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Best performances - Batsmen

PTM Dabare
70(51) 6x4 - 2x6
Control %56%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 19 runs
  • 2x4 - 1x6
6 11 7 5 11 13 0 13
MNK Fernando
56(50) 5x4 - 0x6
Control %86%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 18 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
1 4 14 8 12 0 5 12

Best performances - Bowlers

CR Brathwaite
CR Brathwaite
O4
M1
R17
W3
Eco4.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
I Udana
I Udana
O4
M0
R19
W2
Eco4.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: K Vairavan | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar

END OF OVER:
20 | 11 Runs | KAF: 141/7 (13 runs required, RR: 7.05)

  • Ashen Bandara41 (30b)
  • Isuru Udana3 (3b)
  • Nuwan Pradeep3-0-34-0
  • Wahab Riaz4-0-34-0

6:56pm Right. That will be a wrap from us for this game. But the action in the LPL does not stop. The Colombo Stars will take on the Jaffna Kings in a bit, with both teams looking to climb further up the table. Do join us for that game but until next time, this is me (Shashwat) signing off on behalf of Vairavan and George. Goodbye, and take care!

Kusal Mendis, Galle Gladiators captain: (How important was the toss) The same wicket was used yesterday and that is why we wanted to bat first. The slower balls by the fast bowlers was hard on this wicket. Sandakan bowled well, Dabare and Nuwanidu batted well too.

Wanindu Hasaranga, Kandy Falcons captain: Not much (on the importance of the toss). We got four wickets in the powerplay but we then conceded too many runs in the middle overs. (On the pitch) We lost three-four wickets in the middle overs, and that is why we lost the game.

Thanuka Dabare is the Player of the Match for his 51-ball 70, and he deserves every bit of it!

Time for the post-match presentation!

6:50pm Phew, that was some match, from the Gladiators' perspective at least. A proper rollercoaster ride that began with them being reduced to 10/4 at one stage, only to put up what turned out to be a good enough total. With the ball, they never let their intensity drop. They stitched together a solid powerplay, followed it up with a tidy display in the middle overs, and ultimately closed out the game, despite Bandara and Karunaratne teeing off. The Falcons, on the other hand, would look back at how they allowed the Gladiators to get away in the first innings. Their batting powerplay was not great either and once they fell behind the run-rate, they were always playing catch-up. They might have to revisit their batting order as well, considering how superb Karunaratne has been this season, and how influential Bandara is turning out to be.

19.6
1
Pradeep to Bandara, 1 run, brilliant yorker on off stump. Bandara can only dig it out towards deep mid wicket, and the Gladiators secure a superb victory!
19.5
1
Pradeep to Udana, 1 run, full delivery on middle and leg stump. Udana sits back in his crease and tugs it down the ground for just a single

Two legitimate deliveries, and the Gladiators are home

19.4
1
Pradeep to Bandara, 1 run, yorker on middle and off stump. Bandara swings his bat but only manages to chalk it off the toe-end into the on side for a single
19.3
1
Pradeep to Udana, 1 run, full delivery angled into the batter on leg stump. Udana clears his front leg and shovels it down the ground towards long on for a single

17 off 4. Udana on strike

19.2
1
Pradeep to Bandara, 1 run, full delivery on middle and leg stump. Bandara comes forward and pushes it down the ground for just a single
19.1
6
Pradeep to Bandara, SIX, shot! In the arc on middle and leg stump, and that flies out of the park! All Bandara has to do is plant his front leg and bang it over the bowler's head

24 runs required off the final over, and surely this game is now beyond the Falcons? Oh well. It seems the Gladiators have exceeded the time in which they needed to complete their overs. They will now have five fielders inside the ring, as opposed to four

Kandy 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st12ADS FletcherP Nissanka
2nd29PHKD MendisP Nissanka
3rd9PW HasarangaP Nissanka
4th2SMA PriyanjanP Nissanka
5th3SMA PriyanjanKNA Bandara
6th15CR BrathwaiteKNA Bandara
7th56C KarunaratneKNA Bandara
8th15I UdanaKNA Bandara