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Melbourne Stars Women Team: Squad, Results, Stats & Schedule
Melbourne Stars Women's complete team hub: the seven-player WBBL|12 contracted core currently published by the club and all ten upcoming fixtures; the 16-name WBBL|11 roster and replacement timeline; every regular-season and Knockout score; Meg Lanning's 479 runs, Sophie Day's 16 wickets and Annabel Sutherland's all-round record; Andy Christie's coaching role; Junction Oval; official channels; and all eleven completed WBBL seasons.
St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
STA-W
WBBL|06 runners-up and minor premiers · WBBL|11 Knockout finalists · foundation club
- Captain
- Annabel Sutherland
- Head coach
- Andy Christie
- Home
- Junction Oval
- Founded
- 2015 · WBBL foundation club
Team overview
Melbourne Stars Women at a glance
Melbourne Stars Women are one of the eight foundation Women's Big Bash League clubs. The Cricket Victoria-owned side is based at Junction Oval and is tracked separately from the men's Melbourne Stars.
Their best finish remains WBBL|06: the Stars led the regular-season table with an 8-3 record, then finished runners-up. WBBL|11 produced their second finals appearance and first since that 2020 campaign.
The Stars finished fourth in the WBBL|11 league stage with five wins, four losses, one no-result, 11 points and a +0.629 net run rate. Perth Scorchers ended the campaign by 28 runs in the Knockout.
Meg Lanning led the completed season with 479 runs and won the club player award after also taking the regular-season Golden Bat. Sophie Day took 16 wickets, while captain Annabel Sutherland contributed 174 runs and 11 wickets.
Upcoming seasonPre-season
Full fixture released; contracted core still building
The official club directory currently displays Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Day, Kim Garth, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning, Rhys McKenna and Indigo Noble. The complete ten-match draw is published, but the list is labelled as a signed core until the club announces the final squad.
Performance leaders
Melbourne Stars Women's WBBL|11 team leaders
The completed WBBL|11 figures include the Knockout where the club's published season totals do. Lanning's club award and Golden Bat, and the official team-of-the-tournament selections for Lanning, Garth and Day, are kept distinct from the transparent all-round comparison.
Top run-scorer479 runsMeg Lanning
11 matches · average 53.22 · club player of season · regular-season Golden Bat
Second run-scorer234 runsAmy Jones
First Stars season · joint second in the club award
Sophie Day
Competition joint-third · selected in the official team of the tournament
Kim Garth
Average 16.50 · official team-of-the-tournament selection
Annabel Sutherland
Captain and the team's third-leading wicket-taker
Highest score135Meg Lanning
Against Sydney Sixers in the 111-run DLS win
WBBL|11 league table5 wins · 4 losses · 1 NR4th · 11 pts
Club player of seasonMeg Lanning479 runs
Best bowling supportKim Garth14 wickets
Completed scores
All 11 Melbourne Stars Women outcomes in WBBL|11
The table contains all ten league-stage outcomes and the Knockout. The opener was a rain no-result after Adelaide's chase stopped at 4.2 overs; three later results used the official DLS margins.
| Result | Date | Opponent & venue | Scores | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR | Match 4 | Adelaide Strikers WomenJunction Oval, Melbourne | STA-W 184/5 (20 overs)Adelaide Strikers Women 32/1 (4.2 overs) | No result · rain |
| W | Match 8 | Perth Scorchers WomenKaren Rolton Oval, Adelaide | STA-W 173/4 (20 overs)Perth Scorchers Women 78/8 (9 overs) | Won by 16 runs (DLS) |
| L | Match 13 | Melbourne Renegades WomenJunction Oval, Melbourne | STA-W 141/7 (20 overs)Melbourne Renegades Women 145/6 (18.5 overs) | Lost by 4 wickets |
| W | Match 17 | Sydney Sixers WomenNorth Sydney Oval, Sydney | STA-W 219/4 (20 overs)Sydney Sixers Women 42 all out (7.4 overs) | Won by 111 runs (DLS) |
| W | Match 22 | Brisbane Heat WomenAllan Border Field, Brisbane | STA-W 171/8 (20 overs)Brisbane Heat Women 153/9 (20 overs) | Won by 18 runs |
| W | Match 24 | Hobart Hurricanes WomenJunction Oval, Melbourne | STA-W 151/6 (20 overs)Hobart Hurricanes Women 114 all out (16.2 overs) | Won by 37 runs |
