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Best performances - Batsmen

Rahmanullah Gurbaz
73(35) 7x4 - 5x6
Control %74%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 12 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
0 1 16 8 5 12 18 13
WIA Fernando
WIA Fernando
54(30) 6x4 - 2x6
Control %86%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 15 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
0 12 16 0 15 5 3 3

Best performances - Bowlers

B Fernando
O4
M1
R22
W4
Eco5.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
S Lakshan
O4
M0
R50
W2
Eco12.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Madushka Balasuriya

END OF OVER:
20 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | DAT: 189/8 (52 runs required, RR: 9.45)

  • Ravindu Fernando19 (13b)
  • Pramod Madushan1 (1b)
  • Binura Fernando4-1-22-4
  • Maheesh Theekshana4-0-31-0

That brings to end to our LPL coverage for today, be sure to join us tomorrow for another exciting double header! But for now, on behalf of Fidel and Ranjith, this is Madushka saying farewell!

Winning captain Thisara Perera: "I have to give credit today to the batters and bowlers as well. On this kind of surface they did a really good job for me. It's easy for the captain to be sidelined in this kind of surface. [opening partnership?] The way they played I can't expect anything more. They gave us everything, the momentum, a good start, and set up the middle order. [strong bench?] yeah definitely we'll give them a chance. Today also we rested three players. I'm always trying to give opportunities for the Sri Lankan players."

Losing captain Dasun Shanaka: "[In hindsight should you have batted first?] Um, no. We took a good decision, but it was just a really poor display of bowling. I think we bowled really poor lines and lengths, plus they batted really well. Especially Gurbaz and Avishka up front. [pressure after 3 defeats?] Until we play good cricket, we're going to lose. Everyone should realise that. As international cricketers we need to present our best selves in every game, and now just need to play better and focus on getting through to the Eliminator."

Rahmanullah Gurbaz is the Player of the Match: "Yeah I enjoy playing here, I'm pretty used to this wicket now [having played with Afghanistan recently]. [target?] I just tried to be positive, i practiced to find my zone, and that was the reason I was successful."

Time for the presentation ceremony...

TSB: "There are not much instances where a team is going to score 190-200 but still no one spares even a thought for them, but here is one of those few..."

11.32pm So the Kings bounce back following their loss to the Kandy Falcons yesterday, with a comprehensive victory over Dambulla Aura! It was a win set up by the batters, with Rahmanullah Gurbaz (73 off 35) and Avishka Fernando (54 off 30) leading the way at the top. Their middle and lower order then helped keep up the pace through the middle overs to push the total towards the highest ever in the LPL - 240! Then with the ball, despite Dambulla going hard from the get-go, their bowlers had more than enough to work with. Binura Fernando was the pick of the bunch with figures of 4 for 22, while the young leg spinner Suminda Lakshan also picked up a couple.

19.6
1
B Fernando to Fernando, 1 run, full on the stumps, heaved to long-on. And that is that! Jaffna Kings win by 51 runs!
19.5
0
B Fernando to Fernando, no run, short and he attempts the pull, ends up getting a toe end towards mid-off

two balls for Binura to complete his five-for

19.4
1
B Fernando to Pramod Madushan, 1 run, full toss on the stumps, attempted yorker. Whipped to deep midwicket on the bounce.
19.3
W
B Fernando to Ratnayake, OUT, Oh my goodness! What an incredible catch! Dew, what dew? Lakshan in the deep holds on to possibly the catch of the match, as he runs in from deep square leg and takes this diving full length to his right.

KTH Ratnayake c Lakshan b B Fernando 7 (7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

19.2
1
B Fernando to Fernando, 1 run, Direct hit! This was wide and full once more, and the drive catches the under edge through to short third, who throws down the stumps at the striker's end. Replays show he's safe.
19.1
0
B Fernando to Fernando, no run, wide and full, missed cover drive

Binura to bowl the final over.

55 needed from 6, as this game peters to its conclusion.

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Aura 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st26JM CoxS Daniel
2nd23PBB RajapaksaS Daniel
3rd22PBB RajapaksaTB Abell
4th66PBB RajapaksaMD Shanaka
5th10Sikandar RazaPBB Rajapaksa
6th12PBB RajapaksaRS Fernando
7th12MADI HemanthaRS Fernando
8th16KTH RatnayakeRS Fernando
9th2Pramod MadushanRS Fernando