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Legends Cricket Trophy: Dubai Giants Register Biggest Win Of Tournament, Beat Kandy Samp Army
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium: Dubai Giants continued their impressive form in the ongoing Legends Cricket Trophy (LCT) as they defeated Kandy Samp Army by 56 runs at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on Friday. Earlier, in the first match on Friday, Punjab Royals hammered Colombo Lions by 8 wickets.
Kandy Samp Army won the toss and invited Dubai Giants to bat first. Despite losing opener Richard Levi for six runs, Dubai Giants found support in the form of Shaun Marsh who led the batting attack by example. The former Australian cricketer took the opposition bowling attack to the cleaners by hitting 53 off 27 balls including eight fours and two sixes at a healthy strike rate of 196.33. Saurabh Tiwary also expressed himself in the best possible way as he scored 47 off 20 balls.
The left-hander constructed his innings with the help of seven fours and two sixes whereas captain Thisara Perera played his part by scoring a quickfire 28 off 11 balls including three boundaries and two sixes.
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