Northern Territory Strike v Nepal, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 5, Top End T20 Series, 2025

Top End T20 Series Match 5: Northern Territory Strike v Nepal at Darwin, August 15, 2025
Northern Territory Strike
NTS
177/8 (20)
Nepal
NEP
135/8 (20)
Finished
NTS won by 42 runs
Northern Territory Strike InningNTS Inning177/8 (20 ov)
Nepal InningNEP Inning135/8 (20 ov)

Commentary

0
0.1
Tom Menzies to Kushal Bhurtel, no run,
0
0.2
Tom Menzies to Kushal Bhurtel, no run,
3
0.3
Tom Menzies to Kushal Bhurtel, 3 runs,
0
0.4
Tom Menzies to Aasif Sheikh, no run,
0
0.5
Tom Menzies to Aasif Sheikh, no run,
1wd
0.6
Tom Menzies to Aasif Sheikh, 1 wide,
0
0.6
Tom Menzies to Aasif Sheikh, no run,
End of over 1 (4 runs)
Aasif Sheikh 0 (3)
Kushal Bhurtel 3 (3)
Nepal 4/0
Tom Menzies 1-0-4-0
1
1.1
Kane Richardson to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run,
0
1.2
Kane Richardson to Aasif Sheikh, no run,
6
1.3
Kane Richardson to Aasif Sheikh, Six,
0
1.4
Kane Richardson to Aasif Sheikh, no run,
0
1.5
Kane Richardson to Aasif Sheikh, no run,
0
1.6
Kane Richardson to Aasif Sheikh, no run,
End of over 2 (7 runs)
Aasif Sheikh 6 (8)
Kushal Bhurtel 4 (4)
Nepal 11/0
Kane Richardson 1-0-7-0
Tom Menzies 1-0-4-0
0
2.1
Tom Menzies to Kushal Bhurtel, no run,
3
2.2
Tom Menzies to Kushal Bhurtel, 3 runs,
1
2.3
Tom Menzies to Aasif Sheikh, 1 run,
0
2.4
Tom Menzies to Kushal Bhurtel, no run,
0
2.5
Tom Menzies to Kushal Bhurtel, no run,
1
2.6
Tom Menzies to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run,
End of over 3 (5 runs)
Kushal Bhurtel 8 (9)
Aasif Sheikh 7 (9)
Nepal 16/0
Tom Menzies 2-0-9-0
Kane Richardson 1-0-7-0
w
3.1
Kushal Bhurtel b M Hammond 8 (10) Matt Hammond to Kushal Bhurtel, no run, b M Hammond,
0
3.2
Matt Hammond to Lokesh Bam, no run,
0
3.3
Matt Hammond to Lokesh Bam, no run,
w
3.4
Lokesh Bam c T Andrews b M Hammond 0 (3) Matt Hammond to Lokesh Bam, no run, c T Andrews b M Hammond,
0
3.5
Matt Hammond to Rohit Kumar Paudel, no run,
0
3.6
Matt Hammond to Rohit Kumar Paudel, no run,
End of over 4 (0 runs)
Rohit Kumar Paudel 0 (2)
Aasif Sheikh 7 (9)
Nepal 16/2
Matt Hammond 1-1-0-2
Tom Menzies 2-0-9-0
1
4.1
Thomas Andrews to Aasif Sheikh, 1 run,
1
4.2
Thomas Andrews to Rohit Kumar Paudel, 1 run,
1
4.3
Thomas Andrews to Aasif Sheikh, 1 run,
1
4.4
Thomas Andrews to Rohit Kumar Paudel, 1 run,
1
4.5
Thomas Andrews to Aasif Sheikh, 1 run,
1
4.6
Thomas Andrews to Rohit Kumar Paudel, 1 run,
End of over 5 (6 runs)
Rohit Kumar Paudel 3 (5)
Aasif Sheikh 10 (12)
Nepal 22/2
Thomas Andrews 1-0-6-0
Matt Hammond 1-1-0-2
1
5.1
Matt Hammond to Rohit Kumar Paudel, 1 run,
1
5.2
Matt Hammond to Aasif Sheikh, 1 run,
1
5.3
Matt Hammond to Rohit Kumar Paudel, 1 run,
w
5.4
Aasif Sheikh c Connor Carroll b M Hammond 11 (14) Matt Hammond to Aasif Sheikh, no run, c Connor Carroll b M Hammond,
0
5.5
Matt Hammond to Kushal Malla, no run,
0
5.6
Matt Hammond to Kushal Malla, no run,
End of over 6 (3 runs)
Kushal Malla 0 (2)
Rohit Kumar Paudel 5 (7)
Nepal 25/3
Matt Hammond 2-1-3-3
Thomas Andrews 1-0-6-0
0
6.1
Thomas Andrews to Rohit Kumar Paudel, no run,
1
6.2
Thomas Andrews to Rohit Kumar Paudel, 1 run,
1
6.3
Thomas Andrews to Kushal Malla, 1 run,
0
6.4
Thomas Andrews to Rohit Kumar Paudel, no run,
6
6.5
Thomas Andrews to Rohit Kumar Paudel, Six,
