Adelaide Strikers will face the Melbourne Stars in the tenth match of the Big Bash League. This article provides details about the Melbourne Stars’ Playing 11 vs Adelaide Strikers for the tenth match of the tournament.
Melbourne Stars Playing XI vs Adelaide Strikers- BBL 2025-26, Match 10
Openers: Thomas Fraser Rogers, Joe Clarke
Melbourne Stars would look to continue the winning start that they have had in the ongoing edition of the Big Bash League when they take on the Adelaide Strikers in the upcoming match at the Adelaide Oval.
The Marcus Stoinis-led side would hope for the batters to replicate the same performance that they delivered in the first match while chasing a score of 159 runs against the defending champions, Hobart Hurricanes.
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For that to happen, the team would bank on its openers, Thomas Fraser Rogers and Joe Clark, to get the team off to a good start.
Along with that, the openers will also be entrusted to make a significant contribution individually, as well, to gain confidence for the matches to come.
If Rogers and Clark are able to fulfill their role, it would increase the visitors’ chances of posting a big score on the board against the home team while batting first, as the Stars have a strong middle order that has a good mix of youth and experience.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Campbell Kellaway, Glenn Maxwell, Sam Harper (wk), Marcus Stoinis (c), Hilton Cartwright, Tom Curran
The opening batters will be followed by a middle order which comprises names like that of current captain Marcus Stoinis, former captain Glenn Maxwell, and experienced batter Hilton Cartwright, all of whom will be backed to have a good outing.
If the above-mentioned batters get off to a start, the bowlers will have a long day in the field and will have their task cut out in an attempt to restrict the flow of runs
The trio will be supported by young batter Campbell Kellaway, who played a match-winning knock against the Hurricanes, and experienced all-rounder Tom Curran
The onus will be on the top five batters to score the majority of the runs for the Stars and not depend on lower-order batters to get the job done, both while batting first or while chasing against the Strikers, who will be playing in their own backyard.
Bowlers: Mitchell Swepson, Haris Rauf, Peter Siddle
If we talk about the options that the Melbourne Stars have in the bowling lineup, it include Mitchell Swepson, Haris Rauf, and Peter Siddle.
Along with that, the team also has the choice of a few all-rounders in the form of captain Marcus Stonis, Tom Curran, and Glenn Maxwell, who is expected to bowl an over or two in the powerplay as he often does.
The availability of at least six bowling options, including himself, gives the Stars’ captain, Marcus Stoinis, the option of bringing changes according to the situation of the game or based on a particular batter.
Having said that, all the bowlers will have to be right on the money from the first ball, given the depth that the Strikers have in their batting lineup.
