10th LPL Match | Kandy Tuskers vs Dambulla Viikings
Winning the toss and Kusal Perera chose to bat first expecting to put up a huge score on the board.
Vikking plan and execution of balling attack was exceptional because Viiking restricted the Tuskers for 156 runs in 20 overs by taking wickets consecutively.
Tuskers’s captain Kual Janith and Kusal Mendis put up 50+ partnership for the second wicket is the highest partnership.
Kusal Janith scored 41 runs in 34 balls and Kusal Mendis Scored 55 runs in 45 balls.
In ball Rajitha was exceptional in handling the speed.
Finally KT setup a 157 target for DV
In the chase, Tuskers started well not letting the batsman free their harm. But Upul Tharanga’s tried to take the control back to them but KT manage to get rid off the Tharanga for 19 runs.
Anjelo Perera, started his innings very quite for some time and scored slowly and steadily in the beginning of his innings but once he settled in he start score aggressively to maintain the required rate. Anjelo scored a match winning knock of 67 runs in 49 balls. Dasun Shanaka gave a good hand to the chase by scoring 33 runs in 23 balls.
Anyhow, last three overs of the match was made all the fans in toes but Naveen ul-haq gave 12 runs in th 19th over and match went in the way of DV.
Scores a level in the last over start but they able score a single in the second ball and the won the match.
Jaffna Stallion top the table unbeaten and Dambulla Viiking up to the second position
