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Stoinis back for Stars-Scorchers BBL clash

By AAP Newswire

Dec 29, 2022

Marcus Stoinis has made a welcome return to the Melbourne Stars lineup. -AAP Image

The Melbourne Stars have won the toss and elected to bat in their BBL clash with the Perth Scorchers at Optus Stadium.

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The Stars have been bolstered by the return of experienced duo Marcus Stoinis and Nathan Coulter-Nile, with James Seymour and Liam Hatcher making way.

The Scorchers go in unchanged.Â

The two teams faced off six days ago, with the Scorchers posting a mammoth 7-229 on the way to a crushing 61-run win.

The Scorchers (3-1) will go to outright top with a win on Thursday night, while the Stars (1-3) are aiming for just their second victory of the season.

TEAMS

Scorchers: Adam Lyth, Faf du Plessis, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Ashton Turner (capt), Aaron Hardie, Ashton Agar, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Peter Hatzoglou.

Stars: Joe Clarke, Tom Rogers, Beau Webster, Nick Larkin, Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Campbell Kellaway, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Luke Wood, Trent Boult, Adam Zampa (capt).