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

Result · Round 12 · Division 03 (B.Alphey/A.Cocks Shield) · 2025/26 · Sat 10 Jan 2026 · Rees Reserve, LITTLE RIVER

Melbourne District CC 1st XI 153/8 (30.2 ov)

Western Lions 2nd XI 152 (29.1 ov)

Melbourne District CC 1st XI won by 2 wickets

Match report

Melbourne District CC 1st XI chased down Western Lions 2nd XI's 152 (29.1 ov), reaching 153/8 (30.2 ov) to win by 2 wickets. For the winners, Arif Hossain top-scored with 43 off 31 and Rohit Manchanda took 3/28 from 7 overs. For Western Lions 2nd XI, praveen Sendanayake made a half-century (52 off 65) and Sameera Witharana took 5/23 from 7 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Sameera Witharana

Western Lions 2nd XI · 6 (8) & 5/23 & 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

🏏 Arif Hossain 43 (31)

🏏 Varun Sharma 35 (50)

🎯 Rohit Manchanda 3/28 (7)

🎯 nitin chopra 2/20 (7)

Western Lions 2nd XI

🏏 praveen Sendanayake 52 (65)

🏏 Niroshan Ravichandran 24 (16)

🎯 Sameera Witharana 5/23 (7)

🎯 Pathum Laksan Malwahandi silva 1/19 (5)

Match details

Competition: Division 03 (B.Alphey/A.Cocks Shield)
Round: Round 12
Format: One Day
Venue: Rees Reserve, LITTLE RIVER
Date: Saturday 10 January 2026, 1:00pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Western Lions 2nd XI won the toss and chose to bat
Umpires: Steven Hedgcock

Western Lions 2nd XI · 1st Innings - Western Lions 2nd XI 152 (29.1 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ruban Fernando (c)	b: R Manchanda	4	2	1	0	200.00
Nuwan Gamage	b: K Brar	9	36	0	0	25.00
Sameera Witharana	b: n chopra	6	8	1	0	75.00
praveen Sendanayake	c: R Iqbal b: D Jaura	52	65	4	0	80.00
Pathum Laksan Malwahandi silva	c: K Khan b: n chopra	22	15	2	1	146.66
Asintha Liyanage Don	c: R Manchanda b: R Iqbal	18	10	3	0	180.00
Niroshan Ravichandran (vc, wk)	c: n chopra b: R Iqbal	24	16	1	2	150.00
Ramindu Sandaruwan	c: n chopra b: R Manchanda	5	9	0	0	55.55
Mahesh Fernando	b: R Manchanda	0	1	0	0	0.00
imesha hendehewa	b: A Hossain	1	9	0	0	11.11
Aruna Thalawiti	not out	0*	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 4, nb 6, pen 0)	11
Total	29.1 Ov (RR 5.21)	152

Did not bat: Lakmal Punchibandage

Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Ruban Fernando), 2-18 (Sameera Witharana), 3-39 (Nuwan Gamage), 4-64 (Pathum Laksan Malwahandi silva), 5-97 (Asintha Liyanage Don), 6-125 (Niroshan Ravichandran), 7-133 (Ramindu Sandaruwan), 8-133 (Mahesh Fernando), 9-152 (praveen Sendanayake), 10-152 (imesha hendehewa)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Rohit Manchanda	7	0	28	3	4.00	2	0
nitin chopra	7	0	20	2	2.85	0	2
Khushpreet Brar	4	0	33	1	8.25	0	0
Rashid Iqbal	4	0	27	2	6.75	0	0
Daljinder Jaura	2	1	16	1	8.00	1	3
Kashif Khan	3	0	19	0	6.33	0	0
Arif Hossain	2.1	0	8	1	3.69	1	1

Melbourne District CC 1st XI · 1st Innings - Melbourne District CC 1st XI 153/8 (30.2 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
PAHUL GUPTA	c&b: R Fernando	11	17	1	0	64.70
Kapil Yadav (wk)	b: P Malwahandi silva	10	19	1	0	52.63
Varun Sharma	run out (S Witharana)	35	50	3	0	70.00
Arif Hossain (wk)	b: S Witharana	43	31	7	1	138.70
Kamalpreet singh Sohal	b: S Witharana	0	2	0	0	0.00
Jimmy Wraich	b: S Witharana	16	18	2	0	88.88
Khushpreet Brar	lbw: S Witharana	1	8	0	0	12.50
Kashif Khan	c: N Gamage b: S Witharana	3	7	0	0	42.85
Rohit Manchanda	not out	15*	22	2	0	68.18
nitin chopra	not out	4*	8	1	0	50.00
Extras	(b 8, lb 2, w 3, nb 2, pen 0)	15
Total	30.2 Ov (RR 5.04)	153/8

Did not bat: Rashid Iqbal, Daljinder Jaura

Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Kapil Yadav), 2-32 (PAHUL GUPTA), 3-99 (Arif Hossain), 4-99 (Kamalpreet singh Sohal), 5-126 (Varun Sharma), 6-130 (Jimmy Wraich), 7-131 (Khushpreet Brar), 8-138 (Kashif Khan)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Ruban Fernando	7	1	28	1	4.00	2	0
Pathum Laksan Malwahandi silva	5	0	19	1	3.80	0	0
Asintha Liyanage Don	4.2	1	24	0	5.53	0	2
Aruna Thalawiti	3	0	26	0	8.66	0	0
praveen Sendanayake	2	0	13	0	6.50	0	0
Sameera Witharana	7	0	23	5	3.28	0	0
Ramindu Sandaruwan	2	0	10	0	5.00	1	0

Melbourne District CC 1st XI

PAHUL GUPTA Opening Batter 4 rating
Rashid Iqbal First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Daljinder Jaura Lower-Order Batter – rating
nitin chopra Opening Bowler 5 rating
Rohit Manchanda Opening Bowler 7 rating
Kashif Khan First-Change Bowler 8 rating
Khushpreet Brar Second-Change Bowler 8 rating
Varun Sharma Top-Order Batter 5 rating
Kapil Yadav (wk) Top-Order Batter 6 rating
Arif Hossain (wk) Second-Change Bowler 8 rating
Jimmy Wraich Middle-Order Batter 4 rating
Kamalpreet singh Sohal Middle-Order Batter 7 rating

Western Lions 2nd XI

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

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Western Lions 2nd XI	152 (29.1 ov)	5.21	12	3	11	praveen Sendanayake 52
Melbourne District CC 1st XI	153/8 (30.2 ov)	5.04	17	1	15	Arif Hossain 43

Partnerships · Western Lions 2nd XI

1st wkt 5
2nd wkt 13
3rd wkt 21
4th wkt 25
5th wkt 33
6th wkt 28
7th wkt 8
8th wkt 0
9th wkt 19
10th wkt 0

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

Partnerships · Melbourne District CC 1st XI

1st wkt 24
2nd wkt 8
3rd wkt 67
4th wkt 0
5th wkt 27
6th wkt 4
7th wkt 1
8th wkt 7
9th wkt 15*

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