Nepal vs Melbourne Stars Academy, 13th Match
Regular Season 2025 · T20 · · TIO Stadium, Marrara, Darwin, Northern Territory
Melbourne Stars Academy won by 31 runs (Nepal 144/7, Melbourne Stars Academy 175/7).
- Nepal: 144/7 (20 ov)
- Melbourne Stars Academy: 175/7 (20 ov)
Match report
Nepal (NPL) faced Melbourne Stars Academy (MSA) in the 13th Match of Regular Season 2025, a T20 match, at TIO Stadium, Marrara, Darwin, Northern Territory. Play began on Monday, 18 August 2025 at 01:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Melbourne Stars Academy won the toss and chose to bat.
Melbourne Stars Academy made 175/7 in 20 overs, with Blake Macdonald top-scoring on 74 from 47 balls. Sandeep Lamichhane was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 26. Nepal made 144/7 in 20 overs, with Aasif Sheikh top-scoring on 53 from 49 balls. Doug Warren was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 19.
Result: Melbourne Stars Academy won by 31 runs. Blake Macdonald was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Melbourne Stars Academy · 1st innings: 175/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Kellaway | c Rohit Paudel b Sompal Kami | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Thomas Fraser Rogers | c Rohit Paudel b Sandeep Lamichhane | 65 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 141.3 |
| Blake Macdonald | c Bhim Sharki b Sandeep Lamichhane | 74 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 157.45 |
| Liam Blackford | c Bhim Sharki b Sandeep Lamichhane | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| Jonathan Merlo | run out (Aasif Sheikh) | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Sam Harper | not out | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 137.5 |
| Christian Howe | c Sompal Kami b Shahab Alam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aryan Sharma | run out (Aasif Sheikh) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Doug Warren | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 4 · Did not bat: Max Birthisel, Austin Anlezark
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 11.25 |
| Shahab Alam | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.67 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.5 |
| Rohit Paudel | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Nepal · 1st innings: 144/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | st Sam Harper b Doug Warren | 25 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 192.31 |
| Aasif Sheikh | run out | 53 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 108.16 |
| Bhim Sharki | lbw b Doug Warren | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Rohit Paudel | c Max Birthisel b Aryan Sharma | 33 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 106.45 |
| Kushal Malla | c Liam Blackford b Austin Anlezark | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | b Austin Anlezark | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Aarif Sheikh | not out | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Gulsan Jha | b Christian Howe | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
Extras: 10 · Did not bat: Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Shahab Alam
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Anlezark | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Aryan Sharma | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8 |
| Doug Warren | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 6.33 |
| Jonathan Merlo | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Campbell Kellaway | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Christian Howe | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Max Birthisel | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 |
| Thomas Fraser Rogers | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |