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Best performances - Batsmen

RR Hendricks
RR Hendricks
64(37) 9x4 - 1x6
Control %89%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 34 runs
  • 7x4 - 0x6
0 7 10 4 1 1 5 36
C Karunaratne
45(30) 4x4 - 2x6
Control %66%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 10 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
4 0 1 0 10 7 14 9

Best performances - Bowlers

Fazalhaq Farooqi
Fazalhaq Farooqi
O4
M0
R39
W3
Eco9.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
MJ Ackerman
O3
M0
R27
W2
Eco9
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W

Match Details

Toss

Dambulla Sixers , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50

Match days

22 July 2026 - night match (20-over match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Dambulla Sixers 2, Galle Gallants 0

Scorer: Harshith Gowda | Commentator: Madushka Balasuriya

And on that note it's a wrap from us. The win takes Dambulla up to second, behind the Galle Gallants who are the only side with a positive net run rate. We have another double-header tomorrow, so be sure to join us for that. But until then, on behalf of the rest of the team, this is Madushka signing out!

Dushmantha Chameera:

"Captained during schooltime, and first time captaining here. Compared with the SSC I think it's more of a batting wicket here. We have to execute well over here, can't bowl outside off too much. All our bowlers did their part well. And credit to our batters for finishing in the 16th over and boosting our net run rate. [Chandimal] will hopefully be okay for the next match."

Player of the Match is Reeza Hendricks:

"Nice to go out and contribute to the team and this time getting over the line and winning. It's my second season now in the LPL, wickets are generally good and tonight was the same."

Dasun Shanaka:

"Started really well, but disappointed with how we finsihed the game. Had good finishers but it didn't work for us today. We discussed about playing positive cricket, so good thing is we have another game tomorrow. So maybe tomorrow we'll do the job."

Time for the post-match presentation...

10.41pm Gulbadin Naib then with the winning runs, but this was a chase steered masterfully by Reeza Hendricks who remains unbeaten on a 37-ball 64. He came in at the fall of the first wicket, and ensured he'd be there right till the end, perfectly pacing the chase. Key was his stand of 69 off 47 with Marques Ackerman, but a word too for Pavan Rathnayake, who's 29 off 11 allowed Hendricks and Ackerman to play with minimal risk. Gulbadin's 20-run cameo at the death saw Dambulla romp home. But the key work had been done earlier with the ball, when the Sixers had reeled the Gallants back in at the death, picking up 28 for 4 in the final four overs. Farooqi was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 39, coming in clutch at the death, but Ackerman too played his part getting rid of Charith Asalanka - to break dangerous stand - and Sahan Arachchige through the middle. All in all a superb all round performance.

16.1
6
Kalupahana to Gulbadin Naib, SIX, And that's that! Dambulla with a comprehensive win over the table toppers! This was in the slot and Gulbadin has crashed this over wide long-on. Six wicket win and the table has been thrown open!
16.1
1w
Kalupahana to Gulbadin Naib, 1 wide, starts off short of a length and down leg

Dinura Kalupahana getting a bowl

END OF OVER:
16 | 10 Runs | DAT: 173/4 (6 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 10.81, RRR: 1.50)

  • Reeza Hendricks64 (37b)
  • Gulbadin Naib14 (5b)
  • Vijayakanth Viyaskanth4-0-30-0
  • Mohammad Nawaz3-0-40-1

Strategic timeout called but it's all but a formality now. Just six needed.

15.6
0
Viyaskanth to Hendricks, no run, good length on off, rare forward defence
15.5
4
Viyaskanth to Hendricks, FOUR, Short and punished! Hendricks has absolutely feasted on the short stuff today. This was a drag down and it's been pounded to deep square leg boundary
15.4
0
Viyaskanth to Hendricks, no run, length ball punched straight to cover
15.3
4
Viyaskanth to Hendricks, FOUR, Way down leg and helped on its way! This came off the back of the bat, no chance for the keeper as it raced to fine leg

Sixers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st26N DickwellaSahibzada Farhan
2nd8RR HendricksSahibzada Farhan
3rd36RR HendricksP Rathnayake
4th69RR HendricksMJ Ackerman
5th41RR HendricksGulbadin Naib