Colombo Strikers bt Kandy Falcons by 02 runs & Jaffna Kings bt Kandy Falcons by 30 runs
SLC 05th Lanka Premier League Men’s T20 Championship 2024 – Double Round Robin Stage – Dambulla, Matale District, Central Province – 05th Day
Match 07 : Colombo Strikers bt Kandy Falcons by 02 runs in a high scoring thriller
Colombo Strikers put into bat, 199 / 9 – ( 20 Overs ) Glenn Phollips 70 ( 3×6, 6×4, 43 balls ), Angelo Perera 38, Shadab Khan 23, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 20 – Rahmanullah Gurbaz / Angelo Perera 53 run opening stand, Angelo Perera / Glenn Phillips 32 runs for the 02nd wicket, Glenn Phillips / Dunith Wellalage 27 runs for the 04th wicket – lost the first 05 wickets for the addition of 86 runs – Shadab Khan / Chamika Karunaratne 20 runs for the 07th wicket – the last 04 wickets fell for the addition of 45 runs – Dushmantha Chameera
3 / 40, Skipper Wanidu Hasaranga 2 / 37, Shoriful Islam 2 / 43.
Kandy Falcons in reply, 197 / 8 – ( 20 Overs ) Mohammad Haris 56 ( 4×6, 5×4, 32 balls ), Andre Fletcher 47, Kamindu Mendis 36, Angelo Mathews 33 – Dinesh Chandimal / Andre Fletcher 25 run opening stand, Andre Fletcher / Mohammad Haris 95 runs for the 02nd wicket, Kamindu Mendis / Angelo Mathews 41 runs for the 04th wicket – then lost the next 03 wickets without any addition to the total – lost the last 02 wickets for the addition of 17 runs – Matheesha Pathirana 4 / 26, Sadeera Samarawickrama 03 victims.
Player of the Match : Matheesha Pathirana – Colombo Strikers
Match 08 : Jaffna Kings bt Kandy Falcons by 30 runs
Jaffna Kings put into bat, 218 / 5 – ( 20 Overs ) Pathum Nissanka 88 ( 4×6, 9×4, 53 balls ), Avishka Fernando 57 ( 5×6, 3×4, 30 balls ), Azmatullah Omarzai 19no, Kusal Mendis 18 – Pathum Nissanka / Kusal Mendis 30 run opening stand, Pathum Nissanka / Rilee Rossouw 32 runs for the 02nd wicket, Pathum Nissanka / Avishka Fernando 100 runs for the 03rd wicket, Avishka Fernando / Azmatullah Omarzai 32 runs for the 05th wicket – Mustafizur Rahman 2 / 39, Mark Chapman 03 catches.
Dambulla Sixers in reply, 188 / 8 – ( 20 Overs ) Reeza Hendricks 80 ( 3×6, 9×4, 50 balls ), Mark Chapman 30, Chamindu Wickramasinghe 20no, Extras 14 – Reeza Hendricks / Kusal Perera 33 run opening stand, Reeza Hendricks / Nuwanidu Fernando 25 runs for the 03rd wicket, Reeza Hendricks / Mark Chapman 47 runs for the 04th wicket, Reeza Hendricks / Chamindu Wickramasinghe 32 runs for the 06th wicket – lost the last 03 wickets for the addition of 09 runs – Asitha Fernando 2 / 25, Tabraiz Shamsi 2 / 26, Pramod Madushan 2 / 48, Kusal Mendis 04 victims.
Player of the Match : Pathum Nissanka – Jaffna Kings