GG vs DA Highlights: Lanka Premier League 2022: Dambulla Aura WINS by 4 wickets – Dambulla Aura sealed a 4 wicket win over Galle Gladiators which ultimately went in vain. Matthew Forde’s brilliant fifty sealed the tie for the Aura’s who however, fell short to make it to the eliminator and thereby remained at the bottom of the points table. Previously, Batting first Galle Gladiators went on to register a decent total of 129 runs. Nuwanidu Fernando’s unbeaten fifty was the saving grace for the Gladiators. Follow LPL 2022 LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
GG vs DA HIGHLIGHTS: Dambulla Aura 4 wicket WIN goes in Vain, Galle Gladiators SEAL Eliminator SPOT, Check Highlights
Matthew Forde was at his imperious best as Dambulla Aura registered their second victory in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 on Monday. They defeated Galle Gladiators by 4 wickets after Kusal Mendis’ side scored 129/8 in 20 overs.
Batting second, Dambulla Aura chased down the target with 5.4 overs to spare. Dambulla Aura went off to a bad start as they lost Shevon Daniel (2) and Lasith Croospulle (4) for just 11 runs. Opener Jordan Cox (34) and Matthew Forde (52) conjured up a big partnership of 79 runs to set up a victory for their team. Forde hit six boundaries and two sixes, while Cox smashed three boundaries and two sixes. Sikandar Raza also contributed to the Aura’s victory with 17 runs.
GG vs DA HIGHLIGHTS: Dambulla Aura 4 wicket WIN goes in Vain, Galle Gladiators SEAL Eliminator SPOT, Check Highlights
Nuwan Thushara and Imad Wasim took two wickets each for Galle Gladiators.
Earlier, after winning the toss, Galle Gladiators failed to get a good start as they lost four wickets on just 32 runs. Nuwanidu Fernando, then, stood firm on the crease and scored 63 not out off 42 balls to take his team to 129 runs in 20 overs. He hit three boundaries and five sixes in his inning. Kusal Mendis and Azam Khan also contributed to Galle’s total with scores of 17 and 15, respectively.
For Dambulla Aura, Forde was the pick of the bowlers as he took four wickets. Lahiru Madushanka, Noor Ahmad, Dilum Sudeera and Sikandar Raza got a wicket each.
GG vs DA HIGHLIGHTS: Dambulla Aura 4 wicket WIN goes in Vain, Galle Gladiators SEAL Eliminator SPOT, Check Highlights
Dambulla Aura Scorecard
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shevon Daniel | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Jordan Cox (WK) | 34 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 161.90 | |
| Lasith Croospulle | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Matthew Forde | 52 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 173.33 | |
| Sikandar Raza (C) | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 242.86 | |
| Lahiru Madushanka | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Chamindu Wickramasinghe | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | |
| Sachitha Jayathilake | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 140.00 | |
| Extra | 6 (b 0, w 4, nb 0, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 134/6 (14.2) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Dilum Sudeera, Noor Ahmad, Pramod Madushan | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Thushara | 4 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 10.50 |
| Wahab Riaz | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Imad Wasim | 3.2 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 9.60 |
| Nimesh Vimukthi | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.50 |
| Nipun Malinga | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Shevon Daniel | 1-5 | 0.6 |
| Lasith Croospulle | 2-11 | 2.2 |
| Jordan Cox | 3-90 | 9.1 |
| Matthew Forde | 4-105 | 10.4 |
| Sikandar Raza | 5-111 | 10.6 |
| Chamindu Wickramasinghe | 6-122 | 12.5 |
Galle Gladiators Scorecard
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thanuka Dabare | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 | |
| Kusal Mendis (WK/C) | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 113.33 | |
| Oshada Fernando | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Asad Shafiq | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 | |
| Azam Khan | 15 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 71.43 | |
| Nuwanidu Fernando | 63 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 150.00 | |
| Imad Wasim | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 | |
| Nimesh Vimukthi | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Wahab Riaz | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | |
| Nipun Malinga | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Extra | 7 (b 0, w 2, nb 1, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 129/8 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | N Thushara | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramod Madushan | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Lahiru Madushanka | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5.33 |
| Chamindu Wickramasinghe | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Matthew Forde | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2.75 |
| Noor Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 |
| Sachitha Jayathilake | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Dilum Sudeera | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Sikandar Raza | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 15.50 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| PTM Dabare | 1-20 | 3.5 |
| O Fernando | 2-20 | 3.6 |
| K Mendis | 3-31 | 5.5 |
| Asad Shafiq | 4-32 | 6.1 |
| Azam Khan | 5-63 | 13.2 |
| IM Wasim | 6-68 | 14.5 |
| N Vimukthi | 7-75 | 15.6 |
| W Riaz | 8-87 | 17.1 |
GG vs DA HIGHLIGHTS: Dambulla Aura 4 wicket WIN goes in Vain, Galle Gladiators SEAL Eliminator SPOT, Check Highlights
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