Colombo Stars defeated the Dambulla Aura by 9 runs in a detailed encounter within the ongoing Lanka Premier League. With this win, the Stars earned their first factors on the board as effectively and climbed to the third place within the desk. Dambulla Aura, alternatively, remained on the fourth place with no wins to point out after two matches.
Kandy Falcons are on the high of the desk with two wins in as many video games, whereas Jaffna Kings are at second place with 4 factors to their identify as effectively. Galle Gladiators are rooted to the underside of the desk having misplaced each their video games up to now.
So far as the match is anxious, Niroshan Dickwella was the rationale why Colombo Stars managed to put up 165 runs on the board. He was effectively supported by Ravi Bopara and Dinesh Chandimal after the Stars had been left reeling at 26/3. Lahiru Kumara was the very best bowler for the Dambulla facet, returning with figures of 4/36.
In response, Dambulla Aura obtained off to a superb begin because of their openers Shevon Daniel and Jordan Cox including greater than 50 runs in lower than 5 overs. With Tom Abell additionally wanting good within the center, at one stage, it felt like a cakewalk for them. They wanted 50-odd runs in seven overs however misplaced their means since. Regardless of Dasun Shanaka’s sensible cameo within the loss of life overs, they fell quick by 9 runs.
Dickwella jumps into the highest 5
Niroshan Dickwella smashed 62 runs within the earlier sport and that has pushed him into the highest 5 of the record of most run-getters of the season up to now. He’s on the fourth place with 67 runs in two matches at a strike charge of 148.89. Jordan Cox added a fast 29 runs within the earlier sport to take his tally to 72 runs in two outings.
He’s at third place whereas Andre Fletcher continues to be ruling the charts with 122 runs to his identify. Fletcher is the one centurion of the season up to now. Pathum Nissanka is on the second place scoring 93 runs in two matches.
Kumara’s four-fer pushes him into high 10
Lahiru Kumara picked up 4 wickets in Match 5 of LPL 2022 and that has helped him bounce to sixth place within the record of most wicket-takers of the season. Carlos Brathwaite sits fairly on the high of the pile with 5 wickets at a median of seven.20. His economic system of six has additionally been glorious up to now.
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth and Wanindu Hasaranga even have 5 wickets to their identify and are at second and third place respectively. Maheesh Theekshana and Nuwan Pradeep have occupied the subsequent two locations, choosing up 4 wickets, and could be keen so as to add extra to their tally.