Jaffna Kings Vs Colombo Stars Match 1 30 July 2023

1st T20 • R.Premadasa Stadium • Colombo

Jaffna Kings

173/5 (20)

Colombo Strikers

152 (19.4)

JK won by 21 runs

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Colombo Stars

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Jaffna Kings

173/5 (20)

Batters

Nishan Madushka

92.31

runout (Karunaratne)

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

190.91

c Mendis b Shah

Charith Asalanka

85.71

c Azam b Sandakan

Towhid Hridoy

138.46

c Shah b Karunaratne

Priyamal Perera

137.50

c Dickwella b Pathirana

Dunith Wellalage

108.70

Not out

Thisara Perera

200.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 5, LB: 2, NB: 3, W: 3)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.65)

173/5

Did not Bat

Maheesh Theekshana, Hardus Viljoen, Dilshan Madushanka, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

Bowlers

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Naseem Shah

10.00

Mohammad Nawaz

6.00

Ramesh Mendis

10.00

Matheesha Pathirana

8.00

Chamika Karunaratne

9.00

Lakshan Sandakan

8.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

c Mendis b Shah

1-27

2.5

Nishan Madushka

runout (Karunaratne)

2-42

5.2

Charith Asalanka

c Azam b Sandakan

3-66

8.4

Priyamal Perera

c Dickwella b Pathirana

4-107

12.6

Towhid Hridoy

c Shah b Karunaratne

5-157

18.3

Colombo Stars

152/10 (19.4)

Batters

Niroshan Dickwella

170.59

c Viyaskanth b Madushanka

Babar Azam

87.50

b Perera

Pathum Nissanka

50.00

c Madushka b Viljoen

Nuwanidu Fernando

121.43

c & b Viyaskanth

Mohammad Nawaz

50.00

c Madushanka b Viljoen

Yashodha Lanka

68.75

runout (Wellalage)

Chamika Karunaratne

153.33

runout (Madushka / Theekshana)

Ramesh Mendis

170.00

c Madushka b Viljoen

Naseem Shah

0.00

st Madushka b Viyaskanth

Lakshan Sandakan

100.00

Not out

Matheesha Pathirana

100.00

b Madushanka

Extras

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

TOTAL

(19.4 Ov, RR: 7.73)

152/10

Bowlers

EXT

Dilshan Madushanka

2.4

6.75

Thisara Perera

9.67

Maheesh Theekshana

9.75

Hardus Viljoen

7.75

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

4.25

Charith Asalanka

6.00

Dunith Wellalage

8.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Babar Azam

b Perera

1-33

3.4

Pathum Nissanka

c Madushka b Viljoen

2-40

4.3

Nuwanidu Fernando

c & b Viyaskanth

3-78

8.5

Niroshan Dickwella

c Viyaskanth b Madushanka

4-87

10.3

Mohammad Nawaz

c Madushanka b Viljoen

5-87

11.1

Chamika Karunaratne

runout (Madushka / Theekshana)

6-121

15.5

Yashodha Lanka

runout (Wellalage)

7-128

16.3

Naseem Shah

st Madushka b Viyaskanth

8-128

16.6

Ramesh Mendis

c Madushka b Viljoen

9-143

18.1

Matheesha Pathirana

b Madushanka

10-152

19.4

Match Info

Date & Time

30 Jul, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo

Match

1st T20,

Lanka Premier League

Umpires

Gazi Sohel (Bangladesh), Raveendra Wimalasiri (Sri Lanka), Lyndon Hannibal (Sri Lanka, TV)

Referee

Graeme Labrooy (Sri Lanka)

Toss

Colombo Strikers elected to bowl

4b 2 W 0 0 W

Over 17

Runs: 6

0 4 4 1 1 3

Over 18

Runs: 13

W 4 0 4 0 0

Over 19

Runs: 8

1 0 0 W

Over 20

Runs: 1

All Overs

Commentary

So, the defending champions start off the tournament in a pleasant manner, defending 173 runs in 20 overs with ease. They grab some crucial points in the bag and kick-off on a high.

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Thisara Perera [Jaffna Kings Captain]: Yeah, it’s really good start in the 4th edition of LPL. We started very well and did a good job. Definitely, very confident with my players. If someone has gone, no worries about that, I will be building a new team. David Miller, Nandre Burger, I think they arrived and they will be available from the next match.

Chamika Karunaratne [Colombo Strikers stand-in captain]: I think we took a good decision, should've restricted them to 160, but should've chased a 170 plus on that track. We were short of one batter in the middle overs, we went with a local player as they know the conditions better. The run-out was crucial, I could've finished the game, Ramesh was going good and three sixes would've done for us.

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth is the Player of the Match! Here's what he has to say: Really happy about my progress in LPL. [On discussion with Ravichandran Ashwin] We're talking in Instagram, he said good luck and it's a good opportunity bowling to the batters in LPL. Not much plan, bowling wicket to wicket and it helps me picking up the wicket.

