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GALLE GLADIATORS 129/8 (20 OVERS)
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa23 (25)
- Danushka Gunathilaka19 (32)
- Praveen Jayawickrama2/13 (3)
- Vijayakanth Viyaskanth2/21 (4)
JAFFNA KINGS 109 (18.3 OVERS)
- Shoaib Malik23 (27)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz21 (15)
- Samit Patel2/15 (4)
- Noor Ahmad2/12 (4)
Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: @Thilak_Rama
Do join us for the second game. This is Thilak signing off. Revoir...!
Perera: I think we had so many changes today, that was the issue. This is a wake up call for us. We have to consider to check the bench strength and we'll come back strong next game. We are here to focus one match a day.
Rajapaksa - the winning captain and the player of the match: It was good toss to win but the wicket was not good to bat on. We were targeting over 130 but we couldn't. The team has been real confident and thanks the owners that we go for the kill. Beating Kings twice in a row and we'll take them on play-offs.
Well, I do not have words to explain this run chase. 129 was very doable but Kings had their way to lose this one. Except Gurbaz none of the batters looked dominate the bowlers but allowed the opposition to dictate terms.
On a turning wicket you need to keep farming strike which wasn't the case. By the time Malik started to show some promise the run-rate had already rocketed over 8.5. And to add to their dismay, their running between the wicket was speechless, no calling, blind running which eventually bought their downfall. On the other hand, spinners kept a strangle hold on the batter and kept chipping away with wickets. Noor, Hafeez and Samit were fantastic. Taranga's wicket column may not read any numbers but kept them in check with wrong ones and sliders. The catching and fielding were top notch too.
RAS Lakmal c Noor Ahmad b Mohammad Amir 5 (3b 1x4 0x6) SR: 166.66
Suyog: "Inspite of 3 wickets in an over, this is still doable, go JK" - eh?
END OF OVER:18 | 9 Runs 3 Wkts | JK: 104/9 (26 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.77, RRR: 13.00)
- Praveen Jayawickrama1 (1b)
- Suranga Lakmal1 (1b)
- Pulina Tharanga4-0-22-0
- Mohammad Amir2-0-20-0
V Viyaskanth run out 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
KNA Bandara run out 18 (9b 0x4 2x6) SR: 200.00