Flaming Lions Tauranga

14/03/2026

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14/03/2026

Warmest congratulations to the team for attaining a semi-final spot, progressing from beginners to semi-finalists. Thanks to all for your tireless efforts and support.🔥👏🎊

10/02/2026

What a sensational victory for Flaming Lions! We took on MMCC 4th XI and came out on top, winning by a massive 55 runs! 🏆🏏

A huge shoutout to our top performers who led the charge:

🌟 The Big Scorers.
* Josh Gillmore - A blistering 93 runs! 💥
* Prasad Joseph - A solid 58 runs! 🏏
* Anil Kumar - 28 runs! ✨
* Idjaz Sheriff - 22 runs! 👏
* Harendra Nishshankage - 21 runs! 💪
* Alwin Paul - 15 runs! 👍

🎯 *The Wicket Takers:*
* Alfred Vincent - A brilliant 3 wickets! 🌪️
* Anil Kumar - 2 key wickets! ☝️
* Harendra Nishshankage - 2 wickets! 👊
* Prasad Joseph - 1 wicket! ☝️

Amazing team effort to get the win! Let's keep this momentum going! Go Lions! 🦁🔥

20/01/2026

What an incredible match and a truly fabulous win by 134 runs! 🏏 We're all so proud of the team's outstanding performance and dedication on the field. 🥳 This victory is a testament to their hard work and brilliant teamwork. ✨ We're looking forward to celebrating many more wins together on this exciting journey. 🏆 Let's keep this winning spirit going! 🎉

17/12/2025

Congratulations Harendra and Anil 🔥👏

As we wind down towards a Christmas break in club cricket, let's look back on last week's results:

Classic Builders Division One
United Indians 268/9 (Manjot Singh 57, Sunil Gaur 48, Sukhwinder Singh 44; Cameron Ualesi 4/39) defeated Pāpāmoa 219 (Xavier Lee 75, Aaron Barbour 45, Scott Warren 33; Mandeep Singh 3/33, Amritpal Singh 3/53) - United Indians retained the Don Warner Challenge Trophy
Cadets 2nd XI 329/5 (Finn Dempsey 88, Harrison Miles 70, Logan Murray 56, Blayne Fraser 41) defeated Sher E Punjab 196 (Saman Deep 67, Gurpreet Padda 49, Harpreet Singh Kang 39; Isaac Loye 3/40)
Baaj Sports 112 (Justin Earle 3/18, Tayte Marsh 3/19) defeated Mount Maunganui 2nd XI 107 (Tayte Marsh 33; Amarpreet Singh 4/21, Varinder Sandhu 3/17)
Te Puke 194/5 (Tai Bridgman-Raison 90) defeated Katikati 108 (Nishi Ravji 37; Johnny Coulter 4/11)

Classic Builders Division Two
TBC 2nd XI 210 (Taylor Agnew 83; Mandeep Singh Brar 3/38) defeated United Indians 2nd XI 162 (Tejbir Aulakh 30; Kody Irwin 4/43, Ged Beatson 3/32)
Hawks 162 (Kuljit Singh 59, Mayank Saini 32) defeated Cadets 3rd XI 51/9 (Gurkirat Singh 5/17, Kush Randhawa 3/13)
TBC 3rd XI 222/8 (Andrew Norman 86; Ram Shrestha 4/34) lost to Danphe CC 224/7 (Bikash Pandey 74, Ajit Chaudhary 58, Saugat Neupane 36; Archie Montgomerie 3/12)
Greerton 240/9 (Lee Watkins 79, Rob Veltmans 53; Varinder Bhalwan 4/51) defeated Baaj Sports 230 (Ravinder Singh 56, Jasdeep Sidhu 37; Louis Morris 3/40)

Classic Builders Division Three
Bay Blasters Black 248/8 (Arjun Bhaskar 71, Ben Varghese 39no; German Bhullar 4/27) lost to Baaj Sports 3rd XI 249/7 (German Bhullar 110, Gary Singh 33, Mintu Sharma 32; Ani Shaji 3/58)
Cadets 4th XI 214/7 (Nick Appleby 59no. Calvin Hodgson 50; Gurpreet Singh 4/38) lost to Albion 215/5 (Darryl Blunsdon 89no. Gurpreet Singh 37)
TBC Colts 196/7 (Jasper Feisst 66) defeated Katikati 194 (Ravinder Singh 43, Rajesh Patel 37, Angrej Singh 32)
Pāpāmoa 3rd XI 191/9 (Eli Banbury 50, Renato Di Emidio 37; Ben Goodall 3/24, Andrew Balfour 3/48) defeated Grasshoppers 185 (Craig Willamson 90; Tony Biesiek 3/31, Tony Young 3/33)
Mount Maunganui 3rd XI 156/7 defeated United Indians 3rd XI 115 (Saad Shah 3/27, Steve Robinson 3/29)

