Last Man Stands, Scotland

Well done to the Master Blasters who are your 2026 Scottish Champs! Master Blasters chased down 104 in just 8.3 overs to beat Ghost Riders by 7 wickets. Lakshminarayanan Singaram blitzed 58 off 27 (4x4, 3x6) and Syed Aziz smashed 44 off 19, sharing a rapid stand that made light work of the target. Ghost Riders had earlier posted 103/8, with Aamir Shahzad top-scoring (48 off 38) and Dhayalan Thangavel (3-17) and Nithinraj Lekha (2-14, also Player of the Match) doing the early damage with the ball.

Scorecard: https://www.lastmanstands.com/lms-cricket/match-centre/scorecard/515181

Ghost Riders posted 183/8 off their 18.2 overs, powered by a blistering 83 off 34 balls from Muhammad Khubaib, who claimed Player of the Match. Edinburgh Pirates fought back with useful contributions from Ed Pidcock (40) and Mark Bailey (26) but fell short at 103/8 in 18.1 overs, undone by three run-outs and Siva Kavati's 3-wicket spell. Ghost Riders win by 80 runs.

Scorecard: https://www.lastmanstands.com/lms-cricket/match-centre/scorecard/515177

Marchmont 42s posted 205/0 off their 20 overs, riding an unbeaten 50 off 23 balls from Padraic Bruell (6 fours, 1 six) and useful contributions from Jason Segall (52*) and Jacob Hartley (50*) — none of JP Morgan Chase Edinburgh's bowlers took a wicket. Chasing 206, JP Morgan Chase Edinburgh fell short at 163/5, with Chetan Kuruwa top-scoring on 55* and Omkar Dhawde smashing 44 off just 18 balls before falling. Bruell backed up his batting with the ball too, taking 1-16 from his 4 overs to claim Player of the Match.

Scorecard: https://www.lastmanstands.com/lms-cricket/match-centre/scorecard/515182

Southern Sixers chased down 146 with an over to spare, finishing 148/5 off 17.3 overs against Whipped his Bails off. Seb Bulloch (43 off 39) and Wade Major (26 off 13, at a run-a-ball-plus strike rate of 200) set up the total, with Hamish MacLeod adding a quick 21 and Alistair Imrie unbeaten on 36. In the chase, Nabakishor Pani starred with an unbeaten 50 off just 21 balls, well supported by Rajat Wahi (33) and Nipun Gulia (37), while Imrie also chipped in with 2/6 off his 1.3 overs with the ball. Alistair Imrie took Player of the Match for his all-round contribution of 36* with the bat and 2/6 with the ball.

Scorecard: https://www.lastmanstands.com/lms-cricket/match-centre/scorecard/515176

Master Blasters chased down 128 with ease, cruising to 133/2 in just 14.2 overs to beat Silly Sloggers by 8 wickets. Syed Aziz (55* off 35) and Kakail Nuristani (43* off 22) shared an unbroken stand to finish the job after Ahmad Khan's early breakthrough. Ahmad Khan was named Player of the Match for his miserly 3-2-6 spell plus a quickfire 7 off 6 with the bat.

Scorecard: https://www.lastmanstands.com/lms-cricket/match-centre/scorecard/499538

Ghost Riders posted 177/8 off their 19.3 overs, powered by Amaan Ramzan's blistering 87 off 49 and useful contributions from Waqar Rauf (39) and Muhammad Khubaib (31 off just 13). In reply, Marchmont 42s fought hard through Jason Segall (36), Rob Malan (36), and Jacob Hartley's quickfire 31 off 15, but fell short at 114/8 from their 19.4 overs. Waqar Rauf backed up his batting with a superb 3/15 to seal the win for Ghost Riders by 63 runs, and was named Player of the Match for his all-round effort.

Scorecard: https://www.lastmanstands.com/lms-cricket/match-centre/scorecard/499533

Southern Sixers posted 237/5, powered by a blistering unbeaten 109 off 37 balls from Muhammad Farid, who struck 7 fours and 12 sixes to headline the innings. Kalyan Kallamadi chipped in with 51 not out to push the total well past 200. Marchmont 42s fought hard in reply, with Jacob Hartley's unbeaten 50 not enough as they fell short on 142/5, with Farid also claiming the ball to seal Player of the Match honours.

Scorecard: https://www.lastmanstands.com/lms-cricket/match-centre/scorecard/499539