Talking about witnessing the final in Sri Lanka, Akram, who picked up 916 international wickets in his career, said his association with the Lanka Premier League has been terrific.
Batting first, Jaffna Kings posted a big total of 178 for the loss of 5 wickets. Chasing a big target, Colombo Stars started their innings on the wrong foot as they lost the first two wickets for just five runs. Dinesh Chandimal tried to stabilize his team's innings but he couldn't manage to
After being bowled out for 137, the Jaffna Kings restricted the Galle Gladiators to 113/9 in their 20 overs. For Jaffna Kings, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth (2/20) and Binura Fernando (3/22) were the picks of the bowlers
Galle Gladiators will play the first match of the tournament against defending champions Jaffna Kings. The first round of the tournament, which will consist of 20 games will be played in Hambantota before it moves to Kandy and then Colombo.
Earlier, on November 25, Jaffna University Vice Chancellor Sivakolundu Srisatkunarajah refused to sign the MoU with China and said that the deal has the hidden agenda of China to grab fertile lands under the pretext of development projects in the North and East, Ceylon Today reported.