14/07Result
16th Match (D/N), Lanka Premier League at Colombo, Jul 14 2024
Match tied (Galle won the Super Over)
Player of the Match
Maheesh Theekshana
Maheesh TheekshanaGalle Marvels
14/07Result
16th Match (D/N), Lanka Premier League at Colombo, Jul 14 2024
Match tied (Galle won the Super Over)
Player of the Match
Maheesh Theekshana
Maheesh TheekshanaGalle Marvels

END OF OVER:
20 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | DAT: 148/7 (1 run required, RR: 7.40)

  • Dushan Hemantha1 (1b)
  • Maheesh Theekshana4-0-26-3
  • Isuru Udana2-0-21-0

6:23pm Incredible. That was just incredible. A run-chase that ebbed one way, then flowed the other. And it all came down to the last ball. Nabi and the Sixers needed a single, but they could not get it. Galle needed a dot (or a wicket), and they got it. This, despite Galle only having eight to defend in the final over. Theekshana bowled a couple of loose balls but got the job done.

Prior to that, Hendricks had done superbly to keep the Sixers in the hunt with his half-century. Nabi's ball-striking, prior to the final over, was also clean. Zadran, for the time he was at the crease, also looked in pristine touch. Galle, though, almost always kept finding a way to come back, largely through constant wicket-taking, and it is perhaps fitting that we will need a one-over shootout to decide who goes home with two points.

19.6
W
Theekshana to Mohammad Nabi, OUT, and we have a Super Over! Chaos and carnage in Colombo! Zipped in very full outside off. Nabi digs it out towards cover point and sets off for the single. He is always struggling to get there. Theekshana holds his nerve, gets back to the stumps and then gathers to take off the bails, with Nabi not even in the frame! And we go on....

Mohammad Nabi run out 25 (17b 1x4 2x6) SR: 147.05

Just one needed for a win. A dot or a wicket, and we go into a Super Over. Long on is the only fielder on the fence, the rest are up, aiming to stop the single

19.5
4
Theekshana to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR, edged and four! Scores are level! Width outside off and Nabi's eyes light up. He throws the plumbing at it and the ball flies off the outside edge past short third!

5 off 2. Nabi needs to find the fence

19.4
1
Theekshana to Hemantha, 1 run, just over cover! Full toss wide outside off. Hemantha swings like a rusty gate and slices it terribly. Fortunately for him and the Sixers, he gets it over the fielder

6 off 3, and the new batter Hemantha is at the crease. Advantage Galle now?

19.3
W
Theekshana to Hendricks, OUT, goes a mile up, and taken at long off! Galle believe! Dangles the carrot outside off and Hendricks bites. Tries to go up and over long off but the bat turns upon contact. Does not get the timing he desires and Pretorius completes a regulation catch on the fence. Oh my, what a moment in the game!

RR Hendricks c Hales b Theekshana 72 (57b 6x4 1x6) SR: 126.31

19.2
0
Theekshana to Hendricks, no run, slower and shorter outside off, asking Hendricks to fetch it. He is into his swipe way too early and only connects with fresh air
19.1
2
Theekshana to Hendricks, 2 runs, zipped in full on leg stump. Hendricks creates room for himself and chips it over the bowler's head for a couple of runs

Eight needed off the last over, which will be bowled by Theekshana. Hendricks on strike. Who are you backing?

END OF OVER:
19 | 11 Runs | DAT: 141/5 (8 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.42, RRR: 8.00)

  • Reeza Hendricks70 (54b)
  • Mohammad Nabi21 (15b)
  • Isuru Udana2-0-21-0
  • Dwaine Pretorius3-0-27-1
18.6
1
Udana to Hendricks, 1 run, full just outside off. Hendricks cannot get under it and clinks it on the bounce to long on

9 off 7. Does Hendricks go after this ball or try to retain strike for the start of the final over? Udana stays around the wicket

18.5
1
Udana to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, full toss on middle and leg. Nabi bends his back knee and shovels it towards deep backward square leg. Just a single, though
18.4
0
Udana to Mohammad Nabi, no run, full outside off. Nabi pushes it towards Udana, who flings out his left mitt and stops it one-handed. Vital dot ball

10 needed off 9

18.3
2
Udana to Mohammad Nabi, 2 runs, very full just outside off. Nabi rolls it towards the edge of the circle in the wide mid on region and both batters tear back to complete the second

Around the wicket now to Nabi

18.2
1
Udana to Hendricks, 1 run, into the blockhole outside off. Hendricks opens his bat face and guides it towards deep point
18.1
6
Udana to Hendricks, SIX, right out of the screws! Slower ball that sits up to be hit on middle and off. Hendricks lines it up and clobbers it a mile over deep mid wicket!

19 needed off 12 now. The Marvels need to break this partnership to stand a chance. If these two bat till the end, it is highly likely they will take Dambulla past the finish line. Udana to bowl the penultimate over, which means either Pretorius or Theekshana will bowl the last over

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs | DAT: 130/5 (19 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.22, RRR: 9.50)

  • Mohammad Nabi18 (12b)
  • Reeza Hendricks62 (51b)
  • Dwaine Pretorius3-0-27-1
  • Maheesh Theekshana3-0-19-2
17.6
2
Pretorius to Mohammad Nabi, 2 runs, short and wide outside off. Nabi reaches out for it and slaps it enough to deep cover point's right to bag a brace

Over the wicket now

17.5
0
Pretorius to Mohammad Nabi, no run, shorter, angling across the batter outside off. Nabi has a swish at it but only connects with fresh air
17.4
6
Pretorius to Mohammad Nabi, SIX, Marvels, move over, the Dambulla avenger is here! Slower ball, lands right in the slot outside off. Nabi brings his levers into play and launches it over long on!
17.3
1
Pretorius to Hendricks, 1 run, off-pace on a full length on off. Hendricks tugs it on the bounce to long on

Around the wicket now

17.2
0
Pretorius to Hendricks, no run, off-pace on a length just outside off. Hendricks looks to smash it into the ocean and misses the ball by quite a mile
17.1
2
Pretorius to Hendricks, 2 runs, back of a length on the stumps. Hendricks nudges it right between long on and deep mid wicket, and canters back for two

30 off 18. The Sixers are perhaps slightly ahead at this stage. Can Pretorius change that?

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs | DAT: 119/5 (30 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 10.00)

  • Mohammad Nabi10 (9b)
  • Reeza Hendricks59 (48b)
  • Maheesh Theekshana3-0-19-2
  • Prabath Jayasuriya4-0-32-0
16.6
6
Theekshana to Mohammad Nabi, SIX, Nabi makes the last ball count! Darted into the slot on off stump and that is just what Nabi is after. Gets his front foot out of the way and boshes it over the bowler's head!

Just four runs off this over so far

16.5
1
Theekshana to Hendricks, 1 run, back of a length outside off. Hendricks gets onto the back foot and knocks it to long off

Sixers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st3RR HendricksMDKJ Perera
2nd38RR HendricksIbrahim Zadran
3rd32RR HendricksLU Igalagamage
4th13RR HendricksMS Chapman
5th11RR HendricksC Wickramasinghe
6th46Mohammad NabiRR Hendricks
7th5Mohammad NabiMADI Hemantha