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KF vs GG Highlights: Thanuka Dabare & Lakshan Sandakan shine as Galle Gladiators end Kandy Falcons’ winning run with 12-run win, Watch LPL 2022 Highlights

KF vs GG Highlights: Thanuka Dabare & Lakshan Sandakan shine as Galle Gladiators end Kandy Falcons’ winning run with 12-run win, Watch LPL 2022 Highlights

KF vs GG Highlights: Lanka Premier League 2022: Galle Gladiators win by 12 runs: Galle Gladiators have continued their winning momentum with a 12-run victory over Kandy Falcons. It was Falcons’ first loss of LPL 2022. Chasing a target of 154, Lakshan Sandakan and Nuwan Thushara returned with two wickets as Kandy Falcons could only […]

KF vs GG Highlights: Lanka Premier League 2022: Galle Gladiators win by 12 runs: Galle Gladiators have continued their winning momentum with a 12-run victory over Kandy Falcons. It was Falcons’ first loss of LPL 2022. Chasing a target of 154, Lakshan Sandakan and Nuwan Thushara returned with two wickets as Kandy Falcons could only manage 141/7. Earlier, Thanuka Dabare scored a brilliant half-century to help the Gladiators score 153/6. Watch LPL 2022 Highlights with InsideSport.IN

Opting to bat, Galle Gladiators set a 154-run target for league-leaders Kandy Falcons. Although Thanuka Dabare and Nuwanidu Fernando slammed half-centuries, Gladiators struggled against Falcons bowling. Isuru Udana and Carlos Brathwaite bowled brilliant spells to restrict Gladiators to 153/6. Earlier, Kusal Mendis has won the toss and opted to bat first. Third in the points table with a huge negative NRR, this is a must-win game for Gladiators. But Galle have gone unchanged. For Wanindu Hasaranga-led Kandy Falcons, they have made one change. Fabian Allen is out for Ashan Priyanjan.

KF vs GG Highlights: Thanuka Dabare & Lakshan Sandakan shine as Galle Gladiators end Kandy Falcons’ winning run with 12-run win, Watch LPL 2022 Highlights

For Kandy Falcons, Pathum Nissanka and Andre Fletcher opened the innings. However, Fletcher was sent back to the pavilion by Thushara for 8 runs. Ashen Bandara was the team’s highest scorer with 41 not out of 30 balls. His innings included 3 boundaries and 1 six. However, he didn’t get any support from the other end as wickets kept falling at regular intervals. Towards the end of the innings, Chamika Karunaratne scored 32 from 15 balls, but his knock went into vain as Kandy Falcons fell short of the target.

For Galle Gladiators, Nuwan Thushara and Lakshan Sandakan were the picks of the bowlers as they scalped 2/26 and 2/22 respectively from their allotted 4 overs. Meanwhile, Imad Wasim took 1/15. Earlier, after winning the toss, Galle Gladiators elected to bat first. For Galle Gladiators, Thanuka Dabare and Captain Kusal Mendis opened the innings. Thanuka played a brilliant knock.

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He scored a superb 70 runs from 51 balls. His innings included 6 boundaries and 2 sixes. The Galle Gladiators suffered early blows which left them reeling at 4/10. Towards the end of the innings, Nuwanidu Fernando made a blistering 56 from 50 balls, which included 5 boundaries. For, Kandy Falcons, Carlos Brathwaite was the pick of the bowler, as he took 3/17 from his allotted 4 overs. Isuru Udana picked 2/19 from his 4 overs.

Galle Gladiators Playing XI: Thanuka Dabare, Kusal Mendis(c), Lahiru Udara, Azam Khan(w), Iftikhar Ahmed, Nuwanidu Fernando, Imad Wasim, Wahab Riaz, Nuwan Pradeep, Nuwan Thushara, Lakshan Sandakan

Kandy Falcons Playing XI: Pathum Nissanka, Andre Fletcher(w), Kamindu Mendis, Ashen Bandara, Wanindu Hasaranga(c), Ashan Priyanjan, Carlos Brathwaite, Chamika Karunaratne, Isuru Udana, Ashian Daniel, Zahoor Khan

KF vs GG Highlights: Thanuka Dabare & Lakshan Sandakan shine as Galle Gladiators end Kandy Falcons’ winning run with 12-run win, Watch LPL 2022 Highlights

