The Melbourne Stars survived a late surge from Sydney Thunder to take out the second edition of the Border Bash in front of 6877 fans at Lavington Sportsground.
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Pictures: JAMES WILTSHIRE
Kevin Pietersen showed glimpses of his best to top score with 34 off 19 balls as the Stars posted 9-162.
The Thunder fell 10 runs short in reply, but had the bragging rights in the WBBL fixture with a commanding eight-wicket victory.
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