Smallest victories by Melbourne Stars in T20s
By runs
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 4 runs | - | 52 | 7.3 | v Hurricanes | Launceston | 30 Dec 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 runs | - | 166 | 20.0 | v Thunder | Melbourne | 10 Dec 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 runs | - | 135 | 20.0 | v Heat | Melbourne | 27 Jan 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 runs | - | 178 | 20.0 | v Heat | Brisbane | 20 Dec 2011 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 runs | - | 176 | 20.0 | v Strikers | Adelaide | 27 Dec 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 runs | - | 187 | 20.0 | v Strikers | Adelaide | 31 Dec 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 10 runs | - | 142 | 20.0 | v Scorchers | Melbourne | 18 Jan 2020 | Twenty20 | |
| 10 runs | - | 184 | 20.0 | v Hurricanes | Hobart | 4 Jan 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 11 runs | - | 70 | 8.1 | v Renegades | Melbourne | 7 Jan 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 13 runs | - | 146 | 19.4 | v Thunder | Melbourne | 8 Jan 2013 | Twenty20 | |
| 16 runs | - | 157 | 20.0 | v Sixers | Melbourne | 9 Jan 2025 | Twenty20 | |
| 19 runs | - | 204 | 20.0 | v Hurricanes | Hobart | 9 Jan 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 20 runs | - | 162 | 20.0 | v Scorchers | Melbourne | 27 Jan 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 20 runs | - | 208 | 20.0 | v Heat | Brisbane | 27 Dec 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 21 runs | - | 178 | 20.0 | v Sixers | Melbourne | 21 Dec 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 22 runs | - | 168 | 20.0 | v Heat | Carrara | 20 Dec 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 22 runs | - | 170 | 20.0 | v Thunder | Canberra | 12 Dec 2020 | Twenty20 | |
| 23 runs | - | 168 | 20.0 | v Renegades | Melbourne (Docklands) | 12 Jan 2018 | Twenty20 | |
| 24 runs | - | 20 | 2.0 | v Scorchers | W.A.C.A | 12 Dec 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 28 runs | - | 195 | 20.0 | v Thunder | Melbourne | 6 Feb 2020 | Twenty20 | |
| 38 runs | - | 184 | 20.0 | v Hurricanes | Melbourne | 16 Dec 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 40 runs | - | 220 | 19.3 | v Hurricanes | Melbourne | 19 Jan 2025 | Twenty20 | |
| 42 runs | - | 166 | 19.5 | v Renegades | Melbourne (Docklands) | 12 Jan 2025 | Twenty20 | |
| 44 runs | - | 168 | 19.4 | v Strikers | Moe | 23 Jan 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 44 runs | - | 220 | 20.0 | v Sixers | Melbourne | 12 Jan 2020 | Twenty20 | |
| 46 runs | - | 201 | 20.0 | v Renegades | Melbourne (Docklands) | 7 Jan 2017 | Twenty20 | |
| 52 runs | - | 147 | 19.0 | v Scorchers | W.A.C.A | 16 Jan 2016 | Twenty20 | |
| 52 runs | - | 164 | 16.0 | v Hurricanes | Moe | 22 Dec 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 76 runs | - | 209 | 17.3 | v Renegades | Melbourne | 20 Dec 2013 | Twenty20 | |
| 77 runs | - | 201 | 20.0 | v Sixers | Sydney | 29 Dec 2013 | Twenty20 | |
| 94 runs | - | 169 | 13.4 | v Sixers | Melbourne | 10 Feb 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 106 runs | - | 274 | 20.0 | v Hurricanes | Melbourne | 19 Jan 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 111 runs | - | 180 | 14.2 | v Strikers | Melbourne | 15 Jan 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 112 runs | - | 170 | 12.4 | v Renegades | Melbourne (Docklands) | 3 Jan 2015 | Twenty20 |
By wickets
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 2 wickets | 3 | 153 | 19.3 | v Strikers | Melbourne | 10 Jan 2017 | Twenty20 | |
| 3 wickets | 2 | 145 | 19.4 | v Heat | Brisbane | 11 Jan 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 3 wickets | - | 154 | 20.0 | v Renegades | Melbourne | 10 Jan 2015 | Twenty20 | |
| 3 wickets | 3 | 180 | 19.3 | v Scorchers | Melbourne | 21 Jan 2015 | Twenty20 | |
| 3 wickets | 5 | 186 | 19.1 | v Hurricanes | Melbourne | 27 Jan 2018 | Twenty20 | |
