LPL 2021: Eliminator and Qualifier 1 - Round up

Dambulla Giants defeated Colombo Stars by 6 wickets in Eliminator.

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Dambulla Giants defeat Colombo Stars by 6 wickets in Eliminator

The Dambulla Giants kept their title hopes alive after defeating Colombo Stars by 6 wickets in the Eliminator match of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) on Sunday. The Giants will take on the losing team of the Qualifier 1 match between Jaffna Kings and Galle Gladiators in Qualifier 2 on Monday. After restricting the Stars to 145/6 in their 20 overs, the Giants chased down their target in 18.5 overs.

Dushmantha Chameera got the Stars off to a great start with the ball by dismissing Niroshan Dickwella on the very first ball of the Dambulla Giants’ innings. The Stars stayed in the game by taking the wicket of Sandun Weerakkody in the fourth over, reducing the Giants to 20/2. However, Philip Salt, Janith Liyanage, and Najibullah Zadran chipped in with scores of 32, 56*, and 34 respectively and ensured that the Giants walked off the ground as winners of the match.

Janith Liyanage played a brilliant innings of 56* runs from 47 balls and strung crucial partnerships with Salt and Zadran. Liyanage struck 5 boundaries during his innings.

Earlier, Captain Angelo Mathews’ magnificent innings of 50 runs from 34 balls, laced with 4 boundaries and 2 sixes helped the Colombo Stars put up a fighting total on the board. Pathum Nissanka also chipped in with an innings of 42 runs from 39 balls. He struck 4 boundaries during his innings.

Nuwan Pradeep set the tone with the ball for the Dambulla Giants by taking the wicket of Kusal Perera in the second over. Thereafter, the Stars couldn’t string partnerships and kept losing wicket at regular intervals. Nuwan Pradeep and Imran Tahir were the pick of the bowlers for the Giants with figures of 2/23 and 2/25 respectively.

Galle Gladiators book a place in the Lanka Premier League Final after defeating Jaffna Kings in Qualifier 1

The Galle Gladiators beat Jaffna Kings by 64 runs in Qualifier 1 on Sunday and booked a place in the Lanka Premier League Final. After posting a total of 188/5, the Galle Gladiators bowled out the Jaffna Kings for 124 in 16.5 overs. The Jaffna Kings will take on Dambulla Giants in Qualifier 2 for a place in the final on Tuesday.

The Kings couldn’t find the momentum during their chase as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Nuwan Thushara was the pick of the bowlers for the Gladiators with figures of 5/13. Rahmanullah Gurbaz was the only highlight in the Jaffna Kings’ batting card with an innings of 59 runs from 37 balls, laced with 4 boundaries and 3 sixes.

Earlier, opening batters Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilaka set the platform for the Galle Gladiators with an opening partnership of 121 runs in 13.2 overs. Mendis played an innings of 85 runs from 53 balls, laced with 7 boundaries and 4 sixes, while Gunathilaka scored 55 runs from 42 balls. He struck 6 boundaries and 1 six in his innings. Captain Bhanuka Rajapaksa played a quick-fire innings of 25 runs from 15 balls in the latter part of the innings and helped the Gladiators put up an imposing total on the board.

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