Dambulla Aura beat Galle Gladiators by 48 runs at the R Premadasa Stadium, here on Saturday, in the ongoing Lanka Premier League 2022.
Batting first, Dambulla Aura posted a competitive total of 178 runs for the loss of 5 wickets.
Chasing down the target, for Galle Gladiators, Thanuka Dabare and Captain Kusal Mendis opened the innings. The team didn't get to a good start as Kusal Mendis was dismissed by Dasun Shanaka for a duck. Shortly after that, Thanuka was sent back to the pavilion by Pramod Madushan. Lahiru Udara and Asad Shafiq then put up a 41-run partnership to give the chase stability. But Dambulla Aura's bowlers hit back strong as they kept taking wickets at regular intervals to bowl them out for 130. Lahiru was the team's highest scorer with 32, while Asad pitched in with 28 and Iftikhar Ahmed made 21.