LPL 2023 DBA vs CLS highlights: Kusal Mendis-led Dambulla Aura is scheduled to play on the 8th match of the Lanka Premier League 2023 against Niroshan Dickwella-led Colomba Strikers.
| Match No | Lanka Premier League 2023, 8th match |
| match | Dambulla Aura vs Colombo Strikers |
| Date | August 5, 2023 |
| Toss | Colombo Strikers won the toss and opt to bowl |
| Venue | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele |
| Result | Dambulla Aura won by 10 runs |
LPL 2023 DBA vs CLS Playing 11
Colombo Strikers Squad
Niroshan Dickwella (c & wk), Babar Azam, Pathum Nissanka, Nuwanidu Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Ramesh Mendis, Mohammad Nawaz, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Naseem Shah, Matheesha Pathirana, Jeffrey Vandersay
Dambulla Aura Squad
Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (c & wk), Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Alex Ross, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Hayden Kerr, Pramod Madushan, Praveen Jayawickrama, Hasan Ali, Noor Ahmad
LPL 2023 DBA vs CLS Scoreboard
| Team | Scoreboard |
| Dambulla Aura | 192/6 (20) |
| Colombo Strikers | 182/4 (20) |
LPL 2023 DBA vs CLS highlights
Dambulla Aura Innings
The opener Avishka Fernando had scored 12 runs out of 18 deliveries and was sent out by Matheesha Pathirana. The other opener Kusal Mendis had scored 87 runs out of 46 deliveries and was sent out by Naseem Shah.
Samarawickrama scored 59 runs out of 35 deliveries and was sent out by Karunaratne. Matheesha Pathirana had scalped 3 wickets and Naseem Shah scalped 2 wickets. By the end of 20 overs, Dambulla Aura had scored 192 runs losing 6 wickets.
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Avishka Fernando | c Lakshan b Pathirana | 12 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 66.66 |
| Kusal Mendis (c)† | c Babar Azam b Naseem Shah | 87 | 46 | 4 | 8 | 189.13 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | b Karunaratne | 59 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 168.57 |
| Kusal Perera | b Pathirana | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | not out | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 214.28 |
| Alex Ross | b Naseem Shah | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Hayden Kerr | b Pathirana | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hasan Ali | not out | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 300 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Naseem Shah | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chamika Karunaratne | 4 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 13.75 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 12.33 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 7.75 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya Lakshan | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Colombo Strikers Innings
Niroshan had scored 16 runs out of 8 deliveries and was sent out by Dhananjaya de Silva. Babar Azam had scored 41 runs out of 24 deliveries and was sent out by Noor Ahmad on lbw.
Nuwanidu Fernando had 56* runs out of 39 deliveries. By the end of 20 overs, Colombo Strikers had scored 182 runs losing 4 wickets.
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Niroshan Dickwella (c)† | c Samarawickrama b de Silva | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 200 |
| Babar Azam | lbw b Noor Ahmad | 41 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 170.83 |
| Pathum Nissanka | b Kerr | 22 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 78.57 |
| Nuwanidu Fernando | not out | 56 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 143.58 |
| Dhananjaya Lakshan | c Kerr b Noor Ahmad | 18 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 120 |
| Chamika Karunaratne | not out | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 285.71 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Hayden Kerr | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pramod Madushan | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hasan Ali | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Noor Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.5 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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Player of the match
Kusal Mendis | Dambulla Aura
I think we batted really well in the first 6 overs, wicket was little slow to start but it got better. We got good partnerships. The bowlers also did really well and that’s why we won the game.
