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2020 Lanka Premier League Final

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2020 Lanka Premier League Final
Event2020 Lanka Premier League
Jaffna Stallions Galle Gladiators
188/6 135/9
20 overs 20 overs
Jaffna Stallions won by 53 runs
Date16 December 2020
VenueMahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Player of the matchShoaib Malik (Jaffna Stallions)
UmpiresKumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
Ruchira Palliyaguruge (Sri Lanka)
2021

The 2020 Lanka Premier League Final was a Twenty20 cricket match played on 16 December 2020 at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka between Galle Gladiators and Jaffna Stallions to ascertain the winner of 2020 Lanka Premier League.[1][2][3][4] Jaffna Stallions won the match against Galle Gladiators by 53 runs to be the Champions of inaugural LPL.[5][6]

Route to the final

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Galle Gladiators vs Jaffna Stallions
League Stage
Opponent Scorecard Result Titles Opponent Scorecard Result
Jaffna Stallions 27 November 2020 Lost Match 1 Galle Gladiators 27 November 2020 Won
Colombo Kings 28 November 2020 Lost Match 2 Dambulla Viiking 30 November 2020 Won
Kandy Tuskers 30 November 2020 Lost Match 3 Kandy Tuskers 01 December 2020 Won
Jaffna Stallions 03 December 2020 Lost Match 4 Galle Gladiators 03 December 2020 Won
Dambulla Viiking 05 December 2020 Lost Match 5 Colombo Kings 04 December 2020 Lost
Colombo Kings 07 December 2020 Won Match 6 Dambulla Viiking 07 December 2020 No result
Dambulla Viiking 09 December 2020 Lost Match 7 Kandy Tuskers 09 December 2020 Lost
Kandy Tuskers 10 December 2020 Won Match 8 Colombo Kings 10 December 2020 Lost
Semi-finals
Semi-final 1 Semi-final 2
Opponent Scorecard Result Titles Opponent Scorecard Result
Colombo Kings 13 December 2020 Won Match 15 Dambulla Viiking 14 December 2020 Won
2020 Lanka Premier League Final

During the group stage of the 2020 Lanka Premier League each team played eight matches, two against each of the other sides contesting the competition. The top four teams progressed to the playoff stage. Galle Gladiators concluded the league stage in fourth position with 4 points by winning two of their matches, losing six. Jaffna Stallions finished the league stage in third position with 9 points by winning four and losing three of their matches.

Galle Gladiators reached the final after defeating Colombo Kings by two wickets in the first semifinal.[7] Jaffna Stallions qualified for the final after trouncing Dambulla Viiking by 37 runs in the second semifinal.[8]

League stage matches

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27 November 2020 (D/N)
Galle Gladiators
175/8 (20 overs)
v
Jaffna Stallions
176/2 (19.3 overs)
3 December 2020 (D/N)
Galle Gladiators
170/6 (20 overs)
v
Jaffna Stallions
174/5 (19.4 overs)

Playoff matches

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Semifinal 1

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13 December 2020 (D/N)
Colombo Kings
150/9 (20 overs)
v
Galle Gladiators
151/8 (19.5 overs)

Semifinal 2

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14 December 2020 (D/N)
Jaffna Stallions
165/9 (20 overs)
v
Dambulla Viiking
128 (19.1 overs)

Scorecard

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Keys:



Toss: Jaffna Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.[9]

Result: Jaffna Stallions won by 53 runs

Jaffna Stallions innings
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Avishka Fernando c Shehan b Arachchige 27 23 1 2 117.39
Johnson Charles (wk) c Gunathilaka b Lakshan 26 15 6 0 173.33
Charith Asalanka c Gunathilaka b Sandakan 10 9 2 0 111.11
Shoaib Malik c Zazai b Lakshan 46 35 3 1 131.43
Dhananjaya de Silva c Shehan b Lakshan 33 20 2 2 165.00
Thisara Perera (c) not out 39 14 5 2 278.57
Wanindu Hasaranga c Arachchige b Amir 1 3 0 0 33.33
Chaturanga de Silva not out 1 1 0 0 100.00
Suranga Lakmal did not bat
Usman Shinwari did not bat
Duanne Olivier did not bat
Extras 5 (wd 5)
Total 188/6 (20 overs)
19 7 RR: 9.40

