Kandy Falcons faced Colombo Strikers in the seventh match of the LPL 2024 and elected to bowl. Glenn Phillips scored 70 runs off 43 deliveries for the Strikers and was the highest scorer.
His innings helped the team post a total of 199 runs for the loss of nine wickets. Dushmantha Chameera was the pick of the bowlers for the Falcons and took three wickets for 40 runs in four overs.
In response, Mohammad Haris made 56 runs off 32 deliveries for the Falcons. Three other batters scored 30-plus runs each. In the end, they made 197 runs for the loss of eight wickets and lost the match by two runs.
Matheesha Pathirana picked four wickets for the Strikers for 26 runs in four overs. He won the Player of the Match award.
Dambulla Sixers took on Jaffna Kings and elected to bowl after winning the toss. Pathum Nissanka and Avishka Fernando scored a half-century each for the Kings. They helped the team post a total of 218 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs. Mustafizur Rahman took two wickets for 39 runs in four overs.
Reeza Hendricks opened the innings for the Sixers and scored 80 runs off 50 deliveries. No other batter managed to cross the 30-run mark. The Sixers finished with 188 runs for the loss of eight wickets and lost the match by 30 runs. Pramod Madushan, Asitha Fernando, and Tabraiz Shamsi took two wickets each for the Kings.
Lanka Premier League 2024 Most Runs List
Avishka Fernando is still in first place and has scored 210 runs in four matches at an average of 52.50.
Pathum Nissanka has jumped to the second position from ninth and has made 178 runs in four games at a strike rate of 154.78.
Mark Chapman is still in third place and has amassed 154 runs in three innings at an average of 154.
Tim Seifert has slipped to fourth position from second and has 126 runs to his name in three outings at an average of 63.
Kusal Perera has moved to fifth place from sixth and has scored 118 runs in three matches at a strike rate of 187.30.
Lanka Premier League 2024 Most Wickets List
Shadab Khan is still the leading wicket-taker and has taken nine wickets in three matches at an average of 7.11.
Zahoor Khan is still in second place and has six wickets to his name in three games at an economy of nine.
Dasun Shanaka has jumped to the third position from fifth and has amassed five wickets in three innings at a strike rate of 12.
Matheesha Pathirana has jumped to fourth place and has picked five wickets in three outings at an economy of 8.78.
Mustafizur Rahman has jumped to the fifth position from ninth and has five wickets to his name in three matches at a strike rate of 13.20.
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