Geelong Cricket Association v Ballarat Cricket Association

Result · Round 1 · Senior Men Provincial · 2025/26 · Mon 9 Feb 2026 · Eastern Oval (Ballarat), BALLARAT

Geelong Cricket Association 117 (23.1 ov)

Ballarat Cricket Association 120 (31.2 ov)

Ballarat Cricket Association won by 3 runs

Match report

Ballarat Cricket Association made 120 (31.2 ov) and defended it, holding Geelong Cricket Association to 117 (23.1 ov) to win by 3 runs. For the winners, Joshua Pegg made a half-century (70 off 88) and Jack Sheppard took 4/47 from 7 overs. For Geelong Cricket Association, Nikhil Deep Pottabathini top-scored with 21 off 14 and Nikhil Deep Pottabathini took 5/15 from 6.2 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Nikhil Deep Pottabathini

Geelong Cricket Association · 21 (14) & 5/15 & 1 dismissal

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

Top performers

Geelong Cricket Association

🏏 Nikhil Deep Pottabathini 21 (14)

🏏 Nicholas Keast 20 (18)

🎯 Nikhil Deep Pottabathini 5/15 (6.2)

🎯 Nicholas Keast 1/10 (4)

Ballarat Cricket Association

🏏 Joshua Pegg 70 (88)

🏏 Akshay Ballal 11 (22)

🎯 Jack Sheppard 4/47 (7)

🎯 Akshay Ballal 2/2 (2.1)

Match details

Competition: Senior Men Provincial
Round: Round 1
Format: One Day
Venue: Eastern Oval (Ballarat), BALLARAT
Date: Monday 9 February 2026, 10:00am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Geelong Cricket Association won the toss and chose to field

Ballarat Cricket Association · 1st Innings - Ballarat Cricket Association 120 (31.2 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Joshua Pegg	lbw: N Keast	70	88	3	2	79.54
Harry Ganley	c: H Hauenstein b: B Sykes	5	15	0	0	33.33
Thomas Le Lievre	c: V Malhotra b: S Coutts	9	11	1	0	81.81
Akshay Ballal	c: W Ford b: N Butters	11	22	1	0	50.00
Harawal Wassam	st: V Malhotra b: N Pottabathini	6	15	0	0	40.00
Lukas Pegg	st: V Malhotra b: N Pottabathini	6	9	0	0	66.66
Akila Lakshan (wk)	st: V Malhotra b: N Pottabathini	2	7	0	0	28.57
Heath Pyke (c) (40)	c&b: N Pottabathini	1	4	0	0	25.00
Viraj Pushpakumara	run out (L Inglis, V Malhotra)	2	13	0	0	15.38
Ash McCafferty	c: S O'Neill b: N Pottabathini	0	2	0	0	0.00
Jack Sheppard	not out	1*	5	0	0	20.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 4, nb 3, pen 0)	7
Total	31.2 Ov (RR 3.83)	120

Did not bat: Matthew Aikman (24)

Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Harry Ganley), 2-47 (Thomas Le Lievre), 3-88 (Akshay Ballal), 4-101 (Harawal Wassam), 5-110 (Lukas Pegg), 6-112 (Joshua Pegg), 7-114 (Heath Pyke), 8-115 (Akila Lakshan), 9-115 (Ash McCafferty), 10-120 (Viraj Pushpakumara)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Bailey Sykes (22)	6	0	24	1	4.00	0	0
Sam Ellis	2	0	9	0	4.50	0	2
Sam Coutts (27)	7	0	40	1	5.71	0	1
Nick Butters (31)	6	0	22	1	3.66	0	0
Nikhil Deep Pottabathini	6.2	2	15	5	2.36	1	0
Nicholas Keast	4	0	10	1	2.50	3	0

