Kandy craft their first win

Ravi Bopara’s undefeated 34 and Kamindu Mendis’s three wickets finally helped Kandy Warriors draw first blood as they convincingly beat Galle Gladiators by 5 wickets in the first of the Lanka Premier League double header yesterday at the R. Premadasa Stadium.

Kandy Warriors were never troubled in their chase though they sporadically lost wickets. But British player Bopara had the final say scoring the winning runs off a boundary with little more than an over to spare.