Showing mercy was costly! (PC-X SCREENSHOT)
Wanindu Hasaranga: Wanindu Hasaranga did something in the Lanka Premier League 2026, after which he was praised a lot but his team lost the match badly. In fact, in the 13th match of LPL 2026, Kandy Royals player Wanindu Hasaranga gave life to Jaffna Kings batsman Avishka Fernando despite running him out. Avishka was run out but Hasaranga withdrew his appeal and called him back and his decision proved very costly for the team. Let us tell you what is the matter?
Hasaranga withdrew his run out appeal
Wanindu Hasaranga Was bowling in the 7th over. Kamil Mishara played a fast shot on his ball and the ball hit the non-striker end batsman Avishka Fernando. That ball hit Fernando and came into the hands of Hasaranga and he ran out the batsman. Avishka was run out by the umpire as he was out of the crease. But Hasaranga, showing sportsmanship, withdrew his appeal against him. After this Avishka started batting again. When Avishka was given this life, he was playing on the score of 46 runs, after this he played an inning of 66 runs in 36 balls. Not only this, he made a partnership of 129 runs with Kamil Mishara. Mishara played an excellent inning of 78 runs. On the basis of this partnership, Jaffna Kings scored 199 runs in 20 overs.
Respect > wickets. 🤝
A true sportsmanship moment from Wanindu Hasaranga.#MomentoftheMatch pic.twitter.com/bTAsm6lida
— LPL – Lanka Premier League (@LPLT20) July 26, 2026
Kandy Royals defeat
Kandy Royals could not chase the target of 200 runs. This team could score only 106 runs in 18.2 overs and the team suffered a crushing defeat by 99 runs. Only Lahiru Udara scored 54 runs for Kandy, apart from him no other batsman could stay on the crease. Shaheen Afridi contributed 22 runs but he could not prevent the team’s defeat. For Jaffna, Mohammed Shiraz and Dunit Velalge took 3 wickets each.
