Richmond U16 Boys v Melbourne University U16 Boys

Result · Round 5 · Under 16 WJ Dowling Shield (Male) · 2025/26 · Mon 12 Jan 2026 · Central Reserve, GLEN WAVERLEY

Richmond U16 Boys 137/6 (38.1 ov)

Melbourne University U16 Boys 136 (44.5 ov)

Richmond U16 Boys won by 4 wickets

Match report

Richmond U16 Boys chased down Melbourne University U16 Boys's 136 (44.5 ov), reaching 137/6 (38.1 ov) to win by 4 wickets. For the winners, Archie Lay top-scored with 47 off 91 and Zach van der Nest took 3/26 from 10 overs. For Melbourne University U16 Boys, Arjun Upadhyay top-scored with 37 off 65 and Oliver Tickell took 3/26 from 9 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Omid Rahman Ahmadzai (15)

Richmond U16 Boys · 3/27 & 2 dismissals

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

Top performers

Richmond U16 Boys

🏏 Archie Lay (15) 47 (91)

🏏 Krish Talwar (14) 40 (85)

🎯 Zach van der Nest (14) 3/26 (10)

🎯 Omid Rahman Ahmadzai (15) 3/27 (10)

Melbourne University U16 Boys

🏏 Arjun Upadhyay (15) 37 (65)

🏏 Jatin Bashetti (14) 27 (58)

🎯 Oliver Tickell (15) 3/26 (9)

🎯 Ranjodh Singh Smagh (15) 1/29 (8)

Match details

Competition: Under 16 WJ Dowling Shield (Male)
Round: Round 5
Format: One Day
Venue: Central Reserve, GLEN WAVERLEY
Date: Monday 12 January 2026, 10:00am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Melbourne University U16 Boys won the toss and chose to bat
Umpires: Malcolm Gunn, Martin Blennerhassett

Melbourne University U16 Boys · 1st Innings - Melbourne University U16 Boys 136 (44.5 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Arjun Upadhyay (15)	st: L Giblett b: Z van der Nest	37	65	2	0	56.92
Hassan Buttar (15)	lbw: L Lawrence	9	44	0	0	20.45
Romaan Khan (15)	run out (T Singh, L Giblett)	3	4	0	0	75.00
Jatin Bashetti (wk) (14)	lbw: O Ahmadzai	27	58	3	0	46.55
Akhil Chowdary Dasari (15)	c: K Talwar b: Z van der Nest	8	11	1	0	72.72
Oliver Tickell (15)	b: Z van der Nest	2	5	0	0	40.00
******** (18)	b: O Ahmadzai	4	14	0	0	28.57
Ranjodh Singh Smagh (15)	run out (O Ahmadzai, L Giblett)	15	27	0	0	55.55
Senith Jayawardana Mahinge don (14)	c&b: O Ahmadzai	0	1	0	0	0.00
Ritwik Rathour (15)	c: T Singh b: E Loy-Abrahams	18	31	1	0	58.06
******** (18)	not out	1*	9	0	0	11.11
Finn Collins (15)	not out	0*	0	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 3, w 9, nb 0, pen 0)	12
Total	44.5 Ov (RR 3.03)	136

Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Hassan Buttar), 2-42 (Romaan Khan), 3-75 (Arjun Upadhyay), 4-91 (Akhil Chowdary Dasari), 5-93 (Jatin Bashetti), 6-93 (Oliver Tickell), 7-99 (********), 8-99 (Senith Jayawardana Mahinge don), 9-124 (Ranjodh Singh Smagh), 10-136 (Ritwik Rathour)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
Navnith Satyan (15)	5	0	11	0	2.20	2
Liam Hargreaves (14)	5	0	10	0	2.00	0
Ethan Loy-Abrahams (15)	7.5	0	32	1	4.08	4
Luke Lawrence (15)	7	0	27	1	3.85	0
Zach van der Nest (14)	10	1	26	3	2.60	3
Omid Rahman Ahmadzai (15)	10	2	27	3	2.70	0

