Lanka Premier League 2026, Match 1

Galle Gallants v Jaffna Kings

Galle Gallants 213/6 20 ov
Jaffna Kings 177 19.4 ov

Galle Gallants won by 36 runs

Venue
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Date
Fri, 17 July 2026
Toss
Jaffna Kings won the toss and chose to field
Player of the match
Charith Asalanka

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made Galle Gallants 54% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field.

Galle Gallants win

Jaffna Kings win

Galle Gallants batJaffna Kings chase 214

Turning point −11 to Jaffna Kings. 4.3, first innings: Lizaad Williams to Samuel Harper, wicket, 46/2. Galle Gallants went from 65% to 54%.

Moved it most Mehidy Hasan Miraz −30.9 · David Wiese −30.8 · Dilshan Madushanka −20.5 · Charith Asalanka +19.5

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Samuel Harperc PP Chawla b LB Williams401981210.5+17.6
L Croospullec WIA Fernando b DN Wellalage140025.0−8.2
Charith Asalankac Ibrahim Zadran b D Wiese653873171.1+16.7
Mehidy Hasan Mirazc MNK Fernando b LB Williams10171058.8−16.1
SSD Arachchigec MNK Fernando b PP Chawla352432145.8+7.1
Dasun Shanakanot out31*923344.4+11.1
Mohammad Nawazc D Wiese b PP Chawla21903233.3+2.4
Extras lb 2, w 810
Total 20 ov, 10.65 an over213/6

Did not bat Eshan Malinga, Chamika Karunaratne, D Kalupahana, Akif Javed, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

Fall of wickets 43-1 (Croospulle, 3.2), 46-2 (Harper, 4.3), 82-3 (Hasan Miraz, 10.2), 156-4 (Asalanka, 16.5), 165-5 (Arachchige, 17.2), 213-6 (Nawaz, 20)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
David Wiese3045115.00760−21.2
Dilshan Madushanka2040020.00200−20.5
Dunith Wellalage301013.331100+16.6
Lizaad Williams302829.33810+5.4
T Mathew403809.50810−14.6
Piyush Chawla4043210.75700−5.5
MNK Fernando10707.00200+2.0

Win is the win chance a player added for his side, in points (100 = a match turned round): batting in the top table, bowling in the bottom. Point at or tap a player to see his balls on the chart.

Ball by ball

The whole match on one screen: a row for every over, a square for every ball, coloured by how far it moved the match. Pick any ball, play it through, or click a name to follow one player.

The balls that decided it