Perth Scorchers chase ninth straight win over Melbourne Stars
Perth Scorchers meet Melbourne Stars at Perth Stadium, Saturday 9:15pm (Big Bash League, 13th Match). Perth Scorchers have won the last eight against Melbourne Stars.
Form
Perth Scorchers have won five of their last five and most recently beat Sydney Sixers.
Melbourne Stars have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Hobart Hurricanes.
Perth Scorchers arrive on a 5-game winning streak.
Head to head
These sides have met 24 times on our records since 2012: Perth Scorchers 16, Melbourne Stars 7.
Last time out (2025, Match 39), Perth Scorchers won 134–130 at Perth Stadium.
Perth Scorchers have won the last eight against Melbourne Stars.
Players to watch
For Perth Scorchers, watch Finn Allen (42.4 runs a game in 2025) and Mitchell Marsh (30 runs a game in 2025).
For Melbourne Stars, watch Sam Harper (34.6 runs a game in 2025) and Marcus Stoinis (24.8 runs a game, 15 wickets in 2025).
Milestone watch
Aaron Hardie is 1 runs short of 1,500 for their career.
At Perth Stadium
Perth Scorchers have won 16 of their last 22 at Perth Stadium.
The deeper numbers
Sides chasing 180 or more in BBL matches at Perth Stadium have won 2 of 13 since 2017.
Sam Harper has been out lbw in 11% of his BBL dismissals (BBL average 6%), and Jhye Richardson takes 8% of his BBL wickets lbw.
Perth Scorchers have won 0 of 5 BBL chases of 180 or more since 2020.
Melbourne Stars haven't beaten Perth Scorchers at Perth Stadium since 2019: 3 meetings there since then.
What the numbers say
On form and history, Perth Scorchers go in as clear favourites.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.