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| Event | 2020 Lanka Premier League | ||||||
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| Jaffna Stallions won by 53 runs | |||||||
| Date | 16 December 2020 | ||||||
| Venue | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota | ||||||
| Player of the match | Shoaib Malik (Jaffna Stallions) | ||||||
| Umpires | Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) Ruchira Palliyaguruge (Sri Lanka) | ||||||
| 2021 → | |||||||
The 2020 Lanka Premier League Final was a Twenty20 cricket match played on 16 December 2020 at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka between Galle Gladiators and Jaffna Stallions to ascertain the winner of 2020 Lanka Premier League. Jaffna Stallions won the match against Galle Gladiators by 53 runs to be the Champions of inaugural LPL.
Route to the final
Main articles: Galle Gladiators in 2020 and Jaffna Stallions in 2020| Galle Gladiators | vs | Jaffna Stallions | ||||
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| League Stage | ||||||
| Opponent | Scorecard | Result | Titles | Opponent | Scorecard | Result |
| Jaffna Stallions | 27 November 2020 | Lost | Match 1 | Galle Gladiators | 27 November 2020 | Won |
| Colombo Kings | 28 November 2020 | Lost | Match 2 | Dambulla Viiking | 30 November 2020 | Won |
| Kandy Tuskers | 30 November 2020 | Lost | Match 3 | Kandy Tuskers | 01 December 2020 | Won |
| Jaffna Stallions | 03 December 2020 | Lost | Match 4 | Galle Gladiators | 03 December 2020 | Won |
| Dambulla Viiking | 05 December 2020 | Lost | Match 5 | Colombo Kings | 04 December 2020 | Lost |
| Colombo Kings | 07 December 2020 | Won | Match 6 | Dambulla Viiking | 07 December 2020 | No result |
| Dambulla Viiking | 09 December 2020 | Lost | Match 7 | Kandy Tuskers | 09 December 2020 | Lost |
| Kandy Tuskers | 10 December 2020 | Won | Match 8 | Colombo Kings | 10 December 2020 | Lost |
| Semi-finals | ||||||
| Semi-final 1 | Semi-final 2 | |||||
| Opponent | Scorecard | Result | Titles | Opponent | Scorecard | Result |
| Colombo Kings | 13 December 2020 | Won | Match 15 | Dambulla Viiking | 14 December 2020 | Won |
| 2020 Lanka Premier League Final | ||||||
During the group stage of the 2020 Lanka Premier League each team played eight matches, two against each of the other sides contesting the competition. The top four teams progressed to the playoff stage. Galle Gladiators concluded the league stage in fourth position with 4 points by winning two of their matches, losing six. Jaffna Stallions finished the league stage in third position with 9 points by winning four and losing three of their matches.
Galle Gladiators reached the final after defeating Colombo Kings by two wickets in the first semifinal. Jaffna Stallions qualified for the final after trouncing Dambulla Viiking by 37 runs in the second semifinal.
League stage matches
| 27 November 2020 (D/N) |
| Galle Gladiators 175/8 (20 overs) |
v | Jaffna Stallions 176/2 (19.3 overs) |
| Jaffna Stallions won by 8 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota |
| 3 December 2020 (D/N) |
| Galle Gladiators 170/6 (20 overs) |
v | Jaffna Stallions 174/5 (19.4 overs) |
| Jaffna Stallions won by 5 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota |
Playoff matches
Semifinal 1
| 13 December 2020 (D/N) |
| Colombo Kings 150/9 (20 overs) |
v | Galle Gladiators 151/8 (19.5 overs) |
| Galle Gladiators won by 2 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota |
Semifinal 2
| 14 December 2020 (D/N) |
| Jaffna Stallions 165/9 (20 overs) |
v | Dambulla Viiking 128 (19.1 overs) |
| Jaffna Stallions won by 37 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota |
Scorecard
Keys:
- (c) indicates team captain
- † indicates Wicket-keeper
- On-field umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
- Third umpire: Lyndon Hannibal (SL)
- Reserve umpire: Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
- Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SL)
Toss: Jaffna Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.
