JK vs CS HIGHLIGHTS: Jaffna Kings THRASH Colombo Stars, book spot in Qualifier 1, Gurbaz STARS in 8 wickets win

JK vs CS HIGHLIGHTS: Lanka Premier League 2022: Jaffna Kings overpowered Colombo Stars to retain their second spot in the points table. Colombo Stars batted first and registered a low total of 128 runs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Avishka Fernando pounced on the opportunity to build a solid partnership and win the game by 8 wickets to spare. With the win, Jaffna Kings have booked their spot in the Qualifier 1. They will face Kandy Falcons. Follow LPL 2022 LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN

JK vs CS HIGHLIGHTS: Jaffna Kings THRASH Colombo Stars, book spot in Qualifier 1, Rahmanullah Gurbaz STARS in 8 wickets win – Watch LPL 2022 Highlights

Jaffna Kings beat Colombo Stars by 8 wickets in the first match at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on Monday, in the ongoing Lanka Premier League 2022. Batting first, Colombo Stars could only manage 128 on the scoreboard for the loss of 9 wickets.

Chasing down the target, for Jaffna Kings, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Avishka Fernando opened the innings. The duo put up a mammoth 105-run partnership to set the platform for a comfortable win for the Kings.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 69 runs from 40 balls, which included 8 boundaries and 4 sixes, while Avishka remained unbeaten on 40 from 38 balls.

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JK vs CS HIGHLIGHTS: Jaffna Kings THRASH Colombo Stars, book spot in Qualifier 1, Rahmanullah Gurbaz STARS in 8 wickets win – Watch LPL 2022 Highlights

For Colombo Stars, Dominic Drakes and Jeffrey Vandersay took 1 wicket each.

Earlier, after winning the toss, Jaffna Kings elected to bowl first. For Colombo Stars, Dinesh Chandimal and Captain Niroshan Dickwella opened the innings. Stars didn’t get off to a good start as both the openers were dismissed quickly. Both the openers were dismissed for a duck as the team was struggling at 4/16 in 3.4 overs. Nishan Madushka played a brilliant knock of 35 runs, which included 1 six. Towards the end of the innings, Dominic Drakes contributed with a quickfire 38 runs from 20 deliveries. His innings was laced with 4 boundaries and 2 sixes.

For Jaffna Kings, Shoaib Malik was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped 2/4 from his 2 overs, while Thisara Perera took 2/14 from 3 overs. Meanwhile, Zaman Khan, Asitha Fernando, Suminda Lakshan, and Praveen Jayawickrama took 1 wicket each.

JK vs CS HIGHLIGHTS: Jaffna Kings THRASH Colombo Stars, book spot in Qualifier 1, Rahmanullah Gurbaz STARS in 8 wickets win – Watch LPL 2022 Highlights

Colombo Stars Playing XI: Dinesh Chandimal, Niroshan Dickwella(w/c), Charith Asalanka, Ravi Bopara, Nishan Madushka, Mohammad Nabi, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Benny Howell, Dominic Drakes, Jeffrey Vandersay, Kasun Rajitha

Jaffna Kings Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Avishka Fernando, Afif Hossain, Sadeera Samarawickrama(w), Shoaib Malik, Thisara Perera(c), Suminda Lakshan, Dunith Wellalage, Asitha Fernando, Praveen Jayawickrama, Zaman Khan

LPL 2022 Points TABLE:

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Pts	NRR
Kandy Falcons	8	7	1	0	0	14	1.884
Jaffna Kings	8	6	2	0	0	12	1.010
Colombo Stars	8	3	5	0	0	6	-0.847
Galle Gladiators	7	2	5	0	0	4	-0.697
Dambulla Aura	7	1	6	0	0	2	-1.721

JK vs CS HIGHLIGHTS: Jaffna Kings THRASH Colombo Stars, book spot in Qualifier 1, Rahmanullah Gurbaz STARS in 8 wickets win – Watch LPL 2022 Highlights

Jaffna Kings Scorecard

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Rahmanullah Gurbaz	lbw b JF Vandersay	69	40	8	4	172.50
Avishka Fernando	Not out	40	38	3	0	105.26
Shoaib Malik	c K Rajitha b DC Drakes	4	7	0	0	57.14
Sadeera Samarawickrama	Not out	9	10	1	0	90.00
Extra	9 (b 0, w 8, nb 0, lb 1)
Total	131/2 (15.5)
Yet To Bat	T Perera, Afif Hossain, S Lakshan, Dunith Wellalage, AM Fernando, P Jayawickrama, Zaman Khan

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON
Kasun Rajitha	2	18	0	9.00
Dhananjaya Lakshan	1	9	0	9.00
Dominic Drakes	2.5	30	1	10.59
Mohammad Nabi	2	8	0	4.00
Jeffrey Vandersay	4	33	1	8.25
Benny Howell	2	16	0	8.00
Ravi Bopara	2	16	0	8.00

Fall Of Wickets	FOW	Over
Rahmanullah Gurbaz	1-105	11.5
S Malik	2-112	13.2

Colombo Stars Scorecard

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Dinesh Chandimal	b T Perera	0	4	0	0	0.00
Niroshan Dickwella (WK/C)	b S Malik	0	2	0	0	0.00
Charith Asalanka	c Afif Hossain b T Perera	6	6	0	1	100.00
Nishan Madushka	c T Perera b Zaman Khan	35	44	0	1	79.55
Dhananjaya Lakshan	c Afif Hossain b S Malik	1	4	0	0	25.00
Ravi Bopara	lbw b P Jayawickrama	20	19	2	0	105.26
Mohammad Nabi	runout (P Jayawickrama)	0	6	0	0	0.00
Dominic Drakes	c Dunith Wellalage b S Lakshan	38	20	4	2	190.00
Benny Howell	Not out	11	9	0	0	122.22
Jeffrey Vandersay	c S Malik b AM Fernando	4	5	0	0	80.00
Kasun Rajitha	Not out	1	1	0	0	100.00
Extra	12 (b 4, w 7, nb 0, lb 1)
Total	128/9 (20)

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON
Thisara Perera	3	14	2	4.67
Shoaib Malik	2	4	2	2.00
Zaman Khan	4	22	1	5.50
Asitha Fernando	4	31	1	7.75
Praveen Jayawickrama	3	23	1	7.67
Suminda Lakshan	4	29	1	7.25

Fall Of Wickets	FOW	Over
D Chandimal	1-0	0.4
N Dickwella	2-5	1.2
C Asalanka	3-13	2.4
D Lakshan	4-16	3.4
RS Bopara	5-53	9.6
Mohammad Nabi	6-63	11.5
KNM Fernando	7-90	16.3
DC Drakes	8-112	17.4
JF Vandersay	9-123	19.3