Match 12 of the Lanka Premier League 2022 was a close-fought contest. The Colombo Stars beat the Galle Gladiators by two wickets on the Pallekele Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Pallekele.
With this win, the Stars get again to profitable methods. They registered their second win of the competitors and have taken their tally to 4 factors. They sit on the fourth place under the Gladiators who even have 4 factors however pip the Stars on the web run charge. The Gladiators have a web run charge of -0.323 versus -1.270 of the Stars.
Kandy Falcons are the desk toppers, having gained 4 video games out of 5. They’ve eight factors to their identify and have a greater web run charge than the Jaffna Kings who’re positioned under the Falcons. The Kings have additionally gained 4 video games and have eight factors underneath their belt.
Dambulla Aura are actually struggling on this 12 months’s competitors. They’ve performed 4 video games thus far and but to register a single win. They’ve a web run charge of -2.240 and are reeling on the backside of the factors desk.
Colombo Stars beat the Galle Gladiators in a thriller of a contest
The Gladiators have been requested to bat first, and on the again of a strong partnership between Kusal Mendis (72 off 49 balls) and Asad Shafiq (58 off 33 balls), they posted a mammoth 193 on the board of their quota of 20 overs. The Stars picked up 5 wickets in complete, with Naveen-ul-Haq ending with two. Kasun Rajitha and Seekkuge Prasanna additionally chipped in with a wicket every.
Chasing a mammoth complete, Dinesh Chandimal (63 off 33 balls) and Charith Asalanka (46 off 38 balls) led the cost. It laid a strong platform for them as they saved scoring at a brisk charge. Simply when the Gladiators bounced again within the sport with fast wickets, Benny Howell (22 off 9 balls), Ravi Bopara (31* off 12 balls) and Seekkuge Prasanna (14 off 6 balls) performed sensible cameos to take their facet throughout the road.
Bopara saved his cool within the closing moments of the sport and took his facet throughout the road on the final ball to win the sport by two wickets. Nuwan Thushara and Anwar Ali picked up three wickets every for the Galle Gladiators however they have been unsuccessful in defending the entire. With this, the Stars grabbed their second win within the Lanka Premier League 2022.
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