Overview
- Melbourne Stars beat Adelaide Strikers by six wickets, chasing 84 with 29 balls to spare.
- Adelaide were dismissed for 83, their second-lowest BBL total and one of the lowest team scores recorded at the MCG.
- Tom Curran took career-best T20 figures, reported as either 4-10 or 4-9, removing Alex Carey, Chris Lynn, Jason Sangha and Liam Scott.
- Mitchell Swepson added 3-22 and Marcus Stoinis 2-8 as Adelaide slumped to 55-9 before a last-wicket stand pushed them past 80.
- The win moved the Stars above Perth into second and sealed their finals berth, while the Strikers were eliminated; Stoinis retired hurt with a thumb knock and said he expects to be cleared after precautionary scans.