Colombo, Dec 6 : Phil Salt peppered a breathtakingly 27-ball 67 showcased by five sixes in Dambulla Giants run triumph over Kandy Warriors in the second fixture of the Lanka Premier League on the second day of the mega tournament at the R Premadasa Stadium on Monday.
The England born 25-year-old right-hand wicket-keeper set the tone in a pulsating 97-run partnership for the first wicket off 46 balls with Niroshan Dickwella (39).
Six power play overs were realised at 74, with Salt contributing 39 and Dickwella contributing 30 .What could have been a three-figure opening partnership ended in a tense 97-run partnership.Dickwella was caught trying over mid on by Angelo Perera of Lahiru Kumara.He hit 5 fours and a six.
Ramesh Mendis, who made an unbeaten 21 off 11 balls inclusive of 2 sixes and a boundary, came back to bamboozle Kandy Warriors to decimate the frontline.The 26-year-old right-arm off spinner removed Kamindu Mendis for 17 runs and Angelo Perera, the Warriors skipper, for 24 runs.
This was in just three deliveries of the 10th over.Quickie Nuwan Pradeep contributed 3 for 31.Quickie Nuwan Pradeep chipped in with 3 for 31.
Dambulla Gladiators ran up 190 for 8 off 20 and had a tight rein over Kandy Warriors whose rear guard of Rovman Powell 42 off 21 with 4 sixes and a boundary and Sachindu Colombage 27 not out and Ishan Jayaratne 18 was not enough.
Phil Salt had done enough to rub salt into the opposition for the Englishman with three career ODIs to take the Player of the Match award.
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