BBL Preview: Unbeaten Stars Face Thunder at Manuka Oval on Dec. 28

Form favors Melbourne with Manuka Oval’s chasing bias likely to make the toss decisive.

Overview

Match 14 is scheduled for Sunday, December 28 at Manuka Oval in Canberra with a 1:45 PM IST start.
Melbourne Stars arrive 3–0 at the top of the table, while the David Warner-led Sydney Thunder are 1–2 with a negative net run rate.
The surface in Canberra typically improves for batting, with 57.3% of prior BBL games there won by the chasing team and 180–190 viewed as a testing first-innings target.
Previews spotlight key contributors including Marcus Stoinis and Sam Harper for the Stars, with Matthew Gilkes, Sam Konstas, Daniel Sams and Shadab Khan central for the Thunder, and veteran seamer Peter Siddle noted as in form.
Predictions diverge, with CricketAddictor tipping the Stars and CricTracker backing the chasing side, and the game airs in India on Star Sports 2/HD with streaming on Jio Hotstar by subscription.