Lanka Premier League 2026, Match 8

Galle Gallants v Dambulla Sixers

Galle Gallants 178/8 20 ov
Dambulla Sixers 180/4 16.1 ov

Dambulla Sixers won by 6 wickets

Venue
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
Date
Wed, 22 July 2026
Toss
Dambulla Sixers won the toss and chose to field
Player of the match
Reeza Hendricks

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made Dambulla Sixers 61% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field.

Galle Gallants win

Dambulla Sixers win

Galle Gallants batDambulla Sixers chase 179

Turning point +16 to Galle Gallants. 2.4, the chase: Mohammad Nawaz to Niroshan Dickwella, wicket, 26/1, needing 153. Galle Gallants went from 24% to 40%.

Moved it most Eshan Malinga −27.8 · P Rathnayake +27.3 · Samuel Harper +24.3 · Reeza Hendricks +24.2

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
L Croospullec M Theekshana b V Lahiru121120109.1+3.2
Samuel Harperb Gulbadin Naib402233181.8+24.3
Charith Asalankac & b MJ Ackerman251921131.6−5.4
Chamika Karunaratnec N Dickwella b Fazalhaq Farooqi453042150.0−8.9
SSD Arachchigec S Jayathilake b MJ Ackerman6100060.0−8.8
Dasun Shanakac RR Hendricks b M Theekshana201012200.0+1.9
Mohammad Nawazc V Lahiru b Fazalhaq Farooqi230066.7−2.7
Mehidy Hasan Mirazc P Rathnayake b Fazalhaq Farooqi161320123.1−5.3
D Kalupahananot out2*200100.0+0.1
Extras b 4, w 610
Total 20 ov, 8.90 an over178/8

Did not bat Eshan Malinga, Akif Javed, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

Fall of wickets 14-1 (Croospulle, 2.2), 78-2 (Harper, 8.3), 88-3 (Asalanka, 9.3), 107-4 (Arachchige, 12), 150-5 (Karunaratne, 16.1), 152-6 (Nawaz, 16.4), 164-7 (Shanaka, 18.3), 178-8 (Hasan Miraz, 20)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
V Lahiru302016.67800+5.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi403939.75900−6.1
Maheesh Theekshana302919.67600−11.2
Dushmantha Chameera403609.00810+2.0
Gulbadin Naib302317.67510+3.5
Marques Ackerman302729.00840+0.1

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