
News Update
Tezzbuzz|19-07-2024
Lanka Premier LeagueIn the eliminator match of Lanka Premier League, 2024, Kandy Falcons defeated Colombo Strikers by 2 wickets with the help of brilliant performances of Mohammad Hasnain, Kamindu Mendis and Dasun Shanaka. Colombo is out of the tournament. At the same time, Kandy will now face Jaffna Kings in Qualifier 2 to be held on July 20. The team that wins this match will face Galle Marvels in the final to be held on July 21.
Batting first, Colombo Strikers put 159 runs on the scoreboard for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Sadira Samarawickrama scored the highest 62(45) runs from the team's bat. He hit 7 fours in his innings. Rahmanullah Gurbaz played an innings of 30(29). He hit 2 fours and a six in his innings. Dunith Vellalaage contributed 28(21) runs. Samarawickrama and Vellalaage shared a 68(48) run partnership for the sixth wicket. Mohammad Hasnain took the highest 3 wickets from Kandy Falcons' side. Captain Wanindu Hasaranga took 2 wickets. Dasun Shanaka and Angelo Mathews were successful in taking one wicket each.
Chasing the target, Kandy Falcons won the match by scoring 163 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 18.4 overs. Kamindu Mendis scored the most runs for the team. He played a half-century innings of 54 runs with the help of 3 fours and 3 sixes in 36 balls. Dasun Shanaka played an innings of 39 runs with the help of 4 fours and 2 sixes in 21 balls. Mendis and Shanaka added 69 (40) runs for the seventh wicket. Andre Fletcher scored 20 runs with the help of 3 fours and a six in 12 balls. Binura Fernando and Mathisha Pathirana took the maximum 3-3 wickets for Colombo. Shadab Khan and Isitha Wijesundara took one wicket each.
Colombo Strikers Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Nipun Dhananjaya, Muhammad Wasim, Glenn Phillips, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wicketkeeper), Dunith Wellallage, Thisara Perera (captain), Shadab Khan, Isitha Wijesundara, Binura Fernando, Mathisha Pathirana.
Kandy Falcons Playing XI: Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Andre Fletcher, Mohammad Haris, Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Kamindu Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Chaturanga de Silva, Ramesh Mendis, Chamath Gomez, Mohammad Hasnain.




