Melbourne Stars will face the Sydney Thunder in the fourteenth match of the Big Bash League. This article provides details about the Melbourne Stars’ Playing 11 vs Sydney Thunder for the fourteenth match of the tournament.
Melbourne Stars Playing XI vs Sydney Thunder- BBL 2025-26, Match 14
Openers: Sam Harper (wk), Joe Clarke
Melbourne Stars would look to keep the winning momentum that they have on their side, going by winning their fourth game of the ongoing edition of the Big Bash League against the Sydney Thunder.
The Marcus Stoinis-led side would back its players to replicate the similar performance that they delivered in the last match against the Sydney Sixers in their respective departments.
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The onus will be on the openers to get the team off to a good start and make meaningful contributions individually as well.
The pair of Sam Harper, who scored an attacking century in the previous match to get his team over the line, and Joe Clack will be entrusted to do their job to the best of their abilities.
A good start given by the openers will have the middle order batters of the Stars to capitalize on it and get the opposition bowlers under pressure both while batting first and while chasing.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Campbell Kellaway, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis (c), Hilton Cartwright, Tom Curran, Jonathan Merlo
The opening batters will be followed by a middle order that has shown good form in the first three matches and would want to carry the same against the Thunder, who are also coming into the match on the back of a win against the Heat.
The middle order of the Stars comprises a good blend of young and experienced batters, all of whom have the capability to turn the match in their team’s favour from any situation.
Names like captain Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, and Hilton Cartwright provide much-needed experience and stability to the Stars in the middle phase of their batting innings.
Campbell Kellaway, the young batter, has also impressed everyone with his intelligent batting in the first three matches, as he has played a couple of match-winning innings for his team and would look to do the same in the upcoming game.
Bowlers: Mitchell Swepson, Haris Rauf, Peter Siddle
As far as the bowling attack of the Melbourne Stars is concerned, it has a total of seven bowling options, which provides much-needed flexibility to the bowling lineup.
Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis, both of whom have a rich vein of experience when it comes to playing T20 cricket, have been able to chip in with the ball as well, with Maxwell bowling the first over of the innings and Stoinis controlling things in the middle phase.
Other than Maxwell and Stoinis Stars also have the ace of Haris Rauf and the experience of Peter Siddle and Tom Curran to rely upon in the fast bowling department.
Mitchell Swepson has been banked upon to take care of the spin bowling department of the Stars.
