COLOMBO: Jaffna Kings’ batter, Tom Kohler-Cadmore scored brilliant 92 before Jayden Seales starred with the ball to help his side thump Colombo Stars in their Lanka Premier League (LPL) fixture.
Kings’ combined batting and bowling effort; saw their defeating the Stars by a massive 102-runs margin in the 17th match of LPL.
Batting first, Kings, started brilliantly; with a century-plus opening stand. Kohler-Cadmore and Upul Tharanga batted brilliantly, laying the foundation to amass a massive 193/5 in 20 overs.
Tharanga fell short after scoring 33; facing 37 deliveries. The batter was a touch too slow, in contrast to his batting partner, however, his slow inning, did not halt his side from scoring a commendable total. Tharanga smashed four boundaries.
Kohler-Cadmore, on the other hand, was at different level; scoring an astonishing 92 off just 55 balls, laced with five boundaries and eight gigantic sixes. His brilliant innings, set the pace; with the rest of the batters also chipping at the death, guided the Kings to the total.
Chasing 194, the Stars’ batters struggled throughout the innings, apart from their middle-order batter, Tom Banton, no batter could make a significant impact. The Stars, eventually, bowled out for a skimpy 91; losing the match by 102 runs.
Banton, top-scored for the side; scoring 30 run, he faced 33 balls and smashed four boundaries before dismissed by Vijayakanth Viyaskanth.
For the Kings, Seales claimed four wickets, while Viyaskanth bagged three. Maheesh Theekshana, on the other hand, claimed two wickets.
With this victory, the Kings have consolidated their top position on the points table, while the Stars remained at the fourth.
