Jaffna Kings win LPL 2023 opener by 21 runs

Jaffna Kings defeated Colombo Strikers by 21 runs in the opener of LPL 2023 at the R Premadasa Stadium Colombo on Sunday (30). Vijayakanth Viyaskanth (4-0-17-2 and 2 catches) of Jaffna Kings was named player of the match.

Scores:

Jaffna Kings 173/5 in 20 overs (Rahamhullah Gurbaz 21, Towhid Hridoy 54, Priyamal Perera 22, Dunith Wellalage 25*;Naseem Shah 1-30, Matheesha Pathirana 1-32, Chamika Karunaratne 1-36, Lakshan Sandakan 1-34) beat Colombo Strikers 152 in 19.4 overs (Niroshan Dickwella 58, Chamika Karunaratne 23; Dilshan Madushanka 2-18, Thisara Perera 1-39, Hardus Viljoen 3-31, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 2-17) by 21 runs