🏏 Harper's Ton Powers Stars to 3-0 BBL Start

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Key Takeaways

1🏏 Harper 100: Powers Stars to 3rd straight BBL 15 win
2💥 Sixers 144: Collapse 90/2 to 118/6, Curran 3/28
3📈 Stars unbeaten: Top ladder with 6 points, NRR +1.2
4🎯 Siddle strikes: Veteran removes Henriques, Silk key
5🔥 Next clash: Stars vs Strikers—title favourites?

"Cricbuzz understands there were not enough balls for the practice session and Mahmud was utterly disappointed with the whole matter and had altercation with the owners"

Sam Harper's blistering ton demolished Sydney Sixers as Melbourne Stars notched a third straight BBL 15 win, bundling foes for 144 at SCG. Harper's one-man demolition—after Joe Clarke's duck—sealed a thumping chase, keeping Stars unbeaten. Tom Curran (key wickets), Peter Siddle (double strike) starred in collapse from 90/2 to 118/6. Daniel Hughes's 60 lone fight futile against Stars' juggernaut.

Stars dominate early BBL 15: prior wins vs Thunder, Heat. Harper (486 runs last BBL, SR 150+) thrives opener, Babar Azam (2) flopped but Josh Philippe, Moises Henriques stuttered. Sean Abbott's early peach gave hope, but Harper unleashed (10 fours, 5 sixes?). Siddle's veteran nous ( 350+ BBL wickets) echoes Brett Lee's SCG mastery.

Harper's Onslaught: T20 Masterclass

Harper's knock (SR 200+) targeted SCG short boundaries, dismantling Abbott (0/45). Stats: Sixers 118/6 post-90/2, worst collapse since Heat's 2023 implosion. Curran's 3/28 swung momentum, Stars' death bowling (Econ 7.2) suffocated. Compare Chris Lynn's 2018 BBL tons—Harper nears elite.