KF vs CS Highlights: Lanka Premier League 2022: Falcons win by 9 wickets – Kandy Falcons beat Colombo Stars by 9 wickets in the second match at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on Saturday, in the ongoing Lanka Premier League 2022. Batting first, Colombo Stars could only manage 106 as Chamika Karunaratne took 4/11 in 3.1 overs. Watch LPL 2022 LIVE Streaming on SonyLIV & Follow Lanka Premier League 2022 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
KF vs CS Highlights: Chamika’s 4/11 guide Kandy Falcons register easy win over Colombo Stars – Watch Highlights
Chasing down the target, for Kandy Falcons, Minod Bhanuka and Andre Fletcher opened the innings. Colombo Stars got the perfect start as Bhanuka was dismissed early for just 6 runs by Lakmal. Andre Fletcher and Kamindu Mendis then up a 101-run partnership to register an easy win for the Kandy Falcons. Andre scored 44 (not out) from 41 balls, which included 4 boundaries and 2 sixes, while Mendis remained unbeaten on 51 from 48 balls. His innings was laced with 5 boundaries.
For Kandy Falcons, Chamika Karunaratne was the pick of the bowling with an impeccable spell. He took 4/11 from 3 overs. Meanwhile, Oshane Thomas took 3/20 from his 4 overs and Isuru Udana took 2/37. Fabian Allen took 1/20.
Earlier, after winning the toss, Colombo Stars elected to bat first. For Colombo Stars, Niroshan Dickwella and Dinesh Chandimal opened the innings. Dickwella was dismissed for a duck by Udana. Chandimal and Charith Asalanka then put up a 34-run partnership. Captain Angelo Mathews contributed with 41 runs from 38 balls, which included 4 boundaries and 1 six. However, the team really couldn’t put up a big total as wickets kept falling at regular intervals.
For Colombo Stars, Suranga Lakmal took the lone wicket with bowling figure of 1/19 from 2 overs.
KF vs CS Highlights: Chamika’s 4/11 guide Kandy Falcons register easy win over Colombo Stars – Watch Highlights
Colombo Stars batting scorecard
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niroshan Dickwella (WK) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Dinesh Chandimal | 20 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 117.65 | |
| Charith Asalanka | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 109.09 | |
| Navod Paranavithana | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Ravi Bopara | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Angelo Mathews (C) | 41 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 107.89 | |
| Benny Howell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Karim Janat | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Suranga Lakmal | 15 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 51.72 | |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Kasun Rajitha | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | |
| Extra | 9 (b 0, w 3, nb 0, lb 6) | |||||
| Total | 106/10 (19.1) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isuru Udana | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.25 |
| Chamika Karunaratne | 3.1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3.47 |
| Oshane Thomas | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 5.00 |
| Fabian Allen | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| N Dickwella | 1-0 | 0.2 |
| C Asalanka | 2-34 | 4.2 |
| D Chandimal | 3-43 | 5.3 |
| ND Paranavithana | 4-44 | 5.5 |
| RS Bopara | 5-44 | 6.1 |
| Benny Howell | 6-44 | 6.2 |
| Karim Janat | 7-46 | 6.6 |
| S Lakmal | 8-85 | 16.2 |
| JF Vandersay | 9-102 | 17.4 |
| A Mathews | 10-106 | 19.2 |
Kandy Falcons batting scorecard
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minod Bhanuka (WK) | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 | |
| Andre Fletcher | 44 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 107.32 | |
| Kamindu Mendis | 51 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 106.25 | |
| Extra | 7 (b 0, w 2, nb 0, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 108/1 (16) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Najibullah Zadran, KNA Bandara, W Hasaranga, Fabian Allen, Chamindu Wijesinghe, Oshane Thomas, I Udana, C Karunaratne | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasun Rajitha | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 |
| Suranga Lakmal | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.50 |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Benny Howell | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 |
| Navod Paranavithana | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Karim Janat | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Ravi Bopara | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| M Bhanuka | 1-7 | 1.2 |
Colombo Stars (Playing XI): Niroshan Dickwella(w), Dinesh Chandimal, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews(c), Navod Paranavithana, Ravi Bopara, Benny Howell, Karim Janat, Kasun Rajitha, Suranga Lakmal, Jeffrey Vandersay
Kandy Falcons (Playing XI): Minod Bhanuka, Andre Fletcher(w), Kamindu Mendis, Ashen Bandara, Najibullah Zadran, Oshane Thomas, Wanindu Hasaranga(c), Fabian Allen, Chamika Karunaratne, Isuru Udana, Chamindu Wijesinghe
KF vs CS Highlights: Chamika’s 4/11 guide Kandy Falcons register easy win over Colombo Stars – Watch Highlights
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