During Match No. 13 of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2026, between Jaffna Kings and Kandy Royals, Royals spinner Wanindu Hasaranga showed great sportsmanship towards Avishka Fernando, who was run out at the non-striker’s end after the ball hit his bat. Despite the batsman being run out, Hasaranga showed a heartwarming gesture by calling up his Sri Lankan teammate.
As striker Kamil Mishara tried to play a shot straight towards the leg spinner’s mid-off region, unfortunately the ball hit Avishka’s bat and went straight to Wanindu Hasaranga, who first ran him out but later showed sympathy and called the opening batsman back to the crease.
WATCH: Wanindu Hasaranga showcases sportsmanship
The incident occurred 6.3 overs into the game, when Wanindu Hasaranga bowled a leg spinner outside the off stump and Kamil Mishara drove it straight to straight. The ball hit the bat of Avishka Fernando and reached the non-striker’s end.
Jaffna Kings’ Avishka Fernando was run out at the non-striker’s end when the ball played by Kamil Mishara hit Fernando’s bat and went to Kandy Royals’ Wanindu Hasaranga.
The umpire gave him out, but Hasaranga turned down the appeal, allowing Fernando to continue, who went on…
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Wanindu Hasaranga caught it and broke the stump while the non-striker was out of the crease. However, in a rare display of sportsmanship, Wanindu Hasaranga soon withdrew the appeal and recalled the batsman, and the batsman scored a half-century in the match.
Jaffna Kings dominate Kandy Royals
Talking about the match, Jaffna Kings won the toss and decided to bat first. After run out calls back the two openers, Kamil Mishara and Avishka Fernando, hit the Kandy bowlers all over the park as they stitched a 129-run partnership between them for the first wicket, and Fernando, who was called back, was out for 66 off 36 balls.
Kamil Mishara scored 78 runs in 53 balls with the help of 6 fours and 4 sixes. Bangladesh batsman Tauheed Hridoy scored 35 runs in 21 balls as the Kings scored 199/4 in 20 overs. Captain Bhanuka Rajapaksa could not make much contribution with the bat.
During the chase, the Royals’ batting line-up faltered as they kept losing wickets, and they lost half their team for 75 runs, only one batsman scored a half-century, Lahiru Udara’s 54, and no other batsman could surpass the 25-run mark.
The second-highest run-scorer for Kandy Royals was Pakistani bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, who scored 22 as they were bowled out for 106 as Jaffna registered a resounding 93-run win over the Royals.
Jaffna Kings involved in match fixing
Jaffna Kings were recently involved in match-fixing incidents, as their co-owner, former India Under-19 cricketer Manjot Kalra, was arrested, and the other owner was missing. As mentioned, they were handed termination notices following the franchisee’s inability to meet its financial commitments under the franchise agreement.
Jaffna Kings co-owner Manjot Kalra was arrested by the Sri Lankan Police for alleged match-fixing approaches to a player. The former India Under-19 World Cup winner tried to influence the player to fix the match and tried to pay Rs 9.5 million (approximately US$28,700) to the player.
