Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

PHKD Mendis
88(39) 9x4 - 4x6
Control %92%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 16 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
14 4 4 11 11 12 16 16
P Rathnayake
50(30) 6x4 - 1x6
Control %73%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 14 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
0 0 11 7 8 1 4 19

Best performances - Bowlers

Shahnawaz Dahani
Shahnawaz Dahani
O4
M0
R20
W2
Eco5
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
O4
M0
R33
W2
Eco8.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
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

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

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Colombo Kaps 2, Dambulla Sixers 0

Scorer: Chetan Kumar | Commentator: Madushka Balasuriya

END OF OVER:
20 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | DAT: 176/8 (22 runs required, RR: 8.80)

  • Vishwa Lahiru3 (3b)
  • Dushmantha Chameera2 (6b)
  • Milan Rathnayaka3-0-26-1
  • Shahnawaz Dahani4-0-20-2

On that note it's a wrap from us. There's one more day of action in Dambulla before play moves to Kandy. For that, if you're in the area, be sure to make your way to the ground tomorrow as it's free entry for both fixtures in tomorrow's doubleheader. But for now, on behalf of the rest of the team, this is Madushka signing out!

To no one's surprise Kamindu Mendis is Player of the Match:

"I just kept calm and played the field. If I'm in the zone I feel unstoppable. Yes absolutely [this is one of my best T20 knocks]. [The powerblast] is 50-50, bowlers get wickets as well, but batters also get runs. So it's challenging."

Dinesh Chandimal:

"We were outplayed. We could have restricted them to 180, but credit to Kamindu who was awesome in that innings. But these things happen in cricket, and we're playing nonstop. So it's tough for the players, but we need to adjust. I'm feeling much better, but I can play the game with painkillers."

Time then for the post-match presentation...

11.14pm So Colombo go joint top on points after a superlative all round display, one led by their skipper Kamindu Mendis, whose 88* off 39 ripped the game out of Dambulla's reach. Dambulla to their credit put in a good effort in their chase, with 50 from Pavan Rathnayake, 40 from Marques Ackerman and a 28-run cameo from Gulbadin Naib. But it always looked to be a steep ask with a batting line-up that seemed to be on the shorter side. Shahnawaz Dahani's 2 for 20 in his four overs also ensured Dambulla's batters were largely kept in check.

19.6
1
Rathnayaka to Lahiru, 1 run, short and pulled to deep midwicket. Single to end the innings as Colombo secure a comfortable 21-run victory!
19.5
0
Rathnayaka to Lahiru, no run, good length slower one on off, leading edge back to Rathnayake on the bounce
19.4
2
Rathnayaka to Lahiru, 2 runs, full on the pads, clipped towards deep midwicket in the air. They scramble back for two, as the throw from the deep is a good one. Quick check upstairs confirms the batter made his ground safely
19.3
W
Rathnayaka to Theekshana, OUT, Taken at deep square leg! This was dug in short and slow, Theekshana takes it on but just doesn't have enough to clear the man in the deep. Tharupathi is there waiting and takes this well falling forward

M Theekshana c Tharupathi b Rathnayaka 13 (22m 12b 1x4 1x6) SR: 108.33

19.2
0
Rathnayaka to Theekshana, no run, looks for the scoop but can't connect with this slower one on a good length outside off
19.1
6
Rathnayaka to Theekshana, SIX, Clears long-on! Back of a length slower ball, stands tall and produces a golf swing that sails over long-on

Sixers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st10LD ChandimalN Dickwella
2nd2RR HendricksLD Chandimal
3rd19RR HendricksP Rathnayake
4th65MJ AckermanP Rathnayake
5th42Gulbadin NaibMJ Ackerman
6th7MJ AckermanRTM Mendis
7th9RTM MendisM Theekshana
8th19PVD ChameeraM Theekshana
9th3PVD ChameeraV Lahiru