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The third day of the Lanka Premier League 2023 (LPL 2023) saw two matches taking place, which caused a slight shift in the teams’ rankings on the points table.
The first match of the day was played between Jaffna Kings and Dambulla Aura whereas the second match of the day took place between Galle Titans and B-Love Kandy.
The Aura emerged victorious in the first match. As a result, they are now placed second on the charts. Out of two appearances, it was their first win of the season, which gives them two points and a net run rate of 0.862.
On the other hand, the Kings lost their first match of the season after emerging victorious in their opener. Hence, they have slipped to fourth place with one out of two wins and an NRR of -0.267.
In the second match, the Titans emerged champions. Since it was their second consecutive win of LPL 2023, they have confirmed their place at the top with two out of two victories and an NRR of 2.075 along with four points.
Unfortunately, Kandy suffered their second back-to-back defeat of the season, which places them at the end of the points table. They have no points to their name and an inferior NRR of -2.750.
Aura and Titans emerge victorious on Day 3 of LPL 2023
The Kings batted first in the day’s opener and compiled 129 for the loss of seven wickets in their allotted 20 overs. In reply, the Aura successfully chased it down, reaching the target in 16.2 overs. As a result, they emerged victorious by a margin of eight wickets besides saving 3.4 overs.
In the second match of the day, the Titans smashed a massive score of 180 runs for the loss of five wickets, thanks to Tim Siefert’s 74, who has been in red hot form lately. In reply, it became critical for the opponents to chase it down and they were restricted to 97, leaving no room for further scoring.
To halt their score below 100, Kasun Rajitha, Richard Ngarava, Tabraiz Shamsi, and Shakib al Hasan played pivotal roles picking up two wickets apiece. Notably, none of the Kandy batters could cross the 27-run mark.
