Placing to bat first, Jaffna Kings posted a mammoth whole of 173 runs for the lack of 5 wickets. Towhid Hridoy’s good half-century was instrumental of their innings, with Rahmanullah Gurbaz offering a quick-fire 21 off 11 balls. Priyamal Perera (22) and Dunith Wellalage (25) additionally made helpful contributions to their whole.

In reply, Colombo Strikers’ captain Niroshan Dickwella stood sturdy with a formidable 58 runs off 38 balls, however the remainder of the batting lineup faltered, as they finally bundled out for 152 runs in 19.4 overs. Nuwanidu Fernando (17), Ramesh Mendis (17), and Chamika Karunaratne (23) had been another high contributors for them.

Hardus Viljoen from Jaffna Kings delivered an distinctive efficiency, securing a three-wicket haul and spearheading the bowling assault. Vijayakanth Viyaskanth and Dilshan Madushaka performed their half as effectively, every claiming two wickets every.