Melbourne District CC 1st XI v Western Lions 2nd XI

Result · Round 7 · Division 03 (B.Alphey/A.Cocks Shield) · 2025/26 · Sat 22 Nov 2025 · Rees Reserve, LITTLE RIVER

Melbourne District CC 1st XI 200 (34.4 ov)

Western Lions 2nd XI 201/5 (31.4 ov)

Western Lions Giants 2nd XI won by 5 wickets

Match report

Western Lions 2nd XI chased down Melbourne District CC 1st XI's 200 (34.4 ov), reaching 201/5 (31.4 ov) to win by 5 wickets. For the winners, Lakmal Punchibandage hit a century (123* off 95) and imesha hendehewa took 5/23 from 7 overs. For Melbourne District CC 1st XI, Zahid Badoo made a half-century (73 off 69) with 3 sixes and Arif Hossain took 2/18 from 4 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Lakmal Punchibandage

Western Lions 2nd XI · 123* (95) & 1/20 & 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 District CC 1st XI

🏏 Zahid Badoo 73 (69)

🏏 Kashif Khan 28 (24)

🎯 Arif Hossain 2/18 (4)

🎯 nitin chopra 2/36 (6)

Western Lions 2nd XI

🏏 Lakmal Punchibandage 123* (95)

🏏 Nuwan Gamage 18* (30)

🎯 imesha hendehewa 5/23 (7)

🎯 Ramindu Sandaruwan 1/17 (2)

Match details

Competition: Division 03 (B.Alphey/A.Cocks Shield)
Round: Round 7
Format: One Day
Venue: Rees Reserve, LITTLE RIVER
Date: Saturday 22 November 2025, 1:00pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Western Lions 2nd XI won the toss and chose to field
Umpires: Felix Scarlett

Melbourne District CC 1st XI · 1st Innings - MDCC Melbourne District CC 1st XI -Senior 200 (34.4 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
PAHUL GUPTA	lbw: L Punchibandage	15	18	3	0	83.33
Zahid Badoo	lbw: i hendehewa	73	69	7	3	105.79
Mani Taak	c: A Liyanage Don b: R Sandaruwan	20	24	1	1	83.33
Arif Hossain	lbw: p Sendanayake	14	15	2	0	93.33
Jimmy Wraich	b: i hendehewa	0	1	0	0	0.00
Kapil Yadav	run out (A Liyanage Don, N Ravichandran)	7	14	0	0	50.00
Harman Gill	b: i hendehewa	4	4	1	0	100.00
Rohit Manchanda	b: i hendehewa	0	4	0	0	0.00
Kashif Khan	c: S Witharana b: i hendehewa	28	24	4	0	116.66
nitin chopra	not out	6*	22	1	0	27.27
Dilpreet singh Bajwa	c: L Punchibandage b: S Witharana	11	13	1	1	84.61
Extras	(b 9, lb 1, w 7, nb 5, pen 0)	22
Total	34.4 Ov (RR 5.77)	200

Did not bat: Balvindar Josan

Fall of wickets: 1-40 (PAHUL GUPTA), 2-101 (Mani Taak), 3-135 (Zahid Badoo), 4-135 (Jimmy Wraich), 5-137 (Arif Hossain), 6-144 (Harman Gill), 7-144 (Rohit Manchanda), 8-164 (Kapil Yadav), 9-177 (Kashif Khan), 10-200 (Dilpreet singh Bajwa)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Ruban Fernando	4	0	21	0	5.25	0	0
Asintha Liyanage Don	6	0	32	0	5.33	2	0
Lakmal Punchibandage	6	1	20	1	3.33	0	0
Sameera Witharana	2.4	0	21	1	7.87	0	0
Aruna Thalawiti	2	0	29	0	14.50	0	2
Ramindu Sandaruwan	2	0	17	1	8.50	2	0
imesha hendehewa	7	0	23	5	3.28	3	3
praveen Sendanayake	5	0	27	1	5.40	0	0

