Kandy Falcons and Dambulla Aura face each other in Match no. 18 of the third edition of the Lanka Premier League on Sunday, December 18, 2022, at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Both sides met a few days back in match no. 11 in Pallekele where the Falcons defeated Aura by a huge margin of 77 runs courtesy of a half-century from Kamindu Mendis which earned him the Player of the Match award.
It’s a clash of the table toppers and the bottom side as Kandy with five victories out of the six occupies the first position in the table with ten points while Dambulla have just bagged one victory with five losses in six encounters to their name. Strugglers Dambulla is in the fifth spot with a terrible net run rate of -1.6.
The Falcons have defeated the Jaffna Kings twice and registered a win each against Galle Gladiators, Colombo Stars, and Dambulla. Their only loss came against the Gladiators by 12 runs in Pallekele. On the other hand, Dambulla is having a disastrous campaign as they suffered defeats in five games leaving just last game where they dominated Galle Gladiators. Jaffna and Colombo have beaten Dambulla twice while Kandy also managed to inflict a loss on them in their last meeting as mentioned above. (All scenarios till Match no. 15)
Speaking about Head-to-Head encounters, both have met five times in the tournament’s history with Aura having a slight edge over the Falcons. They have won three matches while Kandy emerged victorious on two occasions. Notably, Kandy finished rock bottom in both the previous editions in 2020 and 2021 while Dambulla reached the semi-finals two years back and ended up third in last year’s edition.
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Matches |
Kandy Falcons |
Dambulla Aura |
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5 |
2 |
3 |
The Falcons scripted a big victory by 77 runs over Aura earlier in the tournament. They batted first and posted 193/3 on the board in their allotted 20 overs. Kamindu Mendis struck 58 while Andre Fletcher and Ashen Bandara scored 44 and 42 runs respectively. In reply, Dambulla never really got going as they got bowled out for a paltry 116 in 14.2 overs. Carlos Brathwaite and Chamindu Wijesinghe picked up three scalps each for Kandy.
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Date |
Winner |
Margin |
Venue |
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13 Dec 2022 |
Kandy Falcons |
77 Runs |
Pallekele |
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16 Dec 2021 |
Kandy Falcons |
6 Wickets |
Colombo (RPS) |
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06 Dec 2021 |
Dambulla Aura |
20 Runs |
Colombo (RPS) |
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03 Dec 2020 |
Dambulla Aura |
5 Wickets |
Hambantota |
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28 Nov 2020 |
Dambulla Aura |
4 Runs (D/L Method) |
Hambantota |
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