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The 16th match of the 2024 Lanka Premier League (LPL) ended in a thrilling tie, where the Galle Marvels took home the winning laurels via a Super Over. In the second match of the evening at the R. Premadasa Stadium on July 14, Colombo Strikers routed Jaffna Kings by nine wickets and with nearly 10 overs to spare.
Batting first in the first match, Galle Marvels notched up 148/9 from 20 overs largely owing to a valiant 26-ball 38 from in-form opener Alex Hales. Tim Seifert (23 off 29 balls) and Dwaine Pretorius (16 off 12 balls) also made handy contributions in the middle overs. However, they failed to mount up their scoring rate in front of Dambulla Sixers’ bowlers Dushan Hemantha (2/19), Mohammad Nabi (2/14) and Nuwan Pradeep (2/42).
Chasing 149, Dambulla Sixers opener Reeza Hendricks pounded 72 runs from just 57 balls at the top. However, his run-chase masterclass was toppled by Galle Marvels’ Maheesh Theekshana (3/26) in the final over as the match ended in a tie. In the resultant Super Over, Alex Hales launched a six and a boundary off three balls to grab two points for the Galle Marvels.
In match number 17 of the tournament, Colombo Strikers’ Shadab Khan collected figures of 4/10 to restrict Jaffna Kings' entire line-up to just 109/9 from 20 overs. Chasing 110 for a win, opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz made an unbeaten 57 off 33 balls. His knock guided the Colombo Strikers to a nine-wicket win with 10.1 overs to spare.
Lanka Premier League 2024 Most Runs List
Jaffna Kings star Avishka Fernando scored 11 against Colombo Strikers to level up with Pathum Nissanka’s LPL 2024 tally of 311 runs. However, Fernando takes the top spot owing to a slightly better strike rate of 166.31.
The two batters are followed by Galle Marvels opener Alex Hales (281 runs), Kandy Falcons opener Dinesh Chandimal (258 runs), and Galle Marvels’ New Zealand import Tim Seifert (247 runs). They round up the top five batters of the season.
South African-based batters Rilee Rossouw (236 runs) and Reeza Hendricks (222 runs) are placed at number six and seven respectively. Meanwhile, Kusal Perera (215 runs), Glenn Phillips (206 runs), and Andre Fletcher (203 runs) take the final three slots on the top 10 LPL 2024 batting charts.
Lanka Premier League 2024 Most Wickets List
Colombo Strikers spinner Shadab Khan (14 wickets) took the top spot on the LPL 2024 wicket-taking list. He grabbed figures of 4/10 against Jaffna Kings on July 14. He displaced Galle Marvels' all-rounder Isuru Udana, who slipped to number two with 11 wickets.
Dasun Shanaka, Zahoor Khan, and Maheesh Theekshana have claimed nine wickets each to take the subsequent three slots. Similarly, Nuwan Thushara, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Dwaine Pretorius grabbed eight wickets to be placed at number six, seven, and eight respectively, on the top 10 bowlers list.
Dushan Hemantha and Asitha Fernando take the final two spots on the standings with seven wickets each to their credit.
