Galle Gladiators beat Colombo Stars & Jaffna Kings beat Dambulla Aura
SLC 03rd LPL T20 Championship 2022 – Day 05 Pallekele, Kandy, Central Province
07th Match : Galle Gladiators beat Colombo Stars by 25 runs
Galle Gladiators electing to bat, 174 / 6 – ( 20 Overs ) Lahiru Igalagamage 45no, Skipper Kusal Mendis 39, Thanuka Dabare 36, Nuwanidu Fernando 29 – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 36 runs – Jeffrey Vandersay 2 / 31 & 02 catches, Ravi Bopara 1 / 04.
Colombo Stars in reply, 149 / 7 – ( 20 Overs ) Niroshan Dickwella 58 retired hurt, Ravi Bopara 46, Dinesh Chandimal 16 – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 16 runs, the last 03 wickets fell for the addition of 20 runs – Ifthikar Ahmed 2 / 12, Wahab Riyaz 2 / 21, Nuwan Pradeep 2 / 52, Skipper Kusal Mendis 03 catches.
Player of the Match : Lahiru Igalagamage Galle Gladiators
08th Match : Jaffna Kings beat Dambulla Aura by 51 runs
Jaffna Kings put into bat, 240 / 4 – ( 20 Overs ) – the highest team total of the tournament upto now – Rahmanullah gurbaz 73, Avishka Fernando 54, Sadeera Samarawickrama 38no, Shoaib Malik 32, Dhananjaya De Silva 19, Skipper Thisara Perera 12no, Extras 12 – Rahmanullah Gurbaz / Avishka Fernando put on a 133 run opening stand, then lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 30 runs – Lahiru Kumara 2 / 56.
Dambulla Aura in reply, 189 / 8 – ( 20 Overs ) Skipper Dasun Shanaka 44, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 38, Shevon Daniel 29, Ravindu Fernando 19no, Extras 24 – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 46 runs, the last 05 wickets fell for the addition of 50 runs – Binura Fernando 4 / 22, Suminda Lakshan 2 / 50, Dhananjaya De Silva & Shoaib Malik 02 catches each.
Player of the Match : Rahmanullah Gurbaz Jaffna Kings
Report assisted by srilankacricket.lk
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