Jaffna Kings settled their fourth Lanka Premier League title with a dominant nine-wicket victory over the Galle Marvels on Sunday at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They made light work of the 185-run target, thanks to short-tempered innings from Kusal Mendis and Rilee Rossouw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite Pathum Nissanka being let go on the very first ball of their innings, Mendis and Rossouw led the chase with style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mendis, who had scored a century in the Qualifier 2 against the Kandy Falcons, contributed an unbeaten 72 off 40 balls. Rossouw, from South Africa, played a spectacular knock, concluding with an unbeaten 106 from just 53 balls, including nine fours and seven sixes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Galle Marvels captain Niroshan Dickwella tried six different bowlers, but only Dwaine Pretorius achieved to claim a wicket. The star spinner Maheesh Theekshana went wicketless, conceding 34 runs in his four overs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier, the Jaffna Kings chose to bowl first and their choice proved fruitful as they had Galle reeling at 24\/3 in 6.5 overs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bhanuka Rajapaksa then played a essential role, scoring 82 runs from 34 balls. His innings included eight fours and six sixes, and he formed two crucial partnerships: a 62-run stand with Tim Seifert for the fourth wicket and a 72-run partnership with Sahan Arachchige for the fifth wicket. These partnerships helped Galle Marvels convalesce to 184\/6 in their 20 overs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jaffna Kings\u2019 pace duo, Asitha Fernando and Jason Behrendorff, also stand out, with Fernando taking three wickets and Behrendorff conceding only 18 runs while claiming two wickets.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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