Near catastrophe as Hilton Cartwright and Haris Rauf narrowly avoid collision during Stars’ BBL win

Melbourne Stars have shot to their best Big Bash League start since 2013, thumping Sydney Thunder in Canberra for a fourth straight win.

The Stars — the only BBL side without a title — moved to the top of the ladder on Sunday thanks to a nine-wicket win, chasing down the 129-run target with…