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Match Details
GM vs JK 17th Match, LPL 2022
GM
154-920.0
Jaffna Kings won by 16 runs 🏆
JK
20.0170-8
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Player of the Match
Afif Hossain
Jaffna Kings54(35)
GM - 2nd Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 46 | 47 | 10 Over | 76 | 73 | 15 Over | 114 | 119 |
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JK - 1st Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 48 | 49 | 10 Over | 78 | 77 | 15 Over | 119 | 124 | 20 Over | 176 | 170 |
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Thisara Perera( Skipper Kings): "We are aware that we have qualified as a top-2 team because of how well our batting has performed here. This area no longer has a dew factor, which is significant. We are aware of our batting potential, but we can yet improve."
Kusal Mendis(Skipper Gladiators): " Although there is no pressure on us, we still need to win the game tomorrow. We could if we played solid cricket. They batted well in the middle overs despite the fact that we let up an extra 10-15 runs on a decent wicket."
Afif Hossain (Player of the match): "I played on this surface for the first time in a long time, and I took my time assessing the conditions. My teammates also assisted me. I just wanted to play my strokes, and even though I timed the ball properly, it went straight to the defender, which was upsetting."
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6:31 PM IST | Deepak: An excellent inning from skipper Kusal Mendis goes in vain as Jaffna Kings crushed the Galle Gladiators by 16 runs.
Earlier, the Jaffna Kings opted to bat first and put up a formidable score of 170 runs, with Afif Hossain💪 leading the charge with a standout performance of 54 runs off 35 balls. Despite the strong showing by the Kings, the Galle Gladiators' Wahab Riaz proved to be a formidable opponent, taking three wickets for 37 runs in his four overs.
The Galle Gladiators' pursuit of the Jaffna Kings' 170 runs got off to a rocky start, with a couple of quick wickets falling in the second over. Asad Shafiq provided a glimmer of hope with 10 runs off nine balls, but it wasn't enough to steady the ship. Skipper Kusal Mendis and Nuwanidu Fernando fought back with a 36-run partnership, but Fernando's departure for 22 runs off 11 balls put the Gladiators on the back foot once again.
Iftikhar Ahmed came out with all guns blazing as he smashed a couple of big sixes, but despite his valiant effort, Ahmed was unable to stay on the field for long as he departed after scoring 23 runs off 19 balls and built a partnership of 45 runs for the fifth wicket.
Despite an impressive performance by skipper Kusal Mendis, who scored 58 runs off 45 balls, the Galle Gladiators fell short in their pursuit of the Jaffna Kings' 170 runs, finishing with a final score of 154. Mendis fought hard for his team but was unable to bat till the end, departing in the 19th over. In the end, the Gladiators fell just 16 runs short of victory.
The Jaffna Kings' bowling attack was on point, with Binura Fernando leading the charge with three wickets. James Fuller and Vijayakanth Viyaskanth chipped in with a couple of wickets each, and Theekshana rounded out the performance with one wicket of his own. Together, the Kings' bowlers were able to shut down the Galle Gladiators' run chase and secure a 16-run victory.
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OVER 20
Galle Gladiators
154/9
Lakshan Sandakan
1(1)
Nuwan Thushara
2(3)
Binura Fernando
3-20(4.0)
19.6 B Fernando to N Thushara
1 Fuller ball, Thushara pushes it to the short cover for a run. Jaffna Kings won the game by 16 runs and secure a second spot in the points table.
19.5 B Fernando to L Sandakan
1 Length, outside the off. Lakshan cuts it to the deep third and takes a single.
19.4 B Fernando to N Thushara
1 Full toss ball on the off and Thushsra drives it through the covers for a single.
19.3 B Fernando to N Thushara
0 Back of a length slower ball over the stumps and Thushsra leaves it alone.
19.2 B Fernando to N Pradeep
W BOWLED'EM!! Yorker delivery, is right on the money. Pradeep sets himself deep in the crease as he tries to hoick into the leg side but fails to get his bat down on time. The ball disturbs the timbers after sneaking in the gap.
19.1 B Fernando to N Pradeep
0 Good length ball on the off and Pradeep swings hard on it but gets beaetn.
OVER 19
Galle Gladiators
151/8
Lakshan Sandakan
0(0)
Nuwan Pradeep
0(0)
James Fuller
2-57(4.0)
18.6 J Fuller to K Mendis
W WICKETT!! Mendis has to walk back. Back of a length delivery, on the leg stump line. Mendis heaves it toward the deep mid-wicket region but doesn't generate power. Shoaib Malik is stationed at deep and comfortably takes an easy catch.
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