Melbourne Titans - 1 v Southern Rangers Grade 1

Result · Round 2 · Grade 1 · 2025/26 · Sun 9 Nov 2025 · Livingston Recreation Reserve, Cranbourne East

Melbourne Titans - 1 204/7 (40 ov)

Southern Rangers Grade 1 136 (32.2 ov)

Melbourne Titans - 1 won by 68 runs

Match report

Melbourne Titans - 1 made 204/7 (40 ov) and defended it, holding Southern Rangers Grade 1 to 136 (32.2 ov) to win by 68 runs. For the winners, Satheesh Sivakumaran Fernandu made a half-century (58 off 45) with 3 sixes and Sashika Sushantha Gunathunga took 5/40 from 8 overs. For Southern Rangers Grade 1, NITHIYANANTHAN Mahendrakumar top-scored with 22 off 22 and NITHIYANANTHAN Mahendrakumar took 3/32 from 8 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Sashika Sushantha Gunathunga

Melbourne Titans - 1 · 12* (7) & 5/40 & 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 Titans - 1

🏏 Satheesh Sivakumaran Fernandu 58 (45)

🏏 Pawan Thind 43 (83)

🎯 Sashika Sushantha Gunathunga 5/40 (8)

🎯 Praveen Fernando 1/8 (2)

Southern Rangers Grade 1

🏏 NITHIYANANTHAN Mahendrakumar 22 (22)

🏏 M Gayan Fernando 18 (43)

🎯 NITHIYANANTHAN Mahendrakumar 3/32 (8)

🎯 Vishva Shantha Weerakoon 2/39 (8)

Match details

Competition: Grade 1
Round: Round 2
Format: One Day
Venue: Livingston Recreation Reserve, Cranbourne East
Date: Sunday 9 November 2025, 1:00pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Southern Rangers Grade 1 won the toss and chose to field

Melbourne Titans - 1 · 1st Innings - Melbourne Titans - 1 204/7 (40 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Pawan Thind	c: V Weerakoon b: N Mahendrakumar	43	83	5	0	51.80
Praveen Fernando	lbw: K Lokuge	42	53	4	0	79.24
Damith Perera (wk)	lbw: N Mahendrakumar	1	6	0	0	16.66
Koby Brann (25)	c: K Lokuge b: N Mahendrakumar	5	9	0	0	55.55
Satheesh Sivakumaran Fernandu	st: K Lokuge b: B Keppetipola	58	45	3	3	128.88
Adam Ahmed	c: S Benedict b: V Weerakoon	13	27	1	0	48.14
Jugraj Singh	c: B Keppetipola b: V Weerakoon	13	8	2	0	162.50
Sashika Sushantha Gunathunga (vc)	not out	12*	7	1	0	171.42
Farhan Hussain	not out	4*	3	0	0	133.33
Extras	(b 3, lb 3, w 6, nb 1, pen 0)	13
Total	40 Ov (RR 5.10)	204/7

Did not bat: Harmanpreet Singh, Sachith Jayasingha

Fall of wickets: 1-78 (Praveen Fernando), 2-86 (Damith Perera), 3-96 (Koby Brann), 4-104 (Pawan Thind), 5-146 (Adam Ahmed), 6-172 (Jugraj Singh), 7-196 (Satheesh Sivakumaran Fernandu)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Vishva Shantha Weerakoon	8	0	39	2	4.87	1	0
Nalin Jayamaha	4	1	21	0	5.25	2	0
Bhanuka Keppetipola	6	0	39	1	6.50	1	1
NITHIYANANTHAN Mahendrakumar	8	0	32	3	4.00	2	0
Shiron Benedict	8	0	32	0	4.00	0	0
******** (16)	6	0	35	1	5.83	0	0

