188/8 (20.0)
CR : 9.40
218/5 (20.0)
CR : 10.90
Jaffna Kings won by 30 runs 🏆
Player of the Match
P Nissanka
88(53)
19.6
0
P Madushan to C Wickramasinghe
Dot to end the over. Yorker follows the batter backing away. Wickramasinghe whips at it but misses. Jaffna Kings win by 30 runs.
Over 20
Dambulla Sixers 188/8
Chamindu Wickramasinghe20(17)
Mustafizur Rahman1(1)
Pramod Madushan2-48(4.0)
JK won by 30 runs
11:10 PM IST, Local Time: A comprehensive victory for Jaffna Kings as they muzzle Dambulla Sixers by 30 runs and move to number one in the points table. Dambulla Sixers has yet to open their winning account and have lost three games in the trot now.
Earlier, after being invited to bat first, Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis provided a decent start to Jaffna Kings, adding 30 runs for the first wicket. However, Mustafizur Rahman trapped Mendis for 18 runs and drew the first blood for Dambulla. Rilee Rossouw looked sluggish in the middle and could only muster 12 runs off 11 balls.
Nissanka paired up with Avishka Fernando and notched up his fifty. The pair added 100 runs for the third wicket, with Nissanka departing after a scintillating knock of 88 runs. Fernando, too notched up his fifty and departed for 57 runs off 30 balls. Azmatullah Omarzai played an unbeaten cameo of 19 runs off 6 balls and helped Jaffna post a mammoth 218/5 in 20 overs.
Mustafizur Rahman bagged a couple of wickets for Dambulla, while Nuwan Thushara, Dushan Hemantha, and Chamindu Wickramasinghe contributed one wicket each.
In pursuit of a hefty 218 runs, Reeza Hendricks and Kusal Perera added 33 runs for the opening wicket for Dambulla, with Perera departing for 16 runs off 7 balls. Nuwanidu Fernando (16 off 8), Mark Chapman (30 off 17), and Chamindu Wickramasinghe (20 off 17) looked promising but failed to convert their start into a big score as Dambulla kept losing wickets at crucial junctures. Hendricks stood tall and contributed a scintillating knock of 80 runs off 50 balls but it went in vain as they fell 30 runs short of the Jaffna's total.
Pramod Madushan, Asitha Fernando, and Tabraiz Shamsi bagged a couple of wickets for Jaffna Kings, while Azmatullah Omarzai and Fabian Allen contributed one wicket each to Dambulla's downfall.
Stay tuned for the post-match presentation....
Earlier, after being invited to bat first, Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis provided a decent start to Jaffna Kings, adding 30 runs for the first wicket. However, Mustafizur Rahman trapped Mendis for 18 runs and drew the first blood for Dambulla. Rilee Rossouw looked sluggish in the middle and could only muster 12 runs off 11 balls.
Nissanka paired up with Avishka Fernando and notched up his fifty. The pair added 100 runs for the third wicket, with Nissanka departing after a scintillating knock of 88 runs. Fernando, too notched up his fifty and departed for 57 runs off 30 balls. Azmatullah Omarzai played an unbeaten cameo of 19 runs off 6 balls and helped Jaffna post a mammoth 218/5 in 20 overs.
Mustafizur Rahman bagged a couple of wickets for Dambulla, while Nuwan Thushara, Dushan Hemantha, and Chamindu Wickramasinghe contributed one wicket each.
In pursuit of a hefty 218 runs, Reeza Hendricks and Kusal Perera added 33 runs for the opening wicket for Dambulla, with Perera departing for 16 runs off 7 balls. Nuwanidu Fernando (16 off 8), Mark Chapman (30 off 17), and Chamindu Wickramasinghe (20 off 17) looked promising but failed to convert their start into a big score as Dambulla kept losing wickets at crucial junctures. Hendricks stood tall and contributed a scintillating knock of 80 runs off 50 balls but it went in vain as they fell 30 runs short of the Jaffna's total.
Pramod Madushan, Asitha Fernando, and Tabraiz Shamsi bagged a couple of wickets for Jaffna Kings, while Azmatullah Omarzai and Fabian Allen contributed one wicket each to Dambulla's downfall.
Stay tuned for the post-match presentation....
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Pathum Nissanka
Pathum Nissanka (Player of the Match): "The surface was good, and I got great support from Avishka. I wanted to score a hundred, but I'll always prioritize the team's win."
Mohammad Nabi (Dambulla Sixers Captain): "It's been a tough tournament for us. Once again we made some mistakes with the ball and should have kept them to around 180. That 32-run over cost us the game. We'll learn from our mistakes and come back stronger."
Charith Asalanka (Jaffna Kings Captain): "We were aiming for 180-190 due to the fast outfield. These pitches are great for improving our cricket, and this is what we need as a country. I think we need to show some more energy on the field and other than that I am not worrying about anything."
That's all from this contest, folks! Deepak Prakash here signing off on behalf of scorer/analyst Bishal Mandal. CHEERS!