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The 7th T20I Match of the Lanka Premier League 2023 was played today bitween Galle Titans vs Jaffna Kings at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele. In which Jaffna Kings defeated Galle Titans by 8 wickets.
Galle Titans batted first after winning the toss, started the inning not very well, Shevon Daniel and Lasith Croospulle came to start the inning, the and gave a good start, the first wicket has dismissed just for 28 runs in last ball of the 4th over, Lasith Croospulle dismissed for 19 runs with the help of 3 boundaires in 12 balls, next batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksa came to bat and he dismissed very quickly just in 1 ball without scoring as second wicket in 4.3 over, the team score was just 29 runs, next batsman Tim Seifert came to bat and played well with Shevon Daniel, the third wicket has dismissed for 63 runs in last ball of the 9th over, Shevon Daniel dismissed after scoring 25 runs with the help of 1 six and 2 boundaires in 25 balls, next batsman Shakib Al Hasan came to bat, meanwhile the fourth wicket also dismissed for 66 runs in first ball of the 11th over, Tim Seifert dismissed after scoring 18 runs with the help of 1 six in 23 balls, followed by Dasun Shanaka came to bat, after a few moments the fifth wicket also dismissed for 75 runs in 12.3 over, Shakib Al Hasan dismissed just for 6 runs in 9 balls, next batsman Lahiru Samarakoon came to bat and after a few moments he was dismissed just for 1 run in 9 balls as sixth wicket in 14.4 over, the score was 89 runs, next batsman Akila Dananjaya came to bat, after a moments the seventh wicket also dismissed for 107 runs in first ball of the 19th over, Dasun Shanaka dismissed after scoring 30 runs with the help of 2 sixes and 2 boundaires in just 24 balls, next batsman Kasun Rajitha came to bat, meanwhile the 8th wicket also dismissed for 108 runs in 18.3 over, Akila Dananjaya dismissed just for 1 run in 8 balls, followed by Tabraiz Shamsi came to bat, meanwhile the 9th wicket also dismissed just for 110 runs in second ball of the final over, Kasun Rajitha dismissed just for 2 runs in 4 balls, followed by Richard Ngarava came to bat and he was remains unbeaten for 6 runs in 3 balls with Tabraiz Shamsi, and Tabraiz Shamsi also remians unbeaten for 2 runs in 3 balls. In this way, Galle Titans scored 117 runs after losing 9 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs and set a target of 118 runs in front of Jaffna Kings.
Jaffna Kings bowlers performed very brilliant bowling, Dunith Wellalage took 4 wickets just for 10 runs in his spell, Nandre Burger took 2 wickets just for 15 runs in 2 overs, Maheesh Theekshana 1 wicket just for 19 runs in his spell, Nuwan Thushara 1 wicket for 28 runs in his spell, Charith Asalanka 1 wicket just for 1 run in 1 over, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth was wicketless for 35 runs in 3 overs, and Thisara Perera also wicketless just for 6 runs in 2 overs.
Jaffna Kings chasing 118 runs in the second inning achieved the target very easily and quickly for losing just 2 wickets in the fourth ball of the 13th over and won the match by 8 wickets. Jaffna Kings started the inning not very well but after the first wicket, Towhid Hridoy handled the inning very strongly with Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Charith Asalanka came to start the inning, the first wicket has dismissed just for 17 runs in 2.4 overs, Charith Asalanka dismissed just for 5 runs in 10 balls, next batsman Towhid Hridoy came to bat and handled the inning and played a very brilliant half-century partnership of 83 runs with Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the second wicket has dismissed for 100 runs in 11.2 over, Rahmanullah Gurbaz dismissed after playing a very brilliant half-century inning of 54 runs with the help of 5 sixes and 3 boundaires in just 39 balls, followed by David Miller came to bat and he remained unbeaten for 7 runs in 4 balls with Towhid Hridoy, and Towhid Hridoy played a very brilliant unbeaten quick victory inning of 44 runs with the help of 4 sixes and 2 boundaries in just 23 balls. In this way, Towhid Hridoy chased the target very easily for the loss of just 2 wickets in 12.4 overs and won the match by 8 wickets.
Galle Titans bowlers Shakib Al Hasan took all 2 wickets for 31 runs in his spell, apart from this all are wicketless, Tabraiz Shamsi wicketless for 26 runs in 3 overs, Akila Dananjaya wicketless for 45 runs in 2.4 overs, Richard Ngarava wicketless just for 4 runs in 2 overs, and Kasun Rajitha also wicketless for 9 runs in 1 over.
Jaffna Kings bowler Dunith Wellalage was selected as the best player of the match, he performed very brilliantly bowling took 4 wickets just for 10 runs in his spell.
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