Lanka Premier League 2023: Avishka Fernando Half-Century Powered Dambulla Aura 8 Wickets Win Over Jaffna Kings

Dambulla Aura and Jaffna Kings squared off in the 4th match of LPL 2023 at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Jaffna Kings won the toss and decided to bat first.

 Gurbaz and Asalanka came to bat and Binura Fernando opened the bowling attack. In the 2nd over, Asalanka hit a four on the fifth ball and it was the first boundary of the match. In the 3rd over, Gurbaz hit back-to-back three fours and got out after scoring 14(12) on the last ball. In the 4th over, Asalanka hit back-to-back two boundaries. After 6 overs, JKS was at 41-1.

 In the 7th over, JKS reached 50 runs. In the 11th over, Asalanka took a single and the partnership between Charith Asalanka and Towhid Hridoy reached 50 runs. In the 12th over, Towhid Hridoy got out after scoring 24(20) on the third ball. In the 13th over, Priyamal Perera got out after scoring 5(3) on the second ball. In the 15th over, Asalanka hit back-to-back two fours and scored a half-century. With these fours, JKS reached 100 runs. After 15 overs, JKS was at 103-3.

 In the 17th over, Asalanka got out after scoring 56(52) on the first ball. In the 18th over, Perera hit a four on the third ball and got out after scoring 6(5) on the next ball. In the 19th over, Viljoen got out after scoring 4(6) on the fifth ball. In the 20th over, Miller got out after scoring 14(18) on the third ball.

 In 20 overs, Jaffna Kings scored 129 runs with a loss of 7 wickets.

 Chasing 130 runs, Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis came to bat and Madushanka opened the bowling attack. In the 1st over, Avishka Fernando hit back-to-back two fours. In the 4th over, Avishka Fernando started the over with a four and hit a six on the fourth ball. In the 5th over, Avishka Fernando started the over with back-to-back two boundaries, hammered a six on the fourth ball, and finished the over with a four. With this four, DMA reached 50 runs. After 6 overs, DMA was at 62-0.

 In the 7th over, Avishka Fernando took a single on the fifth ball and scored a half-century. In the 9th over, Avishka Fernando got out after scoring 52(32) on the first ball. In the 10th over, Kusal Mendis got out after scoring 29(23) on the first ball and Kusal Perera finished the over with a four.  In the 12th over, Kusal Perera smashed two boundaries and DMA reached 100 runs. After 12 overs, DMA was at 108-2. In the 17th over, Kusal Perera smashed a six on the second ball, DMA scored 132-1 and won the match by 8 wickets.

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