Jaffna Kings vs Colombo Stars

19th T20 • R.Premadasa Stadium • Colombo

Colombo Strikers

128/9 (20)

Jaffna Kings

131/2 (15.5)

JK won by 8 wickets

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Playing XI

Player of the Match Rahmanullah Gurbaz

69(40)

Colombo Stars s

JK s

Info

Colombo Stars s

128/9 (20)

Batters

Dinesh Chandimal

0.00

b T Perera

Niroshan Dickwella

0.00

b S Malik

Charith Asalanka

100.00

c AH Dhrubo b T Perera

Nishan Madushka

79.55

c T Perera b Z Khan

Dhananjaya Lakshan

25.00

c AH Dhrubo b S Malik

Ravi Bopara

105.26

lbw b PAKP Jayawickrama

Mohammad Nabi

0.00

runout (PAKP Jayawickrama / A Fernando)

Dominic Drakes

190.00

c D Wellalage b S Lakshan

Benny Howell

122.22

Not out

Jeffrey Vandersay

80.00

c S Malik b A Fernando

Kasun Rajitha

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 4, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 7)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 6.4)

128/9

Bowlers

EXT

4.67

2.00

5.50

7.75

7.67

7.25

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Dinesh Chandimal

b T Perera

1-0

0.4

Niroshan Dickwella

b S Malik

2-5

1.2

Charith Asalanka

c AH Dhrubo b T Perera

3-13

2.4

Dhananjaya Lakshan

c AH Dhrubo b S Malik

4-16

3.4

Ravi Bopara

lbw b PAKP Jayawickrama

5-53

9.6

Mohammad Nabi

runout (PAKP Jayawickrama / A Fernando)

6-63

11.5

Nishan Madushka

c T Perera b Z Khan

7-90

16.3

Dominic Drakes

c D Wellalage b S Lakshan

8-112

17.4

Jeffrey Vandersay

c S Malik b A Fernando

9-123

19.3

Jaffna Kings s

131/2 (15.5)

Batters

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

172.50

lbw b J Vandersay

Avishka Fernando

105.26

Not out

Shoaib Malik

57.14

c K Rajitha b DC Drakes

Sadeera Samarawickrama *

90.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 8)

TOTAL

(15.5 Ov, RR: 8.27)

131/2

Did not Bat

Thisara Perera, Afif Hossain, Suminda Lakshan, Dunith Wellalage, Asitha Fernando, Praveen Jayawickrama, Zaman Khan

Bowlers

EXT

Kasun Rajitha

9.00

Dhananjaya Lakshan

9.00

Dominic Drakes

2.5

10.59

4.00

8.25

8.00

8.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

lbw b J Vandersay

1-105

11.5

Shoaib Malik

c K Rajitha b DC Drakes

2-112

13.2

Match Info

Date & Time

19 Dec, 03:00 PM IST

Venue

R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo

Match

19th T20,

Lanka Premier League

Umpires

Lyndon Hannibal (Sri Lanka), Wayne Knights (New Zealand), Ruchira Palliyaguruge (Sri Lanka, TV)

Referee

Pradeep Jeyapragash (Sri Lanka)

Toss

Jaffna Kings elected to bowl

Player of the Match Rahmanullah Gurbaz

69(40)

Commentary

That's all from us then! We hope you enjoyed the coverage of this LPL game between Colombo Stars and Jaffna Kings. This is Soumarya Dutta, signing off on behalf of my partner, Rajarshi Das. See you soon!

Niroshan Dickwella, - We failed to click as a batting group and that has been a major issue for us. We couldn't really figure out what was going to be good total and it cost us in the end. Luckily, we have got no injuries in the squad and we're looking forward to playing with our 100% strength.

Thisara Perera- We've tried and tested our whole squad almost and it has given us a fair idea of where we stand at the moment. We're looking forward to the play-offs. We know that it will be just another game and we will look to stick to our strengths.

