Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Best performances - Batsmen

S Samarawickrama
S Samarawickrama
48(41) 5x4 - 0x6
Control %87%
  • Productive Shot
  • cut shot
  • 12 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
4 1 2 16 5 5 4 11
FA Allen
FA Allen
47(23) 3x4 - 4x6
Control %65%
  • Productive Shot
  • straight drive
  • 14 runs
  • 2x4 - 1x6
0 0 2 4 4 12 10 15

Best performances - Bowlers

CR Brathwaite
CR Brathwaite
O4
M0
R18
W4
Eco4.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
DN Wellalage
DN Wellalage
O4
M0
R7
W2
Eco1.75
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar

END OF OVER:
20 | 12 Runs | JK: 150/9 (11 runs required, RR: 7.50)

  • Waqar Salamkheil6 (5b)
  • Vijayakanth Viyaskanth10 (9b)
  • Chamika Karunaratne3-0-39-0
  • Isuru Udana4-0-27-1

6:45pm Right. That will be a wrap from us for this game. But there is still one more game to go in this Pallekele leg of the LPL. The Colombo Stars will be taking on Dambulla Aura in a game that promises just as many twists and turns as this one. Until next time, this is me (Shashwat) signing off on behalf of Ranjith. Goodbye and take care!

Wanindu Hasaranga, the winning captain: We are playing very good cricket throughout the tournament. Bowlers are doing their job perfectly and the batters are also doing their job perfectly. We have good batters at the death also like Chamika, Fabian and Ricky. So my plan is to bat till the 14th-15th over and then allow them to play their game. He (Brathwaite) is an experienced player. He bowled very good lengths and that is important on this kind of wicket.

Thisara Perera, the losing captain: First of all, I have to say that a win or a loss is part of the game. We can learn from these situations. I think this was a 170-180 wicket. We did not click otherwise we could have chased this down. We can learn from these matches and we will definitely come back strongly.

Fabian Allen, Player of the Match: It was a difficult moment when I went out to bat. I just backed myself to execute. We are playing good cricket and our bowlers are pretty decent. Have to give credit to Carlos and how he bowled. (On his bowling) I just wanted to go out there and execute.

Time for the post-match presentation!

6:35pm Well, that eventually turned out to be a convincing victory for the Falcons. The Kings got off to a brisk start, ransacking 50 runs in the powerplay. But akin to the Falcons, they struggled to inject impetus into their innings through the middle. Hasaranga and Allen applied the squeeze and once that happened, they were always playing catch up. They were not helped by the hands their experienced players played either. Both Malik and Perera looked scratchy at the crease, meaning that more pressure was piled on Samarawickrama. The youngster fought hard, scoring a 41-ball 48 but support was unfortunately not very forthcoming.

Kandy, meanwhile, would be thrilled with how they defended what seemed a par total (at best) at the half-way stage. As has become the norm, their bowling display was headlined by Brathwaite and skipper Hasaranga. Allen, too, used the conditions on offer, with the rest of the bowlers chipping in. Karunaratne had an off-day but with the Falcons having secured another win, you feel they might not be fretting over it too much.

19.6
4lb
Karunaratne to Waqar Salamkheil, 4 leg byes, the Falcons win! Slower delivery on a length down the leg side. Waqar has a swing at it and deflects it off his thigh pad past short fine leg. But it does not matter, in terms of the result. The Falcons strengthen their position at the top of the table!
19.5
0
Karunaratne to Waqar Salamkheil, no run, banged into the track outside off stump. Waqar looks for the cute little ramp but does not get any bat on it

Two legitimate deliveries and the Falcons will be home

19.4
4
Karunaratne to Waqar Salamkheil, FOUR, in the slot on middle and leg stump. Waqar gets his front foot out of the way and smashes it over the bowler's head for four

19 needed off 3 balls now. Three sixes and we are going to a Super Over

19.3
1
Karunaratne to Viyaskanth, 1 run, banged into the track outside off stump. Viyaskanth is awfully late on the stroke and splices it down to mid off for a single
19.2
2
Karunaratne to Viyaskanth, 2 runs, short and wide outside off stump. Viyaskanth reaches out for it and chips it over extra cover for a couple of runs
19.1
1
Karunaratne to Waqar Salamkheil, 1 run, length delivery just outside off stump. Waqar slogs and chunks it off the inside edge into his thigh pad

Karunaratne to bowl the final over. 23 runs to get

Kings 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4WIA FernandoRahmanullah Gurbaz
2nd1DM de SilvaWIA Fernando
3rd58S SamarawickramaWIA Fernando
4th25Shoaib MalikS Samarawickrama
5th9NLTC PereraS Samarawickrama
6th2S SamarawickramaDN Wellalage
7th8JK FullerS Samarawickrama
8th22JK FullerV Viyaskanth
9th7D MadushankaV Viyaskanth
10th14Waqar SalamkheilV Viyaskanth