Northern Territory Academy (Female) v Victoria Big Cats (Female)

Result · Round 5 · Kookaburra Junior Girl's Strike League · 2025/26 · Fri 10 Jul 2026 · Marrara (DXC Arena), MARRARA

Northern Territory Academy (Female) 68/7 (20 ov)

Victoria Big Cats (Female) 69/7 (17.3 ov)

Victoria Big Cats (Female) won by 3 wickets

Match report

Victoria Big Cats (Female) chased down Northern Territory Academy (Female)'s 68/7 (20 ov), reaching 69/7 (17.3 ov) to win by 3 wickets. For the winners, Sophie Lindsay top-scored with 21 off 39 and Zoe Tickner took 3/10 from 4 overs. For Northern Territory Academy (Female), Sahejreet kaur Bamrah top-scored with 18 off 38 and Skylah Henwood took 3/9 from 2.3 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Skylah Henwood (15)

Northern Territory Academy (Female) · 10 (15) & 3/9 & 1 dismissal

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 (Female)

🏏 Sahejreet kaur Bamrah (14) 18 (38)

🏏 Ekam Dhillon (15) 15 (11)

🎯 Skylah Henwood (15) 3/9 (2.3)

🎯 Joanna Pickett (15) 2/19 (4)

Victoria Big Cats (Female)

🏏 Sophie Lindsay (15) 21 (39)

🏏 Ruby Demeo (17) 10* (14)

🎯 Zoe Tickner (16) 3/10 (4)

🎯 Hayley Broucek (16) 1/2 (2)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Junior Girl's Strike League
Round: Round 5
Format: T20
Venue: Marrara (DXC Arena), MARRARA
Date: Friday 10 July 2026, 12:00pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Northern Territory Academy (Female) won the toss and chose to bat

Northern Territory Academy (Female) · 1st Innings - Northern Territory Academy (Female) 68/7 (20 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ekam Dhillon (15)	c: E Niedzwiedzki b: Z Tickner	15	11	2	0	136.36
Harshita Ekam Singh (14)	c: T McNair b: C Storer	0	1	0	0	0.00
Skylah Henwood (15)	c: A Long b: Z Tickner	10	15	1	0	66.66
Joanna Pickett (15)	not out	15*	34	0	0	44.11
Jordi O’Toole (15)	c: E Niedzwiedzki b: R Demeo	0	5	0	0	0.00
Sahejreet kaur Bamrah (14)	c: T McNair b: H Broucek	18	38	0	0	47.36
Hargun Kaur Johal (15)	c: S Barala b: S Lindsay	1	6	0	0	16.66
Sophie Cameron (12)	lbw: Z Tickner	0	6	0	0	0.00
Jayde Harris (12)	not out	0*	6	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 7, nb 2, pen 0)	9
Total	20 Ov (RR 3.40)	68/7

Did not bat: Heidi Scholz (12), Abbie Halvorsen (12), Elisha Halvorsen (15), Addison Gallagher (15), Penny Ryan (14)

Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Harshita Ekam Singh), 2-26 (Skylah Henwood), 3-27 (Ekam Dhillon), 4-28 (Jordi O’Toole), 5-62 (Sahejreet kaur Bamrah), 6-64 (Hargun Kaur Johal), 7-67 (Sophie Cameron)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Chase Storer (16)	2	16	1	8.00	1	0
Sophie Lindsay (15)	4	12	1	3.00	2	0
Zoe Tickner (16)	4	10	3	2.50	1	2
Ruby Demeo (17)	4	10	1	2.50	0	0
Laila Ward (14)	2	8	0	4.00	1	0
Ruby Scholtes	2	10	0	5.00	2	0
Hayley Broucek (16)	2	2	1	1.00	0	0

