On Thursday, January 8, the Melbourne Stars and the Sydney Sixers will meet up in Match 27 of the BBL 2025/2026 season at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as both teams are in the playoff race with this game meaning a lot to both teams. The Stars will have the advantage of playing at home and want to keep their excellent performances going while the Sixers want to show that they can compete with the teams in front of them for a playoff spot.

Currently the Melbourne Stars have won four out of six games and sit in third place in the standings due to their earlier win against the Sydney Sixers. The Stars will want to repeat their success again and advance up the ladder. The Sydney Sixers are currently in fourth place with three wins in six games and with the competition tightening this game is critical for them to stay in the top four and improve their position in the standings.

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BBL 2025-26, Match 27, STA vs SIX: Live Streaming Details

BBL 2025-26, Match 27, STA vs SIX: Probable Playing XI

Melbourne Stars (STA):

Sam Harper (wk), Thomas Rogers, Campbell Kellaway, Blake Macdonald, Marcus Stoinis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Tom Curran, Mitchell Swepson, Haris Rauf, Peter Siddle

Sydney Sixers (SIX):

Daniel Hughes, Babar Azam, Josh Philippe (wk), Moises Henriques (c), Jordan Silk, Jack Edwards, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott, Ben Manenti, Hayden Kerr