KR vs JK

Thisara Perera (Jaffna Kings captain): I think the game was great. Credit to the bowlers as they did well in these conditions. I told Seales and Lakmal that bowling the slow ball is tough in these conditions, so try cramping the batsmen with the yorkers. We are already late for the celebration. So, nothing much more. 

Angelo Perera (Kandy Warriors captain): We were actually expecting to win the game by two balls, given the form Rovman Powell was in. We wish him all the best from now on as he is departing for the series against Pakistan. We are going to get Ravi Bopara in place for him. 

Kandy Warriors post 166/5 after 14 overs, lose the game by 14 runs

181 is a tough target to chase in 20 overs. And, Kandy Warriors had to complete the task in just 14 overs. Looking back, they will be proud of their effort as they went down by just 14 runs. 

Jaffna Kings took a gamble by bowling the four overs in the powerplay by spinners Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga. However, the plan backfired as Charith Asalanka picked up the gaps and the scoreboard read 45/0.

Striking at a rate of over 200, he got dismissed in the seventh over. But, the problems for Jaffna Kings only got compounded as Rovman Powell entered the picture. 

The West Indian struck the second fastest fifty in LPL history before being given a standing ovation by the opponents for playing a monstrous innings. Kandy Warriors were ahead at the worm with three overs to go but there fortunes changed from there on. 

Some brilliant bowling by Suranga Lakmal at one end restricted the flow of runs while Jayden Seales scalped two wickets in the penultimate over to put the game out of reach. 

With 23 required off 6 deliveries and two new batsmen on the crease, Angelo Perera ran himself out trying to complete a quick double while Tillakaratne Sampath could muster only a single boundary in the last over. With this loss, Kandy Warriors' search for getting their first win in LPL 2021 continues. 

13.6 Suranga Lakmal to Tillakaratne Sampath, FOUR! Finds the boundary, but it is a little too less and a little too late! Low full toss outside off. Drives it through the covers and finds the fence

13.5 Suranga Lakmal to Minod Bhanuka, IN THE AIR! DROPPED! Lakmal can't blame anyone else. Bhanuka miscues the low full toss straight up in the air. Lakmal settles under the ball but makes a meal of it in the end

13.3 Suranga Lakmal to Minod Bhanuka, backs away early but Lakmal beats him with a yorker. Gurbaz throws down the stumps and concedes a bye in the process

13.1 Suranga Lakmal to Angelo Perera, OUT! Another one bites the dust! Yorker from Lakmal. Perera digs it out to square leg. He tries to come back for the second but the throw from the deep is spot on. Gurbaz finds Perera well short of the crease.

Angelo Perera run out Rahmanullah Gurbaz 1(1b, 0x4, 0x6)

Jayden Seales' penultimate over nearly seals the game for Jaffna Kings. The young man scalps two wickets and Kandy Warriors have two new batters out in the middle and they need to chase 23 runs to win from 6 balls. 

12.6 Jayden Seales to Kennar Lewis, AERIAL! Gone this time! Length ball outside the off-stump. Tries to whack it across the line. Miscues it off the toe end of the bat. Cadmore completes the catch in the deep.

Kennar Lewis c Tom Kohler-Cadmore b Jayden Seales 41 (36b, 3x4, 2x6)

12.5 Jayden Seales to Kennar Lewis, misses out! It's a length ball close to the off-stump. It's there to be hit, but Lewis tries to go far too square. Doesn't make contact in the end

12.4 Jayden Seales to Kamindu Mendis, OUT! No timing on this one! Comes down the track but Seals shortens his length. Mendis still tries to take it on. All he manages to do is to drag it across to the fielder at deep mid-wicket.

Kamindu Mendis c (sub KNA Bandara) b Jayden Seales 9 (5b, 2x4, 0x6)