Melbourne Stars remain winless after their first five matches of BBL14 with a loss to Sydney Thunder on Saturday night all but putting a line through their finals hopes.

The only negative for the men in lime green was a suspected repeat of a bicep tear for legspinner Jason Sangha, hurt after high-fiving teammates after taking Maxwell’s wicket. The result moves the Thunder back into the top four with a 2-1 record, while the Stars are 0-5 despite having one of the best rosters in the BBL.