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Lanka Premier League 2023

<p>B-Love Kandy are the new Lanka Premier League champions. Angelo Mathews' men defeated Dambulla Aura by five wickets in a thrilling final at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on August 20 (Sunday).</p>

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B-Love Kandy clinch 2023 Lanka Premier League title, beat Dambulla Aura by 5 wickets in thrilling final

<p>Dambulla Aura will now play in the final of Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023 after a victory over Galle Titans</p>

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Dambulla Aura qualify for LPL 2023 final as Gujarat Titans all-rounder's side lose 5 wickets for just 22 runs

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Dambulla Sixers

Mahamarakkala Kurukulasooriya Patabendige Akila Dananjaya Perera

Kumarage Don Asanka Manoj

Chamindu Wickramasinghe

Mashtayage Danushka Gunathilaka

Lokumarakkalage Dilshan Madushanka

Munasinghe Arachchige Dushan Ishara Hemantha

Ibrahim Zadran

Mathurage Don Kusal Janith Perera

Lahiru Dilshan Madushanka Pahala Gedara

Lahiru Udara Igalagamage

Mark Sinclair Chapman

Mohammad Nabi

Mustafizur Rahman

Mandamarakkalage Nimesh Vimukthi Silva

Aththachchi Nuwan Pradeep Roshan Fernando

Ilandari Dewage Nuwan Thushara

Muthuthanthirige Nuwanidu Keshawa Fernando

Perumapperuma Arachchige Kaveesha Praveen Jayawickrama

Santhana Dewage Ranesh Danidu Lakshan Silva

Reeza Raphael Hendricks

Sachitha Jayatilake

Gamage Sonal Dinusha

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Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota

102* by Kusal Perera v Jaffna Kings on July 3, 2024 - w

Kusal Perera

91* by Mark Chapman v Kandy Falcons on July 1, 2024 - w

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87 by Kusal Mendis v Colombo Strikers on August 5, 2023 - r

Kusal Mendis

4/6 by Dhananjaya de Silva v Kandy Falcons on August 14, 2023 - r

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4/11 by Matthew Forde v Galle Marvels on December 19, 2022 - w

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4/36 by Lahiru Kumara v Colombo Strikers on December 8, 2022 - r

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102* by Kusal Perera v Jaffna Kings on July 3, 2024 - Jaffna Kings beat Dambulla Sixers by 4 wickets

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Danushka Gunathilaka
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B-Love Kandy clinch 2023 Lanka Premier League title, beat Dambulla Aura by 5 wickets in thrilling final

Dambulla Aura qualify for LPL 2023 final as Gujarat Titans all-rounder's side lose 5 wickets for just 22 runs

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Akila DananjayaBowler

Asanka ManojBowler

Chamindu WickramasingheAll-Rounder

Danushka GunathilakaBatsman

Dilshan MadushankaBowler

Akila Dananjaya
Bowler

Asanka Manoj
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Chamindu Wickramasinghe
All-Rounder

Danushka Gunathilaka
Batsman

Dilshan Madushanka
Bowler