The match between Dambulla Aura, and Jaffna Kings was full of excitement. Both teams were equally competitive, Dambulla Aura was certainly a much better team. They managed to win the game by 9 runs. In this manner, they were able to snatch the victory from the opponent. Currently, Dambulla Aura is at the top of the Points Table, and they certainly want to stay there to ensure that they qualify for the next stage.
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Key moments of the match:
Dambulla Auro Innings
- Dambulla Aura batted first, and the openers had the responsibility of making a good opening stand for the team. However, both the openers got out on Duck, so the team score was 1-2.
- Auro needed a good partnership, and that is what they got from Samarawickrama and Kusal Perera. Both the batters got a partnership of 51 runs and took the score from 1 to 52. Once Samarawickrama got out, then the score for the team was 52-3.
- Wickets kept on falling at regular intervals, and due to this, the score was soon 85-6. Perera and Liyanage tried hard, but they were not able to make the score reach a good total. The final total the team was able to put in was only 134 runs.
Jaffna Kings Innings
- Jaffna Kings had the target of 136 runs, and that was certainly not very tough to achieve. However, at the same time, Auro’s bowling attack couldn’t be taken lightly.
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Charith Asalanka were set to provide a good start to the team because that would have made them win half of the match.
- However, soon the first wicket fell on the 7 runs team total, and the second on 8.
- Once Gurbaz got out, the team score was 10-3.
- On the other end, Shoaib Malik fought till the end, and he managed to score 74 runs not out.
At the end of the 20th over, Jaffna Kings were able to score only 125 runs, and Dambulla Aura won the match by 9 runs. This match has moved Dambulla Aura to the top of the points table.
