Match Details

CS vs DA 8th Match, LPL 2023

182-420.0

Dambulla AURA won by 10 runs 🏆

20.0192-6

Match info

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Scorecard

Player of the Match

Kusal Mendis

Dambulla AURA

87(46)

CS - 2nd Innings

Session	Open	PASS
6 Over	50	61
10 Over	93	85
15 Over	131	123

DA - 1st Innings

Session	Open	PASS
6 Over	45	36
10 Over	65	78
15 Over	120	143
20 Over	198	192

Commentary

That’s a wrap from our side as well. You can switch tabs to another encounter of LPL. I hope you enjoyed our coverage. For now, This is Saipavan Janaki signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Ayan Chatterjee, and scorer/analyst Dushyant Madhukar Kumar. CHEERS!

Niroshan Dickwella (Colombo Strikers Captain): "We did well in the death overs but gave away 20 runs too many in the end. Hope to bounce back in the coming games and hope to do well as well. Batting was ok but we leaked runs with the ball."

Kusal Mendis (Dambulla Aura Captain and Player of The Match): "I think we batted well in first 6 overs. Wicket was slow in the first 6 overs. Me and Sadeera had a good partnership. The bowlers did well today and happy that we got the win."

Kusal Mendis is the Player of the Match.

7:04 PM IST AND Local Time: Time for the post-match presentation ceremony.

06.57 PM IST and Local Time: That's it.....Dambulla AURA showcased an impressive performance, securing their second victory in the tournament. They displayed dominance in all aspects of the game. Eventually, they managed to defeat Colombo Strikers by a margin of 10 runs. Their all-round effort proved to be the key to their success in this thrilling contest.

Earlier in the game, Colombo Strikers won the toss and chose to bowl first. Dambulla Aura's Avishka Fernando fell for 12, but skipper Kusal Mendis played exceptionally well, smashing 87 runs off 46 balls. Sadeera Samarawickrama supported him with a quick 59 off 35 balls. The partnership of Mendis and Sadeera, adding 120 runs for the second wicket, proved crucial in propelling Aura's innings.

Despite a tough day for Colombo Strikers' bowlers, Naseem Shah shone with 2/21 in 4 overs, and Matheesha Pathirana impressed with 3/31 in 4 overs, performing well in the death overs. However, other bowlers struggled, especially Chamika Karunaratne, who conceded 55 runs in his 4 overs. The team's fielding was also below par, with dropped catches adding to their challenges. Ultimately, Dambulla Aura set a formidable total due to Mendis and Sadeera's brilliant contributions.

In their pursuit of a target of 193 runs, Colombo Strikers started the innings with skipper Niroshan Dickwella and Babar Azam and got a great start as Strikers posted 61 runs in the first 6 overs with the loss of one wicket. Skipper Niroshan Dickwella scored quickfire off 16 runs 8 balls. The duo of Babar Azam and Pathum Nissanka continued the momentum, adding 62 runs for the second wicket, with Babar Azam contributing 41 runs off 24 balls.

Nissanka and Nuwanidu Fernando added 29 runs for the third wicket, but Nissanka's struggle ended at 22 runs. Nuwanidu Fernando and Dhananjaya Lakshan then built a partnership of 50 runs. Lakshan departed for 18 runs. Fernando played an excellent innings, scoring an unbeaten half-century with 56 runs off 39 balls, and Chamika Karunaratne provided a quickfire unbeaten cameo of 20 runs off 7 balls. Colombo Strikers concluded their innings with 182/4 in 20 overs, falling short of the target by 10 runs.

Dambulla AURA bowlers were impressive throughout, limiting the run flow. Noor Ahmad stood out with 2 wickets for 34 runs in 4 overs, while Dhananjaya de Silva and Hayden Kerr took one wicket each. Their disciplined bowling proved pivotal in securing the 10-run victory for Dambulla AURA.

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OVER 20

Colombo Strikers

182/4

Chamika Karunaratne

20(7)

Nuwanidu Fernando

56(39)

Pramod Madushan

0-36(3.0)

19.6 P Madushan to C Karunaratne

4 FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Chamika goes inside out over extra covers as the ball races away to the fence. One bounce and over the ropes for a boundary. So, the match ends with Dambulla Aura winning by 10 runs.

19.5 P Madushan to C Karunaratne

6 SIX! Full toss here, Chamika picks it up and lofts it away over the deep midwicket region. The ball sails into the stands for the maximum.

19.4 P Madushan to C Karunaratne

2 Fuller length around off, Chamika flicks it away to the midwicket region for a couple of runs.

19.3 P Madushan to N Fernando

1 Short of a length into the pitch, Fernando pulls it away to the deep fine leg region for a single as the ball lands in no man's land.

Ohh dear what's going on between the Mendis and Chamika.

19.2 P Madushan to C Karunaratne

1 Fuller length around off, Chamika drills it down to long-on for a single.

One six came, more four sixes in the last five balls. Karunaratne please remember Rinku's knock in IPL.

19.1 P Madushan to C Karunaratne

6 SIX! Full toss on the legs, Chamika picks it and connects it over deep fine leg region as the ball sails into the stands for the maximum.

Colombo Strikers require 31 runs off the last 6 balls. 5 Sixes in the last over?

OVER 19

Colombo Strikers

162/4

Nuwanidu Fernando

55(38)

Chamika Karunaratne

1(2)

Hayden Kerr

1-27(4.0)

18.6 H Kerr to N Fernando

0 Back of a length outside off, Fernando swings and misses to the keeper to end the over.

18.5 H Kerr to N Fernando

0 Full toss wide outside off, Fernando plays and misses to the keeper.