The Australian National University v The University of Sydney

Result · Finals Round 1 · 2026 Unisport Nationals T20 Cricket Men · 2025/26 · Wed 29 Jul 2026 · Elizabeth Daniels Park, Buderim

The Australian National University 80 (15.1 ov)

The University of Sydney 182/6 (20 ov)

The University of Sydney won by 102 runs

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Match report

The University of Sydney made 182/6 (20 ov) and defended it, holding The Australian National University to 80 (15.1 ov) to win by 102 runs. For the winners, Hugh Taylor top-scored with 38 off 31 and Patrick Xie took 2/5 from 2 overs. For The Australian National University, Nicholas Allen top-scored with 28 off 18 and Blake Faunce took 3/19 from 4 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

William Hardy (18)

The University of Sydney · 21 (9) & 2/10 & 5 dismissals

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

Top performers

The Australian National University

🏏 Nicholas Allen (19) 28 (18)

🏏 Owen Lang 21 (28)

🎯 Blake Faunce (20) 3/19 (4)

🎯 Hayden Watling 1/18 (3)

The University of Sydney

🏏 Hugh Taylor (18) 38 (31)

🏏 Ed Anderson (18) 36 (27)

🎯 Patrick Xie (21) 2/5 (2)

🎯 William Hardy (18) 2/10 (2)

Match details

Competition: 2026 Unisport Nationals T20 Cricket Men
Round: Finals Round 1
Format: T20
Venue: Elizabeth Daniels Park, Buderim
Date: Wednesday 29 July 2026, 1:00pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: The Australian National University won the toss and chose to field
Umpires: Rod Jenkins, Thomas Garland

The University of Sydney · 1st Innings - The University of Sydney 182/6 (20 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
William Hardy (18)	c: L Boorer b: H Watling	21	9	2	2	233.33
Lucas Robertson (18)	c: Z Biles b: B Faunce	30	16	3	1	187.50
Hayden McCarthy (18)	b: B Faunce	13	14	1	0	92.85
Patrick Xie (21)	lbw: B Faunce	2	6	0	0	33.33
Ed Anderson (18)	c: H Norton b: R Komalla	36	27	2	2	133.33
Hugh Taylor (18)	st: L Boorer b: Z Biles	38	31	3	1	122.58
Nicholas Vicars (wk) (19)	not out	30*	15	3	1	200.00
Luca Croft (18)	not out	3*	4	0	0	75.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 2, nb 2, pen 5)	9
Total	20 Ov (RR 9.10)	182/6

Did not bat: Aaryan Menon, Charlie McKay, Vibhu-Sadayappan KARTHIKEYAN, Joshua Jurgeit (17)

Fall of wickets: 1-27 (William Hardy), 2-61 (Lucas Robertson), 3-66 (Hayden McCarthy), 4-67 (Patrick Xie), 5-134 (Hugh Taylor), 6-148 (Ed Anderson)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Hayden Watling	3	18	1	6.00	0	1
Cameron Barnett (16)	1	22	0	22.00	0	0
Zach Biles (22)	3	25	1	8.33	0	0
Will O'Brien	3	34	0	11.33	1	0
Blake Faunce (20)	4	19	3	4.75	0	0
Zack Winslow (18)	3	23	0	7.66	0	1
Harry Norton	1	14	0	14.00	0	0
Rahul Komalla	2	22	1	11.00	1	0

The Australian National University · 1st Innings - The Australian National University 80 (15.1 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Nicholas Allen (19)	c&b: W Hardy	28	18	3	2	155.55
Benjamin Hallam	c: W Hardy b: P Xie	1	4	0	0	25.00
Lukas Boorer (wk) (18)	c: V KARTHIKEYAN b: P Xie	6	14	0	0	42.85
Blake Faunce (20)	c&b: W Hardy	1	2	0	0	50.00
Zack Winslow (18)	c: W Hardy b: L Croft	0	2	0	0	0.00
Owen Lang	c: H McCarthy b: J Jurgeit	21	28	2	0	75.00
Harry Norton	b: H McCarthy	2	4	0	0	50.00
Will O'Brien	b: V KARTHIKEYAN	9	7	0	1	128.57
Hayden Watling	b: C McKay	7	5	0	1	140.00
Zach Biles (22)	c: W Hardy b: H Taylor	1	5	0	0	20.00
Rahul Komalla	not out	1*	2	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 0, w 1, nb 0, pen 0)	3
Total	15.1 Ov (RR 5.27)	80

Did not bat: Cameron Barnett (16)

Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Benjamin Hallam), 2-30 (Nicholas Allen), 3-32 (Blake Faunce), 4-34 (Zack Winslow), 5-50 (Lukas Boorer), 6-53 (Harry Norton), 7-70 (Will O'Brien), 8-72 (Owen Lang), 9-78 (Hayden Watling), 10-80 (Zach Biles)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	Wd
Aaryan Menon	2	20	0	10.00	0
Joshua Jurgeit (17)	2	10	1	5.00	0
Patrick Xie (21)	2	5	2	2.50	0
William Hardy (18)	2	10	2	5.00	0
Luca Croft (18)	1	2	1	2.00	1
Hayden McCarthy (18)	3	9	1	3.00	0
Vibhu-Sadayappan KARTHIKEYAN	2	14	1	7.00	0
Charlie McKay	1	8	1	8.00	0
Hugh Taylor (18)	0.1	0	1	0.00	0

The Australian National University

Owen Lang Wicketkeeper-Batter 10 rating
Blake Faunce (20) Second-Change Bowler 39 rating
Rahul Komalla First-Change Bowler 9 rating
Zach Biles (22) Opening Bowler 16 rating
Harry Norton Second-Change Bowler 10 rating
Nicholas Allen (19) Opening Batter 67 rating
Hayden Watling Opening Bowler 47 rating
Benjamin Hallam Opening Batter 18 rating
Zack Winslow (18) Bowling All-Rounder 11 rating
Will O'Brien First-Change Bowler 26 rating
Cameron Barnett (16) First-Change Bowler 14 rating
Lukas Boorer (wk) (18) Wicketkeeper-Batter 69 rating

The University of Sydney

Aaryan Menon Opening Bowler 12 rating
Charlie McKay Third-Change Bowler 6 rating
Hugh Taylor (18) Middle-Order Batter 60 rating
Ed Anderson (18) All-Rounder 19 rating
Hayden McCarthy (18) All-Rounder 50 rating
Vibhu-Sadayappan KARTHIKEYAN First-Change Bowler 28 rating
Lucas Robertson (18) Opening Batter 19 rating
Nicholas Vicars (wk) (19) Wicketkeeper-Batter 23 rating
Patrick Xie (21) Top-Order Batter 57 rating
Joshua Jurgeit (17) Second-Change Bowler 17 rating
Luca Croft (18) Opening Bowler 39 rating
William Hardy (18) Bowling All-Rounder 48 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
The University of Sydney	182/6 (20 ov)	9.10	14	7	9	Hugh Taylor 38
The Australian National University	80 (15.1 ov)	5.27	5	4	3	Nicholas Allen 28

Partnerships · The University of Sydney

1st wkt 27
2nd wkt 34
3rd wkt 5
4th wkt 1
5th wkt 67
6th wkt 14
7th wkt 34*

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

Partnerships · The Australian National University

1st wkt 28
2nd wkt 2
3rd wkt 2
4th wkt 2
5th wkt 16
6th wkt 3
7th wkt 17
8th wkt 2
9th wkt 6
10th wkt 2

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