Victoria Big Cats (Female) · 1st Innings - Victoria Big Cats (Female) 69/7 (17.3 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Amy Long	c: S Henwood b: J Pickett	6	8	1	0	75.00
Shaina Barala (15)	b: J Pickett	0	2	0	0	0.00
Sophie Lindsay (15)	c: E Dhillon b: S Henwood	21	39	0	0	53.84
Evelyn Niedzwiedzki (15)	b: E Dhillon	9	19	0	0	47.36
Tessa McNair (15)	c: H Johal b: S Henwood	6	19	1	0	31.57
Laila Ward (14)	c: E Dhillon b: S Henwood	0	2	0	0	0.00
Ruby Demeo (17)	not out	10*	14	1	0	71.42
Hayley Broucek (16)	run out ()	0	1	0	0	0.00
Harmony Smith (15)	not out	1*	1	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 1, w 13, nb 0, pen 0)	16
Total	17.3 Ov (RR 3.94)	69/7

Did not bat: Zoe Tickner (16), Taylah Howe/Key (17), Chase Storer (16), Matilda Freeman (15), Ruby Scholtes

Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Shaina Barala), 2-11 (Amy Long), 3-37 (Evelyn Niedzwiedzki), 4-50 (Tessa McNair), 5-50 (Laila Ward), 6-60 (Sophie Lindsay), 7-61 (Hayley Broucek)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
Joanna Pickett (15)	4	0	19	2	4.75	4
Jordi O’Toole (15)	3	0	18	0	6.00	2
Abbie Halvorsen (12)	2	0	6	0	3.00	1
Ekam Dhillon (15)	4	2	6	1	1.50	4
Sahejreet kaur Bamrah (14)	2	0	8	0	4.00	2
Skylah Henwood (15)	2.3	1	9	3	3.60	0

Northern Territory Academy (Female)

Heidi Scholz (12) Opening Bowler 20 rating
Hargun Kaur Johal (15) Middle-Order Batter 12 rating
Abbie Halvorsen (12) Second-Change Bowler 19 rating
Harshita Ekam Singh (14) First-Change Bowler 9 rating
Ekam Dhillon (15) First-Change Bowler 34 rating
Sahejreet kaur Bamrah (14) First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Joanna Pickett (15) Opening Bowler 25 rating
Elisha Halvorsen (15) First-Change Bowler 16 rating
Addison Gallagher (15) Middle-Order Batter 15 rating
Jayde Harris (12) Wicketkeeper-Batter 16 rating
Penny Ryan (14) Middle-Order Batter 1 rating
Sophie Cameron (12) First-Change Bowler 25 rating
Skylah Henwood (15) Opening Bowler 34 rating
Jordi O’Toole (15) First-Change Bowler 24 rating

Victoria Big Cats (Female)

Tessa McNair (15) Top-Order Batter 20 rating
Zoe Tickner (16) First-Change Bowler 18 rating
Taylah Howe/Key (17) Lower-Order Batter 4 rating
Harmony Smith (15) Second-Change Bowler 7 rating
Amy Long Opening Batter 10 rating
Evelyn Niedzwiedzki (15) Wicketkeeper-Batter 17 rating
Sophie Lindsay (15) Second-Change Bowler 13 rating
Laila Ward (14) Wicketkeeper-Batter 14 rating
Hayley Broucek (16) First-Change Bowler 5 rating
Chase Storer (16) First-Change Bowler 19 rating
Ruby Demeo (17) Wicketkeeper-Batter 15 rating
Matilda Freeman (15) Opening Bowler 7 rating
Ruby Scholtes Opening Bowler 8 rating
Shaina Barala (15) Opening Batter 16 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Northern Territory Academy (Female)	68/7 (20 ov)	3.40	3	0	9	Sahejreet kaur Bamrah 18
Victoria Big Cats (Female)	69/7 (17.3 ov)	3.94	3	0	16	Sophie Lindsay 21

Partnerships · Northern Territory Academy (Female)

1st wkt 9
2nd wkt 17
3rd wkt 1
4th wkt 1
5th wkt 34
6th wkt 2
7th wkt 3
8th wkt 1*

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

Partnerships · Victoria Big Cats (Female)

1st wkt 2
2nd wkt 9
3rd wkt 26
4th wkt 13
5th wkt 0
6th wkt 10
7th wkt 1
8th wkt 8*

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