Northern Territory Strike vs Nepal, 5th Match
Regular Season 2025 · T20 · · Marrara Cricket Ground No. 2, Marrara, Darwin, Northern Territory
Northern Territory Strike won by 42 runs (Northern Territory Strike 177/8, Nepal 135/8).
- Northern Territory Strike: 177/8 (20 ov)
- Nepal: 135/8 (20 ov)
Match report
Northern Territory Strike (NTS) faced Nepal (NPL) in the 5th Match of Regular Season 2025, a T20 match, at Marrara Cricket Ground No. 2, Marrara, Darwin, Northern Territory. Play began on Friday, 15 August 2025 at 08:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl.
Northern Territory Strike made 177/8 in 20 overs, with D'Arcy Short top-scoring on 51 from 34 balls. Sandeep Lamichhane was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 38. Nepal made 135/8 in 20 overs, with Kushal Malla top-scoring on 34 from 26 balls. Matthew Hammond was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 21.
Result: Northern Territory Strike won by 42 runs. D'Arcy Short 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.
Northern Territory Strike · 1st innings: 177/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Arcy Short | b Sandeep Lamichhane | 51 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 150 |
| Jake Weatherald | c Sompal Kami b Rupesh Singh | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 157.14 |
| Jacob Dickman | b Sandeep Lamichhane | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Carroll | b Shahab Alam | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 105.88 |
| Jordan Silk | b Dipendra Singh Airee | 19 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 135.71 |
| Tom Andrews | not out | 32 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 123.08 |
| Matthew Hammond | b Rohit Paudel | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Cadell McMahon | st Aasif Sheikh b Sandeep Lamichhane | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Kane Richardson | c Kushal Bhurtel b Shahab Alam | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Hamish Martin | not out | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
Extras: 24 · Did not bat: Tom Menzies
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Rupesh Singh | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 4 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 9.5 |
| Rohit Paudel | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
| Gulsan Jha | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Shahab Alam | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8 |
Nepal · 1st innings: 135/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | b Matthew Hammond | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Aasif Sheikh | c Connor Carroll b Matthew Hammond | 11 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 78.57 |
| Lokesh Bam | c Tom Andrews b Matthew Hammond | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rohit Paudel | c Hamish Martin b Kane Richardson | 23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 109.52 |
| Kushal Malla | c Hamish Martin b D'Arcy Short | 34 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 130.77 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | c Connor Carroll b Kane Richardson | 19 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 79.17 |
| Gulsan Jha | b Hamish Martin | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 260 |
| Rupesh Singh | not out | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Sompal Kami | b Tom Andrews | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 3 · Did not bat: Shahab Alam
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Menzies | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5.67 |
| Kane Richardson | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 |
| Matthew Hammond | 4 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 5.25 |
| Tom Andrews | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 |
| Hamish Martin | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 10.33 |
| D'Arcy Short | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6.67 |