Kandy Warriors vs Colombo Stars
Kandy Warriors 146/9 in 20 overs (Lewis 62; Chameera 4-35) lost to Colombo Stars 150/5 in 19.4 overs (Chandimal 44; Vimukthi 2-11) by 5 wickets with 2 balls to spare. Player of the Match: Seekkuge Prasanna.
Colombo Stars registered the third victory of LPL 2021/22. Chasing 147 against Kandy Warriors, the Stars reached there with five wickets and two balls in hand. Earlier, a 44-ball 62 from Kennar Lewis helped the Warriors post 146/9. Dushmantha Chameera claimed four wickets.
Dinesh Chandimal top-scored with 44, and Seekkuge Prasanna made 32 off just 6 deliveries, as the Stars completed the chase with two balls to spare.
Galle Gladiators vs Dambulla Giants
Galle Gladiators 134/7 in 14 overs (Mendis 35; Tahir 3-20) beat Dambulla Giants 125/5 in 14 overs (Liyanage 51; Samit 2-24) Player of the Match: Samit Patel
Galle Gladiators beat Dambulla Giants by nine runs to maintain the second spot in the points table. The match was reduced to 14 overs a side. Kusal Mendis (35) and Bhanuka Rajapaksa (33) chipped in with vital contributions to take the Gladiators to 134/7. In reply, the Giants could only manage 125/5. Janith Liyanage's half-century went in vain.