Classic Builders Division Four
Greerton 275/9 (Vinod Sharma 80, Luke Spargo 47, Steve Jennings 40, Wayne Lewis 31; Om Patel 3/22) defeated Cadets 5th XI 248/6 (Mathew Manners 70no, Adam Manners 46, Grant Manners 40)
Mount Maunganui 4th XI 154 (James Austin 5/34) lost to Pāpāmoa 4th XI 155/5 (Jason Schumacher 46, Eugene Bogun 46, Craig Mason 32)
FLI Phoenix 326/8 (Harendra Nishshankage 126, Anil Kumar 91; Buddhi Hewa Alankarage 4/56, Charanjit Singh 3/50) defeated TBC 4th XI 119
Tauranga Strikers 184 (Inderjit Dahele 57; Hari Paniker 3/22, Jissen Philip 3/50) defeated Bay Blasters Blue 172 (Ranvir Singh 4/30)

15/12/2025

Flaming Lions Roar to a Massive Victory! 🦁🔥
​Opponent: Craigs Investment Partners TBC Men 4th XI
Result: FLI Phoenix WON by 207 Runs! 🎉🏆
​What a phenomenal performance by the Flaming Lions (FLI Phoenix) today! The team showed absolute dominance with both bat and ball, putting up a gigantic total and defending it in style. The Lions truly lived up to their name! 💪
​🏏 Batting Masterclass: A Total Team Domination!
​The Lions put a massive 326/8 on the board! 🚀
​🌟 Harendra Nishshankage: An absolute legend today! Smashing a breathtaking 126 runs off just 86 balls! With 19 fours and 2 sixes, he destroyed the bowling attack. Strike rate of 146! 🤯🔥
​💎 Anil Kumar: Played a brilliant, anchor innings of 91 off 95 balls (15 boundaries!). He set the perfect platform for the team. So unlucky to miss the century, but what a knock! 👏
​⚡ Middle Order Power:
​Idjaz Sheriff played a crucial cameo, keeping the scoreboard ticking with a solid 20 runs off 19 balls. Great intent! 💪
​Prasad Joseph finished strong, remaining unbeaten with a quickfire 21 off 15 balls* to boost the total. 🚀
​🥎 Bowling & Fielding: A Complete Team Effort!
​Defending a big total, the bowling unit hunted in a pack, bowling the opposition out for just 119! 🎯
​🎯 Wicket Takers Everywhere: The wickets were shared perfectly, showing great teamwork!
​Prasad Joseph: 2 Wickets for 17 runs (Economy 3.40) 👌
​Alwin Paul: 2 Wickets for 16 runs (Economy 3.20) 🔥
​Soundararajan Perumal: 2 Wickets for 16 runs (Economy 3.20) ⚡
​Anil Kumar: An all-round star! Backed up his batting with 2 wickets as well. ⭐
​🔒 Miserly Spells: Baghya Madushanka was incredibly tight, conceding only 9 runs in 4 overs (Economy 2.25!) and picking up a wicket.
​👏 Team Spirit: Great to see the rest of the squad keeping the energy high in the field to seal the deal.
​🎉 Summary
​A massive 207-run victory! 🥳 This was a statement win for the Flaming Lions. The batting was explosive, and the bowling was disciplined.
​Well played, FLI Phoenix! Onwards and upwards! 🦁🚀💙
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02/12/2025

Hello all, let's give a big applause for our top 3 as they unleashed fire in our last match. It was a tough game, but well done all for your contributions and support.🔥

18/11/2025

The Flaming Lions 🦁 roared in Round 1 Match 3! A massive shoutout to our 'Top 03' performers. Special praise goes to Leander Rodrigues 👑 who delivered a stunning, spell: 6 Wickets for 29 runs in 7 overs ! 🤯 our Captain Alfred Vincent anchored the chase with a classy 40 Runs off 31 Balls 🏏, while Sajith Sherriff provided the all-round spark 🔥 with a rapid 38 runs (16Balls 🔥) & 1 Wicket. Let Keep this momentum rolling!

05/11/2025

Our superstars from Last Match, Well Done Guys and Keep Smashing 🔥🔥👏

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02/10/2025

A huge thank you to our amazing community! 🙌

We're writing to let you know that thanks to your fantastic support, we have now reached full capacity and will not be taking any more orders.

Your support for Flaming Lions Incorporated means the world to us. Thank you! 😊