Lanka Premier League 2024 Top run-getters and wicket-takers after Colombo Strikers vs Kandy Falcons (Updated) ft. Alex Hales and Dunith Wellalage

Jaffna Kings took on Galle Marvels in the second match of the Lanka Premier League and elected to bat after winning the toss. Avishka Fernando and Pathum Nissanka scored half centuries. It helped the Kings to 177-7. Zahoor Khan took three wickets for 34 runs in four overs for the Marvels.

Alex Hales scored 65 off 47. He helped the Marvels reach their target on the last delivery of their innings, losing five wickets. Hales won the Player of the Match for his innings. Asitha Fernando and Fabian Allen took two wickets each for the Kings.

Meanwhile, B-Love Kandy won the toss against Colombo Strikers in the third match and elected to bowl first. Sadeera Samarawickrama scored 48 off 26 and was the highest scorer for Colombo.

Muhammad Waseem and Thisara Perera scored 30-plus runs each. Colombo made 198-7. Kasun Rajitha and Wanindu Hasaranga took two wickets each for Kandy.

Kandy were bundled out for 147 in 15.5 overs in response. Only four batters managed double-digit scores. Dunith Wellalage and Shadab Khan were the most successful bowlers for Colombo, while Shadab won the Player of the Match award.

Lanka Premier League 2024 Most Runs List

No.	Player	Team	Runs	Mat	Inns	HS	Avg	SR	100	50	4s	6s
1	Shaik Rasheed	CSR	100	2	2	87	100	135.14	0	1	9	4
2	Pinninti Tapaswi	UTL	52	1	1	52	52	226.09	0	1	7	3
3	Sanaboyina Tarun	UTL	50	1	1	50	50	208.33	0	1	5	4
4	P Roshan Kumar	R-Kings	47	1	1	47	47	195.83	0	0	3	4
5	Srikar Bharat	VZW	46	1	1	46	46	200	0	0	3	3
6	Abhishek Reddy	CSR	45	2	2	28	22.5	118.42	0	0	7	0
7	Manish Golamaru	BZW	44	1	1	44	44	118.92	0	0	4	1
8	DB Prasanth Kumar	R-Kings	38	1	1	38	38	172.73	0	0	4	2
9	Ashwin Hebbar	VZW	35	1	1	35	35	129.63	0	0	3	2
10	Mitta Lekhaz Reddy	CSR	34	2	2	24	17	141.67	0	0	1	3

Dinesh Chandimal has jumped to first from second with 103 runs in two Lanka Premier League matches at a strike rate of 156.06. Mark Chapman has dropped to second with 91 runs off 61 deliveries in his first outing.

Alex Hales has jumped to third with 65 off 47 in his first outing. Chamindu Wickramasinghe scored 62 off 42 in his first match to move to fourth from third. Angelo Mathews remains fifth with 62 runs in two games at a strike rate of 155.

Lanka Premier League 2024 Most Wickets List

No.	Player	Team	Wickets	Mat	Inns	Avg	SR	ER	5W+	3W+	Maiden
1	Bandaru Ayyappa	UTL	4	1	1	5.25	6	5.25	0	1	0
2	Kaldhi Ajay Kumar	UTL	3	1	1	8.33	8	6.25	0	1	0
3	Kodavandla Sudharsan	VZW	3	1	1	10	8	7.5	0	1	0
4	Shambu Akhil	BZW	2	1	1	8.5	12	4.25	0	0	0
5	Sirla Hima Srinivas	UTL	2	1	1	9	9	6	0	0	0
6	B Vinay Kumar	R-Kings	2	1	1	6.5	6	6.5	0	0	0
7	Penmetsa Satya Raju	R-Kings	2	1	1	14.5	12	7.25	0	0	0
8	Karthik Raman	CSR	2	1	1	16.5	9	11	0	0	0
9	Yarra Prithviraj	UTL	1	1	1	21	24	5.25	0	0	0
10	Bailapudi Yeswanth	VZW	1	1	1	23	24	5.75	0	0	0

Dunith Wellalage took four wickets for 20 runs in his first outing and jumped to first position. Shadab Khan finished with four wickets for 22 runs in four overs on Tuesday to move to second place.

Dasun Shanka slipped to third from first with three wickets for 20 runs in his first match of the season. Zahoor Khan jumped to fourth with three wickets for 34 runs in four overs in the first game.

Meanwhile, Dwaine Pretorious jumped to fifth with two wickets for 23 runs in the first match for Galle.

Edited by Bhargav