| W | Match 28 | Melbourne Renegades WomenJunction Oval, Melbourne | STA-W 160/5 (20 overs)Melbourne Renegades Women 115 all out (16.3 overs) | Won by 45 runs |
| L | Match 32 | Hobart Hurricanes WomenNinja Stadium, Hobart | STA-W 98 all out (15.5 overs)Hobart Hurricanes Women 176/4 (17 overs) | Lost by 81 runs (DLS) |
| L | Match 34 | Sydney Sixers WomenDrummoyne Oval, Sydney | STA-W 148/8 (20 overs)Sydney Sixers Women 164/5 (20 overs) | Lost by 16 runs |
| L | Match 38 | Sydney Thunder WomenJunction Oval, Melbourne | STA-W 66/6 (10 overs)Sydney Thunder Women 79/1 (7.1 overs) | Lost by 9 wickets (DLS) |
| L | Match Knockout | Perth Scorchers WomenWACA Ground, Perth | STA-W 145/9 (20 overs)Perth Scorchers Women 173/5 (20 overs) | Lost by 28 runs |
Upcoming fixtures
10 upcoming STA-W matches in Women's Big Bash League WBBL|12
All dates and AEDT start times follow the official WBBL|12 fixture release. Five games are designated Stars home fixtures, five are away, and the Stars appear six times at Junction Oval because the second derby is a Renegades home match.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League match | Hobart Hurricanes WomenHome | Junction OvalMelbourne | 19:10AEDT | Upcoming |
| League match | Adelaide Strikers WomenAway | Karen Rolton OvalAdelaide | 15:40AEDT | Upcoming |
| League match | Perth Scorchers WomenHome | Junction OvalMelbourne | 19:10AEDT | Upcoming |
| League match | Sydney Sixers WomenHome | Junction OvalMelbourne | 19:10AEDT | Upcoming |
| League match | Perth Scorchers WomenAway | North Sydney OvalSydney | 17:10AEDT | Upcoming |
| League match | Brisbane Heat WomenHome | Junction OvalMelbourne | 15:40AEDT | Upcoming |
| League match | Sydney Thunder WomenAway | Drummoyne OvalSydney | 19:10AEDT | Upcoming |
| League match | Melbourne Renegades WomenHome | Junction OvalMelbourne | 19:10AEDT | Upcoming |
| League match | Sydney Sixers WomenAway | North Sydney OvalSydney | 19:10AEDT | Upcoming |
| League match | Melbourne Renegades WomenAway | Junction OvalMelbourne | 15:40AEDT | Upcoming |
WBBL|11 final roster and replacement timeline
Melbourne Stars Women WBBL|11 squad
The 16-name season record preserves the official 15-player WBBL|11 squad plus Maia Bouchier, who joined as Marizanne Kapp's documented international replacement for the back end of the season. The current WBBL|12 directory separately lists seven contracted players and is not presented as a final squad.
Batters
Women · BatterMeg Lanning
Women · BatterMaia BouchierWicketkeeper-batters
Women · WK-BatterAmy JonesAll-Rounders
Bowlers
Competition record
League and season history
The Stars women's program also enters Cricket Australia's T20 Spring Challenge. Those development-event squads and results are not merged into this WBBL record. The WBBL|12 Stars and Renegades remain separate teams with separate fixtures despite 2026 reporting about future Victorian franchise changes.
| Season | Finish | Record | Top scorer | Most wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 · WBBL|11 | 4th · Knockout | 5 wins · 4 losses · 1 NR | Meg Lanning · 479 | Sophie Day · 16 |
| 2024/25 · WBBL|10 | 8th | 2 wins · 7 losses · 1 NR | Meg Lanning · 158 | Kim Garth · 10 |
| 2023/24 · WBBL|09 | 7th | 6 wins · 8 losses | Annabel Sutherland · 288 | Sophie Day · 27 |
| 2022/23 · WBBL|08 | 6th | 5 wins · 6 losses · 3 NR | Annabel Sutherland · 304 | Annabel Sutherland · 21 |
| 2021/22 · WBBL|07 | 5th | 5 wins · 7 losses · 2 NR | Elyse Villani · 439 | Kim Garth · 15 |
| 2020/21 · WBBL|06 | 1st · Runners-up | 8 wins · 3 losses · 3 NR | Meg Lanning · 493 | Nat Sciver · 19 |
| 2019/20 · WBBL|05 | 8th | 2 wins · 12 losses | Lizelle Lee · 475 | Erin Osborne · 11 |
| 2018/19 · WBBL|04 | 7th | 5 wins · 8 losses · 1 NR | Lizelle Lee · 276 | Alana King · 15 |
| 2017/18 · WBBL|03 | 7th | 5 wins · 9 losses | Lizelle Lee · 349 | Erin Osborne · 15 |
| 2016/17 · WBBL|02 | 5th | 7 wins · 7 losses | Meg Lanning · 502 | Gemma Triscari · 13 |
| 2015/16 · WBBL|01 | 5th | 7 wins · 7 losses | Meg Lanning · 560 | Morna Nielsen · 18 |
Team operations
STA-W coaching and support staff
Andy Christie
Appointed in May 2025 on a two-season deal covering WBBL|11 and WBBL|12.
