Indian Royals vs Sri Lankan Lions, 8th Match
Regular Season 2026 · T20 · · Lotus Sports Club Ground, Lusaka
Indian Royals vs Sri Lankan Lions, 8th Match was abandoned.
- Indian Royals: 8/2 (0.5 ov)
- Sri Lankan Lions: 215/4 (20 ov)
Match report
Indian Royals (IR) faced Sri Lankan Lions (SLL) in the 8th Match of Regular Season 2026, a T20 match, at Lotus Sports Club Ground, Lusaka. Play began on Monday, 3 August 2026 at 11:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Sri Lankan Lions won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lankan Lions made 215/4 in 20 overs, with Asela Gunaratne top-scoring on 98 not out from 53 balls. Manpreet Gony was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 43. Indian Royals made 8/2 in 0.5 overs, with Karan Gupta top-scoring on 8 from 3 balls. Vikum Sanjaya was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 8.
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.
Sri Lankan Lions · 1st innings: 215/4 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minod Bhanuka | b Suboth Bhati | 32 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 145.45 |
| Mevan Fernando | b Manpreet Gony | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Milinda Siriwardana | c Abhishek Jalota b Manpreet Gony | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Asela Gunaratne | not out | 98 | 53 | 6 | 2 | 184.91 |
| Thisara Perera | b Ishwar Pandey | 67 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 223.33 |
| Akalanka Ganegama | not out | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Extras: 6 · Did not bat: Vikum Sanjaya, Nishan Thilanka, Dinesh Kumara, Malinda Pushpakumara, Nuwanidu Fernando
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anureet Singh | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Manpreet Gony | 4 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 10.75 |
| Ishwar Pandey | 3 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 14.33 |
| Suboth Bhati | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 11 |
| Asad Pathan | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 11.33 |
| Shadab Jakati | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.5 |
Indian Royals · 1st innings: 8/2 (0.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhishek Jalota | b Vikum Sanjaya | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naman Ojha | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karan Gupta | run out | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 266.67 |
Extras: 0 · Did not bat: Anureet Singh, Shadab Jakati, Kunal Razdan, Veer Pratap Singh, Sarul Kanwar, Asad Pathan, Ishwar Pandey, Manpreet Gony, Karan Walia
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikum Sanjaya | 0.5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9.6 |
Latest overs
- Over 9 (SLL, Asad Pathan): 9 runs, 71/3 – 1 6 1 1 • •
- Over 8 (SLL, Suboth Bhati): 7 runs, 62/3 – • 4 • 1 2 W
- Over 7 (SLL, Ishwar Pandey): 16 runs, 55/2 – 1 nb7 1 1 1 4 •
- Over 6 (SLL, Suboth Bhati): 5 runs, 39/2 – • 1 0lb • 4 •
- Over 5 (SLL, Ishwar Pandey): 9 runs, 34/2 – • 4 • • 1 4
- Over 4 (SLL, Manpreet Gony): 6 runs, 25/2 – W • 1 1 4 W