Western Lions 2nd XI · 1st Innings - Western Lions Giants 2nd XI 201/5 (31.4 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ruban Fernando (c)	c: b: n chopra	15	19	1	0	78.94
Lakmal Punchibandage	not out	123*	95	15	0	129.47
Sameera Witharana	c: b: n chopra	3	7	0	0	42.85
praveen Sendanayake	c: b: Z Badoo	12	13	1	0	92.30
Ramindu Sandaruwan	lbw: A Hossain	11	14	1	0	78.57
Asintha Liyanage Don	lbw: A Hossain	6	11	0	0	54.54
Nuwan Gamage	not out	18*	30	1	0	60.00
Extras	(b 5, lb 2, w 2, nb 4, pen 0)	13
Total	31.4 Ov (RR 6.35)	201/5

Did not bat: Mahesh Fernando, Niroshan Ravichandran, Pathum Laksan Malwahandi silva, imesha hendehewa, Aruna Thalawiti

Fall of wickets: 1-58 (Ruban Fernando), 2-66 (Sameera Witharana), 3-110 (praveen Sendanayake), 4-154 (Ramindu Sandaruwan), 5-162 (Asintha Liyanage Don)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Rohit Manchanda	5	29	0	5.80	1	0
Kashif Khan	3	20	0	6.66	0	0
Mani Taak	7	40	0	5.71	0	1
nitin chopra	6	36	2	6.00	0	0
Dilpreet singh Bajwa	1.3	19	0	12.66	1	1
Kapil Yadav	2	17	0	8.50	0	1
Zahid Badoo	3	15	1	5.00	0	0
Arif Hossain	4	18	2	4.50	0	1

Melbourne District CC 1st XI

Balvindar Josan Top-Order Batter – rating
Dilpreet singh Bajwa Lower-Order Batter – rating
nitin chopra Opening Bowler 5 rating
Jimmy Wraich Middle-Order Batter 4 rating
Rohit Manchanda Opening Bowler 7 rating
PAHUL GUPTA Opening Batter 4 rating
Harman Gill Middle-Order Batter 3 rating
Kashif Khan First-Change Bowler 8 rating
Mani Taak Bowling All-Rounder 7 rating
Arif Hossain Second-Change Bowler 8 rating
Kapil Yadav Top-Order Batter 6 rating
Zahid Badoo Opening Bowler – rating

Western Lions 2nd XI

Mahesh Fernando Lower-Order Batter 2 rating
Niroshan Ravichandran (vc) Wicketkeeper-Batter 6 rating
Asintha Liyanage Don Bowling All-Rounder 12 rating
Pathum Laksan Malwahandi silva Wicketkeeper-Batter 9 rating
Nuwan Gamage Lower-Order Batter 4 rating
Lakmal Punchibandage Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating
imesha hendehewa Second-Change Bowler 7 rating
praveen Sendanayake Second-Change Bowler 8 rating
Ruban Fernando (c) All-Rounder 12 rating
Sameera Witharana Second-Change Bowler 8 rating
Aruna Thalawiti Second-Change Bowler 5 rating
Ramindu Sandaruwan Lower-Order Batter 3 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Melbourne District CC 1st XI	200 (34.4 ov)	5.77	20	5	22	Zahid Badoo 73
Western Lions 2nd XI	201/5 (31.4 ov)	6.35	19	0	13	Lakmal Punchibandage 123*

Partnerships · Melbourne District CC 1st XI

1st wkt 40
2nd wkt 61
3rd wkt 34
4th wkt 0
5th wkt 2
6th wkt 7
7th wkt 0
8th wkt 20
9th wkt 13
10th wkt 23

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

Partnerships · Western Lions 2nd XI

1st wkt 58
2nd wkt 8
3rd wkt 44
4th wkt 44
5th wkt 8
6th wkt 39*

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