Lanka Premier League: Phil Salt plays shines as Dambulla Giants down Kandy Warriors by 29 runs

The
England
born
25-year
old
right-hand
wicket-keeper
set
the
tone
in
a
pulsating
97-run
partnership
for
the
first
wicket
off
46
balls
with
Niroshan
Dickwella
(39).

The
six
power
play
overs
churned
out
74
runs
with
Salt’s
contribution
of
39
and
Dickwella’s
30.
What
would
have
been
a
magical
three
figure
opening
partnership
went
as
under
when
Dickwella
was
caught
trying
to
hit
over
mid
on
by
Angelo
Perera
off
Lahiru
Kumara.
He
hit
5
fours
and
a
six.

Ramesh
Mendis,
who
made
an
unbeaten
21
off
11
balls
inclusive
of
2
sixes
and
a
boundary,
came
back
to
bamboozle
Kandy
Warriors
to
decimate
the
frontline.

The
26-year
old
right
arm
off
spinner
struck
double
blows
removing
Kamindu
Mendis
for
17
and
the
Warriors
skipper
Angelo
Perera
for
24
in
the
space
of
three
balls
in
the
second
and
fourth
deliveries
of
the
10th
over
to
finish
with
figures
of
3
for
21.
Quickie
Nuwan
Pradeep
chipped
in
with
3
for
31.

Dambulla
Gladiators
ran
up
190
for
8
off
20
and
had
a
tight
rein
over
Kandy
Warriors
whose
rear
guard
of
Rovman
Powell
42
off
21
with
4
sixes
and
a
boundary
and
Sachindu
Colombage’s
27
not
out
and
Ishan
Jayaratne’s
18
was
not
enough.

Phil
Salt
had
done
enough
to
rub
salt
into
the
opposition
for
the
Englishman
with
three
career
ODIs
to
take
the
Player
of
the
Match
award.