Joel Paris to D Arcy Short, no run, 130.6kph, full on off, D'Arcy Short push-drives to mid-off

Joel Paris to D Arcy Short, wide, 130.8kph, full and down leg

There's a slip in place

Joel Paris to D Arcy Short, no run, fullish on off, D'Arcy Short defends it to cover

Joel Paris to Matthew Short, 3 runs, pitched up, not much swing and Matthew Short drives to the left of mid-off

Joel Paris to Matthew Short, no run

Matthew Short and D Arcy Short are at the crease. Matthew Short is on strike. Joel Paris will open the attack

The players make their way out to the middle. Paris has the new ball in his hand. Off we go...

Teams:

Melbourne Stars (Playing XI): Daniel Lawrence, Thomas Rogers, Beau Webster, Glenn Maxwell(c), Sam Harper(w), Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Imad Wasim, Joel Paris, Corey Rocchiccioli, Mark Steketee

Adelaide Strikers (Playing XI): Matthew Short(c), D Arcy Short, Chris Lynn, Adam Hose, Jamie Overton, Harry Nielsen(w), James Bazley, Ben Manenti, Wes Agar, Brendan Doggett, Cameron Boyce

Teams:

Melbourne Stars (Playing XI): Daniel Lawrence, Thomas Rogers, Beau Webster, Glenn Maxwell(c), Sam Harper(w), Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Imad Wasim, Joel Paris, Corey Rocchiccioli, Mark Steketee

Teams:

Melbourne Stars (Playing XI): Sam Harper(w), Glenn Maxwell(c), Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Thomas Rogers, Beau Webster, Daniel Lawrence, Imad Wasim, Joel Paris, Corey Rocchiccioli, Mark Steketee

Adelaide Strikers (Playing XI): Matthew Short(c), D Arcy Short, Chris Lynn, Adam Hose, Jamie Overton, Harry Nielsen(w), James Bazley, Ben Manenti, Wes Agar, Brendan Doggett, Cameron Boyce

Melbourne Stars have won the toss and have opted to field

17:45 Local Time, 07:15 GMT, 12:45 IST: It's a tradition to have the New Year's Eve Big Bash encounter at the beautiful Adelaide Oval. Hello everyone. It's #4 vs #5. After three heavy losses, Melbourne Stars have now won two on the bounce. Haris Rauf, after going wicketless in his first two matches, has now picked back-to-back three-fers. Usama Mir is doing a fine job in the middle overs. The batting unit is strong but they are yet to fire as a unit. Maxwell and Co. will be keen to keep the winning momentum going. Adelaide, on the other hand, come into this match on the back of two successive losses.  They'll hope to bounce back as they return home, where they registered their only win of this season. The Stars won the last two encounters against the Strikers with Stoinis (who's currently out of form) starring with a 35-ball 74 in the previous New Year's Eve match. Can Adelaide put on a good show in front of their fans? Let's hope we are treated to a thriller. Bat-flip and team updates coming up in a bit...

Squads:

Melbourne Stars Squad: Sam Harper(w), Glenn Maxwell(c), Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Thomas Rogers, Beau Webster, Imad Wasim, Jonathan Merlo, Joel Paris, Brody Couch, Daniel Lawrence, Nick Larkin, Mark Steketee, Corey Rocchiccioli