Jaffna Kings into 03rd straight final, Colombo Stars produce good all round cricket to stay in contention
SLC 03rd LPL T20 Championship 2022 – Day 12 Khettarama, Colombo, Western Province – Knockouts
21st Match : Qualifier One
Jaffna Kings beat Kandy Falcons by 24 runs on the DLS method as rain disrupts clash of the top two teams in league – Jaffna Kings qualify for the Final
Kandy Falcons electing to bat, 143 / 8 – ( 20 Overs )Pathum Nissanka 35, Kamindu Mendis 26, Najibullah Zadran 22, Chamika Karunaratne 14no, Ashen Bandara 13, Carlos Brathwaite 12 – lost the last 05 wickets for the addition of 40 runs – Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 3 / 30, Maheesh Theekshana 2 / 24, Skipper Thisara Perera 02 catches.
Jaffna Kings in reply, 98 / 3 – ( 11 Overs ) Avishka Fernando 21, Dunith Wellalage 19no, Sadeera Samarawickrama 15no, Afif Hossain 14, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 10, Extras 19, Carlos Brathwaite 2 / 32.
Player of the Match : Vijayakanth Viyaskanth – Jaffna Kings
22nd Match : Colombo Stars beat Galle Gladiators by 07 wickets in low scoring / overs reduced game – Colombo Stars advance to Qualifier Two
Galle Gladiators put into bat, 108 / 9 – ( 18 Overs ) Sahan Aarachchige 53, Imad Wasim 17 – lost the first 05 wickets for the addition of 63 runs, the last 04 wickets fell for the addition of 12 runs – Benny Howell 3 / 17, Kasun Rajitha 2 / 09, Mohammad Nabi 2 / 20.
Colombo Stars in reply, 109 / 3 – ( 16.5 Overs ) Ravi Bopara 43no, Skipper Angelo Mathews 20no, Nishan Madushka 13, Dinesh Chandimal 13, Charith Asalanka 10, Extras 10 – recovered from 44 / 3 – Imad Wasim 1 / 18, Nuwan Pradeep 1 / 20.
Player of the Match : Ravi Bopara – Colombo Stars
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