Richmond U16 Boys · 1st Innings - Richmond U16 Boys 137/6 (38.1 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Lachlan Giblett (c, wk) (15)	c: A Dasari b: O Tickell	5	14	0	0	35.71
Spencer Ries (15)	b: O Tickell	1	5	0	0	20.00
Tanish Singh (16)	c: J Bashetti b: O Tickell	0	3	0	0	0.00
Cooper Box (14)	c: O Tickell b: R Smagh	0	2	0	0	0.00
Krish Talwar (14)	run out (R Rathour)	40	85	0	0	47.05
Archie Lay (15)	b: F Collins	47	91	1	0	51.64
Luke Lawrence (15)	not out	12*	15	0	0	80.00
Navnith Satyan (15)	not out	11*	18	0	0	61.11
Extras	(b 0, lb 3, w 14, nb 4, pen 0)	21
Total	38.1 Ov (RR 3.59)	137/6

Did not bat: Zach van der Nest (14), Omid Rahman Ahmadzai (15), Ethan Loy-Abrahams (15), Liam Hargreaves (14), Jaskaran Ghotra (14), ******** (15)

Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Spencer Ries), 2-9 (Tanish Singh), 3-10 (Cooper Box), 4-13 (Lachlan Giblett), 5-101 (Archie Lay), 6-115 (Krish Talwar)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Oliver Tickell (15)	9	0	26	3	2.88	5	0
Ranjodh Singh Smagh (15)	8	0	29	1	3.62	3	2
Ritwik Rathour (15)	5	2	15	0	3.00	0	0
Finn Collins (15)	9	0	36	1	4.00	4	2
Senith Jayawardana Mahinge don (14)	4	0	12	0	3.00	0	0
******** (18)	1	0	6	0	6.00	2	0
Akhil Chowdary Dasari (15)	2.1	0	10	0	4.61	0	0

Richmond U16 Boys

Spencer Ries (15) Opening Batter 38 rating
Navnith Satyan (15) All-Rounder 24 rating
Cooper Box (14) Bowling All-Rounder 20 rating
Zach van der Nest (14) Second-Change Bowler 28 rating
Krish Talwar (14) Bowling All-Rounder 20 rating
Archie Lay (15) Bowling All-Rounder 20 rating
Omid Rahman Ahmadzai (15) Second-Change Bowler 16 rating
Luke Lawrence (15) Middle-Order Batter 18 rating
Tanish Singh (16) Bowling All-Rounder 32 rating
Ethan Loy-Abrahams (15) Middle-Order Batter 23 rating
Liam Hargreaves (14) Opening Bowler 13 rating
Lachlan Giblett (c, wk) (15) Wicketkeeper-Batter 43 rating
Jaskaran Ghotra (14) Opening Bowler 19 rating
******** (15) Second-Change Bowler 11 rating

Melbourne University U16 Boys

******** (18) Second-Change Bowler 74 rating
******** (18) Second-Change Bowler 70 rating
Ritwik Rathour (15) Opening Bowler 8 rating
Romaan Khan (15) Top-Order Batter 10 rating
Arjun Upadhyay (15) Opening Batter 16 rating
Ranjodh Singh Smagh (15) First-Change Bowler 12 rating
Jatin Bashetti (wk) (14) Wicketkeeper-Batter 31 rating
Oliver Tickell (15) Bowling All-Rounder 14 rating
Akhil Chowdary Dasari (15) Bowling All-Rounder 15 rating
Hassan Buttar (15) Top-Order Batter 8 rating
Finn Collins (15) Opening Bowler 8 rating
Senith Jayawardana Mahinge don (14) Bowling All-Rounder 13 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Melbourne University U16 Boys	136 (44.5 ov)	3.03	7	0	12	Arjun Upadhyay 37
Richmond U16 Boys	137/6 (38.1 ov)	3.59	1	0	21	Archie Lay 47

Partnerships · Melbourne University U16 Boys

1st wkt 24
2nd wkt 18
3rd wkt 33
4th wkt 16
5th wkt 2
6th wkt 0
7th wkt 6
8th wkt 0
9th wkt 25
10th wkt 12

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

Partnerships · Richmond U16 Boys

1st wkt 8
2nd wkt 1
3rd wkt 1
4th wkt 3
5th wkt 88
6th wkt 14
7th wkt 22*

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