Lanka Premier League 2021/22: 7 December, Roundup

Dec 07, 2021

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Kandy Warriors vs Galle Gladiators

Kandy Warriors 143/6 in 20 overs (Shehzad 56; Samit 3-13) lost to Galle Gladiators 147/6 in 19.2 overs (Gunathilaka 45; Colombage 3-20) by 4 wickets with 4 balls to spare. Player of the Match: Dhananjaya Lakshan.

Galle Gladiators beat Kandy Warriors by four wickets, chasing down 144 in 19.2 overs. With seven needed off the final over, Lahiru Madushanka (22 off 13) struck a six and a four off the first two balls to finish the game. Earlier, Danushka Gunathilaka and Kusal Mendis added 62 for the opening wicket for the Gladiators.

Batting first, Kandy Warriors could only manage 143/6. Ahmed Shehzad top-scored with 56, while Kamindu Mendis scored 32 in 25 balls. For the Warriors, Samit Patel claimed three wickets. 

Jaffna Kings vs Dambulla Giants

Dambulla Giants 110 in 19.3 overs (Nuwanidu 23; Hasaranga 3-16) lost to Jaffna Kings 114/2 in 12.3 overs (Kohler-Cadmore 45*; Tahir 1-20) by 8 wickets with 75 balls to spare. Player of the Match: Maheesh Theekshana

Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga shared six wickets to bowl out Dambulla Giants for 110. Then an unbeaten 45 from Tom-Kohler Cadmore and a 27-ball 33 from Avishka Fernando drove Jaffna Kings to an eight-wicket win. They completed the chase in 12.3 overs. Theekshana (3-22) was adjudged Player of the Match.