Result
· Round 1 · NPL 5 (Group B) · 2025/26 · Sun 17 May 2026 · Ballast Ovals, STOCKTON
Zulfiqar XI
117/9 (20 ov)
Newcastle Thunders
119/5 (13.3 ov)
Newcastle Thunders won by 5 wickets
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Match report
Newcastle Thunders chased down Zulfiqar XI's 117/9 (20 ov), reaching 119/5 (13.3 ov) to win by 5 wickets. For the winners, Liju Muttath made a half-century (51* off 36) and Prince Pamplanil Mathew took 5/15 from 4 overs. For Zulfiqar XI, MOOSA HASSAN top-scored with 37 off 38 and Sarfraz Hassan took 2/15 from 3 overs.
Written automatically from the scorecard.
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Top performers
Zulfiqar XI
🏏 MOOSA HASSAN (24)
37 (38)
🏏 Muhammad Hunain Nasir
26 (18)
🎯 Sarfraz Hassan
2/15 (3)
🎯 Dayan Hassan
2/20 (4)
Newcastle Thunders
🏏 Liju Muttath
51* (36)
🏏 Ramesh Kumar Shanmugam
24 (12)
🎯 Prince Pamplanil Mathew
5/15 (4)
🎯 Ramesh Kumar Shanmugam
2/9 (4)
Zulfiqar XI · 1st Innings - Zulfiqar XI
117/9 (20 ov)
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOOSA HASSAN (24) | b: P Pamplanil Mathew | 37 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 97.36 |
| Muhammad Hunain Nasir | c: S Thomas b: R Shanmugam | 26 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 144.44 |
| Dayan Hassan | b: F Simenthy | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Wasi Shah | b: P Pamplanil Mathew | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 86.66 |
| Arsalan Malik | lbw: P Pamplanil Mathew | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Farrukh Raza | lbw: P Pamplanil Mathew | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Syed Ali Mehsam | b: P Pamplanil Mathew | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Muhammad Ali Nasir | c: J Chacko b: F Simenthy | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 88.88 |
| Syed Ameer Hamza Zaidi | c: F Simenthy b: R Shanmugam | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 58.82 |
| Sarfraz Hassan | not out | 2* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| SYED ALI MURTAZA | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 1, w 9, nb 2, pen 0) | 12 | ||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR 5.85) | 117/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets:
1-45 (Muhammad Hunain Nasir),
2-60 (Dayan Hassan),
3-82 (Wasi Shah),
4-91 (MOOSA HASSAN),
5-91 (Farrukh Raza),
6-91 (Syed Ali Mehsam),
7-99 (Arsalan Malik),
8-112 (Muhammad Ali Nasir),
9-116 (Syed Ameer Hamza Zaidi)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Srijith Sankara pillai | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Manesh Kumar | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 | 4 | 1 |
| Francis Simenthy | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | 1 | 1 |
| Ramesh Kumar Shanmugam | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Liju Muttath | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Prince Pamplanil Mathew | 4 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3.75 | 3 | 0 |
| ******** | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.66 | 0 | 0 |
Newcastle Thunders · 1st Innings - Newcastle Thunders
119/5 (13.3 ov)
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramesh Kumar Shanmugam | c: A Malik b: D Hassan | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Joe Chacko | c: S MURTAZA b: F Raza | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Liju Muttath (wk) | not out | 51* | 36 | 7 | 1 | 141.66 |
| Chris Mathews (16) | b: D Hassan | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Srijith Sankara pillai | c: M Nasir b: S Hassan | 16 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 94.11 |
| ******** | b: S Hassan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sybin Thomas | not out | 5* | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 5, w 10, nb 3, pen 0) | 18 | ||||
| Total | 13.3 Ov (RR 8.81) | 119/5 | ||||
Did not bat:
Prince Pamplanil Mathew,
Sreenath Bhaskaran,
Manesh Kumar,
Togy Kunnel,
Francis Simenthy
Fall of wickets:
1-28 (Ramesh Kumar Shanmugam),
2-32 (Joe Chacko),
3-41 (Chris Mathews),
4-94 (Srijith Sankara pillai),
5-94 (********)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsalan Malik | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 13.00 | 4 | 0 |
| Farrukh Raza | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Dayan Hassan | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5.00 | 2 | 1 |
| Sarfraz Hassan | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Syed Ameer Hamza Zaidi | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 | 1 | 1 |
| SYED ALI MURTAZA | 0.2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 24.02 | 3 | 1 |
Zulfiqar XI
- Syed Ameer Hamza Zaidi Middle-Order Batter 6 rating
- Farrukh Raza Opening Bowler 4 rating
- Muhammad Hunain Nasir Opening Batter 4 rating
- Muhammad Ali Nasir Lower-Order Batter 3 rating
- Dayan Hassan First-Change Bowler 5 rating
- SYED ALI MURTAZA Lower-Order Batter 3 rating
- Arsalan Malik Opening Bowler 6 rating
- Wasi Shah Top-Order Batter 2 rating
- Sarfraz Hassan First-Change Bowler 3 rating
- Syed Ali Mehsam Lower-Order Batter 6 rating
- MOOSA HASSAN (24) Top-Order Batter 4 rating
Newcastle Thunders
- Joe Chacko Top-Order Batter 6 rating
- Prince Pamplanil Mathew Second-Change Bowler 5 rating
- Chris Mathews (16) Middle-Order Batter 2 rating
- ******** Top-Order Batter 4 rating
- Sybin Thomas Middle-Order Batter 5 rating
- Liju Muttath (wk) Opening Batter 6 rating
- Sreenath Bhaskaran (c, wk) Middle-Order Batter 5 rating
- Manesh Kumar (vc) Middle-Order Batter 6 rating
- Togy Kunnel Unclassified – rating
- Francis Simenthy Second-Change Bowler 5 rating
- Ramesh Kumar Shanmugam Second-Change Bowler 8 rating
- Srijith Sankara pillai First-Change Bowler 3 rating
Innings comparison
| Innings | Score | RR | 4s | 6s | Extras | Top score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zulfiqar XI | 117/9 (20 ov) | 5.85 | 10 | 1 | 12 | MOOSA HASSAN 37 |
| Newcastle Thunders | 119/5 (13.3 ov) | 8.81 | 12 | 3 | 18 | Liju Muttath 51* |
Partnerships · Zulfiqar XI
- 1st wkt 45
- 2nd wkt 15
- 3rd wkt 22
- 4th wkt 9
- 5th wkt 0
- 6th wkt 0
- 7th wkt 8
- 8th wkt 13
- 9th wkt 4
- 10th wkt 1*
From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.
Partnerships · Newcastle Thunders
- 1st wkt 28
- 2nd wkt 4
- 3rd wkt 9
- 4th wkt 53
- 5th wkt 0
- 6th wkt 25*
From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.