Jaffna Kings beat Galle Gladiators & Kandy Falcons Trash Colombo Stars
SLC 03rd LPL T20 Championship 2022 – Day One Sooriyawewa, Hambanthota, Southern Province
01st Match – Defending Champions, Jaffna Kings beat Runners Up, Galle Gladiators by 24 Runs in the Tournament Opener – in the rematch of Last Year’s Final
Jaffna Kings put into bat, 137 all out – ( 19.5 Overs ) Shoaib Malik 30, Dunith Wellalage 30, Dhananjaya De Silva 29, Skipper Thisara Perera 16 – lost the last 05 wickets for the addition of 19 runs – Ifthikar Ahmed 2 / 08, Imad Wasim 2 / 22, Wahab Riyaz 2 / 23, Nuwan Pradeep 2 / 23, Nuwan Thushara 2 / 31, Azam Khan 02 victims, Nuwanidu Fernando 02 catches.
Galle Gladiators in reply, 113 all out – ( 20 Overs ) Skipper Kusal Mendis 51, Imad Wasim 17, Nuwanidu Fernando 15, Extras 10 – lost the first 05 wickets for the addition of 39 runs, the last 05 wickets fell for the addition of 16 runs – Binura Fernando 3 / 22, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 2 / 20, Substitute Sadeera Samarawickrama 04 victims & 01 run out assist.
Player of the Match – Dunith Wellalage – Jaffna Kings
02nd Match – Kandy Falcons Trash Colombo Stars by a whopping 109 Runs
Kandy Falcons put into bat, 199 / 1 – ( 20 Overs ) Andre Fletcher 102no ( 3×6, 11×4, 67 balls ), Pathum Nissanka 71, Carlos Brathwaite 20no, Seekkuge Prasanna 1 / 23.
Colombo Stars in reply, 90 all out – ( 14.3 Overs ) Skipper Angelo Mathews 26, Keemo Paul 22, Dominic Drakes 18 – recovered from being 50 / 7 – Skipper Wanidu Hasaranga 4 / 14, first hatrick in LPL history – 01 catch, 01 run out, Fabian Allen 2 / 01.
Player of the Match – Andre Fletcher – Kandy Falcons
Report assisted by srilankacricket.lk
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