08/08Result

13th Match (N), Lanka Premier League at Kandy, Aug 8 2023

Colombo StrikersColombo StrikersCLS
146/8
Jaffna KingsJaffna KingsJK
150/4 (14.3/20 ov)

Jaffna won by 6 wkts (33b rem)

Player of the Match

Dunith WellalageJaffna Kings

Best performances - Batsmen

KNM Fernando

46(32) 3x4 - 3x6

Control %68%

Productive Shot
on drive
12 runs
0x4 - 2x6

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

39(21) 3x4 - 3x6

Control %80%

Productive Shot
pull
10 runs
1x4 - 1x6

Best performances - Bowlers

DN Wellalage

Eco3

RHB
OFFLEG



	2W

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

Naseem Shah

O3.3

R22

Eco6.28

RHB
OFFLEG




	1W

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF




	1W

Partnerships

Colombo Strikers - Innings

Babar Azam20 (17)

P Nissanka36 (25)

Babar Azam4 (4)

LU Igalagamage1 (3)

LU Igalagamage0 (0)

MNK Fernando2 (3)

Iftikhar Ahmed2 (4)

LU Igalagamage3 (4)

Mohammad Nawaz(3)4 (10)

LU Igalagamage25 (18)

Mohammad Nawaz(3)23 (10)

C Karunaratne16 (14)

C Karunaratne4 (3)

RTM Mendis1 (2)

C Karunaratne1 (1)

Naseem Shah1 (2)

Jaffna Kings - Innings

Rahmanullah Gurbaz39 (21)

KNM Fernando12 (11)

KIC Asalanka12 (15)

KNM Fernando21 (16)

NLTC Perera17 (7)

KNM Fernando13 (3)

DA Miller1 (2)

KNM Fernando0 (2)

22*

DA Miller0 (1)

Towhid Hridoy14 (9)

Manhattan

Run rate graph

Worm

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Jaffna INNINGS		R	B
KNM Fernando	bowled	46	32
Rahmanullah Gurbaz	caught	39	21
KIC Asalanka	caught	12	15
NLTC Perera	bowled	17	7
DA Miller	not out	1	3
Towhid Hridoy	not out	14	9
Shoaib Malik
DN Wellalage
M Theekshana
D Madushanka
N Thushara
EXTRAS	(b 4, lb 4, w 13)
TOTAL	150 (4 wkts; 14.3 ovs)

Colombo BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
Naseem Shah	3.3	22	2	6.28	(2w)
Mohammad Nawaz (3)	2.0	25	0	12.5
C Karunaratne	2.0	24	0	12
M Pathirana	3.0	27	1	9	(5w)
PADLR Sandakan	3.0	30	1	10
RTM Mendis	1.0	14	0	14	(1w)

Jaffna 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	58	Rahmanullah Gurbaz	KNM Fernando
2nd	39	KIC Asalanka	KNM Fernando
3rd	30	NLTC Perera	KNM Fernando
4th	1	DA Miller	KNM Fernando
5th	22	DA Miller	Towhid Hridoy

Lanka Premier League

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
DAT	8	6	2	12	0.793
GAM	8	4	4	8	0.353
BLK	8	4	4	8	0.185
JK	8	3	5	6	-0.179
CLS	8	3	5	6	-1.215

Colombo Strikers - Innings

Jaffna Kings - Innings

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