Fall of wickets: 1/44 (Charles, 4.4 ov), 2/66 (Asalanka, 7.2 ov), 3/70 (Avishka, 8.4 ov), 4/139 (de Silva, 15.5 ov), 5/159 (Malik, 17.5 ov), 6/175 (Hasaranga, 18.6 ov)

Galle Gladiators bowling
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Wides NBs
Mohammad Amir 4 0 36 1 9.00 {{{wides}}} {{{no-balls}}}
Nuwan Thushara 4 0 39 0 9.75 {{{wides}}} {{{no-balls}}}
Dhananjaya Lakshan 4 0 36 3 9.00 {{{wides}}} {{{no-balls}}}
Sahan Arachchige 4 0 36 1 9.00 {{{wides}}} {{{no-balls}}}
Lakshan Sandakan 4 0 41 1 10.25 {{{wides}}} {{{no-balls}}}

Target: 189 runs from 20 overs at 9.45 RR

Galle Gladiators innings
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Danushka Gunathilaka run out (Thisara) 1 2 0 0 50.00
Hazratullah Zazai c Avishka b de Silva 0 2 0 0 0.00
Ahsan Ali c †Charles b Lakmal 6 6 1 0 100.00
Bhanuka Rajapaksa (c) c Shinwari b Malik 40 17 3 4 235.29
Shehan Jayasuriya c Malik b Shinwari 15 25 0 1 60.00
Azam Khan (wk) c Asalanka b Olivier 36 17 1 4 211.76
Dhananjaya Lakshan c †Charles b Shinwari 9 9 2 0 100.00
Sahan Arachchige c Hasaranga b Malik 17 18 2 0 94.44
Mohammad Amir c de Silva b Hasaranga 0 1 0 0 0.00
Lakshan Sandakan not out 9 24 0 0 37.50
Nuwan Thushara not out 0 0 0 0 0
Extras 2 (nb 1, wd 1)
Total 135/9 (20 overs)
9 9 RR: 9.40

Fall of wickets: 1/1 (Zazai, 0.3 ov), 2/3 (Gunathilaka, 1.2 ov), 3/7 (Ahsan, 1.4 ov), 4/62 (Rajapaksa, 8.2 ov), 5/76 (Shehan, 9.5 ov), 6/93 (Lakshan, 11.6 ov), 7/110 (Azam, 13.5 ov), 8/114 (Amir, 14.1 ov), 9/130 (Arachchige, 17.3 ov)

Jaffna Stallions bowling
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Wides NBs
Dhananjaya de Silva 4 0 31 1 7.75 {{{wides}}} {{{no-balls}}}
Suranga Lakmal 3 0 12 1 4.00 {{{wides}}} {{{no-balls}}}
Thisara Perera 1 0 15 0 15.00 {{{wides}}} {{{no-balls}}}
Shoaib Malik 3 0 13 2 4.33 {{{wides}}} {{{no-balls}}}
Usman Shinwari 2 0 20 2 10.00 {{{wides}}} {{{no-balls}}}
Wanindu Hasaranga 4 0 18 1 4.50 {{{wides}}} {{{no-balls}}}
Duanne Olivier 2 0 25 1 12.50 {{{wides}}} {{{no-balls}}}
Chaturanga de Silva 1 0 1 0 1.00 {{{wides}}} {{{no-balls}}}

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Galle Gladiators stun Colombo Kings in pulsating contest to reach Lanka Premier League final". SkySports. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Lanka Premier League 2020 begins in Sri Lanka". The News. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Lanka Premier League schedule: Full LPL 2020 time table, fixtures, match timings in IST, venue". Sportstar. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. ^ "LPL 2020 schedule: The full fixture list of the Lanka Premier League 2020". Wisden. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Jaffna Stallions win inaugural Lanka Premier League with thumping final win over Galle Gladiators". SkySports. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  6. ^ "LPL 2020 Finals : Jaffna Stallions wins Lanka Premier League title, beat Galle Gladiators in LPL Finals". InsideSport. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Galle Gladiators reach Lanka Premier League 2020 final". Samaa TV. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Jaffna Stallions qualify for Lanka Premier League 2020 final". Samaa TV. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Galle Gladiators vs TBD / 2020 Lanka Premier League final". Retrieved 14 December 2020 – via ESPNCricinfo.