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Kings vs Kandy, 9th Match at Kandy, LPL, Aug 05 2023 - Match Result

RESULT
9th Match (N), Pallekele, August 05, 2023, Lanka Premier League
(13/20 ov, T:118) 118/2

Kandy won by 8 wickets (with 42 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
52* (22), 3/9 & 2 catches
wanindu-hasaranga
Cricinfo's MVP
106.97 ptsImpact List
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Scores: K Vairavan | Comms: Rvel Zahid
Scorecard summary
Jaffna Kings 117/9(20 overs)
B-Love Kandy 118/2(13 overs)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
BLK106.9752(22)52.3154.343/92.2452.63
BLK54.25--02/82.5554.25
JK52.6238(27)48.1459.310/17-- 6.69
BLK32.11--03/362.6132.11
JK30.586(7)5.123.421/171.5927.17
end of over 1316 runs • 1 wicket
BLK: 118/2CRR: 9.07 
Wanindu Hasaranga52 (22b 5x4 3x6)
Sahan Arachchige1 (1b)
Maheesh Theekshana 4-0-35-1
Dunith Wellalage 1-0-17-0

Right then, that's all the action from the LPL today. This is Rvel Zahid signing off

A strong show from B-Love Kandy! They have got the bragging rights tonight against the reigning champions and outgunned them in all departments of the game. Handshakes all-around as Hasaranga guides his team to a thumping win; he looked solid and scored a fluent half-century. Fakhar scrapped his way to 42 but his struggles on this pitch didn't trouble Kandy as there was no scoreboard pressure. Jaffna stymied the run-flow brilliantly in the powerplay and it was shaping up to be a low-scoring thriller before Perera bowled some looseners right after the powerplay to which Chandimal responded with a couple of meaty hits and then Hasaranga joined the party as runs started to flow for Kandy. The captain made his intentions clear right from the word go and took the wind out of Kings' sails with some incredible hitting, not giving Jaffna a sniff to come back in the game.

Thisara Perera, Jaffna Kings Captain: It was just another bad day. It happens in cricket, we can't win every day. There are some bad days so I am just concerned about our batting and we will come back strongly in the next match. I think today the wicket had uneven bounce so that's why our batters couldn't execute our plans. Even in our lives, we have failures and bad days but we will come back strongly

Wanindu Hasaranga, B-Love Kandy Captain: I try to follow on basics. The plan was a right-hander would come in if a right-hander got out and I was the only option so I came out to bat. We lost first two games but we bounced back very well. Fakhar Zaman came to the team and gave us a lot of energy. We have top class bowlers in our squad that's why we bowled them out on 117. Jaffna, they have a very good side, especially with the batting, they have good batters but in this format of cricket, we have to do our basics well

Yoel: "Easiest MVP decision ever"

Ran: "I really don't understand why Wellage bat so low down and doesn't get much of a bowl. "

12.6
1
Theekshana to Hasaranga, 1 run

Worked off the pads into the acres of spaces at midwicket for a run and Kandy win by eight wickets.

Zubair Islam : "Good chance to get their runrate up n also their position in the table . ... well-done BLK"

12.5
4
Theekshana to Hasaranga, FOUR runs

Smoked it! He promoted himself up in the order and the move has paid rich dividends. Laces a drive down the ground and beats long-on

12.4
6
Theekshana to Hasaranga, SIX runs

Exceptional striking! Lifts it over mid-off for a six. Tossed up on a length outside off, he gets into a nice position and heaves it over the man

12.3
4
Theekshana to Hasaranga, FOUR runs

Half-tracker just outside off, gives himself some room and then thumps a square cut, skittles away to the rope

12.2
1
Theekshana to Arachchige, 1 run

Round the wicket, flighted delivery zooming in on the pads, flicked away with a nuanced flick of the wrist to midwicket

12.1
W
Theekshana to Zaman, OUT

Launches the ball straight into the hands of long-on! Tossed up full on middle and off, takes a big stride out and swings big but doesn't get much power behind the shot, David Miller in the deep, is safe as a house, pouches it as easy as you like

