Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars: Stars 58% to win

Scorchers 42%. Stars 58%.

Sunday 8 November 2026, 5:10pm AEDTNorth Sydney Oval, SydneyNeutral ground: the Scorchers are the designated home side

Prediction locks 8th November, 05:40 UTCWhen we've said 50–60%, the favourite won 402 of 713

The sides

Measure	Scorchers	Stars
XI caps	1,566T20s between the XI	1,915T20s between the XI
Top-seven average	24.4T20 batting	21.8T20 batting

When Scorchers bat

−0.26 an over

PowerplayOvers 1–6+0.02MiddleOvers 7–15−0.34DeathOvers 16–20−0.45

When Stars bat

−0.19 an over

PowerplayOvers 1–6−0.48MiddleOvers 7–15+0.01DeathOvers 16–20−0.19

Scorchers bat first

First innings175

Stars chase in18.2 overs

60%Stars win

40%Scorchers win

Stars bat first

First innings180

Scorchers short by29 runs

56%Stars win

44%Scorchers win

Scorchers v Stars: Stars 58% to win

Scorchers are 42% to win, Stars 58%. Stars are rated 6.9 runs a game the stronger side.

Batting first, Scorchers would make about 175 and Stars 180, against a par of 166 at North Sydney Oval. Teams batting first have won 15 of the last 24 here.

What total is safe?

First inningsDefended

Under 15038%12 of 32

150–16947%9 of 19

170–18991%10 of 11

190–209100%5 of 5

210+83%5 of 6

The case for Scorchers

Batting standout

Beth Mooney

236 runs, SR 123, 1 sixes in the last 10. Rated +7.1 runs a game with the bat.

The case for Stars

Bowling standout

Marizanne Kapp

13 wkts, econ 5.85 in the last 10. Rated +7.6 runs a game with the ball.