Kandurata Warriors v Nagenahira Nagas - Sri Lanka Premier League – Match Update
Kandurata Warriors 159/7 (20/20 ov) v Nagenahira Nagas 160/3 (19.3/20 ov) - Nagenahira Nagas won by 7 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo: Monday saw Nagenahira Nagas secure their second win in the ongoing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861 by seven wickets, successfully chasing down a total of 160 runs to win the game.
After losing the toss, the Nagas were forced to bowl first under humid and hot conditions in Colombo.
The bowlers gave a commendable performance as they halted the batting side from getting carried away.
The Nagas made inroads by grabbing their first wicket with only a run on the board, however, the batting side recovered quickly with the middle-order taking hold of the situation.
The Nagas bowlers almost had the batting side under control before http://www.senore.com/Cricket/NLTC-Perera-c2121’s 72-run knock that helped the Warriors amass a decent total on the board.
The small crowd that had come to watch the game, was in for a hardcore competition with Nagas aiming to chase down the total.
Openers Imran Nazir and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ahmed-Shehzad-c42359 gave their side a staggering start of 85 runs, with both batsmen going ballistic from get go.
The early fireworks by the two batsmen gave fans plenty to cheer about, as Nagas outclassed Kandurata's strike bowlers.
Finally after belting an innings of 58 runs, Nazir was trapped in front of stumps by KS Lokuarachchi.
Skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mathews-c913, then joined the party as he and Shehzad took the score to 110, before Shehzad had his stumps obliterated by KS Lokuarachchi after hammering a knock of 34 off 30 deliveries.
AK Perera was in next, but the batsman could score only 15 runs off 11 deliveries before losing his wicket on a run.
The skipper was then accompanied by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mushfiqur-Rahim-c2045 as the side reached the target in 19.3 overs for the loss of three wickets, with Mathews unbeaten on 42 and Rahim on five.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-Nazir-c64248 was named as the Player of the Match for his over the top batting performance.
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