| Club: | Melbourne Stars |
| Season: | 2020-21 |
| Coach: | David Hussey |
| Captain: | Glenn Maxwell |
| Home Ground: | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
| Regularseason Comp: | BBL Season |
| Regularseason Result: | 7th |
| Finals Series: | BBL Playoffs |
| Leading Runscorer: | Marcus Stoinis (396) |
| Leading Wicket Taker: | Adam Zampa (19) |
| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
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.
See main article: 2020–21 Big Bash League season.
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The following is the Stars men's squad for the 2020–21 Big Bash League season as of 2 January 2020.[1]
| Name | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||||
| 10 |  | 1998 2, df=y | Right-handed | ||||
| 36 | | 1990 5, df=y | Right-handed | — | |||
| 53 | | 1991 12, df=y | Left-handed | International Cap | |||
| All-rounders | |||||||
| 16 | | 1989 8, df=y | Right-handed | International Cap | |||
| 23 | | 1996 10, df=y | Left-handed | Slow left-arm unorthodox | |||
| 32 | | 1988 10, df=y | Right-handed | Captain, International Cap | |||
| 35 | | 1992 2, df=y | Right-handed | International Cap | |||
| Wicketkeepers | |||||||
| 13 | | 1993 7, df=y | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |||
| 21 | 1989 9, df=y | Right-handed | — | Visa Contract and International Cap | |||
| 29 |  | 1995 10, df=y | Left-handed | — | Visa Contract and International Cap | ||
| 51 | | 11 March 1987 | Left-handed | International Cap | |||
| 72 | 1987 11, df=y | Right-handed | — | Visa Contract and International Cap | |||
| Pace bowlers | |||||||
| 7 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | | 1987 10, df=y | Right-handed | International Cap | ||
| 9 | Jackson Coleman | | 1991 12, df=y | Right-handed | U-19 International Cap | ||
| 19 | Liam Hatcher | | 1996 9, df=y | Right-handed | |||
| 28 | Lance Morris | | 1998 3, df=y | Right-handed | |||
| 37 | Billy Stanlake | | 1994 11, df=y | Left-handed | International Cap | ||
| 43 | Sam Rainbird | | 5 June 1992 | Right-handed | International Cap | ||
| 77 | Haris Rauf |  | 1993 11, df=y | Right-handed | Visa Contract and International Cap | ||
| 90 | Dilbar Hussain | | 1993 2, df=y | Right-handed | Visa Contract | ||
| Spin bowlers | |||||||
| 6 | | 14 June 2000 | Left-handed | ||||
| 75 |  | 20 December 1998 | Left-handed | Visa Contract and International Cap | |||
| 88 | Adam Zampa | | 1992 3, df=y | Right-handed | International Cap | ||
| Entry date | Role | No. | Player | From team | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Pace Bowler | 37 | Billy Stanlake | Adelaide Strikers | International Cap, Traded for Daniel Worrall | [2] | |
| 28 October 2020 | Batsman | 10 | Will Pucovski | Free Agent | [3] | ||
| 9 November 2020 | Wicket-keeper | 21 | Jonny Bairstow | International Player | Visa Contract and International Cap | [4] | |
| 12 November 2020 | Wicket-keeper | - | Nicholas Pooran | International Player | Visa Contract and International Cap | [5] | |
| 18 November 2020 | Spin Bowler | 75 | Zahir Khan | Brisbane Heat | Visa Contract and International Cap | [6] | |
| 24 November 2020 | Pace Bowler | 19 | Liam Hatcher | Sydney Thunder | [7] | ||
| 3 December 2020 | Wicket-keeper | 72 | Andre Fletcher | International Player | Visa Contract and International Cap | [8] | |
| 2 January 2021 | Pace Bowler | 43 | Sam Rainbird | Free Agent | [9] |
| Exit date | Role | No. | Player | To team | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 March 2020 | Pace Bowler | 8 | Dale Steyn | Released | Visa Contract and International Cap | [10] | |
| 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 | [11] | |
| 19 November 2020 | Spin Bowler | 25 | Sandeep Lamichhane | Hobart Hurricanes | Visa Contract and International Cap | [12] | |
| 3 December 2020 | Wicket-keeper | 21 | Jonny Bairstow | Withdrew | Visa Contract and International Cap |
| Match | Opponent | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,471 | ||
| 2 | 3,295 | ||
| 6 | |||
| 10 | |||
| 11 | |||
| 13 | |||
| 14 | |||
| Total Attendance | |||
| Average Attendance | |||
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches were played with a reduced capacity.
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Stoinis | 13 | 13 | 1 | 396 | 33.00 | 278 | 142.44 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 17 | |
| 2 | Glenn Maxwell | 14 | 13 | 1 | 379 | 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 | 29.87 | 166 | 143.97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | |
| 5 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 206 | 20.60 | 158 | 130.37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 9 | ||
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Ave. | Econ. | SR | 4W | 5W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |