2023 Lanka Premier League final

The 2023 Lanka Premier League Final was played on 20 August 2023 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[1] Dambulla Aura qualified for the finals after their win in Qualifier 1. They competed with B-Love Kandy, who qualified for the finals after their win in Qualifier 2.

2023 Lanka Premier League Final
Event2023 Lanka Premier League
Dambulla Aura B-Love Kandy
147/4 151/5
(20 overs) (19.5 overs)
B-Love Kandy won by 5 wickets
Date20 August 2023
VenueR. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Player of the matchAngelo Mathews (B-Love Kandy)
UmpiresAleem Dar (Pakistan)
Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
2022
2024

After winning the toss, Dambulla Aura elected to bat and only managed to score 147/4 runs in 20 overs. The B-Love Kandy chased the target in 19.5 overs and won the match by five wickets, thus winning their first LPL title. B-Love Kandy player Angelo Mathews was named as the player of the match. Wanindu Hasaranga (B-Love Kandy) was named as the player of the season for scoring 279 runs and taking 19 wickets throughout the tournament.[2]

Match

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Match officials

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Summary

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20 August 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Aura
147/4 (20 overs)
v
B-Love Kandy
151/5 (19.5 overs)
Kamindu Mendis 44 (37)
Noor Ahmad 3/27 (4 overs)
B-Love Kandy won by 5 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL)
Player of the match: Angelo Mathews (B-Love Kandy)
  • Dambulla Aura won the toss and elected to bat.

Match scorecard

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1st innings

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Dambulla Aura batting
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Avishka Fernando c Haris b Pradeep 5 10 0 0 50.00
Kusal Mendis (c, wk) c †Chandimal b Chathuranga 22 23 3 0 95.65
Sadeera Samarawickrama b Chathuranga 36 30 5 0 120.00
Kusal Perera not out 31 25 2 1 124.00
Dhananjaya de Silva c Mathews b Hasnain 40 29 0 3 137.93
Alex Ross not out 2 3 0 0 66.66
Hayden Kerr did not bat
Dushan Hemantha did not bat
Binura Fernando did not bat
Noor Ahmad did not bat
Pramod Madushan did not bat
Extras (w 8, lb 3)
11
Total
(4 wickets; 20 overs)
147 10 4 RR: 7.35

Fall of wickets: 1/11 (Avishka, 2.2 ov), 2/68 (Samarawickrama, 10.1 ov), 3/71 (K Mendis, 10.5 ov), 4/134 (de Silva, 18.3 ov)

B-Love Kandy bowling
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Wides NBs
Angelo Mathews 2 0 11 0 5.50 0 0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4 0 24 0 6.00 1 0
Nuwan Pradeep 4 0 30 1 7.50 0 0
Chaturanga de Silva 4 0 25 2 6.25 1 0
Mohammad Hasnain 4 0 38 1 9.50 1 0
Kamindu Mendis 2 0 16 0 8.00 1 0

2nd innings

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B-Love Kandy batting
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Mohammad Haris b Noor 26 22 3 1 118.18
Kamindu Mendis c Samarawickrama b Noor 44 37 3 1 118.91
Dinesh Chandimal (wk) c Pramod b B Fernando 24 22 3 0 109.09
Angelo Mathews (c) not out 25 21 3 0 119.04
Chaturanga de Silva c Kerr b Noor 0 4 0 0 0.00
Asif Ali c Kusal b B Fernando 19 10 2 1 190.00
Lahiru Madushanka not out 5 3 1 0 166.66
Ashen Bandara did not bat
Mohammad Hasnain did not bat
Mujeeb Ur Rahman did not bat
Nuwan Pradeep did not bat
Extras (w 2, lb 6)
8
Total
(5 wickets; 19.5 overs)
151 15 3 RR: 7.61

Fall of wickets: 1/49 (Haris, 6.3 ov), 2/94 (Kamindu, 12.4 ov), 3/105 (Chandimal, 14.6 ov), 4/107 (Chathuranga, 15.5 ov), 5/132 (Asif, 18.1 ov)

Dambulla Aura bowling
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Wides NBs
Binura Fernando 4 0 31 2 7.75 0 0
Dhananjaya de Silva 3 0 16 0 5.33 0 0
Pramod Madushan 2.5 0 20 0 7.05 0 0
Hayden Kerr 3 0 30 0 10.00 0 0
Noor Ahmad 4 0 27 3 6.75 2 0
Dushan Hemantha 3 0 21 0 7.00 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Lanka Premier League to be played from July 30 to August 20". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Mathews ensures Kandy hold their nerve to take LPL title". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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