Melbourne U18 Women v Dandenong U18 Women

Result · Round 3 · Kookaburra Women's Premier Under 18s · 2025/26 · Tue 6 Jan 2026 · Shepley Oval, DANDENONG

Melbourne U18 Women 248 (44.5 ov)

Dandenong U18 Women 257/7 (50 ov)

Dandenong U18 Women won by 9 runs

Match report

Dandenong U18 Women made 257/7 (50 ov) and defended it, holding Melbourne U18 Women to 248 (44.5 ov) to win by 9 runs. For the winners, Anuki Dassanayake made a half-century (83 off 109) and Bhanu Mahendran took 3/35 from 8.5 overs. For Melbourne U18 Women, Lily Parker made a half-century (65 off 70) and Darcy Collins took 3/42 from 10 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Bhanu Mahendran (18)

Dandenong U18 Women · 55 (60) & 3/35 & 1 dismissal

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

Top performers

Melbourne U18 Women

🏏 Lily Parker (18) 65 (70)

🏏 Kamya Mishra (19) 39 (35)

🎯 Darcy Collins (15) 3/42 (10)

🎯 Shenali Fernando (15) 2/36 (6)

Dandenong U18 Women

🏏 Anuki Dassanayake (16) 83 (109)

🏏 Bhanu Mahendran (18) 55 (60)

🎯 Bhanu Mahendran (18) 3/35 (8.5)

🎯 Imandi Sumathipala (15) 2/28 (7)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Women's Premier Under 18s
Round: Round 3
Format: One Day
Venue: Shepley Oval, DANDENONG
Date: Tuesday 6 January 2026, 10:00am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Melbourne U18 Women won the toss and chose to field
Umpires: Rajendra Gurudath, James Richardson

Dandenong U18 Women · 1st Innings - Dandenong U18 Women 257/7 (50 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Christina Bretel (wk) (17)	c: L Parker b: S Fernando	39	52	3	0	75.00
Anuki Dassanayake (16)	run out (O Edgell, P Pillay)	83	109	8	0	76.14
Rituja Talekar (17)	c: K Mishra b: D Collins	21	28	2	0	75.00
Bhanu Mahendran (18)	c: L Ryan b: S Fernando	55	60	4	2	91.66
Grace Barnes (17)	b: D Collins	1	3	0	0	33.33
Ava O’Sullivan (15)	lbw: D Collins	0	1	0	0	0.00
Jethri Perera (16)	lbw: R Padmaperuma	22	36	2	0	61.11
Ishmeen Nagra (14)	not out	6*	11	0	0	54.54
Extras	(b 0, lb 3, w 27, nb 0, pen 0)	30
Total	50 Ov (RR 5.14)	257/7

Did not bat: Imandi Sumathipala (15), Ishita Tiwari (16), Mia Dugard (17), Kamaljot Kaur (18), Amelia Hart (17), Evette Paternott (15)

Fall of wickets: 1-81 (Christina Bretel), 2-130 (Rituja Talekar), 3-187 (Anuki Dassanayake), 4-188 (Grace Barnes), 5-188 (Ava O’Sullivan), 6-231 (Jethri Perera), 7-257 (Bhanu Mahendran)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
Darcy Collins (15)	10	2	42	3	4.20	6
Rasandi Padmaperuma (16)	8	0	42	1	5.25	3
Lily Parker (18)	10	0	43	0	4.30	6
Minudi Weerasinghe (15)	5	0	31	0	6.20	4
Shenali Fernando (15)	6	0	36	2	6.00	2
Mia Head (15)	2	0	18	0	9.00	0
Lilith Marie Ryan (15)	2	0	13	0	6.50	0
Kamya Mishra (19)	6	0	23	0	3.83	2
Lois Batty (15)	1	0	6	0	6.00	4

