LPL 2024 | Nuwan Pradeep’s three-fer and Mohammad Nabi’s knock beat Colombo Strikers

After a clinical victory in their previous game, the Colombo Strikers won the toss and elected to field first. In a mirror of their earlier success, their bowlers excelled by dismissing Reeza Hendricks, Nuwanidu Fernando, Kusal Perera, and Towhid Hridoy within the powerplay, leaving the score at 25/4. Concern grew when Mark Chapman fell cheaply in the eighth over, leaving Dambulla in a precarious position. However, Mohammad Nabi and Chamindu Wickramasinghe steadied Dambulla's innings, guiding them to 59/5 by the end of the 12th over. The pair built a crucial 50-run partnership and then accelerated, pushing the score to 91/5 after 15 overs. Just as they were building momentum, Binura Fernando struck again to dismiss Nabi. Subsequently, the lower order collapsed further, with Dunith Wellalge and Matheesha Pathirana restricting the Sixers to a modest total of 123 runs.

In reply, Colombo had a disastrous start as Wickramasinghe and Nuwan Pradeep quickly accounted for Angelo Perara and Muhammad Waseem within the first two overs. Their hopes suffered another blow when Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sadeera Samarawickrama fell to the bowling duo, leaving them struggling at 37/4 after the powerplay. The batting order continued to falter as Glenn Phillips and Wellalage departed before the halfway mark, with the score at a precarious 48/6 in 8.1 overs. With wickets falling steadily, the Colombo Strikers found themselves in dire straits at 95/9 after 18 overs, needing 29 runs off the last two overs. Eventually, with the dismissal of Thisara Perera, Colombo succumbed to a 28-run defeat after bundling out for 95 runs in 18.1 overs. 

What a ball!

Pathirana special!! 

— SportsCafe (@IndiaSportscafe) 

Clean bowled!

Fav Afghan player for sure, his drives & punches 🥰🥰

Clears Gurbaz

— •𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐲 𝟐𝟕• (@TCG_27) 

Goes for nothing!

Gurbaz 😜

— Pragnesh Dabhi(प्रज्ञेश डाभी) (@pragneshk8dabhi) 

What?

Thisara Perera is one of dumbest cricketer I've ever seen from Sri Lanka 

— VINAY RAAM (@VINAYRAAM4) 

Does it!

🚨 Lanka Premier League 

• Defending Champions Kandy Falcons has Qualified for the Play-Off of the LPL 2024.  

— Abubakar Bin Tallat (@AbubakarAbbasii) 

LOL!

Colombo Strikers saved RCB legacy



At least can watch Pathirana bat.

— Jacob Martin (@Leg_shift_D) 

May be or may not!

Unpopular opinion



Madhushanka >>>>>>>>>>> pathirana 🔥

— AaraVK18 (@KOHLI18_ERA) 

Hahaha!

CSK and Pathirana 

— Rajabets 🇮🇳👑 (@smileagainraja) 

Great win!

Defending Champions Kandy has Qualified to Play-Off of the LPL 2024.    

— DANUSHKA ARAVINDA (@DanuskaAravinda) 

Hmm!

M Haris Was dropped when Shaheen was a captain 

He is playing really nice in LPL  

— ЅᏦᎽ (@13hamdard)