Marcus Stoinis. Photo: X/StarsBBL Marcus Stoinis. Photo: X/StarsBBL

Melbourne Stars captain Marcus Stoinis won the toss and opted to bowl first against Adelaide Strikers in the sixth match of the ongoing Big Bash League. (More Cricket News)

Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is back in the Stars Playing XI after missing the first couple of matches.

Adelaide Strikers Playing XI: Matthew Short(c), D Arcy Short, Jake Weatherald, Ollie Pope (wk), Alex Ross, Jamie Overton, Liam Scott, James Bazley, Henry Thornton, Cameron Boyce, Lloyd Pope

Melbourne Stars Playing XI: Ben Duckett, Thomas Fraser Rogers, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis(c), Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster, Sam Harper (wk), Tom Curran, Doug Warren, Adam Milne, Peter Siddle

Stars enter the game on the back of two losses in their first two matches. Strikers snatched loss from the jaws of victory in their opener against Sydney Thunder as a 31-run penultimate over cost them the game.

Full Squads:

"I really missed the semi-final because of the one-match suspension. It was such a crucial match," the 31-year-old India's defensive mainstay told PTI in an exclusive interview during the team's felicitation at the India House here on Saturday.

Adelaide Strikers Squad: Matthew Short(c), D Arcy Short, Jake Weatherald, Chris Lynn, Ollie Pope(w), Alex Ross, Jamie Overton, James Bazley, Henry Thornton, Cameron Boyce, Lloyd Pope, Brendan Doggett, Liam Haskett, Liam Scott

Melbourne Stars Squad: Thomas Fraser Rogers, Ben Duckett, Sam Harper(w), Marcus Stoinis(c), Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster, Tom Curran, Hamish McKenzie, Adam Milne, Brody Couch, Jonathan Merlo, Peter Siddle

Adelaide Strikers Vs Melbourne Stars Live Streaming

The telecast of the Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars BBL match will be available on Star Sports Network in India. BBL 14 will be live streamed on the Disney+Hotstar app.lucky sprite