Newcastle Thunders v Afghan Blue Tigers

Result · Round 5 · NPL 5 (Group B) · 2025/26 · Sun 14 Jun 2026 · Johnston Reserve (Maitland), MAITLAND

Newcastle Thunders 64 (12.1 ov)

Afghan Blue Tigers 218/9 (20 ov)

Afghan Blue Tigers won by 154 runs

Match report

Afghan Blue Tigers made 218/9 (20 ov) and defended it, holding Newcastle Thunders to 64 (12.1 ov) to win by 154 runs. For the winners, Izaan Mohammed hit a century (110 off 46) with 6 sixes and Rouidullah Wafa took 3/18 from 4 overs. For Newcastle Thunders, Manesh Kumar top-scored with 18 off 14 and Magesh Babu Ravichandran took 3/30 from 3 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Izaan Mohammed (15)

Afghan Blue Tigers · 110 (46)

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

Top performers

Newcastle Thunders

🏏 Manesh Kumar 18 (14)

🏏 Dan Antony (15) 11 (12)

🎯 Magesh Babu Ravichandran 3/30 (3)

🎯 Prince Pamplanil Mathew 3/33 (4)

Afghan Blue Tigers

🏏 Izaan Mohammed (15) 110 (46)

🏏 Zayan Mohammed (15) 33 (31)

🎯 Rouidullah Wafa 3/18 (4)

🎯 Zameer Masoom khil (15) 3/23 (3.1)

Match details

Competition: NPL 5 (Group B)
Round: Round 5
Format: T20
Venue: Johnston Reserve (Maitland), MAITLAND
Date: Sunday 14 June 2026, 12:45pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Afghan Blue Tigers won the toss and chose to bat
Umpires: Vanessa McNeil

Afghan Blue Tigers · 1st Innings - Afghan Blue Tigers 218/9 (20 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Izaan Mohammed (15)	c: A Edakalathur Poulose b: P Pamplanil Mathew	110	46	14	6	239.13
Zayan Mohammed (15)	b: P Pamplanil Mathew	33	31	1	1	106.45
Sameer Safi	c: L Muttath b: J Chacko	5	6	0	0	83.33
Jamshid Jamshid	lbw: P Pamplanil Mathew	1	2	0	0	50.00
Nisarahmad Tela	st: S Bhaskaran b: J Chacko	9	7	1	0	128.57
Zameer Masoom khil (15)	c: R Shanmugam b: M Ravichandran	7	5	0	1	140.00
Rouidullah Wafa	c: R Shanmugam b: M Ravichandran	2	6	0	0	33.33
Abdul Rahman Afghanyar (15)	c: M Kumar b: J Chacko	26	11	2	2	236.36
Hazratullah Kharoti	b: M Ravichandran	1	3	0	0	33.33
Jamil Rehman	not out	9*	3	0	1	300.00
Waheed Ahmad	not out	4*	1	1	0	400.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 9, nb 1, pen 0)	11
Total	20 Ov (RR 10.90)	218/9

Fall of wickets: 1-136 (Zayan Mohammed), 2-153 (Izaan Mohammed), 3-155 (Jamshid Jamshid), 4-155 (Sameer Safi), 5-171 (Zameer Masoom khil), 6-173 (Nisarahmad Tela), 7-201 (Abdul Rahman Afghanyar), 8-205 (Hazratullah Kharoti), 9-214 (Rouidullah Wafa)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Manesh Kumar	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
Aahlad Edakalathur Poulose	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
Dan Antony (15)	2	47	0	23.50	3	0
Joyal Karisseril Augustine	3	30	0	10.00	1	0
Ramesh Kumar Shanmugam	4	38	0	9.50	1	0
Prince Pamplanil Mathew	4	33	3	8.25	1	0
Joe Chacko	4	39	3	9.75	3	1
Magesh Babu Ravichandran	3	30	3	10.00	0	0