0
6.6
Thomas Andrews to Rohit Kumar Paudel, no run,
End of over 7 (8 runs)
Rohit Kumar Paudel 12 (12)
Kushal Malla 1 (3)
Nepal 33/3
Thomas Andrews 2-0-14-0
Matt Hammond 2-1-3-3
1
7.1
Hamish Martin to Kushal Malla, 1 run,
1
7.2
Hamish Martin to Rohit Kumar Paudel, 1 run,
6
7.3
Hamish Martin to Kushal Malla, Six,
0
7.4
Hamish Martin to Kushal Malla, no run,
4
7.5
Hamish Martin to Kushal Malla, Four,
1
7.6
Hamish Martin to Kushal Malla, 1 run,
End of over 8 (13 runs)
Kushal Malla 13 (8)
Rohit Kumar Paudel 13 (13)
Nepal 46/3
Hamish Martin 1-0-13-0
Thomas Andrews 2-0-14-0
1
8.1
D'Arcy Short to Kushal Malla, 1 run,
1
8.2
D'Arcy Short to Rohit Kumar Paudel, 1 run,
1
8.3
D'Arcy Short to Kushal Malla, 1 run,
0
8.4
D'Arcy Short to Rohit Kumar Paudel, no run,
6
8.5
D'Arcy Short to Rohit Kumar Paudel, Six,
1
8.6
D'Arcy Short to Rohit Kumar Paudel, 1 run,
End of over 9 (10 runs)
Rohit Kumar Paudel 21 (17)
Kushal Malla 15 (10)
Nepal 56/3
D'Arcy Short 1-0-10-0
Hamish Martin 1-0-13-0
0
9.1
Kane Richardson to Rohit Kumar Paudel, no run,
1
9.2
Kane Richardson to Rohit Kumar Paudel, 1 run,
1
9.3
Kane Richardson to Kushal Malla, 1 run,
1
9.4
Kane Richardson to Rohit Kumar Paudel, 1 run,
1
9.5
Kane Richardson to Kushal Malla, 1 run,
w
9.6
Rohit Kumar Paudel c H Martin b KW Richardson 23 (21) Kane Richardson to Rohit Kumar Paudel, no run, c H Martin b KW Richardson,
End of over 10 (4 runs)
Rohit Kumar Paudel 23 (21)
Kushal Malla 17 (12)
Nepal 60/4
Kane Richardson 2-0-11-1
D'Arcy Short 1-0-10-0
0
10.1
Hamish Martin to Kushal Malla, no run,
0
10.2
Hamish Martin to Kushal Malla, no run,
1
10.3
Hamish Martin to Kushal Malla, 1 run,
0
10.4
Hamish Martin to Dipendra Singh Airee, no run,
0
10.5
Hamish Martin to Dipendra Singh Airee, no run,
1
10.6
Hamish Martin to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run,
End of over 11 (2 runs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 1 (3)
Kushal Malla 18 (15)
Nepal 62/4
Hamish Martin 2-0-15-0
Kane Richardson 2-0-11-1
1
11.1
Matt Hammond to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run,
1
11.2
Matt Hammond to Kushal Malla, 1 run,
1
11.3
Matt Hammond to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run,
1
11.4
Matt Hammond to Kushal Malla, 1 run,
1
11.5
Matt Hammond to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run,
1
11.6
Matt Hammond to Kushal Malla, 1 run,
End of over 12 (6 runs)
Kushal Malla 21 (18)
Dipendra Singh Airee 4 (6)
Nepal 68/4
Matt Hammond 3-1-9-3
Hamish Martin 2-0-15-0
0
12.1
D'Arcy Short to Kushal Malla, no run,
2
12.2
D'Arcy Short to Kushal Malla, 2 runs,
1
12.3
D'Arcy Short to Kushal Malla, 1 run,
0
12.4
D'Arcy Short to Dipendra Singh Airee, no run,
1wd
12.5
D'Arcy Short to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 wide,
2
12.5
D'Arcy Short to Dipendra Singh Airee, 2 runs,
1
12.6
D'Arcy Short to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run,
End of over 13 (7 runs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 7 (9)
Kushal Malla 24 (21)
Nepal 75/4
D'Arcy Short 2-0-17-0
Matt Hammond 3-1-9-3
1
13.1
Matt Hammond to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run,
2
13.2
Matt Hammond to Kushal Malla, 2 runs,
6
13.3
Matt Hammond to Kushal Malla, Six,
1
13.4
Matt Hammond to Kushal Malla, 1 run,
1
13.5
