In today’s match between Jaffna Kings and Galle Titans of Lanka Premier League, Kasun Rajitha was certainly brilliant. In 4 overs, Rajitha went on to take 4 wickets, and that really put a lot of pressure on the opponent. His brilliant spell helped Galle Titans to get Jaffna Kings out at a low score of 89 runs. He is certainly going to be a key bowler for his team to take them ahead in the tournament.
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Overall performance of Kasun Rajitha in the tournament so far
Till now Kasun Rajitha has been one of the top bowlers of the tournament. He is the 2nd highest wicket-taker of the tournament. His bowling average is incredible, he has taken wickets at an average of only 16.80. This is truly a masterclass. His overall statistics are also brilliant. You can see those below.
- Matches – 7
- Wickets – 10
- Bowling average – 16.80
- 4 – fers – 1
- 5 – fers – 0
His overall performance in the tournament as given above, is certainly a nightmare for the batters. This shows that he can certainly destroy the batting lineup of the team. Now it is going to be very important for him to make certain that he makes the same contribution, even in the upcoming matches.
Contribution to today’s match
His contribution in today’s match was even more special than his overall stats in the tournament. He made it look easy, but these stats are hard to achieve in a T20 match.
- Overs – 4
- Runs – 20
- Wickets – 4
- Economy – 5
He first got the backbone of the team, and that was the opening pair. Madushka got out on 2 runs, and Gurbaz got out on a Duck. The most experienced batter Shoaib Malik was clean bowled, and at the end, Rajitha got Miller’s wicket too.
All of these 4 wickets were of the main batters, and it shows the impact he made on the performance of the team.