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DS vs KDF, 1st T20, LPL 2024 summary
KDF
183-4(17.2)
Kandy Falcons won by 6 wickets 🏆
DS
(20.0)179-4
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P'ship : 72(26)
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That is the coverage of our tournament opener for LPL. Kandy Falcons won the first game. We will be back with a double header tomorrow (July 2). For now, this is me AkshayaKrishna Polya signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Hiren Kumar and Ajay Pal Singh, who, alongside our scorer/analyst Paras Yadav, brought you all the live action of this fixture. We will meet again. Until then, its cheers!
Wanindu Hasaranga (Kandy Falcons Captain): "It was a good win for us. Credit to Dinesh Chandimal. Dasun is one of the best finishers in the country and it was good to see him bat like that. The wicket was good to bowl in the first 6 overs but then it was good to bat. Good to see the young players perform in this tournament."
Mohammad Nabi (Dambulla Sixers Captain): "It was a good pitch. Mark Chapman played a really good knock. Coming to Pallekele, everyone knows about the pitch and that it helps the batting. The 150-run partnership was a good comeback. We missed out on a few shots on this wicket. We will perform better in the next game. Happy to be involved in this tournament at the last moment. Nice to be playing in LPL."
Dasun Shanaka (Player of the match): "Really happy with my contribution with the ball. Coming into this game, the captain and coach had a chat with me and it was clear. I have made some changes in my batting and it was good to contribute. Mark Chapman and Wickramasinghe batted very well for them. It is pleasing to see a high scoring game and hope this continues for the upcoming games as well. But it is a sad day for me, my friend passed away."
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: DASUN SHANAKA
10:59 PM IST and Local Time: We are ready with the post-match ceremony!
Highest Successful Run Chases for Kandy in LPL:
180 vs Dambulla, Pallekele, TONIGHT*
157 vs Dambulla, Pallekele, 2023
151 vs Jaffna, Hambantota, 2020
148 vs Dambulla, Colombo, 2023
148 vs Jaffna, Pallekele, 2022
180 vs Dambulla, Pallekele, TONIGHT*
157 vs Dambulla, Pallekele, 2023
151 vs Jaffna, Hambantota, 2020
148 vs Dambulla, Colombo, 2023
148 vs Jaffna, Pallekele, 2022
22:47 IST and Local Time: ALL OVER! Kandy Falcons win by 6 wickets and kick start their campaign with a comprehensive victory against the Dambulla Sixers. It was all about Dasun Shanaka when we talk about Kandy. He was outstanding with both bat and ball tonight.
Opting to field first, the Kandy Falcons bowlers were outstanding with the new ball and picked up 4 wickets inside the powerplay. They were then expensive in the middle and death overs and failed to capitalize on the start which their bowlers gave them.
Dasun Shanaka and Mohammad Hasnain were the only wicket takers for them and picked up 3 and 1 wickets respectively.
With the bat, Dambulla Sixers did an excellent recovery after losing early wickets and also had the momentum with the strong finish in the end. Mark Chapman and Chamindu Wickramasinghe were excellent in the middle and death and remained unbeaten on 91* and 62* runs respectively and helped their side get close to the 180-mark.
Coming to the chase, Dambulla started brilliantly with the new ball and picked up a couple of early wickets but were pretty ordinary post the powerplay and leaked too many runs.
For Kandy, Dinesh Chandimal was brilliant at the top of the order and played a brilliant knock of 65 runs off just 40 balls. In the end, Angelo Mathews and Dasun Shanka sealed the game and remained unbeaten on 37* and 46* respectively. So, Kandy Falcons start the LPL season 5 with a victory.
Stay around for the presentations coming your way.
Opting to field first, the Kandy Falcons bowlers were outstanding with the new ball and picked up 4 wickets inside the powerplay. They were then expensive in the middle and death overs and failed to capitalize on the start which their bowlers gave them.
Dasun Shanaka and Mohammad Hasnain were the only wicket takers for them and picked up 3 and 1 wickets respectively.
With the bat, Dambulla Sixers did an excellent recovery after losing early wickets and also had the momentum with the strong finish in the end. Mark Chapman and Chamindu Wickramasinghe were excellent in the middle and death and remained unbeaten on 91* and 62* runs respectively and helped their side get close to the 180-mark.
Coming to the chase, Dambulla started brilliantly with the new ball and picked up a couple of early wickets but were pretty ordinary post the powerplay and leaked too many runs.
For Kandy, Dinesh Chandimal was brilliant at the top of the order and played a brilliant knock of 65 runs off just 40 balls. In the end, Angelo Mathews and Dasun Shanka sealed the game and remained unbeaten on 37* and 46* respectively. So, Kandy Falcons start the LPL season 5 with a victory.
Stay around for the presentations coming your way.
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