Annabel Sutherland
Current captain, WBBL|11 finals captain and part of the confirmed WBBL|12 core.
Clint McKay
Works across the Stars high-performance program and was cited in WBBL recruitment announcements.
James Rosengarten
Current Melbourne Stars General Manager and club spokesperson for the WBBL|12 fixture.
Cricket Victoria
Owns the Stars' men's and women's programs; their competition records remain separate.
Home venue
Junction Oval · CitiPower Centre
St Kilda, Melbourne, AustraliaJunction Oval is the Stars women's principal home and training venue. The WBBL|12 draw gives the side six appearances there: five designated Stars home matches and the 28 November derby designated as a Renegades home game. Permanent lights are scheduled to host the Stars' opening-night fixture on 29 October 2026.
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Latest STA-W updates
Official club updates cover the WBBL|12 draw and contracted core, WBBL|11 award and finals result, the two-season coaching appointment and the separate Spring Challenge entry. Transfer rumours are excluded.
Second competition · 15 Jul 2026
Stars prepare for the 2026 T20 Spring Challenge in Sydney
Read at Melbourne Stars ↗Fixture release · 02 Jul 2026WBBL|12 draw gives the Stars six Junction Oval appearances
Read at Melbourne Stars ↗Club awards · 02 Apr 2026Meg Lanning wins the Stars' WBBL|11 player award
Read at Melbourne Stars ↗Contracts · 18 Dec 2025Lanning, Garth and Sutherland re-sign for WBBL|12
Read at Melbourne Stars ↗Finals · 10 Dec 2025Stars' WBBL|11 campaign ends in the Knockout
Read at Melbourne Stars ↗Coach · 05 May 2025Andy Christie appointed Stars WBBL coach on a two-season deal
Read at Melbourne Stars ↗Official destinations
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Reader questions
Melbourne Stars Women FAQ
Who coaches Melbourne Stars Women in WBBL|12?
Andy Christie is the head coach. His two-season appointment covers WBBL|11 and WBBL|12.
Who captains Melbourne Stars Women?
Annabel Sutherland is the current captain and part of the confirmed WBBL|12 core.
Is the Melbourne Stars Women WBBL|12 squad final?
No. The official directory currently lists seven contracted players, so the page labels it as a signed core rather than a final squad.
Who scored the most Stars runs in WBBL|11?
Meg Lanning scored 479 runs in 11 matches, won the club player award and took the regular-season Golden Bat.
Who took the most Stars wickets in WBBL|11?
Sophie Day took 16 wickets and was selected in the official WBBL|11 team of the tournament.
Who was the Stars' leading all-rounder in WBBL|11?
Captain Annabel Sutherland combined 174 runs with 11 wickets.
Where did Melbourne Stars Women finish in WBBL|11?
They finished fourth in the league stage with five wins, four losses, one no-result and 11 points, then lost the Knockout to Perth Scorchers.
Have Melbourne Stars Women won the WBBL?
No. Their best finish is runners-up in WBBL|06, when they also won the minor premiership.
Where do Melbourne Stars Women play home matches?
Junction Oval, also called CitiPower Centre, is their principal home. Five WBBL|12 fixtures are designated Stars home matches there.
Why are there six Stars matches at Junction Oval?
The five designated home games are joined by the 28 November derby, which is at Junction Oval but designated as a Renegades home match.
Why does the squad section show 16 players?
It preserves the official 15-player WBBL|11 squad plus documented replacement Maia Bouchier. It is a season timeline, not the partial WBBL|12 list.
Do Melbourne Stars Women play in another competition?
Yes. The program also enters the T20 Spring Challenge, but those squads and results are kept separate from the WBBL record.
References
Sources for this team page
Updated 2026-08-10. Official Stars pages lead the current squad tracker, fixture, coach, WBBL|11 roster and replacement record, leaders, awards and Knockout. Cricket Australia and ESPNcricinfo supply the closed score and historical ledgers. The partial WBBL|12 directory stays separate from the 16-name WBBL|11 timeline.
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Melbourne StarsCurrent official WBBL|12 seven-player contracted directory
Open ↗02Melbourne StarsComplete WBBL|12 fixture list and Junction Oval context
Open ↗03Melbourne StarsOfficial 15-player WBBL|11 final squad
Open ↗04Melbourne StarsMaia Bouchier replacement signing and roster timeline
Open ↗05Melbourne StarsWBBL|11 player award, 479-run Lanning total and Garth figures
Open ↗06Melbourne StarsAndy Christie two-season coaching appointment
Open ↗07Melbourne StarsOfficial WBBL|11 Knockout report and final score
Open ↗08Melbourne StarsOfficial current WBBL|11 team batting and bowling leaders
Open ↗09Cricket AustraliaWBBL|11 table, scorecards, season awards and team of tournament
Open ↗10ESPNcricinfoWBBL season summaries, historic leaders and overall team records
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