That's it from our coverage. Ninaad Dixit here sigining off on behalf of my co-commentator Saptak Sanyal and scorer/analyst Raju Khariya. Stay tuned for more action from around the world.
That's it from our coverage of the 2nd Qualifier in the Lanka Premier League 2026. Galle Gallants with a terrific 6-wicket win have launched themselves into the final against Jaffna Kings in a few hours.
Dasun Shanaka (Galle Gallants): [on the game] Starting from the powerplay, we controlled it. Sometimes we lose the momentum in T20 cricket. By the end, we made a great comeback. Really happy about the way we played our first 20 overs. After that last game we had a serious chat, someone needs to convert and need to finish for us. Sam and Charith did the job for us. Really proud as a unit.
[on losing 3 out of 3 vs Jaffna] One serious chance. Jaffna have been playing some good cricket, we have to respect them as well. We need to take our best game to the finals.
I expect a lot of crowd tomorrow and I invite everyone to come and support both the teams."
Sam Harper (Player of the Match): [on the celebration] Back home in BBL, Marcus Stoinis got a fifty and he sort of did that to wind us up and then throughout the tournament we did that. I wasn't going to do that but my Melbourne Stars mate Tommy Rogers was on the boundary line and I just did it back to him.
[on the LPL so far] It's been awesome. Observing Charith and Dasun - great bunch of leaders. We've got a fantastic group and credit to Cricket Sri Lanka, the surfaces, the grounds we've played on have all been fantastic. It's a great place to come and play. One more innings against Jaffna tomorrow night, it would be nice to lift the trophy."
Player of the Match: Sam Harper
Kamindu Mendis (Colombo Kaps Captain): [on the lack of sharpness in the field] In the field and also we were 20-30 runs short. If we got over 200 mark, it would have been a good score to defend. I am really happy the way boys played today despite that total.
[on the season] As a team we had some ups and downs. We had some injury concerns but still our players managed to come to playoffs. As a team we did really well, as a captain I am really happy and proud of my team."
Game Changer of the Match: Charith Asalanka
Green Guardian Award for the Most Number of Dot Balls: Ravindu Fernando
Longest Six of the Match: Ravindu Fernando
10:44 PM IST, Local Time: Galle Gallants kick the doors of the grand finale with a thumping 6-wicket win over the Colombo Kaps, setting the summit clash with Jaffna Kings tomorrow at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo!