Lanka Premier League 2026, Colombo Kaps vs Kandy Royals, Eliminator, Colombo Kaps Won By 68 Runs

Colombo Kaps 203/7

Kandy Royals 135

Colombo Kaps Won By 68 Runs

Colombo Kaps (20 Overs Maximum)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rubin Hermann	b Thushara	2	6	0	0	33.33
Sadeera Samarawickrama †	lbw b Shaheen Shah Afridi	10	9	2	0	111.11
Ben McDermott	c Phillips b Shaheen Shah Afridi	71	39	1	7	182.05
Kamindu Mendis (c)	c Sandesh b Zahir Khan	28	16	5	0	175.00
Janith Liyanage	c Phillips b Zahir Khan	32	19	1	3	168.42
James Neesham	not out	42	23	6	1	182.60
Malsha Tharupathi	c Sanketh b Thushara	2	4	0	0	50.00
Milan Rathnayaka	run out (Phillips/†Perera)	7	4	1	0	175.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 3, w 5)	9
Total	20 Ov (RR: 10.15)	203/7

Bowling	O	R	W	ECON	0s	WD
Shaheen Shah Afridi	4	39	2	9.75	12	1
Nuwan Thushara	4	31	2	7.75	8	0
Wanindu Hasaranga	4	48	0	12.00	6	0
Zahir Khan	4	32	2	8.00	8	0
Garuka Sanketh	4	49	0	12.25	3	4

Kandy Royals (Target:- 204 Runs From 20 Overs)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Lahiru Igalagamage	c Hermann b Tharupathi	50	36	5	2	138.88
Pawan Sandesh	b Sahan	21	14	4	0	150.00
Dale Phillips	c Neesham b Tharupathi	4	9	0	0	44.44
Kusal Perera †	c †Samarawickrama b Sahan	2	3	0	0	66.66
Iftikhar Ahmed	c Neesham b Rathnayaka	15	12	0	2	125.00
Wanindu Hasaranga	c Liyanage b Mujeeb Ur Rahman	1	3	0	0	33.33
Vijay Shankar	c Mendis b Rathnayaka	4	7	0	0	57.14
Angelo Mathews (c)	lbw b Mujeeb Ur Rahman	14	10	0	1	140.00
Shaheen Shah Afridi	c Hermann b Shahnawaz Dahani	0	1	0	0	0.00
Garuka Sanketh	not out	6	8	1	0	75.00
Nuwan Thushara	c Neesham b Shahnawaz Dahani	6	9	1	0	66.66
Extras	(b 4, lb 2, w 6)	12
Total	18.4 Ov (RR: 7.23)	135

Bowling	O	R	W	ECON	0s	WD
Binura Fernando	2	18	0	9.00	3	0
Shahnawaz Dahani	2.4	16	2	6.00	9	0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	4	41	2	10.25	11	1
Wanuja Sahan	4	8	2	2.00	18	0
Malsha Tharupathi	3	23	2	7.66	5	0
Milan Rathnayaka	3	23	2	7.66	6	1

Match Flow

Colombo Kaps innings

Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 56 runs, 2 wickets)

Over 2.4: Review by Kandy Royals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RA Kottahachchi, Batter - S Samarawickrama (Upheld)

Colombo Kaps: 50 runs in 5.3 overs (33 balls), Extras 1

Strategic Timeout: Colombo Kaps - 71/3 in 9.0 overs (BR McDermott 23, J Liyanage 5)

Colombo Kaps: 100 runs in 10.6 overs (66 balls), Extras 3

4th Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (BR McDermott 21, J Liyanage 26, Ex 3)

BR McDermott: 50 off 29 balls (1 x 4, 4 x 6)

Colombo Kaps: 150 runs in 14.6 overs (90 balls), Extras 5

Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 17.0 (Batting side - 23 runs, 1 wicket)

Strategic Timeout: Colombo Kaps - 160/4 in 16.0 overs (BR McDermott 59, JDS Neesham 23)

5th Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (BR McDermott 26, JDS Neesham 24, Ex 2)

Over 18.2: Review by Kandy Royals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RA Kottahachchi, Batter - JDS Neesham (Struck down)

Over 18.6: Review by Kandy Royals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RA Kottahachchi, Batter - JDS Neesham (Struck down)

Colombo Kaps: 200 runs in 19.5 overs (119 balls), Extras 8

Kandy Royals innings

Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 63 runs, 1 wicket)

Kandy Royals: 50 runs in 5.3 overs (33 balls), Extras 6

Strategic Timeout: Kandy Royals - 68/3 in 8.1 overs (LU Igalagamage 35)

Kandy Royals: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 11

LU Igalagamage: 50 off 34 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)

Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 17.0 (Batting side - 10 runs, 2 wickets)

Strategic Timeout: Kandy Royals - 122/8 in 15.4 overs (Shaheen Shah Afridi 0)

Over 15.4: Review by Colombo Kaps (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - WR Knights, Batter - AD Mathews (Upheld)