In a nail-biting contest, which went right down to the last bowl, Kandy Falcons beat defending champions Jaffna Kings by 3 wickets in the Lanka Premier League.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Batting first, the Jaffna Kings posted a competitive total of 147 for the loss of 7 wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
For Kandy Falcons, Pathum Nissanka and Andre Fletcher opened the innings. At 18, Zaman Khan dismissed Andre Fletcher for 11 runs from 11 balls. His innings was laced with 2 boundaries. Meanwhile, Pathum Nissanka scored 29 runs from 24 balls including 2 boundaries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
However, it was Ashen Bandara's 44 from 39 balls which helped the Kandy Falcons register a win. His innings was laced with 3 boundaries. He was well supported by Chamika Karunaratne, who made a quickfire 26 from 16 balls including 2 boundaries and 2 sixes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
For Jaffna Kings, Dunith Wellalage was the pick of the bowler as he scalped 2\/17 from his 4 overs. Meanwhile, Maheesh, Zaman, James and Vijayakanth all took one wicket each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, after winning the toss, Kandy Falcons elected to bowl first. For Jaffna Kings, Avishka Fernando was highest scorer with 31 runs from 26 ball.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
His innings included 4 boundaries. Shoaib Malik and Dunith Wellalage pitched in with 28 and 20 runs respectively. For Kandy Falcons, Fabian Allen, Wanindu Hasaranga and Isuru Udana picked two wickets each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, after winning the toss, Kandy Falcons elected to bowl first. For Jaffna Kings, Avishka Fernando was highest scorer with 31 runs from 26 ball.<\/p>\r\n\r\n