COLOMBO (NewsRadio); Jaffna Kings has been crowned Lanka Premier League Champions for the third consecutive time after Thisara Perera led team defeated Colombo Stars by 2 wickets in Colombo last evening.
Kings led by Perera who won the last two editions of the LPL lost only two games this season.
Chasing a 164-run target to win the LPL 2022, Kings crossed the line in the final over of the tournament losing 8 wickets.
Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz provided the perfect platform for the chase scoring a quick-fire 36 off 18 deliveries.
The opening pair of Gurbaz and Avishka Fernando put on 49 in four overs before the first wicket.
Fernando went on to make 50 off 43 balls while in the middle overs Sadeera Samarawickrama hit 44 from 27 deliveries to help Kings overhaul the target.
For Colombo Stars, Suranga Lakmal picked up 3/23 while Benny Howell had figures of 2/17 but could not prevent the Jaffna side from winning the title for another season.
Earlier after being sent in to bat, Stars scored a respectable 163/5 in their allotted 20 overs.
Dinesh Chandimal top scored with 49 off 40 balls while Ravi Bopara hit an unbeaten 47 from 33 deliveries.
However, the total was not enough to kind the Colombo Stars to victory in the 2022 LPL Final.
