- BATSMENRB4s6sSR12.4 And Thushara has got the breakthrough! How big will that be?! This is another slower ball, back of a length and Avishka looks to hoick this over midwicket, but there's a man out there for just that shot and it's a big boundary here in Sooriyawewa. Avishka has to go. 119/25.2 Well held at long on! Patel strikes! Patel tosses this up on a length, and Gurbaz skips down the track but can't get the connection he wants. It's high but not very far. Mendis comes in from long-on and almost makes a mess of it, but holds on to a low catch. 56/118.2 And again, it's inside out from a full delivery once more but this time he picks out the man at sweeper cover! 181/3Extras6 (b 1, lb 2, w 3)TOTAL201/3 (20 Overs, RR: 10.05)Fall of wickets: 1-56 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 5.2 ov), 2-119 (Avishka Fernando, 12.4 ov), 3-181 (Shoaib Malik, 18.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammad Amir 4 0 39 1 9.75 13 3 3 2 0 N Thushara 4 0 33 1 8.25 8 3 1 1 0 D Lakshan 2 0 29 0 14.50 4 2 3 0 0 I Udana 3 0 38 0 12.66 5 5 1 0 0 SR Patel 4 0 32 1 8.00 8 2 2 0 0 DHAP Tharanga 3 0 27 0 9.00 1 0 2 0 0
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- BATSMENRB4s6sSR13.1 It's a huge mix up in the middle! And Mendis might be gone here. Yes he is! Mendis cuts this wide of backward point and goes for the single, it's a misfield. But there's a bit if yes, no, yes before he turns back. There's a despairing dive at the end but the direct hit does the trick. 129/54.2 And Hasaranga has done the trick! Was this really necessary from Gunathilaka? It's short on the stumps, he makes room and tries to flat bat this over extra cover, but cannot get the connection. And Thisara is the fielder there who tumbles as he completes the catch. 63/14.3 And he's gone first ball! It's the googly, and Dunk tries to go across the line over midwicket, but he gets a thick outside edge that loops up to short third man for an easy catch. 63/26.2 Oh dear, what's happened there? Mix-up in the middle and we might have a wicket here. And he's gone! This is knocked towards midwicket, and they set off for the run. Easy single but Hafeez calls for two and is turned back. The throw is to the non-striker's end, but Hasaranga thinks on his feet and instantly chucks this to the keeper to catch Hafeez short. 84/310.4 Rajapaksa gets more on this, but it's a long long boundary. He goes for the slog sweep and there's that man again, Wanindu, at deep midwicket gleefully completing the catch. 113/417.6 Length ball and Patel gets right under this, but that's all he does. It goes high and straight to long-on who comes in from the boundary to complete an easy take. 158/813.6 What a catch! This is top edged high over Wanindu at short cover who's running back and takes a fantastic diving catch as the ball falls over his shoulder. 133/615.5 Bowled him! Tharanga got away with the cut earlier in the over, but this time he tries to stay back to a flat length ball again, but it's towards middle and leg this and he can't get his bat down in time. Stumps well and truly disturbed. 143/718.5 And that should be the game. Udana looks to loft this length ball straight over the bowler. But it's full and he gets under it but doesn't get the distance. Malik at long on completes a comfortable take. 168/9Extras13 (b 1, lb 10, w 2)TOTAL178/9 (20 Overs, RR: 8.9)Fall of wickets: 1-63 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 4.2 ov), 2-63 (Ben Dunk, 4.3 ov), 3-84 (Mohammad Hafeez, 6.2 ov), 4-113 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 10.4 ov), 5-129 (Kusal Mendis, 13.1 ov), 6-133 (Dhananjaya Lakshan, 13.6 ov), 7-143 (Pulina Tharanga, 15.5 ov), 8-158 (Samit Patel, 17.6 ov), 9-168 (Isuru Udana, 18.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Theekshana 4 0 51 1 12.75 5 3 4 0 0 JNT Seales 3 0 36 1 12.00 5 7 0 0 0 RAS Lakmal 3 0 23 1 7.66 8 4 0 0 0 PW Hasaranga 4 0 30 2 7.50 9 2 1 1 0 Shoaib Malik 3 0 12 0 4.00 8 0 0 1 0 PC de Silva 3 0 15 2 5.00 7 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Jaffna Kings , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Jaffna Kings won the 2021/22 Lanka Premier League
Season
Match days
23 December 2021 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 61 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 0.5: Review by Galle Gladiators (Bowling), Umpire - LE Hannibal, Batter - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Struck down)
- Jaffna Kings: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (29 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (WIA Fernando 20, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 32, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: Jaffna Kings - 56/1 in 5.2 overs (WIA Fernando 20)
- Jaffna Kings: 100 runs in 10.2 overs (62 balls), Extras 1
- WIA Fernando: 50 off 31 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (WIA Fernando 31, T Kohler-Cadmore 19, Ex 0)
- Strategic Timeout: Jaffna Kings - 148/2 in 16.0 overs (T Kohler-Cadmore 46, Shoaib Malik 2)
- Jaffna Kings: 150 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls), Extras 3
- T Kohler-Cadmore: 50 off 38 balls (1 x 4, 3 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (T Kohler-Cadmore 34, Shoaib Malik 17, Ex 2)
- Jaffna Kings: 200 runs in 19.5 overs (119 balls), Extras 5
- Innings Break: Jaffna Kings - 201/3 in 20.0 overs (T Kohler-Cadmore 57, NLTC Perera 17)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 81 runs, 2 wickets)
- Galle Gladiators: 50 runs in 3.1 overs (19 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 19 balls (BKG Mendis 9, MD Gunathilaka 41, Ex 0)
- MD Gunathilaka: 50 off 19 balls (6 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Galle Gladiators - 84/3 in 6.2 overs (BKG Mendis 16)
- Galle Gladiators: 100 runs in 8.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Galle Gladiators - 129/4 in 13.0 overs (BKG Mendis 39, SR Patel 6)
- Galle Gladiators: 150 runs in 16.4 overs (100 balls), Extras 9
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