Domestic Cricket Result
SLC IPG 02nd Lanka Premier League T20 Championship 2021 Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium, Sooriyawewam Hambanthota – 13th Day
23rd Match – Qualifier 2 : Jaffna Kings beat Dambulla Giants by 23 runs
Jaffna Kings put into bat, 210 / 4 – ( 20 Overs ) Avishka Fernando 100 ( 4×6, 10×4, 64 balls ) – maiden T20 century / career best – Rahmanullah Gurbaz 70 ( 4×6, 5×4, 40 balls ) – the pair were involved in a 122 run opening stand – a new record in LPL T20 history – breaking the record that was established two days ago – Tom Kohler – Cadmore 15, Skipper Thisara Perera 11no, Lahiru Samarakoon 2/30, Marchant de Lange 1/47, Chamika Karunarathne 1/53.
Dambulla Giants in reply, 187 / 9 – ( 20 Overs ) Chamika Karunarathne 75no ( 2×6, 10×4, 47 balls ) – career best – Phil Salt 22, Najibullah Zadran 21, Skipper Niroshan Dickwella 18, Extras 15 – recovered from 96 / 7 – Salt / Dickwella were involved in a 39 run opening partnership, Karunarathne / De Lange put on 33 runs for the 08th wicket, Karunarathne / Tahir added 40 runs for the 09th wicket – Jayden Seals 3/24, Maheesh Theekshana 2/23, Skipper Thisara Perera 2/50, Suranga Lakmal 1/25, Wanidu Hasaranga 1/32, Jayden Seals & Shoaib Malik 02 catches each.
Player of the Match – Avishka Fernando ( Jaffna Kings )