B-Love Kandy beat Dambulla Aura by 05 wickets
Domestic Franchise T20 Lanka Premier League Championship 2023 – Colombo / Kandy, Sri Lanka – Knockout Stage – Final
Dambulla Aura electing to bat, 147 / 4 – ( 20 Overs ) Dhananjaya De Silva 40, Sadeera Samarawickrama 36, Kusal Perera 31no, Skipper Kusal Mendis 22, Extras 11 – Kusal Mendis / Sadeera Samarawickrama 57 runs for the 02nd wicket, Kusal Perera / Dhananjaya De Silva 63 runs for the 04th wicket – first 06 overs : 40 / 1, 10 overs : 68 / 1, last 05 overs : 47 / 1 – Chathuranga De Silva 2 / 25, Nuwan Pradeep 1 / 30.
B-Love Kandy in reply, Kamindu Mendis 44, Mohammad Haris 26, Skipper Angelo Mathews25no, Dinesh Chandimal 24 – Mohammad Haris / Kamindu Mendis 49 run opening stand, Kamindu Mendis / Dinesh Chandimal 45 runs for the 02nd wicket – lost the next 03 wickets for the addition of 13 runs – Angelo Mathews / Asif Ali 25 runs for the 05th wicket – first 06 overs : 47 / 0. 10 overs : 78 / 1, last 4.5 overs : 46 / 2 – Noor Ahmad 3 / 27, Binura Fernando 2 / 31.
Player of the Match : Angelo Mathews ( B-Love Kandy )
Player of the Tournament : Wanidu Hasaranga ( B-Love Kandy )
Emerging Player of the Tournament : Lasith Croospulle Galle Titans
Runners Up : Dambulla Aura
Captain : Kusal Mendis
Head Coach : Avishka Gunawardene
Manager : Suranjith Dharmasena
Mentor : Sanath Jayasuriya
Owner : Viranjith Thambugala – AURA Lanka
Champions : B-Love Kandy
Captain : Wanidu Hasaranga
Head Coach : Mushtaq Ahmad
Manager : Shyam Impett
Mentor : Wasim Akram
Owner : Omar Khan – B-love Network
Wanidu Hasaranga was left out due to a leg injury. A huge crowd was present to witness the game. Sri Lanka Cricket will be pleased with the outcome of the Tournament. A huge traffic jam & a virtual lockdown of people was enforced by the security personnel as the President arrived at the ground to watch the match for a brief period of time. A sum of Rs. 100 Million was presented to the Little Hearts Project of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital by Sri Lanka Cricket.
Most Runs
279 – Wanidu Hasaranga : B-Love Kandy
261 – Babar Azam : Colombo Strikers
259 – Dinesh Chandimal : B-Love Kandy
244 – Avishka Fernando : Dambulla Aura
234 – Sadeera Samarawickrama : Dambulla Aura
232 – Lasith Croospulle : Galle Titans
Best Batting
104 – Babar Azam : Colombo Strikers
87 – Kusal Mendis : Dambulla Aura
81 – Mohammad Haris : B-Love Kandy
80 – Lasith Croospulle : Galle Titans
Most Wickets
19 – Wanidu Hasaranga : B-Love Kandy
14 – Nuwan Pradeep : B-Love Kandy
12 – Noor Ahmad : Dambulla Aura
12 – Matheesha Pathirana : Colombo Strikers
12 – Tabraiz Shamsi : Galle Titans
Best Bowling
6 / 09 – Wanidu Hasaranga : B-Love Kandy
4 / 06 – Dhananjaya De Silva : Dambulla Aura
4 / 10 – Dunith Wellalage : Galle Titans
Most Catches
10 – David Miller : Lyca’s Jaffna Kings
07 – Hayden Kerr : Dambulla Aura
07 – Dhananjaya De Silva : Dambulla Aura
07 – Kasun Rajitha : Galle Titans
06 – Wanidu Hasaranga : B-Love Kandy
Best Fielding
03 ct – Hayden Kerr : Dambulla Aura
Most Dismissals
07 vic ( 07ct ) – Dinesh Chandimal : B-Love Kandy
Best Wicketkeeping
03 vic ( 02ct, 01st ) – Nishan Madushka : Lyca’s Jaffna Kings
03 vic ( 03ct ) – Dinesh Chandimal : B-Love Kandy
Highest Partnerships
120 runs for the 02nd wicket :
Kusal Mendis / Sadeera Samarawickrama – Dambulla Aura
111 runs for the 01st wicket :
Pathum Nissanka / Babar Azam – Colombo Strikers
102 runs for the 05th wicket :
Ben McDermott / Alex Ross – Dambulla Aura
Highest Totals
203 / 5 ( 20 ) : B-Love Kandy vs Galle Titans
192 / 6 ( 20 ) : Dambulla Aura vs Colombo Strikers
189 / 3 ( 19.5 ) : Colombo Strikers vs Galle Titans
188 / 3 ( 20 ) : Galle Titans vs Colombo Strikers
188 / 8 ( 20 ) : B-Love Kandy vs Lyca’s Jaffna Kings
Lowest Totals
74 / 10 ( 15.4 ) : Colombo Strikers vs Galle Titans
89 / 10 ( 20 ) : Lyca’s Jaffna Kings vs Galle Titans
97 / 10 ( 17.1 ) : B-Love Kandy vs Galle Titans
Report assisted by slcscorers.com
Photos courtesy SLC Media