Canberra, Dec. 28 -- Haris Rauf's three-wicket haul and a blistering half-century from opener Joe Clarke have helped Melbourne Stars to secure a thrashing nine-wicket win over Sydney Thunder in the 14th match of the ongoing Big Bash League 2025-26 season on Sunday.

This was also the Melbourne Stars' fourth consecutive win in the ongoing tournament. Stars continued to stay at the top with eight points and a positive NRR of 1.779.

Sydney Thunder, on the other hand, are languishing at seventh place with just two points to their name in four matches. Thunder has a negative NRR of 0.924.

Batting first, the Sydney Thunder were bundled out for just 128 runs, setting up a target of 129 runs for the Melbourne Stars.

Matthew Gilkes (24 runs off...