Match Overview:
In the first playoff qualifying match of the Lanka T10 Super League , which occurred on the dates of quarter and semi finals at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, saw the Jaffna Titans beat the Hambantota Bangla Tigers by 39 runs. We witnessed the Titans reaffirming their dominance over the Bangladesh Tigers and booking their spot in the subsequent stage of the tournament.
Playoff Qualifying Match Summary
Jaffna Titans Batting Performance
The Titans made a total of 124 runs in 10 overs without losing more than 4 wickets. Kusal Mendis dominated the match as he had:
Kusal Mendis (wk): 47 Runs from 25 balls, 2 fours and 4 sixes (S/R 188.0)
Tom Abell: 23 Runs from 12 balls (retired out) at a strike rate of 191.7
David Wiese (c): 18 runs not out from 5 balls including 2 sixes and a strike rate of 360.0
During the match, the Titans had to struggle against the Hambantota’s bowlers like Isuru Udana (1/34) and Tharindu Ratnayake (1/18) who took wickets. However, Eshan Malinga (0/27) and Dasun Shanaka (0/22) were quite pricey which allowed the titans to pile on the runs and finish on a high note.
Working Wickets:
Wickets of tom Kohler cadmore: 29/1 (2.5 bowled)
Wickets of Asalanka Charith: 53/2 (5.2 bowled)
Wickets of Tom Abell: 104/3 (8.6 bowled)
Wickets of Kusal Mendis: 124/4 (9.6 bowled)
Innings of the Hambantota Bangla Tigers in playoff qualifying
With a match score of 85 in 9.3 which qualified as the last wicket being drawn, Isura Udana was able to score 23 runs off 14 balls at a rate of 164.3, while his team could not withstand pressure from the opponent. In less than six overs played, the team conjoined points of;
Sabbir Rahman: in lanka playoff qualifying That scored 15 runs from 7 balls with an excellent strike rate of over 200.
The jaffna titans on the other hand were ruthless in their bowling attack commencing with Traveen Mathew 2 overs with 13 runs giving him 4 wickets in total. Followed by
Pramod Madushan who brought down 2 wickets with the total of 15 runs over 2 overs.
Nuwan Thushara and George Garton who had also gotten a wicket each restricting the tiger’s batting order while at it.
Working Wickets:
Wickets of Mohammad Shahzad: 0/1 (0.2 overs)
Wickets of Dasun Shanaka: 7/2 (1.2 overs)
Wickets of Kusal Perera: 8/3 (1.4 overs)
Wickets of Sabbir Rahman: 34/4 (3.4 overs)
Wickets of Shevon Daniel: 40/5 (4.5 overs)
The middle order for the tigers five last wicket draws yielded only 45 runs thus bringing about fully the limit of the five wickets drawn stacking a total for the team of 45 runs which can be stated as a collapse.
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