Knox Churches 2nd XI v Melbourne Sixers 3rd XI

Result · Round 17 · 16. LOC 4 Tobias Shield · 2025/26 · Sat 28 Feb 2026 · Donnelly Recreation Reserve, CRANBOURNE

Knox Churches 2nd XI 159/8 (40 ov)

Melbourne Sixers 3rd XI 250/7 (40 ov)

Melbourne Sixers 3rd XI won by 91 runs

Match report

Melbourne Sixers 3rd XI made 250/7 (40 ov) and defended it, holding Knox Churches 2nd XI to 159/8 (40 ov) to win by 91 runs. For the winners, Vineetha Rajakaruna made a half-century (63* off 57) and Wathsara Daluwatta took 3/15 from 8 overs. For Knox Churches 2nd XI, Prashantkumar Rania top-scored with 47* off 42 and Keith Barthelot took 2/23 from 3 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Prashantkumar Rania

Knox Churches 2nd XI · 47* (42) & 2/44 & 1 dismissal

Our pick, not the official award: 1 point a run, 25 a wicket, 10 a catch, stumping or run-out.

Top performers

Knox Churches 2nd XI

🏏 Prashantkumar Rania 47* (42)

🏏 Akshat Sehgal 37 (54)

🎯 Keith Barthelot 2/23 (3)

🎯 Prashantkumar Rania 2/44 (7.4)

Melbourne Sixers 3rd XI

🏏 Vineetha Rajakaruna 63* (57)

🏏 Thaushka Herath 58 (48)

🎯 Wathsara Daluwatta 3/15 (8)

🎯 Malith Kanahara 2/1 (5)

Match details

Competition: 16. LOC 4 Tobias Shield
Round: Round 17
Format: One Day
Venue: Donnelly Recreation Reserve, CRANBOURNE
Date: Saturday 28 February 2026, 12:30pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Knox Churches 2nd XI won the toss and chose to field

Melbourne Sixers 3rd XI · 1st Innings - Melbourne Sixers 3rd XI 250/7 (40 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Nisitha Ginigalgodage	c: C Nanayakkara b: S Athavan	14	9	3	0	155.55
Wathsara Daluwatta	b: P Duraiswamy	6	12	1	0	50.00
Yasuntha Gamalath (vc, wk)	c: N Kasapis b: P Rania	37	72	2	0	51.38
Thaushka Herath	c: P Rania b: N Kasapis	58	48	7	3	120.83
Vineetha Rajakaruna (c)	not out	63*	57	9	0	110.52
Shamendra Kannangara	c: I Sehgal b: K Barthelot	14	21	0	1	66.66
Malith Kanahara	b: P Rania	2	5	0	0	40.00
Harsha Munasinghe	b: K Barthelot	25	20	3	0	125.00
Shehan Galagedara	not out	13*	7	1	1	185.71
Lasitha Ekanayake	not out	1*	2	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 0, w 9, nb 4, pen 0)	17
Total	40 Ov (RR 6.25)	250/7

Did not bat: Kalindu Kumarasinghe

Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Nisitha Ginigalgodage), 2-35 (Wathsara Daluwatta), 3-110 (Thaushka Herath), 4-140 (Yasuntha Gamalath), 5-183 (Shamendra Kannangara), 6-200 (Malith Kanahara), 7-245 (Harsha Munasinghe)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Sivalingam Athavan	7.2	1	40	1	5.45	0	2
Pradeep Duraiswamy	4	1	26	1	6.50	0	0
Madikh Khan	8	0	46	0	5.75	1	1
Indika Andra	2	0	26	0	13.00	2	1
Nick Kasapis	5	0	20	1	4.00	1	0
Prashantkumar Rania	7.4	0	44	2	5.73	4	0
Inakshi Sehgal (17)	3	0	21	0	7.00	1	0
Keith Barthelot	3	0	23	2	7.66	0	0