| 3 wickets | 2 | 143 | 19.4 | v Thunder | Sydney | 2 Jan 2020 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 5 | 135 | 19.1 | v Hurricanes | Melbourne | 15 Dec 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 3 | 155 | 19.3 | v Sixers | Sydney | 26 Dec 2023 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 5 | 132 | 19.1 | v Hurricanes | Melbourne | 21 Jan 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 8 | 140 | 18.4 | v Sixers | Sydney | 27 Dec 2015 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 31 | 131 | 14.5 | v Sixers | Sydney | 27 Dec 2018 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 5 | 140 | 19.1 | v Strikers | Melbourne | 10 Jan 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 11 | 150 | 18.1 | v Heat | Brisbane | 1 Jan 2025 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 2 | 169 | 19.4 | v Renegades | Melbourne | 4 Jan 2025 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 7 | 126 | 18.5 | v Strikers | Melbourne | 19 Jan 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 4 | 122 | 19.2 | v Renegades | Melbourne (Docklands) | 19 Jan 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 7 | 154 | 18.5 | v Hurricanes | Hobart | 14 Feb 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 13 | 146 | 17.5 | v Thunder | Melbourne | 8 Jan 2020 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 17 | 126 | 17.1 | v Heat | Canberra | 11 Dec 2020 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 5 | 151 | 19.1 | v Renegades | Melbourne | 17 Jan 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 17 | 152 | 17.1 | v Thunder | Sydney | 12 Dec 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 33 | 123 | 14.3 | v Renegades | Melbourne (Docklands) | 13 Jan 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 11 | 156 | 18.1 | v Strikers | Adelaide | 23 Dec 2025 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 5 | 156 | 19.1 | v Thunder | Sydney | 1 Jan 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 5 | 162 | 19.1 | v Renegades | Melbourne | 2 Jan 2016 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 11 | 140 | 18.1 | v Scorchers | Melbourne | 22 Jan 2016 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 14 | 189 | 17.4 | v Hurricanes | Hobart | 26 Dec 2016 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 16 | 135 | 17.2 | v Scorchers | W.A.C.A | 14 Jan 2017 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 13 | 149 | 17.5 | v Renegades | Melbourne | 1 Jan 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 8 | 169 | 18.4 | v Renegades | Melbourne (Docklands) | 10 Jan 2020 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 3 | 67 | 6.3 | v Hurricanes | Hobart | 28 Dec 2023 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 6 | 206 | 19.0 | v Strikers | Adelaide | 31 Dec 2023 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 75 | 91 | 7.3 | v Strikers | Melbourne | 9 Jan 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 33 | 107 | 14.3 | v Thunder | Sydney | 17 Jan 2015 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 30 | 125 | 15.0 | v Hurricanes | Melbourne | 6 Jan 2016 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 12 | 156 | 18.0 | v Renegades | Melbourne (Docklands) | 9 Jan 2016 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 16 | 136 | 17.2 | v Thunder | Carrara | 5 Jan 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 7 | 143 | 18.5 | v Renegades | Melbourne | 4 Jan 2020 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 48 | 87 | 12.0 | v Scorchers | Perth | 15 Jan 2020 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 37 | 150 | 13.5 | v Heat | Melbourne | 16 Jan 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 12 | 98 | 12.0 | v Renegades | Melbourne | 2 Jan 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 24 | 159 | 16.0 | v Hurricanes | Melbourne | 18 Dec 2025 | Twenty20 | |
| 9 wickets | 22 | 164 | 16.2 | v Renegades | Melbourne (Docklands) | 4 Jan 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 9 wickets | 33 | 109 | 14.3 | v Strikers | Melbourne | 12 Jan 2023 | Twenty20 |
By balls remaining in the second innings
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| Stars | 3 wickets | - | 154 | 20.0 | 20.0 | v Renegades | Melbourne | 10 Jan 2015 | Twenty20 |
| 3 wickets | 2 | 145 | 19.4 | 20.0 | v Heat | Brisbane | 11 Jan 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 3 wickets | 2 | 143 | 19.4 | 20.0 | v Thunder | Sydney | 2 Jan 2020 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 2 | 169 | 19.4 | 20.0 | v Renegades | Melbourne | 4 Jan 2025 | Twenty20 | |
| 3 wickets | 3 | 180 | 19.3 | 20.0 | v Scorchers | Melbourne | 21 Jan 2015 | Twenty20 | |
