The pitch is looking fantastic. The groundsmen have saved the best for the last. It looks dry just like what was on offer in the last couple of games. There will be some turn but once the ball loses the hardness the ball might stop. The best time to bat is against the new ball. Brilliant atmosphere and brilliant pitch. I think we are in for a treat today.
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Venue Details
R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo
The pitch is looking fantastic. The groundsmen have saved the best for the last. It looks dry just like what was on offer in the last couple of games. There will be some turn but once the ball loses the hardness the ball might stop. The best time to bat is against the new ball. Brilliant atmosphere and brilliant pitch. I think we are in for a treat today.
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So, that is it from myself, Karthik Raj and my co-commentator, Aryasekhar Chakraborty as we wrap up the proceedings of this LPL final. It has been a fantastic tournament to witness and Jaffna Kings have ended up as deserving champions. There is more cricketing action tomorrow with the MLC continuing tomorrow apart from various other matches. Till next time, it is a warm goodbye from us.
It's time for the players to pose for photographs with the winning trophy. The party will go on late in the day.
Charith Asalanka (Jaffna Kings captain): It's an amazing feeling. First time captained in LPL and lifting the trophy is a big thing. It's all about proffesional individual performances. I didn't have much to with the players. They recovered well and adjusted to the conditions quickly. It was an amazing performance from Rossouw and Mendis. I am speechless to say how they batted. Just one thing, I want to thank my fans who came in numbers to support us.
Charith Asalanka recieves the winning cheque.
The Jaffna Kings team will now recieve their medals.
Niroshan Dickwella (Galle Marvels captain): It was a great campaign throughout the 21 days. Today after losing the toss I didn't mind batting first but we didn't read the wicket. Bhanuka gave us a chance with that innings. The forty five minutes break meant that the dew came in and settled things down. In the field, out of the field we had a great campaign . I want to thank the coaching staff, the owners and all the fans who came to support us.
Niroshan Dickwella will now recieve his medal along with the runner up cheque.
The Galle Marvels players being handed their medals.
Rilee Rossouw is the Player of the Series: Not much to talk through. Played one ball at a time. Credit also goes to Kusal for playing a tremendous knock both today and in the previous match. People who knows me don't abuse me and the Bhanuka incident spurred all of us. It pushed me more in the zone and I am thankful it came off today. Winning a tournament is why we came here. Oh records are meant to be broken, I will see who breaks my record next year.
Chamindu Wickramasinghe is named as the Emerging Player of the Tournament.