Punjab Lions win thriller against Sri Lankans
The new cricket season began with MSN Punjab Lions winning by 3 runs against Sri Lankans in the BAOFinancial T20 League. Neeraj Tiwari scored 67 for the Lions, setting a target of 199-6. Sri Lankans finished at 196-2, with Supan Delpathadu scoring 80 on debut and Chandana Prartana making 65. In another match, Punjabi Kings defeated Limassol Qalandars by 3 wickets, with Ravi Gill scoring 49 not out. Sri Lanka Lions scored the day’s highest with 248-6 against Napa Kings, featuring a partnership between Akila De Silva (85) and Srinath Rajith (81). Markhor won by 32 runs against Royal, overcoming an early setback to post 153-8, thanks to Shah Khalid’s 70. Royal was restricted to 121 all out in a reduced 16-over innings due to a late start, repeating their previous week’s issue.