Newcastle Thunders · 1st Innings - Newcastle Thunders 64 (12.1 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Liju Muttath	b: R wafa	5	6	1	0	83.33
Joe Chacko	c: Z Mohammed b: R wafa	1	2	0	0	50.00
Dan Antony (15)	c: N Tela b: Z Masoom khil	11	12	1	0	91.66
Ramesh Kumar Shanmugam	c: Z Mohammed b: Z Masoom khil	2	4	0	0	50.00
Sreenath Bhaskaran (c)	lbw: H Kharoti	7	8	1	0	87.50
Chris Mathews (16)	b: R wafa	0	1	0	0	0.00
Manesh Kumar (vc)	c: R wafa b: H Kharoti	18	14	2	1	128.57
Prince Pamplanil Mathew	b: W Ahmad	3	8	0	0	37.50
Magesh Babu Ravichandran	c: J Rehman b: Z Masoom khil	1	4	0	0	25.00
Joyal Karisseril Augustine	c: b: W Ahmad	0	3	0	0	0.00
Aahlad Edakalathur Poulose	not out	7*	12	0	0	58.33
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 8, nb 1, pen 0)	9
Total	12.1 Ov (RR 5.26)	64

Did not bat: Sybin Thomas

Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Joe Chacko), 2-21 (Liju Muttath), 3-24 (Ramesh Kumar Shanmugam), 4-25 (Dan Antony), 5-26 (Chris Mathews), 6-40 (Sreenath Bhaskaran), 7-54 (Manesh Kumar), 8-54 (Prince Pamplanil Mathew), 9-54 (Joyal Karisseril Augustine), 10-64 (Magesh Babu Ravichandran)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Rouidullah Wafa	4	0	18	3	4.50	4	0
Zameer Masoom khil (15)	3.1	0	23	3	7.26	2	1
Hazratullah Kharoti	2	0	14	2	7.00	0	0
Waheed Ahmad	3	1	9	2	3.00	2	0

Newcastle Thunders

Joyal Karisseril Augustine First-Change Bowler 3 rating
Prince Pamplanil Mathew Second-Change Bowler 5 rating
Dan Antony (15) First-Change Bowler 10 rating
Magesh Babu Ravichandran Lower-Order Batter 2 rating
Manesh Kumar (vc) Middle-Order Batter 6 rating
Aahlad Edakalathur Poulose Lower-Order Batter 7 rating
Joe Chacko Top-Order Batter 6 rating
Chris Mathews (16) Middle-Order Batter 2 rating
Liju Muttath Opening Batter 6 rating
Sreenath Bhaskaran (c) Middle-Order Batter 5 rating
Ramesh Kumar Shanmugam Second-Change Bowler 8 rating
Sybin Thomas Middle-Order Batter 5 rating

Afghan Blue Tigers

Zameer Masoom khil (15) Bowling All-Rounder 18 rating
Waheed Ahmad Second-Change Bowler 4 rating
Hazratullah Kharoti First-Change Bowler 5 rating
Jamil Rehman First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Zayan Mohammed (15) Second-Change Bowler 8 rating
Rouidullah Wafa Opening Bowler 5 rating
Abdul Rahman Afghanyar (15) First-Change Bowler 9 rating
Nisarahmad Tela Middle-Order Batter 7 rating
Jamshid Jamshid Wicketkeeper-Batter 6 rating
Izaan Mohammed (15) Top-Order Batter 23 rating
Sameer Safi Opening Batter 4 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Afghan Blue Tigers	218/9 (20 ov)	10.90	19	11	11	Izaan Mohammed 110
Newcastle Thunders	64 (12.1 ov)	5.26	5	1	9	Manesh Kumar 18

Partnerships · Afghan Blue Tigers

1st wkt 136
2nd wkt 17
3rd wkt 2
4th wkt 0
5th wkt 16
6th wkt 2
7th wkt 28
8th wkt 4
9th wkt 9
10th wkt 4*

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

Partnerships · Newcastle Thunders

1st wkt 5
2nd wkt 16
3rd wkt 3
4th wkt 1
5th wkt 1
6th wkt 14
7th wkt 14
8th wkt 0
9th wkt 0
10th wkt 10

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