BLK vs CS Highlights: B-Love Kandy failed to chase a modest total of 157 runs as Colombo Strikers earned its first victory of this season. Senior batter Babar Azam was adjudged player of the match for his hard-fought fifty in the match. In the bowling department, pacer Matheesha Pathirana impressed with his 3-fer.
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Colombo Strikers won the toss and opted to bat first
Earlier, after deciding to bat first, Colombo Strikers posted 157/6 at the end of 20 overs. Their innings was anchored by Pakistani batter Babar Azam, who held his wicket from one end and contributed 59 runs but was a bit slow in the process as he played 52 balls to score 59 runs. Nuwanidu Fernando contributed 28 runs off 31 balls. Isuru Udana bagged three wickets for B-LOVE KANDY, while Mohammad Hasnain contributed a couple of wickets.
In pursuit of Strikers’ 157 runs, B-LOVE KANDY got off to a shaky start as they struggled to score runs at the beginning of the innings and lost three wickets in a jiffy.
Thanuka Dabare, Dinesh Chandimal, and Kamindu Mendis were all dismissed, leaving B-LOVE KANDY struggling at 40/3 by the end of the powerplay. The batting side never recovered from the early bowls as they could only manage to score 130 runs after losing 8 wickets in their allotted 20 overs.
Probable Playing XIs:
B-Love Kandy: Fakhar Zaman, Dinesh Chandimal (WK), Angelo Mathews, Sahan Arachchige, Ashen Bandara, Asif Ali, Wanindu Hasaranga (C), Isuru Udana, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera, Mohammad Hasnain
Colombo Strikers: Babar Azam, Angelo Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Iftikhar Ahmed, Chamika Karunaratne, Ramesh Mendis, Mohammad Nawaz, Niroshan Dickwella (C & Wk), Naseem Shah, Matheesha Pathirana, Jeffrey Vandersay