Melbourne U18 Women · 1st Innings - Melbourne U18 Women 248 (44.5 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Kamya Mishra (c) (19)	b: B Mahendran	39	35	5	1	111.42
Minudi Weerasinghe (15)	b: B Mahendran	6	14	0	0	42.85
Lily Parker (18)	c&b: B Mahendran	65	70	7	1	92.85
Shenali Fernando (15)	lbw: G Barnes	25	48	3	0	52.08
Skylah Henwood (15)	lbw: G Barnes	1	6	0	0	16.66
Rasandi Padmaperuma (16)	lbw: I Sumathipala	36	40	4	0	90.00
Lilith Marie Ryan (15)	c: R Talekar b: I Sumathipala	2	4	0	0	50.00
Lois Batty (15)	b: J Perera	18	28	1	0	64.28
Olivia Edgell (vc) (17)	not out	14*	19	1	0	73.68
Pravanya Pillay (wk) (15)	run out (I Nagra, C Bretel)	11	10	1	0	110.00
Mia Head (15)	run out (G Barnes, C Bretel)	1	2	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 5, lb 3, w 15, nb 7, pen 0)	30
Total	44.5 Ov (RR 5.53)	248

Did not bat: Darcy Collins (15)

Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Minudi Weerasinghe), 2-58 (Kamya Mishra), 3-138 (Shenali Fernando), 4-156 (Skylah Henwood), 5-174 (Lily Parker), 6-179 (Lilith Marie Ryan), 7-218 (Rasandi Padmaperuma), 8-220 (Lois Batty), 9-246 (Pravanya Pillay), 10-248 (Mia Head)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Rituja Talekar (17)	4	27	0	6.75	6	0
Jethri Perera (16)	8	50	1	6.25	0	2
Bhanu Mahendran (18)	8.5	35	3	3.96	0	0
Grace Barnes (17)	7	45	2	6.42	2	1
Anuki Dassanayake (16)	3	11	0	3.66	2	0
Evette Paternott (15)	3	26	0	8.66	4	2
Ava O’Sullivan (15)	4	18	0	4.50	1	2
Imandi Sumathipala (15)	7	28	2	4.00	0	0

Melbourne U18 Women

Skylah Henwood (15) Opening Bowler 34 rating
Lois Batty (15) Middle-Order Batter 19 rating
Darcy Collins (15) Opening Bowler 33 rating
Shenali Fernando (15) All-Rounder 45 rating
Olivia Edgell (vc) (17) Top-Order Batter 16 rating
Minudi Weerasinghe (15) Top-Order Batter 34 rating
Mia Head (15) First-Change Bowler 16 rating
Pravanya Pillay (wk) (15) Wicketkeeper-Batter 20 rating
Rasandi Padmaperuma (16) All-Rounder 38 rating
Lily Parker (18) Bowling All-Rounder 55 rating
Lilith Marie Ryan (15) Top-Order Batter 18 rating
Kamya Mishra (c) (19) Opening Batter 48 rating

Dandenong U18 Women

Imandi Sumathipala (15) Second-Change Bowler 12 rating
Bhanu Mahendran (18) All-Rounder 56 rating
Ishmeen Nagra (14) Top-Order Batter 12 rating
Jethri Perera (16) First-Change Bowler 27 rating
Grace Barnes (17) First-Change Bowler 29 rating
Ava O’Sullivan (15) Second-Change Bowler 16 rating
Ishita Tiwari (16) Opening Batter 47 rating
Mia Dugard (17) Middle-Order Batter 10 rating
Kamaljot Kaur (18) Top-Order Batter 45 rating
Amelia Hart (17) Middle-Order Batter 18 rating
Rituja Talekar (17) All-Rounder 51 rating
Evette Paternott (15) Second-Change Bowler 30 rating
Christina Bretel (wk) (17) Wicketkeeper-Batter 21 rating
Anuki Dassanayake (16) Top-Order Batter 40 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Dandenong U18 Women	257/7 (50 ov)	5.14	19	2	30	Anuki Dassanayake 83
Melbourne U18 Women	248 (44.5 ov)	5.53	22	2	30	Lily Parker 65

Partnerships · Dandenong U18 Women

1st wkt 81
2nd wkt 49
3rd wkt 57
4th wkt 1
5th wkt 0
6th wkt 43
7th wkt 26

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

Partnerships · Melbourne U18 Women

1st wkt 35
2nd wkt 23
3rd wkt 80
4th wkt 18
5th wkt 18
6th wkt 5
7th wkt 39
8th wkt 2
9th wkt 26
10th wkt 2

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