- BATSMENRB4s6sSR1.1 straight to mid on! Afridi strikes first ball on his LPL debut! Full around off and Chandimal looks to hit it over mid-on but he's sliced the shot. It's Vijay Shankar who takes the catch 13/15.5 clever bowling! And Farhan is gone! Into the pitch, pace off, and Farhan has made a mess of the attempted pull. Ball stalled, and taken at midwicket 64/32.1 Thushara strikes first ball! It's a yorker length ball on off and Dickwella gets low to play a paddle sweep. The ball goes through him completely! Risk taken, this time doesn't pay off 26/27.3 holes out at cow corner! Hemantha earns the team's fourth wicket. Tries to clear deep midwicket but failes to do so 78/411.1 he looks back at the umpire only after beginning to celebrate, and the umpire nods. But wait... Ackerman reviews. It was a slower ball released from the front of the hand. Ackerman was deep in the crease, and also slightly across. He was struck on his right knee as he looked to nudge at the ball with a half-closed face of the bat. The third umpire is checking multiple times to confirm for an inside edge. The ball also kept low off a length as Ackerman looked to play at it. Finally, after multiple replays, the third umpire says he's "satisfied there's no bat" involved. And, after a really long time, ball tracking says Ackerman is gone on umpire's call. The ball pitched on the shorter side of a length on middle and leg, and shaped away while also keeping low 100/512.5 brilliantly taken by Shankar!! A half-hearted loft by Lakshan, and he falls. Hemantha bowled this full on off, and got it to dip on to Lakshan. The latter went for the big shot down the ground, and Shankar, from long-off, rushed forward and tumbled to take the catch. He ended with his elbow hitting the ground, but caught it safely in the end 111/6Extras5 (lb 1, nb 1, w 3)TOTAL205/6 (20 Overs, RR: 10.25)Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Dinesh Chandimal, 1.1 ov), 2-26 (Niroshan Dickwella, 2.1 ov), 3-64 (Sahibzada Farhan, 5.5 ov), 4-78 (Pavan Rathnayake, 7.3 ov), 5-100 (Marques Ackerman, 11.1 ov), 6-111 (Dhananjaya Lakshan, 12.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AD Mathews 1 0 13 0 13 1 1 1 0 0 Shaheen Shah Afridi 3 0 41 1 13.66 6 4 3 0 0 N Thushara 4 0 35 2 8.75 8 4 0 3 1 AM Fernando 4 0 52 1 13 3 4 3 0 0 PW Hasaranga 4 0 37 0 9.25 4 4 1 0 0 MADI Hemantha 4 0 26 2 6.5 7 3 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR2.4 Vishen goes! He tries to smack it across the line but finds the fielder at deep square leg 22/21.2 is that edged? Given! Perera's stint is over for today. The impact sub makes only eight. Length ball on a fourth-stump line. He tries the pull but the ball gets a bottom edge to the keeper 10/19.3 full outside off. Udara leans into a big shot, but it doesn't have the distance. Taken at long off and Naib brings out his biceps! 74/317.2 taken by Theekshana moving back from short fine leg. Phillips went to scoop this length ball angling into off, but the ball only skied up. Theekshana turned halfway to his right and moved back, while keeping his eyes on the ball. He ended up taking it close to the boundary 156/611.4 bowled him!! Mathews tries the hoick across the line, but misses. Another length delivery from Naib, who bowls just outside off. But this one keeps low, and Mathews' attempted slog results in a bottom edge. Naib is pumped up as Dambulla strengthen their position 89/414.3 taken at long-on. Hasaranga's party ends. Theekshana fires one short, and Hasaranga can't clear the big boundary. He looked to swat at it from around off stump, and couldn't get it away 122/5Extras4 (lb 2, w 2)TOTAL187/6 (20 Overs, RR: 9.35)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Kusal Perera, 1.2 ov), 2-22 (Vishen Halambage, 2.4 ov), 3-74 (Lahiru Udara, 9.3 ov), 4-89 (Angelo Mathews, 11.4 ov), 5-122 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 14.3 ov), 6-156 (Dale Phillips, 17.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB D Lakshan 2 0 25 0 12.5 3 2 2 0 0 PVD Chameera 4 0 39 1 9.75 9 2 3 1 0 Mohammad Wasim(1) 4 0 39 2 9.75 7 2 3 0 0 V Lahiru 4 0 30 0 7.5 9 5 0 0 0 M Theekshana 4 0 33 1 8.25 9 4 1 0 0 Gulbadin Naib 2 0 19 2 9.5 3 3 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Dambulla Sixers , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
15.00 start, First Session 15.00-16.30, Interval 16.30-16.50, Second Session 16.50-18.20
Match days
18 July 2026 - day/night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Dambulla Sixers 2, Kandy Royals 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 68 runs, 3 wickets)
- Dambulla Sixers: 50 runs in 4.4 overs (28 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Dambulla Sixers - 78/4 in 7.3 overs (RR Hendricks 32)
- Dambulla Sixers: 100 runs in 10.6 overs (66 balls), Extras 1
- Over 11.1: Review by Dambulla Sixers (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RA Kottahachchi, Batter - MJ Ackerman (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Strategic Timeout: Dambulla Sixers - 111/6 in 12.5 overs (RR Hendricks 43)
- RR Hendricks: 50 off 33 balls (7 x 4)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 17.0 (Batting side - 24 runs, 0 wicket)
- Dambulla Sixers: 150 runs in 16.5 overs (102 balls), Extras 3
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (RR Hendricks 19, Gulbadin Naib 32, Ex 2)
- Dambulla Sixers: 200 runs in 19.5 overs (120 balls), Extras 5
- Innings Break: Dambulla Sixers - 205/6 in 20.0 overs (RR Hendricks 87, Gulbadin Naib 46)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 49 runs, 2 wickets)
- Kandy Royals: 50 runs in 6.1 overs (37 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Kandy Royals - 60/2 in 7.0 overs (LU Igalagamage 35, DN Phillips 15)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 37 balls (LU Igalagamage 31, DN Phillips 18, Ex 1)
- Over 10.2: Review by Dambulla Sixers (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JWHD Boteju, Batter - DN Phillips (Struck down)
- Kandy Royals: 100 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Kandy Royals - 105/4 in 13.0 overs (DN Phillips 34, PW Hasaranga 7)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 17.0 (Batting side - 29 runs, 0 wicket)
- DN Phillips: 50 off 36 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Kandy Royals: 150 runs in 16.3 overs (99 balls), Extras 2


