Dambulla Aura Vs Jaffna Kings Match 4 01 August 2023

4th T20 • Colombo

129/7 (20)

132/2 (16.2)

DS won by 8 wickets

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Expert Team 1

D de Silva

T Perera

Expert Team 2

D de Silva

T Perera

Venue Details

R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo

PitchFlat Track Pitch

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionHigh Scoring

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

153Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

2nd Innings

128Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

0- 7

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

152

Average Score

150

240/4

Highest Score

189/8

90/1

Lowest Score

98/3

1 0 4 1 1 1

Over 14

Runs: 8

1 0 0 0 2 1

Over 15

Runs: 4

1 0 0 0 0 1

Over 16

Runs: 2

0 6

Over 17

Runs: 6

All Overs

Player of the Match Avishka Fernando

52(32)

Commentary

This is Mohul Bhowmick signing off also on behalf of Bidipto Datta. We hope you enjoyed this game as much as we did bringing it to you. Until next time, ciao!

Kusal Mendis (Dambulla Aura captain): I am very happy with the way we played today. We need to keep this momentum going and move further ahead in this competition. All the boys performed really well.

Thisara Perera (Jaffna Kings captain): I guess these things happen, we have to take the learnings from this and move on. Our bowling is very strong but it is the batting that needs to click. We will address that surely, going forward.

Avishka Fernando has been adjudged the Player of the Match! Here is what he has to say.

Avishka Fernando: I enjoyed myself and even on a slower pitch, I did not mind playing my shots. Even against my former team, I did not hold myself back.

It is time now for the post-match presentation!

Dambulla Kings beat Jaffna Kings by 8 wickets!

Avishka Fernando 52 (32) | Binura Fernando 2-27
Charith Asalanka 56 (52) | Hayden Kerr 1-16

Dambulla Aura managed to quite comfortably chase this total down, without even having to break into a sweat. Their openers Kusal Mendis and Avishka Fernando got them off to a fabulous start, and ensured that they got going even though the surface was playing up a little.

However, it appeared as if the surface did not quite affect either Fernando or Mendis as they managed to punish the bowlers of Jaffna. This is the first time that Dambulla have beaten Jaffna in the Lanka Premier League.

Kusal Perera and Sadeera Samarawickrama ended things in style for Dambulla after both Mendis and Fernando departed in quick succession. This game will give Dambulla a lot of confidence and allow them to move on to Kandy for the next leg of this tournament.

The bowlers of Jaffna were not quite at their best, even their trump card Maheesh Theekshana, who turned 23 today. They will learn a lot from this outing and try to improve themselves ahead of their next fixtures.

Fabulous way to finish the game off by Perera! Dambulla seemed to be comfortable throughout!

16.2 Charith Asalanka to Kusal Perera, SIX TO FINISH THE MATCH! DAMBULLA AURA GET THEIR FIRST VICTORY! Good length ball on middle-stump. Kusal Perera brings out the reverse shot and middles it flat to get it over deep backward point for a maximum!

16.1 Charith Asalanka to Kusal Perera, round the wicket, full on off-and-middle. Tapped to short mid-wicket off the front foot, no run.

Charith Asalanka [1-0-8-0] is back into the attack.