Marcus Stoinis. Photo: X/StarsBBL Marcus Stoinis. Photo: X/StarsBBL

Lloyd Pope's 3/21 was the catalyst in Adelaide Strikers' 15-run victory over Melbourne Stars in this cracking Big Bash League (BBL) fixture to be played at the Adelaide Oval on Fridayk9win, December 20 . (More Cricket News)

Earlier, Melbourne Stars captain Marcus Stoinis won the toss and opted to bowl first against Adelaide Strikers in the sixth match of the ongoing Big Bash League.

Thanks to D'Arcy Short's 42-ball 60, Strikers posted a formidable 165/6 in 20 overs. In reply, the Stars lost Ben Duckett early on. The returning Glenn Maxwell too failed to trouble the scorers as the star-studded Melbourne Stars had no answer to Pope's bowling.

The Stars are winless in three games out of three whereas the Strikers are fifth in the BBL 2024-25 points table.

Adelaide Strikers Playing XI: Matthew Short(c), D Arcy Short, Jake Weatherald, Ollie Pope (wk), Alex Ross, Jamie Overton, Liam Scott, James Bazley, Henry Thornton, Cameron Boyce, Lloyd Pope

Melbourne Stars Playing XI: Ben Duckett, Thomas Fraser Rogers, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis(c), Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster, Sam Harper (wk), Tom Curran, Doug Warren, Adam Milne, Peter Siddle

Stars enter the game on the back of two losses in their first two matches. Strikers snatched loss from the jaws of victory in their opener against Sydney Thunder as a 31-run penultimate over cost them the game.

Full Squads:

Adelaide Strikers Squad: Matthew Short(c), D Arcy Short, Jake Weatherald, Chris Lynn, Ollie Pope(w), Alex Ross, Jamie Overton, James Bazley, Henry Thornton, Cameron Boyce, Lloyd Pope, Brendan Doggett, Liam Haskett, Liam Scott

Melbourne Stars Squad: Thomas Fraser Rogers, Ben Duckett, Sam Harper(w), Marcus Stoinis(c), Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster, Tom Curran, Hamish McKenzie, Adam Milne, Brody Couch, Jonathan Merlo, Peter Siddle

Adelaide Strikers Vs Melbourne Stars Live Streaming

The telecast of the Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars BBL match will be available on Star Sports Network in India. BBL 14 will be live streamed on the Disney+Hotstar app.

Now, the top four teams have entered the semifinals and the last two teams will have to fight for the fifth spot on the table. India have won all of their five matches. Pakistan are second with two wins and two draws.

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South Koreak9win, meanwhile, are placed fourth in the standings with 6 points, with one win, three draws, and one loss. They were surpassed by China, who secured 2 wins and as many points. Korea’s season began with a 5-5 draw against Japan, followed by a 2-2 draw with Pakistan, their first victory with a 3-2 win over China, 3-1 loss at the hands of India and a 3-3 draw against Malaysia in their final pool match.