Galle Gallants vs Colombo Kaps, 3rd Match
Regular Season 2026 · T20 · · Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
Galle Gallants won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) (Galle Gallants 191/5, Colombo Kaps 189/8).
- Galle Gallants: 191/5 (19.2 ov)
- Colombo Kaps: 189/8 (20 ov)
Match report
Galle Gallants (GG) faced Colombo Kaps (CLK) in the 3rd Match of Regular Season 2026, a T20 match, at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo. Play began on Saturday, 18 July 2026 at 14:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Galle Gallants won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Chandrika Amarasinghe and Raveendra Wimalasiri, with Wendell Labrooy as match referee.
Colombo Kaps made 189/8 in 20 overs, with Kusal Mendis top-scoring on 79 from 53 balls. Akif Javed was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 40. Galle Gallants made 191/5 in 19.2 overs, with Sam Harper top-scoring on 65 from 45 balls. Hasan Mahmud was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 31.
Result: Galle Gallants won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining). Sam Harper 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.
Colombo Kaps · 1st innings: 189/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubin Hermann | b Dasun Shanaka | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Kusal Mendis | run out | 79 | 53 | 2 | 7 | 149.06 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | c Akif Javed b Mohammad Nawaz | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 214.29 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c Sam Harper b Akif Javed | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 200 |
| Ben McDermott | lbw b Eshan Malinga | 57 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 167.65 |
| Janith Liyanage | c Mehidy Hasan Miraz b Akif Javed | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| James Neesham | not out | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 150 |
| Malsha Tharupathi | c Sam Harper b Akif Javed | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Wanuja Sahan | c Mehidy Hasan Miraz b Akif Javed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 9 · Did not bat: Binura Fernando, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamika Karunaratne | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 8 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 |
| Akif Javed | 4 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 10 |
| Vijayakanth Viyaskanth | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6 |
| Eshan Malinga | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.5 |
Galle Gallants · 1st innings: 191/5 (19.2 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Harper | c James Neesham b Malsha Tharupathi | 65 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 144.44 |
| Lasith Croospulle | c Kusal Mendis b Hasan Mahmud | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 141.67 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | c Janith Liyanage b Wanuja Sahan | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 144.44 |
| Charith Asalanka | c James Neesham b Hasan Mahmud | 28 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 133.33 |
| Sahan Arachchige | not out | 38 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 237.5 |
| Dasun Shanaka | b James Neesham | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | not out | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 200 |
Extras: 6 · Did not bat: Chamika Karunaratne, Dinura Kalupahana, Akif Javed, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Eshan Malinga
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janith Liyanage | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Binura Fernando | 4 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Hasan Mahmud | 2.2 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 13.29 |
| Wanuja Sahan | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3.5 |
| James Neesham | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8.67 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Malsha Tharupathi | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.67 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (GG, Hasan Mahmud): 5 runs, 189/5 – 4 1
- Over 19 (GG, Binura Fernando): 12 runs, 184/5 – 2 1 • 1 1 6 wd
- Over 18 (GG, James Neesham): 12 runs, 172/5 – 4 1 6 • W 1
- Over 17 (GG, Mujeeb Ur Rahman): 9 runs, 160/4 – 1 1 1 4 1 1
- Over 16 (GG, Binura Fernando): 18 runs, 151/4 – 1 4 4 4 1 4
- Over 15 (GG, Malsha Tharupathi): 12 runs, 133/4 – 1 W 6 • 1 4