DAMBULLA: Reeza Hendricks and Kusal Perera scored half-centuries to steer Dambulla Sixers to an eight-victory against Colombo Strikers in a high-scoring Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2024 clash here on Sunday.
Set to chase 186, Dambulla Sixers achieved the target in 17.5 overs to register their first win in the LPL 2024.
Hendricks and Perera set the tone for Dambulla Sixers with their belligerent stroke play, scoring 63 runs in the first six overs.
Perera completed his half-century in 33 balls while Hendricks took 34 balls to reach the milestone.
However, Taskin Ahmed removed both batters in three balls to break the 154-run opening pair.
Perera top-scored with 80 runs from 50 balls, with the help of eight boundaries and four sixes, while Hendricks struck 54 off 39.
With 31 remaining off 30 balls, Mark Chapman (23*) took charge and finished the game with three sixes off Matheesha Pathirana in the 18th over.
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Earlier Colombo Striekrs’ openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Angelo Perera also gave a quick start with a 73-run partnership in 51 balls before the latter got run out.
Angelo Perera departed after scoring 41 off 27 with six boundaries and one six. Meanwhile, Gurbaz (36) fell prey to Dushan Hemantha in the 11th over with 87 runs on the board.
The Strikers soon slipped to 125-5 before Glenn Phillips and Chamika Karunaratne added 59 runs in 25 balls for the sixth wicket.
Phillips scored 52 off 36 before falling on the penultimate ball of the match, while Karunaratne remained unbeaten at 27 off 12 as Colombo Strikers scored 185-6 in their 20 overs.
Nuwan Pradeep and Mohammad Nabi claimed two wickets each for Dambulla Sixers.
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