Jaffna Kings Are LPL Kings For Third Consecutive Time
SLC 03rd LPL T20 Championship 2022 – Day 14 Khettarama, Colombo, Western Province – Knockouts
24th Match : Final : Jaffna Kings beat Colombo Stars by 02 wickets in a well fought out affair
Colombo Stars put into bat, 163 / 5 – ( 20 Overs ) Dinesh Chandimal 49, Ravi Bopara 47no, Charith Asalanka 31, Mohammad Nabi 15, Skipper Angelo Mathews 12 – Dinesh Chandimal / Charith Asalanka added 75 runs for the 02nd wicket, Ravi Bopara / Mohammad Nabi put on 45 runs for the 05th wicket – Skipper Thisara Perera 1 / 16, Dunith Wellalage 1 / 18, Sadeera Samarawickrama 02 victims & 01 run out assist.
Jaffna Kings in reply, 164 / 8 – ( 19.2 Overs ) Avishka Fernando 50, Sadeera Samarawickrama 44, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 36, Shoaib Malik 10 – Rahmanullah Gurbaz / Avishka Fernando involved in a 49 run opening stand, Avishka Fernando / Sadeera Samarawickrama added 72 runs for the 03rd wicket – lost the last 06 wickets for the addition of 34 runs – Suranga Lakmal 3 / 23, Benny Howell 2 / 17, Angelo Mathews 02 catches.
Player of the Match :
Avishka Fernando – Jaffna Kings
Innovative Player of the Tournament :
Rahmanullah Gurbaz – Jaffna Kings
Emerging Player of the Tournament :
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth – Jaffna Kings
Maximum Sixes in the Tournament :
Rahmanullah Gurbaz – Jaffna Kings
Geen Cap for Most Runs :
Avishka Fernando – Jaffna Kings
Orange Cap for Most Wickets :
Carlos Brathwaite – Kandy Falcons
Player of the Tournament :
Sadeera Samarawickrama – Jaffna Kings
Runners Up : Colombo Stars
Captain – Angelo Mathews
Coach – Ruwan Kalpage
Director – Suresh Jayawardene
Owner – Ashok Pathirage ( Softlogic Holdings )
Champions : Jaffna Kings
Captain – Thisara Perera
Coach – Thilina Kandamby
Director – Ganeshan Waheesan
Owner – Subaskaran Alirajah ( Lyca Group )
Report assisted by srilankacricket.lk
Photos courtesy SLC Media
Best Performances of Tournament
SLC 03rd LPL T20 Championship 2022 – 05 Teams, 14 Days of Competition, 24 Matches, 03 Venues
Most Runs
339 – Avishka Fernando – Jaffna Kings
294 – Sadeera Samarawickrama – Jaffna Kings
287 – Dinesh Chandimal – Colombo Stars
Best Batting
102no – Andre Fletcher – Kandy Falcons
80 – Shevon Daniel – Dambulla Aura
77no – Wanidu Hasaranga – Kandy Falcons
Most Wickets
18 – Carlos Brathwaite – Kandy Falcons
14 – Nuwan Thushara – Galle Gladiators
13 – Vijayakanth Viyaskanth – Jaffna Kings
13 – Kasun Rajitha – Colombo Stars
Best Bowling
5 / 22 – Kasun Rajitha – Colombo Stars
4 / 11 – Chamika Karunaratne – Kandy Falcons
4 / 11 – Matthew Forde – Dambulla Aura
Most Catches
08 – Shoaib Malik – Jaffna Kings
07 – Thisara Perera – Jaffna Kings
06 each – Nuwanidu Fernando – Galle Gladiators
Wanidu Hasaranga – Kandy Falcons
Chamika Karunaratne – Kandy Falcons
Best Fielding
03 catches each – Kusal Mendis – Galle Gladiators
Waqar Salamkheil – Jaffna Kings
Charith Asalanka – Colombo Stars
Most Victims
10 ( 08 ct, 02 st ) – Sadeera Samarawickrama Jaffna Kings
Best Wicket Keeping
04 ( 03 ct, 01 st ) – Minod Bhanuka – Kandy Falcons
Highest Partnerships
163 runs for 01st wicket
Shevon Daniel / Jamie Cox – Dambulla Aura 156 runs for 01st wicket
Pathum Nissanka / Andre Fletcher – Kandy Falcons
Highest Total
240 / 4 – ( 20 Overs ) : Jaffna Kings vs Dambulla Aura
Lowest Totals
89 / 10 ( 13.5 Overs ) : Dambulla Aura vs Colombo Stars
90 / 10 ( 14.3 Overs ) : Colombo Stars vs Kandy Falcons