LPL 2021: Match 18 and 19 – Round-up
Earlier in the day, the Warriors won the game by six wickets.
Galle Gladiators defeat Jaffna Kings by 20 runs- LPL, M-19 Review
The Galle Gladiators put up a brilliant display with the ball and skittled out Jaffna Kings for 109 runs after posting a total of 129/8 in their 20 overs in the Lanka Premier League on Friday. Shoaib Malik was the highest scorer for the Jaffna Kings with 23 runs from 27 balls as the Kings lost by 20 runs.
Mohammad Hafeez set the tone with the ball for the Gladiators with the wicket of Avishka Fernando in the fourth over and thereafter the Kings kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Samit Patel and Noor Ahmad were the picks of the bowlers for the Gladiators with figures of 2/15 and 2/12 respectively.
Earlier, the Galle Gladiators also couldn’t get going with the bat. They failed to string big partnerships and kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Captain Bhanuka Rajapaksa was the highest scorer for the Gladiators with 23 runs from 25 balls.
Wahab Riaz, Praveen Jayawickrama, and Vijayakanth Viyaskanth were the pick of the bowlers with figures of 2/31, 2/13, and 2/21 respectively.
Ravi Bopara’s fifty takes Kandy Warriors home- LPL, M-18 Review
The Kandy Warriors recorded their second victory in the Lanka Premier League after defeating Dambulla Giants by 6 wickets on Thursday. After restricting the Giants to 130/9 in their 20 overs, the Kandy Warriors chased down their target in 19.2 overs.
Ravi Bopara played fantastic innings of 59* runs from 50 balls, laced with 3 boundaries and 2 sixes. Opening batter Kennar Lewis and Angelo Perera chipped in with scores of 27 and 29* respectively. The Giants dismissed Charith Asalanka, Minod Bhanuka, and Kamindu Mendis for not too many runs on the board, however, the 60-run partnership between Bopara and Perera ensured that the Warriors walked off the field as winners.
Earlier, the Dambulla Giants couldn’t find a way to get going with the bat as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Ramesh Mendis was the only highlight of Giants’ batting card with an innings of 41 runs from 28 balls. He struck 2 boundaries and 1 six during his innings. Binura Fernando and Al-Amin Hossain were the pick of the bowlers for the Warriors with figures of 3/22 and 3/32 respectively.
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