Opener Andre Fletcher hit a superb knock of unbeaten 102 while skipper Wanindu Hasaranga returned excellent figures of four for 14 in three-over spell with a hat-trick as Kandy Falcons recorded an easy 109-run win over Colombo Stars in their LPL game played at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium yesterday.
Colombo Stars chasing a target of 200 runs were all out in 14.3 overs as Kandy Falcons comfortably won the game.
Earlier, openers Pathum Nissanka (71 in 41 balls with eight fours and three sixes) and 35-year-old Fletcher, a right-hander, played a brilliant knock of unbeaten 102 and also added a 157-run stand which is the highest partnership for any wicket in LPL. Hasaranga’s hat-trick is the first in this LPL series.
Andre Fletcher was named the Player of the Match.
Today (7) two LPL matches, Dambulla Aura vs Jaffna Kings game which will commence at 3 pm while the Galle Gladiators and Kandy Falcons game will start at 7.30 pm at the same venue.
Chief scores:
Kandy Falcons: 199 for 1 wicket in 20 overs (Pathum Nissanka 71, Andre Fletcher 102*, Carlos Brathwaite 20*, Seekuge Prasanna 1/23)
Colombo Stars: 90 in 14.3 overs (Angelo Matthews 26, Dominic Darkes 18, Wanindu Hasaranga 4/14, Fabian Allen 2/1)