Lanka Premier League 2026, Final

Jaffna Kings v Galle Gallants

Jaffna Kings 123 19.3 ov
Galle Gallants 126/5 15.5 ov

Galle Gallants won by 5 wickets

Venue
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Date
Sat, 8 August 2026
Toss
Jaffna Kings won the toss and chose to bat
Player of the match
Charith Asalanka

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made Jaffna Kings 59% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field. They lost.

Jaffna Kings win

Galle Gallants win

Jaffna Kings batGalle Gallants chase 124

Turning point −12 to Galle Gallants. 3.5, first innings: KTH Ratnayake to Avishka Fernando, wicket, 25/1. Jaffna Kings went from 55% to 43%.

Moved it most KTH Ratnayake +25.5 · Charith Asalanka +22.2 · D Kalupahana +15.0 · Avishka Fernando −12.9

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Avishka Fernandoc TF Rogers b KTH Ratnayake201621125.0−12.9
K Misharac KTH Ratnayake b E Malinga413250128.1−9.0
Khawaja Nafayb KIC Asalanka02000.0−9.3
Towhid Hridoyc Mohammad Nawaz b S Colombage101010100.0−5.2
Bhanuka Rajapaksalbw b KIC Asalanka360050.0−9.6
Dunith Wellalagec D Kalupahana b KIC Asalanka380037.5−8.9
Shakib Al Hasanc S Colombage b E Malinga9130069.2−6.6
C Wickramasinghec KIC Asalanka b E Malinga241621150.0+4.7
M Shirazc SB Harper b Akif Javed150020.0−3.4
T Mathewnot out1*40025.0−0.9
Zahoor Khanb KTH Ratnayake250040.0−1.4
Extras lb 2, w 79
Total 19.3 ov, 6.31 an over123

Did not bat Lizaad Williams

Fall of wickets 25-1 (Fernando, 3.5), 31-2 (Nafay, 4.3), 51-3 (Hridoy, 7.2), 62-4 (Rajapaksa, 9), 68-5 (Wellalage, 11), 87-6 (Mishara, 13), 106-7 (Al Hasan, 16.1), 113-8 (Shiraz, 17.4), 120-9 (Wickramasinghe, 18.2), 123-10 (Khan, 19.3)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Charith Asalanka402035.001000+28.4
KTH Ratnayake3.301424.001250+25.5
Akif Javed402516.25900−0.2
Eshan Malinga402536.25920+8.1
S Colombage302719.00500−2.4
Chamika Karunaratne1010010.00200−6.1

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The balls that decided it