The 2024–25 Melbourne Stars Women's season was their 10th season of the Women's Big Bash League. They were coached by Jonathan Batty and captained by Annabel Sutherland. They finished the regular season in 8th place and failed to qualify for the finals. Squad The 2024–25 season saw the second WBBL Draft held on 1 September 2024 for overseas players. One international pre-signing per team was allowed to combat availability issues. Marizanne Kapp, who played for the Thunder the previous season, was pre-signed by the Stars, while Indian pair Deepti Sharma, who had previously played for the Sydney Thunder, and Yastika Bhatia, were also selected in the draft. Annabel Sutherland took over the captaincy from Meg Lanning. Maisy Gibson, who made the move from the Hobart Hurricanes, Hasrat Gill, and Ines McKeon, who plays for France internationally, were the domestic players added to their squad. Nicole Faltum and Milly Illingworth both departed to the Melbourne Renegades, while English international Alice Capsey also departed to the same club. International players Maia Bouchier and Sophia Dunkley did not return to the Stars. 2024-25 Melbourne Stars Squad: Players with international caps are listed in bold. NameBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotesBatters10Olivia Henry27 January 2004Right-handedRight-arm off spin7Meg Lanning25 March 1992Right-handedRight-arm mediumAll-rounders25Tess Flintoff31 March 2003Right-handedRight-arm medium fast34Kim Garth25 April 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium fast77Marizanne Kapp4 January 1990Right-handedRight-arm fastOverseas Draft Pick (Gold)42Deepti Sharma24 August 1997Left-handedRight-arm off spinOverseas Draft Pick (Platinum)3Annabel Sutherland12 October 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium fastCaptainWicket-keepers19Yastika Bhatia1 November 2000Left-handed–Overseas Draft Pick (Silver) 55Ines McKeon19 April 2007Right-handed–20Sophie Reid28 August 1997Left-handed–Bowlers6Sophie Day2 September 1998Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox spin26Maisy Gibson14 September 1996Left-handedRight-arm leg spin18Hasrat Gill9 November 2005Left-handedRight-arm leg spin11Rhys McKenna17 August 2004Right-handedLeft-arm medium fast99Sasha Moloney14 June 1992Right-handedRight-arm off spin
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