Jaffna Kings 131/2 in 16 overs
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 69(40) | Jeffrey Vandersay 1/33
Avishka Fernando 40 not out (38)| Dominic Drakes 1/30

What an emphatic run chase by the Jaffna Kings! They've chased down this small total in some style and have hardly broken any sweat in getting there. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Avishka Fernando put on an incredible opening stand of 105 and took the game away from the Colombo Stars. Gurbaz was in devastating form and smashed 69 of just 40 balls. Avishka Fernando looked a bit circumspect early on, but he settled down nicely and played the anchor role in the run chase. He remained unbeaten on 40 in the end as Sadeera Samarawickrama finished things off in style with a boundary.

The Colombo Stars, couldn't get any early wickets and once Gurbaz got in, they were no longer in the game. At one stage they were staring at a 10 wicket loss but they did pick up two wickets towards the end to save the blushes. Jeffrey Vandersay was the pick of the bowlers and also the only one who finished his quota of 4 overs.

The Jaffna Kings will be really happy with this performance as they're going into the playoffs on a high. They're looking good as a collective unit and have been ticking most of the boxes. The Colombo Stars though, will have to get back to the drawing board and work on their batting as it has been a major area of concern for them.

15.5 Dominic Drakes to Sadeera Samarawickrama, FOUR, that will be that! Jaffna Kings, by virtue of their strong start with the bat, have strolled through to victory with over 4 overs to spare! This was dug in short, and this time, Sadeera picked the length early and pulled hard, the ball was in the gap and crossed the ropes at deep mid-wicket!

15.4 Dominic Drakes to Sadeera Samarawickrama, on a hard length, Sadeera re-adjusts and manages to keep it on the ground

15.3 Dominic Drakes to Sadeera Samarawickrama, full outside off stump, Sadeera goes for the drive but isn't close to the pitch of the ball

15.2 Dominic Drakes to Sadeera Samarawickrama, in the airrr, and just past the man at mid-wicket! Sadeera moved away to pull this hard length delivery, the ball rushed onto him and he was late on it, the ball just about went past the diving mid-wicket fielder, and they come back for a brace as the deep mid-wicket fielder gets to it

15.1 Dominic Drakes to Avishka Fernando, waits for this length delivery on off-stump to come onto him, and then dabs it aerially towards deep third man for a single

The Jaffna Kings are almost there! Just 5 more runs needed for victory for them now and they're only one hit away.

overs

124 /2 score

runs

Avishka Fernando

39 (37)

Sadeera Samarawickrama *

3 (6)

Ravi Bopara

0 /16

14.6 Ravi Bopara to Sadeera Samarawickrama, pace-off delivery on a length once again, Sadeera drives but manages to get it back to the bowler

14.5 Ravi Bopara to Sadeera Samarawickrama, knuckle ball, bowled outside off, Sadeera waited for it and tried to cut but couldn't make contact

14.4 Ravi Bopara to Avishka Fernando, pushed softly towards long-on, Avishka wants two but has to settle for the single

14.4 Ravi Bopara to Avishka Fernando, wide, FOUR, Bopara hasn't been too accurate with his line and length, sprayed it down the leg side, Dickwella is slow to react, he gets a glove but lets it through, and the ball rolls away to the ropes

14.3 Ravi Bopara to Sadeera Samarawickrama, full and straight, Sadeera pushes this one down to long on for a single

14.2 Ravi Bopara to Avishka Fernando, backs away and drives this one to the left of sweeper cover, they get a single

14.1 Ravi Bopara to Sadeera Samarawickrama, slower one on the pads, Sadeera tucks it behind square for a single

Some redemption in that over for Dominic Drakes as he got rid of Shoaib Malik! It maybe a little too late though for the Stars ,as the Jaffna Kings need just 14 runs now.

overs

115 /2 score

runs

Avishka Fernando *

37 (35)

Sadeera Samarawickrama

1 (2)

Dominic Drakes

1 /23

13.6 Dominic Drakes to Avishka Fernando, taps this one softly towards mid-on, the running is aggressive, and Sadeera comes back to the danger end for the second

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