Opening batter Philip Salt struck a 34-ball 62 to lend a hand Dambulla Giants defeat Colombo Stars by 18 runs in the Lanka Premier League at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday.
Colombo: Opening batter Philip Salt struck a 34-ball 62 to lend a hand Dambulla Giants defeat Colombo Stars by 18 runs in the Lanka Premier League at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday.
The Giants posted a entire of 195 for six off their 20 overs to which Colombo Stars replied with 177 all out off 18.5 overs. Najibullah Zadran additionally lit up the stadium with an innings of 54 runs from 40 balls, laced with 6 boundaries and a pair of sixes.
He added 31 runs with Salt sooner than a 77-high-tail alliance for the fifth-wicket with Skipper Dasun Shanaka, who performed a brisk 25-ball 38 laced with 2 sixes and 3 boundaries.
Dushmantha Chameera became as soon as the receive of the bowlers for Colombo Stars with figures of 3 for 34.The Colombo Stars started their high-tail lumber positively reaching 71 for 3 off 8.4 overs, nonetheless they couldn`t lend a hand up their momentum as they lost 2 wickets in swiftly succession, leaving them at 78 for 5 in 10.4 overs.
Thereafter, the Stars kept shedding wickets at long-established intervals and in the demolish had been bowled out for 177 in 18.5 overs.
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Nuwan Pradeep led the potential with the ball for Dambulla Giants with figures of 3 for 50. Tharindu Ratnayake, Imran Tahir and Chamika Karunaratne picked up two wickets every in the match.
Transient Ratings: Dambulla Giants 195/6 (Philip Salt 62, Najibullah Zadran 54, Dushmantha Chameera 3-34) beat Colombo Stars 177 all out (Dinesh Chandimal 26, Tom Banton 23, Nuwan Pradeep 3-50) by 18 runs.