Geelong Cricket Association · 1st Innings - Geelong Cricket Association 117 (23.1 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Vishesh Malhotra (25)	c: A Ballal b: M Aikman	18	8	3	1	225.00
Jordan Moran	c: H Ganley b: J Sheppard	19	29	2	0	65.51
Nick Butters (31)	c: J Sheppard b: M Aikman	6	9	1	0	66.66
Harry Hauenstein (21)	c: T Le Lievre b: J Sheppard	8	8	2	0	100.00
William Ford (26)	c: A Lakshan b: J Sheppard	3	21	0	0	14.28
Nikhil Deep Pottabathini	c: T Le Lievre b: J Sheppard	21	14	2	1	150.00
Luke Inglis	b: A McCafferty	8	21	0	0	38.09
Nicholas Keast	b: A McCafferty	20	18	3	0	111.11
Sean O'Neill (c)	c: A McCafferty b: A Ballal	1	4	0	0	25.00
Sam Ellis	not out	0*	3	0	0	0.00
Sam Coutts (27)	lbw: A Ballal	5	4	1	0	125.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 8, nb 0, pen 0)	8
Total	23.1 Ov (RR 5.05)	117

Did not bat: Bailey Sykes (22)

Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Vishesh Malhotra), 2-36 (Nick Butters), 3-52 (Harry Hauenstein), 4-54 (Jordan Moran), 5-79 (Nikhil Deep Pottabathini), 6-81 (William Ford), 7-108 (Luke Inglis), 8-110 (Sean O'Neill), 9-112 (Nicholas Keast), 10-117 (Sam Coutts)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
Ash McCafferty	5	0	28	2	5.60	2
Matthew Aikman (24)	3	0	17	2	5.66	0
Jack Sheppard	7	0	47	4	6.71	2
Viraj Pushpakumara	6	1	23	0	3.83	3
Akshay Ballal	2.1	1	2	2	0.92	1

Geelong Cricket Association

Vishesh Malhotra (25) Wicketkeeper-Batter 21 rating
Sam Coutts (27) Opening Bowler 11 rating
Nicholas Keast All-Rounder 16 rating
Luke Inglis Top-Order Batter 15 rating
Harry Hauenstein (21) Top-Order Batter 32 rating
Jordan Moran Wicketkeeper-Batter 12 rating
William Ford (26) Top-Order Batter 17 rating
Nikhil Deep Pottabathini All-Rounder 25 rating
Sean O'Neill (c) Opening Batter 18 rating
Nick Butters (31) All-Rounder 18 rating
Bailey Sykes (22) First-Change Bowler 20 rating
Sam Ellis Bowling All-Rounder 11 rating

Ballarat Cricket Association

Lukas Pegg Middle-Order Batter 15 rating
Harry Ganley All-Rounder 15 rating
Harawal Wassam All-Rounder 13 rating
Akila Lakshan (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 24 rating
Matthew Aikman (24) Opening Bowler 12 rating
Ash McCafferty Opening Bowler 10 rating
Thomas Le Lievre Top-Order Batter 22 rating
Jack Sheppard All-Rounder 12 rating
Joshua Pegg All-Rounder 13 rating
Akshay Ballal All-Rounder 18 rating
Viraj Pushpakumara First-Change Bowler 11 rating
Heath Pyke (c) (40) Top-Order Batter 8 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Ballarat Cricket Association	120 (31.2 ov)	3.83	5	2	7	Joshua Pegg 70
Geelong Cricket Association	117 (23.1 ov)	5.05	14	2	8	Nikhil Deep Pottabathini 21

Partnerships · Ballarat Cricket Association

1st wkt 31
2nd wkt 16
3rd wkt 41
4th wkt 13
5th wkt 9
6th wkt 2
7th wkt 2
8th wkt 1
9th wkt 0
10th wkt 5

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

Partnerships · Geelong Cricket Association

1st wkt 19
2nd wkt 17
3rd wkt 16
4th wkt 2
5th wkt 25
6th wkt 2
7th wkt 27
8th wkt 2
9th wkt 2
10th wkt 5

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