STA vs STR Dream11 Prediction, Match 34, Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates

The Melbourne Stars are set to face the Adelaide Strikers in the 34th match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on Tuesday, January 13.

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STA vs STR Dream11 Prediction
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Preview

In the 34th game of the BBL 2025-26, Melbourne Stars (STA) are set to face Adelaide Strikers (STR). Melbourne Stars won five of the eight games, giving them an outstanding start to the season, and they are now in 3rd place in the points table. In that game, Sam Harper and Thomas Rogers performed brilliantly and scored 84 and 53 runs, respectively. While Haris Marcus Stoinis took three wickets in bowling.

On the other hand, the Adelaide Strikers have not performed well so far this season, winning just three games out of eight. In the last game, they lost by 32 runs against the Perth Scorchers. However, in the last games, Alex Carey scored 71 runs, and Matthew Short also scored fifty. While Lloyd Pope did well in the bowling, taking two wickets.

Match Information

Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers, Match 34

Big Bash League, 13 Jan 2026, Tue, 1:45 PM IST, Melbourne Cricket Ground

Match Starts In

00:15:22:16

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Broadcast

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Live Stream

Fancode

Weather Report

stadiumMelbourne Cricket Ground

Clouds

17.5°C

humidity85% (Humidity)

Probable Playing XI

Melbourne Stars

SB Harper (wk), Tom Rogers, Campbell Kellaway, GJ Maxwell, MP Stoinis (C), HWR Cartwright, TK Curran, PM Siddle, Haris Rauf, Mitchell Swepson, Blake Macdonald

Bench : JM Clarke, Hamish McKenzie, Liam Hatcher, Austin Anlezark, SM Boland, J Merlo, A Sharma, Tom Whitney, SR Hain

Adelaide Strikers

AT Carey (wk), MW Short (C), CA Lynn, Liam Scott, J Overton, MW Harvey, H Manenti, L Wood, Hasan Ali, CJ Boyce, L Pope

Bench : Thomas Kelly, HJ Nielsen, TM Head, Jason Sangha, AI Ross, Henry Thornton, Jordan Buckingham, J Wadia, Tom Straker, T Shamsi

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne generally offered a balanced surface. While the first power play will provide good conditions for the batsmen to play in, as the game progresses, the pitch will slow down a bit and make it challenging for the batsmen to play their shots.

55%

Pace Bowling

45%

Spin Bowling

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60%

Batting Pitch

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160

Average Score

40%

Bowling Pitch

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Player Picks

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7.5
C

Sam Harper STA | WK

Sam Harper is currently performing well. Moreover, he has scored 84 runs in the last game against the Renegades. His brilliant performance in the top order will definitely boost the team's performance.

CT
CT
9
VC

Matthew Short STR | ALL-ROUNDER

Matthew Short performed brilliantly in the recent past for the Strikers. Moreover, he scored 52 runs in the last game against Perth. He has the ability to perform well with the bat and ball.

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CT
CT
8

Mackenzie Harvey

STR | BAT

CT
CT
7.5

Hilton Cartwright

STA | BAT

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Teams will be updated after Toss

Last Updated On - Jan 12 2026 6:43 PM

Players
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Team 1

STA

6 : 5

STR

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12.5/100

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CT
CT
Alex Carey

7

CT
CT
Sam Harper
VC

7.5

CT
CT
Tom Rogers

7

CT
CT
Jamie Overton

9

CT
CT
Marcus Stoinis
C

8

CT
CT
Matthew Short

9

CT
CT
Liam Scott

8

CT
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Glenn Maxwell

9

CT
CT
Tom Curran

7

CT
CT
Haris Rauf

8.5

CT
CT
Lloyd Pope

7.5

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