"VAN" (Sports Desk - 19.12.2022) :: Jaffna Kings beat Galle Gladiators by 16 runs at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on Sunday, in the ongoing Lanka Premier League 2022. Batting first, Jaffna Kings posted a competitive total of 170 losing 8 wickets.
Chasing down the target, for Galle Gladiators, Thanuka Dabare and Captain Kusal Mendis opened the innings. Galle Gladiators didn’t get the start they wanted as they were 3/29 from 5 overs. Captain Kusal Mendis made a blistering 58 runs from 45 balls, which included 7 boundaries and 1 six. Nuwanidu Fernando and Iftikhar Ahmed contributed with 22 and 23 runs respectively, but the team fell short of the target by 16 runs.
For Jaffna Kings, Binura Fernando was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped 3/20 from his allotted 4 overs. James Fuller and Vijayakanth Viyaskanth took 2 wickets each, while Maheesh Theekshana took 1/18.
Whole on the other hand Kandy Falcons beat Dambulla Aura by 39 runs in the second match at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on Sunday, in the ongoing Lanka Premier League 2022. Batting first, Kandy Falcons posted a total of 160 for the loss of 7 wickets.
Chasing down the target, for Dambulla Aura, Jordan Cox and Shevon Daniels opened the innings. The team didn’t get off to the start they were looking as they were struggling 5/41 in 7.2 overs. Sikandar Raza was the highest scorer with 45 runs from 33 balls, which included 3 boundaries and 2 sixes. Dilum Sudeera contributed with 21 runs towards the end of the innings.
For Kandy Falcons, Oshane Thomas was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped 3/15 from his 4 overs. Fabian Allen and Chamindu Wijesinghe took 2 wickets each. Meanwhile, Zahoor Khan and Wanindu Hasaranga took 1 wicket each.
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