# 2020 Lanka Premier League Final

The 2020 Lanka Premier League Final was a Twenty20 cricket match played on 16 December 2020 at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka between Galle Gladiators and Jaffna Stallions to ascertain the winner of 2020 Lanka Premier League. Jaffna Stallions won the match against Galle Gladiators by 53 runs to be the Champions of inaugural LPL.

## Route to the final

| Galle Gladiators | Galle Gladiators | Galle Gladiators | vs | Jaffna Stallions | Jaffna Stallions | Jaffna Stallions |
| League Stage |||||||
| Opponent | Scorecard | Result | Titles | Opponent | Scorecard | Result |
| Jaffna Stallions | 27 November 2020 | Lost | Match 1 | Galle Gladiators | 27 November 2020 | Won |
| Colombo Kings | 28 November 2020 | Lost | Match 2 | Dambulla Viiking | 30 November 2020 | Won |
| Kandy Tuskers | 30 November 2020 | Lost | Match 3 | Kandy Tuskers | 01 December 2020 | Won |
| Jaffna Stallions | 03 December 2020 | Lost | Match 4 | Galle Gladiators | 03 December 2020 | Won |
| Dambulla Viiking | 05 December 2020 | Lost | Match 5 | Colombo Kings | 04 December 2020 | Lost |
| Colombo Kings | 07 December 2020 | Won | Match 6 | Dambulla Viiking | 07 December 2020 | No result |
| Dambulla Viiking | 09 December 2020 | Lost | Match 7 | Kandy Tuskers | 09 December 2020 | Lost |
| Kandy Tuskers | 10 December 2020 | Won | Match 8 | Colombo Kings | 10 December 2020 | Lost |
| Semi-finals |||||||
| Semi-final 1 | Semi-final 1 | Semi-final 1 | | Semi-final 2 | Semi-final 2 | Semi-final 2 |
| Opponent | Scorecard | Result | Titles | Opponent | Scorecard | Result |
| Colombo Kings | 13 December 2020 | Won | Match 15 | Dambulla Viiking | 14 December 2020 | Won |
| 2020 Lanka Premier League Final |||||||
During the group stage of the 2020 Lanka Premier League each team played eight matches, two against each of the other sides contesting the competition. The top four teams progressed to the playoff stage. Galle Gladiators concluded the league stage in fourth position with 4 points by winning two of their matches, losing six. Jaffna Stallions finished the league stage in third position with 9 points by winning four and losing three of their matches.
Galle Gladiators reached the final after defeating Colombo Kings by two wickets in the first semifinal. Jaffna Stallions qualified for the final after trouncing Dambulla Viiking by 37 runs in the second semifinal.

### League stage matches

* 27 November 2020 (D/N)
| Galle Gladiators 175/8 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Stallions 176/2 (19.3 overs) |
* Jaffna Stallions won by 8 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
* 3 December 2020 (D/N)
| Galle Gladiators 170/6 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Stallions 174/5 (19.4 overs) |
* Jaffna Stallions won by 5 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota

### Playoff matches
#### Semifinal 1

* 13 December 2020 (D/N)
| Colombo Kings 150/9 (20 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 151/8 (19.5 overs) |
* Galle Gladiators won by 2 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota

#### Semifinal 2

* 14 December 2020 (D/N)
| Jaffna Stallions 165/9 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Viiking 128 (19.1 overs) |
* Jaffna Stallions won by 37 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota

## Scorecard

Keys:
* (c) indicates team captain
* † indicates Wicket-keeper
* On-field umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
* Third umpire: Lyndon Hannibal (SL)
* Reserve umpire: Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
* Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SL)
Toss: Jaffna Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.
Result: Jaffna Stallions won by 53 runs
Jaffna Stallions innings :
| Player | Status | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike rate |
| Avishka Fernando | c Shehan b Sahan | 27 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 117.39 |
| Johnson Charles (wk) | c Danushka b Lakshan | 26 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 173.33 |
| Charith Asalanka | c Danushka b Sandakan | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 111.11 |
| Shoaib Malik | c Hazratullah b Lakshan | 46 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 131.43 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Shehan b Lakshan | 33 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 165.00 |
| Thisara Perera (c) | not out | 39 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 278.57 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | c Sahan b Amir | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Chaturanga de Silva | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Suranga Lakmal | did not bat | | | | | |
| Usman Shinwari | did not bat | | | | | |
| Duanne Olivier | did not bat | | | | | |
| Extras 5 (wd 5) Total 188/6 (20 overs) | Extras 5 (wd 5) Total 188/6 (20 overs) | Extras 5 (wd 5) Total 188/6 (20 overs) | Extras 5 (wd 5) Total 188/6 (20 overs) | 19 | 7 | RR: 9.40 |
Fall of wickets: 1/44 (Charles, 4.4 ov), 2/66 (Charith, 7.2 ov), 3/70 (Avishka, 8.4 ov), 4/139 (Dhananjaya, 15.5 ov), 5/159 (Malik, 17.5 ov), 6/175 (Wanindu, 18.6 ov)
Galle Gladiators bowling :
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Wides | NBs |
| Mohammad Amir | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9.00 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
| Nuwan Thushara | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
| Dhananjaya Lakshan | 4 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 9.00 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
| Sahan Arachchige | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9.00 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
| Lakshan Sandakan | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
Target: 189 runs from 20 overs at 9.45 RR
Galle Gladiators innings :
| Player | Status | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike rate |
| Danushka Gunathilaka | run out (Thisara) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Hazratullah Zazai | c Avishka b Dhananjaya | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ahsan Ali | c †Charles b Lakmal | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa (c) | c Shinwari b Malik | 40 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 235.29 |
| Shehan Jayasuriya | c Malik b Shinwari | 15 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 60.00 |
| Azam Khan (wk) | c Charith b Olivier | 36 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 211.76 |
| Dhananjaya Lakshan | c †Charles b Shinwari | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Sahan Arachchige | c Wanindu b Malik | 17 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 94.44 |
| Mohammad Amir | c Dhananjaya b Wanindu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lakshan Sandakan | not out | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Nuwan Thushara | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras 2 (nb 1, wd 1) Total 135/9 (20 overs) | Extras 2 (nb 1, wd 1) Total 135/9 (20 overs) | Extras 2 (nb 1, wd 1) Total 135/9 (20 overs) | Extras 2 (nb 1, wd 1) Total 135/9 (20 overs) | 9 | 9 | RR: 9.40 |
Fall of wickets: 1/1 (Hazratullah, 0.3 ov), 2/3 (Danushka, 1.2 ov), 3/7 (Ahsan, 1.4 ov), 4/62 (Bhanuka, 8.2 ov), 5/76 (Shehan, 9.5 ov), 6/93 (Lakshan, 11.6 ov), 7/110 (Azam, 13.5 ov), 8/114 (Amir, 14.1 ov), 9/130 (Sahan, 17.3 ov)
Jaffna Stallions bowling :
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Wides | NBs |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
| Suranga Lakmal | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4.00 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
| Thisara Perera | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15.00 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
| Shoaib Malik | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4.33 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
| Usman Shinwari | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
| Duanne Olivier | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 12.50 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |
| Chaturanga de Silva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | {{{wides}}} | {{{no-balls}}} |