LPL 2023 GT vs BLK highlights: Shanaka-led Galle Titan is scheduled to play on the 5th match of Lanka Premier League 2023, against Wanindu Hasaranga-led B-Love Kandy.
| Match No | Lanka Premier League 2023, 5th match |
| Match | Galle Titans vs B-Love Kandy |
| Date | August 1, 2023 |
| Toss | Galle Titans won the toss and Opt to bat |
| Venue | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Result | Galle Titans Won by 83 runs |
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Galle Titans Squad
Shevon Daniel, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Lasith Croospulle, Tim Seifert (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Dasun Shanaka (c), Lahiru Samarakoon, Kasun Rajitha, Tabraiz Shamsi, Akila Dananjaya, Richard Ngarava
B-Love Kandy Squad
Thanuka Dabare, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Kamindu Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Ashen Bandara, Asif Ali, Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Aamer Jamal, Isuru Udana, Mohammad Hasnain, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
GT vs BLK Scoreboard
| Team | Scoreboard |
| Galle Titans | 180/5 (20) |
| B-Love Kandy | 97/10 (17.1) |
LPL 2023 GT vs BLK highlights
Galle Titans Innings
The opener Shevon Daniel had scored 25 runs out of 31 deliveries before being sent out by Hasaranga. Lasith Had scored 11 runs before being sent out on runout.
After Rajapaksa was sent out on 4 runs by Aamer Jamal, Seifert scored 74 runs out of 39 deliveries and was sent out by Mohammad Hasnain. Shakib contributed 30 runs on 21 deliveries. By the end of 20 overs, Galle Titans had scored 180 runs losing 5 wickets.
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Shevon Daniel | c Mendis b de Silva | 25 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 80.64 |
| Lasith Croospulle | run out (Mathews) | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 78.57 |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | c Dabare b Aamer Jamal | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Tim Seifert †| c de Silva b Mohammad Hasnain | 74 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 189.74 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | run out (Dabare/Udana) | 30 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 142.85 |
| Dasun Shanaka (c) | not out | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 180 |
| Lahiru Samarakoon | not out | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Isuru Udana | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aamer Jamal | 3 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 14.33 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Mohammad Hasnain | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamindu Mendis | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
B-Love Kandy Innings
The opener Thanuka Dabare was sent out on 12 runs by Lahiru Samarakoon. Dinesh Chandimai had ducked and was sent out by Rajitha. Â Galle Titans bowlers Rajitha, Ngarva, Shamsi, and Shakib had scalped two wickets each.
Unable to stand on GT bowlers, the batters were sent out with low score figures. By the 18th over B-Love Kandy had scored 97 runs losing all 10 wickets.
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Thanuka Dabare | c Rajitha b Samarakoon | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 109.09 |
| Dinesh Chandimal †| c †Seifert b Rajitha | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c Daniel b Rajitha | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Angelo Mathews | b Ngarava | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga (c) | c Shamsi b Ngarava | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Ashen Bandara | c Dananjaya b Shamsi | 27 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 142.1 |
| Asif Ali | c Dananjaya b Shakib Al Hasan | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 |
| Aamer Jamal | b Shakib Al Hasan | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Isuru Udana | lbw b Shamsi | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Mohammad Hasnain | c Rajitha b Dananjaya | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Kasun Rajitha | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Richard Ngarava | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lahiru Samarakoon | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3.33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Akila Dananjaya | 3.1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 6.63 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Player of the match
Tim Seifert | Galle Titans
Got off the plane yesterday morning. Nice to grab my feet and feel the conditions. New conditions again, got to reassess again. Tried to keep the momentum going and put pressure on them. Loving it (LPL), great start, great bunch of boys.
