Sunshine United T20 v Newport Digman T20

Result · Round 4 · VTCA T20 - Group A2 · 2025/26 · Tue 16 Dec 2025 · Bryan Martyn Oval, NEWPORT

Sunshine United T20 87/2 (10.4 ov)

Newport Digman T20 86/7 (20 ov)

Sunshine United T20 won by 8 wickets

Match report

Sunshine United T20 chased down Newport Digman T20's 86/7 (20 ov), reaching 87/2 (10.4 ov) to win by 8 wickets. For the winners, Matthew Sipala top-scored with 29 off 22 and Nalin Amarathunga took 4/18 from 4 overs. For Newport Digman T20, Harry Butler top-scored with 21 off 39 and Shakille Elhouli took 1/12 from 2 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Nalin Amarathunga

Sunshine United T20 · 15* (11) & 4/18

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

Top performers

Sunshine United T20

🏏 Matthew Sipala (27) 29 (22)

🏏 Harry Duke 23* (18)

🎯 Nalin Amarathunga 4/18 (4)

🎯 Daniel Raniolo (28) 1/12 (4)

Newport Digman T20

🏏 Harry Butler 21 (39)

🏏 Christopher Campbell 15 (14)

🎯 Shakille Elhouli 1/12 (2)

Match details

Competition: VTCA T20 - Group A2
Round: Round 4
Format: T20
Venue: Bryan Martyn Oval, NEWPORT
Date: Tuesday 16 December 2025, 5:00pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Newport Digman T20 won the toss and chose to bat
Umpires: Gary Wolfenden

Newport Digman T20 · 1st Innings - Newport Digman T20 86/7 (20 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jackson French-Wright (28)	b: T Porter	0	2	0	0	0.00
Harry Butler	lbw: D Raniolo	21	39	1	0	53.84
Shannon Evans	c: J Singh b: N Amarathunga	8	16	1	0	50.00
Christopher Campbell	b: N Amarathunga	15	14	0	0	107.14
Michael Formosa	c: K Azzopardi b: L Oakley	12	15	0	0	80.00
Shakille Elhouli	c: K Azzopardi b: N Amarathunga	14	27	0	0	51.85
Josh Kingston (c) (18)	not out	5*	5	0	0	100.00
James Streets	b: N Amarathunga	0	2	0	0	0.00
Thomas Beard	not out	1*	1	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 2, w 3, nb 1, pen 0)	10
Total	20 Ov (RR 4.30)	86/7

Did not bat: Rhys Watson, Declan Frye

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Jackson French-Wright), 2-18 (Shannon Evans), 3-42 (Christopher Campbell), 4-61 (Harry Butler), 5-73 (Michael Formosa), 6-85 (Shakille Elhouli), 7-85 (James Streets)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Toby Porter	4	1	14	1	3.50	0	0
Daniel Raniolo (28)	4	0	12	1	3.00	1	1
Nalin Amarathunga	4	0	18	4	4.50	2	0
Jastej Singh	4	0	16	0	4.00	0	0
Liam Oakley (24)	4	0	20	1	5.00	0	0

Sunshine United T20 · 1st Innings - Sunshine United T20 87/2 (10.4 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Matthew Sipala (27)	run out ()	29	22	4	0	131.81
Daniel Raniolo (vc) (28)	b: S Elhouli	11	13	1	0	84.61
Harry Duke	not out	23*	18	0	0	127.77
Nalin Amarathunga	not out	15*	11	1	0	136.36
Extras	(b 1, lb 1, w 7, nb 0, pen 0)	9
Total	10.4 Ov (RR 8.16)	87/2

Did not bat: Liam Oakley (24), Amanpreet Guraya, Tiam Afshar, Jastej Singh, James Porto, Kieren Azzopardi, Toby Porter

Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Daniel Raniolo), 2-57 (Matthew Sipala)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	Wd
Josh Kingston (18)	2	12	0	6.00	4
Shakille Elhouli	2	12	1	6.00	0
Christopher Campbell	1	13	0	13.00	2
Rhys Watson	1	12	0	12.00	0
Harry Butler	2	14	0	7.00	0
James Streets	1.4	15	0	9.00	1
Declan Frye	1	7	0	7.00	0

Sunshine United T20

Matthew Sipala (27) Top-Order Batter 14 rating
Liam Oakley (24) Second-Change Bowler 8 rating
Amanpreet Guraya Middle-Order Batter 8 rating
Tiam Afshar Wicketkeeper-Batter 9 rating
Nalin Amarathunga Bowling All-Rounder 13 rating
Jastej Singh First-Change Bowler 8 rating
James Porto (c) Middle-Order Batter 6 rating
Daniel Raniolo (vc) (28) Bowling All-Rounder 16 rating
Kieren Azzopardi Opening Batter 9 rating
Toby Porter Opening Bowler 8 rating
Harry Duke Top-Order Batter 33 rating

Newport Digman T20

James Streets Second-Change Bowler 6 rating
Rhys Watson Opening Bowler 7 rating
Shannon Evans Second-Change Bowler 8 rating
Thomas Beard Wicketkeeper-Batter 5 rating
Josh Kingston (c) (18) Opening Bowler 9 rating
Harry Butler Wicketkeeper-Batter 14 rating
Shakille Elhouli First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Declan Frye First-Change Bowler 5 rating
Jackson French-Wright (28) Opening Batter 9 rating
Christopher Campbell Top-Order Batter 8 rating
Michael Formosa Second-Change Bowler 9 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Newport Digman T20	86/7 (20 ov)	4.30	2	0	10	Harry Butler 21
Sunshine United T20	87/2 (10.4 ov)	8.16	6	0	9	Matthew Sipala 29

Partnerships · Newport Digman T20

1st wkt 0
2nd wkt 18
3rd wkt 24
4th wkt 19
5th wkt 12
6th wkt 12
7th wkt 0
8th wkt 1*

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

Partnerships · Sunshine United T20

1st wkt 23
2nd wkt 34
3rd wkt 30*

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