2024-07-06 09:57:48
Mustafizur Rahman and Tawheed Hriday’s Dambulla Sixers have not had a good start in the Lankan Premier League (LPL). After losing the first match, they had to face the same fate in the second match. Dambulla lost to Jaffna Kings by 4 wickets. However, Mustafizur Rahman bowled well in the match.
Batting first against Jaffna Kings at Pallekele on Wednesday (July 3), Dambulla scored 191 for 2 in 20 overs. Kushal Perera scored a century for the team. In reply, Avishka Fernando and Charith Ashalanka played 20 overs with 197 runs for 6 wickets and reached the target of victory.
Another Bangladeshi Tawheed Hriday did not get a chance to bat in this match. And Mustafiz’s start with the ball was excellent. Coming to bowl in his first over, Mustafiz picked up Kushal Mendis for just 6 runs. Then the team returned to the attack in the eleventh over and spent ten runs in 2 fours.
Mustafiz came into the attack again in the 17th over, when Jaffna needed 23 runs from 24 balls to win. The Bangladeshi pacer sealed the match by taking 1 wicket with only 3 runs in that over. His victim was Ashalanka who scored 50 runs in 36 balls. However, others could not keep the tone set by Mustafiz.
In the last over in the 19th over, The Fizz managed to score 10 runs in 2 fours. In this over, Tawheed Hridiya ran out Dhananjaya de Silva with a direct throw. Although the team lost, Mustafiz’s four overs ended with 2 wickets for 30 runs.