Northern Territory Academy v Sydney Uni

Result · Round 5 · Kookaburra Interstate Challenge Series · 2026/27 · Fri 2 Oct 2026 · Marrara (DXC Arena), MARRARA

Northern Territory Academy 171/5 (20 ov)

Sydney Uni 70 (17.3 ov)

Northern Territory Academy won by 101 runs

Match report

Northern Territory Academy made 171/5 (20 ov) and defended it, holding Sydney Uni to 70 (17.3 ov) to win by 101 runs. For the winners, Lucas Nixon made a half-century (61 off 48) and Jack Evans took 3/13 from 3 overs. For Sydney Uni, Maninderpal Pawar top-scored with 23 off 21 and Jackson Minceski took 1/7 from 1 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Jack Evans (16)

Northern Territory Academy · 3/13

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

Top performers

Northern Territory Academy

🏏 Lucas Nixon (15) 61 (48)

🏏 Angad Panwar (17) 28 (19)

🎯 Jack Evans (16) 3/13 (3)

🎯 Rithun Ramanan (15) 2/13 (4)

Sydney Uni

🏏 Maninderpal Pawar (15) 23 (21)

🏏 Thomas Sheppard (14) 14* (33)

🎯 Jackson Minceski (15) 1/7 (1)

🎯 Oliver Scotti-Clark (15) 1/15 (2)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Interstate Challenge Series
Round: Round 5
Format: T20
Venue: Marrara (DXC Arena), MARRARA
Date: Friday 2 October 2026, 1:30pm
Season: 2026/27
Toss: Sydney Uni won the toss and chose to field

Northern Territory Academy · 1st Innings - Northern Territory Academy 171/5 (20 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Lucas Nixon (wk) (15)	lbw: A Gill	61	48	5	1	127.08
Harvey McCormick (15)	c: N Puranik b: O Scotti-Clark	3	5	0	0	60.00
Joel Kitching (13)	b: L Ciocca-Marchant	16	13	1	0	123.07
Marcus Nichols (15)	c: b: A Falcao	12	17	1	0	70.58
Angad Panwar (17)	b: J Minceski	28	19	2	1	147.36
Ty Jennings (15)	not out	26*	15	1	0	173.33
Ralph Stephens (17)	not out	4*	3	0	0	133.33
Extras	(b 6, lb 2, w 8, nb 0, pen 5)	21
Total	20 Ov (RR 8.55)	171/5

Did not bat: Jack Evans (16), Billy Otoole, Riley Suter, Toby Anderson (15), Rithun Ramanan (15), Harry Tregloan (13)

Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Harvey McCormick), 2-65 (Joel Kitching), 3-107 (Marcus Nichols), 4-115 (Lucas Nixon), 5-164 (Angad Panwar)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	Wd
Oliver Scotti-Clark (15)	2	15	1	7.50	2
Thomas Sheppard (14)	2	17	0	8.50	1
Luca Ciocca-Marchant (15)	4	26	1	6.50	0
Thomas Russell (14)	3	34	0	11.33	2
Oliver Loader (14)	2	16	0	8.00	2
Aiden Falcao (15)	3	23	1	7.66	0
Ayronveer Gill (14)	3	20	1	6.66	1
Jackson Minceski (15)	1	7	1	7.00	0

Sydney Uni · 1st Innings - Sydney Uni 70 (17.3 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jackson Minceski (15)	c: M Nichols b: R Suter	1	3	0	0	33.33
Ayronveer Gill (14)	c: T Anderson b: J Evans	7	10	1	0	70.00
Nikhil Puranik (wk)	lbw: M Nichols	0	3	0	0	0.00
Max Irvine Feeney (15)	b: J Evans	3	8	0	0	37.50
Luca Ciocca-Marchant (15)	c: T Jennings b: J Evans	4	8	0	0	50.00
Thomas Sheppard (14)	not out	14*	33	0	0	42.42
Vedansh Shankla (14)	c&b: T Anderson	1	3	0	0	33.33
Maninderpal Pawar (15)	c: H McCormick b: R Ramanan	23	21	1	1	109.52
Oliver Loader (14)	c: T Jennings b: R Ramanan	2	5	0	0	40.00
Aiden Falcao (15)	c&b: B Otoole	3	7	0	0	42.85
Thomas Russell (14)	c: T Anderson b: A Panwar	0	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 10, nb 0, pen 0)	12
Total	17.3 Ov (RR 4.00)	70

Did not bat: Oliver Scotti-Clark (15)

Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Jackson Minceski), 2-3 (Nikhil Puranik), 3-9 (Ayronveer Gill), 4-15 (Max Irvine Feeney), 5-26 (Luca Ciocca-Marchant), 6-27 (Vedansh Shankla), 7-61 (Maninderpal Pawar), 8-65 (Oliver Loader), 9-69 (Aiden Falcao), 10-70 (Thomas Russell)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
Riley Suter	1	0	2	1	2.00	0
Marcus Nichols (15)	2	1	5	1	2.50	1
Jack Evans (16)	3	0	13	3	4.33	1
Toby Anderson (15)	2	0	14	1	7.00	6
Harry Tregloan (13)	1	0	9	0	9.00	0
Rithun Ramanan (15)	4	0	13	2	3.25	2
Harvey McCormick (15)	3	0	9	0	3.00	0
Billy Otoole	1	0	2	1	2.00	0
Angad Panwar (17)	0.3	0	1	1	2.00	0

Northern Territory Academy

Jack Evans (16) Opening Bowler 9 rating
Ty Jennings (15) Top-Order Batter 29 rating
Billy Otoole Opening Bowler 7 rating
Riley Suter First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Toby Anderson (15) Top-Order Batter 24 rating
Angad Panwar (17) Second-Change Bowler 22 rating
Joel Kitching (13) Middle-Order Batter 22 rating
Rithun Ramanan (15) Top-Order Batter 31 rating
Marcus Nichols (15) Second-Change Bowler 22 rating
Lucas Nixon (wk) (15) Wicketkeeper-Batter 30 rating
Harry Tregloan (13) First-Change Bowler 25 rating
Ralph Stephens (17) Top-Order Batter 27 rating
Harvey McCormick (15) Middle-Order Batter 27 rating

Sydney Uni

Jackson Minceski (15) Second-Change Bowler 17 rating
Nikhil Puranik (wk) Top-Order Batter 8 rating
Vedansh Shankla (14) All-Rounder 32 rating
Ayronveer Gill (14) Bowling All-Rounder 25 rating
Oliver Scotti-Clark (15) Bowling All-Rounder 27 rating
Aiden Falcao (15) Second-Change Bowler 20 rating
Thomas Russell (14) First-Change Bowler 16 rating
Thomas Sheppard (14) Bowling All-Rounder 23 rating
Maninderpal Pawar (15) Second-Change Bowler 18 rating
Max Irvine Feeney (15) Second-Change Bowler 22 rating
Luca Ciocca-Marchant (15) Bowling All-Rounder 36 rating
Oliver Loader (14) All-Rounder 28 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Northern Territory Academy	171/5 (20 ov)	8.55	10	2	21	Lucas Nixon 61
Sydney Uni	70 (17.3 ov)	4.00	2	1	12	Maninderpal Pawar 23

Partnerships · Northern Territory Academy

1st wkt 21
2nd wkt 44
3rd wkt 42
4th wkt 8
5th wkt 49
6th wkt 7*

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

Partnerships · Sydney Uni

1st wkt 2
2nd wkt 1
3rd wkt 6
4th wkt 6
5th wkt 11
6th wkt 1
7th wkt 34
8th wkt 4
9th wkt 4
10th wkt 1

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