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The 14th Match of Lanka Premier League 2023 was played today between Dambulla Aura and Galle Titans at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. In which Dambulla Aura beats Galle Titans by 7 wickets.
Dambulla Aura have won the toss and invited Galle Titans to bat first, Galle Titans batted first, started the inning not vey well, Tim Seifert and Shevon Daniel came to start the inning, the first wicket has dismissed for 23 runs in first ball of the 4th over, Tim Seifert dismissed for 15 runs in 12 balls, next batsman Chad Bowes came to bat, meanwhile the second wicket also dismissed for 25 runs in 4.3 over, Shevon Daniel dismissed just for 7 runs in 9 balls, next batsman Shakib Al Hasan came to bat and played well with Chad Bowes, the third wicket has dismissed for 51 runs in 7.5 over, Chad Bowes dismissed after scoring 22 runs with the help of 3 boudaries in just 18 balls, followed by Ashan Priyanjan came to bat and he good strike rotate with Shakib Al Hasan, the fourth wicket has dismissed for 69 runs in 10.2 over, Shakib Al Hasan dismissed for 13 runs in 13 balls, next batsman Sohan de Livera came to bat, meanwhile the fifth wicket also dismissed for 72 runs in 11.2 over, Ashan Priyanjan dismissed for 9 runs in 14 balls, next batsman Dasun Shanaka came to bat and played well with Sohan de Livera, the sixth wicket dismissed for 96 runs in 14.3 over, Sohan de Livera dismissed for 12 runs in 11 balls, followed by Lahiru Samarakoon came to bat and he good strike rotate for a while with Dasun Shanaka, the seventh wicket has dismissed for 125 runs in 18.3 over, Dasun Shanaka dismissed after scoring 36 runs with the help of 5 boundaires in just 26 balls, next batsman Richard Ngarava came to bat, after a few moments the 8th wicket also dismissed for 130 runs in first ball of the final over, Lahiru Samarakoon was run-out just for 6 runs in 10 balls, followed by Kasun Rajitha came to bat and he was run-out just for 1 run in 5 balls as ninghth in final ball of the inning, the team score was 133 runs, and Richard Ngarava was remains unbeaten for 3 runs in 2 balls. In this way, Galle Titans scored just 133 runs after losing 9 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs and set a target of 134 runs for Dambulla Aura.
Dambulla Aura bowlers Dushan Hemantha took 2 wickets for 31 runs in his spell, Binura Fernando 1 wicket just for 14 runs in his spell, Hasan Ali 1 wicket for 27 runs in his spell, Noor Ahmad 1 wicket for 19 runs in 3 overs, Hayden Kerr 1 wicket for 24 runs in 3 overs, and Dhananjaya de Silva 1 wicket for 14 runs in 2 overs.
Dambulla Aura chasing 134 runs in the second inning achieved the target very easily for losing just 3 wickets in fourth ball of the 18th over and won the match by 7 wickets. Dambulla Aura started the inning very brilliantly, Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis came to start the inning and gave a very strong start with a partnership of 47 runs for the first wicket, the first wicket wicket has dismissed for 47 runs in 7.5 over, Kusal Mendis dismissed for 18 runs in 24 balls, next batsman Sadeera Samarawickrama came to bat and played well with Avishka Fernando, the second wicket has dismissed for 83 runs in last ball of the 12th over, Sadeera Samarawickrama dismissed after scoring 25 runs with the help of 4 boundaries in just 18 balls, next batsman Kusal Perera came to bat and he good strike rotate for a while with Avishka Fernando, the third wicket has dismissed for 105 runs in 15.3 over, Kusal Perera dismissed just for 5 runs in 8 balls, followed by Dhananjaya de Silva came to bat and he was remains unbeaten for 6 runs in 7 balls with Avishka Fernando, and Avishka Fernando played a very brilliant quick half-century and an unbeaten victory inning of 70 runs with the help of 3 sixes and 3 boundaires in just 49 balls. In this way, Dambulla Aura chased the target very easily for loss of just 3 wicket in just 17.4 overs and won the match by 7 wickets.
Galle Titans bowlers Lahiru Kumara took 2 wickets for 31 runs in his spell, Shakib Al Hasan 1 wicket just for 20 runs in his spell, apart from this all bowlers are wicketless, Kasun Rajitha was wicketless for 12 runs in 3 overs, Richard Ngarava wicketless for 33 runs in 2.4 overs, Ashan Priyanjan wicketless for 16 runs in 2 overs, Lahiru Samarakoon wicketless for 12 runs in 1 over, and Dasun Shanaka also wicketless for 12 runs in 1 over.
Dambulla Aura batsman Avishka Fernando was selected as the best player of the match, he played a very brilliant quick half-century and an unbeaten victory inning of 70 runs with the help of 3 sixes and 3 boundaires in just 49 balls.
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