Big Bash League 2025/26, Match 14

Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars

Sydney Thunder 128 20 ov
Melbourne Stars 132/1 14 ov

Melbourne Stars won by 9 wickets

Venue
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Date
Sun, 28 December 2025
Toss
Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to field
Player of the match
Haris Rauf

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made Melbourne Stars 66% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field.

Sydney Thunder win

Melbourne Stars win

Sydney Thunder batMelbourne Stars chase 129

Turning point −7 to Melbourne Stars. 8.2, first innings: Marcus Stoinis to David Warner, wicket, 55/3. Sydney Thunder went from 31% to 24%.

Moved it most Glenn Maxwell −12.7 · Joe Clarke +10.9 · Mitchell Swepson +10.8 · R Hadley −10.2

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
S Konstasb MJ Swepson11150073.3−4.9
Matthew Gilkesc MP Stoinis b Haris Rauf241312184.6+1.8
David Warnerc C Kellaway b MP Stoinis10120183.3−8.6
Cameron Bancroftlbw b MJ Swepson10131076.9−5.2
Samuel Billingsc GJ Maxwell b Haris Rauf231921121.1−1.2
Shadab Khanc HWR Cartwright b PM Siddle252420104.2−0.4
Daniel Samsb MP Stoinis3300100.0−2.8
Chris Greenc TF Rogers b Haris Rauf121110109.1−0.9
Tanveer Sanghac TF Rogers b TK Curran130033.3−0.3
Reece Topleynot out5*500100.0−0.1
R Hadleyc SB Harper b TK Curran120050.0−0.2
Extras w 33
Total 20 ov, 6.40 an over128

Fall of wickets 33-1 (Gilkes, 3.5), 39-2 (Konstas, 5.1), 55-3 (Warner, 8.2), 63-4 (Bancroft, 9.5), 90-5 (Billings, 14), 103-6 (Sams, 15.3), 112-7 (Khan, 17.2), 122-8 (Green, 18.4), 124-9 (Sangha, 19.2), 128-10 (Hadley, 20)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Glenn Maxwell1012012.00110−13.0
Thomas Curran402225.501000+1.8
Peter Siddle402215.501000+3.4
Haris Rauf402937.251000+9.7
Marcus Stoinis302528.33720+6.0
Mitchell Swepson401824.50900+10.8

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