Within the electrifying eleventh match of BBL|15 on December 26, 2025, at Sydney Cricket Floor, Melbourne Stars crushed Sydney Sixers by seven wickets with 15 balls to spare, chasing down 145 in simply 17.3 overs. Stars captain Marcus Stoinis opted to discipline first, setting the tone for a scientific efficiency that propelled the table-toppers to their third straight win. Sam Harper‘s unbeaten 110 off 60 balls, laced with 12 fours and 6 huge sixes, earned him Participant of the Match honours in a Boxing Day blockbuster.
BBL|15: Melbourne Stars’ bowling stranglehold dismantles Sydney Sixers
Melbourne Stars’ bowlers delivered a masterclass, limiting Sydney Sixers to 144 all out in 20 overs at a run charge of simply 7.20. Tom Curran spearheaded the assault with 3-26 from 4 overs, together with the early scalp of Babar Azam for two within the second over and Daniel Hughes for 60, who anchored with eight fours and a six earlier than falling at 90 runs within the thirteenth over. Peter Siddle claimed 3-23, mopping up Moises Henriques (18), Jordan Silk (12), and Joel Davies (8), whereas Marcus Stoinis (2-25) and Haris Rauf (1-37) chipped in to set off a middle-order collapse—shedding 5 wickets for 34 runs between overs 15 and 19.
Powerplay yielded solely 22-1, with Hughes’ fifty off 34 balls offering transient hope, however the Sixers stuttered post-drinks at 76-2 after 10 overs, reaching 100 in 14.2 overs amid a batting Powerplay that value 21-3. Ben Manenti‘s run-out at 144 sealed the innings, hampered by gradual over-rate penalties forcing additional fielders contained in the circle late on, exposing vulnerabilities on a SCG pitch favouring disciplined strains.
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BBL|15: Sam Harper’s explosive century seals emphatic chase in opposition to Sydney Sixers
Harper unleashed fury within the chase, remaining not out on 110 from 60 balls at a staggering 183.33 strike charge, smashing his century off 50 deliveries with 11 fours and 6 sixes. After Joe Clarke‘s golden duck off Sean Abbott within the second ball, Harper and Campbell Kellaway raced to 55-1 by the seventh over, Harper blasting fifty off 28 balls together with a 50-run stand in 28 balls throughout Powerplay (30-1).
Kellaway (14) departed at 55, however Harper-Jonathan Merlo added fifty in 42 balls, surging previous 100 in 12.1 overs earlier than Merlo holed out for 14 at 139. Tom Curran (2*) guided dwelling the 2 wanted, with Joel Davies’ 2-16 the lone Sixers spotlight amid wayward strains from Kane Richardson (0-41 off two). Harper’s onslaught not solely avenged prior Sixers clashes however solidified Stars’ ladder lead, signalling title credentials in BBL|15.
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— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) December 26, 2025
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