Lanka Premier League - LPL 2024: Dambulla Sixers vs Kandy Falcons Match Preview, Lanka Premier League

1st T20 • Pallekele International Cricket Stadium • Kandy

Dambulla Sixers

179/4 (20)

Kandy Falcons

183/4 (17.2)

KF won by 6 wickets

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Stats

Playing XI

Table

Date & Time

01 Jul, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

TV/Streaming

Fancode

Match

1st T20,

Lanka Premier League - LPL 2024

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Prageeth Rambukwella (Sri Lanka), Raveendra Wimalasiri (Sri Lanka), Ruchira Palliyaguruge (Sri Lanka, TV)

Referee

Graeme Labrooy (Sri Lanka)

Toss

Kandy Falcons elected to bowl

Pitch Report

PitchFlat Track Pitch

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

157Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

150.51Avg SR

2nd Innings

139Avg Runs

5Avg Wkts

146.35Avg SR

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Points Table

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

B-LK

5- 4

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

B-Love Kandy

Dambulla Aura

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Venue Details

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

PitchFlat Track Pitch

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

157Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

150.51Avg SR

2nd Innings

139Avg Runs

5Avg Wkts

146.35Avg SR

Toss winners opt to

51%Bat First Bowl First49%

Team Batting First

53%Wins Losses47%

Recent Matches on venue

12th Match • Aug 8 • Lanka Premier League

B-LK 203/5 (20)

GT 114/10 (16.4)

B-LK won by 89 runs

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9th Match • Aug 5 • Lanka Premier League

B-LK 118/2 (13)

JK 117/9 (20)

B-LK won by 8 wickets

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Match 6 • Aug 4 • Lanka Premier League

B-LK 160/3 (18.3)

DA 156/6 (20)

B-LK won by 7 wickets

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13th Match • Dec 14 • Lanka Premier League

JK 150/9 (20)

B-LK 160/8 (20)

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11th Match • Dec 13 • Lanka Premier League

DA 116/10 (14.2)

B-LK 193/3 (20)

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9th Match • Dec 12 • Lanka Premier League

B-LK 141/7 (20)

GT 153/6 (20)

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6th Match • Dec 10 • Lanka Premier League

B-LK 148/7 (20)

JK 147/7 (20)

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Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

B-Love Kandy

Dambulla Aura

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

B-LK

5- 4

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

155

Average Score

140

203/5

Highest Score

192/6

97/10

Lowest Score

132/2

1 2 1 4 6 0

Over 15

Runs: 14

6 1 4 0 6 6

Over 16

Runs: 23

4 1 6 1wd 4 1 4

Over 17

Runs: 21

0 6

Over 18

Runs: 6

All Overs

Player of the Match Dasun Shanaka

46(15)

3/20

Commentary

Well, that wraps up this high octane clash. Can expect many of such thrillers in the 5th edition of the Lanka Premier League. This is Dwaipayan Mukherjee, signing off with my co-commentator Arya!

Wanindu Hasaranga, Kandy Falcons Captain : Credit goes to our batters, specially Chandimal who batted really well and Shanaka who put up an amazing all-round show. We all know that Angelo Matthews is one of the best finishers in the country. The wicket played great in the opening few overs. We bowled a few no balls, that's something we need to see next game. That's a good sign, we should play young players in this kind of tournament. Good sign for Sri Lanka and good for our youngsters. Happy to get this win.

Mohammed Nabi, Dambulla Sixers captain : Good recovery from Chapman and Wiki to put up an unbeaten 150 runs stand. Everyone knew that Pallekelle was a batting wicket, always plays well for the batters. I think we ended up with 10-15 runs short. Overall it was a good game, hopefully we'll do better next time. Happy to be involved here once again, nice tournament. Can't wait to be back for the next game and hopefully get our first win.

Player of the Match, Dasun Shanaka : Really happy to continue with the bowling. Coming into the tournament, both the captain and coach mentioned about the need for someone to step up as an opening bowler so it was really great to contribute in that phase of the match. Grateful to make some early inroads in this match. I executed today with the bat so really happy. Both teams batted well, especially Chapman for them. Quality players out there too. That mixture of youth and experience really helps. High scores are always good for the tournament, let's hope they continue.

