Dandenong 3rd XI v Geelong 3rd XI

Result · Round 12 · Kookaburra Men's Premier Thirds · 2025/26 · Sat 24 Jan 2026 · Kardinia Park West, SOUTH GEELONG

Dandenong 3rd XI 137 (49 ov)

Geelong 3rd XI 308/5 (89.3 ov)

Geelong 3rd XI won by 5 wickets

Match report

Geelong 3rd XI chased down Dandenong 3rd XI's 137 (49 ov), reaching 308/5 (89.3 ov) to win by 5 wickets. For the winners, Tom Courtney hit a century (125* off 215) and Lachlan Watson took 4/15 from 6 overs. For Dandenong 3rd XI, Kartikay Sharma made a half-century (54 off 81) and Rikhil Bharadwaj took 1/11 from 10 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Kyle Bienefelt

Geelong 3rd XI · 57* (55) & 3/17 & 2 dismissals

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

Top performers

Dandenong 3rd XI

🏏 Kartikay Sharma 54 (81)

🏏 Neil D'Souza (21) 33* (72)

🎯 Rikhil Bharadwaj (21) 1/11 (10)

🎯 Advit Sharma (20) 1/31 (18)

Geelong 3rd XI

🏏 Tom Courtney (24) 125* (215)

🏏 Kyle Bienefelt 57* (55)

🎯 Lachlan Watson (17) 4/15 (6)

🎯 Kyle Bienefelt 3/17 (14)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Men's Premier Thirds
Round: Round 12
Format: Two Day
Venue: Kardinia Park West, SOUTH GEELONG
Date: Saturday 24 January 2026, 10:00am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Dandenong 3rd XI won the toss and chose to bat
Other officials: Vallinayagam Selvaraj (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Santhoshkumar Anandakrishnan (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

Dandenong 3rd XI · 1st Innings - Dandenong 3rd XI 137 (49 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Nick Thurgood (c)	c&b: K Bienefelt	0	2	0	0	0.00
Christian Smith (wk) (25)	c: K Bienefelt b: L Watson	1	4	0	0	25.00
Liam Antonello	c: C Paull b: L Watson	6	14	1	0	42.85
Shehzad Singh (18)	c: B Craig b: L Watson	0	2	0	0	0.00
Nisith Amarasinghe (18)	c: C Paull b: L Watson	0	3	0	0	0.00
Jett Kelly (17)	c: C Paull b: W Rodda	21	50	3	0	42.00
Kartikay Sharma	b: K Bienefelt	54	81	8	0	66.66
Darcy Freeman (16)	lbw: T Cunningham	5	20	0	0	25.00
Neil D'Souza (21)	not out	33*	72	2	2	45.83
Advit Sharma (20)	c: J Chislett b: K Bienefelt	0	6	0	0	0.00
Rikhil Bharadwaj (21)	lbw: P Sharma	9	46	1	0	19.56
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 0, nb 6, pen 0)	8
Total	49 Ov (RR 2.80)	137

Did not bat: Thenuka Perera (22)

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Nick Thurgood), 2-1 (Christian Smith), 3-1 (Shehzad Singh), 4-1 (Nisith Amarasinghe), 5-10 (Liam Antonello), 6-40 (Jett Kelly), 7-72 (Darcy Freeman), 8-100 (Kartikay Sharma), 9-104 (Advit Sharma), 10-137 (Rikhil Bharadwaj)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
Kyle Bienefelt	14	5	17	3	1.21	0
Lachlan Watson (17)	6	2	15	4	2.50	0
Will Rodda (19)	5	0	16	1	3.20	0
Paawan Sharma (18)	12	0	54	1	4.50	6
Toby Cunningham	12	2	33	1	2.75	0

Geelong 3rd XI · 1st Innings - Geelong 3rd XI 308/5 (89.3 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jacob Chislett	b: K Sharma	9	52	2	0	17.30
Corey Paull (wk) (18)	b: A Sharma	6	18	1	0	33.33
Brodie Craig (20)	b: T Perera	19	44	3	0	43.18
Tom Courtney (24)	not out	125*	215	15	0	58.13
Monty Maloney (18)	c: D Freeman b: R Bharadwaj	18	73	2	0	24.65
Joshua Mastin (c)	st: C Smith b: J Kelly	57	92	9	0	61.95
Kyle Bienefelt	not out	57*	55	9	2	103.63
Extras	(b 0, lb 5, w 0, nb 12, pen 0)	17
Total	89.3 Ov (RR 3.44)	308/5

Did not bat: Will Rodda (19), Paawan Sharma (18), Toby Cunningham, Lachlan Watson (17), Tamar Holt (17)

Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Corey Paull), 2-27 (Jacob Chislett), 3-47 (Brodie Craig), 4-97 (Monty Maloney), 5-210 (Joshua Mastin)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
Advit Sharma (20)	18	8	31	1	1.72	1
Rikhil Bharadwaj (21)	10	4	11	1	1.10	0
Neil D'Souza (21)	10	0	35	0	3.50	10
Nisith Amarasinghe (18)	15	1	61	0	4.06	0
Kartikay Sharma	11	2	38	1	3.45	0
Thenuka Perera (22)	8.3	2	51	1	6.00	1
Jett Kelly (17)	10	1	36	1	3.60	0
Nick Thurgood	3	0	14	0	4.66	0
Darcy Freeman (16)	3	0	24	0	8.00	0
Shehzad Singh (18)	1	0	2	0	2.00	0

Dandenong 3rd XI

Darcy Freeman (16) Top-Order Batter 16 rating
Neil D'Souza (21) Middle-Order Batter 17 rating
Rikhil Bharadwaj (21) First-Change Bowler 11 rating
Nick Thurgood (c) Middle-Order Batter 16 rating
Nisith Amarasinghe (18) Bowling All-Rounder 16 rating
Kartikay Sharma All-Rounder 13 rating
Christian Smith (wk) (25) Wicketkeeper-Batter 21 rating
Thenuka Perera (22) First-Change Bowler 11 rating
Advit Sharma (20) First-Change Bowler 12 rating
Jett Kelly (17) Second-Change Bowler 15 rating
Shehzad Singh (18) Top-Order Batter 21 rating
Liam Antonello Middle-Order Batter 19 rating

Geelong 3rd XI

Monty Maloney (18) Middle-Order Batter 26 rating
Corey Paull (wk) (18) Wicketkeeper-Batter 30 rating
Will Rodda (19) All-Rounder 16 rating
Paawan Sharma (18) First-Change Bowler 16 rating
Jacob Chislett Opening Batter 12 rating
Toby Cunningham Second-Change Bowler 14 rating
Lachlan Watson (17) Opening Bowler 17 rating
Brodie Craig (20) Top-Order Batter 19 rating
Kyle Bienefelt Opening Bowler 16 rating
Tom Courtney (24) Top-Order Batter 26 rating
Tamar Holt (17) Wicketkeeper-Batter 24 rating
Joshua Mastin (c) All-Rounder 19 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Dandenong 3rd XI	137 (49 ov)	2.80	15	2	8	Kartikay Sharma 54
Geelong 3rd XI	308/5 (89.3 ov)	3.44	41	2	17	Tom Courtney 125*

Partnerships · Dandenong 3rd XI

1st wkt 1
2nd wkt 0
3rd wkt 0
4th wkt 0
5th wkt 9
6th wkt 30
7th wkt 32
8th wkt 28
9th wkt 4
10th wkt 33

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

Partnerships · Geelong 3rd XI

1st wkt 10
2nd wkt 17
3rd wkt 20
4th wkt 50
5th wkt 113
6th wkt 98*

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