Matt Hammond to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run,
1
13.6
Matt Hammond to Kushal Malla, 1 run,
End of over 14 (12 runs)
Kushal Malla 34 (25)
Dipendra Singh Airee 9 (11)
Nepal 87/4
Matt Hammond 4-1-21-3
D'Arcy Short 2-0-17-0
w
14.1
Kushal Malla c H Martin b T Andrews 34 (26) Thomas Andrews to Kushal Malla, no run, c H Martin b T Andrews,
1
14.2
Thomas Andrews to Gulshan Jha, 1 run,
1
14.3
Thomas Andrews to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run,
1
14.4
Thomas Andrews to Gulshan Jha, 1 run,
0
14.5
Thomas Andrews to Dipendra Singh Airee, no run,
0
14.6
Thomas Andrews to Dipendra Singh Airee, no run,
End of over 15 (3 runs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 10 (14)
Gulshan Jha 2 (2)
Nepal 90/5
Thomas Andrews 3-0-17-1
Matt Hammond 4-1-21-3
4
15.1
Kane Richardson to Gulshan Jha, Four,
4
15.2
Kane Richardson to Gulshan Jha, Four,
0
15.3
Kane Richardson to Gulshan Jha, no run,
1
15.4
Kane Richardson to Gulshan Jha, 1 run,
1wd
15.5
Kane Richardson to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 wide,
0
15.5
Kane Richardson to Dipendra Singh Airee, no run,
2
15.6
Kane Richardson to Dipendra Singh Airee, 2 runs,
End of over 16 (12 runs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 12 (16)
Gulshan Jha 11 (6)
Nepal 102/5
Kane Richardson 3-0-23-1
Thomas Andrews 3-0-17-1
3
16.1
Hamish Martin to Gulshan Jha, 3 runs,
0
16.2
Hamish Martin to Dipendra Singh Airee, no run,
1
16.3
Hamish Martin to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run,
6
16.4
Hamish Martin to Gulshan Jha, Six,
6
16.5
Hamish Martin to Gulshan Jha, Six,
w
16.6
Gulshan Jha b H Martin 26 (10) Hamish Martin to Gulshan Jha, no run, b H Martin,
End of over 17 (16 runs)
Gulshan Jha 26 (10)
Dipendra Singh Airee 13 (18)
Nepal 118/6
Hamish Martin 3-0-31-1
Kane Richardson 3-0-23-1
1
17.1
Tom Menzies to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run,
1
17.2
Tom Menzies to Rupesh Singh, 1 run,
0
17.3
Tom Menzies to Dipendra Singh Airee, no run,
1
17.4
Tom Menzies to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run,
1
17.5
Tom Menzies to Rupesh Singh, 1 run,
4
17.6
Tom Menzies to Dipendra Singh Airee, Four,
End of over 18 (8 runs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 19 (22)
Rupesh Singh 2 (2)
Nepal 126/6
Tom Menzies 3-0-17-0
Hamish Martin 3-0-31-1
1
18.1
Kane Richardson to Rupesh Singh, 1 run,
0
18.2
Kane Richardson to Dipendra Singh Airee, no run,
w
18.3
Dipendra Singh Airee c Connor Carroll b KW Richardson 19 (24) Kane Richardson to Dipendra Singh Airee, no run, c Connor Carroll b KW Richardson,
1
18.4
Kane Richardson to Sompal Kami, 1 run,
2
18.5
Kane Richardson to Rupesh Singh, 2 runs,
0
18.6
Kane Richardson to Rupesh Singh, no run,
End of over 19 (4 runs)
Rupesh Singh 5 (5)
Sompal Kami 1 (1)
Nepal 130/7
Kane Richardson 4-0-27-2
Tom Menzies 3-0-17-0
0
19.1
Thomas Andrews to Sompal Kami, no run,
w
19.2
Sompal Kami b T Andrews 1 (3) Thomas Andrews to Sompal Kami, no run, b T Andrews,
1
19.3
Thomas Andrews to Sandeep Lamichhane, 1 run,
1
19.4
Thomas Andrews to Rupesh Singh, 1 run,
1
19.5
Thomas Andrews to Sandeep Lamichhane, 1 run,
2
19.6
Thomas Andrews to Rupesh Singh, 2 runs,
End of over 20 (5 runs)
Rupesh Singh 8 (7)
Sandeep Lamichhane 2 (2)
Nepal 135/8
Thomas Andrews 4-0-22-2
Kane Richardson 4-0-27-2