Kusal Janith Perera is the First Centurion in 05th LPL 2024
SLC 05th Men’s T20 Lanka Premier League Championship 2024 – Pallekele, Kandy District, Central Province – 03rd Day
Match 04 : Jaffna Kings bt Dambulla Sixers by 04 wickets
Dambulla Sixers put into bat, 191 / 2 – ( 20 Overs ) Kusal Perera 102no ( 5×6, 10×4, 52 balls ) – batted through the innings – Nuwanidu Fernando 40, Mark Chapman 33no – Kusal Perera / Nuwanidu Fernando 108 runs for the 02nd wicket, Kusal Perera / Mark Chapman 65 runs unbroken for the 03rd wicket – Dhananjaya De Silva 2 / 25.
Jaffna Kings in reply, 197 / 6 – ( 20 Overs ) Avishka Fernando 80 ( 6×6, 7×4, 34 balls ), Skipper Charith Asalanka 50 ( 4×6, 4×4, 36 balls ), Pathum Nissanka 27, Fabian Allen 11no – Pathum Nissanka / Kusal Mendis 30 run opening stand – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 06 runs – Avishka Fernando / Charith Asalanka 134 runs for the 04th wicket – the last 03 wickets fell for the addition of 12 runs – Mustafizur Rahman 2 / 30, Nuwan Thushara 2 / 34, Nuwanidu Fernando 02 catches.
Player of the Match : Avishka Fernando – Jaffna Kings
This was Kusal Perera’s maiden hundred in SLC LPL play & in the process became the 02nd Sri Lankan to score a century in SLC LPL history. Moreover, this is also the fastest century in the tournament over the last 05 years.
Match 05 : Galle Marvels bt Colombo Strikers by 07 runs
Galle Marvels put into bat, 179 all out – ( 20 Overs ) Isuru Udana 52 ( 3×6, 5×4, 34 balls ), Skipper Niroshan Dickwella 50 ( 3×6, 6×4, 18 balls ), Sahan Aarachchige 35 – Niroshan Dickwella / Alex Hales 71 run opening stand – lost the first 06 wickets for the addition of 23 runs – Sahan Aarachchige / Isuru Udana 79 runs for the 07th wicket – the last 04 wickets fell for the addition of 06 runs – 03 batters dismissed without scoring – Shadab Khan 4 / 21, Binura Fernando 3 / 22, Rahmanullah Gurbaz & Muhammad Waseem 02 catches each, Sadeera Samarawickrama 02 run outs.
Colombo Strikers in reply, 172 / 9 – ( 20 Overs ) Dunith Wellalage 45 ( 2×6, 5×4, 26 balls ), Rahmanullah Gurbaz 29, Glenn Phillips 26 – Rahmanullah Gurbaz / Shevon Daniel 25 run opening stand – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 32 runs – Sadeera Samarawickrama / Glenn Phillips 24 runs for the 04th wicket – Glenn Phillips / Thisara Perera 25 runs for the 05th wicket – the next 03 wickets fell for the addition of 11 runs – Dunith Wellalage / Chamika Karunaratne 47 runs for the 08th wicket – Maheesh Theekshana 2 / 20,
Sahan Aarachchige 2 / 21, Isuru Udana 2 / 34, Tim Seifert 03 catches.
Player of the Match : Isuru Udana – Galle Marvels