Kandy Falcons Scorecard

Batsmen R B 4S 6S SR
Pathum Nissanka c & b L Sandakan 29 32 3 0 90.63
Andre Fletcher (WK) c Azam Khan b N Thushara 8 9 1 0 88.89
Kamindu Mendis c N Pradeep b L Sandakan 9 14 1 0 64.29
Wanindu Hasaranga (C) c & b IM Wasim 6 7 1 0 85.71
Ashan Priyanjan runout (PTM Dabare) 1 1 0 0 100.00
Ashen Bandara Not out 41 30 3 1 136.67
Carlos Brathwaite c K Mendis b N Thushara 4 9 0 0 44.44
Chamika Karunaratne runout (LU Igalagamage / L Sandakan) 32 15 5 0 213.33
Isuru Udana Not out 3 3 0 0 100.00
Extra 8 (b 4, w 4, nb 0, lb 0)
Total 141/7 (20)
Yet To Bat Zahoor KhanAshian Daniel
BOWLING O M R W ECON
Imad Wasim 4 0 15 1 3.75
Nuwan Thushara 4 0 26 2 6.50
Wahab Riaz 4 0 34 0 8.50
Nuwan Pradeep 3 0 34 0 11.33
Lakshan Sandakan 4 0 22 2 5.50
Iftikhar Ahmed 1 0 6 0 6.00
Fall Of Wickets FOW Over
ADS Fletcher 1-12 3.1
Kamindu Mendis 2-41 8.1
W Hasaranga 3-50 9.6
Pathum Nissanka 4-52 10.2
SMA Priyanjan 5-55 10.5
CR Brathwaite 6-70 14.2
C Karunaratne 7-126 18.3

Galle Gladiators Scorecard:

Batsmen R B 4S 6S SR
Thanuka Dabare runout (Pathum Nissanka) 70 51 6 2 137.25
Kusal Mendis (C) c Pathum Nissanka b CR Brathwaite 1 4 0 0 25.00
Lahiru Udara b I Udana 5 6 1 0 83.33
Azam Khan (WK) lbw b CR Brathwaite 1 3 0 0 33.33
Iftikhar Ahmed c Pathum Nissanka b CR Brathwaite 0 1 0 0 0.00
Nuwanidu Fernando lbw b I Udana 56 50 5 0 112.00
Imad Wasim Not out 15 5 2 1 300.00
Extra 5 (b 0, w 3, nb 0, lb 2)
Total 153/6 (20)
Yet To Bat W RiazN PradeepN ThusharaL Sandakan
BOWLING O M R W ECON
Isuru Udana 4 0 19 2 4.75
Carlos Brathwaite 4 1 17 3 4.25
Ashan Priyanjan 1 0 17 0 17.00
Wanindu Hasaranga 4 0 23 0 5.75
Zahoor Khan 3 0 42 0 14.00
Chamika Karunaratne 4 0 33 0 8.25
Fall Of Wickets FOW Over
K Mendis 1-2 1.2
LU Igalagamage 2-9 2.5
Azam Khan 3-10 3.2
Iftikhar Ahmed 4-10 3.3
MNK Fernando 5-123 17.6
PTM Dabare 6-153 19.6

Wanindu Hasaranga at Toss: We would have batted first as well, but we have good bowlers and get them out early. One change, Fabian Allen is out, Ashan Priyanjan is in. We have won three games, looking forward to playing good cricket.

Kusal Mendis at Toss: We will bat first. Same like yesterday, want to put up a score. Same team for us. We can take the confidence of yesterday’s win into today. The middle-order had been struggling in the first two games, but it did well yesterday.

LPL 2022 Points TABLE: Kandy Falcons, Jaffna Kings early TABLE-TOPPERS, check LATEST Points Table of Lanka Premier League & Follow LPL 2022 LIVE

KF vs GG Highlights: Thanuka Dabare & Lakshan Sandakan shine as Galle Gladiators end Kandy Falcons’ winning run with 12-run win, Watch LPL 2022 Highlights

LPL 2022 Points Table:

Teams Mat Won Lost Tied NR Pts NRR
Kandy Falcons 4 3 1 0 0 6 1.759
Jaffna Kings 4 3 1 0 0 6 1.400
Galle Gladiators 4 2 2 0 0 4 -0.321
Colombo Stars 3 1 2 0 0 2 -2.083
Dambulla Aura 3 0 3 0 0 0 -1.700

KF vs GG Highlights: Thanuka Dabare & Lakshan Sandakan shine as Galle Gladiators end Kandy Falcons’ winning run with 12-run win, Watch LPL 2022 Highlights

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