LPL 2020 Results, Points Table: Galle Gladiators outplayed Kandy Tuskers by nine wickets on Thursday to seal the only remaining semifinal berth in the Lanka Premier League. Chasing a low 127-run target, the Gladiators rode on Danushka Gunathilaka’s unbeaten 94 to cross the finishing line in just 17 overs.
Notably, it was the last league match for both the teams and with the win, the Gladiators climbed to fourth position on the basis of better net run rate than the fifth-placed Tuskers as both the teams have four points each.
LPL 2020 : Dambulla Viking on top of the points table
Meanwhile, Dambulla Viiking are leading the LPL 2020 points table. They have 11 points from seven games with five wins, one loss and an abandoned game. Second on the table are Colombo Kings, who defeated third-placed Jaffna Stallions by six runs on Thursday.
Lanka Premier League 2020 Points Table
| Lanka Premier League | P | W | L | D | NRR | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dambulla Viiking | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -0.111 | 11 |
| 2 | Colombo Kings | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.408 | 10 |
| 3 | Jaffna Stallions | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.788 | 9 |
| 4 | Galle Gladiators | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | -0.200 | 4 |
| 5 | Kandy Tuskers | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | -0.770 | 4 |
LPL 2020: Race to semis
Top four teams Dambulla Viiking, Colombo Kings, Jaffna Stallions and Galle Gladiators have already sealed semi-final spots, while Salman Khan family-owned Kandy tuskers have been eliminated from the competition.
Now, there’s only one league game remaining, which will be played between Dambulla Viiking and Colombo Kings on December 11, Friday and the result will decide who will top the points table.
The semi-final 1 and sem-final 2 are scheduled to take place on December 13 and December 14 respectively.