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Royals register thrilling win after Hetmyer assault
Quickfire half-centuries by Sanju Samson (32-ball 60) and Shimron Hetmyer (26-ball 56*) bailed Rajasthan Royals out from a precarious position and helped the side to their fourth win in five games, beating Gujarat Titans by 3 wickets – and four balls to spare – in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Brief Scores:
Gujarat Titans 177/7 in 20 overs (David Miller 46, Shubman Gill 45; Sandeep Sharma 2-25) lost to Rajasthan Royals 179/7 in 19.2 overs (Sanju Samson 60, Shimron Hetmyer 56*; Mohammed Shami 3-25, Rashid Khan 2-46) by3 wickets
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Chamika, Colambage help Galle Gallants consolidate top spot
An unbeaten 72 off 34 balls from Chamika Karunarathne and a three wicket haul by Sachindu Colambage helped Galle Gallants register their fourth win in the Lanka Premier League by defeating Dambulla Sixers by 44 runs and consolidate their spot as table leaders
Scores:
Galle Gallants 220/6 in 20 overs [Sam Harper 41, Nurul Hasan 29, Charith Asalanka 31, Sahan Arachchige 28, Chamika Karunarathne 72*; Dushmantha Chameera 5-55, Mohammad Wasim 1-60]
Dambulla Sixers 176/7 in 20 overs [Niroshan Dickwella 32, Sahibzada Farhan 11, Dinesh Chandimal 15, Gulbadin Naib 15, Marques Ackerman 23, Ramesh Mendis 39*, Maheesh Theekshana 16*; Akif Javed 1-40, Eshan Malinga 1-32, Mohammad Nawaz 1-06, Sachindu Colambage 3-17]
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Mishara, Avishka, Shiraz and Wellalage star in Jaffna Kings 93 run win
Half tons from Kamil Mishara [78 off 53] and Avishka Fernando [66 off 36] and three wicket hauls from Mohamed Shiraz [3/18] and Dunith Wellalage [3/21] helped Jaffna Kings crush Kandy Royals by 93 runs in the 13th match of the Lanka Premier League played at Dambulla on Sunday [26].
With this win Jaffna Kings rise to third spot with six points while Kandy Royals were pushed down to the bottom of the table.
Scores:
Jaffna Kings 199/4 in 20 overs [Kamil Mishara 78, Avishka Fernando 66, Towhid Hridoy 35*, Chamindu Wickrmasinghe 10; Shaheen Shah Afridi 3-27, Dushan Hemantha 1-20]
Kandy Royals 108/10 in 18.2 overs [Lahiru Udara 54, Shaheen Shah Afridi 22; Mohamed Shiraz 3-18, Shakib Al Hassen 1-18, Dunith Wellalage 3-21, Traveen Mathew 1-21, David Weise 1-05]
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Sachindra shines as Sri Lanka Insurance record nine-wicket victory
Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC) secured a convincing nine-wicket victory over the National Savings Bank (NSB) in the Janasathu Seva Division I Cricket Tournament, thanks to a superb batting performance by Sachindra Rupasinghe. Batting first, NSB were bowled out for 170 runs. Bhanuka Wanigasekara scored 46, while Janaka Manjula contributed 48.
For Sri Lanka Insurance, Nalin Prabodh was the standout bowler with figures of 3 for 39. Muditha Iduwara claimed 2 for 14, while Nalin Maduranga also picked up 2 wickets for 39.
In reply, Sri Lanka Insurance comfortably chased down the target, reaching 174 for 1 in just 20.4 overs. Sachindra Rupasinghe led the chase with a brilliant 93 runs, while Manoj Nishantha remained unbeaten on 52. Shehan Vimukthi added an unbeaten 18 as Sri Lanka Insurance completed a dominant nine-wicket victory.
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