Kandy Falcons (183 for 4 from 17.2 overs) defeat Dambulla Sixers (179 for 4) by 6 wickets

Dinesh Chandimal - 65 (40) | Dasun Shanaka - 46* (15)
Akila Dananjaya - 1/29 | Chamindu Wickramasinghe - 1/31

Highest successful chase by Kandy Falcons in their LPL history!

It started in the best possible fashion for Dambulla when Fletcher got knocked over for a golden duck in the first innings of the chase. Mohammad Haris never looked at ease during his 8 ball stay either before he was put out of his misery. Kamindu Mendis joined Dinesh Chandimal on a day when the latter showcased his supreme class and shotmaking skills.

Kamindu Mendis stitched up a 56 run partnership with Chandimal, who was striking it cleanly and consistently before Chamindu Wickramasinghe - who could do no wrong today accounted for the former just at the stroke of the halfway mark.

That got Angelo Matthews to the middle but the events occurring at the other end of the pitch had no impact on Chandimal as he kept unleashing his wide array of shots before Akila Dananjaya produced a breakthrough that Dambulla was desperate for - knocking over Dinesh Chandimal for a well made 65 from only 40 balls in a fashion which was so unlucky for someone who was batting with such aplomb.

That is when Angelo Matthews was partnered with Dasun Shanaka who not only started this game in an emphatic fashion for Kandy, but was also keen on finishing this game on a high. In the 4 overs from 13th to 17th, 66 runs were scored including a 23 run over from Mustafizur and a 21 runs over from Nuwan Thushara that really killed the chase on a day where batting units recovered from top order debacles not once, but twice.

It was a fabulous partnership of 72 runs from just 26 balls that ensured Kandy's victory with Shanaka finishing with 46 runs from only 15 balls. This has been a special chase!

Presentations to follow soon!

17.2 Dilshan Madushanka to Dasun Shanaka, SIX! That's it as the Kandy Falcons win by 6 wickets. Short of a length delivery from Madushanka, Shanaka gets into position early and goes for the pull, was more of a top edge but still carries well over the fine leg fence.

17.1 Dilshan Madushanka to Dasun Shanaka, on a hard-length a shade outside off, Shanaka swings across the line and gets beaten.

Only the formalities left, you would believe. They are one hit away now.

overs

177 /4 score

1wd

runs

Angelo Mathews *

37 (20)

Dasun Shanaka

40 (13)

Nuwan Thushara

1 /35

16.6 Nuwan Thushara to Angelo Mathews, FOUR! Boundaries are flowing here. Pace on around the middle stump channel, Mathews got into positon early and ends up flicking that a bit aerially over the long leg fence.

16.5 Nuwan Thushara to Dasun Shanaka, clofts the attempted pull to a back of a length delivery around middle, falls short of the fine leg fielder and a single taken.

16.4 Nuwan Thushara to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR! This is brilliant batting from Shanaka, moves across off and slashes this length delivery a shade outside off, that races away to the deep cover fence.

16.4 Nuwan Thushara to Dasun Shanaka, full toss down the leg side and has to be reloaded.

16.3 Nuwan Thushara to Dasun Shanaka, SIX! Oh Shanaka you beauty! He has lit up the stadium with some incredible shots, powers away the back of a length delivery around middle and sends that well over the deep midwicket fence.

16.2 Nuwan Thushara to Angelo Mathews, full one around the middle stump which has been clipped away towards the on side for a single.

16.1 Nuwan Thushara to Angelo Mathews, FOUR! That has been clipped away for a boundary. Pace on length delivery around the pads, turned away towards the vacant square leg region and off to the fence it goes.

overs

156 /4 score

runs

Dasun Shanaka *

29 (10)

Angelo Mathews

28 (17)

Mustafizur Rahman

1 /44

15.6 Mustafizur Rahman to Dasun Shanaka, SIX! That has been absolutely hammered. Pace off short of a length delivery outside off, Shanaka holds his shape and absolutely climbed onto that.

23 runs from the Mustafizur over! The experienced duo of Shanaka and Matthews are putting up a stellar show with the bat in hand - there is not just brute force on show but also some finesse and class in their successful quest of collecting quick runs as this chase has increasingly starting to look attainable for the defending champions.

15.5 Mustafizur Rahman to Dasun Shanaka, SIX! Change of pace again from Mustafizur and it does the trick again for Shanaka and Gandy. Was in the slot just a shade outside off, launched down the ground and that goes sailing over the long on fence.

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