Jaffna Kings vs Galle Gallants, 1st Match
Regular Season 2026 · T20 · · Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
Galle Gallants won by 36 runs (Jaffna Kings 177, Galle Gallants 213/6).
- Jaffna Kings: 177 (19.4 ov)
- Galle Gallants: 213/6 (20 ov)
Match report
Jaffna Kings (JKS) faced Galle Gallants (GG) in the 1st Match of Regular Season 2026, a T20 match, at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo. Play began on Friday, 17 July 2026 at 14:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Jaffna Kings won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Asif Yaqoob and Chamara De Zoysa, with Ranjan Madugella as match referee.
Galle Gallants made 213/6 in 20 overs, with Charith Asalanka top-scoring on 65 from 38 balls. Lizaad Williams was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 28. Jaffna Kings made 177 in 19.4 overs, with Dunith Wellalage top-scoring on 40 from 24 balls. Eshan Malinga was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 26.
Result: Galle Gallants won by 36 runs. Charith Asalanka 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.
Galle Gallants · 1st innings: 213/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Harper | c Piyush Chawla b Lizaad Williams | 40 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 210.53 |
| Lasith Croospulle | c Avishka Fernando b Dunith Wellalage | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Charith Asalanka | c Ibrahim Zadran b David Wiese | 65 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 171.05 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | c Nuwanidu Fernando b Lizaad Williams | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 58.82 |
| Sahan Arachchige | c Nuwanidu Fernando b Piyush Chawla | 35 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 145.83 |
| Dasun Shanaka | not out | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 344.44 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | c David Wiese b Piyush Chawla | 21 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 233.33 |
Extras: 10 · Did not bat: Chamika Karunaratne, Dinura Kalupahana, Akif Javed, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wiese | 3 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 15 |
| Dilshan Madushanka | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 20 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3.33 |
| Lizaad Williams | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 9.33 |
| Treveen Mathew | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Piyush Chawla | 4 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 10.75 |
| Nuwanidu Fernando | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Jaffna Kings · 1st innings: 177 (19.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avishka Fernando | c Mohammad Nawaz b Eshan Malinga | 34 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 161.9 |
| Kamil Mishara | c Vijayakanth Viyaskanth b Akif Javed | 28 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 200 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | c Vijayakanth Viyaskanth b Eshan Malinga | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Nuwanidu Fernando | c Mehidy Hasan Miraz b Eshan Malinga | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | c Dasun Shanaka b Charith Asalanka | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Dunith Wellalage | c & b Vijayakanth Viyaskanth | 40 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 166.67 |
| David Wiese | c Sahan Arachchige b Akif Javed | 15 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 78.95 |
| Chamindu Wickramasinghe | run out | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 240 |
| Piyush Chawla | c Chamika Karunaratne b Dasun Shanaka | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 140 |
| Treveen Mathew | b Eshan Malinga | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Lizaad Williams | not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 15 · Did not bat: Dilshan Madushanka
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Akif Javed | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 |
| Eshan Malinga | 3.4 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 7.09 |
| Charith Asalanka | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Chamika Karunaratne | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Vijayakanth Viyaskanth | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.67 |
Latest overs
- Over 12 (JKS, Chamika Karunaratne): 9 runs, 177/10 – 1 wd 4 • 1 1 1
- Over 16 (JKS, Eshan Malinga): 16 runs, 168/10 – • 6 • 6 4 0lb
- Over 20 (JKS, Eshan Malinga): 5 runs, 152/10 – W 4 • • wd
- Over 19 (JKS, Akif Javed): 4 runs, 147/9 – • • W 1 1 • nb1
- Over 18 (JKS, Dasun Shanaka): 7 runs, 143/8 – • • 1 W • 6
- Over 17 (JKS, Akif Javed): 9 runs, 136/7 – 6 1 • 1 W • wd