• BATSMEN
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    2.4 flighted fuller on fourth stump, this time he stands upright in the crease and tries to heave this offbreak over mid-on, the ball doesn't really turn and it results in a skier over mid-off, taken comfortably on the ring by the batsman's fellow countryman Hazratullah with palms facing into his chest. 22/1
    9.5 fullish length on fifth stunmp, Perera charges down the pitch but is beaten in flight, doesn't middle the shot and it slices in the air like a shanked wedge and Gunathilaka does extremely well to adjust after running left, then reaches across his body to the right and plucks this out at rib height. 9/10 on difficulty and he claimed it well. It may have looked straightforward but the slice away on that ball through the air was wicked! 97/2
    11.3 Afridi in the action plenty this over! Sandakan floats this up to encourage a meaty slog, but Mendis picks out Afridi at midwicket in the ring again, never had to move and takes it ever so casually standing upright at waist height despite the searing pace on the ball off the bat. 106/3
    not out
    51
    35
    7
    1
    145.71
    16.6 full on off, tried to heave this high over mid-on but beaten for pace and an inside edge drags this a touch back onto off stump. 171/4
    19.3 full outside off again, but not nearly as wide, Gunaratne stands upright and tries to clear mid-off with a lofted drive but skews this too high and it comes down comfortably to the fielder on the ring. Simple catch at chest height. 194/5
    not out
    1
    1
    0
    0
    100.00
    Extras
    10 (lb 4, nb 2, w 4)
    TOTAL
    196/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.8)
    Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 2.4 ov), 2-97 (Kusal Perera, 9.5 ov), 3-106 (Kusal Mendis, 11.3 ov), 4-171 (Kamindu Mendis, 16.6 ov), 5-194 (Asela Gunaratne, 19.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    A Dananjaya4043110.7584300
    Mohammad Amir403117.75104100
    M Shiraz4052113.0065242
    Shahid Afridi402506.2572000
    PADLR Sandakan4041210.2564200
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    17.3 slower bouncer on the legs at 125 kph, drags a pull down the leg side for a long one, they try to hustle back in vain for a suicide second so Gunathilaka can keep strike but a brilliant direct hit from the boundary by Asela Gunaratne catches him four yards short. 150/7
    0.4 the culprit from the previous ball makes up for the error with a good catch at short fine leg! Full on the legs again, Zazai can't keep this flick down and it comes at a comfortable height to Kamindu Mendis, taken fingers up, palms facing out at chest height moving to his right. 3/1
    3.2 soft delivery, soft dismissal. Gunaratne charging in off 15 paces to bowl 86 kph, fullish length ball on fifth stump, driven loosely in the air to mid-off, no elevation trying to clear the man on the ring who takes it with a bunny hop at head height. 24/2
    5.4 runout next ball at the non-striker's end. Full delivery punched firmly to extra cover and Rajapaksa has set off like a headless chicken for a non-existent run. Ridiculous. Never a run. Sharp relay to the bowler who takes the bails off before Rajapaksa can dive back in. Out by a full yard. 45/3
    7.6 clever from Dilruwan! Siriwardana was getting comfy ambling down the track. Dilruwan drags the length back and a touch wider too outside off. Siriwardana nowhere close to meeting the ball and waves at it in vain. Easy stumping. 74/4
    8.5 soft again from the Gladiators. Afridi channels Azam from earlier. Full ball floated on fifth stump, drives this without much conviction straight to extra cover in the ring, comfy catch at head height. Golden duck from Afridi. 85/5
    15.5 no mistakes this time! Rahmanullah Gurbaz charges in from deep square leg for a skied flick off the pad. He's not going to let his fellow countryman down. Calls off the deep fine leg fielder and takes a very good catch lunging forward. It was swirling and there is a bit of wind at the ground but he judged it quite well. 8/10 on difficulty but he made it look far easier. 138/6
    not out
    9
    6
    1
    0
    150.00
    not out
    15
    12
    1
    1
    125.00
    Extras
    8 (b 1, lb 4, w 3)
    TOTAL
    171/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8.55)
    Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Hazratullah Zazai, 0.4 ov), 2-24 (Azam Khan, 3.2 ov), 3-45 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 5.4 ov), 4-74 (Milinda Siriwardana, 7.6 ov), 5-85 (Shahid Afridi, 8.5 ov), 6-138 (Shehan Jayasuriya, 15.5 ov), 7-150 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 17.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    MM Patel3035111.6664200
    MDK Perera402616.5072000
    DAS Gunaratne412817.00125010
    N Pradeep302408.0074010
    S Prasanna1012112.0021100
    Naveen-ul-Haq403318.2573110
    PHKD Mendis10808.0011000

Match Notes

Gladiators 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st3MD GunathilakaHazratullah Zazai
2nd21MD GunathilakaAzam Khan
3rd21PBB RajapaksaMD Gunathilaka
4th29TAM SiriwardanaMD Gunathilaka
5th11Shahid AfridiMD Gunathilaka
6th53MD GunathilakaGSNFG Jayasuriya
7th12MD GunathilakaM Shiraz
8th21Mohammad AmirM Shiraz