Taxpert v Squad A — Cricket Nation

Result · Round 5 · NDCA Smash Series 2026/27 · 2026/27 · Sun 25 Oct 2026 · Jamison Park, PENRITH

Taxpert 176/2 (20 ov)

Squad A 179/2 (18.3 ov)

Squad A won by 8 wickets

Match report

Squad A chased down Taxpert 's 176/2 (20 ov), reaching 179/2 (18.3 ov) to win by 8 wickets. For the winners, Navin Nirmall Kolandaivelu Balu made a half-century (50* off 40) and Arun Desikan took 1/23 from 4 overs. For Taxpert , Harshvardhan Shah made a half-century (69* off 41) with 9 sixes and Ruchit Deshpande took 1/28 from 4 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Ruchit Deshpande

Taxpert · 41 (19) & 1/28 & 1 dismissal

Our pick, not the official award: 1 point a run, 25 a wicket, 10 a catch, stumping or run-out.

Top performers

Taxpert

🏏 Harshvardhan Shah 69* (41)

🏏 Ruchit Deshpande 41 (19)

🎯 Ruchit Deshpande 1/28 (4)

🎯 Riddhesh Gohil 1/39 (3.3)

Squad A

🏏 Navin Nirmall Kolandaivelu Balu 50* (40)

🏏 Heman Kumar Kalai Arasan 43* (21)

🎯 Arun Desikan 1/23 (4)

🎯 Pranab Sasikumar 1/28 (4)

Match details

Competition: NDCA Smash Series 2026/27
Round: Round 5
Format: T20
Venue: Jamison Park, PENRITH
Date: Sunday 25 October 2026, 7:15am
Season: 2026/27
Toss: Squad A won the toss and chose to field

Taxpert · 1st Innings - Taxpert 176/2 (20 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ruchit Deshpande	c: H Kalai Arasan b: A Desikan	41	19	3	4	215.78
Rahul Ranpariya	not out	6*	28	0	0	21.42
Harshvardhan Shah	not out	69*	41	0	9	168.29
Ketankumar Barot	b: P Sasikumar	27	22	1	2	122.72
Riddhesh Gohil	not out	9*	10	0	0	90.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 0, w 19, nb 4, pen 0)	24
Total	20 Ov (RR 8.80)	176/2

Did not bat: Palak Mistry, Jignesh Patel, Bhoumikkumar Dobariya, Shailesh Vaghela, Mit Shah, ********, Ashishkumar Patel

Fall of wickets: 1-53 (Ruchit Deshpande), 2-142 (Ketankumar Barot)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Arun Desikan	4	23	1	5.75	5	0
Anoop Kambarath Vennolli	3	43	0	14.33	3	0
Pranab Sasikumar	4	28	1	7.00	0	0
Gokul Menon	4	31	0	7.75	6	0
Antony Thilak Maria Stephen Selvaraj	3	28	0	9.33	2	4
Sivakumar Senthil Kumar	2	22	0	11.00	3	0

Squad A · 1st Innings - Squad A 179/2 (18.3 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Navin Nirmall Kolandaivelu Balu	not out	50*	40	3	1	125.00
Magesh Kumar	c: R Deshpande b: R Gohil	20	16	2	1	125.00
Deepak Kuppa Rao	c: b: R Deshpande	36	34	3	2	105.88
Heman Kumar Kalai Arasan	not out	43*	21	2	4	204.76
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 25, nb 5, pen 0)	30
Total	18.3 Ov (RR 9.68)	179/2

Did not bat: Anoop Kambarath Vennolli, Gokul Menon, Preethish Rahul, Sivakumar Senthil Kumar, Pranab Sasikumar, Antony Thilak Maria Stephen Selvaraj, Arun Desikan, Vignesh kumar Kumaraswamy

Fall of wickets: 1-46 (Magesh Kumar), 2-125 (Deepak Kuppa Rao)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Ashishkumar Patel	4	40	0	10.00	2	2
Riddhesh Gohil	3.3	39	1	11.14	11	3
Jignesh Patel	3	28	0	9.33	6	0
Ruchit Deshpande	4	28	1	7.00	2	0
Ketankumar Barot	3	28	0	9.33	0	0
Shailesh Vaghela	1	16	0	16.00	4	0

Taxpert

Palak Mistry Middle-Order Batter – rating
Rahul Ranpariya Top-Order Batter 4 rating
Jignesh Patel Third-Change Bowler – rating
Ketankumar Barot First-Change Bowler 7 rating
Bhoumikkumar Dobariya Lower-Order Batter 8 rating
Ruchit Deshpande Bowling All-Rounder 15 rating
Harshvardhan Shah Opening Batter – rating
Shailesh Vaghela Top-Order Batter – rating
Riddhesh Gohil Top-Order Batter 5 rating
Mit Shah Lower-Order Batter 6 rating
******** Lower-Order Batter – rating
Ashishkumar Patel Second-Change Bowler 6 rating

Squad A

Anoop Kambarath Vennolli Opening Bowler 5 rating
Gokul Menon Second-Change Bowler 7 rating
Navin Nirmall Kolandaivelu Balu Bowling All-Rounder 14 rating
Preethish Rahul Middle-Order Batter 8 rating
Deepak Kuppa Rao Top-Order Batter 15 rating
Sivakumar Senthil Kumar Opening Bowler 5 rating
Pranab Sasikumar First-Change Bowler 8 rating
Magesh Kumar Middle-Order Batter 5 rating
Antony Thilak Maria Stephen Selvaraj Second-Change Bowler 7 rating
Arun Desikan First-Change Bowler 8 rating
Vignesh kumar Kumaraswamy Middle-Order Batter 3 rating
Heman Kumar Kalai Arasan Middle-Order Batter 12 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Taxpert	176/2 (20 ov)	8.80	4	15	24	Harshvardhan Shah 69*
Squad A	179/2 (18.3 ov)	9.68	10	8	30	Navin Nirmall Kolandaivelu Balu 50*

Partnerships · Taxpert

1st wkt 53
2nd wkt 89
3rd wkt 34*

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.

Partnerships · Squad A

1st wkt 46
2nd wkt 79
3rd wkt 54*

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.