The 2020–21 Melbourne Stars season was the tenth in the club's history. The team was coached by David Hussey and under the captaincy of Glenn Maxwell, they competed in the BBL's 2020–21 season.
Season results and standings Ladder
Regular season
Players Squad The following is the Stars men's squad for the 2020–21 Big Bash League season as of 2 January 2020. Name Date of birth Batting style Bowling style Notes Batsmen 10 Will Pucovski Right-handed Right-arm off break 36 Nick Larkin Right-handed — 53 Nic Maddinson Left-handed Left-arm orthodox International Cap All-rounders16Marcus Stoinis Right-handed Right-arm medium International Cap23Clint Hinchliffe Left-handed Slow left-arm unorthodox 32Glenn Maxwell Right-handed Right-arm off-spin Captain, International Cap35Hilton Cartwright Right-handed Right-arm medium International Cap Wicketkeepers13Seb Gotch Right-handed Right-arm off-break 21 Jonny Bairstow Right-handed — Visa Contract and International Cap 29 Nicholas Pooran Left-handed — Visa Contract and International Cap51 Ben Dunk Left-handed Right arm off-break International Cap 72 Andre Fletcher Right-handed — Visa Contract and International Cap Pace bowlers7Nathan Coulter-Nile Right-handed Right-arm fast International Cap9Jackson Coleman Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium U-19 International Cap19Liam Hatcher Right-handed Right-arm fast 28Lance Morris Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 37Billy Stanlake Left-handed Right-arm fast International Cap43Sam Rainbird Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast International Cap77Haris Rauf Right-handed Right-arm fast Visa Contract and International Cap90Dilbar Hussain Right-handed Right-arm fast Visa Contract Spin bowlers6 Tom O'Connell Left-handed Right-arm leg spin 75 Zahir Khan Left-handed Left-arm orthodox Visa Contract and International Cap88Adam Zampa Right-handed Right-arm leg-break International Cap
Player ruled out of season due to injury.
Personnel Changes Incoming Players Entry dateRoleNo.PlayerFrom teamNotesRef. 8 September 2020 Pace Bowler 37 Billy Stanlake Adelaide Strikers International Cap, Traded for Daniel Worrall 28 October 2020 Batsman 10 Will Pucovski Free Agent 9 November 2020 Wicket-keeper 21 Jonny Bairstow International Player Visa Contract and International Cap 12 November 2020 Wicket-keeper - Nicholas Pooran International Player Visa Contract and International Cap 18 November 2020 Spin Bowler 75 Zahir Khan Brisbane Heat Visa Contract and International Cap 24 November 2020 Pace Bowler 19 Liam Hatcher Sydney Thunder 3 December 2020 Wicket-keeper 72 Andre Fletcher International Player Visa Contract and International Cap 2 January 2021 Pace Bowler 43 Sam Rainbird Free Agent
Outgoing Players Exit dateRoleNo.PlayerTo teamNotesRef. 1 March 2020 Pace Bowler 8 Dale Steyn Released Visa Contract and International Cap 1 March 2020 All-rounder 12 Jonathan Merlo Released 1 March 2020 Pace Bowler 40 Pat Brown Released Visa Contract and International Cap 8 September 2020 Pace Bowler 17 Daniel Worrall Adelaide Strikers Traded for Billy Stanlake 9 September 2020 Wicket-keeper 54 Peter Handscomb Hobart Hurricanes International Cap 19 November 2020 Spin Bowler 25 Sandeep Lamichhane Hobart Hurricanes Visa Contract and International Cap 3 December 2020 Wicket-keeper 21 Jonny Bairstow Withdrew Visa Contract and International Cap
Statistics Attendance Home attendance Match Opponent Attendance1 Brisbane Heat 2,4712 Sydney Thunder 3,2956 Hobart Hurricanes 10 Adelaide Strikers 11 Melbourne Renegades 13 Perth Scorchers 14 Sydney Sixers Total Attendance Average Attendance
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches were played with a reduced capacity.
Most runs No.NameMatchInnsNORunsHSAve.BFSR100s50s04s6s 1 Marcus Stoinis 13 13 1 396 97* 33.00 278 142.44 0 2 1 40 17 2 Glenn Maxwell 14 13 1 379 71* 31.58 264 143.56 0 3 3 32 17 3 Nick Larkin 11 10 3 276 70 39.42 218 126.60 0 2 0 32 5 4 Hilton Cartwright 14 13 5 239 46* 29.87 166 143.97 0 0 0 11 15 5 Andre Fletcher 12 12 2 206 89* 20.60 158 130.37 0 1 0 27 9 Last updated: 30 January 2021 Source:Cricinfo
Most wickets No.NameMatchInnsOversMaidensRunsWicketsBBIAve.Econ.SR4W5W 1 Adam Zampa 12 12 45.1 0 332 19 5/17 17.47 7.35 14.2 0 1 2 Liam Hatcher 9 9 34.4 0 308 13 3/28 23.69 8.88 16.0 0 0 3 Billy Stanlake 12 12 38.5 0 324 13 3/25 24.92 8.34 17.9 0 0 4 Nathan Coulter-Nile 6 6 21.5 0 172 11 4/10 15.63 7.87 11.9 1 0 5 Glenn Maxwell 14 12 28.5 0 221 7 2/12 31.57 7.66 24.7 0 0 Last updated: 30 January 2021 Source:Cricinfo
See also Melbourne Stars
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