Jaffna Kings beat Colombo Strikers by 21 runs.

Towhid Hridoy: 54 (39)| Naseem Shah: 1-30
Niroshan Dickwella: 58 (34) | Hardus Viljoen 3-31

The Colombo Strikers seemed to be in the chase as long as their skipper, Niroshan Dickwela as at one end. As soon as he was dismissed, the lower-order failed to step up and succumbed to the building pressure.

After a minute start, Babar Azam was cleaned up by veteran Thisara Perera. Pathum Nissanka, another prolific batter of Colombo Strikers followed him to the pavilion in quick time. There was a brisk partnership etched between Dickwela and Nuwanidu Fernando but the latter failed to get along for long, gifting his wicket in the form of a soft dismissal.

Dickwella displayed a skipper's knock and assaulted the Jaffna bowlers from one end, ticking up 58 runs off 34 balls. Dilshan Madushanka, who was teed off for 15 runs in the first over thrusted back with the prized scalp.

It was a complete effort from the bowling unit and some impressive fielding helped them apply more pressure. Eventually, 23 runs were required from the final over with just a solitary wicket in hand. Ultimately, the Strikers failed to get to the target and ended up with a deficit of 21 runs.

Earlier, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Nishan Madushka opened the innings for Jaffna with the former striking two sixes and a four in quick time. The Afghan was removed by Naseem Shah in the third over, and Madushka followed him to the hut in the sixth over.

There were brisk partnerships in the middle of which Hridoy was a part. Firstly, Priyamal Perera assisted him for the fourth wicket, gluing 41 runs together. Secondly, it was Dunith Wellalage who succored the Bangladesh batter for the fifth wicket. The duo added fifty runs together before Hridoy was holed out in the deep in the 19th over. The 22-year-old went on to notch a half-century, which is also the first of the competition.

Stay tuned for the post-match presentation ceremony.

19.4 Dilshan Madushanka to Matheesha Pathirana, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! It's all over and Jaffna Kings start off the title defense with a win of the very first game. Full and straight on the stumps, Pathirana backed away and looks to swing hard, but misses and through to rattle the stumps. Clinical victory from the Kings here!

Matheesha Pathirana b Dilshan Madushanka 8 (8b, 2x4, 0x6).

19.3 Dilshan Madushanka to Matheesha Pathirana, OH! Shuffles too much inside the crease, ends up backing away and exposes all his stumps. Madushanka bowls it on the fifth stump and Pathirana had to reach, but misses it by a mile.

Colombo at least needs to get a four in this ball. Else, the hopes will sink unless an extra.

19.2 Dilshan Madushanka to Matheesha Pathirana, bangs in the short delivery over leg-stump, Pathirana backed away and goes to pull, but ends up feeling the fresh air of Colombo.

19.1 Dilshan Madushanka to Lakshan Sandakan, short delivery on the off-stump, Sandakan looks to pull but top edged it down to third-man, doesn't carry as they get a single.

Dilshan Madushanka [2.0-0-17-1] comes back into the attack for the ultimate over.

23 runs are required from the final over, only one wicket in hand. Can we see some magic happen for the Colombo Stars?

overs

151 /9 score

runs

Matheesha Pathirana *

8 (5)

Lakshan Sandakan

1 (1)

Hardus Viljoen

3 /31

18.6 Hardus Viljoen to Matheesha Pathirana, length delivery on the stumps, Pathirana backed away and absolutely smashes it, but finds the extra-cover fielder.

18.5 Hardus Viljoen to Matheesha Pathirana, bangs in another short delivery, Pathirana has a wild swing across the line and misses, through to the keeper.

18.4 Hardus Viljoen to Matheesha Pathirana, FOUR MORE! Short delivery into the batter, Pathirana backing away looks to pull, but top edged it to clear the mid-off fielder, runs away and finds the ropes again.

18.3 Hardus Viljoen to Matheesha Pathirana, back of a length over the stumps, tailed back in. Pathirana backed away to slice it but gets beaten.

How about that stroke from a no. 11?

18.2 Hardus Viljoen to Matheesha Pathirana, FOUR! SHOT! That is a cracking shot from Pathirana being a number 11, any top order batter would be proud of that. Length delivery outside the off-stump, Pathirana gets forward and crunches it through the covers and that finds the ropes.

Matheesha Pathirana, RHB, walks out at no. 11

18.1 Hardus Viljoen to Lakshan Sandakan, OUT! BIG APPEAL FOR CAUGHT BEHIND, NOT GIVEN! Short and down the leg-side, Sandakan looks to pull but misses, keeper moving to his left collects it. Kings wants to review this though, that might've come off the forearm actually

Ramesh Mendis c Nishan Madushka b Hardus Viljoen 17 (10b 1x4, 1x6)

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