| 2 wickets | 3 | 153 | 19.3 | 20.0 | v Strikers | Melbourne | 10 Jan 2017 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 3 | 155 | 19.3 | 20.0 | v Sixers | Sydney | 26 Dec 2023 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 3 | 67 | 6.3 | 7.0 | v Hurricanes | Hobart | 28 Dec 2023 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 4 | 122 | 19.2 | 20.0 | v Renegades | Melbourne (Docklands) | 19 Jan 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 5 | 135 | 19.1 | 20.0 | v Hurricanes | Melbourne | 15 Dec 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 5 | 156 | 19.1 | 20.0 | v Thunder | Sydney | 1 Jan 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 5 | 132 | 19.1 | 20.0 | v Hurricanes | Melbourne | 21 Jan 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 5 | 162 | 19.1 | 20.0 | v Renegades | Melbourne | 2 Jan 2016 | Twenty20 | |
| 3 wickets | 5 | 186 | 19.1 | 20.0 | v Hurricanes | Melbourne | 27 Jan 2018 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 5 | 151 | 19.1 | 20.0 | v Renegades | Melbourne | 17 Jan 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 5 | 140 | 19.1 | 20.0 | v Strikers | Melbourne | 10 Jan 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 6 | 206 | 19.0 | 20.0 | v Strikers | Adelaide | 31 Dec 2023 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 7 | 126 | 18.5 | 20.0 | v Strikers | Melbourne | 19 Jan 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 7 | 154 | 18.5 | 20.0 | v Hurricanes | Hobart | 14 Feb 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 7 | 143 | 18.5 | 20.0 | v Renegades | Melbourne | 4 Jan 2020 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 8 | 140 | 18.4 | 20.0 | v Sixers | Sydney | 27 Dec 2015 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 8 | 169 | 18.4 | 20.0 | v Renegades | Melbourne (Docklands) | 10 Jan 2020 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 11 | 140 | 18.1 | 20.0 | v Scorchers | Melbourne | 22 Jan 2016 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 11 | 150 | 18.1 | 20.0 | v Heat | Brisbane | 1 Jan 2025 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 11 | 156 | 18.1 | 20.0 | v Strikers | Adelaide | 23 Dec 2025 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 12 | 156 | 18.0 | 20.0 | v Renegades | Melbourne (Docklands) | 9 Jan 2016 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 12 | 98 | 12.0 | 14.0 | v Renegades | Melbourne | 2 Jan 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 13 | 149 | 17.5 | 20.0 | v Renegades | Melbourne | 1 Jan 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 13 | 146 | 17.5 | 20.0 | v Thunder | Melbourne | 8 Jan 2020 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 14 | 189 | 17.4 | 20.0 | v Hurricanes | Hobart | 26 Dec 2016 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 16 | 135 | 17.2 | 20.0 | v Scorchers | W.A.C.A | 14 Jan 2017 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 16 | 136 | 17.2 | 20.0 | v Thunder | Carrara | 5 Jan 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 17 | 126 | 17.1 | 20.0 | v Heat | Canberra | 11 Dec 2020 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 17 | 152 | 17.1 | 20.0 | v Thunder | Sydney | 12 Dec 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 9 wickets | 22 | 164 | 16.2 | 20.0 | v Renegades | Melbourne (Docklands) | 4 Jan 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 24 | 159 | 16.0 | 20.0 | v Hurricanes | Melbourne | 18 Dec 2025 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 30 | 125 | 15.0 | 20.0 | v Hurricanes | Melbourne | 6 Jan 2016 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 31 | 131 | 14.5 | 20.0 | v Sixers | Sydney | 27 Dec 2018 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 33 | 107 | 14.3 | 20.0 | v Thunder | Sydney | 17 Jan 2015 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 33 | 123 | 14.3 | 20.0 | v Renegades | Melbourne (Docklands) | 13 Jan 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 9 wickets | 33 | 109 | 14.3 | 20.0 | v Strikers | Melbourne | 12 Jan 2023 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 37 | 150 | 13.5 | 20.0 | v Heat | Melbourne | 16 Jan 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 48 | 87 | 12.0 | 20.0 | v Scorchers | Perth | 15 Jan 2020 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 75 | 91 | 7.3 | 20.0 | v Strikers | Melbourne | 9 Jan 2014 | Twenty20 |
Tied matches
Team 1 | Team 2 | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| Stars | Sixers | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 5 Jan 2015 | Twenty20 |
Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars at Adelaide, Big Bash League 10th Match, Dec 23, 2025 [Twenty20]
Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars at Melbourne, Big Bash League 5th Match, Dec 18, 2025 [Twenty20]
Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars at Sydney, Big Bash League Knockout, Jan 22, 2025 [Twenty20]