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Tezzbuzz|15-07-2024
Lanka Premier LeagueIn the 17th match of Lanka Premier League, 2024, Colombo Strikers defeated Jaffna Kings by 9 wickets with the help of brilliant bowling by Shadab Khan. In this match played at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Jaffna Kings, batting first, could only score 109 runs after losing 9 wickets in 20 overs.
Vijaykant Vyaskant scored the highest 25(34) runs from the team's bat. He hit 2 fours in his innings. Kusal Mendis scored 17(11), Ishan Malinga scored 15(17) and Charit Asalanka scored 13(12). Shadab Khan took the highest 4 wickets from Colombo Strikers' side. Binura Fernando managed to add 2 wickets to his account. Captain Thisara Perera, Mathisha Pathirana and Ishita Wijesundara took one wicket each.Colombo Strikers chased the target and won the match by scoring 112 runs in 9.5 overs for the loss of one wicket.
The highest score for the team came from the bat of Rahmanullah Gurbaz. He played an unbeaten half-century of 57 runs with the help of 4 fours and 4 sixes in 33 balls. He scored a half-century in 30 balls. Mohammad Wasim contributed an unbeaten 35 runs with the help of 2 fours and 3 sixes in 18 balls. Gurbaz and Wasim made a match-winning partnership of 87(45)* runs for the second wicket. Pramod Madushan took the only wicket from Jaffna Kings.Jaffna Kings Playing XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Riley Russo, Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka (captain), Dhananjaya de Silva, Fabian Allen, Vijayakant Vyaskanth, Jason Behrendorff, Pramod Madushan, Ishan Malinga.
Colombo Strikers Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Angelo Perera, Muhammad Wasim, Glenn Phillips, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Thisara Perera (captain), Shadab Khan, Dunith Wellallage, Isitha Wijesundara, Binura Fernando, Mathisha Pathirana.




