Opener Philip Salt hit a 34-ball 62 to help Dambulla Giants beat Colombo Stars by 18 runs in the Lanka Premier League at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday.
Giants scored 195 for 6 in their 20 overs, which Colombo Stars replied with 177 runs in 18.5 overs.
Najibullah Zadran also lit up the stadium with an innings of 54 runs in 40 balls with the help of 6 fours and 2 sixes. He added 31 runs with Salt before a 77-run stand for the fifth wicket with skipper Dasun Shanaka, who smashed 38 off 25 balls, studded with 2 sixes and 3 fours. Dushmantha Chamira was the bowlers’ choice for Colombo Stars with 3 for 34.
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Colombo Stars began their run chase at 71 for 3 in 8.4 overs but could not maintain their momentum as they lost 2 wickets in quick succession, leaving them at 78 for 5 in 10.4 overs. Given.
Thereafter, the Stars lost wickets at regular intervals and were eventually bowled out for 177 in 18.5 overs.
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Nuwan Pradeep took 3 wickets for 50 runs for Dambulla Giants. Tharindu Ratnayake, Imran Tahir and Chamika Karunaratne took two wickets each in the match.
Brief Scores: Dambulla Giants 195/6 (Philip Salt 62, Najibullah Zadran 54, Dushmantha Chamira 3-34) beat Colombo Stars 177 all out (Dinesh Chandimal 26, Tom Banton 23, Nuwan Pradeep 3-50) by 18 runs.
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