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COLOMBO STRIKERS 145/6 (20 OVERS)
- Angelo Mathews*50 (34)
- Pathum Nissanka42 (39)
- Imran Tahir2/25 (4)
- Nuwan Pradeep2/23 (4)
DAMBULLA SIXERS 146/4 (18.5 OVERS)
- Najibullah Zadran34 (28)
- Janith Liyanage*56 (47)
- Dushmantha Chameera1/24 (4)
- Naveen-ul-Haq1/26 (4)
Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Fidel Fernando (@afidelf)
That's it from us folks. Madushka Balasuriya will have the Jaffna Kings v Galle Gladiators qualifier for you. Hop over to that page.
Dickwella, winning (stand-in) captain: In Colombo the wickets weren't easy, and the major part was played by the bowlers. Here, our bowlers did a great job.
Mathews: I thought we were around 20 runs short, and I thought we were pathetic on the field, to be honest. From picking the players last moment and to come this far, I'm proud of the boys. A few of the boys had a tremendous series. All the best to the remaining teams.
Player of the match is Liyanage: "It wasn't spinning much, so I thought if I stay in the wicket - we have power-hitters to come - we could win the game. The wickets here are really good to bat. It suits the fast bowlers as well."
Giants now progress to that second qualifier on Tuesday. They'll play the loser of the Galle Gladiators v Jaffna Kings game, later today.
Stars are now knocked out, and they only have themselves to blame really. They had so many outstanding innings from Dinesh Chandimal this tournament, but messed up their batting order, and Chandimal - the tournament's highest scorer before this match - got to face with only eight balls remaining in the innings. Beyond that, they also used their seam resources poorly, reserving too many overs for the end, when the game was already in Giants' hands.
Wonderful effort from Liyanage. And easily the best innings of the game. Played within himself and paced the chase beautifully. Excellent hands from Salt, who gave the innings its impetus, and from Zadran as well.
Karim Janat to bowl the penultimate.
END OF OVER:18 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | DAT: 134/4 (12 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.44, RRR: 6.00)
- Chamika Karunaratne3 (2b)
- Janith Liyanage52 (45b)
- Naveen-ul-Haq4-0-26-1
- Karim Janat2-0-13-0
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