Result · Round 3 · Division 2 · 2025/26 · Sat 2 May 2026 · Deschamp Reserve, NORNADA
Western Knights 174/7 (20 ov)
Buffalos 175/6 (19.2 ov)
Buffalos won by 4 wickets
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Match report

Buffalos chased down Western Knights's 174/7 (20 ov), reaching 175/6 (19.2 ov) to win by 4 wickets. For the winners, Movindu Samarasinghe top-scored with 48* off 49 and Pasindu Wijethunga took 3/29 from 4 overs. For Western Knights, Anoop George made a half-century (54 off 41) with 3 sixes and SHINOJ THOMAS KUZHUVELIL took 4/36 from 4 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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SHINOJ THOMAS KUZHUVELIL
Western Knights · 3 (4) & 4/36

Top performers

Western Knights
🏏 Anoop George 54 (41)
🏏 Shamal Kaiprath 30 (18)
🎯 SHINOJ THOMAS KUZHUVELIL 4/36 (4)
🎯 Basil Paikkattu Varghese 1/28 (4)
Buffalos
🏏 Movindu Samarasinghe 48* (49)
🏏 Aneesh Patabandi maddumage 38 (22)
🎯 Pasindu Wijethunga 3/29 (4)
🎯 Savin Weerasinghe 2/43 (4)
Western Knights · 1st Innings - Western Knights 174/7 (20 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Anoop George b: S Weerasinghe 54 41 2 3 131.70
Shamal Kaiprath c: K Pathirana b: V Keerthirathne 30 18 2 2 166.66
Nidhin Everest c: b: P Wijethunga 24 24 2 0 100.00
Akhil Babu c: b: S Weerasinghe 15 7 0 2 214.28
Athul Benny run out () 5 7 0 0 71.42
Basil Paikkattu Varghese b: P Wijethunga 1 4 0 0 25.00
SHINOJ THOMAS KUZHUVELIL lbw: P Wijethunga 3 4 0 0 75.00
Varun Manjooran not out 24* 11 2 1 218.18
******** (18) not out 5* 4 0 0 125.00
Extras (b 1, lb 1, w 11, nb 0, pen 0) 13
Total 20 Ov (RR 8.70) 174/7
Did not bat: Lalu Joy, PRINCE SAJU
Fall of wickets: 1-51 (Shamal Kaiprath), 2-114 (Anoop George), 3-133 (Nidhin Everest), 4-135 (Akhil Babu), 5-138 (Basil Paikkattu Varghese), 6-142 (SHINOJ THOMAS KUZHUVELIL), 7-146 (Athul Benny)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Nadil Karunarathna 4 0 28 0 7.00 4 0
Vidarshana Lakshan Kavinda Keerthirathne 3 0 33 1 11.00 3 0
Omindu Viduneth Gamage Don 3 0 23 0 7.66 2 0
LOHAN SENUJA SAMARASINGHE 2 0 16 0 8.00 0 0
Pasindu Wijethunga 4 0 29 3 7.25 0 0
Savin Weerasinghe 4 0 43 2 10.75 2 0
Buffalos · 1st Innings - Buffalos 175/6 (19.2 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Movindu Samarasinghe not out 48* 49 3 0 97.95
Aneesh Patabandi maddumage b: B Paikkattu Varghese 38 22 3 3 172.72
Kaven Pathirana (wk) (20) b: S KUZHUVELIL 11 13 2 0 84.61
Savin Weerasinghe (c) c: b: V Manjooran 20 15 2 1 133.33
Omindu Viduneth Gamage Don b: S KUZHUVELIL 3 5 0 0 60.00
Nisal Hemakumara c: S Kaiprath b: S KUZHUVELIL 5 3 1 0 166.66
Daniru Kularatne c: L Joy b: S KUZHUVELIL 3 3 0 0 100.00
Vidarshana Lakshan Kavinda Keerthirathne not out 33* 7 2 4 471.42
Extras (b 2, lb 1, w 10, nb 1, pen 0) 14
Total 19.2 Ov (RR 9.05) 175/6
Did not bat: LOHAN SENUJA SAMARASINGHE, Pasindu Wijethunga, Nadil Karunarathna
Fall of wickets: 1-56 (Aneesh Patabandi maddumage), 2-81 (Kaven Pathirana), 3-114 (Savin Weerasinghe), 4-127 (Omindu Viduneth Gamage Don), 5-133 (Nisal Hemakumara), 6-141 (Daniru Kularatne)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Shamal Kaiprath 4 0 31 0 7.75 0 0
Anoop George 2 0 26 0 13.00 2 0
Basil Paikkattu Varghese 4 0 28 1 7.00 2 0
Lalu Joy 3 0 17 0 5.66 0 0
SHINOJ THOMAS KUZHUVELIL 4 0 36 4 9.00 2 0
Varun Manjooran 2.2 0 34 1 14.57 4 1

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Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Western Knights 174/7 (20 ov) 8.70 8 8 13 Anoop George 54
Buffalos 175/6 (19.2 ov) 9.05 13 8 14 Movindu Samarasinghe 48*

Partnerships · Western Knights

  • 1st wkt 51
  • 2nd wkt 63
  • 3rd wkt 19
  • 4th wkt 2
  • 5th wkt 3
  • 6th wkt 4
  • 7th wkt 4
  • 8th wkt 28*

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

Partnerships · Buffalos

  • 1st wkt 56
  • 2nd wkt 25
  • 3rd wkt 33
  • 4th wkt 13
  • 5th wkt 6
  • 6th wkt 8
  • 7th wkt 34*

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