Fakhar Zaman c Miller b Theekshana 42 (39b 2x4 2x6) SR: 107.69
end of over 1217 runs
BLK: 102/1CRR: 8.50 RRR: 2.00 • Need 16 from 48b
Fakhar Zaman42 (38b 2x4 2x6)
Wanindu Hasaranga37 (18b 3x4 2x6)
Dunith Wellalage 1-0-17-0
Maheesh Theekshana 3-0-19-0
11.6
1
Wellalage to Zaman, 1 run

Round the wicket, lobbed up fuller, yanks his front foot out and gets an under-edge to fine leg

11.5
Wellalage to Zaman, no run

Zips it quicker on a full length just outside off, goes for the late cut and gets beaten

11.4
5
Wellalage to Hasaranga, 5 runs

Cries of catch it, gets a top edge and this goes behind square on off, a wild throw at the stumps leaks more extra runs, bowler couldn't pick it up cleanly. This is proving to be a very costly over! Nothing working for Jaffna at the moment

11.3
4
Wellalage to Hasaranga, FOUR runs

They are in a rush to seal this game and give a huge kick to their NRR! Backs away and slams an inside-out drive over cover and it goes all the way

11.2
1
Wellalage to Zaman, 1 run

Tossed up fuller on the pads, nails the sweep but finds fielder in the deep who keeps him down to one

11.1
6
Wellalage to Zaman, SIX runs

Down on one knee and he clubs it imperiously over deep square for a six

end of over 1115 runs
BLK: 85/1CRR: 7.72 RRR: 3.66 • Need 33 from 54b
Fakhar Zaman34 (34b 2x4 1x6)
Wanindu Hasaranga28 (16b 2x4 2x6)
Maheesh Theekshana 3-0-19-0
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 1-0-13-0
10.6
1
Theekshana to Zaman, 1 run

Round the wicket, lobbed up outside off, thrashed away into the covers

10.5
1
Theekshana to Hasaranga, 1 run

Connected to midwicket

10.4
4
Theekshana to Hasaranga, FOUR runs

Dishes out a full bunger on the pads, he lashes it down the ground for a four

10.3
1
Theekshana to Zaman, 1 run

On a length around middle, nudged to vacant spaces at midwicket

10.2
2
Theekshana to Zaman, 2 runs

Swings it in the air and it lands in no man's land at deep cover

10.1
6
Theekshana to Zaman, SIX runs

Clubs him over his head and into the sightscreen! Tossed up angling into the pads, plants his front leg and powered down the ground

end of over 1013 runs
BLK: 70/1CRR: 7.00 RRR: 4.80 • Need 48 from 60b
Wanindu Hasaranga23 (14b 1x4 2x6)
Fakhar Zaman24 (30b 2x4)
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 1-0-13-0
Nandre Burger 2-0-17-1
9.6
6
Viyaskanth to Hasaranga, SIX runs

Thumps his over midwicket for a mighty long six! Went down on one knee and sends it several rows back of midwicket. Employs a classical shot to finish the over on a high

9.5
4
Viyaskanth to Hasaranga, FOUR runs

Dragged short and offers some room outside off, doesn't spin much and a thick edge skews away past short third for a boundary. Streaky

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
PW Hasaranga
52 runs (22)
5 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
cover drive
13 runs
1 four1 six
Control
68%
Fakhar Zaman
42 runs (39)
2 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
flick
13 runs
1 four0 six
Control
69%
Best performances - bowlers
PW Hasaranga
O
4
M
0
R
9
W
3
ECO
2.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
N Pradeep
O
4
M
0
R
36
W
3
ECO
9
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
Match details
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
TossB-Love Kandy, elected to field first
Series
Season2023
Player Of The Match
Match days05 August 2023 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsB-Love Kandy 2, Jaffna Kings 0
Language
English
Win Probability
BLK 100%
JKBLK
100%50%100%JK InningsBLK Innings

Over 13 • BLK 118/2

Fakhar Zaman c Miller b Theekshana 42 (39b 2x4 2x6) SR: 107.69
W
Kandy won by 8 wickets (with 42 balls remaining)
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