Knox Churches 2nd XI · 1st Innings - Knox Churches 2nd XI 159/8 (40 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sivalingam Athavan	b: W Daluwatta	4	10	0	0	40.00
Akshat Sehgal	lbw: M Kanahara	37	54	4	0	68.51
Pradeep Duraiswamy	c: H Munasinghe b: W Daluwatta	0	5	0	0	0.00
Inakshi Sehgal (17)	c: W Daluwatta b: V Rajakaruna	10	36	1	0	27.77
Madikh Khan	c: V Rajakaruna b: M Kanahara	0	3	0	0	0.00
Nick Kasapis	c: b: W Daluwatta	9	27	1	0	33.33
Indika Andra	run out (T Herath)	27	61	3	0	44.26
Prashantkumar Rania (c)	not out	47*	42	6	1	111.90
Vinod Krishnan Ramakrishnan (wk)	c: S Galagedara b: T Herath	10	12	0	0	83.33
Keith Barthelot	not out	0*	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 1, w 12, nb 0, pen 0)	15
Total	40 Ov (RR 3.98)	159/8

Did not bat: Chris Nanayakkara

Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Sivalingam Athavan), 2-19 (Pradeep Duraiswamy), 3-58 (Akshat Sehgal), 4-58 (Madikh Khan), 5-58 (Inakshi Sehgal), 6-79 (Nick Kasapis), 7-137 (Indika Andra), 8-159 (Vinod Krishnan Ramakrishnan)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
Shamendra Kannangara	8	0	38	0	4.75	4
Wathsara Daluwatta	8	2	15	3	1.87	2
Malith Kanahara	5	4	1	2	0.20	0
Shehan Galagedara	5	0	32	0	6.40	1
Vineetha Rajakaruna	5	1	20	1	4.00	5
Thaushka Herath	7	1	32	1	4.57	0
Lasitha Ekanayake	2	0	18	0	9.00	0

Knox Churches 2nd XI

Nick Kasapis Second-Change Bowler 9 rating
Akshat Sehgal Middle-Order Batter 8 rating
Keith Barthelot Bowling All-Rounder 5 rating
Madikh Khan First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Vinod Krishnan Ramakrishnan (wk) Top-Order Batter 8 rating
Chris Nanayakkara Opening Batter 8 rating
Inakshi Sehgal (17) Top-Order Batter 20 rating
Sivalingam Athavan Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating
Prashantkumar Rania (c) Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating
Pradeep Duraiswamy Top-Order Batter 11 rating
Indika Andra Lower-Order Batter 5 rating

Melbourne Sixers 3rd XI

Kalindu Kumarasinghe Third-Change Bowler 9 rating
Harsha Munasinghe Middle-Order Batter 9 rating
Yasuntha Gamalath (vc, wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 8 rating
Shamendra Kannangara Opening Bowler 8 rating
Nisitha Ginigalgodage Top-Order Batter 8 rating
Malith Kanahara Bowling All-Rounder 9 rating
Vineetha Rajakaruna (c) Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating
Shehan Galagedara Opening Bowler 6 rating
Wathsara Daluwatta Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating
Lasitha Ekanayake Opening Batter 2 rating
Thaushka Herath Bowling All-Rounder 11 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Melbourne Sixers 3rd XI	250/7 (40 ov)	6.25	26	5	17	Vineetha Rajakaruna 63*
Knox Churches 2nd XI	159/8 (40 ov)	3.98	15	1	15	Prashantkumar Rania 47*

Partnerships · Melbourne Sixers 3rd XI

1st wkt 18
2nd wkt 17
3rd wkt 75
4th wkt 30
5th wkt 43
6th wkt 17
7th wkt 45
8th wkt 5*

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

Partnerships · Knox Churches 2nd XI

1st wkt 19
2nd wkt 0
3rd wkt 39
4th wkt 0
5th wkt 0
6th wkt 21
7th wkt 58
8th wkt 22

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