MarcusStoinis

Debuting for his home state of Western Australia as a 19-year-old, Marcus Stoinis eventually moved to Victoria in 2012 seeking more opportunities as a young cricketer.

The allrounder didn’t take long to make his mark in the Sheffield Shield, with a breathtaking 170 against Tasmania in the 2013-14 season, followed by topping the run-scorers’ list for his state in 2014-15.

Within a year, Stoinis made his ODI & T20I debuts before being left out for nearly a year and a half from both formats.

However his consistent performances in first-class cricket earned him an ODI recall; a career-defining comeback which saw him smash 146 not out and claim three wickets against New Zealand. While his efforts didn’t get his side get over the finish line, it did manage to seal his spot in Australia’s limited over formats.

Named Australia’s ODI cricketer of the year in 2018-19, Stoinis has also been hugely impressive as a Melbourne Stars player the Big Bash League, with his then Big Bash record score of 147 off 79 balls a standout performance in BBL|09.

Stoinis was a key part of Australia’s maiden T20 World Cup triumph in 2021, guiding the team home (alongside Matthew Wade) in the first group stage match of the tournament against South Africa, and a nail-biting semi-final win over Pakistan.