All-round Hasaranga leads Falcons to massive victory over Sixers

COLOMBO: Wanindu Hasaranga took a four-fer after brisk half-centuries from Andre Fletcher and Kamindu Mendis to propel Kandy Falcons to a thumping 54-run victory over Dambulla Sixers in the 18th match of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2024 here on Monday.

Chasing a daunting 223-run total, the Sixers could accumulate 168/9 despite a fighting half-century from Kusal Perera.

The Sixers were never in the hunt as they lost wickets at regular intervals while Perera did the majority of the fight single-handedly.

Perera waged a lone battle until he was dismissed by Hasaranga in the 15th over.

The opening batter smashed five fours and as many sixes on his way to top score for the Sixers with a 40-ball 74.

Mark Chapman, who scored 24 off 19 in the middle, was the next contributor to the Sixers’ pursuit.

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Hasaranga led the bowling charge for the Falcons with four wickets, followed by Dasun Shanaka with three while Mohammad Hasnain and Chaturanga de Silva made one scalp each.

Earlier, the Falcons registered a massive total of 222/4 on the board, courtesy of Fletcher’s fifty and an unbeaten partnership between Mendis and Angelo Mathews.

Fletcher carried his bat till the 13th over and returned with top-scoring for the Falcons with a quickfire. His 34-ball knock featured one four and seven sixes.

Following his dismissal, Mendis joined forces with Mathews and added an unbeaten 95 runs to the total.

Mendis returned undefeated with a 24-ball 51 while Mathews made 44 not out in 23 balls.

Dushan Hemantha was the pick of the bowlers for the Sixers with 3/14 in his four overs.

The 54-run victory lifted Kandy Falcons to the fifth spot in the LPL 2024 standings with six points, two clear of rock-bottom Dambulla Sixers.

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All-round Shanaka propels Falcons to sink Sixers in LPL 2024 opener

PALLEKELE: Dasun Shanaka backed brilliant bowling figures of 3/20 with a quickfire knock to lead Kandy Falcons to a resounding victory over Dambulla Sixers in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2024 opener here on Monday.

Set to chase 180, the Falcons amassed 183/4 in 17.2 overs, courtesy of Dinesh Chandimal’s anchoring half-century, followed by Shanaka’s fireworks.

The home side, however, had a shaky start to the pursuit as they were reduced to 26/2 in 3.1 overs after opener Andre Fletcher (0) and wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Haris (5) perished cheaply.

Following the early hiccup, Chandimal knitted an important partnership for the third wicket with Kamindu Mendis.

The duo added 56 runs to the total until Chamindu Wickramasinghe dismissed Mendis in the 10th over.

Mendis scored 27 off 22 deliveries, laced up with four boundaries.

Chandimal was then involved in yet another crucial partnership for Kandy Falcons when he partnered with Angelo Mathews to add 29 runs for the fourth wicket before finally perishing in the 13th over.

Dinesh Chandimal remained the top-scorer for the Falcons with 40-ball 65 which included six fours and three sixes.

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His dismissal did not bother the Falcons as much as Shanaka charged on the Sixers’ bowlers from the word go and steered his side to glory in the 18th over.

Shanaka scored a blistering 46 off 15 deliveries with the help of three fours and five sixes while Mathews offered a supporting hand with a 20-ball 37.

Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Akila Dhananjaya, Mustafizur Rahman and Nuwan Thushara picked one wicket apiece for the Sixers.

Earlier, after being sent into bat first, Dambulla Sixers registered 179/4 on the board at the back of Mark Chapman’s 91.

The Sixers had a disastrous start to their innings as they lost their top four batters inside five overs with just 25 runs on the board.

Chapman and Wickramasinghe then launched an astounding recovery with an unbeaten 154-run partnership and took their side to a competitive total.

Mark Chapman top-scored for the Sixers with 91 in 61 balls, peppered with eight fours and four sixes while Wickramasinghe made a 42-ball 62, hitting four fours and three sixes.

Dasun Shanaka led the bowling attack for the Falcons with three wickets while Mohammad Hasnain took one.

The six-wicket victory put Kandy Falcons to the top of the LPL 2024 standings while Dambulla Sixers sank to the bottom.

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