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| Full name | Marcus Peter Stoinis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1989-08-16)16 August 1989 (age 36) Perth,Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armmedium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Battingall-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 209) | 11 September 2015 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 10 November 2024 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 74) | 31 August 2015 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 8 November 2025 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008/09–2009/10 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012/13 | Perth Scorchers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012/13–2016/17 | Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013/14–present | Melbourne Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018, 2025 | Kings XI Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18–2022/23 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Delhi Capitals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Lucknow Super Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Southern Brave | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022/23 | Sharjah Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | San Francisco Unicorns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24–2024/25 | Durban's Super Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Texas Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Trent Rockets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marcus Peter Stoinis (born 16 August 1989) is an Australian internationalcricketer who represents the Australia national cricket team inTwenty20 International cricket. He is a right-handed battingall-rounder who bowls right-armmedium. Domestically, Stoinis captainedMelbourne Stars in the2024–25 Big Bash League and has playedSheffield Shield cricket forWestern Australia andVictoria.[1][2][3]
Stoinis was a member of the Australian teams that won both the2021 T20 World Cup and2023 Cricket World Cup. He has played in a number ofTwenty20 leagues around the world.
Stoinis is anAustralian of Greek heritage, he was born inPerth, and represented Western Australia at both under-17 and under-19 level.[4][5] Stoinis played for theAustralian under-19 cricket team at the2008 ICC Under-19 World Cup.[6] The following year, he represented Australia at theHong Kong Sixes.[7]
After playing severalFutures League matches for the state under-23 side, Stoinis made hisList A debut for Western Australia in the2008–09 Ford Ranger Cup. Both his one-day debut and hisSheffield Shield debut (two days later) came againstQueensland atthe Gabba.[8][9] Stoinis played one more Sheffield Shield game and two more Ford Ranger Cup matches during the 2008–09 season, and one in each competition during the 2009–10 season, but was not regularly selected.[10][11]
In Australia, Stoinis has played club cricket for Scarborough in theWestern Australian Grade Cricket competition and forNorthcote in theVictorian Premier Cricket.[12][13] He spent part of the 2012 English season playing for the Peterborough Town Cricket Club in theNorthampton Premier League,[14] and in one match took ahat-trick.[15] Stoinis also played fiveSecond XI Championship matches forKent County Cricket Club during his time in England.[16]
In December 2012, Stoinis was selected in thePerth Scorchers' squad for the2012–13 Big Bash League season, replacing the injuredMitchell Marsh.[17] In the 2013, Stoinis began representingVictoria domestically, before returning to Western Australia for the 2017–18 season.[18]
He was signed by theDelhi Daredevils ahead of the2015 edition of theIndian Premier League.[19] He was then picked up by theKings XI Punjab for the2016 season in the auction forINR 5.5 million.[20] On 13 May 2016 he achieved his career best T20 figures in a game for Kings XI againstMumbai Indians, taking 4/15 from his four overs.[21][22]
Stoinis was promoted to permanently open the batting for the Melbourne Stars in 2018, and the move paid dividends. Signing a four-year deal at the start of the season, Stoinis was the leading run scorer for the Stars in the2018-19 Big Bash League, scoring 533 runs at an average of 53.30, while also taking 14 wickets.[23] He was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the2020 IPL auction.[24] In the2020 IPL auction, he was bought by theDelhi Capitals ahead of the2020 Indian Premier League.[25]
In the Melbourne derby on 5 January 2020, Stoinis was fined $7,500 for a homophobic slur directed atRenegades bowlerKane Richardson.[26] He expressed remorse for the incident, saying he got "caught in the moment and took it too far".
On 12 January 2020, Stoinis scored 147 from 79 balls againstSydney Sixers, setting the new highest individual score in the Big Bash League.[27] In July 2020, he was named in theBarbados Tridents squad for the2020 Caribbean Premier League.[28][29] In 2021, Marcus Stoinis played for the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League.[30] He scored 71 runs at an average of 23.66 and took 2 wickets, at an average of 54.50[31] before the IPL was postponed[32]
In April 2022, he was bought by theSouthern Brave for the2022 season ofThe Hundred in England.[33]
In March 2023, he was signed by the San Francisco Unicorns for the first edition ofMajor League Cricket in the United States.
In December 2024, he was named as the Melbourne Stars captain for theBBL14 season as the replacement forGlenn Maxwell.[34]
Stoinis made hisTwenty20 International debutagainst England on 31 August 2015.[35] HisOne Day International debut came against the same team on 11 September 2015.[36] On 30 January 2017, in his second ODIagainst New Zealand, Stoinis took three wickets and scored 146not out. This was the highest ODI score from seventh in the batting order by an Australian batsman.[37] Stoinis was awardedman of the match, despite his team losing.[38]
In March 2017, he was added in the AustraliaTest squad for the third and fourth Testsagainst India as a replacement for the injuredMitchell Marsh,[39] although he did not play in either match.
In April 2018, he was awarded a national contract byCricket Australia for the 2018–19 season.[40][41] In January 2019, he was added to Australia'sTest squad for the second Testagainst Sri Lanka.[42] In April 2019, he was named inAustralia's squad for the2019 Cricket World Cup.[43][44]In the 2019 World Cup, after playing the first four games, Stoinis picked up a side strain injury.[45]
On 16 July 2020, Stoinis was named in a 26-man preliminary squad of players to begin training ahead of a possibletour to England following theCOVID-19 pandemic.[46][47] On 14 August 2020,Cricket Australia confirmed that the fixtures would be taking place, with Stoinis included in the touring party.[48][49]
In August 2021, Stoinis was named in Australia's squad for the2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[50]
In August 2023, Stoinis was named in Australia's squad for the2023 Cricket World Cup, where he played 6 matches and was part of the squad, where the Australia team won the World Cup.[50]
In May 2024, Stoinis was named in Australia’s squad for the2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament, where he was instrumental in the tournament, scoring 169 runs at 42.25, and 10 wickets at economy 8.88.[51][52][53][54]
In February 2025, before the Champions Trophy, Stoinis announced his retirement from ODI cricket.[55][56][57][58]
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