Northern Territory Strike v Melbourne Stars Academy, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 18, Top End T20 Series, 2024
Top End T20 Series Match 18: Northern Territory Strike v Melbourne Stars Academy at Darwin, August 14, 2024

Northern Territory Strike
NTS
162/4 (20)

Melbourne Stars Academy
MSA
144/8 (20)
Finished
NT Strike won by 18 runs.
NT Strike InningNT Strike Inning162/4 (20 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Weatherald | c C Rutland b Arjun Nair | 13 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 81.25 |
c C Rutland b Arjun Nair | ||||||
| D'Arcy Short | c L Blackford b JM-Ewen | 13 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 76.47 |
c L Blackford b JM-Ewen | ||||||
| Jacob Dickman(C) | c H Cartwright b DJM Moody | 36 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 105.88 |
c H Cartwright b DJM Moody | ||||||
| Lachlan Bangs | b M Birthisel | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
b M Birthisel | ||||||
| Connor Carroll | Not out | 59 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 184.38 |
Not out | ||||||
| Matt Hammond | Not out | 24 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 171.43 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 10 (b 4, w 3, nb 0, lb 3) | |||||
| Total | 162/4 (20) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reiley Mark | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 |
| David Moody | 4 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 10.50 |
| Arjun Nair | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| Joe Medew-Ewen | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
| Max Birthisel | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Connor Rutland | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 |
Fall of wickets: 1-19 (J Weatherald - 3.4 ov), 2-44 (DJM Short - 7.6 ov), 3-57 (L Bangs - 10.6 ov), 4-80 (J Dickman - 14.3 ov)
Melbourne Stars Academy InningMSA Inning144/8 (20 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Chandrasinghe | c L Bangs b M Hammond | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
c L Bangs b M Hammond | ||||||
| Connor Rutland | c J Weatherald b T Menzies | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 81.82 |
c J Weatherald b T Menzies | ||||||
| Dylan Brasher | c H Martin b C Maladay | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 84.62 |
c H Martin b C Maladay | ||||||
| Hilton Cartwright(C) | c J Dickman b DJM Short | 54 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 135.00 |
c J Dickman b DJM Short | ||||||
| Liam Blackford(WK) | c DJM Short b L Bangs | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
c DJM Short b L Bangs | ||||||
| Arjun Nair | runout (L Bangs / C Maladay) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
runout (L Bangs / C Maladay) | ||||||
| Sam Elliott | c L Bangs b M Hammond | 28 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 116.67 |
c L Bangs b M Hammond | ||||||
| Reiley Mark | c L Bangs b H Martin | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 154.55 |
c L Bangs b H Martin | ||||||
| Max Birthisel | Not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Joe Medew-Ewen | Not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 10 (b 4, w 3, nb 1, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 144/8 (20) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Menzies | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4.67 |
| Matt Hammond | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 |
| Caelan Maladay | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.67 |
| Lachlan Bangs | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.67 |
| Charlie Smith | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Hamish Martin | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 |
| D'Arcy Short | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (A Chandrasinghe - 1.6 ov), 2-24 (C Rutland - 4.1 ov), 3-35 (D Brasher - 7.2 ov), 4-38 (L Blackford - 8.3 ov), 5-63 (Arjun Nair - 11.1 ov), 6-108 (H Cartwright - 15.4 ov), 7-138 (R Mark - 18.5 ov), 8-144 (S Elliott - 19.5 ov)
Man of the Match
Date
2024-08-14 14:00 PM
Venue
Marrara Cricket Ground (MCG 2), Darwin
Toss
Melbourne Stars Academy elected to bowl
Umpires
- Andrew Crozier
- Robert Stewart
Tv Umpires
Match Referee
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