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 GladiatorsvsJaffna StallionsLeague StageOpponentScorecardResultTitlesOpponentScorecardResultJaffna Stallions27 November 2020LostMatch 1Galle Gladiators27 November 2020WonColombo Kings28 November 2020LostMatch 2Dambulla Viiking30 November 2020WonKandy Tuskers30 November 2020LostMatch 3Kandy Tuskers01 December 2020WonJaffna Stallions03 December 2020LostMatch 4Galle Gladiators03 December 2020WonDambulla Viiking05 December 2020LostMatch 5Colombo Kings04 December 2020LostColombo Kings07 December 2020WonMatch 6Dambulla Viiking07 December 2020No resultDambulla Viiking09 December 2020LostMatch 7Kandy Tuskers09 December 2020LostKandy Tuskers10 December 2020WonMatch 8Colombo Kings10 December 2020LostSemi-finalsSemi-final 1Semi-final 2OpponentScorecardResultTitlesOpponentScorecardResultColombo Kings13 December 2020WonMatch 15Dambulla Viiking14 December 2020Won2020 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
Playoff matches
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
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
|colspan="4"| Extras 5 (wd 5) Total 188/6 (20 overs) |19 |7
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)
Target: 189 runs from 20 overs at 9.45 RR
|colspan="4"| Extras 2 (nb 1, wd 1) Total 135/9 (20 overs) |9 |9
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)
See also Lanka Premier League 2020 Lanka Premier League
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