Result: Jaffna Stallions won by 53 runs
| Jaffna Stallions innings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Status | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike rate | |
| Avishka Fernando | c Shehan b Arachchige | 27 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 117.39 | |
| Johnson Charles (wk) | c Gunathilaka b Lakshan | 26 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 173.33 | |
| Charith Asalanka | c Gunathilaka b Sandakan | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 111.11 | |
| Shoaib Malik | c Zazai b Lakshan | 46 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 131.43 | |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Shehan b Lakshan | 33 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 165.00 | |
| Thisara Perera (c) | not out | 39 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 278.57 | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | c Arachchige b Amir | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Chaturanga de Silva | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Suranga Lakmal | did not bat | ||||||
| Usman Shinwari | did not bat | ||||||
| Duanne Olivier | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras 5 (wd 5) Total 188/6 (20 overs) |
19 | 7 | RR: 9.40 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1/44 (Charles, 4.4 ov), 2/66 (Asalanka, 7.2 ov), 3/70 (Avishka, 8.4 ov), 4/139 (de Silva, 15.5 ov), 5/159 (Malik, 17.5 ov), 6/175 (Hasaranga, 18.6 ov)
| Galle Gladiators bowling | |||||||
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| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Wides | NBs |
| Mohammad Amir | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9.00 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
| Nuwan Thushara | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
| Dhananjaya Lakshan | 4 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 9.00 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
| Sahan Arachchige | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9.00 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
| Lakshan Sandakan | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
Target: 189 runs from 20 overs at 9.45 RR
| Galle Gladiators innings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Status | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike rate | |
| Danushka Gunathilaka | run out (Thisara) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Hazratullah Zazai | c Avishka b de Silva | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Ahsan Ali | c †Charles b Lakmal | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa (c) | c Shinwari b Malik | 40 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 235.29 | |
| Shehan Jayasuriya | c Malik b Shinwari | 15 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 60.00 | |
| Azam Khan (wk) | c Asalanka b Olivier | 36 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 211.76 | |
| Dhananjaya Lakshan | c †Charles b Shinwari | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Sahan Arachchige | c Hasaranga b Malik | 17 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 94.44 | |
| Mohammad Amir | c de Silva b Hasaranga | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Lakshan Sandakan | not out | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 | |
| Nuwan Thushara | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras 2 (nb 1, wd 1) Total 135/9 (20 overs) |
9 | 9 | RR: 9.40 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1/1 (Zazai, 0.3 ov), 2/3 (Gunathilaka, 1.2 ov), 3/7 (Ahsan, 1.4 ov), 4/62 (Rajapaksa, 8.2 ov), 5/76 (Shehan, 9.5 ov), 6/93 (Lakshan, 11.6 ov), 7/110 (Azam, 13.5 ov), 8/114 (Amir, 14.1 ov), 9/130 (Arachchige, 17.3 ov)
| Jaffna Stallions bowling | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Wides | NBs |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
| Suranga Lakmal | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4.00 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
| Thisara Perera | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15.00 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
| Shoaib Malik | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4.33 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
| Usman Shinwari | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
| Duanne Olivier | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 12.50 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
| Chaturanga de Silva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
See also
References
- "Galle Gladiators stun Colombo Kings in pulsating contest to reach Lanka Premier League final". SkySports. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- "Lanka Premier League 2020 begins in Sri Lanka". The News. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- "Lanka Premier League schedule: Full LPL 2020 time table, fixtures, match timings in IST, venue". Sportstar. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- "LPL 2020 schedule: The full fixture list of the Lanka Premier League 2020". Wisden. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- "Jaffna Stallions win inaugural Lanka Premier League with thumping final win over Galle Gladiators". SkySports. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- "LPL 2020 Finals : Jaffna Stallions wins Lanka Premier League title, beat Galle Gladiators in LPL Finals". InsideSport. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- "Galle Gladiators reach Lanka Premier League 2020 final". Samaa TV. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- "Jaffna Stallions qualify for Lanka Premier League 2020 final". Samaa TV. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- "Galle Gladiators vs TBD / 2020 Lanka Premier League final". Retrieved 14 December 2020 – via ESPNCricinfo.
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