Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers
27th Match

Melbourne Stars play Sydney Sixers in the 27th Match of Big Bash League 2026-27 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, on Thu 7 Jan 2027, starting at 19:15 local time (08:15 UTC).

Melbourne Stars’ next match: v Sydney Thunder, 32nd Match, Mon 11 Jan 2027 at Manuka Oval.

Sydney Sixers’ next match: v Perth Scorchers, 30th Match, Sun 10 Jan 2027 at Sydney Cricket Ground.

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: More than 87,000 watched the 1992 World Cup final, won by Pakistan against England after Wasim Akram’s 33 runs and 3 wickets. The Great Southern Stand, finished for the 1992 World Cup, was renamed the Shane Warne Stand in 2022. Since 1982 the MCG has hosted one Test each summer, the Boxing Day Test.

Ground facts: en.wikipedia.org ↗