- BATSMENRB4s6sSR19.2 another full-toss wide of off, and this time taken at cover! He went slashing at that away from his body since the ball was pretty wide of him, but was beaten by the lack of pace. The ball took off from the top edge of his bat, as the cover fielder sat under it to complete an easy catch. An outstanding innings from Avishka, who has helped his side touch 200 200/313.2 finally Giants gobble one down! Gurbaz again went heaving toward long-on, but seemed to have got that from the higher side of the bat, since the length of this ball was slightly on a back of a length on middle, which was much shorter than the previous ball in which he smacked six. Sends that sailing into the sky, and is nabbed by the fielder. An impactful knock comes to an end 122/116.3 taken by Tahir at deep midwicket! Change of pace, and short of a length on middle and off. He went for the pull, but that didn't bounce as much as he would have liked. Eventually, it came off the upper half of the bat to the man placed on the boundary, who didn't have to move a step to grab at that 159/219.6 ballooned in the air, and taken by the bowler! Another change of pace ball from Samarakoon, who bowls full and outside off. Malik tries to repeat the shot which got him the six, and lofts that with the full face of the bat. But he ended up skying it, as the bowler moved to his left to nab that 210/4Extras8 (lb 2, nb 2, w 4)TOTAL210/4 (20 Overs, RR: 10.5)Fall of wickets: 1-122 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 13.2 ov), 2-159 (Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 16.3 ov), 3-200 (Avishka Fernando, 19.2 ov), 4-210 (Shoaib Malik, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB N Pradeep 4 0 30 0 7.50 12 5 0 1 0 M de Lange 4 0 47 1 11.75 7 7 1 0 1 Imran Tahir 4 0 24 0 6.00 9 1 1 0 0 C Karunaratne 4 0 53 1 13.25 5 4 3 0 1 SMLD Samarakoon 2 0 30 2 15.00 3 0 3 3 0 RTM Mendis 2 0 24 0 12.00 2 1 2 0 0
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- BATSMENRB4s6sSR3.3 outstanding catch by Hasaranga! He had to sprint in all the way from deep square leg, finishing nearly inside the circle. Salt went pulling to that short of a length ball outside off, but that lacked pace for his liking, as the ball came off the higher side of the bat. Hasaranga ran in and dived low, and the ball almost slipped out as he fell to the ground, but just about remained pouched in the end 39/14.3 a skip by the fielder at cover-point, and Dickwella departs! Fullish ball on leg, and bowled slower too with a little loop. Dickwella went reverse-sweeping, but the ball seemed to be to leg-sideish for that shot, as he had to fetch that while trying to roll his wrists. But he ended up getting it off the higher side of the bat, as the ball nearly flew to the fielder placed right on the edge of the circle 42/27.2 slices this off the bottom half of the bat, and this time TKC takes a much easier catch at mid-on. It was a full delivery on middle, as he made room to try and swing that out of the ground. But the ball flew off his bat, as all TKC had to do this time was take a few steps back and hold it high with a reverse-cup 75/44.6 flashed to point! Went slashing at that good length ball a touch wide of off, but that raced off the top edge of the bat to the man who was placed much closer than usual. And hence the fielder took it above his head while trying to slide forward. Two wickets in the over, and Giants are hit badly in a massive chase 44/310.1 top edge, and snapped at extra cover! Hasaranga tosses it up full and outside leg, as Zadran backs away to try and heave over covers, but gets that off the top edge. The ball goes up high in the night sky for a comfortable catch in the end. Kings just a formality away from a win now 85/67.6 a celebrappeal from the keeper, and gone! Another shortish ball outside off, and again this one bounces more for the batter's liking. Mendis has a jab at that away from his body, with the movement away from him taking his top edge to the keeper's right, who collects it high and goes up celebrating. What an over this one - ten balls bowled in total, two wickets and four wides 79/511.3 nabbed low at short third man! Malik takes that well. Samarakoon tried to glide that good length ball on off, and seemed to have played late at that. The ball took the higher side of the bat, and went dying to the fielder placed inside the circle 96/715.4 Good catch by Seales at long-on. Again a change of pace, and de Lange is beaten, as the ball is bowled from back of the hand on a fullish length on middle and off, and de Lange has a go at that by trying to hoick to the leg side. But the ball takes the inside half of the bat and flies to long-on, where Seales goes low to complete the catch and signals immediately that it is a clean catch 129/818.5 taken by mid-off! Tahir now tries to repeat what Karunaratne did earlier in the over, but fails to clear the fielder. It was a full ball outside off, and he presented the full face of the bat to try and loft, but that shot lacked power, as Malik took it easy to his left 169/9Extras15 (b 4, nb 1, w 10)TOTAL187/9 (20 Overs, RR: 9.35)Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Phil Salt, 3.3 ov), 2-42 (Niroshan Dickwella, 4.3 ov), 3-44 (Janith Liyanage, 4.6 ov), 4-75 (Sandun Weerakkody, 7.2 ov), 5-79 (Ramesh Mendis, 7.6 ov), 6-85 (Najibullah Zadran, 10.1 ov), 7-96 (Lahiru Samarakoon, 11.3 ov), 8-129 (Marchant de Lange, 15.4 ov), 9-169 (Imran Tahir, 18.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Theekshana 4 0 23 2 5.75 11 3 0 0 0 PW Hasaranga 4 0 32 1 8.00 12 1 3 0 0 RAS Lakmal 2 0 25 1 12.50 4 3 1 2 1 Shoaib Malik 1 0 15 0 15.00 2 0 2 0 0 JNT Seales 4 0 24 3 6.00 13 2 0 7 0 NLTC Perera 4 0 50 2 12.50 7 6 2 1 0 PC de Silva 1 0 14 0 14.00 2 3 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Dambulla Giants , elected to field first
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Series result
Jaffna Kings advanced
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Match days
21 December 2021 - night match (20-over match)
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Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 0 wicket)
- Jaffna Kings: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 40 balls (WIA Fernando 35, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 15, Ex 0)
- Strategic Timeout: Jaffna Kings - 51/0 in 7.0 overs (WIA Fernando 36, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 15)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz: 50 off 28 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Jaffna Kings: 100 runs in 10.5 overs (65 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 65 balls (WIA Fernando 41, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 58, Ex 1)
- WIA Fernando: 50 off 40 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Jaffna Kings - 122/1 in 13.2 overs (WIA Fernando 50)
- Jaffna Kings: 150 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 2
- Jaffna Kings: 200 runs in 19.1 overs (117 balls), Extras 5
- WIA Fernando: 100 off 63 balls (10 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Innings Break: Jaffna Kings - 210/4 in 20.0 overs (NLTC Perera 11)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 58 runs, 3 wickets)
- KSW Arachchige kept in place of Rahmanullah Gurbaz from the start of Dambulla Giants innings
- Dambulla Giants: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Dambulla Giants - 75/4 in 7.2 overs (Najibullah Zadran 18)
- Dambulla Giants: 100 runs in 11.6 overs (73 balls), Extras 9
- Strategic Timeout: Dambulla Giants - 129/8 in 15.4 overs (C Karunaratne 28)
- Dambulla Giants: 150 runs in 17.3 overs (106 balls), Extras 10
- C Karunaratne: 50 off 36 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
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