The Melbourne Stars’ undefeated start to BBL|15 faces another challenge on Sunday evening, as they trek to Canberra for a duel with a David Warner-led Sydney Thunder outfit.
Both sides faced off in ‘The Knockout’ match of last summer’s finals campaign, with the Thunder coming up eventual winners in an (ironically) thunder-affected match at ENGIE Stadium.
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More recently, the Stars are coming off an emphatic win over the Sydney Sixers on Boxing Day, which saw wicketkeeper Sam Harper blitz his maiden Big Bash ton and give his side their third straight win to start their campaign.
After two losses to begin their season, the Thunder finally tasted victory against the Brisbane Heat pre-Christmas off the back of a stellar 127-run opening stand between Matthew Gilkes and Sam Konstas.
They take an unchanged squad to Manuka Oval for tonight’s fixture, while the Stars have brought in batter Tom Rogers at the expense of young quick Tom Whitney.
Despite the Thunder having previously played home games at the Canberra venue, it will be the Stars who will sit in the home dugout for their annual ‘home’ game away from the MCG.
The bat flip will take place at 6.30pm AEDT, with the first ball to be bowled 45 minutes later at 7.15pm.
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Melbourne Stars 14-man squad: Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke, Tom Curran, Sam Harper, Liam Hatcher, Campbell Kellaway, Glenn Maxwell, Hamish McKenzie, Jono Merlo, Haris Rauf, Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle, Marcus Stoinis (c), Mitchell Swepson
Sydney Thunder 14-man squad: Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings, Chris Green, Matt Gilkes, Ryan Hadley, Shadab Khan, Sam Konstas, Nathan McAndrew, Blake Nikitaras, Aidan O’Connor, Daniel Sams, Tanveer Sangha, Reece Topley, David Warner (c)
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