Live Cricket Score | Jaffna Kings vs Colombo Stars Live Score & Commentary | JK vs CS Scorecard, Lanka Premier League

Match 9, R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo

Jaffna Kings

207/6 (18)

Colombo Stars

114/10 (15.5)

JK won by 93 runs.

Info

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Scorecard

Playing XI

Player of the Match Thisara Perera

57(23)

Jaffna Kings Inns

207/6 (18)

Colombo Stars Inns

114/10 (15.5)

Batters

Kusal Perera

0.00

c T Perera b M Theekshana

Tom Banton

200.00

c PC de Silva b M Theekshana

Sherfane Rutherford

142.86

c T Perera b W Riaz

Ashan Priyanjan

140.00

c W Hasaranga b M Theekshana

Thikshila de Silva

0.00

c KNA Bandara b W Riaz

Dhananjaya de Silva

25.00

c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b W Hasaranga

Dinesh Chandimal

140.00

st Rahmanullah Gurbaz b M Theekshana

Keemo Paul

33.33

c KNA Bandara b W Hasaranga

Seekkuge Prasanna

70.00

c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b W Riaz

Dushmantha Chameera *

38.46

c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b W Riaz

Naveen-ul-Haq

50.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 2, NB: 1, W: 4)

TOTAL

(15.5 Ov, RR: 7.2)

114/10

Bowlers

EXT

Maheesh Theekshana

6.25

Suranga Lakmal

12.50

Wahab Riaz

3.5

6.80

Wanindu Hasaranga

4.25

Chaturanga de Silva

9.00

Fall Of Wickets

Score

Over

Kusal Perera

c T Perera b M Theekshana

1-0

0.2

Tom Banton

c PC de Silva b M Theekshana

2-26

2.3

Sherfane Rutherford

c T Perera b W Riaz

3-31

3.3

Thikshila de Silva

c KNA Bandara b W Riaz

4-31

3.4

Dhananjaya de Silva

c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b W Hasaranga

5-32

4.2

Dinesh Chandimal

st Rahmanullah Gurbaz b M Theekshana

6-96

11.1

Ashan Priyanjan

c W Hasaranga b M Theekshana

7-97

11.4

Keemo Paul

c KNA Bandara b W Hasaranga

8-97

12.1

Seekkuge Prasanna

c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b W Riaz

9-109

15.1

Dushmantha Chameera

c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b W Riaz

10-114

15.5

Player of the Match Thisara Perera

57(23)

Commentary

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So, the Kings move to the top of the table with that demolishing victory to their name. That gives their net run rate a massive boost and solidifies their place at the top. As for the Stars, that's two losses in three games. They are fourth on the points table and will need to buck up quickly to try get some wins under their belt.

Thisara Perera (Kings Captain and Player of the Match): As a batting unit we did a really good job. In these conditions it is really hard to hit the ball but we put a good score on the board. Our bowlers defended it really well. I feel it was a good toss to lose since in these conditions it is really difficult to hit the ball. (On his form) The last few weeks I had a good Premier League tournament. I think it's getting better and better. As a bowling unit we are doing really really well, so I don't need to put myself under pressure by bowling (laughs).

Dhananjaya de Silva (Stars captain): Our plans didn't work at all. We had to rethink and reshuffle. We choose to bowl because of the conditions. We have three seamers so we were looking to take advantage of that. As I said before, we have to sort our combinations and tactics and get better.

As far as one-sided contests go, this one was right up there. On a cloudy night in Colombo, the stars were nowhere to be seen as they were brushed aside by the Kings. Chasing 208 was always going to be a tall task for them but it soon became an impossible one, once they lost half their side in the powerplay. Chandimal and Priyanjan provided some resistance to delay the inevitable but with the required run rate hovering around 15, they had no option but to go down swinging.

Maheesh Theekshana was the pick of the bowlers with his four-fer, while Wahab ended the innings with four wickets in his bag as well. Hasaranga picked up the remaining two wickets to complete the quota and bundle out the Stars for a measly 114.

On the batting front, the Kings put in a masterclass on how to construct a T20 innings. Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Shoaib Malik added the impetus in the middle overs with their quickfire 40's, while Ashen Bandara alongside Thisara Perera managed to add the finishing touches, with the skipper hammering a memorable half-century to lead his side to a gigantic total.

It's an absolute thrashing, as far as the Stars are concerned. The Kings reigned supreme to solidify their hold at the top of the table with a huge margin of victory! Stick around for the presentations...

The players are shaking hands before the decision is made. Seems like Chameera has admitted that he nicked it. A few glaring errors by the umpires towards the end but they don't have any significant implications. That will be that then. The Jaffna Kings win by a massive margin of 93 runs.

16.0

15.5 Wahab Riaz to Dushmantha Chameera, APPEAL FOR A CATCH! Clear noise there and a bemused Kings outfit send it upstairs! Full in length outside off, Chameera has a powerful push at it as the ball zips off the edge to the keeper. Surely a nick there even as the umpire doesn't feel so. The players are already exchanging handshakes and that should sum it up! Fair delivery, by the way!

UltraEdge confirms the nick with a spike as the ball passes the bat. That will be all then - the Jaffna Kings have humbled the Colombo Stars by 93 runs!
Dushmantha Chameera c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Wahab Riaz 5 (13b 0x4 0x6)

15.4 Wahab Riaz to Dushmantha Chameera, dug short and angled into the stumps, Chameera backs away and swats his pull without any timing towards deep backward square leg as he runs a brace.

No ball signalled for height there, it seems. The call surely came from the square leg umpire but the replays suggest that was well below waist height. A bit of a mare from the umpires.

15.4 Wahab Riaz to Dushmantha Chameera, NO BALL! Wretched slower full toss well outside off, Chameera looks to fetch it way across the line with a hack but fails to connect as the ball drops well beyond the crease. Free hit coming up!

15.3 Wahab Riaz to Naveen-ul-Haq, angled into a full length around off, Naveen steps down the track and creams it to the left of sweeper cover as he opens his account with a single.

Around the wicket now. Look out for that in-tailing yorker.

15.2 Wahab Riaz to Naveen-ul-Haq, on a full-ish length and slanting right into the off-stump, Naveen presses forward with a straight bat and is sturdy in defense along the pitch.

15.2 Wahab Riaz to Naveen-ul-Haq, WIDE! Sprayed down leg on a length past Naveen's attempted flick and Gurbaz collects the ball to his left.

Naveen-ul-Haq, RHB, comes to the crease

Uh oh! There seems to be nothing behind the white line. Wahab will have to wait for his third wicket, it seems. No? Well, seems like the umpires want to wrap this up quickly as well. Surely looked like Wahab had overstepped his line.

15.1 Wahab Riaz to Seekkuge Prasanna, OUT! NICKS BEHIND! Short of a length and slanting away well outside off, Prasanna hops in his crease and has a go at it, only for the ball to catch the edge owing to the extra bounce as it nestles into the gloves of Gurbaz. Hang on though - has Wahab overstepped here? This is really touch and go but the TV umpire rules in his favor so Prasanna has to walk back to the dugout!
Seekkuge Prasanna c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Wahab Riaz 7 (10b 1x4 0x6)

Chameera does well to negotiate that over from his international counterpart. Doing the right thing here by trying to bat out the remaining overs and get as many runs as possible in that window. Just three overs to go now.

overs

109 /8 score

1lb

runs

Seekkuge Prasanna

7 (8)

Dushmantha Chameera *

3 (10)

Wanindu Hasaranga

2 /17

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