Scorecard

Knight Riders Cricket Club 2nd XI v 2nd Aberdeen Grammar on Sat 25 Jul 2026 at 1 PM
Knight Riders Cricket Club Won 2nd Knight Riders won by 7 wickets

Match report 2nd Knight Riders claimed a commanding seven-wicket win over 2nd Aberdeen Grammar in this One Day fixture at Groats Road / Main. Having won the toss and chosen to field first, Knight Riders restricted Aberdeen Grammar to 8/241 from their 40 overs, despite a fine 103 from Malyar Ibrahimkhel that anchored the innings. Rajaguru Nataraj (2/34) and Lewis Xavier (2/53) were the pick of the bowlers, while sharp fielding produced three run-outs to keep the pressure on.

In reply, Knight Riders chased down the target comfortably, reaching 3/245 in just 37.4 overs. The chase was built around a superb century from Ambrose John, well supported by an unbeaten 68 from Gautam Bhatia and a quickfire 25 not out from Jerome Richard Jeyaseelan, sealing the victory with plenty of overs to spare.

Man of the Match — Ambrose John

Ambrose John was the standout performer of the match, playing the innings that decided the contest. Coming in after an early wicket, he took control of the chase with a superb 101 off just 82 balls, striking 10 boundaries and 3 sixes at a strike rate of 123.17. His century formed the backbone of Knight Riders' run chase, shifting momentum firmly in their favour and laying the platform for the middle order to finish the job in comfort. It was a match-defining innings that combined solid technique with fearless stroke play, and it fully justified Ambrose John's selection as Man of the Match.





2nd Aberdeen Grammar Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
2nb 35w 3b 2lb 
for 8 wickets
42
241 (4.0 overs)		     
Syed Muhammad Ali Shah ct  c&b: Rajaguru Nataraj 0 7 0
Arunava Maitra ct  c: Vidhyasagar Vivekanandan b: Rajaguru Nataraj 5 25 20.0
Asad zaman run out  run out: Lewis Xavier 29 25 1 1 116.00
Malyar Ibrahimkhel ct  c: Ruthikssha Elangovan b: Lewis Xavier 103 91 8 5 113.19
Abdul Saboor b  b: Lewis Xavier 2 7 28.57
Muhammad Kashif b  b: Bino Kuruvilla Zachariah 20 31 1 1 64.52
Abdul Hashmi b  b: Gautam Bhatia 19 15 4 126.67
Qazi Abdul Rafay run out  run out: Lewis Xavier, Jerome Richard Jeyaseelan 10 9 1 111.11
Syed Asif Ali Shah Not Out  2 3 66.67
Shahzad Khurram  
Faiez Nisar  

Knight Riders Cricket Club 2nd XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Rajaguru Nataraj8.0034217.004.25
Ruthikssha Elangovan8.003000.003.75
Lewis Ranjan8.0053226.506.63
Bino Kuruvilla Zachariah8.0042142.005.25
Jerome Jeyaseelan3.001700.005.67
Gautam Bhatia3.0025125.008.33
Ravishankar Anbazhagan2.003500.0017.50

Knight Riders Cricket Club 2nd XI Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
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TOTAL :
2nb 29w 4b 1lb 
for 3 wickets
36
245		        
Ambrose John ct  c: Asad zaman b: Abdul Saboor 101 82 10 3 123.17
Ruthikssha Elangovan b  b: Qazi Abdul Rafay 7 11 63.64 1
Ravishankar Anbazhagan b  b: Asad zaman 8 32 25.00
Gautam Bhatia Not Out  68 81 6 83.95
Jerome Jeyaseelan Not Out  25 22 2 113.64
Vidhyasagar Vivekanandan   1
Karthik Vivekanandan  
Lewis Ranjan   2
Babu Raman  
Bino Kuruvilla Zachariah  
Rajaguru Nataraj   1

2nd Aberdeen Grammar Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Muhammad Kashif7.004300.006.14
Qazi Abdul Rafay6.0046146.007.67
Shahzad Khurram6.404200.006.30
Asad zaman4.0023123.005.75
Faiez Nisar3.001700.005.67
Abdul Saboor7.0041141.005.86
Malyar Ibrahimkhel2.001500.007.50
Syed Asif Ali Shah2.001300.006.50