Match Details
It was Jaffna Kings who won the toss and put the Colombo Stars into bat first. After losing Nishan Madushka early, the duo of Dinesh Chandimal and Charith Asalanka shared a partnership of 75 runs for the second wicket. Chandimal scored 49 off 40 balls while Asalanka scored 31 off 23 balls. Ravi Bopara played a useful hand with his unbeaten 47* off 33 balls. Skipper Angelo Mathews chipped in with 12 while Mohammad Nabi chipped in with 15 off 9 balls as the Stars ended with 163/5 in 20 overs with the help of 7 extras given by the fielding side.
A wicket apiece for Binura Fernando, Thisara Perera, Maheesh
Theekshana, and Dunith Wellalage. Wellalage bowled a miserly spell alongside
Viyaskanth. Zaman Khan got a bit of a tap in his 2 overs.
So, a win by Jaffna Kings by 2 wickets with 4 balls to spare to lift the trophy for the third time. Stay tuned for the post-match presentation ceremony that comes your way soon.