DG vs JF Highlights: Lanka Premier League 2022 – Jaffna Kings win by 9 wickets – Sadeera Samarawickrama and Avishka Fernando scored fifties as Jaffna Kings made light work of the Dambulla Aura. Chasing 122, the openers put on a 118-run partnership. Earlier, the Aura were restricted to 121/9. Jordan Cox scored a quickfire 43, but Maheesh Theekshana put the breaks on with a fine spell of bowling. Vijayakanth Viyaskanth also got three wickets. Follow DG vs JF & LPL 2022 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Defending champions Jaffna Kings continued their winning momentum as they registered their second straight win in the Lanka Premier League over Dambulla Aura by 9 wickets.
Batting second, they reached the target with 4 overs to spare. Riding on opening partnership of Sadeera Samarawickrama’s 62 from 44 balls and Avishka Fernando’s 51 from 49 balls, helped the Jaffna Kings secure an easy win. Sadeera innings included 7 boundaries and 1 six, while Fernando’s innings was laced with 4 boundaries and 1 six. For Dambulla Aura, Noor Ahmad took 1 wicket.
Earlier, after winning the toss, Dambulla Aura decided to bat first. Jordan Cox and Shevon Daniel set the platform for the Dambulla Aura. Jordan was highest scorer for Dambulla Aura with 43 runs from 22 balls, laced with 3 boundaries and 4 sixes.
However, Aura couldn’t build on the momentum as wickets kept falling at regular intervals. Towards the end of the innings, Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Ramesh Mendis scored 18 and 10 respectively to help the team reach 121 for the loss of 9 wickets. For Jaffna Kings, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth (3/24) and Maheesh Theekshana (3/20) were the pick of the bowlers. James Fuller also contributed as he took 2/16.
Jaffna Kings (Playing XI): Avishka Fernando, Ashan Randika, Sadeera Samarawickrama(w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Shoaib Malik, Thisara Perera(c), Dunith Wellalage, James Fuller, Maheesh Theekshana, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Zaman Khan
Dambulla Giants (Playing XI): Shevon Daniel, Jordan Cox(w), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Ramesh Mendis, Lahiru Madushanka, Sikandar Raza, Lahiru Kumara, Chaturanga de Silva, Noor Ahmad, Paul van Meekeren
Dambulla Giants scorecard
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Cox (WK) | 43 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 195.45 | |
| Shevon Daniel | 19 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 73.08 | |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | 18 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 105.88 | |
| Sikandar Raza | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35.71 | |
| Dasun Shanaka (C) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150.00 | |
| Ramesh Mendis | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 | |
| Chaturanga de Silva | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Lahiru Madushanka | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Noor Ahmad | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | |
| Paul van Meekeren | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Lahiru Kumara | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Extra | 4 (b 1, w 3, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 121/9 (20) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thisara Perera | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 5.00 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 |
| James Fuller | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4.00 |
| Zaman Khan | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Vijayakanth Viyaskanth | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Cox | 1-63 | 7.4 |
| Shevon Daniel | 2-65 | 8.1 |
| Sikandar Raza | 3-75 | 10.6 |
| D Shanaka | 4-90 | 13.2 |
| B Rajapaksa | 5-96 | 14.2 |
| PC de Silva | 6-97 | 15.1 |
| LD Madushanka | 7-99 | 15.5 |
| Noor Ahmad | 8-102 | 16.6 |
| Ramesh Mendis | 9-110 | 18.1 |
Jaffna Kings Scorecard
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadeera Samarawickrama (WK) | 62 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 140.91 | |
| Avishka Fernando | 51 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 104.08 | |
| Ashan Randika | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400.00 | |
| Extra | 5 (b 1, w 4, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 122/1 (15.4) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | D de Silva, S Malik, T Perera, Dunith Wellalage, JK Fuller, M Theekshana, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Zaman Khan | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahiru Kumara | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Paul van Meekeren | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 |
| Chaturanga de Silva | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 |
| Sikandar Raza | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Noor Ahmad | 3.4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.64 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| A Fernando | 1-118 | 15.3 |
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