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In the season opener of Lanka Premier League's fourth season, fans witnessed a nail-biting thriller as Jaffna Kings locked horns with Colombo Strikers at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on July 30. The Niroshan Dickwella-led side won the toss and invited their hosts to bat first, to which the Thisara Parera side replied by starting their innings with a blast. However, Jaffna’s explosive start soon came to an end when Colombo pacer Naseem Shah came to bowl. Shah brought Afghanistan’s wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz ’s 21-run inning to an end and gave him a fiery send off.
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Gurbaz was caught out by Ramesh Mendis off a Shah delivery in the third over as he took a stunning dive near the boundary. When the Afghanistan batter started walking towards the pavilion after scoring 21 runs, Shah broke out in wild celebration. The video didn’t take long to get circulated on social media.
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The 20-year-old could be heard shouting "B***C***" as his Afghan and Colombo rival as Gurbaz made his way back to the dressing room. However, the Afghanistan player didn’t escalate the matter and ignored Shah. Notably, Gurbaz slammed two maximums and one boundary in his 11-ball inning.
Notably, the Jaffna Kings went to post a score of 173 runs in 20 overs at a loss of five wickets. The team also managed to dismiss their rivals at 152 in 19.4 overs and ended up winning the game by 21 runs.
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