Matthew Short closes in on 2,500 career runs
Adelaide Strikers meet Melbourne Stars at Adelaide Oval, Thursday 7:15pm (Big Bash League, 18th Match). Matthew Short has been out lbw in 11% of his BBL dismissals (BBL average 6%), and Peter Siddle takes 12% of his BBL wickets lbw.
The big picture
Adelaide Strikers are 0–2 in Big Bash League 2025.
Melbourne Stars are 2–0 in Big Bash League 2025.
Form
Adelaide Strikers have won two of their last five and most recently beat Melbourne Renegades.
Melbourne Stars have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Hobart Hurricanes.
Head to head
These sides have met 21 times on our records since 2012: Adelaide Strikers 9, Melbourne Stars 12.
Last time out (2025, Match 34), Melbourne Stars won 86–83 at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Players to watch
For Adelaide Strikers, watch Liam Scott (31 runs a game, 5 wickets in 2025) and Matthew Short (28 runs a game, 5 wickets 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
Matthew Short is 34 runs short of 2,500 for their career.
At Adelaide Oval
Adelaide Strikers have won 10 of their last 19 at Adelaide Oval.
Melbourne Stars have won 2 of 3 at Adelaide Oval.
The deeper numbers
Matthew Short has been out lbw in 11% of his BBL dismissals (BBL average 6%), and Peter Siddle takes 12% of his BBL wickets lbw.
Sides chasing 180 or more in BBL matches at Adelaide Oval have won 5 of 25 since 2011.
Glenn Maxwell has been out bowled in 24% of his BBL dismissals (since 2011) (BBL average 17%), and Lloyd Pope takes 32% of his BBL wickets bowled.
Melbourne Stars have won 1 of 11 BBL chases of 180 or more since 2020.
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.