HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka – West Indies rookie Test star Jayden Seales tasted success in his first ever overseas franchise tournament, when Jaffna Kings trounced Galle Gladiators by 23 runs to win the Lanka Premier League title here Thursday.Choosing to bat first at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Kings piled up a 200-plus total for the second time in three days, reaching 201 for three off their 20 overs.Opener Avishka Fernando followed up his century on Tuesday with 63 off 41 balls while Englishman Tom Kohler-Cadmore struck an unbeaten 57 also off 41 deliveries and Afghan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz, an 18-ball 35.In reply, Gladiators were limited to 178 for nine off their 20 overs, with only Danushka Gunathilaka who hit 54 from 21 balls and fellow opener Kusal Mendis who made 39 from 28 balls, providing any resistance.