Southern Rangers Grade 1 · 1st Innings - Southern Rangers Grade 1 136 (32.2 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Nalin Jayamaha	c: S Jayasingha b: S Gunathunga	7	14	1	0	50.00
NITHIYANANTHAN Mahendrakumar (c)	c: S Sivakumaran Fernandu b: S Gunathunga	22	22	4	0	100.00
Kamesh Nirmal Lokuge	c: K Brann b: S Gunathunga	15	16	2	0	93.75
Wasika Munasinghe	c: K Brann b: S Gunathunga	4	6	0	0	66.66
Shiron Benedict (vc)	lbw: S Gunathunga	15	17	2	0	88.23
Bhanuka Keppetipola	c: K Brann b: S Sivakumaran Fernandu	13	23	1	0	56.52
M Gayan Fernando	run out (S Gunathunga)	18	43	1	0	41.86
******** (16)	c: S Jayasingha b: P Fernando	8	13	1	0	61.53
Nipun Hewagamage	run out (F Hussain, D Perera)	0	11	0	0	0.00
Vishva Shantha Weerakoon	b: F Hussain	14	24	1	0	58.33
Thimira Nimhan	not out	4*	7	1	0	57.14
Extras	(b 2, lb 1, w 11, nb 2, pen 0)	16
Total	32.2 Ov (RR 4.21)	136

Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Nalin Jayamaha), 2-41 (NITHIYANANTHAN Mahendrakumar), 3-50 (Wasika Munasinghe), 4-55 (Kamesh Nirmal Lokuge), 5-68 (Shiron Benedict), 6-98 (Bhanuka Keppetipola), 7-110 (M Gayan Fernando), 8-110 (********), 9-130 (Nipun Hewagamage), 10-136 (Vishva Shantha Weerakoon)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Farhan Hussain	6.2	1	29	1	4.57	1	1
Sashika Sushantha Gunathunga	8	0	40	5	5.00	4	0
Satheesh Sivakumaran Fernandu	6	0	35	1	5.83	4	1
Adam Ahmed	8	0	16	0	2.00	0	0
Jugraj Singh	2	0	5	0	2.50	2	0
Praveen Fernando	2	0	8	1	4.00	0	0

Melbourne Titans - 1

Praveen Fernando Bowling All-Rounder 9 rating
Farhan Hussain First-Change Bowler 7 rating
Jugraj Singh Bowling All-Rounder 11 rating
Adam Ahmed First-Change Bowler 8 rating
Koby Brann (25) Top-Order Batter 12 rating
Harmanpreet Singh Bowling All-Rounder 9 rating
Satheesh Sivakumaran Fernandu Bowling All-Rounder 13 rating
Sashika Sushantha Gunathunga (vc) Bowling All-Rounder 11 rating
Sachith Jayasingha (c) Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating
Pawan Thind Opening Batter 6 rating
Damith Perera (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 16 rating

Southern Rangers Grade 1

******** (16) Second-Change Bowler 70 rating
Nipun Hewagamage First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Kamesh Nirmal Lokuge Wicketkeeper-Batter 17 rating
Vishva Shantha Weerakoon Opening Bowler 7 rating
NITHIYANANTHAN Mahendrakumar (c) First-Change Bowler 8 rating
Wasika Munasinghe Top-Order Batter 6 rating
Thimira Nimhan Lower-Order Batter – rating
Shiron Benedict (vc) Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating
Bhanuka Keppetipola Bowling All-Rounder 18 rating
Nalin Jayamaha Opening Batter 13 rating
M Gayan Fernando Middle-Order Batter 4 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Melbourne Titans - 1	204/7 (40 ov)	5.10	16	3	13	Satheesh Sivakumaran Fernandu 58
Southern Rangers Grade 1	136 (32.2 ov)	4.21	14	0	16	NITHIYANANTHAN Mahendrakumar 22

Partnerships · Melbourne Titans - 1

1st wkt 78
2nd wkt 8
3rd wkt 10
4th wkt 8
5th wkt 42
6th wkt 26
7th wkt 24
8th wkt 8*

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

Partnerships · Southern Rangers Grade 1

1st wkt 20
2nd wkt 21
3rd wkt 9
4th wkt 5
5th wkt 13
6th wkt 30
7th wkt 12
8th wkt 0
9th wkt 20
10th wkt 6

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