The 2026–27 Melbourne Stars season will be the sixteenth in the club's history. Coached by Cameron White and captained by Marcus Stoinis, the club will compete in the BBL 16.
Background The Melbourne Stars are an Australian men's professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the Big Bash League. The Stars wear a green uniform and are based in Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria. Their home ground is the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
New Zealand Finn Allen has been lured out of Perth Scorchers and is heading to the Melbourne Stars Melbourne Stars signing England twins, Craig Overton and Jamie Overton.
Current squads
Players with international caps are listed in bold. +Melbourne Stars 2026–27NameBirth DateBatting StyleBowling StyleAdditional Info. Batters32Finn Allen 22 April 1999Right-handed Right-arm off spinDirect signings 35Hilton Cartwright14 February 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium37Campbell Kellaway1 November 2002Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox 3Tom Rogers7 February 1999Left-handedRight-arm leg spin All-rounders32Glenn Maxwell14 October 1988Right-handedRight-arm off spin16Marcus Stoinis16 August 1989Right-handedRight-arm fastCaptain Wicket-keepers6Sam Harper10 December 1996Right-handedRight-arm off spin Pace bowlers - Austin Anlezark 16 June 2005Left-handed Right-arm medium7Liam Hatcher17 September 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast64Peter Siddle25 November 1984Right-handedRight-arm fast61Mark Steketee17 January 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast4Mitch Swepson4 October 1993Right-handedRight-arm leg spin
Fixtures
On 14 July 2026, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament
Standing
Points table
Match summary + Team League matches Finals1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10QF/KOChF Melbourne Stars
Win Loss Tie No result
Administration and support staff + Position NamerefHead Coach Cameron WhiteGeneral ManagerJames Rosengarten
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