Marcus Stoinis
Marcos Paul Stoinis is an Australian allrounder who has played 395 matches across T20 and ODI cricket for Australia, the Melbourne Stars, Lucknow Super Giants and several other franchises. His headline numbers are 8,386 runs at a batting average of 30.06 and a strike rate of 128.13, alongside 219 wickets at an economy of 7.88. The Big Bash League is the competition he has appeared in most, and his numbers there, 34.60 with the bat and 24.17 with the ball, represent his most complete returns across any single format. On recent form, he made a fifty against Perth Scorchers in January 2026 and 45 off 29 balls against Ireland in February 2026, though several surrounding appearances have been brief.

2026 Season Context
Current team & role
Lucknow Super Giants · All-Rounder
Recent form
Stoinis has had limited opportunities with the bat across his last 10 appearances, with a 55 off 39 balls against Perth Scorchers on 17 January 2026 and 45 off 29 balls against Ireland on 11 February
Strongest format
Big Bash League — The BBL is Stoinis's primary competition by match count, and his numbers there are the most complete in his profile. His bowling average of 24.17 in t
Career stats overview
68 ODI · 327 T20I appearances — spanning 2009 to present.
ODI
68 matches
The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.
T20I
327 matches
Brief but impactful — quality over volume in the shortest format.
Format-aware deep dive
Where he dominates
Middle-overs choke
Suffocates partnerships without needing wickets.
In a chase
Ten points above his career average when India chase.
Fielding impact
More than any Indian fielder of his era.
Best bowling
Colombo, 2024.
Career catches
Top-five fielder of his generation.
ICC titles
CT 2013, Asia Cup 2018, CT 2025.
Career threads
Beyond the numbers
395 matches, 8,386 runs and 219 wickets
Stoinis has contributed with both bat and ball across five competitions. His career batting average of 30.06 and bowling average of 31.09 make him one of the more balanced allrounders in franchise cricket over the past decade.
BBL is his primary competition
In 119 Big Bash League matches for the Melbourne Stars, Stoinis averages 34.60 with the bat at a strike rate of 133.97, and has taken 58 wickets at 24.17. Those are his strongest bowling returns across any competition he plays regularly.
T20I strike rate tops 149
Across 77 T20 Internationals for Australia, Stoinis averages 32.05 and strikes at 149.13, the highest strike rate of any competition in his profile. He has also taken 52 international T20 wickets at an average of 24.60.
The MCG is his home turf
In 54 matches at the MCG, Stoinis has made 1,434 runs at an average of 34.98 and a strike rate of 133.02, while taking 29 wickets at an economy of 7.27. No other venue comes close in volume or consistency.
Strong record against Hobart Hurricanes
Stoinis averages 47.45 against the Hobart Hurricanes across 17 matches, striking at 150.87. He has scored 522 runs against them, the best batting average he holds against any opponent in the top-eight matchups tracked.
Head-to-head
Vs opponents
Career totals broken down by the teams MP Stoinis has faced most often, heat-scaled by output.
England
- Matches
- 32
- Runs
- 632
- Wickets
- 16
India
- Matches
- 30
- Runs
- 682
- Wickets
- 22
Brisbane Heat
- Matches
- 19
- Runs
- 512
- Wickets
- 8
Hobart Hurricanes
- Matches
- 17
- Runs
- 522
- Wickets
- 6
Melbourne Renegades
- Matches
- 17
- Runs
- 502
- Wickets
- 14
Pakistan
- Matches
- 16
- Runs
- 349
- Wickets
- 7
Sydney Thunder
- Matches
- 16
- Runs
- 430
- Wickets
- 8
Mumbai Indians
- Matches
- 15
- Runs
- 342
- Wickets
- 14
Grounds played at
Home & away grounds
The venues where MP Stoinis has turned out most often.
Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Matches
- 54
- Runs
- 1,434
- Wickets
- 29
BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
- Matches
- 16
- Runs
- 361
- Wickets
- 5
Sydney Cricket Ground
- Matches
- 16
- Runs
- 343
- Wickets
- 7
Dubai International Cricket Stadium
- Matches
- 15
- Runs
- 281
- Wickets
- 6
Adelaide Oval
- Matches
- 13
- Runs
- 391
- Wickets
- 10
Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas
- Matches
- 13
- Runs
- 176
- Wickets
- 12
Bellerive Oval
- Matches
- 12
- Runs
- 374
- Wickets
- 7
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- Matches
- 12
- Runs
- 253
- Wickets
- 4
Official profile
Elsewhere on the web
ESPNcricinfo
MP Stoinis's profile
Historical aggregates derived from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under ODC-BY licence. 2001/02–2026 IPL seasons. Batting average uses dismissals as the denominator; bowler wickets are credited only for bowler-kind dismissals (bowled, caught, lbw, caught-and-bowled, stumped, hit wicket). Venue and opposition splits are rebuilt after every ingest from the Cricsheet archive.