Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers
5th Match

Melbourne Stars play Adelaide Strikers in the 5th Match of Big Bash League 2026-27 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, on Fri 18 Dec 2026, starting at 19:15 local time (08:15 UTC).

Melbourne Stars’ next match: v Brisbane Heat, 8th Match, Mon 21 Dec 2026 at Junction Oval.

Adelaide Strikers’ next match: v Sydney Thunder, 10th Match, Wed 23 Dec 2026 at Adelaide Oval.

Melbourne Cricket Ground (“The ‘G”) opened in 1853, holds 100,024, its ends are the Members End and the Shane Warne Stand End. Australia’s largest cricket ground, in Yarra Park, and the home of the Boxing Day Test, which starts on 26 December each year.

At Melbourne Cricket Ground: In the 1960–61 series, West Indies’ Joe Solomon was given out after his hat fell on the stumps while facing Richie Benaud; the crowd sided with the West Indies. The Centenary Test of March 1977 marked 100 years since the first Test: Derek Randall made 174, Rod Marsh a century, Dennis Lillee took 11 wickets, and David Hookes, in his first Test, hit five fours in a row off Tony Greig. Rick McCosker batted again with a fractured jaw. Australia won by 45 runs, the same margin as in 1877. More than 87,000 watched the 1992 World Cup final, won by Pakistan against England after Wasim Akram’s 33 runs and 3 wickets.

Ground facts: en.wikipedia.org ↗