The 2023 Lanka Premier League Final was played on 20 August 2023 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[1] Dambulla Aura qualified for the finals after their win in Qualifier 1. They competed with B-Love Kandy, who qualified for the finals after their win in Qualifier 2.
| Event | 2023 Lanka Premier League | ||||||
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| B-Love Kandy won by 5 wickets | |||||||
| Date | 20 August 2023 | ||||||
| Venue | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | ||||||
| Player of the match | Angelo Mathews (B-Love Kandy) | ||||||
| Umpires | Aleem Dar (Pakistan) Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) | ||||||
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After winning the toss, Dambulla Aura elected to bat and only managed to score 147/4 runs in 20 overs. The B-Love Kandy chased the target in 19.5 overs and won the match by five wickets, thus winning their first LPL title. B-Love Kandy player Angelo Mathews was named as the player of the match. Wanindu Hasaranga (B-Love Kandy) was named as the player of the season for scoring 279 runs and taking 19 wickets throughout the tournament.[2]
Match
editMatch officials
edit- On-field umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL)
- Third umpire: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
- Reserve umpire: Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
- Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SL)
Summary
editDambulla Aura
147/4 (20 overs) |
v
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B-Love Kandy
151/5 (19.5 overs) |
- Dambulla Aura won the toss and elected to bat.
Match scorecard
edit1st innings
edit| Dambulla Aura batting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Status | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike rate | |
| Avishka Fernando | c Haris b Pradeep | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Kusal Mendis (c, wk) | c †Chandimal b Chathuranga | 22 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 95.65 | |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | b Chathuranga | 36 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 120.00 | |
| Kusal Perera | not out | 31 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 124.00 | |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Mathews b Hasnain | 40 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 137.93 | |
| Alex Ross | not out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| Hayden Kerr | did not bat | ||||||
| Dushan Hemantha | did not bat | ||||||
| Binura Fernando | did not bat | ||||||
| Noor Ahmad | did not bat | ||||||
| Pramod Madushan | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (w 8, lb 3) | 11 |
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Total |
(4 wickets; 20 overs) |
147 | 10 | 4 | RR: 7.35 | ||
Fall of wickets: 1/11 (Avishka, 2.2 ov), 2/68 (Samarawickrama, 10.1 ov), 3/71 (K Mendis, 10.5 ov), 4/134 (de Silva, 18.3 ov)
| B-Love Kandy bowling | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Wides | NBs |
| Angelo Mathews | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Chaturanga de Silva | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Hasnain | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Kamindu Mendis | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 | 1 | 0 |
2nd innings
edit| B-Love Kandy batting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Status | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike rate | |
| Mohammad Haris | b Noor | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 118.18 | |
| Kamindu Mendis | c Samarawickrama b Noor | 44 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 118.91 | |
| Dinesh Chandimal (wk) | c Pramod b B Fernando | 24 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 109.09 | |
| Angelo Mathews (c) | not out | 25 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 119.04 | |
| Chaturanga de Silva | c Kerr b Noor | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Asif Ali | c Kusal b B Fernando | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 190.00 | |
| Lahiru Madushanka | not out | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.66 | |
| Ashen Bandara | did not bat | ||||||
| Mohammad Hasnain | did not bat | ||||||
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | did not bat | ||||||
| Nuwan Pradeep | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (w 2, lb 6) | 8 |
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Total |
(5 wickets; 19.5 overs) |
151 | 15 | 3 | RR: 7.61 | ||
Fall of wickets: 1/49 (Haris, 6.3 ov), 2/94 (Kamindu, 12.4 ov), 3/105 (Chandimal, 14.6 ov), 4/107 (Chathuranga, 15.5 ov), 5/132 (Asif, 18.1 ov)
| Dambulla Aura bowling | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Wides | NBs |
| Binura Fernando | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Pramod Madushan | 2.5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 7.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden Kerr | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Noor Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6.75 | 2 | 0 |
| Dushan Hemantha | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Lanka Premier League to be played from July 30 to August 20". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Mathews ensures Kandy hold their nerve to take LPL title". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2023.