Colombo Kaps vs Kandy Royals, 5th Match
Regular Season 2026 · T20 · · Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
Colombo Kaps won by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) (Colombo Kaps 182/4, Kandy Royals 179).
- Colombo Kaps: 182/4 (19.4 ov)
- Kandy Royals: 179 (20 ov)
Match report
Colombo Kaps (CLK) faced Kandy Royals (KR) in the 5th Match of Regular Season 2026, a T20 match, at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo. Play began on Sunday, 19 July 2026 at 14:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Colombo Kaps won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Asif Yaqoob and Shantha Fonseka, with Pradeep Jeyapragash as match referee.
Kandy Royals made 179 in 20 overs, with Lahiru Udara top-scoring on 53 from 36 balls. Binura Fernando was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 45. Colombo Kaps made 182/4 in 19.4 overs, with Janith Liyanage top-scoring on 53 not out from 32 balls. Wanindu Hasaranga was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 29.
Result: Colombo Kaps won by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining). Janith Liyanage was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Kandy Royals · 1st innings: 179 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kusal Perera | lbw b Binura Fernando | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 183.33 |
| Lahiru Udara | lbw b James Neesham | 53 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 147.22 |
| Sediqullah Atal | c Sadeera Samarawickrama b Hasan Mahmud | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Dale Phillips | lbw b Hasan Mahmud | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Wanuja Sahan b James Neesham | 45 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 109.76 |
| Moeen Ali | c Rubin Hermann b Binura Fernando | 41 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 241.18 |
| Vijay Shankar | c Hasan Mahmud b Binura Fernando | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 166.67 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | b Hasan Mahmud | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Dushan Hemantha | run out | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Garuka Sanketh | c Kusal Mendis b Binura Fernando | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Nuwan Thushara | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 5
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binura Fernando | 4 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 11.25 |
| Hasan Mahmud | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 7.75 |
| Wanuja Sahan | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 |
| Malsha Tharupathi | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| James Neesham | 4 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 10.5 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 |
Colombo Kaps · 1st innings: 182/4 (19.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubin Hermann | b Nuwan Thushara | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Kusal Mendis | not out | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | c Wanindu Hasaranga b Angelo Mathews | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c Lahiru Udara b Wanindu Hasaranga | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 113.04 |
| Ben McDermott | c Pawan Sandesh b Wanindu Hasaranga | 22 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 157.14 |
| Janith Liyanage | not out | 53 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 165.63 |
| James Neesham | not out | 48 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 133.33 |
Extras: 27 · Did not bat: Wanuja Sahan, Binura Fernando, Malsha Tharupathi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo Mathews | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7 |
| Nuwan Thushara | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Moeen Ali | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 |
| Garuka Sanketh | 2.4 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 19.13 |
| Asitha Fernando | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (CLK, Garuka Sanketh): 11 runs, 171/4 – 4 4 2 1
- Over 19 (CLK, Asitha Fernando): 8 runs, 160/4 – 1 1 • 4 • 2
- Over 18 (CLK, Garuka Sanketh): 15 runs, 152/4 – 4 • 1 4 1 wd wd • wd wd wd
- Over 17 (CLK, Asitha Fernando): 9 runs, 137/4 – 4 0b 1 1 1 wd 1
- Over 16 (CLK, Nuwan Thushara): 5 runs, 128/4 – 1 1 0lb 1 0lb 1 wd
- Over 15 (CLK, Garuka Sanketh): 27 runs, 123/4 – 1 1 6 nb1 1 nb5 4 6