Kandy Falcons defeat Jaffna Kings, the defending champions, by three wickets in the Lanka Premier League.

On Saturday in the Lanka Premier League, Kandy Falcons and Jaffna Kings will square off in a matchup of the top two teams. Both sides have performed admirably in the competition since they are yet to suffer a loss.

With two victories in as many games, the Kandy Falcons are leading the points standings. They defeated Galle Gladiators by five wickets in their most recent game. Carlos Brathwaite and Zahorr Khan, who bowled first, took four and two wickets each to stop the Flacons at 121 runs after 20 overs. In the second inning, Kamindu Mendis displayed impressive batting prowess. In 15 overs, he scored 44 runs to lead the Kandy Falcons to victory.

Two league matches have also been won by Jaffna Kings. The club is currently in second place, nevertheless, due to a poor net run rate. In their second match, the Kings defeated the Dambulla Giants by nine wickets. The top performers were Sadeera Samarawickrama and Avishka Fernando, who scored 62 and 51 runs, respectively.

LPL 2022! Kandy Falcons vs  Jaffna Kings, 6th Match Preview

LPL 2022! Kandy Falcons vs Jaffna Kings, 6th Match Preview

Scorecard

Jaffna Kings 147/7 (20 Overs)

Kandy Falcons 148/7 (20 Overs)

Jaffna Kings  Batting

Batting Statu Runs Balls 4s 6s SR
Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Allen 16 13 3 0 123.07
Avishka Fernando c Zahoor Khan b de Silva 31 26 4 0 119.23
Dhananjaya de Silva lbw b de Silva 10 14 1 0 71.42
Sadeera Samarawickrama b Allen 14 12 2 0 116.66
Shoaib Malik c Karunaratne b Udana 28 24 2 0 116.66
Dunith Wellalage c Karunaratne b Zahoor Khan 20 18 1 1 111.11
Thisara Perera not out 8 6 1 0 133.33
James Fuller c Bandara b Udana 4 3 1 0 133.33
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth not out 3 4 0 0 75.00

KANDY FALCONS Bowling

Bowing Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ECON
Fabian Allen 4 0 23 2 5.75
Carlos Brathwaite 2 0 19 0 9.50
Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva 4 0 26 2 6.50
Kamindu Mendis 2 0 14 0 7.00
Isuru Udana 4 0 32 2 8.00
Zahoor Khan 4 0 28 1 7.00

KANDY FALCONS Batting

Batting Status Runs Balls 4s 6s SR
Pathum Nissanka c Samarawickrama b Wellalage 29 24 2 0 120.83
Andre Fletcher c Fernando b Zaman Khan 11 11 2 0 100.00
Kamindu Mendis c Samarawickrama b Fuller 19 9 4 0 211.11
Ashen Bandara retired out 44 39 3 0 112.82
Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva b Wellalage 6 10 0 0 60.00
Fabian Allen c Perera b Viyaskanth 0 3 0 0 0.00
Carlos Brathwaite c Samarawickrama b Theekshana 3 6 0 0 50.00
Chamika Karunaratne not out 26 16 2 2 162.50
Isuru Udana not out 1 2 0 0 50.00

Jaffna Kings  Bowling

Bowing Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ECON
Zaman Khan 3 0 36 1 12.00
James Fuller 4 0 35 1 8.75
Thisara Perera 1 0 6 0 6.00
Maheesh Theekshana 4 0 29 1 7.25
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 4 0 19 1 4.75
Dunith Wellalage 4 0 17 2 4.25

Match Info

Series:  Lanka Premier League 2022

Match:  Kandy Falcons vs Jaffna Kings, 6th Match

Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele

Result: Falcons won by 3 wickets

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