2020 Lanka Premier League Final

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2020 Lanka Premier League Final
Event 2020 Lanka Premier League
Jaffna Stallions Galle Gladiators
188/6135/9
20 overs20 overs
Jaffna Stallions won by 53 runs
Date16 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)
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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. [1] [2] [3] [4] Jaffna Stallions won the match against Galle Gladiators by 53 runs to be the Champions of inaugural LPL. [5] [6]

Contents

Route to the final

Galle GladiatorsvsJaffna Stallions
League Stage
OpponentScorecardResultTitlesOpponentScorecardResult
Jaffna Stallions 27 November 2020 LostMatch 1 Galle Gladiators 27 November 2020 Won
Colombo Kings 28 November 2020 LostMatch 2 Dambulla Viiking 30 November 2020 Won
Kandy Tuskers 30 November 2020 LostMatch 3 Kandy Tuskers 01 December 2020 Won
Jaffna Stallions 03 December 2020 LostMatch 4 Galle Gladiators 03 December 2020 Won
Dambulla Viiking 05 December 2020 LostMatch 5 Colombo Kings 04 December 2020 Lost
Colombo Kings 07 December 2020 WonMatch 6 Dambulla Viiking 07 December 2020 No result
Dambulla Viiking 09 December 2020 LostMatch 7 Kandy Tuskers 09 December 2020 Lost
Kandy Tuskers 10 December 2020 WonMatch 8 Colombo Kings 10 December 2020 Lost
Semi-finals
Semi-final 1Semi-final 2
OpponentScorecardResultTitlesOpponentScorecardResult
Colombo Kings 13 December 2020 WonMatch 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. [7] Jaffna Stallions qualified for the final after trouncing Dambulla Viiking by 37 runs in the second semifinal. [8]

League stage matches

27 November 2020 (D/N)
Galle Gladiators
175/8 (20 overs)
v
Jaffna Stallions
176/2 (19.3 overs)
3 December 2020 (D/N)
Galle Gladiators
170/6 (20 overs)
v
Jaffna Stallions
174/5 (19.4 overs)

Playoff matches

Semifinal 1

13 December 2020 (D/N)
Colombo Kings
150/9 (20 overs)
v
Galle Gladiators
151/8 (19.5 overs)

Semifinal 2

14 December 2020 (D/N)
Jaffna Stallions
165/9 (20 overs)
v
Dambulla Viiking
128 (19.1 overs)

Scorecard

Keys:

Toss : Jaffna Stallions won the toss and elected to bat. [9]

Result: Jaffna Stallions won by 53 runs

Jaffna Stallions innings
PlayerStatusRunsBalls4s6sStrike rate
Avishka Fernando c Shehan Jayasuriya b Sahan Arachchige272312117.39
Johnson Charles †c Danushka Gunathilaka b Dhananjaya Lakshan261560173.33
Charith Asalanka c Danushka Gunathilaka b Lakshan Sandakan10920111.11
Shoaib Malik c Hazratullah Zazai b Dhananjaya Lakshan463531131.43
Dhananjaya de Silva c Shehan Jayasuriya b Dhananjaya Lakshan332022165.00
Thisara Perera (C) not out 391452278.57
Wanindu Hasaranga c Sahan Arachchige b Mohammad Amir130033.33
Chaturanga de Silva not out 1100100.00
Suranga Lakmal did not bat
Usman Shinwari did not bat
Duanne Olivier did not bat
Extras 5 (wd 5)
Total 188/6 (20 overs)		1979.40 RR

Fall of wickets: 1-44 (Johnson Charles, 4.4 ov), 2-66 (Charith Asalanka, 7.2 ov), 3-70 (Avishka Fernando, 8.4 ov), 4-139 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 15.5 ov), 5-159 (Shoaib Malik, 17.5 ov), 6-175 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 18.6 ov)

Galle Gladiators bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWicketsEconWidesNBs
Mohammad Amir 403619.00{{{wides}}}{{{no-balls}}}
Nuwan Thushara 403909.75{{{wides}}}{{{no-balls}}}
Dhananjaya Lakshan 403639.00{{{wides}}}{{{no-balls}}}
Sahan Arachchige 403619.00{{{wides}}}{{{no-balls}}}
Lakshan Sandakan 4041110.25{{{wides}}}{{{no-balls}}}

Target: 189 runs from 20 overs at 9.45 RR

Galle Gladiators innings
PlayerStatusRunsBalls4s6sStrike rate
Danushka Gunathilaka run out (Thisara Perera)120050.00
Hazratullah Zazai c Avishka Fernando b Dhananjaya de Silva02000.00
Ahsan Ali c †Johnson Charles b Suranga Lakmal6610100.00
Bhanuka Rajapaksa (C)c Usman Shinwari b Shoaib Malik401734235.29
Shehan Jayasuriya c Shoaib Malik b Usman Shinwari15250160.00
Azam Khan†c Charith Asalanka b Duanne Olivier361714211.76
Dhananjaya Lakshan c †Jhonson Charles b Usman Shinwari9920100.00
Sahan Arachchige c Wanidu Hasaranga b Shoaib Malik17182094.44
Mohammad Amir c Dhananjaya de Silva b Wanidu Hasaranga01000.00
Lakshan Sandakan not out 9240037.50
Nuwan Thushara not out 00000
Extras 2 (nb 1, wd 1)
Total 135/9 (20 overs)		999.40 RR

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Hazratullah Zazai, 0.3 ov), 2-3 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 1.2 ov), 3-7 (Ahsan Ali, 1.4 ov), 4-62 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 8.2 ov), 5-76 (Shehan Jayasuriya, 9.5 ov), 6-93 (Dhananjaya Lakshan, 11.6 ov), 7-110 (Azam Khan, 13.5 ov), 8-114 (Mohammad Amir, 14.1 ov), 9-130 (Sahan Arachchige, 17.3 ov)

Jaffna Stallions bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWicketsEconWidesNBs
Dhananjaya de Silva 403117.75{{{wides}}}{{{no-balls}}}
Suranga Lakmal 301214.00{{{wides}}}{{{no-balls}}}
Thisara Perera 1015015.00{{{wides}}}{{{no-balls}}}
Shoaib Malik 301324.33{{{wides}}}{{{no-balls}}}
Usman Shinwari 2020210.00{{{wides}}}{{{no-balls}}}
Wanindu Hasaranga 401814.50{{{wides}}}{{{no-balls}}}
Duanne Olivier 2025112.50{{{wides}}}{{{no-balls}}}
Chaturanga de Silva 10101.00{{{wides}}}{{{no-balls}}}

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