‘Iss baar yahi jeetenge’ – Fans react as Dambulla Aura win their sixth match in ongoing Lanka Premier League
LPL 2023: Dambulla Aura beat B-Love Kandy (Source: Twitter)
Both the teams were favorites entering into this but, it was Dambulla Aura (DA) who defeated B-Love Kandy (BLK) by 20 runs in match number 19 of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023 at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Earlier, it was B-Love Kandy who won the toss and elected to bowl first. But both the openers of DA started off on a positive with a steady batting partnership of 61 runs for the first wicket but, the team kept on losing wickets at regular intervals which resulted in them getting up to a formidable total of 162 runs in their 20 overs. The star of the show were Avishka Fernando (41), Sadeera Samarawickrama (31), and Ben McDermott (37).
In reply to this total, B-Love Kandy managed only to score 142 runs in their 20 overs. Dinesh Chandimal was the lone warrior with bat for DA as the right-hand batter scored a half-century before getting out to Hayden Kerr. Skipper Dhananjaya de Silva was the difference maker between both the team as the off-break bowler delivered a match-winning spell of 4/6 in just 2 overs and turned the game on its head and helped Dambula Aura retain their top spot.
Major clash for top spot was on the line in this LPL game
A thrilling match was anticipated because both B-L Kandy and Dambulla Aura had already qualified for the playoffs of the ongoing Lanka Premier League (LPL), as both teams were vying for the league’s top spot. In addition, neither team wanted to lose as the tournament’s final stretch approached since it could harm their spirits and it was evident from the way both team participated in the game but the magical spell from the skipper de Silva proved to be the difference.
Notably, league leaders Dambulla Aura had won their last four games in a straight. On August 4, they lost to B-Love Kandy. Since then, they have significantly improved as both bowlers and batters have performed admirably thus far. When it comes to Kandy, they dropped their opening two league games but turned things around in their final four, winning each and every one of them. In the most recent game, Mohammad Haris struck 81 off 51 deliveries, but the middle order failed to perform to its ability, and that is still a cause for concern.
Let us look at how Twitter has reacted to this;
https://twitter.com/BLoveKandy/status/1691141294700077056
A brilliant all-round performance enabled Dambulla Aura to secure a 20-run victory against B-Love Kandy.#BLoveKandy #DambullaAura #LPL2023 #LankaPremierLeague #SriLanka #T20 #Cricket #BetBarter pic.twitter.com/IpqRyKIxLH
— BetBarter (@BetBarteronline) August 14, 2023
Another glorious victory for Dambulla Aura by 20 runs.
Dambulla Aura Vs B-Love Kandy at RPICS,Colombo.
Lanka Premier League 2023.#DambullaAura pic.twitter.com/MiuAdqkjTQ
— Dambulla Aura LPLT20 (@dambullaAuraLPL) August 14, 2023
https://twitter.com/ESPNcricinfo/status/1691281057704968192
https://twitter.com/TheBuddyCricket/status/1691307521670066179
Spell of D Silva
Game changer #台風7号 #LPL2023 #15august2023 #IndictmentWatch pic.twitter.com/K6FS4AKT1N— Malik Fazal12 (@Fazal12Malik) August 15, 2023
https://twitter.com/TheBuddyCricket/status/1691311138120568832
Blue and Gold ! #DambullaAura pic.twitter.com/tCYOZ6JE3i
— Avishka Fernando (@Avishka28) August 13, 2023
