2024 Lanka Premier League final

2024 Lanka Premier League Final

Event	2024 Lanka Premier League
Galle Marvels Jaffna Kings 184/6 185/1 20 overs 15.4 overs
Jaffna Kings won by 9 wickets
Date	21 July 2024
Venue	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Player of the match	Rilee Rossouw (Jaffna Kings)
Umpires	Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) Raveendra Wimalasiri (Sri Lanka)
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The 2024 Lanka Premier League Final was played on 21 July 2024 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. ^[1] Galle Marvels qualified for the finals after their win in Qualifier 1. ^[2] They will competed with Jaffna Kings, who qualified for the finals after their winning in Qualifier 2. ^[3]

For the first time in Sri Lanka a lazer show involving 500 drones was shown to the spectators before the start of the match. ^[4] Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field first. Batting first Galle Marvels made 184 runs off 6 wickets in their 20 overs. In response, Jaffna Kings chased the target in 15.4 overs and won the match by 9 wickets. Thus, Jaffna Kings won their fourth LPL title. ^[5] Rilee Rossouw from Jaffna Kings was named as the player of the match as well as the player of the tournament.

Road to the final

Main articles: Galle Marvels in 2024 and Jaffna Kings in 2024

Galle Marvels			vs	Jaffna Kings
League Stage
Opponent	Scorecard	Result	Titles	Opponent	Scorecard	Result
Jaffna Kings	2 July 2024	Won	Match 1	Galle Marvels	2 July 2024	Lost
Colombo Strikers	3 July 2024	Won	Match 2	Dambulla Sixers	3 July 2024	Won
Jaffna Kings	5 July 2024	Lost	Match 3	Galle Marvels	5 July 2024	Won
Kandy Falcons	7 July 2024	Won	Match 4	Dambulla Sixers	6 July 2024	Won
Dambulla Sixers	9 July 2024	Lost	Match 5	Kandy Falcons	9 July 2024	Lost
Kandy Falcons	10 July 2024	Won	Match 6	Colombo Strikers	10 July 2024	Won
Dambulla Sixers	14 July 2024	Won	Match 7
Colombo Strikers	15 July 2024	Lost	Match 8
Qualifier 1				Qualifier 1
Opponent	Scorecard	Result	Titles	Opponent	Scorecard	Result
Jaffna Kings	18 July 2024	Won	Match 9	Galle Marvels	18 July 2024	Lost
				Qualifier 2
				Opponent	Scorecard	Result
—			Match 10	Kandy Falcons	20 July 2024	Won
2024 Lanka Premier League Final

Match

Match officials

• On-field umpires : Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
• Third umpire : Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
• Reserve umpire : Chamara de Soysa (SL)
• Match referee : Ranjan Madugalle (SL)

Summary

Match 24 21 July 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Galle Marvels 184/6 (20 overs)	v	Jaffna Kings 185/1 (15.4 overs)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 82 (34) Asitha Fernando 3/35 (4 overs)		Rilee Rossouw 106* (53) Dwaine Pretorius 1/18 (2.4 overs)

Jaffna Kings won by 9 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Jaffna Kings)

• Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match scorecard

1st innings

Galle Marvels batting
Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Strike rate
Alex Hales	c Dhananjaya b Behrendorff	6	9	0	0	66.66
Niroshan Dickwella (c, wk)	b Behrendorff	5	8	0	0	62.50
Tim Seifert	b Asitha	47	37	2	4	127.02
Janith Liyanage	c Allen b Asitha	7	8	1	0	87.50
Bhanuka Rajapaksa	b Asitha	82	34	8	6	241.17
Sahan Arachchige	c Dhananjaya b Azmatullah	16	14	2	0	114.28
Dwaine Pretorius	not out	12	10	0	1	120.00
Isuru Udana	not out	2	1	0	0	200.00
Prabath Jayasuriya	did not bat
Kavindu Nadeeshan	did not bat
Maheesh Theekshana	did not bat
Extras	(nb 1, w 2, b 4)	7
Total	(6 wickets; 20 overs)	184		13	11	RR: 9.20

Fall of wickets: 1/8 (Dickwella, 1.5 ov), 2/13 (Hales, 3.6 ov), 3/24 (Janith, 6.5 ov), 4/86 (Seifert, 12.1 ov), 5/158 (Sahan, 17.1 ov), 6/172 (Bhanuka, 18.6 ov)

Jaffna Kings bowling
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Econ	Wides	NBs
Dhananjaya de Silva	2	0	14	0	7.00	0	1
Jason Behrendorff	4	0	18	2	4.50	1	0
Fabian Allen	2	0	10	0	5.00	0	0
Asitha Fernando	4	0	35	3	8.75	1	0
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth	3	0	39	0	13.00	0	0
Azmatullah Omarzai	3	0	29	1	9.66	0	1
Charith Asalanka	2	0	25	0	17.50	0	0

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2nd innings

Jaffna Kings batting
Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Strike rate
Pathum Nissanka	c †Dickwella b Pretorius	0	1	0	0	0.00
Kusal Mendis (wk)	not out	72	40	8	2	180.00
Rilee Rossouw	not out	106	53	9	7	200.00
Avishka Fernando	did not bat
Charith Asalanka (c)	did not bat
Dhananjaya de Silva	did not bat
Azmatullah Omarzai	did not bat
Fabian Allen	did not bat
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth	did not bat
Jason Behrendorff	did not bat
Asitha Fernando	did not bat
Extras	(lb 2, w 5)	7
Total	(1 wicket; 15.4 overs)	185		17	9	RR: 11.80

Fall of wickets: 1/0 (Pathum, 0.1 ov)

Galle Marvels bowling
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Econ	Wides	NBs
Dwaine Pretorius	2.4	0	18	1	6.75	2	1
Isuru Udana	3	0	42	0	14.00	1	0
Maheesh Theekshana	4	0	34	0	8.50	0	0
Sahan Arachchige	1	0	20	0	20.00	0	0
Prabath Jayasuriya	1	0	16	0	16.00	1	0
Janith Liyanage	2	0	30	0	15.00	1	1
Kavindu Nadeeshan	2	0	23	0	11.50	0	0

References

1. "LPL 2024 to be played from July 1 to July 21". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
2. "LPL 2024 Qualifier 1: Galle Marvels Beat Jaffna Kings, Become First Finalists Of The Season". ABP News. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
3. "Spirited Jaffna Kings roar into their 4th LPL final". thepapare.com. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
4. "LPL 2024 to unfold first-ever 500-drone laser show to illuminate final match". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
5. "Rilee Rossouw's unbeaten ton helps Jaffna Kings to win Lanka Premier League 2024 final". SportsTak. Retrieved 21 July 2024.

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo