2023 BLK vs DMA highlights: Dhananjaya de Silva-led Dambulla Aura is scheduled to play on the 19th match of the Lanka Premier League 2023, against Wanindu Hasaranga-led B-Love Kandy.
| Match No | Lanka Premier League 2023, 19th match |
| Match | Dambulla Aura vs B-Love Kandy |
| Date | August 14, 2023 |
| Toss | B-Love Kandy won the toss and opt to bowl |
| Venue | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Result | Dambulla Aura won by 20 runs |
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Dambulla Aura Squad
Avishka Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Ben McDermott, Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Alex Ross, Dushan Hemantha, Lakshan Edirisinghe, Sachitha Jayathilake, Hayden Kerr, Pramod Madushan, Shahnawaz Dahani
B-Love Kandy Squad
Mohammad Haris, Fakhar Zaman, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Angelo Mathews, Ashen Bandara, Asif Ali, Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Chaturanga de Silva, Isuru Udana, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Nuwan Pradeep
2023 BLK vs DMA Scoreboard
| Team | Scoreboard |
| Dambulla Aura | 162/7 (20) |
| B-Love Kandy | 142/10 (19.4) |
2023 BLK vs DMA Highlights
Dambulla Aura innings
The opener Avishka had scored 41 runs out of 27 deliveries and was sent out by Mujeeb. Samarawickrama had scored 31 runs and was sent out by de Silva.
After Lakshan was sent out with 6 runs by Mujeeb, Ben McDermott scored 37 runs out of 23 deliveries and was sent out by Hasaranga.
Pradeep had scalped three wickets, while Mujeeb had scalped two wickets. By the end of 20 overs, Dambulla Aura scored 162 runs losing 7 wickets.
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Avishka Fernando | c PWH de Silva b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 41 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 151.85 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama †| c †Mohammad Haris b PC de Silva | 31 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 119.23 |
| Lakshan Edirisinghe | b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Ben McDermott | c Bandara b PWH de Silva | 37 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 160.86 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva (c) | b Pradeep | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Alex Ross | b Pradeep | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden Kerr | c PWH de Silva b Pradeep | 26 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 162.5 |
| Sachitha Jayatilake | not out | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Angelo Mathews | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isuru Udana | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chaturanga de Silva | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | 4 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 8.75 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
B-Love Kandy Innings
Mohammad Haris and Fakhar was sent out with 2 and 8 runs respectively by Dhananjaya de Silva. Dinesh had scored 50 runs out of 46 deliveries while Wanindu and Angelo had scored 19 and 26 runs respectively.
With batters sent out with low figures, B-Love Kandy had scored 142 runs including Isuru Udana’s 23 runs losing all 10 wickets with two balls remaining in their innings.
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Mohammad Haris †| c & b de Silva | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Fakhar Zaman | c Fernando b de Silva | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 200 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | b Kerr | 50 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 108.69 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga (c) | b Jayathilake | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 172.72 |
| Angelo Mathews | c & b de Silva | 26 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 173.33 |
| Chaturanga de Silva | c Edirisinghe b de Silva | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Asif Ali | run out (Hemantha) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Ashen Bandara | c †Samarawickrama b Shahnawaz Dahani | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | not out | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Pramod Madushan | 3.4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 7.36 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahnawaz Dahani | 4 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hayden Kerr | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sachitha Jayatilake | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dushan Hemantha | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Player of the match
Dhananjaya de Silva | Dambulla Aura
Our bench is very strong and it was the captain’s idea to give them a chance. We have a bunch of guys who can match up with one to one against the opposition. It is a good headache to have for the coaching staff and the captain. Maybe it was my day, the slow wicket helped and I bowled slower than the other day.
