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Best performances - Batsmen

PW Hasaranga
PW Hasaranga
52(22) 5x4 - 3x6
Control %68%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 13 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
2 0 0 10 17 6 10 7
Fakhar Zaman
Fakhar Zaman
42(39) 2x4 - 2x6
Control %69%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 13 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
0 3 1 10 17 8 0 3

Best performances - Bowlers

PW Hasaranga
PW Hasaranga
O4
M0
R9
W3
Eco2.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
N Pradeep
N Pradeep
O4
M0
R36
W3
Eco9.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Scorer: K Vairavan | Commentator: Rvel Zahid

END OF OVER:
13 | 16 Runs 1 Wkt | BLK: 118/2 | RR: 9.07

  • Wanindu Hasaranga52 (22b)
  • Sahan Arachchige1 (1b)
  • Maheesh Theekshana4-0-35-1
  • Dunith Wellalage1-0-17-0

Right then, that's all the action from the LPL today. This is Rvel Zahid signing off

A strong show from B-Love Kandy! They have got the bragging rights tonight against the reigning champions and outgunned them in all departments of the game. Handshakes all-around as Hasaranga guides his team to a thumping win; he looked solid and scored a fluent half-century. Fakhar scrapped his way to 42 but his struggles on this pitch didn't trouble Kandy as there was no scoreboard pressure. Jaffna stymied the run-flow brilliantly in the powerplay and it was shaping up to be a low-scoring thriller before Perera bowled some looseners right after the powerplay to which Chandimal responded with a couple of meaty hits and then Hasaranga joined the party as runs started to flow for Kandy. The captain made his intentions clear right from the word go and took the wind out of Kings' sails with some incredible hitting, not giving Jaffna a sniff to come back in the game.

Thisara Perera, Jaffna Kings Captain: It was just another bad day. It happens in cricket, we can't win every day. There are some bad days so I am just concerned about our batting and we will come back strongly in the next match. I think today the wicket had uneven bounce so that's why our batters couldn't execute our plans. Even in our lives, we have failures and bad days but we will come back strongly

Wanindu Hasaranga, B-Love Kandy Captain: I try to follow on basics. The plan was a right-hander would come in if a right-hander got out and I was the only option so I came out to bat. We lost first two games but we bounced back very well. Fakhar Zaman came to the team and gave us a lot of energy. We have top class bowlers in our squad that's why we bowled them out on 117. Jaffna, they have a very good side, especially with the batting, they have good batters but in this format of cricket, we have to do our basics well

Yoel: "Easiest MVP decision ever"

Ran: "I really don't understand why Wellage bat so low down and doesn't get much of a bowl. "

12.6
1
Theekshana to de Silva, 1 run, Worked off the pads into the acres of spaces at midwicket for a run and Kandy win by eight wickets.

Zubair Islam : "Good chance to get their runrate up n also their position in the table . ... well-done BLK"

12.5
4
Theekshana to de Silva, FOUR, Smoked it! He promoted himself up in the order and the move has paid rich dividends. Laces a drive down the ground and beats long-on
12.4
6
Theekshana to de Silva, SIX, Exceptional striking! Lifts it over mid-off for a six. Tossed up on a length outside off, he gets into a nice position and heaves it over the man
12.3
4
Theekshana to de Silva, FOUR, Half-tracker just outside off, gives himself some room and then thumps a square cut, skittles away to the rope
12.2
1
Theekshana to Arachchige, 1 run, Round the wicket, flighted delivery zooming in on the pads, flicked away with a nuanced flick of the wrist to midwicket
12.1
W
Theekshana to Fakhar Zaman, OUT, Launches the ball straight into the hands of long-on! Tossed up full on middle and off, takes a big stride out and swings big but doesn't get much power behind the shot, David Miller in the deep, is safe as a house, pouches it as easy as you like

Fakhar Zaman c Miller b Theekshana 42 (39b 2x4 2x6) SR: 107.69

Kandy 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st31LD ChandimalFakhar Zaman
2nd71Fakhar ZamanPWH de Silva
3rd16SSD ArachchigePWH de Silva