2023 BLK vs DBA highlights: Kusal Mendis-led Dambulla Aura is scheduled to play on the 6th match of the LPL 2023, against Wanindu Hasaranga-led B-Love Kandy.
| Match No | Lanka Premier League 2023, 6th match |
| Match | Dambulla Aura vs B-Love Kandy |
| Date | August 04, 2023 |
| Toss | Dambulla Aura won the toss and opt to bat |
| Venue | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| Result | B-Love Kandy won by 7 wickets |
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B-Love Kandy Squad
Fakhar Zaman, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Kamindu Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Ashen Bandara, Asif Ali, Isuru Udana, Mohammad Hasnain, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera
Dambulla Aura Squad
Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (c & wk), Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Alex Ross, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Hayden Kerr, Binura Fernando, Shahnawaz Dahani, Ravindu Fernando, Noor Ahmad
2023 BLK vs DBA Scoreboard
| Team | Scoreboard |
| Dambulla Aura | 156/6 (20) |
| B-Love Kandy | 160/3 (18.3) |
2023 BLK vs DBA highlights
Dambulla Aura innings
Starting their innings, Dambulla Aura opener Avishka Fernando had scored 32 runs out of 31 deliveries before being sent out by Udana. Kusal Mendis was sent out with 7 runs by Chameera.
After Samarawickrama and Kusal Perera were sent out by Mujeeb on lbw with 14 and 4 runs respectively. Dhananjaya de Silva was sent out by 61 runs out of 39 deliveries before being sent out by Udana.
Udana and Mujeeb had taken two wickets each of the Dambulla Innings.
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Avishka Fernando | c Mujeeb Ur Rahman b Udana | 32 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 103.22 |
| Kusal Mendis (c)†| c Mendis b Chameera | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.77 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | lbw b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 233.33 |
| Kusal Perera | lbw b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Bandara b Udana | 61 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 156.41 |
| Alex Ross | b Mohammad Hasnain | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 116.66 |
| Hayden Kerr | not out | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 92.3 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Angelo Mathews | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Hasnain | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 11.66 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Isuru Udana | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
B-Love Kandy innings
Fakhar Zaman had scored 28 runs out of 26 deliveries and was sent out by Dhananjaya de Silva. Dinesh Chandimai was sent out by 48 runs out of 29 deliveries on a run-out.
Kamindu Mendis scored 28* runs. On the 19th over B-Love Kandy had scored 160 runs losing 3 wickets.
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Fakhar Zaman | c & b de Silva | 28 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 107.69 |
| Dinesh Chandimal †| run out (B Fernando/†Mendis) | 48 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 165.51 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c & b Kerr | 18 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 64.28 |
| Angelo Mathews | not out | 28 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 140 |
| Asif Ali | not out | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 200 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Binura Fernando | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5.33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahnawaz Dahani | 3.3 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 13.14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ravindu Fernando | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden Kerr | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Noor Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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Player of the match
Mujeeb Ur Rahman | B-Love Kandy
Mujeeb Ur Rahman had scalped two wickets giving 17 runs in four overs. He won’t talk – presumably as there is no one to translate his speech from his native tongue.
