The eliminator match of the 2021 LPL Cricket Tournament between Dambulla Giants and Colombo Stars ended today (19) at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota. Giants won the match by 6 wickets and qualified for the Qualifier 2 match of the LPL this year.
At the end of the preliminary round, the Giants finished third in the bonus points table, and Stras finished fourth.
The stars were losing momentum in the middle of their innings before skipper Angelo Mathews led from the front with a fighting unbeaten half century which included 4 fours and 2 sixes. He ended exactly on 50* as the Stars posted a competitive 145/6. Nuwan Pradeep also bowled impressively to capture 2/23 in his four overs.
The Giants lost a couple of early wickets before the explosive Englishman Phil Salt got going in an entertaining knock of 32 off just 21 balls. He fell at a key juncture but Janith Liyanage who has been a find of the tournament went on to record his second half century in just his third innings. Liyanage also received good support from overseas player Najibullah Zadran(34) as the duo added 61 for the fourth wicket.
Liyanage guided his team towards victory as he remained unbeaten on 56 as the Giants got home with seven balls to spare. He also made a half century on his LPL debut against the Galle Gladiators a few days back.
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