and lifts a sloppy drive for three runs past the bowler. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is put down by Swepson. Not an easy chance for Swepson.

Length ball, pitching outside leg stump and angled across. Ross backs away and defends

50 comes up for Short! Back of a length, pitching outside leg. Short gets on the front foot and plays a pull for a single run behind square.

On a good line and length from Swepson. Ross gets on the front foot and reverse sweeps for a single run. Good work in the field by Haris Rauf prevents a boundary.

Back of a length, pitching outside off stump again. Ross rocks back and drives for a run down the ground.

Pitched up, outside off stump once again. Ross steps back and punches a drive on the off side for a couple of runs.

Length ball, pitching outside off stump again. Ross pushes forward and drives for a run on the off side.

Good length from Siddle, pitching outside off. Ross goes back and defends for 1 run.

Short of a length, outside off stump. Short goes back and cuts poorly for a run.

Length ball, outside off once again. Short gets on the front foot and punches a drive for 2 runs straight down the ground.

FOUR! Full, pitching outside off stump. Ross moves down the pitch and plays a scoop behind square for 4 runs.

Back of a length from Haris Rauf, outside off. Ross backs away and drives through the off side.

Wide. Very short ball, pitching outside off stump but angled sharply across the batter and down the leg side.

Back of a length, on line. Short moves onto the back foot and plays a poor pull for one run.

Good length, pitching outside off. Ross creates space and eases a drive for one run.

Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Short pushes forward and defends for 1 run.

On a good line and length. Ross advances down the pitch and glances through the leg side field for a single run.

On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Short rocks back and cuts

Good line and length from Curran. Ross gets forward and edges onto the pads while trying a glance for a run. Melbourne Stars appeal for LBW, but umpire Sheridan gives Ross not out. Melbourne Stars call for a review. The decision is upheld by the DRS.

Good length, pitching outside off stump once more. Short gets on the front foot and punches a drive for a run.

DROPPED! Good length from Curran, outside off. Short gets forward and plays a sloppy glance for a couple of runs on the off side. A chance for a catch, but it's dropped.

Yorker, outside off. Short gets forward and drives for a couple of runs through the off side.

FOUR! Full toss, on leg stump and angling across the batter. Short moves onto the front foot and drives down the ground for four runs.

Good length from Maxwell, pitching outside off stump once more. Short moves onto the back foot and punches a drive through the off side for a run.

FOUR! Back of a length, outside off once more. Short rocks back and pulls for four runs.

On a good length, pitching outside off once again. Ross pushes forward and eases a drive through the off side field for one run.

Length ball, pitching outside off. Short goes back and punches a drive for one run.

Full ball, pitching on a good line but angling across. Short gets forward and leg glances back behind square.

Length ball, pitching outside off stump once again. Short gets on the front foot and sweeps for a couple of runs.

Full toss, outside off stump. Ross gets forward and drives for 2 runs.

OUT! Stoinis gets the wicket! Good length, pitching near leg stump and angled across Scott. He gets forward, and is hit on the pads while trying to play a leg glance. Melbourne Stars appeal, the umpire agrees, and Scott has to depart

On a good length, pitching near leg stump and angled across the batter. Short pushes forward and leg glances for a single run.

FOUR! On a good length, pitching outside leg stump. Short pushes forward and inside edges into their pads while trying to play a leg glance for four runs behind square.

Back of a length from Stoinis, outside off again. Scott moves onto the front foot and defends for 1 run.

Good length from Stoinis, outside off once again. Scott rocks back and cuts back behind point for a pair of runs.

Back of a length, outside off. Short gets on the back foot and plays a pull for a couple of runs. Tidy fielding by TF Rogers results in a boundary being saved.

Full toss, pitching outside leg and angling across the batter. Scott pushes forward and plays a paddle back behind square for 3 runs.

Good length from Swepson, outside off. Short goes back and cuts for one run.

Length ball, outside off. Short rocks back and punches a drive through the off side for a pair of runs.

Good length from Swepson, pitching outside leg. Short gets on the front foot, and is hit on the pads while attempting a sweep, resulting in two leg byes behind square.

Good line and length. Scott backs away and plays a cut for one run.

On a good length, outside off stump again. Scott gets on the front foot and punches a drive down the ground for one run.

Good length from Haris Rauf, outside off. Short moves onto the front foot and glances averagely back behind square for a run.

Back of a length from Haris Rauf, pitching outside off again. Short rocks back and cuts for two runs.

Good length from Haris Rauf, pitching outside off once more. Short pushes forward and punches a drive

Haris Rauf drops one in short, pitching outside off stump. Scott gets on the front foot and plays a shaky pull for one run.

Good length from Haris Rauf, outside off. Scott gets forward and plays a defensive stroke

Good length from Swepson, outside off stump. Scott shuffles down the pitch and punches a drive for a single run.

Good line and length from Swepson once more. Short goes back and eases a drive for 1 run on the off side.

Pitched up, pitching on a good line. Short gets forward and drives on the on side for a pair of runs.

Good length from Swepson, pitching outside off once again. Scott rocks back and edges onto the pads while attempting a glance for a single run.

Full, outside off. Scott moves onto the front foot and eases a drive through the off side.

Pitching on a good line and length. Short gets forward and drives for one run.

FOUR! Good length from Curran, pitching outside off stump once more. Scott moves onto the front foot and outside edges for four runs back behind point.

Length ball, pitching outside off stump once again. Scott gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

MAXIMUM! Good length, outside off. Scott gets forward and flicks for six runs.

Length ball, outside off stump once again. Short gets on the front foot and drives for 1 run straight down the ground.

Good length from Curran, pitching outside off stump. Scott gets on the front foot, and is hit on the pads while attempting to play a glance behind square on the leg side, resulting in a single leg bye.

On a good line and length. Short moves onto the front foot and drives averagely down the ground for a run.

Back of a length from Siddle, outside off once more. Scott gets on the front foot and punches a drive

On a good length, outside off once more. Scott gets on the front foot and drives down the ground.

Back of a length from Siddle, outside off stump once again. Short moves onto the back foot and punches a drive for one run on the off side.

Siddle pitches one up, outside off once again. Short gets forward and punches a drive

Wide. Short ball, outside off but angled sharply across Short. He gets on the back foot but misses while trying to play a pull

FOUR! Back of a length, pitching outside off stump. Short gets forward and plays a square cut back behind point for four runs.

Good length, outside leg. Short pushes forward, and is struck on the body while trying a leg glance, resulting in two leg byes behind square.

Back of a length, pitching outside off stump once more. Scott pushes forward but plays and misses while attempting to defend

FOUR! Good length, outside off again. Scott gets on the front foot and drives for four runs.

OUT! Curran gets the wicket! Good length from Curran, outside off once more. J Sangha pushes forward but plays and misses while attempting to defend, the ball gets through, and J Sangha is bowled

On a good length, outside off. J Sangha moves onto the front foot and finesses a glance

OUT! Curran breaks through! Back of a length from Curran, pitching outside off stump once again. Lynn gets on the front foot but misses while trying to defend, the stumps are disturbed, and Lynn has to go

On a good length, pitching outside off once again. Lynn shuffles down the pitch and drives poorly for a pair of runs.

Length ball, outside off again. Lynn goes back and finesses a glance behind square on the leg side for one run.

Back of a length from Maxwell, pitching on a good line. Short moves onto the back foot and plays a pull for one run.

On a good length, outside off again. Short moves onto the back foot and defends

Length ball, outside off stump. Short gets on the front foot and defends

Wide. Full ball, on leg stump. Short gets on the front foot but makes no contact while trying a leg glance